HOUSE BILL No. 6029


     September 28, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Rivet and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Operations.


        A bill to amend 1919 PA 71, entitled

   "An act to provide for the formulation and establishment of a
   uniform system of accounting and reporting in the several depart-
   ments, offices, and institutions of the state government, and in
   all county offices; to provide for the examination of the books
   and accounts of each state department, office, and institution,
   and of each county office; to provide for financial reports from
   all such departments, institutions, and offices, and for the tab-
   ulation and publication of comparative financial statistics
   relating thereto; to provide for the administration of this act;
   to provide for the powers and duties of the department of trea-
   sury, the auditor general, the library of Michigan and depository
   libraries, and other officers and entities; to provide penalties;
   and to provide for meeting the expense authorized by this act,"

   (MCL 21.41 to 21.55) by adding section 6a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 6A.  (1) THE AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPUTY AUDITOR GENERAL,

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      OR ANY PERSON DULY APPOINTED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL, WHEN CON-

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      DUCTING AN AUDIT OR INVESTIGATION, HAS UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO ALL

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      RECORDS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO ALL OPERATIONS OF THE

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      GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR UNITS SUBJECT TO AUDIT OR INVESTIGATION.


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      DISCLOSING INFORMATION TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPUTY AUDITOR

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      GENERAL, OR ANY PERSON DULY APPOINTED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL

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      UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT ABROGATE OR WAIVE ANY PRIVILEGE OF

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      CONFIDENTIALITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE

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      ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE LEGITIMATELY

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      ASSERTED TO SHIELD RECORDS FROM PUBLIC ACCESS.

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           (2) ANY GOVERNMENTAL UNIT THAT RECEIVES STATE OR FEDERAL

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      FUNDING UNDER A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE A SERVICE OR PRODUCT SHALL

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      PROVIDE THE AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPUTY AUDITOR GENERAL, OR ANY

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      PERSON DULY APPOINTED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL WITH UNRESTRICTED

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      ACCESS TO ALL RECORDS AND INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE

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      OF THE CONTRACT.

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "GOVERNMENTAL UNIT" MEANS THIS

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      STATE; ALL DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES,

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      AUTHORITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, OR

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      JUDICIAL BRANCH OF THIS STATE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE CONSTITU-

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      TION OF 1963 OR BY LAW; AND ALL COUNTY OFFICES.























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