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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1221" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A fiscal/compliance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>examining financial transactions and records and internal controls;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>examining electronic data processing operations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the acquisition of goods and services from Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A performance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits may include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which resources are used;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>determining whether desired program results are achieved; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>determining the reliability of performance measures, as defined in § 3–1001(g) of the State Finance and Procurement Article, identified in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the managing for results agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1002(c) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the StateStat agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1003(d) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of financial statement audits conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall be to express an opinion regarding the fairness of the presentation of a unit’s financial statements.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The audits referred to in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Upon approval of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Office of Legislative Audits shall develop and use a rating system that is based on the results of a fiscal/compliance audit to determine an overall evaluation of a unit’s financial transactions, records, and internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and regulations as a means of comparing the various units of State government.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>When an evaluation is issued, it shall be provided to the unit and shall be available to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and the Budget Committees of the Maryland General Assembly.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
