An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1046 By: Kerbs of the House
and
Montgomery of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011,
Section 22-108, which relates to school district
audits; requiring posting of most recent audit on
school district website for public inspection; and
providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 22 -108, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 22-108. A. Each audit of the financial statements of a
school district required by the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law
shall be completed and the auditor 's opinion thereon shall be
submitted by the firm to the district board of education within nine
(9) months after the close of the fiscal year of the district board
of education.
B. One copy of the auditor 's opinions and related financial
statements shall be maintained by the district board of education as
a public record for public inspection at all reasonable times at the
office of the district board of education. A copy or a hyperlink to
a copy of the most recent audit shall be posted on the front page of
the school district website for public inspection. All records
shall be kept at least five (5) years.
C. The district board of education shall forward a copy of the
auditor's opinions and related financial statements to the State
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(30) days after receipt of the audit. Th e State Board of Education
shall retain such copy in its office as a public record where it
shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable times.
D. The State Board of Education may make inquiries it deems
necessary to determine that each dis trict board of education is
properly complying with the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law. If
within eleven (11) months after the end of the fiscal year of the
school district a copy of the auditor 's opinions and related
financial statements has not been r eceived by the State Board of
Education and by the State Auditor and Inspector, an inquiry shall
be made by the State Auditor and Inspector as to why such auditor 's
opinions and related financial statements have not been filed,
pursuant to the provisions o f Section 212A of Title 74 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. Should the State Auditor and Inspector find that
the district board of education has failed to cause an annual audit
of the financial statements and compliance requirements of the
school district to be commenced, the State Auditor and Inspector
shall make a written demand on the board to complete and file such
annual audit of the financial statements and compliance requirements
of the school district within thirty (30) days of the date of such
demand.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 20 21.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 13th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of S tate this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________