| TO: | Honorable Patrick M. Rose, Chair, House Committee on Human Services |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB3575 by Rose (Relating to an audit of health and human services information technology systems.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Chapter 531, Government Code by adding Subchapter M, Audit of Health and Human Services Information Technology Systems. The bill would require the executive commissioner to enter into a contract with an outside contractor to conduct an audit of the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) and the System of Application, Verification, Eligibility, Referral, and Reporting (SAVERR) information systems to determine whether each system is functional relative to the needs of users of the system; or, if not, whether the system could be made functional with reasonable efforts and what action would be needed to achieve such functionality. The contractor would be required to issue a final report on the audit of each system not later than July 1, 2008. The expiration date for this subchapter is January 1, 2009.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) states that, due to time for procurement, it is likely that work would extend beyond July 1, 2008 and into fiscal year 2009. The agency estimates a potential General Revenue cost of $470,000 for the 2008-09 biennium, with matching Federal Funds estimated to be $530,000. It is assumed that HHSC can absorb the costs of the bill using existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 529 Health and Human Services Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, PP, MB
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