(a) The department shall develop an agency-wide business plan to guide its overall operational strategies for statewide commercial projects. The plan must:
(1) use the plans prepared under § 11.154 for each project;
(2) evaluate the efficiency of existing projects;
(3) consider or propose changes to any project necessary to meet the department’s overall goals;
(4) compare each project’s services and products to similar services and products available from the private sector;
(5) seek to increase savings and improve customer service on each project;
(6) coordinate existing projects to avoid duplication and focus resources on the most efficient and effective projects; and
(7) assess the potential for contracting with a private entity or individual to perform department functions relating to specific projects.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24 (S.B. 706), Sec. 7(7), eff. September 1, 2017.