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Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 122 Texas Council On Purchasing From People With DisabilitiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Human Resources Code > Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 122 Texas Council On Purchasing From People With Disabilities The purpose of this chapter is to further the state's policy of encouraging and assisting persons with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence by engaging ... In this chapter: (1) "Central nonprofit agency" means an agency designated as a central nonprofit agency under contract under Section 122.019. (2) "Commission" means the ... (a) The Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities is composed of nine members selected from the following categories who are appointed by the ... The presiding officer of the council or the presiding officer's designee shall provide to members of the council and to council employees, as often as ... (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as ... (a) The council may employ staff as necessary to carry out the council's duties. (b) The staff shall provide: (1) management oversight for the administration ... (a) The council may establish an advisory committee if the council considers the committee necessary. The membership of the committee is determined by the council. ... The Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided ... (a) The council shall determine the fair market price of all products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities and offered for sale ... A suitable product or service that meets applicable specifications established by the state or its political subdivisions and that is available within the time specified ... (a) The records of the council and of a central nonprofit agency shall, to the extent that the records pertain specifically to state purchases of ... (a) Each state agency that purchases products or services through a program under this chapter shall: (1) designate an agency employee to ensure that the ... The council may cooperate with the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and to contribute ... The council may adopt procedures, practices, and standards used for federal programs similar to the state program established in this chapter. Amended by Acts 1995, ... (a) The commission shall provide legal and other necessary support to the council in accordance with legislative appropriation. The commission shall assign an upper-level management ... (a) The council shall adopt rules for the implementation, extension, administration, or improvement of the program authorized by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001, ... Except as otherwise provided by this section, a product manufactured for sale through the commission to any office, department, institution, or agency of the state ... (a) In determining the fair market value of products or services offered for sale under this chapter, the subcommittee established under Section 122.007(b) and the ... (a) Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions of Section 122.014 may be made in any case where: (1) under the rules of the ... A product manufactured for sale to a political subdivision of this state or an office or department thereof shall be manufactured or produced according to ... There are excluded from the mandatory application of this chapter the political subdivisions of the state that are not covered by Title V of the ... (a) The council may select and contract with one or more central nonprofit agencies through a request for proposals for a period not to exceed ... (a) The council shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the activities of the council and describing the council's procedures by which consumer complaints are ... (a) A dispute between the council and a central nonprofit agency or a community rehabilitation program shall first be submitted to alternative dispute resolution. (b) ... (a) The council shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the ... (a) The council shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the council and to speak on ... (a) The council and the council's staff may access financial or other information and records from a central nonprofit agency or a community rehabilitation program ... (a) On or before November 1 of each year, the council shall file with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the ... All money paid to the council under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... The council shall prepare an agency strategic plan and a final operating plan as required by Subchapter E, Chapter 2054, Government Code. Added by Acts ... The council is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... Chapters 252, 262, and 271, Local Government Code, do not supersede this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 746, § 10, eff. Aug. ... The council shall develop and implement a policy requiring the staff of the council or a central nonprofit agency to research and propose appropriate technological ... The council shall establish procedures for the promotion of the program administered under this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, § 14, ... (a) As part of an audit of a state agency authorized under Section 2161.123, Government Code, the state auditor shall: (1) conduct an audit of ... (a) The council shall develop a formal review process for the annual review conducted under Section 122.019(e). The review process must include: (1) notice to ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |