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| 5 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 6 | | relating to notice and approval of the assignment of vendor's |
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| 8 | 7 | | rights under state agency contracts for services. |
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| 9 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2262, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 2262.056 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 11 | | Sec. 2262.056. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SERVICES |
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| 13 | 12 | | CONTRACTS. (a) In this section: |
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| 14 | 13 | | (1) "Major information resources project" has the |
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| 15 | 14 | | meaning assigned by Section 2054.003. |
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| 16 | 15 | | (2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning |
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| 17 | 16 | | assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code. |
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| 18 | 17 | | (b) A vendor awarded a services contract by a state agency |
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| 19 | 18 | | may not assign the vendor's rights under the contract to a third |
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| 20 | 19 | | party unless the assignment is approved by the state agency. |
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| 21 | 20 | | (c) At least 14 days before a state agency rejects or |
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| 22 | 21 | | approves a vendor's proposed assignment under Subsection (b), the |
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| 23 | 22 | | state agency shall notify the Legislative Budget Board of the |
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| 24 | 23 | | proposed assignment if the contract subject to the assignment: |
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| 25 | 24 | | (1) is for a major information resources project; or |
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| 26 | 25 | | (2) involves storing, receiving, processing, |
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| 27 | 26 | | transmitting, disposing of, or accessing sensitive personal |
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| 28 | 27 | | information in a foreign country. |
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| 29 | 28 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 30 | 29 | | a contract entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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| 31 | 30 | | this Act. |
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| 32 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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