Sec. 2161.121. COMMISSION REPORT OF CONTRACTS AWARDED TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES    


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  • (a) The commission shall prepare a consolidated report that:

    (1) includes the number and dollar amount of contracts awarded and paid to historically underutilized businesses certified by the commission;

    (2) analyzes the relative level of opportunity for historically underutilized businesses for various categories of acquired goods and services; and

    (3) tracks, by vendor identification number and, to the extent allowed by federal law, by social security number, the graduation rates for historically underutilized businesses that grew to exceed the size standards determined by the commission.

    (b) Each state agency shall send to the commission information required by Section 2161.122 and the commission for the preparation of the commission's report not later than March 15 and September 15 of each year.

    (c) The commission shall base its report on the compilation and analysis of reports received under Subsection (b) and information received from the comptroller.

    (d) The commission shall send on April 15 of each year a report on the previous six-month period to the joint committee charged with monitoring the implementation of the historically underutilized business goals.

    (e) The commission shall send on October 15 of each year a report on the preceding fiscal year to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the joint committee.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.