BILL NUMBER: AB 1305	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 21, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gray

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to  amend Section 8546.3 of   add
Section 8546.11 to  the Government Code, relating to the
California State Auditor.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1305, as amended, Gray. The California State Auditor: 
duties.   duties: random auditor.  
   Existing statutory law establishes the California State Auditor's
Office, which is headed by the California State Auditor and has
specified statutory duties, including the performance of statutorily
mandated audits.  
   This bill would authorize the California State Auditor, in
addition to any other duties prescribed by law, to conduct audits of
5 state departments each year, based on a random sampling methodology
developed by the office.  
   Existing law requires the California State Auditor to examine and
report annually upon the financial statements prepared by the
executive branch of the state, as specified.  
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 8546.11 is added to the 
 Government Code  , to read:  
   8546.11.  In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the
California State Auditor shall conduct audits of five state
departments each year, based on a random sampling methodology
developed by the office.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 8546.3 of the Government
Code is amended to read:
   8546.3.  The California State Auditor shall examine and report
annually upon the financial statements prepared by the executive
branch of the state so that the Legislature and the public will be
informed of the adequacy of those financial statements in compliance
with generally accepted accounting principles. In making that
examination, the California State Auditor may make the audit
examination of accounts and records, accounting procedures, and
internal auditing performance that he or she determines to be
necessary to disclose all material facts necessary to proper
reporting under the federal Single Audit Act of 1984 (31 U.S.C. Sec.
7501 et seq.) and the purposes set forth in Section 8521.5.