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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to purchasing by the Department of Information Resources |
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of information technology commodity items. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2157.068(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Commodity[, "commodity] items" means commercial |
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software, hardware, or technology services, other than |
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telecommunications services, that are generally available to |
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businesses or the public and for which the department determines |
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that a reasonable demand exists from a customer [two or more |
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customers], including a state agency or [agencies and] political |
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subdivision [subdivisions] of this state, an entity [entities] |
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described by Subsection (j), or a [and] governmental entity |
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[entities] of another state, that purchases [purchase] the items |
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through the department. The term includes seat management, through |
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which a customer transfers its personal computer equipment and |
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service responsibilities to a private vendor to manage the personal |
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computing needs for each desktop of the customer, including all |
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necessary hardware, software, and support services. |
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(2) "Technology services" means services, regardless |
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of how the fees for those services are generally charged, that: |
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(A) relate to the development, configuration, |
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review, assessment, acquisition, implementation, or maintenance of |
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information technology hardware, software, or services; or |
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(B) consist of other routine technology services |
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not described by Paragraph (A). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |