| 1 | 1 | | 88R17128 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lambert H.B. No. 3865 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3865: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Capriglione C.S.H.B. No. 3865 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the purchase of certain goods and services by the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 815.103, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 13 | 13 | | adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (h) Notwithstanding any other law, the retirement system |
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| 15 | 15 | | has exclusive authority over all aspects of the purchase of goods |
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| 16 | 16 | | and services, if the purchase is: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) made using money other than money appropriated |
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| 18 | 18 | | from the general revenue fund; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) related to the operation of home office facilities |
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| 20 | 20 | | used in administering the system, including a purchase related to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the administration of tenant leases in the facilities. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 23 | 23 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 24 | 24 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 25 | 25 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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