HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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responsible for requiring audit compliance; and generally
relating to audit compliance.

BY adding to

Article - State Government
Section 2-1219(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ____ (S.B. 50) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1984)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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Section 29(b) and (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter ____ (S.B. 50) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1984)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

2-1219.

(E)(1) THE UNITS OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL CORRECT
DEFICIENCIES NOTED IN THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S REPORT AND SHALL
REPORT TO THE JOINT BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. THE
COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THAT ACTION FOR ITS APPROPRIATENESS AND MAY
WAIVE COMPLIANCE WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
IF THE UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SATISFIES THE COMMITTEE THAT THE
RECOMMENDATION CANNOT SHOULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT. A WAIVER SHALL
BE REPORTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR WITH AN EXPLANATION AS TO
WHY IT WAS GRANTED.

(2) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE COMMITTEE MAY NOT ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH
NOR WAIVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR WITH
RESPECT TO FISCAL AND FINANCIAL RECORDKEEPING, USE OF A UNIFORM
SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS, AND THE SUBMISSION OF FISCAL AND FINANCIAL
REPORTS BY UNITS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, WITHOUT THE CONCURRENCE OF
THE COMPTROLLER.

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29.

(b) [(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, the Comptroller shall require a unit of the State