§ 8012. Duties of the Office
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 62. Public FinanceEffective: May 24, 2019
Effective: May 24, 2019
62 Okl.St.Ann. § 8012
§ 8012. Duties of the Office
The oversight committee, subject to the direction of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall ensure that the functions performed by the Office pursuant to the provisions of this subsection do not duplicate those of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations and Budget and their respective staffs.
B. The Office shall further conduct performance evaluations and may conduct independent comprehensive performance audits. The oversight committee created in Section 3 of this act1 may periodically identify specific executive branch agencies, or programs, activities or functions within executive branch agencies, for which the Office shall conduct a performance evaluation or independent comprehensive performance audit.
C. As used in this act, “performance evaluation” means an examination of a program, activity or function of an executive branch agency, conducted in accordance with applicable government auditing standards or auditing and evaluation standards of other appropriate authoritative bodies. The term includes, but is not limited to, an examination of issues related to:
D. As used in this act, “independent comprehensive performance audit (ICPA)” includes, but is not limited to, a review and analysis of the economy, efficiency, effectiveness and compliance of the policies, management, fiscal affairs and operations of state agencies, divisions, programs and accounts. The results of an ICPA may be used by the Legislature to implement the best budgeting and policy-making practices for government services to run in the most cost-effective way. The Office may, at the direction of the oversight committee and subject to the approval of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, contract with a private company, nonprofit organization or academic institution to assist with an independent comprehensive performance audit or for professional consulting and administrative support services. The Office may, but shall not be required to, contract with the Office of the State Auditor and Inspector to conduct any ICPA. The Office shall develop the scope of services for a request for proposals issued, for professional services necessary to complete each ICPA. Prior to entering into any contract, the Office shall obtain no less than three separate bids for the auditing services, unless the Office determines that fewer than three entities meet the qualifications to bid to perform such services as set forth by the Office. The cost of the contract shall be paid by the Legislative Services Bureau.
An independent comprehensive performance audit shall address but not be limited to the following topics:
Credits
Laws 2019, c. 451, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 2019.
Footnotes
Title 62, § 8013.
62 Okl. St. Ann. § 8012, OK ST T. 62 § 8012
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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