Bill Text: TX HB2439 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the review of certain contracts by the state auditor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
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. |