Texas § 327.004 SCOPE OF AUDIT.

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§ 327.004 — SCOPE OF AUDIT.

Texas § 327.004

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 327.004 (2026).

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Sec. 327.004. SCOPE OF AUDIT.

(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 fu

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Sec. 327.004. SCOPE OF AUDIT. (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.