Sec. 2175.907. DISPOSAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. (a) In this section:
(1) "Computer equipment" includes computers, telecommunications devices and systems, automated information systems, and peripheral devices and hardware that are necessary to the efficient installation and operation of that equipment, but does not include computer software.
(2) "Charitable organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a charitable organization that expends funds received from the state, whether by appropriation, grant, or otherwise, to purchase computer equipment may not dispose of or discard the equipment before the fourth anniversary of the date the organization purchased the equipment.
(c) This section does not prohibit:
(1) the sale or trade of computer equipment; or
(2) the disposal of equipment that is not operational.
(d) A charitable organization may dispose of computer equipment purchased with state funds within the four-year period after the date of purchase by donating the equipment to another charitable organization.
(e) This section applies only to computer equipment that a charitable organization purchases for at least $500.
(f) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 19.024(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
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