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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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private sector and with funding from other state programs such as the Adult Education
Program to meet the needs of non-JTPA eligible clients.
25. APPROPRIATION OF EARNED FEDERAL FUNDS. Any balances remaining as of August
31, 1991, plus any revenues received during the biennium beginning September 1, 1991
identified as earned federal funds are hereby appropriated to the Texas Department of
Commerce for use in the operations of the department. Out of these funds, $200,000 each
year shall be used for the Product Development Fund.
26. STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
Mexico City office maintained by the Department of Commerce shall remain opened and that
salaries and operating funds for the office be competitive with other United States states'
offices in Mexico.
27. DIR REVIEW REQUIRED. Pursuant to the authority granted by Article 16, Section 69 of
the Texas Constitution, none of the funds appropriated above shall be expended for the
acquisition of information resources technologies of any kind, including data processing and
telecommunications hardware, software, supplies, maintenance, services and training, until:
a. The agency plans are approved as required under the Information Resource Management
Act.
b. DIR has approved the agency selection of the most cost-effective alternative for the
acquisition including, but not limited to, the following applicable alternatives: (1)
acquisition of information resources from another state agency or agencies; (2)
acquisition of information resources from a private firm; or (3) in-house development of
information resources.
c. DIR has approved that the agency performed a satisfactory analysis of alternatives. The
agency analysis shall include, but not be limited to, the following factors: (1) start-up
costs associated with the acquisition, including but not limited to the purchase price of
the acquisition, site preparation costs, freight charges, and staff costs; (2) estimated cost
of maintenance; (3) estimated cost of supplies; (4) estimated cost of employee training;
(5) estimated cost of additional long-term staff needed; (6) estimated increase in
employee productivity; (7) consistency with agency plans approved by DIR; (8)
consistency with statewide standards and policies established in the Statewide Strategic
Plan.
The DIR shall adopt rules and procedures to govern the implementation of this provision.
Such rules may include the waiver of the DIR review and approval for expenditures below
certain limits, for emergency purposes, or after a designated time period has elapsed.
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
For the Years Ending
August 31,        August 31,
1992              1993
I. Agency Programs, Services and
Operations                                   $   119,514,444   $   121,104,200
GRAND TOTAL, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS, STATE COMPTROLLER'S
OFFICE                                    $   119,514,444   $   121,104,200

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