Texas Local Government Code 172.010 – Audits
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(a) The trustees of the pool shall have the fiscal accounts and records of the risk pool audited annually by an independent auditor.
(b) The person who performs the audit must be a certified public accountant or public accountant licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 172.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The independent audit shall cover a pool’s fiscal year.
(d) The trustees of the pool shall file annually with the State Board of Insurance a copy of the audit report. The State Board of Insurance shall maintain the copies of the audit reports at a convenient location and shall make the copies of the audit reports available for public inspection during regular business hours. A person may request the State Board of Insurance to provide copies of any item included in an audit report on payment of the cost of providing the copies. The State Board of Insurance may adopt rules governing the time and manner for filing audit reports under this subsection and the procedures for filing, inspecting, and obtaining copies of audit reports.