(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.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0272, eff. April 2, 2015.