TITLE: Relating to an audit of funds received by certain entities under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund health or public safety programs.

SUMMARY: Relating to an audit of funds received by certain entities under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund health or public safety programs.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to an audit of funds received by certain entities under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund health or public safety programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) The state auditor shall conduct an audit of the management and expenditure of funds received by a state agency or a municipality under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. No. 111-5) for the purpose of funding health or public safety programs or activities. (b) The state auditor shall create a report of the audit conducted under Subsection (a), publish the report on the state auditor's Internet website, and distribute the report to the members of the legislature on or before December 1, 2018. SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2019. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.