| In addition to the powers and duties specified in section 243, |
| the Department of Audit shall conduct random audits of state |
| departments and agencies to sample the accuracy of the financial |
| records of those departments and agencies and report to the joint |
| standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over |
| state and local government matters and appropriations and |
| financial affairs no later than March 1, 2002 and no later than |
| March 1st of each year thereafter on the random auditing of state |
| agencies.__ The report must include at a minimum the number of |
| random audits conducted, the agencies and departments audited and |
| an assessment of findings and recommendations resulting from the |
| additional audits. |
