Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 2167.003. FIRST CONSIDERATION TO HISTORIC STRUCTURE. (a) In leasing space for the use of a state agency, the commission or the private brokerage or real estate firm assisting the commission shall give first consideration to a building that is designated as a historic structu…

Sec. 2167.004. LEASING SPACE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or of Subchapter C, Chapter 2165, the commission may not lease office space to serve the needs of any health and human services agency unless the Health an…

Sec. 2167.005. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO STATE AGENCIES. (a) The commission may delegate to a state agency, including an institution of higher education, the authority to enter into lease contracts for space if the commission determines that state-owned space is not available as…

Sec. 2167.0051. CLASSROOM AND INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE. (a) An institution of higher education may not lease classroom and instructional space unless the portion of the building to be used by the institution complies with the applicable standards and specifications under the architect…

Sec. 2167.006. ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN LEASED BUILDINGS. (a) The commission may not enter a lease contract under this chapter unless it complies with the architectural barriers law, Article 9102, Revised Statutes. (b) A state agency, including an i…

Sec. 2167.007. LEASING SERVICES TO STATE AGENCIES. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the commission from providing leasing services to a state agency otherwise excluded from its requirements. (b) Services performed under Subsection (a) are not subject to the interagency cooperat…

Sec. 2167.008. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 2167.009. CONSIDERATION TO MILITARY INSTALLATION. In leasing space for the use of a state agency, the commission or the private brokerage or real estate firm assisting the commission shall give consideration to a federally owned or operated military installation or facility.…

Sec. 2167.051. LEASING SPACE FROM ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. Space may be leased: (1) through an interagency contract from another state agency; or (2) through a negotiated contract from: (A) the federal government; (B) a political subdivision, including a county, municipality,…

Sec. 2167.052. LEASING SPACE FROM PRIVATE SOURCE. (a) Space may be leased from a private source through: (1) competitive bidding; (2) competitive sealed proposals under Section 2167.054; or (3) direct negotiation. (b) The commission may negotiate for space on making a written det…

Sec. 2167.053. LEASING SPACE THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) When space is leased through competitive bidding, the commission shall determine the bid that provides the best value for the state after considering moving costs, the cost of time lost in moving, the cost of telecommu…

Sec. 2167.054. LEASING SPACE THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS. (a) The commission may lease space using competitive sealed proposals. (b) The commission shall solicit proposals by publishing a notice of request for proposals in: (1) the Texas Register; and (2) a newspaper of …

Sec. 2167.0541. USE OF PRIVATE FIRMS TO OBTAIN SPACE. (a) The commission may contract with one or more private brokerage or real estate firms to assist the commission in obtaining lease space for state agencies on behalf of the commission under this chapter. (b) A private brokera…

Sec. 2167.055. CONTRACT FOR LEASE OF SPACE. (a) In a contract by the commission for the lease of space under this chapter, the state, acting through the commission, is the lessee. (b) A lease contract entered into under Section 2167.053 or 2167.054 must reflect the provisions con…

Sec. 2167.056. OPTION TO PURCHASE. (a) If the commission considers it advisable, the commission may lease space for a state agency under a contract that contains an option for the commission to purchase the space subject to the legislature's appropriation of money for the purchas…

Sec. 2167.101. CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE MONEY. A state agency occupying space leased under this chapter shall certify to the commission, at least 60 days before the beginning of each fiscal biennium during the lease term, that money is available to pay for the lease until the e…

Sec. 2167.102. REMEDIAL ACTION AGAINST LESSOR. (a) When a state agency occupying leased space is aware of circumstances that require remedial action against the lessor, the agency shall notify the commission. (b) The commission may investigate the circumstances and the lessor's p…

Sec. 2167.103. RECORDS. To efficiently maintain a space management system, the commission shall maintain records of the amount and cost of space under lease by the commission and may collect other information that it considers necessary. A state agency shall cooperate with the co…

Sec. 2167.104. SUBLEASE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDER. (a) Subject to restrictions imposed by a lease or other enforceable contract, the commission, at the request of the occupying agency, shall sublease part of a space leased under this chapter to a child care provider for the operatio…

Sec. 2167.105. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE. If the commission determines that a state agency has not complied with the commission's rules or with other state law related to leasing requirements, the commission shall report the noncompliance to the members of the state agency's govern…