Sec. 2262.154. REQUIRED PROVISION RELATING TO AUDITING. (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;
(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.
(b) The state auditor shall provide assistance to a state agency in developing the contract provisions.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 905), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 2262.003 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 1681), Sec. 8, eff. November 1, 2013.
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