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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a |
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single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.165, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 264.165. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF |
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CONTRACT. (a) A single source continuum contractor may terminate a |
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contract entered into under this subchapter by providing notice to |
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the department and the commission of the contractor's intent to |
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terminate the contract not later than the 180th [60th] day before |
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the date of the termination. |
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(b) The department may terminate a contract entered into |
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with a single source continuum contractor under this subchapter by |
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providing notice to the contractor of the department's intent to |
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terminate the contract not later than the 180th [30th] day before |
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the date of termination. |
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SECTION 2. Section 264.166, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) If a single source continuum contractor gives notice to |
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the department of an early contract termination or the department |
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gives notice to the contractor of the department's intent to |
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terminate the contract, the department may enter into a contract |
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with a different contractor for the sole purpose of assuming the |
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contract that is being terminated. |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter |
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into a contract with a different single source continuum contractor |
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under Subsection (c) without following competitive bidding, |
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advertising, or proposal evaluation requirements, including |
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requirements under Section 2155.083, 2155.132, or 2155.144, |
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Government Code, or Section 40.058, Human Resources Code. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or |
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extended on after the effective date of this Act. A contract |
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entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or extended 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 or amended, modified, renewed, |
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or extended, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |