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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-605" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee">
  <text>In addition to any powers and duties set forth elsewhere, the Committee shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>review audit reports issued by the Legislative Auditor and submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly with respect to issues in audit reports;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>review the audit process and procedures and provide comment and recommendations to the President and the Speaker, the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, and the Legislative Auditor;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>review performance evaluations conducted and reports issued by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly with respect to issues raised in the performance evaluations and reports; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>review the performance evaluation process and procedures and provide comment and recommendations to the President and the Speaker, the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, and the Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.</text>
  </level>
</section>
