Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:15C-13 Notification from Attorney General relative to investigations, prosecutions. 13. a. When the State Comptroller or the State Inspector General refers a complaint alleging criminal conduct to the Attorney General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority and the Attorn…

52:15C-14 Full assistance, cooperation with State Comptroller, access to government records. 14. a. All units in the Executive branch of State government, including entities exercising executive branch authority, independent State authorities, public institutions of higher educat…

52:15C-15 Provision of technical assistance, training by the State Comptroller. 15. The State Comptroller shall provide technical assistance and training to units in the Executive branch of State government, including entities exercising executive branch authority, independent St…

52:15C-16 Terms deemed reference to Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. 33. Whenever the term "State Comptroller" or "Comptroller of the Treasury" occurs or any reference is made thereto, in any law enacted, or in any contract or document executed, before the effec…

52:15C-17 Additional powers, responsibilities of State Comptroller. 5. In addition to the powers and responsibilities of the State Comptroller, prescribed in P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-1 et seq.), upon the designation, with respect to the undertaking by any business of a project, o…

52:15C-18 Financial assistance to be used in accordance with terms of contract. 6. Upon the designation, with respect to the undertaking of a project by any business, of a lead public agency pursuant to section 4 of this act, the State Comptroller shall require that any financial…

52:15C-19 Rules, regulations. 11. The State Comptroller shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act in accordance with…

52:15C-2 Establishment of Office of the State Comptroller. 2. a. There is established an Office of the State Comptroller. The office shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State government and for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV…

52:15C-20 Findings, declarations relative to consolidation of offices of Inspector General and Medicaid Inspector General. 1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Currently, there are numerous agencies within State government that are responsible for monitoring and auditing gov…

52:15C-21 Office of Inspector General abolished, functions, powers, duties transferred. 2. a. The Office of the Inspector General established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.119 (C.52:15B-1 et seq.) and allocated, in but not of, the Department of the Treasury is abolished and all of its …

52:15C-22 Transfer of employees from Office of Inspector General. 3. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Inspector General established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.119 (C.52:15B-3) shall …

52:15C-23 Office of Medicaid Inspector General abolished, functions, powers, duties transferred. 4. a. The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General established pursuant to P.L.2007, c.58 (C.30:4D-53 et seq.) in the Office of the Inspector General is abolished and all of its funct…

52:15C-24 Transfer of employees from Office of Medicaid Inspector General. 5. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Medicaid Inspector General established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.58 (C…

52:15C-3 Appointment, qualifications of State Comptroller; term; compensation. 3. a. The Office of the State Comptroller shall be administered by the State Comptroller. The State Comptroller shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The State C…

52:15C-4 State Comptroller, employees of the Office, restrictions on candidacy, political activity. 4. a. A person who holds the position of State Comptroller shall not be a candidate for, or hold, elective public office for a period of two years immediately following the termina…

52:15C-5 Responsibilities of the Office of the State Comptroller. 5. a. The Office of the State Comptroller shall be responsible for conducting, in accordance with section 8 of this act, routine, periodic and random audits of the Executive branch of State government, including al…

52:15C-6 Authority of the State Comptroller. 6. The State Comptroller is authorized to call upon any department, office, division, agency or independent authority of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance deemed necessary to discharge the dut…

52:15C-7 Consolidation of audit functions, performance review. 7. The State Comptroller shall consolidate within the Office of the State Comptroller the coordination of the internal and external audit functions, including but not limited to economy and efficiency audits in the Ex…

52:15C-8 Powers of the State Comptroller. 8. a. The State Comptroller shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the duties and functions and to fulfill the responsibilities described in this act, including the power to conduct audits and reviews and propose and enforce rem…

52:15C-9 Coordination of audits, investigations, performance reviews. 9. a. The State Comptroller shall establish a system that shall ensure that any officers and employees of the Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Department of Educatio…