H233 - State Auditor/Local Finance Officer Amendments. (SL 2019-19)

Overview: S.L. 2019-19 does all of the following:

• Requires non-State entities that receive State funds to post the State Auditor's hotline telephone number. This provision became effective July 1, 2019.
• Amends various statutes related to the Office of the State Auditor, as requested by the Office of the State Auditor.
• Amends the powers and duties of the finance officer appointed by a local government or public authority.
• Grants the Local Government Commission authority to establish minimum qualifications for a finance officer, require a finance officer to undergo training in certain circumstances, and require a local government or public authority to contract with outside entities due to deficiencies in complying with local government finance laws.

Except as otherwise provided herein, this act became effective June 3, 2019.