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	Amend SB 825 on third reading by adding the following 
appropriately numbered section and renumbering the remaining 
sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION      .  Subchapter I, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is 
amended by adding SECTION 2054.273 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.273. INDEPENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT.  (a) Not later than 
August 1 of each year, any private vendor chosen to implement or 
manage the project shall have an audit of the vendor's finances 
associated with the management and operation of the project 
performed by an independent certified public accountant selected by 
the state.  The vendor shall pay for the audit and shall have a copy 
of the audit provided to the authority.
	(b)  Not later than August 15 of each year, the authority 
shall provide a copy of the audit report to:
		(1)  the presiding officer of each house of the 
legislature; and     
		(2)  the chair of each committee in the legislature that 
has primary jurisdiction over the department.
	(c)  The authority shall keep a copy of the audit report and 
make the audit report available for inspection by any interested 
person during regular business hours.