| 13 | | - | SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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| 14 | | - | (1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus |
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| 15 | | - | disease. |
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| 16 | | - | (2) "ERCOT power outages" means the sustained power |
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| 17 | | - | outages that occurred in February 2021 within the power region of |
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| 18 | | - | the Electric Reliability Council of Texas as defined by Section |
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| 19 | | - | 31.002, Utilities Code. |
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| 20 | | - | SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) Using available appropriated funds, |
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| 21 | | - | a public institution of higher education selected by the |
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| 22 | | - | comptroller, in collaboration with the Texas Higher Education |
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| 23 | | - | Coordinating Board, shall conduct a study to identify and evaluate |
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| 10 | + | SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "COVID-19" means the |
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| 11 | + | 2019 novel coronavirus disease. |
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| 12 | + | SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The comptroller of public accounts |
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| 13 | + | shall conduct a study to identify and evaluate local and state |
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| 14 | + | supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| 15 | + | (b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall: |
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| 16 | + | (1) assess the overall cost to this state of local and |
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| 17 | + | state supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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| 18 | + | (2) determine the number of jobs affected by local and |
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| 19 | + | state supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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| 20 | + | (3) determine which industries were most affected by |
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| 25 | | - | pandemic and ERCOT power outages. |
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| 26 | | - | (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the comptroller shall |
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| 27 | | - | select the public institution of higher education described by |
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| 28 | | - | Subsection (a) of this section, based on proposals submitted in |
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| 29 | | - | response to a request for proposals issued by the comptroller. |
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| 30 | | - | (c) In conducting the study under this section, the public |
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| 31 | | - | institution of higher education selected under Subsection (a) of |
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| 32 | | - | this section shall: |
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| 33 | | - | (1) assess the overall cost to this state of local and |
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| 34 | | - | state supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and |
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| 35 | | - | ERCOT power outages; |
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| 36 | | - | (2) determine the number of jobs affected by local and |
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| 37 | | - | state supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and |
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| 38 | | - | ERCOT power outages; |
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| 39 | | - | (3) determine the industries most affected by local |
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| 40 | | - | and state supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| 41 | | - | and ERCOT power outages; and |
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| 22 | + | pandemic; and |
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| 46 | | - | public institution of higher education selected by the comptroller |
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| 47 | | - | under Section 2 of this Act shall prepare and submit to the governor |
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| 48 | | - | and the legislature a report containing the results of the study |
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| 49 | | - | conducted under Section 2 of this Act and any recommendations for |
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| 50 | | - | legislative or other action to aid in this state's recovery from the |
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| 51 | | - | COVID-19 pandemic and the ERCOT power outages and prepare for |
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| 52 | | - | future health, power, and economic crises. |
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| 26 | + | comptroller shall prepare and submit to the governor and the |
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| 27 | + | legislature a report containing the results of the study and any |
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| 28 | + | recommendations for legislative or other action to aid in this |
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| 29 | + | state's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future |
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| 30 | + | health and economic crises. |
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