HI SCR54

Requests the State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance and management audit of the Department of Public Safety, which has not received such a full audit in recent history.

Audit must include minimum review of five offices: Office of the Director, Civil Rights Compliance Office, Personnel Management Office, Fiscal Office, and Mental Health Services of the Health Care Division.

Audit must examine hiring and staffing practices including applicant screening, conflicts of interest, favoritism, and employee morale; handling of internal complaints and lawsuits; and contracting and procurement practices.

Audit must assess the Department's ability to provide mental health services to inmates and pre-trial detainees, including efforts to fill staffing vacancies in mental health service positions.

Auditor must submit a report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2020 Regular Session convenes.