OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOR/CORRECTIVE ACTION/PED.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 17 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 25, 2017
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO A FOLLOW-UP AUDIT ON AN UNDERPERFORMING STATE AGENCY, TO REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A STATE AGENCY'S FAILURE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION, AND TO REPORT ANNUALLY ON ALL FINDINGS OF DEFICIENCIES, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
Intro. by Davis, R. Turner.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Apr 11 2017)

SOG comments (2):

Identical bill

Identical to S 89, filed on 2/14/17.

Long Title Change

House committee substitute to the 1st edition made changes to the long title. The original title is as follows:

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP AUDIT ON AN UNDERPERFORMING STATE AGENCY, TO REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A STATE AGENCY'S FAILURE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION, AND TO REPORT ANNUALLY ON ALL FINDINGS OF DEFICIENCIES, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

H 17

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 8 2017 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Amends proposed GS 147-64.6E to require the State Auditor to conduct a follow-up audit one year (previously, six months) after submitting the recommendations to correct deficiencies, with the purpose of determining if the State agency has made significant progress in correcting the identified deficiencies. Further, amends the legislative action the State Auditor can recommend in the Auditor's report to the General Assembly to include directing (previously, inviting) the State agency to appear before a legislative committee to provide information regarding the cited deficiencies and actions the agency has taken to correct the deficiencies.

    Makes organizational changes. Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.


  • Summary date: Jan 25 2017 - View Summary

    Enacts GS 147-64.6E directing the State Auditor to include recommendations for the State agency in the audit report if a deficiency in meeting required practices, as specified in GS 147-64.6(b), is found. Further requires the State Auditor to conduct a follow-up audit six months after submitting the recommendations, with the purpose of determining if the State agency has made significant progress in correcting the identified deficiencies. If significant progress has not been made, then the State Auditor must submit a report to the Chairs of the Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee and to the Chairs of the House Appropriations Committee. Report must include the results of both the initial and follow-up audit with recommendations for legislative action. Specifies examples of legislative action that could be recommended in the report, including inviting the State agency to appear before a legislative committee to provide information about the cited deficiencies or adjusting the amount of State funds appropriated to the agency to implement the process or program that is the source of the deficiency.

    Enacts GS 147-64.6F requiring the State Auditor, beginning January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, to publish a report identifying all deficiencies found during the prior calendar year. Specifies that the report must (1) distinguish the deficiencies as far as they have resulted in financial loss to the State and involve a failure to comply with State law regarding the expenditure of public funds and (2) include all other findings.