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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to procurements by Health and Human Services Agencies and |
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exemptions for contracts entered into by the Department of Family |
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and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2155.089, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an enrollment contract described by 1 T.A.C. |
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Section 391.183 as that section existed on September 1, 2015; |
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(2) a contract of the Employees Retirement System of |
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Texas except for a contract with a nongovernmental entity for |
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claims administration of a group health benefit plan under Subtitle |
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H, Title 8, Insurance Code; or |
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(3) a child specific contract entered into by the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services for a child without |
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placement; or |
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(4) (3) a contract entered into by: |
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(A) the comptroller under Section 2155.061; or |
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(B) the Department of Information Resources |
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under Section 2157.068. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2155.144, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (q) to read as follows: |
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(q) For the purposes of this section only, the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services is considered a health and human |
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services agency. |
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SECTION 3. This act takes effect September 1, 2021. |