OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-1071
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Primary Analyst: DC 4/18/21
Contributing Analyst(s): CP
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes various changes to statutes concerning the state
auditors that have no fiscal impact.
The bill explicitly prohibits state agencies from denying the auditors
access to their records or accounts. It requires state agencies to notify
the auditors at least 15 days before contracting for auditing services
and prohibits agencies from entering into these contracts until the
auditors advise whether they can perform the work instead.
Beginning October 1, 2021, the bill requires any executed, renewed,
or amended contract between a state contracting agency and a
contractor to contain a data access provision. This provision must
authorize the state agency to access any contract-related data that the
contractor possesses or controls upon demand and in the agency’s
prescribed format at no additional cost.
The bill also reduces the amount of time by which a municipality
must notify the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) of its
intention to acquire surplus state property from 120 days to 60 days.
This has no fiscal impact.
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State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None