The Texas Comptroller announced Oct. 21 that contractors and grantees must certify they do not require customers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or recovery to enter or receive service.
The agency says it will put the requirement into future solicitations and agreements and write immediate termination authority into its agreements.
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These requirements will be standard terms in future contracts and grants administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ↗
A Comal County business seeking a contract or grant administered by the Comptroller would be subject to the agency’s certification terms. The announcement concerns businesses that require customers to provide vaccination or post-infection recovery documentation to enter, gain access to, or receive service. It does not report that a local agreement has been cancelled.
The distinction is between an existing restriction and a new agency contract term. According to the Comptroller, Texas law already makes a business with such a customer-document requirement ineligible for a grant or contract payable with state funds. The announced order adds a certification for Comptroller contractors and grantees covering the full agreement term, along with an acknowledgment of that ineligibility.
The next verification point is a future Comptroller solicitation or agreement: applicants can inspect its terms to see how the certification and termination provision are written. The agency’s announcement describes the planned standard terms, but does not identify the first solicitation that will carry them.