Bill Text: TX HB243 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the historically underutilized business task force.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to State Affairs [HB243 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB243-Introduced.html
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| By: J. Johnson of Harris | H.B. No. 243 | |
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| relating to the historically underutilized business task force. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2161, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2161.067 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2161.067. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS TASK | ||
| FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the historically | ||
| underutilized business task force established under this section. | ||
| (b) The historically underutilized business task force is | ||
| established to: | ||
| (1) review each state agency's outreach efforts, | ||
| policies, and bidding processes; | ||
| (2) evaluate the amount of access to contracting | ||
| opportunities available to historically underutilized businesses | ||
| compared to other businesses; | ||
| (3) share effective practices among different state | ||
| agencies; | ||
| (4) recommend to the legislature and state agencies | ||
| strategies to: | ||
| (A) promote full and good faith compliance with | ||
| this chapter in state contracting; | ||
| (B) increase participation of historically | ||
| underutilized businesses in state contracting; and | ||
| (C) address other topics related to historically | ||
| underutilized businesses; and | ||
| (5) perform other duties as assigned by the | ||
| comptroller and presiding officer. | ||
| (c) The task force shall consist of: | ||
| (1) one historically underutilized business | ||
| coordinator from each state agency with a biennial budget that | ||
| exceeds $10 million, as described in Section 2161.062(e); | ||
| (2) one member appointed by the governor; | ||
| (3) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; | ||
| and | ||
| (4) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives. | ||
| (d) Members of the task force that are appointed by the | ||
| governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house serve | ||
| staggered terms of two years, with one or two members' terms | ||
| expiring December 1 of each year. | ||
| (e) The member appointed by the governor shall serve as the | ||
| initial presiding officer of the task force for a two-year term. | ||
| The task force shall elect succeeding presiding officers from among | ||
| its membership at the first meeting following the expiration of the | ||
| presiding officer's term. | ||
| (f) The task force shall meet quarterly at the call of the | ||
| presiding officer. | ||
| (g) Not later than December 1 of each year, the task force | ||
| shall prepare and submit to the governor, the legislature, and each | ||
| state agency a written report summarizing the task force's findings | ||
| and recommendations, including legislative recommendations. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the governor, | ||
| lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives | ||
| shall each appoint one member to the historically underutilized | ||
| business task force as required under Section 2161.067, Government | ||
| Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2023, the presiding | ||
| officer of the historically underutilized business task force | ||
| created under Section 2161.067, Government Code, as added by this | ||
| Act, shall call the first meeting of the task force. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
