Bill Text: TX HB2439 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the review of certain contracts by the state auditor.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-16 - No action taken in committee [HB2439 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2439-Engrossed.html
| By: Parker, Carter, et al. | H.B. No. 2439 | |
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| relating to the review of certain contracts by the state auditor. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 321.013(c), Government Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (c) The State Auditor shall recommend the audit plan for the | ||
| state for each year to the committee. In devising the plan, the | ||
| State Auditor shall consider recommendations concerning | ||
| coordination of agency functions made jointly by representatives of | ||
| the Legislative Budget Board, Sunset Advisory Commission, and State | ||
| Auditor's Office. The State Auditor shall also consider the extent | ||
| to which a department has received a significant increase in | ||
| appropriations, including a significant increase in federal or | ||
| other money passed through to the department, and shall review | ||
| procurement activities for compliance with Section 2161.123. The | ||
| plan shall provide for auditing of federal programs at least as | ||
| often as required under federal law and shall ensure that audit | ||
| requirements of all bond covenants and other credit or financial | ||
| agreements are satisfied. The plan shall provide for auditing at | ||
| least three major contracts as prescribed by Section 321.0139. The | ||
| committee shall review and approve the plan. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 321, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 321.0139 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 321.0139. REVIEW OF MAJOR CONTRACTS. (a) In this | ||
| section, "major contract" means a state agency contract that has a | ||
| value of at least $10 million and involves the provision of services | ||
| to residents of this state. | ||
| (b) Each year, the state auditor shall review at least three | ||
| major contracts based on the risk assessment performed by the state | ||
| auditor under Section 321.013(j). A review under this section is | ||
| limited to an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the | ||
| contract in providing services to residents of this state. | ||
| (c) In selecting a major contract to review under this | ||
| section, the state auditor shall consult with: | ||
| (1) the House Select Committee on Transparency in | ||
| State Agency Operations; | ||
| (2) the House Committee on Government Efficiency and | ||
| Reform; | ||
| (3) the Senate Committee on Open Government; and | ||
| (4) the Senate Committee on State Affairs. | ||
| (d) A request made by the state auditor to a state agency for | ||
| information relating to a major contract being reviewed under this | ||
| section is a request under Chapter 552 for legislative purposes as | ||
| provided by Section 552.008. | ||
| SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to an audit plan devised by the state auditor on or after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
