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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring Health and Human Services Commission |
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contractors to report certain information regarding |
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subcontractors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0185 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0185. SUBCONTRACTOR INFORMATION CLAUSE. (a) The |
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commission shall include in each contract the commission enters |
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into a clause that requires any contractor to disclose the |
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following information relating to any subcontractor under the |
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contract: |
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(1) the process the contractor uses to select |
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subcontractors; |
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(2) the number of persons who submit subcontractor |
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proposals to the contractor and the name of each person who: |
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(A) submits a proposal to be a subcontractor; and |
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(B) is awarded a subcontract under the contract; |
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and |
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(3) the reasons for the contractor's selection of one |
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subcontractor over another subcontractor. |
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(b) Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission |
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shall submit a report to the legislature and the presiding officer |
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of each legislative standing committee with jurisdiction over the |
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commission that includes a summary of the information collected |
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from reports submitted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 531.0185, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |