S.B. No. 78         AN ACT   relating to the disposition of state surplus or salvage data   processing equipment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 497.012(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  If the department determines that it is economically   feasible, the department shall repair or refurbish the surplus or   salvage data processing equipment. The department shall sell the   repaired or refurbished data processing equipment, in the following   order of preference, to:                (1)  a school district;                (2)  [,] a state agency;                (3)  [, or] a political subdivision of the state; or                (4)  a statewide organization described by Section   264.603(a), Family Code, or a local volunteer advocate program, as   defined by Section 264.601, Family Code, for use by children or   youth in foster care [in that relative order of preference].          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 78 passed the Senate on   April 19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 78 passed the House on   May 22, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor