2003-2004 Bill 3116: Legislative Audit Council, Division Created Within to Review State

South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

H. 3116

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Davenport and W.D.Smith

Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3078dw03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Legislative Audit Council, division created within to review state agencies to determine if effective and efficient

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/4/2002HousePrefiled

12/4/2002HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary

1/14/2003HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ50

1/14/2003HouseReferred to Committee on JudiciaryHJ50

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 215130 SO AS TO CREATE A DIVISION WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL TO CONDUCT REVIEWS OF STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT, TO PROVIDE FOR A PROCEDURE FOR THE INITIATION OF A REVIEW, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS FINDINGS AFTER A REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Title 2, Chapter 15 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 215130.(A)There is created within the Legislative Audit Council a review division whose purpose is to conduct performance evaluations of state agencies and departments to determine whether an agency or department is effective and efficient in the performance of its duties.

(B)In conducting these performance evaluations, the review division may consider, but is not limited to, evaluation of the following matters:

(1)leaner, more efficient practices while increasing service and quality;

(2)better organization and productivity;

(3)increased ability to do more with less;

(4)making the work safer, faster, and more rewarding;

(5)provide a method by which the agency or department can analyze its processes and try to make improvements to them;

(6)showing ways to improve the working environment, improving efficiencies, and teach people about ergonomics; and

(7)reducing costs associated with new technologies.

(C)Ten members of the General Assembly shall request in writing to the director of the Legislative Audit Council that a performance audit be conducted on a state agency or division. The director shall respond within thirty days to these members of the General Assembly the estimated time it will take to conduct the performance audit.

(D)When the performance audit is completed, the findings of the review division must be forwarded to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the members of the General Assembly requesting the audit.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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