Sec. 2170.059. CENTRALIZED CAPITOL COMPLEX TELEPHONE SYSTEM  


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  • (a) The department shall provide centralized telephone service for state agencies, each house of the legislature, and legislative agencies in the capitol complex. State agencies in the capitol complex shall use the service. Each house of the legislature and each legislative agency shall use the service at the discretion of the legislature. The department may provide the service to other state agencies that subscribe to it.

    (b) Each using entity shall make monthly payments to the department when billed by the department.

    (c) Each using entity may arrange for its own terminal telephone equipment, but the equipment must be compatible with the centralized telephone service. The department shall make terminal equipment available for using entities that choose to use that terminal equipment.

    (d) The department annually shall prepare and issue a revised centralized telephone service directory not later than March 31.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 4.28, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.