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House Bill 1516 |
House Author: Parker et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Springer |
House Bill 1516 amends the Government Code to provide for periodic efficiency audits of the TANF program implemented and administered under state and federal law to be conducted by an external auditor every six years beginning in 2022. The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to pay the costs associated with the audits using existing resources and requires the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) to establish the audit's scope and determine the areas of investigation for the audit. The bill requires the external auditor to prepare and submit a report of the audit and recommendations for efficiency improvements to the governor, the LBB, the state auditor, the executive commissioner of HHSC, and the chairs of the House Human Services Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The report, recommendations, and full audit are to be published on the HHSC and state auditor websites.