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| Any person elected to the position of State Auditor or any | | permanently employed by the Department of Audit as deputy auditor, | | director of audits or assistant director of audits must be | | currently qualified as or have successfully completed or passed the | | examination for a certified public accountant, public accountant or | certified internal auditor. Persons not so | | may be employed in these audit supervisory positions on a temporary | | basis not to exceed 9 months. |
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| | | In the event of a vacancy in the office of State Auditor | | because of death, resignation, removal or other cause, the deputy | | auditor shall perform the duties of the office until a State | Auditor has been appointed in conformity with section 241, | | has been duly qualified. In the event of absence or disability of | | the State Auditor, the deputy auditor shall likewise perform the | duties of the office during his |
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| | | Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies on the date the current State | | Auditor's term ends or when that person no longer serves in this | | position. |
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| | | This bill requires that the State Auditor after the current | | term must be a certified public accountant or qualified to be | | certified as a public accountant licensed pursuant to the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 12228. The bill also removes | | obsolete language and gender-specific references. |
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