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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to expanding the scope of an audit by the state auditor |
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when the state auditor finds evidence of gross mismanagement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 321.0161 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 321.0161. GROSS MISMANAGEMENT; EXPANDING SCOPE OF |
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AUDIT. If in the course of an audit of a state agency or institution |
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the State Auditor finds evidence of gross mismanagement or grossly |
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improper management oversight practices, the State Auditor, after |
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consulting with the head of the agency or institution, shall as soon |
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as is practicable expand the scope of the audit into other aspects |
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of the operations of the agency or institution to determine whether |
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similar problems exist elsewhere. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |