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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state contracting and procurement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 321, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding 321.024 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 321.024 MONITORING ASSESSMENT (a) Prior to September |
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1st of each year the State Auditor shall consider available |
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documentation collected by the Office such as: |
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(1) Results from audits; |
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(2) Results from agency internal audits; |
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(3) Results from post payment audits; |
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(4) Feedback from Quality Assurance Team monitoring; |
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(5) Feedback from CAT review of solicitations; |
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(6) Feedback from Legislative Budget Board |
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monitoring; |
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(7) Applicable results from Sunset Reviews; |
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(8) Self-reported improvements agencies have made to |
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contracting systems; |
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(9) Additional internal analysis provided by the |
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agency. |
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(b) Using the acquired documentation the State Auditor |
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shall assign one of the following ratings to the 25 largest state |
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agencies by appropriation amount: |
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(1) Needs additional monitoring during the identified |
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stages of the procurement cycle. |
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(2) No additional monitoring needed. |
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(3) Reduced monitoring during the identified stages of |
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the procurement cycle is warranted. |
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(c) The Comptroller shall create guidelines for the |
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Contract Advisory Committee or Quality Assurance Team for |
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additional or reduced monitoring of procurements at: |
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(1) agencies that have been assigned a rating of Needs |
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Additional monitoring for a specific stage of the procurement |
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cycle; |
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(2) agencies that have been assigned a reduced |
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monitoring rating. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2155, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2155.089. REPORTING VENDOR PERFORMANCE. (a) At major |
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milestones, at least yearly, during the contract term, and after a |
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contract is completed or otherwise terminated, each state agency |
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shall review the vendor's performance under the contract. |
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(b) The state agency shall report to the comptroller, using |
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the tracking system established by Section 2262.055, on the results |
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of the review regarding a vendor's performance under a contract. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |