HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 7        FILED ON: 1/23/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 7

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act modernizing state auditing.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “the department may require the production of books, documents, vouchers” the following -  electronically stored data

SECTION 2. Section 12 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “The department of the state auditor is hereby authorized to inspect, review or audit, in conformity with generally accepted government auditing standards, the accounts, books, records” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 3. Section 12 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “In addition, any grant, contract or agreement between said vendors and any other entity providing goods or services to said vendors, that is specifically related to and funded by, the vendor's direct contract with the commonwealth, shall include a clause providing the state auditor with access to said other entity's accounts, books, records” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 4. Section 12 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “for said purpose the authorized officers and employees of said department of the state auditor shall have access to such records at reasonable times and said department may require the production of books, documents, vouchers, reports” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 5. Section 12 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting as “The department of the state auditor is hereby further authorized to inspect, review, or audit the accounts, funds, books, records” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 6. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 2 after “production of books, documents” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 7. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 3 after “papers” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 8. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 4 after “records” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 9. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 9 after “records” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 10. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 10 after “records” the following – electronically stored data

SECTION 11. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 11 after “records” the following – including electronically stored data

SECTION 12. Section 17 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection 12 after “records” the following – electronically stored data