12D.8  Annual audited financial report to governor and general assembly.
  1.  a.  The treasurer of state shall submit an annual audited financial report, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, on the operations of the trust by November 1 to the governor and the general assembly.
  b.  The annual audit shall be made either by the auditor of state or by an independent certified public accountant designated by the auditor of state and shall include direct and indirect costs attributable to the use of outside consultants, independent contractors, and any other persons who are not state employees.
  2.  The annual audit shall be supplemented by all of the following information prepared by the treasurer of state:
  a.  Any related studies or evaluations prepared in the preceding year.
  b.  A summary of the benefits provided by the trust including the number of participants and beneficiaries in the trust.
  c.  Any other information which is relevant in order to make a full, fair, and effective disclosure of the operations of the trust.
98 Acts, ch 1172, §8; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201