CD2521DC63BFA2B18725866800592E58 Hearing Summary

Senator Lee gave opening remarks and provided an overview about the SMART Act. He recapped the agenda (Attachment A) and announced the first presenters from Office of the State Auditor.

Kerri Hunter, Audit Manager, gave a brief synopsis of the responsibilities and duties of the Office of the State Auditor. She referenced the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 (Attachment B).

Vickie Heller, Deputy State Auditor, discussed the audit about the State Court Administrator's Office in the Judicial Department (Attachment C).  She answered questions from the committee about fraud and criminal allegations.  Further discussion ensued about the implementation of the audit recommendations. 

Ms.Heller next shared the audit recommendations for the Sex Offender Management Board in the Division of Criminal Justice, Department of Public Safety (Attachment D).  Committee members asked questions about conflicts of interest, standards, and supporting evidence. 

Ms. Heller lastly gave a status update of audit recommendations from previous years that have not been fully implemented (Attachment E).