EXPLANATION: Allows an oversight agency to conduct or hire an outside auditing firm to conduct audits based on the recommendation by the State Inspector General for subsequent audits.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 561, after line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/ (GP: Inspector General Report) If an investigation performed by the office of the State Inspector General results in recommendations for subsequent audits or raises concerns supporting subsequent audits, the appropriate oversight agency may conduct or hire an outside auditing firm to conduct the audits. The audit process shall be overseen by the State Inspector General, in coordination with the oversight agency. The agency or political subdivision being audited must pay reasonable costs associated with the audit./

Amend totals and titles to conform.