Sec. 2163.003. CONTRACTING WITH ANOTHER STATE AGENCY OR PRIVATE SOURCE    


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  • (a) If the commission determines that a service can be performed with a comparable or better level of quality at a savings to the state of at least 10 percent by using other state agency providers of the service or a private commercial source, the commission may contract with other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources for the service.

    (b) The commission maintains responsibility for providing a contracted service and shall set measurable performance standards for a contractor.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.