Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.015
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.015, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 85.015. CONTRACT FOR SERVICES; DURATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may contract with an entity to provide the services required by Subchapters A through F if:
(1) the contract would minimize duplication of effort and would deliver services cost-effectively; and
(2) the contracting entity does not advocate or promote conduct that violates state law.
(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not restrict the inclusion in educational materials of accurate information about ways to reduce the risk of exposure to or transmission of HIV.
(c) The department may audit an entity contracting with the department under Subsection (a).
(d) The department may seek, accept, and spend funds from state, federal, local, and private entities to carry out Subsections (a) through (c).
(e) A contract entered into by the department under this subchapter may not be for a term of more than one year, except that a contract may be renewed without a public hearing.
(1) the contract would minimize duplication of effort and would deliver services cost-effectively; and
(2) the contracting entity does not advocate or promote conduct that violates state law.
(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not restrict the inclusion in educational materials of accurate information about ways to reduce the risk of exposure to or transmission of HIV.
(c) The department may audit an entity contracting with the department under Subsection (a).
(d) The department may seek, accept, and spend funds from state, federal, local, and private entities to carry out Subsections (a) through (c).
(e) A contract entered into by the department under this subchapter may not be for a term of more than one year, except that a contract may be renewed without a public hearing.
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