TITLE 34. PUBLIC FINANCE

DIVISION 1. STATE SUPPORT SERVICES - MAIL AND PRINTING

34 TAC §20.382

The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts amendments to §20.382, concerning printing, without changes to the proposed text as published in the January 9, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 195). The rule will not be republished.

The comptroller amends subsection (a) to remove unnecessary language that merely recites the statute. The revised language provides that §20.382 does not apply to institutions of higher education. The revised language aligns this section with Government Code, §2172.003(d).

The comptroller amends subsection (b) to streamline language. The revised language provides that the comptroller may assess and evaluate printing operations of state agencies and make recommendations to increase productivity and cost-effectiveness.

The comptroller amends subsection (c) to remove the outdated Council on Competitive Government's (CCG) Cost Methodology as a baseline for evaluating and comparing cost of state agency printing operations. CCG has been abolished. The new language provides all state agency print shops in Travis County shall operate under an interagency contract, and an interagency contract is the sole method through which the comptroller will authorize a state agency in Travis County to operate a print shop.

The comptroller amends subsection (d) to provide that the comptroller's review of print shop equipment purchases under §20.382 is optional. Subsection (d) now states that the comptroller may review state agency requisitions for new print shop equipment, including copiers and other printing devices. The new language also provides instruction on how to initiate the review, and lists written documentation the state agency may provide the comptroller for review. It eliminates items the comptroller will no longer review, because it is duplicative or irrelevant to the comptroller's review. The amendment renumbers the paragraphs in subsection (d) to adjust for the deleted language.

The comptroller amends subsection (f) to describe the comptroller's internet portal for obtaining quotes from print shops. Because the print shop portal has replaced the print shop roster formerly maintained by the comptroller, the amended subsection (f) no longer mentions the roster. The amended subsection (f) also provides that institutions of higher education and agencies with print shops outside Travis County may participate in the portal by entering an interagency agreement with the comptroller.

The comptroller deletes subsection (g). The comptroller maintains the online Centralized Master Bidders List as described in §20.107 of this title. Maintaining a printed listing as described in the former subsection (g) would merely duplicate the same information in a less useful format.

The amendment renumbers former subsection (h), to subsection (g).

The comptroller did not receive any comments regarding adoption of the amendment.

These amendments are adopted under Government Code, §2172.003 which provides that the comptroller shall adopt rules for state agencies to implement Chapter 2172 regarding printing activities; and assess and evaluate those activities.

These amendments implement Government Code Chapter 2172.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 2, 2026.

TRD-202601071

Don Neal

General Counsel, Operations and Support Legal Services

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Effective date: March 22, 2026

Proposal publication date: January 9, 2026

For further information, please call: (512) 475-2220

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