Sec. 322.017.  EFFICIENCY REVIEW OF STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2056.001.
(b)  The board periodically may review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies, management, fiscal affairs, and operations of state agencies.
(c)  The board shall report the findings of the review and analysis to the governor and the legislature.
(d)  The legislature may consider the board's reports in connection with the legislative appropriations process.
(e)  Until the board has completed a review and analysis under this section, all information, documentary or otherwise, prepared or maintained in conducting the review and analysis or preparing the review report, including intra-agency and interagency communications and drafts of the review report or portions of those drafts, is excepted from required public disclosure as audit working papers under Section 552.116.  This subsection does not affect whether information described by this subsection is confidential or excepted from required public disclosure under a law other than Section 552.116.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 6.09, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 741 (H.B. 2753), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.