Sec. 11.153. DEPARTMENT PLAN: OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES    


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  • (a) The department shall develop an agency-wide business plan to guide its overall operational strategies for statewide commercial projects. The plan must:

    (1) use the plans prepared under Section 11.154 for each project;

    (2) evaluate the efficiency of existing projects;

    (3) consider or propose changes to any project necessary to meet the department's overall goals;

    (4) compare each project's services and products to similar services and products available from the private sector;

    (5) seek to increase savings and improve customer service on each project;

    (6) coordinate existing projects to avoid duplication and focus resources on the most efficient and effective projects; and

    (7) assess the potential for contracting with a private entity or individual to perform department functions relating to specific projects.

    (b) The department shall use the services of the State Council on Competitive Government, where appropriate, in fulfilling the department's duties under Subsection (a)(7).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.