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state employees and employees of contracted private vendors that pro-
vide custodial and recycling services for the Commission [eommis-
sion].
(b) Recycling [Paper recycling] coordinator training. The
Commission commissionn] shall provide annual training on currentt
paper] recycling procedures to all [state] agency [paper] recycling
coordinators. Training shall include methods to promote recycling
efforts within the [their state] agency, how to monitor the effective
[state employees proper] use of [the paper] recycling containers,
and how to recognize those areas within the [their] agency that have
successfully followed [the paper] recycling procedures.
(c) Employee [State employees] training and education.
The Commission [ommison], upon request of a participating
[state] agency, shall provide training and education to [its state]
employees on [the current paper] recycling procedures for separating
and disposing of waste paper and contaminants [that may be found in
waste paper]. The Commission commissionn] shall provide training
and/or educational information and material for [other state] agencies
that hosee to or] have been approved to conduct in-house [their own
paper] recycling training.
(d) Training records. The Commission [commission] shall
maintain records of all training offered to custodial personnel, state
employees, and [paper] recycling coordinators. Agencies [State
agencies] that provide training under [as outlined in] this section shall
forward the [their training] records to the Commission commissionn]
no later than October 15 of each year [for all paper recycling trading
they conducted in the previous fiscal year]. The [Training] records
shall be maintained according to the Commission's commission'ss]
record retention schedule.
116.26. Delegation of Responsibility.
(a) The Commission [commission] may delegate responsibil-
ity for maintaining a [mandatory] paper recycling program to [state]
agencies located outside of Travis County in state buildings that are
under the Commission's commission'ss] control, if they have demon-
strated they have met and can continue to meet [provide] the following
standards:
(1) compliance with [the] Commission's [ommission's]
guidelines regarding the proper separation and disposal discardingg] of
waste paper in [the] appropriate [designated paper] recycling contain-
ers;
(2) the [designated] paper recycling coordinator [is] ac-
tively monitors [monitoring] and trains [training] employees according
to [the] Commission's [commission's] procedures on disposal of
[eliminating] contaminants found [disposed ef] in recycling contain-
ers;
(3) development of a paper recycling contract to sell paper
[that is to be awarded in the best interest of the state] to the highest
bidder;
(4) adequate staff [staffing] and equipment to transport the
waste paper to the purchasing vendor;
(5) Commission's [the commission's] standards, proce-
dures and guidelines for the Mandatory Paper Recycling Program
[mandatory paper recycling program] continue to be followed; and
(6) the [state] agency has continuously maintained a des-
ignated recycling coordinator [consistently complied with 116 2,-7 of
this Title (relating to Designated Paper Reeyeling Coordinator)].(b) An [A state] agency seeking delegated responsibility to op-
erate a [its own] paper recycling program shall make [a] written appli-
cation to the Commission commissionn], in [on] a format [form] pre-
scribed by the Commission commissionn]. The application should in-
clude the [state] agency's justification for the requested delegation [rea-
sons] and documentation that the standards [in subsection (a)] of this
section have been [either] met or exceeded.
(c) The Commission commissionn] shall determine if the stan-
dards for delegation have been met and are in the best interest of the
State [state]. The Commission [commission] shall submit a written re-
sponse [respond in writing] to the requesting agency [state agency mak-
ing the request within 69 days]. The Commission's commission'ss]
decision shall be final for the [that] fiscal year in which the application
was made [However, a state agency shall have the right to apply each
fiscal year for delegation f responsibility].
(d) An [If a state] agency that has been delegated responsibil-
ity to administer a [their own] paper recycling program that fails [does
not continue] to follow the Commission's commission'ss] standards,
procedures, and guidelines shall forfeit the [(including subsection (e)
of this section) their right to have] delegated responsibility upon notice
from the Commission. [to administer their own paper recycling pro-
gram shall be revoked.] The Commission shall include the basis of the
decision in the notice [inform the state agency in writing of revocation
and reasons for it 30 days prior to the revocation].
(e) Agencies [State agencies] that have been delegated respon-
sibility to administer their own paper recycling program shall provide
the Commission [commission] with quarterly reports stating the quan-
tity of paper recycled and sold, the revenue received by the [state]
agency, and their expenses in administering the [their own] program.
Reports shall be forwarded to the Commission [commission] no later
than forty-five (45) days after the end of each [state] fiscal quarter.
f(f) Revenue generated from the sale of waste paper by the
commission shall be deposited in the commission's General Revenue
Fund to be used for payment of expenses in the mandatory paper reey-
ling program Revenue received bystateagencis delegated atheriy
to administer their own paper r i o shall be d in
that state agency's General Revenue Funds.
116.27. Guidelines and Procedures for Collecting and Recycling
Waste Paper
State employees who office in buildings under the Commission's [eom-
mission's] control and those listed on includedd in] the Commission's
[ommission's] facilities inventory [Building Inventory] shall adhere
to the following paper recycling guidelines and procedures:
(1) all [All] contaminant-free white and mixed waste paper,
newsprint, and small sized cardboard must be separated and placed in
[the properly] designated recycling containers provided to the [state]
agency [by the commission]. Cardboard boxes, or large sized card-
board, and discarded telephone books are to be sorted and collected
separately,; [The contents of the recycling containers must be free of
contaminants.]
(2) recycle [Recycle] containers [provided by the eommis-
sion] shall be centrally located in areas [easily] accessible to [state]
employees ; [.]
(3) all [All state] employees shall participate in [attend] the
mandatory paper recycling program training and make a conscientious
effort to keep contaminants [, as defined by -11--16724 of this Title (relat-
ing to Definitions,] from entering the [paper] recycling containers; [.]PROPOSED RULES February 13, 2004 29 TexReg 1283
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