An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §992, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is amended to read:
5. Program evaluation. "Program evaluation" means an examination of any government program that includes performance audits, management analysis, inspections, operations or research or examinations of efficiency, effectiveness, or economy and, when determined necessary by the committee, financial audits and post-audits. All financial audits and post-audits must be performed by the Department of Audit or, if the Department of Audit is unable to perform the audit within the time frame established by the committee to complete the report, a qualified auditor.
Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §992, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:
5-A. Qualified auditor. "Qualified auditor" means an auditor who meets the education and experience requirements of the Office of State Auditor as defined in Title 5, section 241.
Sec. 3. 3 MRSA §994, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is amended to read:
10. Adopt rules. To adopt rules, as long as the rules are not in conflict with the Joint Rules of the Legislature. By January 1, 2005, the committee must develop a mission statement to be included in the rules.
Sec. 4. 3 MRSA §995, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is amended to read:
4. Annual report. The director shall prepare an annual report of the office's activities for each calendar year and shall submit that annual report to the committee and the Legislature no later than March 1st January 15th of each calendar year.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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