| TO: | Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government |
| FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB16 by Flynn ( relating to a requirement that a state agency post its internal auditor 's audit plan and audit report and other audit information on the agency 's Internet website.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapter 2102 to require that state agencies post internal agency audit plans, annual reports, and any resulting concerns or weaknesses resulting from the plans or reports on agency websites, subject to requirements set by the State Auditor. Agencies would also be required to post any actions taken to addresses issues raised by an audit plan or annual report.
The bill takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, it takes effect September 1, 2013.
Multiple agencies including the Office of the Attorney General, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the State Auditor's Office anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
| Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 308 State Auditor's Office, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 542 Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Central Education Agency
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| LBB Staff: | UP, KKR, JI, JJO, KJo, TG, JN, MW, EMo, ES, ER
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