Sec. 403.03057. CENTRALIZED STATE PURCHASING STUDY. (a) The comptroller, in cooperation with the governor's budget and policy staff, shall conduct a study examining the feasibility and practicality of consolidating state purchasing functions into fewer state agencies or one state agency. The study must examine the cost savings to this state that may be achieved through:
(1) abolishing offices or departments of state agencies that have a dedicated office or department for purchasing; and
(2) consolidating or reducing the number of vendors authorized to contract with this state to allow this state to better leverage its purchasing power.
(b) The comptroller shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature a report on the findings of the study conducted under Subsection (a), including:
(1) a detailed projection of expected savings or costs to this state in consolidating state purchasing;
(2) a report on the process for the legislature or the executive branch to implement the consolidation of state purchasing;
(3) a list of state agencies, including dedicated offices or departments in those agencies, with purchasing responsibilities; and
(4) the total cost to this state of the purchasing responsibilities for each state agency, including the dedicated office or department in the agency with purchasing responsibility.
(c) The comptroller shall prepare, deliver, and post on the comptroller's Internet website the report required by this section not later than December 31, 2016.
(d) The comptroller may contract with a public or private entity to conduct the study required by this section.
(e) This section expires January 1, 2018.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Last modified: September 28, 2016