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H.B. No. 905
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the state auditor in connection
with state contracts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 321.020(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency, or a
corporation that is dedicated to the benefit of a state agency and
that meets the criteria specified by Section B, Article 2.23B,
Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.23B, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes), may employ a private auditor to audit the
state agency or corporation only if:
(1) the agency or corporation is authorized to
contract with a private auditor [do so by law or] through a
delegation of authority from the state auditor;
(2) the scope of the proposed audit has been submitted
to the state auditor for review and comment; and
(3) the services of the private auditor are procured
through a competitive selection process in a manner allowed by law.
SECTION 2. Section 2262.003(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Each state agency shall include in each of its contracts
a term that provides that:
(1) the state auditor may conduct an audit or
investigation of any entity receiving funds from the state directly
under the contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the
contract; [and]
(2) acceptance of funds directly under the contract or
indirectly through a subcontract under the contract acts as
acceptance of the authority of the state auditor, under the
direction of the legislative audit committee, to conduct an audit
or investigation in connection with those funds; and
(3) under the direction of the legislative audit
committee, an entity that is the subject of an audit or
investigation by the state auditor must provide the state auditor
with access to any information the state auditor considers relevant
to the investigation or audit.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section
321.020(a), Government Code, applies only to a contract that is
entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act 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 this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 905 was passed by the House on May 4,
2005, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
H.B. No. 905 on May 23, 2005, and requested the appointment of a
conference committee to consider the differences between the two
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
on H.B. No. 905 on May 28, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 144,
Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 905 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 20, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
905 on May 28, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor