Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:573 Primary Sponsor:Passailaigue Committee Number:15 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Highway Department,audit Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Computer Document Number:573 Introduced Date:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Passailaigue McConnell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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573 Senate Jan 31, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 15
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 57-11-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITOR TO DESIGNATE AN ACCOUNTANT OR FIRM TO AUDIT THE DEPARTMENT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROCEDURE TO SELECT THE ACCOUNTANT OR FIRM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 57-11-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 57-11-70. Beginning with the fiscal year which ends June 30, 1993, the The books and accounts of the Department department shall be audited at least once a year by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants, to be designated by the Governor State Auditor, and a report of the audit shall be made annually to the General Assembly. The costs and expenses of such annual audit shall be paid by the Department department out of its funds. The designation of a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants must be effectuated through a request for proposals embodying the competitive principles of the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.