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Audit commissioners discuss embargoes, release timing and OLA's upcoming audits; legislative auditor outlines process
Summary
Commission members emphasized that draft audit information is embargoed and should not be shared before public release. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall described the Office of the Legislative Auditor's briefing and release process and deputy auditors summarized planned 2025 audits and evaluations.
Commission members spent the bulk of the March 3 meeting debating protocols for release of special reviews, program evaluations and other OLA reports, emphasizing confidentiality of draft materials and the separation between legislative oversight and agency contact.
"We cannot divulge that information. It's embargoed...until the official report makes it public," said Senator Koran, urging colleagues to refrain from discussing draft findings with outside parties or agencies before a report's public release.
Legislative Auditor Judy Randall described OLA's current process for briefings and releases, saying the office offers verbal briefings to the full commission and to committee chairs and minority leads and that it has adopted a standard practice "to release it online at 9AM the day of the release, regardless of when the hearing is held." Randall said the practice grew from staff and logistical constraints…
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