RS 16.13 - Compliance auditing
A. All state agencies shall submit to the commissioner comprehensive data sufficient to comply with the provisions of this Subpart. This data shall be of the type, extent, format, frequency, and timing specified by the commissioner.
B. Internal auditors of state agencies required to have an internal audit function shall report to the commissioner any findings of state agencies, contractors, grantees, vendors, or recipients of state funding that are not in compliance with the requirements of this Subpart.
C. The commissioner shall report agency noncompliance with this Subpart to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on at least a quarterly basis.
D.(1) The legislative auditor shall perform periodic and unscheduled reviews of state agencies, contractors, grantees, vendors, or recipients of state funds to ensure compliance with this Subpart. The auditor shall report to the commissioner and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget any audit finding of noncompliance with the requirements of this Subpart.
(2) The auditor shall submit to the commissioner for publication on the website, all audits performed as authorized by a state agency contract, expenditure, or incentive expenditure.
E. Any state agency whose internal audit or legislative audit contains findings indicating a violation of the constitution or laws of this state or findings of fraud, waste, and abuse, shall be subject to periodic and unscheduled investigative audits by the internal auditor or the legislative auditor for a probationary period of not less than three years.
Acts 2018, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.