Section 2254.028 - Notice of Intent: Major Consulting Services Contract(a) Before entering into a major consulting services contract, a state agency shall: (1) notify the Legislative Budget Board and the governor's Budget and Planning Office that the agency intends to contract with a consultant;(2) give information to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor's Budget and Planning Office to demonstrate that the agency has complied or will comply with Sections 2254.026 and 2254.027; and(3) obtain a finding of fact from the governor's Budget and Planning Office that the consulting services are necessary.(b) A major consulting services contract that a state agency enters into without first obtaining the finding required by Subsection (a)(3) is void.(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a major consulting services contract to be entered into by an institution of higher education other than a public junior college if the institution includes in the invitation published under Section 2254.029 a finding by the chief executive officer of the institution that the consulting services are necessary and an explanation of that finding.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2254.028
Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049, Sec. 6.10, eff. 6/17/2011.Amended By Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 1.03, eff. 6/20/2003.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 8, eff. 6/19/1997Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.