By: Nelson S.B. No. 65
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state contracting and procurement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 321, Government Code, is amended by
adding 321.024 to read as follows:
Sec. 321.024 MONITORING ASSESSMENT (a) Prior to September
1st of each year the State Auditor shall consider available
documentation collected by the Office such as:
(1) Results from audits;
(2) Results from agency internal audits;
(3) Results from post payment audits;
(4) Feedback from Quality Assurance Team monitoring;
(5) Feedback from CAT review of solicitations;
(6) Feedback from Legislative Budget Board
monitoring;
(7) Applicable results from Sunset Reviews;
(8) Self-reported improvements agencies have made to
contracting systems;
(9) Additional internal analysis provided by the
agency.
(b) Using the acquired documentation the State Auditor
shall assign one of the following ratings to the 25 largest state
agencies by appropriation amount:
(1) Needs additional monitoring during the identified
stages of the procurement cycle.
(2) No additional monitoring needed.
(3) Reduced monitoring during the identified stages of
the procurement cycle is warranted.
(c) The Comptroller shall create guidelines for the
Contract Advisory Committee or Quality Assurance Team for
additional or reduced monitoring of procurements at:
(1) agencies that have been assigned a rating of Needs
Additional monitoring for a specific stage of the procurement
cycle;
(2) agencies that have been assigned a reduced
monitoring rating.
SECTION 2. Section 2155, Government Code, is amended as
follows:
Sec. 2155.089. REPORTING VENDOR PERFORMANCE. (a) At major
milestones, at least yearly, during the contract term, and after a
contract is completed or otherwise terminated, each state agency
shall review the vendor's performance under the contract.
(b) The state agency shall report to the comptroller, using
the tracking system established by Section 2262.055, on the results
of the review regarding a vendor's performance under a contract.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.