To determine the practicability and effectiveness of the audits and audit guide, the Controller shall, on an annual basis, review and monitor the audit reports performed by independent auditors. The Controller shall determine whether audit reports are in conformance with reporting provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 14503 and shall notify each local education agency, office of the responsible county superintendent of schools, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Finance, and the auditor regarding each determination. The local education agency or the county superintendent of schools contracting for the financial and compliance audit shall include a statement that will provide the Controller access to audit working papers.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1128, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)