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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice and approval of the assignment of vendor's |
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rights under state agency contracts for services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2262, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2262.056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2262.056. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SERVICES |
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CONTRACTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Major information resources project" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 2054.003. |
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(2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code. |
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(b) A vendor awarded a services contract by a state agency |
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may not assign the vendor's rights under the contract to a third |
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party unless the assignment is approved by the state agency. |
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(c) At least 14 days before a state agency rejects or |
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approves a vendor's proposed assignment under Subsection (b), the |
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state agency shall notify the Legislative Budget Board of the |
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proposed assignment if the contract subject to the assignment: |
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(1) is for a major information resources project; or |
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(2) involves storing, receiving, processing, |
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transmitting, disposing of, or accessing sensitive personal |
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information in a foreign country. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |