23.170. 1. The oversight division of the committee on legislative research shall, pursuant to a duly adopted concurrent resolution of the general assembly, or pursuant to a resolution adopted by the committee on legislative research, conduct management audits and program audits of agencies as directed by any such resolution.
2. The staff of any agency subject to a management or program audit shall fully cooperate with the staff of the oversight division and shall provide all necessary information and assistance for such an audit. All records of an agency, unless otherwise expressly declared by law to be confidential, may be inspected by the oversight division staff while conducting the audit, and the agency subject to the audit shall afford the oversight division staff with ample opportunity to observe agency operations.
3. All audits shall be completed within one year unless an extension is authorized by the committee, but progress reports shall be made to the committee at least monthly. The subcommittee supervising the oversight division shall meet monthly to review progress reports, hear requests for changes in fiscal notes, and provide supervision for the oversight division staff.
4. Any member of the general assembly and any committee of either house of the general assembly may submit requests for audits to the committee on legislative research, and any agency may request an audit of its operations.
(L. 1984 H.B. 1087, A.L. 1985 S.B. 354)(1997) Section declared unconstitutional pursuant to article II, section 1 and article IV, section 13 of the Missouri Constitution. State Auditor v. Joint Committee on Legislative Research, 956 S.W.2d 228 (Mo.banc).
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