| 1 | 1 | | 85R22216 JG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Johnson of Harris, Thompson of Harris, H.B. No. 1870 |
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| 3 | 3 | | White, Deshotel, Giddings |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1870: |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Rodriguez of Travis C.S.H.B. No. 1870 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to nonemergency medical transportation, shipping |
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| 11 | 11 | | logistics, and coordination services for state agencies. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2172.007, Government |
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| 14 | 14 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 2172.007. NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, |
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| 16 | 16 | | SHIPPING LOGISTICS, AND COORDINATION SERVICES. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Section 2172.007, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 18 | 18 | | amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections |
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| 19 | 19 | | (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (a) The comptroller shall [may] contract with a vendor to |
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| 21 | 21 | | oversee nonemergency medical transportation, shipping logistics, |
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| 22 | 22 | | and coordination services for all state agencies and shall pay the |
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| 23 | 23 | | contract from the anticipated cost savings realized under the |
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| 24 | 24 | | contract. The vendor shall arrange the transportation or shipment |
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| 25 | 25 | | of goods, parcels, and freight using the [shipping] company |
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| 26 | 26 | | selected by the state agency through competitive bidding that |
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| 27 | 27 | | provides the best value to the agency [for the shipment]. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) A state agency shall [may] arrange all transportation or |
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| 29 | 29 | | shipments of goods, parcels, and freight under this section. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) The vendor under this section shall maintain a record of |
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| 31 | 31 | | each nonemergency medical transportation and other shipment |
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| 32 | 32 | | arranged for a state agency, as applicable, including the cost of |
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| 33 | 33 | | mileage for the nonemergency medical transportation, the cost of |
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| 34 | 34 | | the transportation or shipment, the type of goods, parcels, or |
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| 35 | 35 | | freight shipped, [and] the weight of the goods, parcels, or freight |
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| 36 | 36 | | shipped, and any software licensing support used to meet the |
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| 37 | 37 | | requirements of this section. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (d) In contracting for the oversight of nonemergency |
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| 39 | 39 | | medical transportation, shipping logistics, and coordination |
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| 40 | 40 | | services under this section, the comptroller shall [may] provide |
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| 41 | 41 | | contracting opportunities for vendors that employ veterans or other |
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| 42 | 42 | | persons with disabilities whose products and services are available |
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| 43 | 43 | | under Chapter 122, Human Resources Code. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (f) Purchases of nonemergency medical transportation |
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| 45 | 45 | | services under Section 2155.143, 2155.144, or 2155.1441 are subject |
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| 46 | 46 | | to this section. |
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| 47 | 47 | | (g) Not later than December 1, 2018, the comptroller shall |
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| 48 | 48 | | evaluate the nonemergency medical transportation, shipping |
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| 49 | 49 | | logistics, and coordination services under this section for not |
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| 50 | 50 | | more than a 90-day period to determine: |
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| 51 | 51 | | (1) the viability of contracting with a vendor to |
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| 52 | 52 | | oversee these services; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (2) the economic return on investment from contracting |
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| 54 | 54 | | with a vendor to oversee these services; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | (3) route efficiency and reasonableness. |
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| 56 | 56 | | (h) Subsection (g) and this subsection expire September 1, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2019. |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 3. Section 2172.007, Government Code, as amended by |
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| 59 | 59 | | this Act, applies only to a contract entered into by the comptroller |
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| 60 | 60 | | and a vendor to which that section applies on or after the effective |
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| 61 | 61 | | date of this Act. |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 63 | 63 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 64 | 64 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 65 | 65 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 66 | 66 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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