The Auditors of Public Accounts shall biennially conduct a compliance audit of each quasi-public agency's activities during the agency's two fiscal years preceding each such audit or contract with a person, firm or corporation for any such audit or audits. Each such audit shall determine whether the quasi-public agency has complied with its regulations concerning affirmative action, personnel practices, the purchase of goods and services, the use of surplus funds and the distribution of loans, grants and other financial assistance. Each audit shall include a review of all or a representative sample of the agency's activities in such areas during the relevant fiscal years. The Auditors of Public Accounts shall submit each audit report to the Governor. Each quasi-public agency shall pay the cost of conducting such biennial compliance audit of the agency.
(P.A. 88-266, S. 41, 46; P.A. 03-133, S. 2; P.A. 10-172, S. 1; P.A. 17-60, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 03-133 required Auditors of Public Accounts to conduct or contract for audit, instead of requiring quasi-public agency board of directors to contract for audit, required Auditors of Public Accounts to submit copies of audit report to Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, said committee to prepare and submit assessment of audit report and copy of audit report to General Assembly, and required quasi-public agencies to pay for audits, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 10-172 changed annual audit to biennial audit, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 17-60 deleted provisions re Auditors of Public Accounts to submit copies of audit report to Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee and committee to prepare assessment of audit report, effective July 1, 2017.