LCO No. 212 1 of 2 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 614 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 212 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT Introduced by: SEN. CICARELLA, 34th Dist. AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE AND REQUIRING PERFORMANCE AUDITS BY THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 2 of the general statutes be amended to (1) reestablish the 1 Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to review 2 and audit state agency programs for efficiency, effectiveness, 3 performance and compliance; (2) require the Auditors of Public 4 Accounts to conduct performance audits of state agencies for efficiency, 5 effectiveness, performance and compliance and to produce reports on 6 their findings and recommendations; (3) require such committee to hold 7 a public hearing on completed reports and the Auditors of Public 8 Accounts to present their findings and recommendations to the 9 committee at such hearing; and (4) require the audited agency to attend 10 the hearing to respond to such recommendations and findings. 11 Statement of Purpose: To reinstate the Program Review and Investigations Committee and require the Auditors of Public Accounts to conduct performance audits Proposed Bill No. 614 LCO No. 212 2 of 2 of state agencies for efficiency, effectiveness, performance and compliance.