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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 11.2, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new unnumbered paragraphs: 1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The auditor of state shall at 1 4 all times, with regard to all state officers, departments, and 1 5 persons receiving or expending state funds, have access to and 1 6 the right to examine all papers, books, records, documents, 1 7 and other instrumentalities, however maintained, that are used 1 8 in the performance of statutory duties or in relation to the 1 9 use of state funds. All state officers, departments, and 1 10 persons receiving or expending state funds shall cooperate 1 11 with the auditor and shall make available such papers, books, 1 12 records, documents, and other instrumentalities. 1 13 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. If information sought by the 1 14 auditor of state is required to be kept confidential, the 1 15 auditor shall have access to the information, but shall 1 16 maintain the confidentiality of the information, and shall be 1 17 subject to the same penalties for dissemination of the 1 18 information as the lawful custodian of the information. 1 19 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The auditor may issue subpoenas 1 20 for production of any papers, books, records, documents, and 1 21 other instrumentalities to which the auditor is authorized to 1 22 have access. If any person subpoenaed refuses to produce the 1 23 subpoenaed material, the auditor may apply to the district 1 24 court having jurisdiction over that person for the enforcement 1 25 of the subpoena. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill establishes a right of the state auditor to 1 28 access to the documents of other state offices and departments 1 29 that are relevant to the auditor's statutory obligation to 1 30 annually audit each state department. The offices and 1 31 departments are expressly required to provide such access. 1 32 The right of access is enforceable by subpoena. The auditor 1 33 is obligated to maintain the confidentiality of any documents 1 34 reviewed, and is subject to penalty for failing to observe any 1 35 confidentiality. These rights are modeled upon the statutory 2 1 rights to review documents that are currently available to the 2 2 legislative fiscal bureau. 2 3 LSB 4401SC 76 2 4 jls/cf/24
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