83R9400 YDB-D
By: Harper-Brown H.B. No. 1965
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the state contracting duties of the quality assurance
team and Contract Advisory Team.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2054.158, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.158. QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM; DUTIES. (a) The
state auditor, Legislative Budget Board, and department shall:
(1) create a quality assurance team to perform the
duties specified in this chapter and other law; and
(2) specify in writing the responsibilities of the
state auditor, Legislative Budget Board, and department in
performing the duties.
(b) The quality assurance team shall:
(1) develop and recommend policies and procedures to
improve state agency contract management practices;
(2) develop and recommend procedures to improve
value-based decision making in state agency contracting practices;
and
(3) monitor state agencies to determine whether the
agencies are meeting the needs of the persons to whom the agencies
provide services.
SECTION 2. Section 2262.101, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2262.101. CREATION; DUTIES. The Contract Advisory Team
is created to assist state agencies in improving contract
management practices by:
(1) reviewing the solicitation of major contracts by
state agencies;
(2) reviewing any findings or recommendations made by
the state auditor, including those made under Section 2262.052(b),
regarding a state agency's compliance with the contract management
guide; [and]
(3) providing recommendations to the commission
regarding:
(A) the development of the contract management
guide; and
(B) the training under Section 2262.053;
(4) developing and recommending policies and
procedures to improve state agency contract management practices;
(5) developing and recommending procedures to improve
value-based decision making in state agency contracting practices;
and
(6) monitoring state agencies to determine whether the
agencies are meeting the needs of the persons to whom the agencies
provide services.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.