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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of certain goods and services by the |
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Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 815.103, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) Notwithstanding any other law, the retirement system |
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has exclusive authority over all aspects of the purchase of goods |
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and services, if the purchase is: |
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(1) made using money other than money appropriated |
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from the general revenue fund; and |
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(2) related to the operation of home office facilities |
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used in administering the system, including a purchase related to |
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the administration of tenant leases in the facilities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1831 passed the Senate on |
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April 5, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1831 passed the House on |
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May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 10, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |