A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT relating to verification by the state auditor of compliance with statutory requirements such as conditions precedent, classifications, and similar eligibility or qualifying standards and providing the auditor access to information necessary for verification.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 147‑64.6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 147‑64.6.  Duties and responsibilities.
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(b)	The duties of the Auditor are independently to examine into and make findings of fact on whether State agencies:
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(6)	Are adhering to statutory requirements that include conditions precedent, classifications, and similar eligibility or qualifying standards to assure that statutory intent is carried out while the requirements are in effect.
(c)	The Auditor is responsible for the following acts and activities:
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(22)	Verification audits for compliance with statutory requirements, with or without advance notice to the organization or State agency being audited, which may be initiated at the discretion of the Auditor or as requested by the Governor or General Assembly.
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(e)	Access to Records. – The Auditor may examine the accounts and records of any organization or State agency relating to a verification audit for compliance with a statutory condition precedent, classification, or other similar eligibility or qualifying standard."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.