The commission must make several recommendations in its report on a state agency, include estimated fiscal impact, and have draft legislation prepared; it may also recommend appropriation levels. The state auditor may examine the recommendations under stated conditions.
Sec. 325.012. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) In its report on a state agency, the commission shall: (1) make recommendations on the abolition, continuation, or reorganization of each affected state agency and its advisory committees and on the need for the performance of the functions of the agency and its advisory committees; (2) make recommendations on the consolidation, transfer, or reorganization of programs within state agencies not under review when the programs duplicate functions performed in agencies under review; (3) make recommendations to improve the operations of the agency, its policy body, and its advisory committees, including management recommendations that do not require a change in the agency's enabling statute; (4) make recommendations on the continuation or abolition of each reporting requirement imposed on the agency by law; and (5) after consulting the Legislative Budget Board, make recommendations to improve the agency's key performance measures through the addition, amendment, or removal of the performance measures and related targets, including those listed in the General Appropriations Act. (b) The commission shall include the estimated fiscal impact of its recommendations and may recommend appropriation levels for certain programs to improve the operations of the state agency, to be forwarded to the Legislative Budget Board. (c) The commission shall have drafts of legislation prepared to carry out the commission's recommendations under this section. (d) After the legislature acts on the report under Section 325.010, the commission shall present to the state auditor the commission's recommendations that do not require a statutory change to be put into effect. Based on a risk assessment and subject to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the examination in the audit plan under Section 321.013, the state auditor may examine the recommendations and include as part of the next approved audit of the agency a report on whether the agency has implemented the recommendations and, if so, in what manner. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 1.07, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (S.B. 1618), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 1781), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 360 (H.B. 12), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.