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S.B. No. 2032 AN ACT relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 264.165, Family Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 264.165. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF CONTRACT. (a) A single source continuum contractor may terminate a contract entered into under this subchapter by providing notice to the department and the commission of the contractor's intent to terminate the contract not later than the 180th [60th] day before the date of the termination. (b) The department may terminate a contract entered into with a single source continuum contractor under this subchapter by providing notice to the contractor of the department's intent to terminate the contract not later than the 180th [30th] day before the date of termination. SECTION 2. Section 264.166, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (c) If a single source continuum contractor gives notice to the department of an early contract termination or the department gives notice to the contractor of the department's intent to terminate the contract, the department may enter into a contract with a different contractor for the sole purpose of assuming the contract that is being terminated. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter into a contract with a different single source continuum contractor under Subsection (c) without following competitive bidding, advertising, or proposal evaluation requirements, including requirements under Section 2155.083, 2155.132, or 2155.144, Government Code, or Section 40.058, Human Resources Code. SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a contract entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or extended on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or extended before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or extended, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2032 passed the Senate on April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2032 passed the House on May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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