Sec. 656.054. PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY COMPTROLLER. (a) The comptroller shall develop training programs provided by the comptroller under this subchapter to meet the needs of state agencies.
(b) Each year a state agency shall estimate the number of employees requiring purchasing or contract management training and report the anticipated training needs of the state agency to the comptroller in the manner and form prescribed by the comptroller.
(c) On an annual basis the comptroller shall assess the number of employees requiring purchasing or contract management training and shall maintain a regular schedule of classes to accommodate that number.
(d) The comptroller may use staff or contract with private or public entities, including state agencies, to conduct the training.
(e) The comptroller may assess a fee for a training program, including continuing education and certification, in an amount sufficient to recover the costs incurred by the comptroller to provide the training program under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training
Section 656.042. Findings and Purpose
Section 656.044. Public Funds for Training and Education
Section 656.045. Required Attendance at Program
Section 656.046. Purposes of Program
Section 656.047. Payment of Program and Certification Examination Expenses
Section 656.048. Rules Relating to Training and Education
Section 656.049. Authority to Contract
Section 656.051. Training and Certification of State Agency Purchasing Personnel and Vendors
Section 656.052. Training and Certification for Contract Managers
Section 656.053. Training for Governing Bodies
Section 656.054. Purchasing and Contract Management Training by Comptroller
Section 656.055. Purchasing and Contract Management Training by Agency