HBA-SEP H.B. 1622 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1622
By: Isett
State Affairs
2/27/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The State of Texas annually contracts for approximately $14 billion in
goods and services with limited contract oversight.  Currently, the State
Auditor's Office and the General Services Commission (GSC) provide a single
day of training for contract administration.  Other agencies provide some
training, but there is no statewide contract management policy or training.
A lack of contract administration training may put state resources and
clients at risk.  House Bill 1622 requires the attorney general, GSC, and
the state auditor to develop a contract management guide for state agencies
that provides information regarding the primary duties of a contract
manager.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1622 amends the Government Code to require the attorney general,
General Services Commission, and state auditor (entities) to develop a
contract management guide for state agencies that provides information
regarding the primary duties of a contract manager.  The bill establishes
the content for the guide.  The bill further requires the entities to
develop and implement a training program for each contract manager and sets
forth training requirements.  The bill requires each contract manager to
complete the training.  The bill also requires each state agency's
strategic plan to include a description of the agency's contract managers'
training.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001, as it relates to the development of the contract
management guide.  The provision that the contract manager shall complete
training takes effect September 1, 2002.  The provision that a description
of the contract manager training be included in the strategic plan takes
effect June 1, 2004.