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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 327.004. Scope of Audit

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The state auditor, in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, shall establish the scope of each efficiency audit conducted under this chapter.

(b) At a minimum, an efficiency audit must:

(1) examine state resources, including financial resources, staff, personal property, real property, and technology, to determine whether those resources:

(A) are used effectively and efficiently to achieve the desired outcome for a state agency's program beneficiaries;  and

(B) are used for purposes other than the intended goals of the audited programs;

(2) identify and make recommendations for cost savings and reallocation of resources to improve the effectiveness of audited programs; and

(3) identify opportunities for improving services through consolidation of functions, outsourcing, and elimination of duplicative efforts.

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