Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Internal Audit Plan

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Executive Summary: Staff seeks approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 internal audit plan.

Resumen ejecutivo: El personal busca la aprobación del plan de auditoría interna para el año fiscal 2026.

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Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Internal Audit Plan
August 21, 2025

I. Executive Summary: Staff seeks approval of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 internal audit plan.

II. Discussion: Texas Government Code section 2102.008 provides that a state agency’s annual audit plan developed by the internal auditor must be approved by the agency’s governing board. The Office of Internal Audit requests Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission) approval of the FY 2026 audit projects.

III. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Commission adopt the following motion:

“The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approves the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department FY 2026 Proposed Internal Audit Plan as listed in Exhibit A.”

Attachment – 1

1. Exhibit A – TPWD FY 2026 Proposed Internal Audit Plan

Commission Agenda Item No. 3
Exhibit A

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Internal Audit Plan

Projects	Budgeted Hours
FY 2025 Carryover Projects
Audit of TPWD Friends Group Oversight Processes	165
Audit of Fuel Charges	185
	350
FY 2026 New Projects
Assurance
Fiscal Control Audit of 3 Selected State Parks	450
Audit of Law Enforcement (LE) and Communications Key Performance Measures	300
Audit of TPWD’s Surplus Process	500
Audit of Selected Pass-Through Grants	675
Audit of the Centennial Fund Process and Controls	500
Audit of the Minor Repair and Job Order Contracting (JOC) Programs	700

IT/Cybersecurity Projects
Data Governance and Records Retention Review	450
IT Asset Management/Shadow IT Advisory	500

Advisories
Ethics Disclosures and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Fee Schedule Advisory	500
Boat Registration and Titling System (BRT) Rewrite	50

Administrative and Special Projects
FY 25 Annual Report	80
Code of Criminal Procedure Ch. 59 – LE Seizures and Forfeitures	80
Semiannual Follow-up of Internal and External Audit Recommendations due during Q3 and Q4 of FY 25	150
Semiannual Follow-up of Internal and External Audit Recommendations due during Q1 and Q2 of FY 26	150
Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Preparation	450
Annual Risk Assessment and Annual Audit Plan	350
Special Projects, Investigations, Liaison Activities	500
	6385
Total Hours	6735

List of Alternative Projects

1) Travel Voucher Process Audit

2) Hiring Process Efficiency Audit

3) Employee and Vendor Review

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