| 1 | 1 | | 84R7666 AAF-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 650 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to audits of the music, film, television, and multimedia |
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| 8 | 8 | | fund. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 485, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 485.008 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 485.008. AUDITS OF MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND |
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| 13 | 13 | | MULTIMEDIA FUND. (a) The state auditor shall conduct |
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| 14 | 14 | | effectiveness, compliance, and economy and efficiency audits of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | music, film, television, and multimedia fund. As part of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | audits, the state auditor may determine whether: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) money is disbursed in compliance with the |
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| 18 | 18 | | requirements and purpose of this chapter; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) the office monitors grant recipients to determine |
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| 20 | 20 | | whether the recipients comply with the terms of any applicable |
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| 21 | 21 | | agreement and with the requirements of this chapter. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The office shall cooperate with the state auditor and |
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| 23 | 23 | | provide the state auditor with access to all records, confidential |
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| 24 | 24 | | or nonconfidential, necessary to conduct the audits under this |
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| 25 | 25 | | section. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (c) Not later than January 1, 2017, the state auditor shall |
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| 27 | 27 | | prepare a written report for the audits conducted under this |
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| 28 | 28 | | section and file the report in accordance with Section 321.014. The |
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| 29 | 29 | | report may include details on: |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) the grant approval process; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) the compliance of past and present grant |
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| 32 | 32 | | recipients with the terms of applicable agreements, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | requirements of this chapter, and any other relevant laws. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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