TO: | Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1390 by Davis (Relating to an audit by the state auditor of the Texas Enterprise Fund.), As Passed 2nd House |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2014 | ($537,688) |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
2017 | $0 |
2018 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2013 |
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2014 | ($537,688) | 3.8 |
2015 | $0 | 0.0 |
2016 | $0 | 0.0 |
2017 | $0 | 0.0 |
2018 | $0 | 0.0 |
The bill would require the State Auditor to conduct an audit of the Texas Enterprise Fund established under Section 481.078, Government Code. The bill would allow the State Auditor to establish the scope of the audit and objectives consistent with standards identified in the bill. The bill would establish that the audit may determine whether money from the fund is: (1) disbursed in compliance with the requirements of the Government Code and other relevant laws or standards; and (2) monitored to determine whether the persons or entities awarded money from the fund comply with terms of any applicable agreements and with requirements of the Government Code and other relevant laws or standards. The bill would also allow the State Auditor to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Texas Enterprise Fund consistent with generally accepted auditing standards and with other audits conducted by the State Auditor under Chapter 321, Government Code. The bill would require the State Auditor to prepare and file the audit report under parameters established in the bill with the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives having primary jurisdiction over fiscal matters.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2013, and would expire September 1, 2015.
Source Agencies: | 308 State Auditor's Office, 301 Office of the Governor
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LBB Staff: | UP, RB, MW
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