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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of a historically underutilized |
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business. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2161.252, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2161.252. AGENCY DETERMINATION REGARDING |
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SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES; BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN. (a) |
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Each state agency that considers entering into a contract with an |
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expected value of $100,000 or more shall, before the agency |
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solicits bids, proposals, offers, or other applicable expressions |
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of interest for the contract, determine whether there will be |
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subcontracting opportunities under the contract. If the state |
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agency determines that there is that probability, the agency shall |
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require that each bid, proposal, offer, or other applicable |
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expression of interest for the contract include a historically |
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underutilized business subcontracting plan. |
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(b) The goal of each state agency historically |
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underutilized business subcontracting plan must reflect at least |
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the percentage of the ethnic population of the state. |
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(c) [(b)] When a state agency requires a historically |
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underutilized business subcontracting plan under Subsection (a), a |
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bid, proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest |
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for the contract must contain a plan to be considered responsive. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |