House File 2565 H-8258 Amend House File 2565 as follows: 1 1. Page 18, after line 33 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 AUDITOR OF THE STATE FUNDING 4 Sec. ___. Section 11.5A, Code 2022, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 11.5A Audit or examination —— costs. 7 When requested by the auditor of state, the department 8 of management shall transfer from any unappropriated funds 9 in the state treasury an amount not exceeding the expenses 10 and prorated salary costs already paid to perform audits or 11 examinations of state departments and agencies, the offices 12 of the judicial branch, and federal financial assistance as 13 defined in the federal Single Audit Act, 31 U.S.C. §7501, et 14 seq., received by all other departments , as listed in section 15 11.5B , for which payments by agencies have not been made. Upon 16 payment by the departments, the auditor of state shall credit 17 the payments to the state treasury. 18 Sec. ___. Section 11.5B, Code 2022, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 11.5B Repayment of audit expenses by state departments and 21 agencies. 22 The auditor of state shall be reimbursed by a the department 23 or agency for performing all audits or examinations of the 24 following state departments or agencies, or funds received by a 25 department or agency : . 26 1. Department of commerce. 27 2. Department of human services. 28 3. State department of transportation. 29 4. Iowa department of public health. 30 5. State board of regents. 31 6. Department of agriculture and land stewardship. 32 7. Iowa veterans home. 33 8. Department of education. 34 9. Department of workforce development. 35 -1- HF 2565.3965 (1) 89 es/tm 1/ 2 #1.
10. Department of natural resources. 1 11. Offices of the clerks of the district court of the 2 judicial branch. 3 12. The Iowa public employees’ retirement system. 4 13. Federal financial assistance, as defined in the federal 5 Single Audit Act , 31 U.S.C. §7501, et seq. , received by all 6 other departments. 7 14. Department of administrative services. 8 15. Office of the chief information officer. 9 Sec. ___. Section 11.5C, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 2. If the state department that is the subject of the review 12 is listed in section 11.5B , the The state department shall 13 reimburse the auditor of state for the cost of the review and 14 any subsequent assistance provided by the auditor of state. 15 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 11.5D Billing rates for state 16 auditors. 17 The auditor of state shall annually adopt rules in 18 accordance with chapter 17A to establish the hourly billing 19 rate at which audit services are performed by state auditors 20 as described in section 11.31. Any increase in the billing 21 rates is subject to review by the administrative rules review 22 committee pursuant to section 17A.8. > 23 2. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal 24 references as necessary. 25 ______________________________ HUNTER of Polk -2- HF 2565.3965 (1) 89 es/tm 2/ 2 #2.