Section 55. (a) An agency shall not make any privatization contract and no such contract shall be valid if, within thirty business days after receiving the certificate required by section fifty-four, the state auditor notifies the agency of his objection. Such objection shall be in writing and shall state specifically the state auditor's finding that the agency has failed to comply with one or more requirements of said section fifty-four, including that the state auditor finds incorrect, based on independent review of all the relevant facts, any of the findings required by paragraph (7) of said section fifty-four. The state auditor may extend the time for such objection for an additional period of 30 business days beyond the original 30 business days by written notice to the submitting agency stating the reason for such extension.
(b) For the purpose of reviewing the agency's compliance and certificate pursuant to said section fifty-four, the state auditor or his designee may require by summons the attendance and testimony under oath of witnesses and the production of books, papers and other records relating to such review. All provisions of law relative to summonses in civil cases, including the manner of service, the scope and relevance to such review, and the compensation of witnesses who are not state employees, shall apply to such summonses. Such summonses shall be enforced pursuant to section ten of chapter two hundred and thirty-three.
(c) The state auditor may adopt regulations and prescribe forms to carry out the provisions of this section and section fifty-four.
(d) The objection of the state auditor pursuant to subsection (a) shall be final and binding on the agency, unless the state auditor thereafter in writing withdraws the objection, stating the specific reasons, based upon a revised certificate by the agency and by the commissioner of administration and upon the state auditor's review thereof.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Section 2 - Establishment of Office
Section 3 - Principal Agency of Executive Department; Purposes
Section 3d - Supervision of State Printing by State Purchasing Agent
Section 3e - Reports; Annual Printing; Electronic Form
Section 3f - Copies of Agency Publications; Retention; Electronic Availability
Section 4a - Departments and Divisions
Section 4d - Employees; Assistants and Technical Personnel
Section 4e - Production of Agency Records in Connection With Investigations
Section 4f1/2 - Commonwealth Performance, Accountability and Transparency Trust
Section 4g - Agencies Within Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Section 4h - Division of Administrative Law Appeals; Chief Administrative Magistrate
Section 4k - Municipal Personnel Advisory Board; Members; Election, etc.; Rules and Regulations
Section 4l - Operational Services Division; Duties
Section 4m - Veterans' Services Department; Commissioner; Duties
Section 4n - Commissioner's Expenses
Section 4o - Deputy Commissioner; Appointment
Section 4p - Extended Illness Leave Bank; Executive Branch Employees
Section 4q - Website Forms; Grant Program Applications
Section 5 - First Deputy Commissioner of Administration
Section 7 - Annual Report to Governor
Section 7a - Agreement for Fire Protection of Commonwealth's Institutions
Section 8 - Reports on Estimates by State Departments, Officers, etc., to Budget Director
Section 9 - Requested Special Examination on Matters of Management or Finances
Section 10 - Special Examinations and Reports on Matters Affecting Management or Finances
Section 14c - Development and Operation of Searchable Website; Contents
Section 15 - State Purchasing Agent; Examination of Printing Bills
Section 22a - Collective Purchasing by Commonwealth and Political Subdivisions
Section 22b - Collective Purchasing by Political Subdivisions
Section 22b1/2 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 22c to 22f
Section 22d - Purchase of Medical Supplies by State Agencies
Section 22e - Contracts Entered in Violation of Secs. 22c and 22d
Section 22f - Authorization to Promulgate Regulations
Section 22g - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 22h to 22m
Section 22h - Procurement of Goods or Services From Bidders or Offerors on Restricted Purchase List
Section 22i - Purchase of Medical Supplies by State Agencies
Section 22j - Restricted Purchase List; Persons Doing Business With Burma (Myanmar)
Section 22k - Promulgation of Regulations
Section 22m - Annual Report of Compliance
Section 22o - Preferential Procurement of Products or Services Within the Commonwealth
Section 23 - Removal; Noncompliance of Officers
Section 23a - Applicability of Approved Rules, Regulations or Orders
Section 23b - Preference for Products Grown in or Produced From Products Grown in Commonwealth
Section 25 - Advice to State Institutions Making Suitable Products for State Entities
Section 25a - Transfer of Supplies Between State Agencies; Approval of Amount Purchased
Section 26 - Advisory Standardization Board
Section 27 - Furnishing Paper to Reformatory by Purchasing Agent
Section 27a - Travel-Related Services; Purchase Coordination
Section 28 - Personnel Administration; Research; Technical Advisors; Rules and Regulations
Section 28b - Employee Assistance Program
Section 29 - Expenditures for Documents; Approval; Filing; Sales
Section 30 - Public Record of State Officials and Employees; Salaries; Publication
Section 31a - Suggestion Awards Board; Function; Prizes
Section 38a - American Indian Skeletal Remains; Preservation; Excavation; Analysis
Section 49 - Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission; Members; Executive Director
Section 50 - Commissioner of Public Employee Retirement; Powers and Duties; Investment Advisory Unit
Section 52 - Privatization Contracts; Need to Regulate
Section 53 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 52 to 55
Section 55 - Objection by State Auditor; Review
Section 57 - Statement of Policy Promoting Minority, Women and Veterans Businesses
Section 58 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 59 to 61
Section 58a - Supplier Diversity Office
Section 59 - Executive Director of Supplier Diversity Office