Sec. 322.020. MAJOR CONTRACTS DATABASE. (a) In this section, "major contract" means:

(1) a contract for which notice is required under one of the following sections:

(A) Section 2054.008;

(B) Section 2166.2551;

(C) Section 2254.006; or

(D) Section 2254.0301; or

(2) a contract, including an amendment, modification, renewal, or extension:

(A) for which notice is not required under a section listed in Subdivision (1);

(B) that is not a purchase order, an interagency contract, or a contract paid only with funds not appropriated by the General Appropriations Act; and

(C) with a value that exceeds $50,000.

(b) Each state agency shall provide the Legislative Budget Board copies of the following documents:

(1) each major contract entered into by the agency; and

(2) each request for proposal, invitation to bid, or comparable solicitation related to the major contract.

(c) The Legislative Budget Board shall post on the Internet:

(1) each major contract of a state agency; and

(2) each request for proposal, invitation to bid, or comparable solicitation related to the major contract.

(d) The Legislative Budget Board shall allow public access to the information posted under this section, except for information that is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. Information that is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 must be referenced in an appendix that generally describes the information without disclosing the specific content of the information.

(e) The Legislative Budget Board shall make the information searchable by contract value, state agency, and vendor. The Legislative Budget Board may make the information searchable by other subjects as appropriate.

(f) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003, except that the term does not include a university system or institution of higher education, the Health and Human Services Commission, an agency identified in Section 531.001(4), or the Texas Department of Transportation.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 469 (H.B. 26), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.

Redesignated from Government Code, Section 2177.052 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 3430), Sec. 5, eff. October 1, 2007.