Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to §213.17 of this chapter, when purchasing telecommunication equipment or services, a state agency shall contractually require the manufacturer of telecommunication equipment or provider of telecommunication services to ensure that the equipment or services are in compliance with 47 U.S.C. §255 and 36 C.F.R. §1194.2, Appendix B., when such products are readily available or compliance is achievable.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §213.11 adopted to be effective April 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 3379; amended to be effective September 16, 2008, 33 TexReg 7744; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7565; amended to be effective December 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 7679