TITLE: Recognizing May 2019 as International Internal Audit Awareness Month.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 2019 as International Internal Audit Awareness Month.

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WHEREAS, The observance of International Internal Audit Awareness Month in May 2019 provides an opportunity to recognize the many ways in which internal auditors help businesses, organizations, and government agencies accomplish their goals and fulfill their missions; and WHEREAS, Committed to objectivity and independence, internal auditors establish and enforce high standards for efficiency, effectiveness, and ethics; they use a systematic, disciplined approach to ensure that policies, procedures, and controls are in place and working appropriately; and WHEREAS, Employing a risk-based approach, internal auditors review and monitor an organization's processes and activities in order to protect assets and information; they detect and prevent fraud, security breaches, noncompliance, and inefficiencies that could imperil operations; and WHEREAS, Internal auditing is becoming an increasingly sophisticated field, requiring specialized knowledge, training, and education, and the Institute of Internal Auditors maintains a globally recognized code of ethics and standards to guide professionals; and WHEREAS, The work of internal auditors strengthens organizations and ensures that they are accountable to their stakeholders, whether those stakeholders are investors or the general public, and it is indeed fitting to recognize the crucial role they play; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 2019 as International Internal Audit Awareness Month. Sanford Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1514 was adopted by the House on May 8, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House