Sec. 2165.104. SPACE USE STUDY; LIMITATION ON ALLOCATION OF SPACE. (a) The commission periodically shall study the space requirements of state agencies that occupy space under the commission's charge and control, including state-owned space and space leased from other sources.

(b) The commission shall use the results of the study to:

(1) determine the optimal amount of space required for various state agency uses; and

(2) allocate space to state agencies in the best and most efficient manner possible.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules consistent with private sector standards and industry best practices to govern the allocation of space. The commission shall exempt from the space allocation rules adopted under this subsection:

(1) an agency site at which there are so few employees that it is not practical to apply the rules adopted under this subsection to that site; and

(2) an agency site at which it is not practical to apply the rules adopted under this subsection because of the site's type of space or use of space.

(d) The commission shall conduct a study under this section at least once each state fiscal biennium.

(e) This section does not apply to space that is not occupied by a state agency as defined by Section 2151.002.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.28, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 5.01, eff. June 18, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 155 (H.B. 2379), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.