A. Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority shall, in its annual report, account for:
1. The manner in which the purpose as described in Section 5062.1 et seq. of this title has been carried out by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority;
2. A list of all bonds issued by the Authority and an itemized list of costs of issuance and an evaluation of the extent to which the purposes of the bond proceeds have been realized;
3. A list of all loans made by the Authority and a description of projects financed;
4. Documentation and estimates of jobs created and jobs preserved as a result of loans made by the Authority;
5. Estimates of the multiplier effects on the local and/or statewide economy of loans made by the Authority;
6. An analysis by size, sector and location of the targeting of loans by the Authority to agricultural enterprises, industrial enterprises, and to the state and any of its political subdivisions;
7. A preliminary financial report showing the financial condition of the Authority at the end of the fiscal year; provided, an independent audit in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles shall be undertaken by an accounting firm or individual holding a permit to practice public accounting in this state and shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Oklahoma Futures and the Office of the State Auditor and Inspector in accordance with the requirements set forth for financial statement audits in Section 212A of this title. The audit shall include:
8. Policy recommendations for programs which will enhance the economic growth and development of the state.
B. All public accountants and certified public accountants, as a condition of being approved by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to perform the annual independent audit required pursuant to this section, shall comply with the most recent "Governmental Auditing Standards" of the Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions, issued by the United States General Accounting Office. A copy of the peer review performed in accordance with the above standards shall be filed with the Authority. Should the results of the peer review indicate that material deficiencies exist in the audit work performed by the reviewed auditing firm, the Oklahoma State Board of Public Accountancy shall so notify the Authority, which shall immediately remove the reviewed firm from any approved list of auditors maintained by the Authority for a period of at least two (2) years or until such time as the firm has demonstrated satisfactory correction of the deficiencies reported in the peer review.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 222, § 67, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 374, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989; Laws 1996, c. 290, § 19, eff. July 1, 1996.