Section 19210 Of Part 2.5. Contracting By Judicial Branch Entities From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2.5.
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. (a) The State Auditor shall do the following:
(1) On or before March 15, 2014, and biennially thereafter,
identify five judicial branch entities, excluding the Administrative
Office of the Courts, for audit to assess the implementation of this
part by the judicial branch entity based upon risk factors that
include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Significant changes in legal or other requirements that have
occurred that impact compliance with this part.
(B) The amount of time since the last audit performed of the
identified judicial branch entity to assess its implementation and
compliance with this part.
(C) Previous audit results or known deficiencies.
(D) Significant or unusual changes in management or high employee
turnover.
(E) The complexity and size of the judicial branch entity.
(F) The level of sophistication and complexity of existing
contracting practices and procedures.
(G) The total volume and type of procurement made by the judicial
branch entity compared with overall judicial branch procurement.
(H) Substantial changes in total procurements, including, but not
limited to, number and allotted amount, from one year to the next.
(2) On or before March 15 of the year in which the judicial branch
entities are identified pursuant to paragraph (1), notify the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee and the Joint Legislative Audit
Committee of the five judicial branch entities identified and the
estimated cost to conduct an audit of each judicial branch entity.
(3) On or before July 1 of the year in which the judicial branch
entities are identified, commence an audit of each identified
judicial branch entity, subject to an appropriation for this audit
whereby moneys are allocated in the annual Budget Act to one or more
funds that are available for use by judicial branch entities. Upon
completion of the final audit report, as identified in paragraph (4),
the Administrative Office of the Courts shall reimburse the
California State Auditor for the actual costs of the work performed.
(4) Provide the judicial branch entity with a reasonable
opportunity to respond to the findings of the audit. An audit report
shall not be considered final until this opportunity is provided and
any response is included or incorporated into the audit report.
(5) On or before January 15 of the fiscal year for which the
appropriation for the audit was made, report the judicial branch
entity audit findings, including any response by the judicial branch
entity, to the judicial branch entity, the Legislature, the Judicial
Council, and the Department of Finance.
(6) Annually provide updates to the Legislature on the status of
the judicial branch entity implementation of an audit recommendation.
(b) If, on or before March 15 of the year in which the judicial
branch entities are identified pursuant to subdivision (a), the
California State Auditor identifies, on the basis of the risk factors
described in subdivision (a), judicial branch entities for audit in
addition to the five identified pursuant to subdivision (a) and
notifies the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Joint
Legislative Audit Committee of these additional entities, along with
the estimated cost of each audit, and an appropriation is made for
this purpose in the same manner as described in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a), the California State Auditor shall then audit the
additional judicial branch entities and provide a final audit report
as described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (a).
(c) On or before July 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter, the
California State Auditor shall commence an audit of the
Administrative Office of the Courts, to assess the implementation of,
and compliance with, this part, subject to an appropriation by the
Legislature to the Judicial Council for transfer to the State Audit
Fund for this purpose, and provide a final audit report in the manner
described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (a).
(d) The California State Auditor may follow up on a prior audit
finding at any time.
(e) The California State Auditor shall conduct an audit pursuant
to this section in accordance with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with
Section 8543) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Pursuant to Section 8546.2 of the Government Code, the California
State Auditor shall request updates from an audited judicial branch
entity regarding its progress in implementing audit recommendations
made pursuant to this section. The audited judicial branch entity
shall provide these updates at intervals prescribed by the California
State Auditor so that the California State Auditor may conduct
appropriate followup activities.
(f) Moneys that have been transferred to the State Audit Fund
pursuant to this section to audit a specific judicial branch entity,
but have not been expended by the California State Auditor at the
time the California State Auditor provides its final audit report for
that judicial branch entity, shall revert back to the fund from
which the moneys were transferred.
(g) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted
in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(h) If the California State Auditor is selected as the auditing
entity pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 77206 of the Government
Code, then the California State Auditor may combine the results of
an audit of a trial court conducted pursuant to that section with an
audit of the same trial court conducted pursuant to this section. The
California State Auditor may also combine the results of an audit of
the Administrative Office of the Courts pursuant to Section 77206 of
the Government Code with the results of an audit of the
Administrative Office of the Courts pursuant to this section.
(i) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2014.