84R10102 MTB-D
By: Elkins H.B. No. 2807
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the management and oversight of state contracts,
including contracts for information technology commodity items.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2157.068(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "commodity items" means commercial
software or[,] hardware[, or technology services, other than
telecommunications services,] that is [are] generally available to
businesses or the public and for which the department determines
that a reasonable demand exists in two or more state agencies. [The
term includes seat management, through which a state agency
transfers its personal computer equipment and service
responsibilities to a private vendor to manage the personal
computing needs for each desktop in the state agency, including all
necessary hardware, software, and support services.]
SECTION 2. Section 2157.068(a), Government Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only in relation to a contract:
(1) for which a state agency first advertises or
otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications on or
after the effective date of this Act;
(2) that is extended or modified on or after the
effective date of this Act; or
(3) for which a change order is submitted on or after
the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.