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Auditor General explains legal limits and request process for state audits
Summary
Committee members sought clarity on what the Auditor General can audit, how audits are initiated, and the office’s use of risk-based approaches; DeFoor described statutory limits and said audits may be requested by legislators, the governor, the public or other sources.
Representative Mustella and others asked the Auditor General to describe the office’s legal authority and how audit requests are initiated. Auditor General Timothy DeFoor said the office audits where state funds are used and can audit federal funds only when they pass through the state treasury. "We audit state funds and also federal funds that go through the treasure's office," DeFoor said, adding that funds coming directly from the federal government to a state department or other entity are generally outside his office’s…
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