An Audit of Selected Agencies' Compliance with Contract Workforce Requirements
December 2004
Report Number 05-014
Overall Conclusion
Although none of the three agencies we audited was in complete compliance with the contract workforce requirements contained in a rider in the General Appropriations Act, each of the agencies had implemented some of the requirements. We audited workforce contracts at the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Youth Commission, and the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission. Each agency had developed a process for compliance, but improvements are needed to ensure that the intent of the rider requirements is addressed. The rider was designed to minimize the State's financial and legal risks.
We also audited selected workforce contracts at the three agencies to determine how effectively each agency was managing its contracts. The Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission were managing their workforce contracts effectively. However, we noted problems in the management of contracts at the Texas Workforce Commission. Effective contract management includes ensuring that contracts are well planned, are fairly procured, include necessary provisions, and are adequately monitored.
Also, self-reported fiscal year 2000 and 2003 contract workforce information that we tested in 2001 and 2004 may not be sufficiently accurate for it to be relied upon. The State Auditor's Office has been collecting this information from agencies and institutions of higher education since 2000.
We also noted that, during the last few years, many of the General Appropriations Act contract workforce requirements have been incorporated in other agency and institution of higher education reporting requirements.
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