Sec. 496.051.  PURCHASING PROCEDURES.  (a)  The department shall comply with any special purchasing procedures requiring competitive review under Subtitle D, Title 10.  The department shall test the goods and services that it purchases in accordance with Section 2155.069 and may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing.
(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.051 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.025, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(5), (12), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 335, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.