Legislative audit committee adopts rules, discusses role, audit priorities

The Joint Committee on Legislative Audits adopted committee rules by voice vote and opened an informational orientation on the committee’s duties and work plan on Jan. 27, 2025, the committee’s co-chair announced.

The rules adoption mattered because it clarifies how the committee will operate this session and includes a change allowing a co-chair, in the absence of a quorum, to assign one or more members to receive public testimony. Paul Siebert, deputy legislative fiscal officer with the Legislative Fiscal Office, told members the new rule aligns the committee with the procedure other joint committees use.

Committee members discussed what the committee should do beyond receiving audits prepared by the Secretary of State. Paul Siebert summarized the committee’s statutory duties, including reviewing audits, setting priorities for performance and program audits in conjunction with the Secretary of State, monitoring implementation of…