A comprehensive state contracting reform bill unanimously passed the Texas Senate Tuesday and heads the House, where it is likely to sail through and ultimately give Gov. Greg Abbott the chance to approve fixes to a massive state purchasing system ailing from scandal and chronic failure.
SB 20, filed by state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, will implement new reporting requirements for agencies contracting with private business in the wake of controversy surrounding a no-bid Medicaid fraud deal between 21CT and the Health and Human Services Commission.
via Senate passes contract reform bill in wake of 21CT ‘fiasco’ | www.mystatesman.com.