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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the management and oversight of state contracts, |
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including contracts for 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, "commodity items" means commercial |
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software or[,] hardware[, or technology services, other than
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telecommunications services,] that is [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 in two or more state agencies. [The
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term includes seat management, through which a state agency
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transfers its personal computer equipment and service
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responsibilities to a private vendor to manage the personal
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computing needs for each desktop in the state agency, including all
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necessary hardware, software, and support services.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 2157.068(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only in relation to a contract: |
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(1) for which a state agency first advertises or |
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otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications on or |
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after the effective date of this Act; |
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(2) that is extended or modified on or after the |
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effective date of this Act; or |
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(3) for which a change order is submitted on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |