HJR 124 Summary

• Request the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to conduct an organizational review of the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, established in 1947 under the legislative branch.

• Review scope includes comparison of similar operations and best practices in other states, along with evaluation of the department's management practices, operations, procedures, and structure.

• Department of Examiners of Public Accounts received appropriations of $5,811,602 from the General Fund and $6,266,034 from the Education Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

• Direct the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to fully comply with all requests from the Joint Legislative Committee on Public Accounts during the NCSL collaboration.

• Goal is to improve the department's effectiveness, accountability, and transparency.