Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 73.011 · Chapter 73. EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES
PROVIDER SELECTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall select providers of services authorized under this chapter on a best value basis in a manner that:
(1) maximizes federal, private, and local sources of funding; and
(2) promotes competition when possible.
(b) The department shall determine best value as required by Subsection (a) when the department initially awards a contract to a provider and when the department considers renewal of a provider's contract.
(c) In determining whether a provider will provide best value to the department, the department shall consider:
(1) the past performance of the provider;
(2) the quality of the provider's services;
(3) the cost of the provider's services;
(4) the ability of the provider to maximize federal, private, and local sources of funding;
(5) the ability of the provider to comply with state and federal program requirements;
(6) the availability of the provider to deliver required services; and
(7) any other relevant factor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.315, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.73.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 ad3cc26b9c9c892ba0a4a4ef4a014db0d30ee2492a300fd88eed71f9ee67feaf
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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