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.