Bill Text: CT HB05816 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5816 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Audits By State Agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-20 - Public Hearing 02/25 [HB05816 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05816-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5816*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 2533
		02533
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING AUDITS BY STATE AGENCIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to preclude agencies from using the methodology of extrapolation when conducting audits of state-funded entities unless there is a sustained or high level of payment error or evidence of fraud.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent agencies from imposing exorbitant penalties on businesses for clerical errors.