Commission Agenda Item No. 1
Presenter: Sophia Williams

Action
Approval of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Fiscal Year 2020 Internal Audit Plan
November 7, 2019

I.        Executive Summary: Government Code chapter 2102, Internal Auditing, section 2102.008, Approval of Audit Plan and Audit Report states, “The annual audit plan developed by the internal auditor must be approved by the state agency’s governing board or by the administrator of a state agency if the state agency does not have a governing board.” 

II.       Discussion: The Office of Internal Audit requests the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s approval for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 audit projects listed in Exhibit A. 

III.      Recommendation: The staff recommends the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopt the following motion: 

"The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Approves the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department FY 2020 Internal Audit Plan as listed in Exhibit A."

Attachments – 1

  1. Exhibit A – TPWD FY 2020 Internal Audit Plan

Commission Agenda Item No. 1
Exhibit A

Proposed Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fiscal Year 2020 Internal Audit Plan

Projects Budgeted Hours
FY 2019 Carryover Projects 1425
FY 2020 New Projects  
Audit of Selected IT Systems and Processes 800
Audit of Selected Grants 500
Audit of Selected Contracts 500
Fiscal Controls of Selected State Parks (25) 2500
Orphan Boat Ramps 500
FY 2020 Follow-up of Internal and External Audit Recommendations 450
Advisory Projects  
   • Construction Change Order Process 300
   • Implementation of Legislative Required Actions 300
Special Projects and Investigations 200
Total 7475

List of Alternative Projects
Employee Off-Boarding Process Involving Division Systems
Audit of Selected Information Technology Systems-Boater/Hunter Education System