Title 41 — State Government

The joint committee on capital review may accept and expend in the name of the legislature public and private gifts and grants.

A. There is established a joint legislative budget committee which consists of sixteen members, including the majority leaders of the senate and house of representatives, the chairmen of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees, the chairman of the senate…

A. The joint legislative budget committee shall: 1. Ascertain facts and make recommendations to the legislature relating to the state budget, revenues and expenditures of the state, future fiscal needs, the organization and functions of state agencies or their divisions and such …

A. The joint legislative budget committee shall appoint a budget analyst and other clerical and technical employees that may be required. B. The budget analyst shall serve full time as staff director and receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611. The budget an…

The joint legislative budget committee may accept and expend in the name of the legislature public and private gifts and grants.

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. On or before February 15 of each year, the joint legislative budget committee shall compute and transmit the truth in taxation rates for equalization assistance for school districts for the following fiscal year to: 1. The chairpersons of the …

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 24) A. On or before January 31 of each year, the joint legislative budget committee staff shall present to the appropriations committees of the senate and the house of representatives a report on state debt and obligations, including: 1. Outstanding general ob…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Committee" means the joint legislative audit committee. 2. "Investigation" means an inquiry into specified acts or allegations of impropriety, malfeasance or nonfeasance in the obligation, expenditure, receipt or use of …

A. The joint legislative audit committee is established consisting of five members of the senate who are appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom is a member of the senate appropriations committee, and five members of the house of representatives who are appointed by…

A. There shall be an auditor general who shall be appointed by the committee and approved by a concurrent resolution of the legislature. The auditor general must be a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this state and is subject to the standards and ethics of the …

A. The auditor general, with the approval of the committee, may appoint and prescribe the duties of such additional professional, technical, clerical and other employees, or contract for such services, necessary to administer the duties of the auditor general's office. The employ…

A. The auditor general shall: 1. Prepare an audit plan for approval by the committee and report to the committee the results of each audit and investigation and other reviews conducted by the auditor general. 2. Conduct or cause to be conducted annual financial and compliance aud…

A. The auditor general or the auditor general's authorized representatives, in the performance of official duties, shall have access to employees and the authority to examine any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence files and other records, bank accounts, cr…

A. Working papers and other audit files maintained by the auditor general are not public records and are exempt from title 39, chapter 1. The information contained in such working papers and audit files prepared pursuant to a specific audit is not subject to disclosure, except to…

A. The audit services revolving fund is established. The auditor general shall administer the fund. The fund consists of any monies received by the auditor general from: 1. State budget units for audits of federal funds required under federal law and federal rules and regulations…

A. The auditor general shall prescribe a uniform expenditure reporting system for all political subdivisions subject to the constitutional expenditure limitations prescribed by article IX, sections 20 and 21, Constitution of Arizona. The system shall include: 1. For counties: (a)…

A. In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law, the auditor general shall: 1. Conduct or cause to be conducted annual financial statement audits of financial transactions and accounts kept by or for all counties. For a county that is required to comply with the feder…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Bribe" means any money, goods, right in action, property, thing of value or advantage, present or prospective, asked, offered, given, accepted or promised with a corrupt intent to influence, unlawfully, the person to who…

A. The joint legislative oversight committee on the department of child safety is established consisting of the following members: 1. The chairperson of the senate committee that addresses child safety issues. 2. The chairperson of the house of representatives committee that addr…