Sec. 2254.026.  CONTRACT WITH CONSULTANT.  A state agency may contract with a consultant only if:
(1)  there is a substantial need for the consulting services;  and
(2)  the agency cannot adequately perform the services with its own personnel or obtain the consulting services through a contract with a state governmental entity.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 1997.