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        CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
        AB 1102 (Lara)
        As Amended  August 29, 2011
        Majority vote

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        |ASSEMBLY:  |51-26|(May 23, 2011)  |SENATE: |23-12|(August 31,    |
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         Original Committee Reference:    B.,P. & C.P.  

         SUMMARY  :  Clarifies the authority of the State Auditor (SA) to 
        conduct audits of the judiciary, and includes all Bureau of State 
        Audits' (BSA) costs under their continuous appropriation authority.  

         The Senate amendments  : 

        1)Define "confidentiality of records or property" to mean the record 
          or property that may lawfully be kept confidential as a result of a 
          statutory or common law privilege or any other provision of law.

        2)Redefine "improper governmental activity" to also include: 

           a)   Violations of an executive order, court decision, State 
             Administrative Manual or State Contracting Manual; and, 

           b)   Gross misconduct, incompetency, or inefficiency.  

        3)Require a state agency to disclose the opportunity to submit 
          whistleblower complaints to the SA under the California 
          Whistleblower Protection Act whenever a state agency posts or 
          advertises the opportunity to submit complaints through a program 
          the agency administers. 

        4)Repeal obsolete provisions relating to the Auditor General's office 
          and duties.
           
        5)Repeal the requirement that the SA, Controller, and Department of 
          Finance prepare separate plans according to a division of specified 
          primary duties.

        6)Make clarifying and technical changes.

         EXISTING LAW  : 








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        1)Sets forth the duties and powers of BSA and makes reference to 
          audits and investigative audits. 

        2)Prohibits the SA or his or her employees from releasing to the 
          public, among other things, any papers, correspondence, or any 
          substantive information pertaining to any audit not completed.

         AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was substantially similar to the 
        version approved by the Senate.

         FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, 
        pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.

         Analysis Prepared by  :    Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916) 319-3301 
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