Sec. 2262.053. TRAINING FOR CONTRACT MANAGERS. (a) In coordination with the Department of Information Resources, state auditor, and Health and Human Services Commission, the comptroller shall develop a training program for contract managers.
(b) The training must provide the contract manager with information regarding how to:
(1) fairly and objectively select and negotiate with the most qualified contractor;
(2) establish prices that are cost-effective and that reflect the cost of providing the service;
(3) include provisions in a contract that hold the contractor accountable for results;
(4) monitor and enforce a contract;
(5) make payments consistent with the contract;
(6) comply with any requirements or goals contained in the contract management guide; and
(7) use and apply advanced sourcing strategies, techniques, and tools.
(c) Each state agency shall ensure that the agency's contract managers complete the training developed under this section.
(d) The comptroller shall administer training under this section and may assess a fee for the training in an amount sufficient to recover the comptroller's costs under this section.
(e) The comptroller shall certify contract managers who have completed the contract management training required under this section.
(f) A state agency may develop qualified contract manager training to supplement the training required under this section. The comptroller may incorporate the training developed by the agency into the training program under this section.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.22, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081 (H.B. 2918), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 1681), Sec. 2, eff. November 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 1681), Sec. 3, eff. November 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2015.
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