Amend amendment 31A, bearing document number 3579R067.EB.LKG, as and if amended, by inserting an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:
/ SECTION __. Section 57-1-360 of the 1976 code is repealed. /
Further amend, amendment 31A, bearing document number 3579R067.EB.LKG, as and if amended, by inserting an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:
/ Section ___A. Chapter 6, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-6-110.(A) There is established within the Office of Inspector General a division that provides the exclusive internal audit function for the Department of Transportation. The division shall be headed by a director who is appointed by the Inspector General. The director must be a Certified public Accountant and possess any other experience the Inspector General may require.
(B)(1) The Division must establish, implement, and maintain the exclusive internal audit function of all Department of Transportation activities.
(2) The audits performed by the division must comply with recognized governmental auditing standards. The department and any entity contracting with the department must fully cooperate with the division in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities and must timely produce all requested information, including, but not limited to books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records the division considers necessary in connection with an internal audit. All final audit reports must be submitted to the Department of Transportation Commission, the Secretary of Transportation, the Joint Transportation Review Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the chairman of the House of Representatives Education and Public Works Committee, and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee before being made public.
(3) The Inspector General is vested with the exclusive management and control of the division.
(C) The department must reimburse the Inspector General for all reasonable expenses associated with the operation and management of the division."
B. This SECTION takes effect sixty days after the effective date of this act. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.