Texas Education Code - Section 44.042. Preference To Texas And United States Products
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§ 44.042. PREFERENCE TO TEXAS AND UNITED STATES
PRODUCTS. (a) A school district that purchases agricultural
products shall give preference to those produced, processed, or
grown in this state if the cost to the school district is equal and
the quality is equal.
(b) If agricultural products produced, processed, or grown
in this state are not equal in cost and quality to other products,
the school district shall give preference to agricultural products
produced, processed, or grown in other states of the United States
over foreign products if the cost to the school district is equal
and the quality is equal.
(c) A school district that purchases vegetation for
landscaping purposes, including plants, shall give preference to
Texas vegetation if the cost to the school district is equal and the
quality is not inferior.
(d) The agency shall conduct an analysis of purchases by
school districts to determine the effectiveness of this section and
shall report the results of its analysis to the governor,
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.
(e) In the implementation of this section, a school district
may receive assistance from and use the resources of the Texas
Department of Agriculture, including information on availability
of agricultural products.
(f) A school district may not adopt product purchasing
specifications that unnecessarily exclude agricultural products
produced, processed, or grown in this state.
(g) In this section:
(1) "Agricultural products" includes textiles and
other similar products.
(2) "Processed" means canning, freezing, drying,
juicing, preserving, or any other act that changes the form of a
good from its natural state to another form.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1342, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 44.035 44.036 44.037 44.038 44.039 44.040 44.041 44.042 44.043 44.044 44.051 44.052 44.053 44.054 44.901
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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