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IN HB1104
Bill
Status
5/5/2015
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Lehman
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AI Summary
HEA 1104 Summary
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Changes state board of accounts audit frequency from mandatory annual examinations to risk-based examination schedules determined by the board and approved by the audit committee, allowing examinations as infrequently as every 4 years for certain entities.
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Eliminates the requirement that the state examiner annually furnish printed forms and instructions to reporting officers, modernizing reporting procedures.
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Permits (rather than requires) unannounced examinations to be conducted without notice to officers and employees, giving auditors more discretion.
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Restricts access to examination workpapers and investigation records to only authorized individuals (state board employees, audit committee, law enforcement, attorney general, and U.S. representatives), protecting confidentiality.
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Creates a new process allowing certain audited entities with internal control departments to opt out of state board audits and hire certified public accountants instead, subject to state board approval and compliance with state guidelines.
Legislative Description
Financial examinations and the state board of accounts. Permits the state board of accounts to determine the frequency with which the state board of accounts conducts financial examinations based on risk based criteria approved by the audit and financial reporting subcommittee of the legislative council. Eliminates the requirement that the state examiner must annually furnish forms and instructions to reporting officers. Specifies that certain examinations by the state board of accounts may (rather than must, under current law) be made without notice. Provides that the state board of accounts may only release examination workpapers and investigation records to certain persons.
Last Action
Public Law 181
5/5/2015