07 HB91/SCSFA/1
SENATE
SUBSTITUTE TO HB91
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts generally, so as to
require annual reports on state agencies; to provide for the contents of such
reports; to provide for the time of submitting such reports; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Department of Audits and Accounts generally, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
"50-6-10.
(a)
On or before September 30, 2007, and on or before September 30 of each following
year, the state auditor shall file with the Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the
House, the chairpersons of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the House
Committee on Appropriations, the House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight
Committee, House Budget Office, and Senate Budget and Evaluation Office a report
covering the immediately preceding fiscal year that contains the information
required by this Code section.
(b)
The report required by this Code section shall contain:
(1)
A listing of all revenue received by each agency, the statutory basis for
collection, the amount collected, expended, or reserved, and a reconciliation of
the revenue balance. If the revenue source is a federal fund, the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance number shall be included. The list shall be
itemized by program as they appear in the General Appropriations
Act;
(2)
For any program itemized pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection that
directly provides health care services or benefits, a listing by category of
assistance of the unduplicated recipients served and the total expenditures
associated with the category of assistance; and
(3)
For the following reports, an electronic document or access to the state
accounting system shall be sufficient:
(A)
A list of all written contracts entered into by the agency during the
immediately preceding fiscal year which call for the agency to expend at any
time in the aggregate more than $50,000.00;
(B)
A list of any employment or consultant contracts, whether or not in writing,
under which the employee or consultant is to be compensated more than
$20,000.00, including direct and indirect or deferred benefits. When a person
or firm, whose salary or fee is reportable under this subparagraph, shall have
his or her compensation increased at any time, the amount of such increase and
the total new rate shall be reported for the period in which the increase takes
effect. The list of contracts shall state the anticipated amount of funds to be
paid thereunder or the formula for determining such amount;
(C)
A list of the names of each person, firm, or corporation that has received from
the agency during the immediately preceding fiscal year payments in excess of
$20,000.00, including the amount paid to such person, firm, or corporation
during such period; and
(D)
A list of consultant expenses and other professional services expenses; salaries
and expenses of full-time and part-time employees and board members; and
payments rendered by outside companies or agencies to the agency for any and all
services. Social security numbers shall not be used as employee identifiers in
these reports."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.