LD 1429, Page 2 - 121th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

transactions, or of ~~incompetence~~ unacceptable practices in

keeping accounts or handling funds or of any other improper

practice of financial administration, the State Auditor shall

report the same to the Governor and the Legislature immediately.

After reporting evidence of material weaknesses or reportable

conditions, the State Auditor shall provide for subsequent

review to ensure that those conditions are addressed in a timely

manner and report to the Governor and the Legislature to confirm

the status of the correction of those conditions. If the State

Auditor finds evidences of illegal transactions, the State

Auditor shall immediately report those transactions both to the

Governor and to the Attorney General. All such evidences must

be included in the annual reports of the State Auditor and the

State Auditor may, at the State Auditor's discretion, make them

public at any time during the fiscal year.

SUMMARY

This bill:

1. Eliminates outdated language referring to county
estimates;

2. Changes the duties of the Department of Audit by
requiring the department to conduct inquiries, management
analysis, inspections of operations of state programs or other
research; and

3. Clarifies that the State Auditor does not perform
accounting functions for the State and the type of improper
accounting actions that must be reported to the Governor and
Legislature by the State Auditor.

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