The authority shall keep an accurate account of all its activities and of all its receipts and expenditures and shall report annually on such activities, receipts, and expenditures in the month of February to its members, to the governor, to the commission, and to the state auditor in a form prescribed by the controller. Also included in the report shall be any recommendations with reference to additional legislation, a financial analysis of the actuarial soundness of the prepaid expense trust fund if one was prepared, an accounting of any loans or transfers approved pursuant to section 23-3.1-205.4 (4), and other action that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the authority. The state auditor may investigate the affairs of the authority and may examine the properties and records of the authority, and the controller may prescribe methods of accounting and the rendering of periodical reports in relation to undertakings by the authority. The department of higher education shall adopt and prepare a budget for the authority for the next fiscal year. Beginning July 1, 2000, the fiscal year of the authority shall begin on July 1 and shall end on June 30. The authority shall not be required to comply with fiscal rules of the state of Colorado until July 1, 2000.
Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 822, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 341, § 5, effective March 29; entire section amended, p. 1091, § 4, effective May 28. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 430, § 11, effective April 22. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1286, § 14, effective May 26. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 552, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 572, § 22, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Amendments to this section in House Bill 81-1215 and House Bill 811020 were harmonized.