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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governing board of certain state |
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agencies to conduct a closed meeting with the agency's internal |
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auditor to deliberate or receive information about certain internal |
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audit matters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 551, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 551.092 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.092. CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES: INTERNAL AUDIT |
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MATTERS; CLOSED MEETING. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Internal auditor" means the internal auditor |
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appointed for a state agency under Section 2102.006. |
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(2) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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2102.003. |
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(b) This chapter does not require the governing board of a |
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state agency to conduct an open meeting to: |
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(1) confer with or receive information from the |
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agency's internal auditor about a matter the internal auditor |
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determines would compromise the independence, effectiveness, or |
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confidentiality of the agency's internal audit function if |
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disclosed publicly; or |
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(2) deliberate a matter described by Subdivision (1) |
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if the agency's internal auditor is present. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |