| Sec. 1. Outside audits of state agencies. The Governor shall cause an |
audit of every state agency as defined in the Maine Revised |
Statutes, Title 5, section 1710-K, subsection 1, paragraph F to |
be performed on a staggered basis over a 6-year period. The |
audits must be carried out by auditors other than those employed |
by the Department of Audit who are selected through a competitive |
bidding process. The first audits must cover fiscal year 1998-99 |
and the results must be submitted to the Joint Standing Committee |
on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Governor not |
later than December 31, 1999. Later audits must cover subsequent |
fiscal years through fiscal year 2003-04; and the related reports |
must be submitted no later than December 31st in each year |
through 2004. The agencies to be audited each year are as |
determined by the Governor, except that the Department of Human |
Services and the Department of Transportation must be audited in |
the first year. |