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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1218" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The head of the Office of Legislative Audits is the director of the Office of Legislative Audits, who shall serve as the Legislative Auditor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Legislative Auditor must:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>be licensed as a certified public accountant in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>at the time of appointment, have at least 3 years’ auditing experience; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>while in office, be covered by a surety bond or an insurance policy of the type and in the amount of coverage determined by the State Treasurer under § 5–108 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor has general administrative control of the operation of the Office of Legislative Audits.</text>
  </level>
</section>
