SB257
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Retain original provisions, except, make technical changes to provisions regarding funds available to the Auditor; amend KRS 43.010 to expand the definition of "state agency"; amend KRS 43.030 to rename the assistant auditor the deputy auditor and revise qualifications; amend KRS 43.050 to revise duties of the Auditor to make special audits and investigations if requested; amend KRS 43.080 to include gender-neutral language and expand the auditor's authority regarding investigations; amend KRS 43.990 to include agency premises as an area subject to examination; establish procedures for adjudication of guilt for disobedience of subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, and refusal to testify.
Introduced: February 18, 2025
Last action: March 6, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill updates the laws governing Kentucky's Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts. It broadens the definition of which government bodies count as "state agencies," expands the Auditor's authority to conduct special investigations, and sets up formal procedures for handling situations where someone refuses to comply with an auditor's subpoena or testify. These changes give the Auditor stronger tools to oversee how public funds and agencies are managed. Who it may affect: state government agencies and their employees, and members of the public who interact with state auditing processes.
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