A. As a condition to the receipt of funds under this act, a contractor shall agree to file a report with the State Department of Health on or before ninety (90) days after the end of the agreement period as to the following:
1. Amount received as a contract and the expenditures made with the proceeds of the contract;
2. A description of the program offered and the number of individuals who initially participated in and completed the program; and
3. Specific elements of the program meeting the criteria set forth in the State Plan.
B. Any contractor failing to timely file the report required pursuant to this section shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Attorney General for repayment of the full amount of the contract expended.
C. The State Department of Health shall review and evaluate the reports of contractors required pursuant to this section and shall file a written report with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor on or before February 1 of each year on the status of the Tobacco Use Reduction Fund and the activities of the Fund for the fiscal year most recently ended. The report shall include the beginning and ending balance of the Fund for each fiscal year, payments or gifts received by the Fund, income earned and expenditures made, the name of each contractor and the amount of each contract made, the criteria used to award each contract, and whether the program implemented by each contractor met the criteria. The report shall be publicly available immediately upon its filing.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 275, § 8, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001.