Sec. 321.010. FIRST ASSISTANT STATE AUDITOR. (a) The State Auditor may appoint a first assistant state auditor. (b) The first assistant state auditor shall: (1) perform the duties and assignments prescribed by the State Auditor; and (2) act as the State Auditor when the State Auditor is absent. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.