State auditor warns of rising deficiency requests, recommends modernizing budgetary controls
The state auditor presented a transparency report finding growing deficiency appropriations and recommended statutory clarifications, increased allotment frequency, and greater DFA authority to enforce budget controls.
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The state auditor told the Senate Finance Committee Feb. 4 that deficiency appropriations — one‑time requests to cover agencies’ prior overspending or unexpected shortfalls — have increased and that statutory language and budgetary controls have not kept pace with modern accounting systems.
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