S.B. No. 706

	AN ACT
	relating to the abolishment of the State Council on Competitive
	Government and the transfer of its functions to the comptroller.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 662.0071(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  A state agency shall accept the balance of compensatory
	time accrued under Section 662.007 by a state employee who
	transfers to that agency from another state agency if the employee
	transfers as a direct result of[:
	[(1)]  the legislature's transfer of legal authority or
	duties from the agency that formerly employed the employee to the
	agency that currently employs the employee[; or
	[(2)     a requirement of the State Council on Competitive
	Government for the agency that formerly employed the employee to
	bid a commercially available service that the agency previously
	performed].
	SECTION 2.  Sections 2054.131(b) and (d), Government Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(b)  If the department [State Council on Competitive
	Government] and the Legislative Budget Board each determine that a
	cost savings may be realized through a private vendor selected
	under this section, the department [State Council on Competitive
	Government] may implement a project that establishes a common
	electronic infrastructure through which each state agency,
	including any retirement system created by statute or by the
	constitution, shall:
	(1)  require its work site benefits plan participants
	to electronically:
	(A)  enroll in any work site benefits plans
	provided to the person by the state or a state agency;
	(B)  add, change, or delete benefits;
	(C)  sign any payroll deduction agreements to
	implement a contribution made to a plan in which the participant
	enrolls;
	(D)  terminate participation in a voluntary plan;
	(E)  initiate account investment changes and
	withdrawals in a retirement plan;
	(F)  obtain information regarding plan benefits;
	and
	(G)  communicate with the plan administrator; and
	(2)  administer its work site benefits plans
	electronically by using the project to:
	(A)  enroll new plan participants and, when
	appropriate, terminate plan participation;
	(B)  generate eligibility and enrollment reports
	for plan participants;
	(C)  link plan administration with payroll
	administration to facilitate payroll deductions for a plan;
	(D)  facilitate single-source billing
	arrangements between the agency and a plan provider; and
	(E)  transmit and receive information regarding
	the plan.
	(d)  If the department [State Council on Competitive
	Government] implements an electronic infrastructure project under
	this section, the department [State Council on Competitive
	Government] shall select and contract with a single private vendor
	to implement the project. The contract must require the
	application of the project to all state agencies without cost to the
	state until the project is initially implemented.
	SECTION 3.  Section 2171.104(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The office of vehicle fleet management[, as directed by
	the State Council on Competitive Government,] shall develop a
	management plan with detailed recommendations for improving the
	administration and operation of the state's vehicle fleet.
	SECTION 4.  Section 32.0461, Human Resources Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection
	(d) to read as follows:
	(a)  The [In consultation and coordination with the State
	Council on Competitive Government, the] commission shall seek
	competitive bids for the claims processing function of the vendor
	drug program.
	(c)  The commission may award a contract under this section
	to another person only if the commission determines [department and
	the State Council on Competitive Government determine] that the
	provision of services under that contract would be more
	cost-effective and the time to process claims under the contract
	would be the same as or faster than having employees of the
	commission continue to process claims.
	(d)  The commission may consult with the comptroller in
	administering this section.
	SECTION 5.  Sections 11.0255(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b)  In calculating the costs under Subsection (a), the
	department[:
	[(1)]  shall consider both direct and indirect costs of
	department employees who perform project tasks[; and
	[(2)     may use the cost accounting procedures and
	instructions developed by the State Council on Competitive
	Government under Section 2162.102, Government Code].
	(c)  On request, the comptroller [State Council on
	Competitive Government] shall provide technical assistance to the
	department[, including assistance with the application of the
	council's cost accounting procedures and instructions].
	SECTION 6.  Section 223.042(d), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department shall consider all of its direct and
	indirect costs in determining the cost of providing the services.
	[The department shall use the cost accounting procedures and
	instructions developed by the State Council on Competitive
	Government under Section 2162.102(c)(2), Government Code, in
	determining its cost.   On request, the State Council on Competitive
	Government shall provide technical assistance to the department
	about the cost accounting procedures and instructions.]
	SECTION 7.  The following laws are repealed:
	(1)  Section 161.037(b), Agriculture Code;
	(2)  Chapter 236, Family Code;
	(3)  Section 662.0071(c), Government Code;
	(4)  Section 670.003, Government Code;
	(5)  Chapter 2162, Government Code;
	(6)  Section 2163.001(d), Government Code; and
	(7)  Section 11.153(b), Parks and Wildlife Code.
	SECTION 8.  (a)  On the effective date of this Act, the State
	Council on Competitive Government is abolished.
	(b)  The validity of an action taken by or in connection with
	the authority of the State Council on Competitive Government before
	the date the agency is abolished is not affected by the abolition.
	SECTION 9.  On the effective date of this Act:
	(1)  all powers and duties of the State Council on
	Competitive Government are transferred to the comptroller;
	(2)  a rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of
	the State Council on Competitive Government continues in effect as
	a rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the comptroller
	until superseded by an act of the comptroller;
	(3)  a reference in law to the State Council on
	Competitive Government means the comptroller;
	(4)  any action or proceeding before the State Council
	on Competitive Government is transferred without change in status
	to the comptroller and the comptroller assumes, without a change in
	status, the position of the State Council on Competitive Government
	in any action or proceeding to which the State Council on
	Competitive Government is a party;
	(5)  all money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and
	obligations of the State Council on Competitive Government are
	transferred to the comptroller;
	(6)  all personal property, including records, in the
	custody of the State Council on Competitive Government becomes the
	property of the comptroller; and
	(7)  all funds appropriated by the legislature to the
	State Council on Competitive Government are transferred to the
	comptroller.
	SECTION 10.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 706 passed the Senate on April
	4, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 706 passed the House on May 4,
	2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, two present not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
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	Date
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	Governor