A. Each agency body responsible, pursuant to law, for governing and administering an agency shall review each audit report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 4 of this act and shall submit a written agency response regarding the audit pursuant to this section.
B. The written agency response shall include:
1. The name and address of the agency;
2. Identification of the audit performed and the name of the auditor;
3. Any changes implemented or changes proposed to an agency program, financial operation, management process or other agency operation as a result of the audit;
4. A plan of action for achieving any recommendation of the auditor;
5. A statement for each recommendation in the audit report explaining the reasons for not implementing such recommendation including, but not limited to, need for statutory changes to implement additional costs or a showing that the recommended change would not be a cost benefit to the agency or the state; and
6. Any other information requested by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or by a standing committee reviewing the audit.
C. The written response shall be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within thirty (30) days after the audit report has been submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 4 of this act.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 401, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.