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