Texas § 2165.1061 SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS.

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§ 2165.1061 — SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS.

Texas § 2165.1061

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 2165.1061 (2026).

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Sec. 2165.1061. SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Administrative office space" includes state-owned administrative office space and administrative office space leased by the state from other sources, but does not include space used by a health and human services agency as defined by Section 2167.004 for the delivery of direct client services or space located in a county with a population of 75,000 or less.

(2)"State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the state constitution or a state statute, but does not include a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.

(b)The commission shall study the space requireme

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Sec. 2165.1061. SPACE ALLOCATION PLANS; TRANSITION PLANS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Administrative office space" includes state-owned administrative office space and administrative office space leased by the state from other sources, but does not include space used by a health and human services agency as defined by Section 2167.004 for the delivery of direct client services or space located in a county with a population of 75,000 or less.
(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the state constitution or a state statute, but does not include a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.
(b) The commission shall study the space requirements of state agencies that occupy administrative office space. Each state agency shall conduct an on-site space analysis and develop a space allocation plan using rules developed by the commission. The space allocation plan shall identify usable and exempt space and shall specify whether each facility occupied by the state agency meets the requirements of Section 2165.104 (c). Each state agency shall submit a copy of its space allocation plan to the commission not later than September 30 of each odd-numbered year.
(c) Based on a review of space allocation plans, the commission shall:
(1) identify areas of the state in which more than one state agency occupies administrative office space and that have the greatest potential for cost savings; and
(2) evaluate the feasibility of colocating administrative office space within the same local labor market as defined by Section 2308.002 .
(d) The commission, in cooperation with affected state agencies, shall develop transition plans to implement the colocation of administrative office space. Each plan must include a detailed statement of the costs and benefits of the proposed colocation.
(e) The commission shall use the transition plans to colocate certain administrative office space of state agencies.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241 ), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(g) The commission shall study the potential for colocating the administrative office space of a state agency with the office space of a federal agency.
(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241 ), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1398, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59 ), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455 ), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241 ), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.