Ch. 635                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) any appropriate recommendations for changes in recordkeeping or
in other conduct of the unit or body audited OR REVIEWED; AND

(III) ANY RESPONSE OF THE UNIT OR BODY AUDITED OR
REVIEWED, SUBJECT TO PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE JOINT AUDIT
COMMITTEE.

(c)     The [Director] LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR shall send a copy of the [audit]
report [of the Legislative Auditor] to:

(1)     THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES;

(2)     THE CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION AND
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES;

(3)     MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT TO § 2-1246 OF THIS
SUBTITLE;

[(1)](3)     (4) the Governor;

[(2)](4)     (5) the Comptroller; [and]

(5) (6)     THE STATE TREASURER;

(6) (7)     THE ATTORNEY GENERAL;

(7) (8)     THE UNIT THAT HAS BEEN AUDITED OR REVIEWED;

(8) (9)     THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT;

(9) (10)   THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND

[(3)](10) (11) any other person whom the Joint [Budget and] Audit
Committee specifies.

(d)     After the expiration of any period that the Joint [Budget and] Audit
Committee specifies, an audit A report of the Legislative Auditor is available to the public
under §§ 10-602 and 10-611 through 10-628 of this article.

(e)     (1) [The units of State government shall respond to the Director with
copies to the Joint Budget and Audit Committee, the Comptroller, and the Secretary of
Budget and Management as to the recommendations of the Legislative Auditor.

(2) The Director or the Committee may direct the Legislative Auditor to
undertake a review of the unit's response to determine the extent to which the action in
response to the recommendations has been taken.

(3)] The [Director] LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR shall REVIEW EACH UNIT'S
RESPONSE AND ADVISE THE UNIT OF THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW. THE
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR SHALL advise the Joint [Budget and] Audit Committee when;

(i) a unit does not make a response to a recommendation;

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