HOUSE BILL No. 5457

 

February 4, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Palmer and referred to the Committee on Education.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The revised school code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 622a.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 622a.  (1) In addition to the annual audit required                    

                                                                                

2   under section 622, an intermediate school district is subject to            

                                                                                

3   an audit by the department of treasury under this section.                  

                                                                                

4       (2) The department of treasury shall conduct random financial               

                                                                                

5   audits of intermediate school districts under this section as               

                                                                                

6   follows:                                                                    

                                                                                

7       (a) The department of treasury shall select the intermediate                

                                                                                

8   school districts to be audited under this section on a random               

                                                                                

9   basis.                                                                      

                                                                                

10      (b) The department of treasury shall establish a date each                  

                                                                                

11  year on which it announces the intermediate school districts that           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   will be audited that year, and shall make that announcement on              

                                                                                

2   that date.  The department of treasury shall begin the audits               

                                                                                

3   within 2 business days after the announcement.                              

                                                                                

4       (c) The department of treasury shall audit at least 5                       

                                                                                

5   intermediate school districts under this section every 2 years.             

                                                                                

6       (d) An intermediate school board and intermediate school                    

                                                                                

7   district officials shall provide all information requested by the           

                                                                                

8   department of treasury auditors and shall cooperate with them to            

                                                                                

9   the fullest extent possible.                                                

                                                                                

10      (e) The department of treasury shall submit a report of each                

                                                                                

11  audit conducted under this section to the senate and house                  

                                                                                

12  standing committees having jurisdiction over education                      

                                                                                

13  legislation.