HF 1332

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/30/2011 12:25pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; modifying provisions governing the legislative
auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 37.06; Laws 2010, chapter
361, article 3, section 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 37.06, is amended to read:

37.06 SECRETARY; LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; DUTIES; REPORT.

The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the annual meetings
of the State Agricultural Society and all meetings of the board of managers and any
committee of the board, keep all accounts of the society other than those kept by the
treasurer of the society, and perform other duties as directed by the board of managers. On
or before December 31 each year, the secretary shall report to the governor for the fiscal
year ending October 31 all the proceedings of the society during the current year and its
financial condition as appears from its books. This report must contain a full, detailed
statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year.

The books and accounts of the society for the fiscal year must be examined and
audited annually by new text begin an independent auditor, either a private auditor or new text end the legislative
auditor. new text begin If the audit is conducted by the legislative auditor, new text end the cost of the examination
must be paid by the society to the state and credited to the general fund.

A summary of this examination, certified by the deleted text begin legislative deleted text end auditor, must be
appended to the secretary's report, along with the deleted text begin legislative deleted text end auditor's recommendations
and the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the society held following the secretary's
report, including addresses made at the meeting as directed by the board of managers. The
summary, recommendations, and proceedings must be printed in the same manner as the
reports of state officers. Copies of the report must be printed annually and distributed as
follows: to each society or association entitled to membership in the society, to each
newspaper in the state, and the remaining copies as directed by the board of managers.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 8, is amended to read:

Sec. 8. USE OF CARRYFORWARD.

The restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, on the use of money carried
forward from one biennium to another shall not apply to money the legislative auditor
carried forward from the deleted text begin previous deleted text end biennium deleted text begin for use in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 deleted text end new text begin ending
June 30, 2009, or the biennium ending June 30, 2011 new text end . The legislative auditor may use the
carry forward money for costs related to the conduct of audits related to funds authorized
in the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, section 15 new text begin and audits related to the institutions,
offices, and functions of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end