WEST virginia legislature

2023 regular session

ENROLLED

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 667

By Senators Grady, Weld, Smith, and Taylor

[Passed March 11, 2023; in effect 90 days from passage]

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-25e; all relating to requiring the legislative auditor to conduct periodic performance audits of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission; granting the legislative auditor the power and authority to conduct examinations and inspections; requiring the legislative auditor to protect the confidentiality, privacy, and security of protected information; and establishing deadline for initial performance audit and reporting requirements.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-2-25e. Requiring the Legislative Auditor conduct periodic performance audits of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission.

(a) The Legislative Auditor may, at reasonable and prudent intervals, conduct performance audits of the commission.

(b) The Legislative Auditor shall have the power and authority to examine the revenues, expenditures, and performance of the commission, which shall allow the Legislative Auditor to inspect all records and accounts of the commission and to examine the personnel of the commission: Provided, That for any legally protected information provided or disclosed to the Legislative Auditor pursuant to this section, the Legislative Auditor shall protect the confidentiality, privacy, or security of the protected information in like manner and with the same duty as is required of the commission.

(c) The Legislative Auditor shall complete an initial performance audit of the commission by December 1, 2023, and, on that date, deliver a report thereof to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance and to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability.