Sec. 771.004.  CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS;  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  Before an agency may provide or receive a service or resource under this chapter, the agency must have entered into a written agreement or contract that has been approved by the administrator of each agency that is a party to the agreement or contract.
(b)  The agreement or contract must specify:
(1)  the kind and amount of services or resources to be provided;
(2)  the basis for computing reimbursable costs;  and
(3)  the maximum cost during the period of the agreement or contract.
(c)  A written agreement or contract is not required:
(1)  in an emergency for the defense or safety of the civil population or in the planning and preparation for those emergencies;
(2)  in cooperative efforts, proposed by the governor, for the economic development of the state;  or
(3)  in a situation in which the amount involved is less than $50,000.
(d)  In an interagency exchange that is exempt from the requirements of a written agreement or contract, the agencies involved shall document the exchange through informal letters of agreement or memoranda.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.11(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 54, 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 564 (H.B. 1331), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.