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TX Hum Res Code § 122.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.010. Cooperation With Department of Criminal Justice

Sec. 122.010.  COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  The workforce commission may cooperate with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and to contribute to the economy of state government.  The workforce commission and the department may enter into contractual agreements, cooperative working relationships, or other arrangements necessary for effective coordination and the realization of the objectives of both entities.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.119, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.011. Correlation With Related Federal Programs

Sec. 122.011.  CORRELATION WITH RELATED FEDERAL PROGRAMS.  The workforce commission may adopt procedures, practices, and standards used for federal programs similar to the state program established in this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.012. Duties of Comptroller; Interagency Cooperation

Sec. 122.012.  DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER; INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.  (a)  The comptroller shall cooperate with, and provide any necessary support to, the workforce commission in accordance with legislative appropriation.(b)  State agencies responsible for the provision of rehabilitation and related services to persons with disabilities shall cooperate with the workforce commission in the operation of the program.  The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services and other state human services agencies responsible for assisting persons with disabilities may, through written agreements or interagency contracts, provide space, storage, logistical support, consultation, expert services, communications services, or financial assistance with respect to the program administered under this chapter.(c)  The comptroller or a state agency may not assume the marketing or fiscal responsibility for the expense of marketing the products and services of persons with disabilities under the program.(d)  The comptroller shall include the programs administered under this chapter in the comptroller's procurement policy manuals.(e)  After any audit or review the comptroller conducts with regard to state agency compliance with purchasing laws and procedures, the comptroller shall report to the workforce commission a state agency that is not complying with this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.422, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.013. Rules

Sec. 122.013.  RULES.  (a)  The workforce commission shall adopt rules for the implementation, extension, administration, or improvement of the program authorized by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 , Sec. 27(8), eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  The workforce commission shall adopt rules to:(1)  address possible conflicts of interest for central nonprofit agencies and community rehabilitation programs;(2)  establish a process for the certification of community rehabilitation programs;(3)  establish a minimum percentage of disabled labor an organization must employ to be considered a community rehabilitation program under this chapter; and(4)  define the terms "value-added" and "direct labor" for products manufactured and services provided that are offered for sale under this chapter.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.423, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 27(8), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.014. Product Specifications

Sec. 122.014.  PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a product manufactured for sale through the comptroller to any office, department, institution, or agency of the state under this chapter shall be manufactured or produced according to specifications developed by the comptroller.  If the comptroller has not adopted specifications for a particular product, the production shall be based on commercial or federal specifications in current use by industry for the manufacture of the product for sale to the state.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.424, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.015. Determinations of Fair Market Value

Sec. 122.015.  DETERMINATIONS OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.  (a)  In determining the fair market value of products or services offered for sale under this chapter, the workforce commission shall give due consideration to the following type of factors:(1)  to the extent applicable, the amounts being paid for similar articles in similar quantities by federal agencies purchasing the products or services under the authorized federal program of like effect to the state program authorized by this chapter;(2)  the amounts which private business would pay for similar products or services in similar quantities if purchasing from a reputable corporation engaged in the business of selling similar products or services;(3)  to the extent applicable, the amount paid by the state in any recent purchases of similar products or services in similar quantities, making due allowance for general inflationary or deflationary trends;(4)  the actual cost of manufacturing the product or performing a service at a community rehabilitation program offering employment services on or off premises to persons with disabilities, with adequate weight to be given to legal and moral imperatives to pay workers with disabilities equitable wages; and(5)  the usual, customary, and reasonable costs of manufacturing, marketing, and distribution.(b)  The actual cost of manufacturing a product or performing a service consists of costs directly associated with a contract and includes costs for labor, raw materials used in the production of the product, storage, and delivery.  Actual costs do not include a cost associated with an individual's preparation to perform the work activity.(c)  The fair market value of a product or service, determined after consideration of relevant factors of the foregoing type, may not be excessive or unreasonable.(d)  The comptroller shall provide the workforce commission with the information and resources necessary for the workforce commission to comply with this section.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.016. Exceptions

Sec. 122.016.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  Exceptions from the operation of the mandatory provisions of Section 122.014 may be made in any case where:(1)  under the rules of the comptroller, the product or service so produced or provided does not meet the reasonable requirements of the office, department, institution, or agency; or(2)  the requisitions made cannot be reasonably complied with through provision of products or services produced by persons with disabilities.(b)  Each month, the comptroller shall provide the workforce commission with a list of all items purchased under the exception provided by Subsection (a).  The workforce commission shall adopt the form in which the list is to be provided and may require the list to include the date of requisition, the type of product or service requested, the reason for purchase under the exception, and any other information that the workforce commission considers relevant to a determination of why the product or service was not purchased in accordance with Section 122.014.(c)  No office, department, institution, or agency may evade the intent of this section by slight variations from standards adopted by the comptroller, when the products or services produced or provided by persons with disabilities, in accordance with established standards, are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of the office, department, institution, or agency.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.425, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.017. Procurement for Political Subdivisions

Sec. 122.017.  PROCUREMENT FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  A product manufactured for sale to a political subdivision of this state or an office or department thereof shall be manufactured or produced according to specifications developed by the purchaser.  A political subdivision of this state may purchase products or services for its use from private businesses through its authorized purchasing procedures, but may substitute equivalent products or services produced by persons with disabilities under the provisions of this chapter.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a nonprofit agency for persons with disabilities to engage in competitive bidding.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|Sec. 122.018.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS EXCLUDED.  There are excluded from the mandatory application of this chapter the political subdivisions of the state that are not covered by Title V of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Sections 791 through 794f).  This chapter does not prohibit a political subdivision from acting as a willing buyer outside a bid system.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2953, ch. 504, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.426, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.020. Consumer Information; Complaints

