86R25257 SRA-F
By: Blanco H.B. No. 4074
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4074:
By: Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 4074
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of state information technology commodity item
contracts and state telecommunications services by certain
entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2157.068(j), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(j) The following entities may purchase commodity items
through the department, and be charged a reasonable administrative
fee, as provided by this section:
(1) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas;
(2) the Lower Colorado River Authority;
(3) a private school, as defined by Section 5.001,
Education Code;
(4) a private or independent institution of higher
education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; [or]
(5) a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section
152.001, Tax Code;
(6) a county hospital, public hospital, or hospital
district; or
(7) a public safety entity, as defined by 47 U.S.C.
Section 1401.
SECTION 2. Section 2170.004, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2170.004. CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES OTHER THAN STATE
AGENCIES. The department may contract for use of the consolidated
telecommunications system with:
(1) each house of the legislature;
(2) a legislative agency;
(3) an agency that is not a state agency as defined by
Section 2151.002;
(4) a political subdivision, including a county,
municipality, or district;
(5) a private institution of higher education
accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code[, that:
(A) engages in distance learning, as defined by
Section 57.021, Utilities Code; and
(B) receives federal funds for distance learning
initiatives]; [and]
(6) an assistance organization, as defined by Section
2175.001;
(7) a governmental entity of another state; and
(8) a public safety entity, as defined by 47 U.S.C.
Section 1401.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.