HI SCR62

Requests the State Auditor, in collaboration with the State Procurement Office if necessary, to conduct a financial and management audit of the Department of Taxation's tax system modernization project initiated in 2015 with a projected completion date of 2020.

Directs the audit to focus on the project's contracts and procurement procedures, with particular attention to a $1,431,000 contract with AdvanTech, LLC hired to oversee the $60,000,000 project as an independent verification and validation consultant.

Requires investigation of allegations that AdvanTech was instructed by Department of Taxation officials to alter an independent, contractually-mandated report and to identify responsible parties for potential contract violations.

Authorizes the Auditor to use full constitutional and statutory powers, including subpoena authority, to compel witness testimony and document production for the audit.

Requires the Auditor to submit audit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019.