1. (a) The office may enter into interagency contracts with other state agencies to locate staff of the other state agency in Washington, D.C., to work under the supervision of the director and shall coordinate activities conducted on behalf of the other agency with those of the office.
2. (b) The office shall enter into a contract described by Subsection (a) with the Legislative Budget Board.

3. (c) A contract under this section must include provisions under which staff of the other state agency:

   1. (1) report directly to that agency's administrative head or the presiding officer of that agency's governing body;
   2. (2) have an officially recognized role in that agency's budget planning process; and
   3. (3) provide periodic updates of activities at meetings of that agency's governing body.
4. (d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 75(1).

5. (e) A state agency identified by the Legislative Budget Board as receiving significant federal funding or significantly affected by federal policy decisions, other than a state agency that is headed by a statewide-elected official, shall:

   1. (1) develop a plan of state-federal coordination;
   2. (2) study the benefits of entering a contract under Subsection (a); and
   3. (3) submit the coordination plan and study to the office and to the Legislative Budget Board.
6. (f) The Health and Human Services Commission shall satisfy the requirements of Subsection (e) for all health and human services agencies listed in Section 19, Article 4413(502), Revised Statutes.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, Sec. 8.01, eff. Aug. 22, 1991.

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 22, 75(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.