Bill Text: CA AB1481 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1481 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: The Financial Information System for California (FISCal): the California State Auditor’s Office’s annual report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1481 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1481-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1481

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

February 19, 2021

An act to amend Section 11864 of the Government Code, relating to state finance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1481, as introduced, Patterson. The Financial Information System for California (FISCal): the California State Auditor’s Office’s annual report.

Existing law, the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) Act, establishes the FISCal system, a single integrated financial management system for the state. Existing law requires the California State Auditor’s Office, until the system is completed, to independently monitor the system as appropriate, and to report, at a minimum, on or before January 10 of each year, on the system activities that the auditor deems appropriate.

This bill, instead, would require that reporting, at a minimum, on or before January 11 of each year.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 11864 of the Government Code is amended to read:

11864.

(a) Throughout the development of the system, the California State Auditor’s Office shall independently monitor the system as the California State Auditor deems appropriate. The California State Auditor’s Office independent monitoring of the system shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Monitoring the contract for independent project oversight and independent verification and validation services relating to the system.

(2) Assessing whether concerns about the system raised by the independent project oversight and independent verification and validation services are being addressed by the office and the steering committee of the office.

(3) Assessing whether the system is progressing timely and within its budget.

(b) The California State Auditor’s Office shall report, at a minimum, on or before January 10 11 of each year, on the system activities that the California State Auditor’s Office deems appropriate to monitor pursuant to this section in a manner consistent with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 8543) of Division 1.

(c) This section shall not supersede or compromise the Department of Technology’s oversight authority and responsibilities with respect to the system.

(d) This section shall remain operative until the completion of the system, as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 11890, and thereafter shall be inoperative.