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| | | An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Program |
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| | | Evaluation and Government Accountability Laws |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §992, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §992, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 3 MRSA §994, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Adopt rules. To adopt rules, as long as the rules are | | not in conflict with the Joint Rules of the Legislature. By |
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