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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the proprietary purchases process for state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2155.067(b) and (f), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The agency head or the presiding officer of the agency's |
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governing body must sign the written justification for the |
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requesting state agency or designate another person to sign the |
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written justification for the agency. |
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(f) On receipt of the written justification and any other |
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documentation required by the comptroller and on approval of the |
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purchase request, the [The] comptroller shall proceed with the |
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purchase for the requesting state agency or delegate to the agency |
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the authority to purchase the product [issue an invitation to bid to |
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vendors not later than the 20th day after the date of receiving the |
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required written justification]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |