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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 2163. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ACTIVITIES |
Sec. 2163.001. REVIEW PROCESS
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(a) The commission shall develop a systematic review process to identify commercially available services being performed by the commission and study the services to determine if they may be better provided by other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources.
(b) In reviewing its services, the commission shall:
(1) determine whether competitive vendors exist in the private sector;
(2) compare the cost of contracting for the services from other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources to the commission's cost of performing the services; and
(3) document cost savings from contracting for the services from other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources.
(c) Each commercially available service performed by the commission shall be reviewed at least once every six years.
(d) The commission shall consult with the State Council on Competitive Government as necessary in planning and conducting its reviews under this subchapter.