(a) Notwithstanding Government Code, §§2261.001, 20.511 and 20.512 apply to the Texas Department of Transportation and to an institution of higher education acquiring goods or services under Education Code, §51.9335 or §73.115.
(b) This section and §20.511 of this title (relating to Contracts with Value Exceeding $1 Million) do not apply to a contract of the Employees Retirement System of Texas or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas except for a contract with a nongovernmental entity for claims administration of a group health benefit plan under Insurance Code, Title 8, Subtitle H.

Source Note: The provisions of this §20.512 adopted to be effective January 24, 2017, 42 TexReg 240