Sec. 122.020.  CONSUMER INFORMATION; COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The workforce commission shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the activities of the workforce commission under this chapter and describing the workforce commission's procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the workforce commission under this chapter.  The workforce commission shall make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.(b)  The workforce commission shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the workforce commission.  The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the workforce commission;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the workforce commission closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(c)  If a written complaint is filed with the workforce commission, the workforce commission, at least as frequently as quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.(d)  The workforce commission shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the workforce commission's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.0205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.0205. Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 122.0205.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  A dispute between the workforce commission and a central nonprofit agency or a community rehabilitation program shall first be submitted to alternative dispute resolution.(b)  This section does not constitute authorization to sue and does not modify the remedies available under other law.(c)  This section does not limit the workforce commission's ability to request opinions from the attorney general.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.0215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.0215. Access to Information and Records; Inspection

Sec. 122.0215.  ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RECORDS; INSPECTION.  (a)  The workforce commission may access financial or other information and records from a central nonprofit agency or a community rehabilitation program if the workforce commission determines the information and records are necessary for the effective administration of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.(b)  Information and records must be obtained under Subsection (a) in recognition of the privacy interest of persons employed by central nonprofit agencies or community rehabilitation programs.  The information and records may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise, except that release may be made:(1)  for statistical purposes, but only if a person is not identified;(2)  with the consent of each person identified in the information released; or(3)  regarding a compensation package of any central nonprofit agency employee or subcontractor if determined by the workforce commission to be relevant to the administration of this chapter.(c)  The workforce commission shall adopt rules establishing procedures to ensure that the information and records maintained by the workforce commission under this chapter are kept confidential and protected from release to unauthorized persons.(d)  The workforce commission or a central nonprofit agency at the workforce commission's direction may inspect a community rehabilitation program for compliance with certification criteria established under Section 122.013(c). |Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 11, 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.022. Reports

Sec. 122.022.  REPORTS.  (a)  The workforce commission shall include in the commission's supplemental annual report to the governor and the legislature under Section 301.065(c), Labor Code, a financial report in the form prescribed by Section 2101.011, Government Code, relating to the workforce commission's activities under this chapter.(b)  As part of the report filed under Subsection (a), the workforce commission shall provide:(1)  the number of persons with disabilities, according to their type of disability, who are employed in community rehabilitation programs participating in the programs established by this chapter or who are employed by businesses or workshops that receive supportive employment from community rehabilitation programs;(2)  the amount of annual wages paid to a person participating in the program;(3)  a summary of the sale of products offered by a community rehabilitation program;(4)  a list of products and services offered by a community rehabilitation program;(5)  the geographic distribution of the community rehabilitation programs;(6)  the number of workers without disabilities who are employed in community rehabilitation programs under this chapter; and(7)  the average and range of weekly earnings for workers with disabilities and workers without disabilities who are employed in community rehabilitation programs under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 74, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.428, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.023. Funds

Sec. 122.023.  FUNDS.  All money paid to the workforce commission under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.024. Strategic Plan; Final Operating Plan

Sec. 122.024.  STRATEGIC PLAN; FINAL OPERATING PLAN.  The workforce commission shall prepare a strategic plan and a final operating plan relating to the workforce commission's activities under this chapter as required by Subchapter E, Chapter 2054, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.026. Application of Other Law

Sec. 122.026.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  Chapters 252, 262, and 271, Local Government Code, do not supersede this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 10, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 122.020 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(62), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.028. Program Promotion

Sec. 122.028.  PROGRAM PROMOTION.  The workforce commission shall establish procedures for the promotion of the program administered under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.029. Duties of State Auditor

Sec. 122.029.  DUTIES OF STATE AUDITOR.  (a)  As part of an audit of a state agency authorized under Section 2161.123, Government Code, the state auditor shall:(1)  conduct an audit of a state agency for compliance with this chapter; and(2)  report to the workforce commission a state agency that is not complying with this chapter.(b)  If the state auditor reports to the workforce commission that a state agency is not complying with this chapter, the workforce commission shall assist the agency in complying.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 122.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 122 - Purchasing From People With Disabilities|Section 122.030. Management Fee Rate; Review Process

Sec. 122.030.  MANAGEMENT FEE RATE; REVIEW PROCESS.  (a)  The workforce commission shall develop a formal review process for the annual review conducted under Section 122.019(e).  The review process must include:(1)  notice to affected parties, including community rehabilitation programs;(2)  solicitation of public comment; and(3)  documentation provided by a central nonprofit agency in support of a proposed management fee rate change.(b)  Before making a decision relating to the management fee rate, the workforce commission shall consider:(1)  any public comment received;(2)  documentation provided by a central nonprofit agency; and(3)  any documentation provided by a community rehabilitation program or the public.(c)  The workforce commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (S.B. 212), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 123.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 8 - Rights and Responsibilities of Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 123 - Community Homes for Persons With Disabilities|Section 123.001. Short Title

Sec. 123.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Community Homes for Persons With Disabilities Act.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 12.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.430, eff. April 2, 2015.|