HB5592 - Relating to state auditing of institutions of higher education on complying on certain uses of funds appropriated by the Legislature.

      By: A. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 5592       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to state auditing of institutions of higher education on   complying on certain uses of funds appropriated by the Legislature.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 51.3525, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (g) and (h) to be read as follows:          (g)  The state auditor shall periodically conduct a   compliance audit of each institution of higher education to   determine whether the institution has spent state money funds   appropriated by the Legislature for the fiscal year in violation of   this section. The state auditor shall adopt a schedule by which the   state auditor will conduct compliance audits under this subsection.   The schedule must ensure that each institution of higher education   is audited at least once every four years.          (h)  If the state auditor determines pursuant to a compliance   audit conducted under Subsection (g) that an institution of higher   education has spent state money funds appropriated by the   Legislature for the fiscal year in violation of this section, the   institution:                (1)  must cure the violation not later than the 180th   day after the date on which the determination is made; and                (2)  if the institution fails to cure the violation   during the period described by Subdivision (1), is ineligible to   receive formula funding increases, institutional enhancements, or   exceptional items during the state fiscal biennium immediately   following the state fiscal biennium in which the determination is   made.          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. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.