By Wentworth S.B. No. 1463 74R4449 PAM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to performance audits of county officers, district 1-3 attorneys, county offices, and district attorney offices. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 115, Local Government Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 115.005 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 115.005. PERFORMANCE AUDITS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, 1-8 DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, COUNTY OFFICES, AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICES. 1-9 (a) In this section: 1-10 (1) "County officer" means a person who is: 1-11 (A) elected to an office of a county for which 1-12 the term prescribed by law is four years; or 1-13 (B) appointed to fill a vacancy in an office of 1-14 a county that is normally filled by election and for which the term 1-15 prescribed by law is four years. 1-16 (2) "County office" means the office of a county 1-17 officer. 1-18 (b) On request of the commissioners court, the county 1-19 auditor shall conduct a performance audit of a county officer, 1-20 district attorney, county office, or district attorney's office 1-21 during the third year of the county officer's or district 1-22 attorney's term. 1-23 (c) The performance audit must provide evaluative 1-24 information to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the 2-1 audited county officer, district attorney, county office, or 2-2 district attorney's office. 2-3 (d) The county auditor shall provide a written report of the 2-4 performance audit to the audited officer, the audited office, and 2-5 the commissioners court. 2-6 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-11 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-12 passage, and it is so enacted.