8548.9. (a) The State Auditor shall, by January 15th of each year, report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Department of Finance with respect to each recommendation he or she has made based on an audit or investigation that was reported more than one year prior and that has not been fully implemented by the affected agency.
(b) The report shall clearly identify the state agency audited or investigated, the audit or investigation that contained the recommendation, a brief description of the recommendation, the date it was issued, and the most recent explanation provided by the agency to the State Auditor on the status of the recommendation.
(c) Any state agency that is notified by the State Auditor that it has not fully implemented a recommendation made pursuant to this chapter more than one year prior, shall do either of the following:
(1) Provide a written report to the State Auditor, the respective policy committees and budget subcommittees of the Assembly and Senate with oversight of the agency, and the Department of Finance, explaining why the audit recommendation or investigation has not been fully implemented.
(2) Notify all entities described in subdivision (a) that it will begin implementing the audit recommendation or investigation recommendation within 90 days of the notification by the State Auditor, and include the estimated date of full implementation.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “state agency” means a state agency as defined by Section 11000, the California State University, the Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal, a superior court, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 11. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)