Tex. Gov't Code Section 493.0052
Internal Audit Division


(a)

The board shall hire a director for the internal audit division. The employment of the director may be terminated only with the approval of the board.

(b)

The internal audit division shall conduct a program of internal auditing in accordance with Chapter 2102 (Internal Auditing). The program may include internal audits, contract audits, and community supervision and corrections department audits for the department. The division shall:

(1)

conduct recurring financial and management audits;

(2)

conduct internal audits to evaluate department programs and the economy and efficiency of those programs; and

(3)

recommend improvements in management and programs on the basis of evaluations made under this subsection.

(c)

The director of the internal audit division shall send reports, audits, evaluations, and recommendations to the board and to the executive director. The director shall report directly to the board at least once a year on:

(1)

the activities of the division; and

(2)

the response of the department to recommendations made by the division.

(d)

The director shall report directly to the board on other matters at the times required by board policy.

(e)

Expired.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.003. eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.0081 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 493.0052 — Internal Audit Division, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­493.­htm#493.­0052 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

493.001
Department Mission
493.002
Divisions
493.003
Community Justice Assistance Division
493.004
Institutional Division
493.005
Pardons and Paroles Division
493.006
Executive Director
493.007
Personnel
493.008
Audit by State Auditor
493.009
Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities
493.010
Contracts for Miscellaneous Housing
493.011
Consultant Contracts for Prison Construction
493.012
Historically Underutilized Businesses
493.013
Federal Funds Committee
493.014
Applicability of Certain Grievance Procedures
493.015
Identification of Deportable Aliens
493.016
Information of Public Interest
493.017
Reports on Sex Offender Treatment
493.018
Care of Terminally Ill Inmates
493.019
Enforcement Officers
493.020
Seal of Department
493.0021
Organizational Flexibility
493.021
Electronic Creation and Transmission of Documents
493.022
Polygraph Examination
493.023
Charitable Fund-raising
493.024
Application of Law Relating to Free Exercise of Religion
493.025
Notification of Court of Release
493.026
Certain Interagency Communications Prohibited
493.027
Management-employee Meetings
493.028
Inspector General Report on Criminal Offenses
493.029
Local and Regional Release and Discharge Procedure
493.030
Notice to Social Security Administration
493.031
Case Management Committees
493.032
Correctional Officer Training Related to Pregnant Inmates
493.033
Availability of Peer Support Services
493.034
Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program
493.035
Unclaimed Property Claims Filed on Behalf of Crime Victims
493.0051
State Jail Division
493.0052
Internal Audit Division
493.0053
Programs and Services Division
493.0071
Employee Exit Interviews
493.0081
Legislative Appropriations Request
493.0082
Disposition of Certain Financial Assets
493.0083
Program Evaluation Capability
493.0145
Identification of Inmates Subject to Arrest Warrant
493.0151
Dynamic Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders
493.0155
Proper Identification of Inmates Using Alias
493.0191
Administrative Subpoenas
493.0251
Victim Notification of Subsequent Felony

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 493.0052’s source at texas​.gov