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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES |
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Chapter 2155. PURCHASING: GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES |
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Subchapter B. GENERAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURES, AND PROGRAMS |
Sec. 2155.080. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
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(a) The commission may establish an advisory committee on procurement. The purpose of the committee is to represent before the commission the state agency purchasing community and the political subdivisions that use the commission's purchasing services.
(b) The committee is composed of officers or employees from the commission, from state agencies, including institutions of higher education, and from political subdivisions who are invited by the commission to serve on the committee. The commission shall invite officers and employees who are experienced in public purchasing, in public finance, or who possess other appropriate expertise to serve on the committee. Service on the committee is an additional duty of the member's public office or employment. Article 6252-33, Revised Statutes, does not apply to the size or composition of the committee. The commission shall set staggered terms for the members of the committee.
(c) The committee may establish its own rules of operation.
(d) The committee shall recommend improvements in commission or state agency purchasing practices to the commission. The committee shall review and comment on findings and recommendations related to purchasing that are made by state agency internal auditors or by the state auditor.