1 TAC §117.51
The General Services Commission proposes an amendments to
Title 1, T.A.C., Chapter 117, Subchapter C, Rule §117.51, concerning
the operation authority of the Central Supply Store Program. The amendment
is being proposed in order to revise statutory citations, to update the terminology
for "purchase voucher" to "interagency transaction voucher," and to clarify
language.
Frank H. Mays, Director of Support Services, has determined that for the
first five-year period the rule is in effect, there will be no adverse effect
to state or local government as a result of enforcing these rule.
Frank H. Mays, Director for Support Services, further determines that for
each year of the first five-year period the amendment is in effect, the public
benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing these rule will be clarification
of terminology and statutory citation. There will be no effect on small or
large businesses and/or persons.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Ann Dillon, General Counsel,
General Services Commission, P.O. Box 13047, Austin, TX 78711-3047. Comments
must be received no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the
proposal in this issue of the
Texas Register
.
The amendment is proposed under the authority of the Texas Government
Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, §2152.003 and §2172.001, which provides
the General Services Commission with the authority to promulgate rules necessary
to implement the section.
The following code is affected by the amendment: Government Code, Title
10, Subtitle D, Chapter 2172, §2172.001.
§117.51.Operation Authority.
(a)
The central store is operated pursuant to
§2172.001,
Texas Government Code
[
Texas Civil Statutes, Article 601b, §11.04
], for state agencies to secure small, desktop supply items, without
delay and with a minimum of paperwork and administrative cost.
(b)
Purchases from the central store may only be made by authorized
personnel from state agencies
, the legislature, and legislative agencies
who possess a
central supply store
credit card issued by
the commission for this purpose.
(c)
The commission is not responsible for loss of any merchandise
after charge slips are signed by state agency employees making purchases.
(d)
After the close of each month, the commission shall submit
an interagency transaction voucher
[
a purchase voucher
],
along with a
detailed report of receipts and original copies of receipts
[
copy of signed charge slips
] to agencies purchasing items
at the central store.
(e)
Agencies shall promptly process any
interagency transaction
voucher
[
purchase voucher
] prepared by the commission. The
commission may refuse to permit additional sales transactions
with
[
for
] an agency
that has not processed previous interagency
transaction vouchers
[
so long as that agency holds unprocessed
a previous voucher
].
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the
Secretary of State, on February 17, 2000.
TRD-200001232
Ann Dillon
General Counsel
General Services Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 2, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-3960