Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.

Added new Chapter 327 requiring mandatory efficiency audits of state agencies to evaluate economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of operations.

Removed original text that focused only on minor amendments to the Sunset Commission's review and reporting procedures.

Established that efficiency audits must be conducted during the two-year period beginning September 1, four years before a state agency is scheduled for abolition.

Created new definitions for 'efficiency audit', 'external auditor', and 'state agency' including explicit exclusion of river authorities.

Added requirement that audited agencies must pay costs incurred by the state auditor and submit implementation plans for audit recommendations.

Modified applicability to exclude river authorities from efficiency audit requirements while retaining them under Sunset Commission review.

Added new Section 327.005 requiring audit reports to be submitted to multiple legislative and executive officials and published online.