Sec. 493.0052. INTERNAL AUDIT DIVISION. (a) The board shall hire a director for the internal audit division. The employment of the director may be terminated only with the approval of the board.
(b) The internal audit division shall conduct a program of internal auditing in accordance with Chapter 2102. The program may include internal audits, contract audits, and community supervision and corrections department audits for the department. The division shall:
(1) conduct recurring financial and management audits;
(2) conduct internal audits to evaluate department programs and the economy and efficiency of those programs; and
(3) recommend improvements in management and programs on the basis of evaluations made under this subsection.
(c) The director of the internal audit division shall send reports, audits, evaluations, and recommendations to the board and to the executive director. The director shall report directly to the board at least once a year on:
(1) the activities of the division; and
(2) the response of the department to recommendations made by the division.
(d) The director shall report directly to the board on other matters at the times required by board policy.
(e) Expired.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.003. eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.0081 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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