Connecticut General Assembly


OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
June 4, 1998 98-R-0706
FROM: John Rappa, Principal Analyst
RE: Statutory Audit Requirements for State Funding Recipients You asked us to list the statutes imposing audit requirements on entities receiving state funds or regulated by state agencies. You also wanted to know if these statutes specify who must perform the audit.
Table 1 lists the statutes imposing audit requirements. Most identify the type of auditor who must perform the audit (e.g., independent certified public accountant), while others leave this to the agency. A computer search generated the list.
Table 1: Statutory Audit Requirements Governing State Funding Recipients
Statute |
Requirement |
Auditor |
1-122 |
Quasi-public agency boards must contract annually for compliance audit |
Any person, firm, or corporation |
4-37f (8) |
Foundations established by state agencies must undergo periodic audits depending upon their total annual revenues |
Independent certified public accountant or the state auditors, at the agency's request |
4-124(f) |
Regional councils of elected officials must undergo annual audits if their total annual revenues exceed $200,000 |
Licensed public accountant meeting independence standards for government auditing |
4-231(a) |
Municipalities, special districts, regional planning agencies, and other specified entities receiving more that $100,000 in state and federal funds must undergo an annual audit unless other laws and regulations require biennial audits. These audits are in lieu of any financial or financial and compliance audits required under other state laws and regulations |
Agency must designated an independent auditor who is: (1) an external state, municipal, or agency auditor who meets independence standards for government auditing or (2) an individual who meets government auditing standards |
7-127f |
Nonprofit agencies receiving neighborhood youth center grants must comply with the above |
Same as above |
7-237f |
Transit districts must undergo annual audits |
Licensed public accountant meeting independence standards for government auditing |
7-240 |
Municipalities must keep revenues from municipal waterworks systems in a separate account, which must be annually audited |
“Competent auditor” |
7-392 |
Municipalities, special districts, regional planning agencies, and municipal utilities must undergo periodic audits depending on their total annual revenues |
Licensed public accountant meeting independence standards for government auditing |
7-392 (d) |
Economic and community development commissioner must audit each housing authority at least once every two years |
Licensed public accountant meeting independence standards for government auditing |
7-394a(d) |
Grant agreements between state agencies and municipalities, regional school districts, special districts, and regional planning organizations, or other specified entities must impose auditing requirements specified in 4-230 |
Agency must designated an independent auditor who is: (1) an external state, municipal, or agency auditor who meets independence standards for government auditing or (2) an individual who meets government auditing standards |
8-219d |
Economic and community development commissioner can require nonprofit organizations receiving grants for administrative expenses and technical assistance to undergo annual performance audits |
Independent accounting or management consulting firm |
Table 1 (Continued)
Statute |
Requirement |
Auditor |
8-253a(6) |
Municipal and nonprofit developers borrowing funds from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) must undergo an audit certifying project completion costs |
CHFA |
8-435(d) |
Economic and community development commissioner can audit state-funded housing projects |
Department of Economic and Community Development |
10-66g |
Regional educational service centers must be audited in the same manner as local and regional school districts |
Independent auditor |
10-76m |
State Board of Education must audit payment claims submitted by boards of education for certain special education expenses |
Certified public accountants |
10-202f |
Boards of education receiving dropout prevention grants must file financial audits with education commissioner |
Commissioner determines the form for performing the audit. |
10-264h |
Capital expenditure grants for interdistrict magnet school facility projects must be audited upon project completion |
Commissioner must provide for final audit |
10-266r |
Boards of education receiving priority school district grants must submit a financial audit to the education commissioner |
Commissioner determines the form for performing the audit |
10-266u |
Priority school district grants for extending school building hours for academic enrichment must be annually audited. |
The district board must provide for a financial audit as part of the local government single audit process |
10-287 |
State Board of Education must audit grants for school construction projects |
State Board of Education performs audit, which must be done before it can make the final grant payment. |
10a-38 |
Private colleges receiving state grants must submit audits to the Board of Governors of Higher Education |
Independent certified public accountant |
10a-194 |
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority must undergo annual audit |
Certified public accountants |
10a-253 |
University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation must undergo an annual audit |
Certified public accountants |
12-637a |
Organizations receiving over $25,000 in contributions under the Neighborhood Assistance Act must undergo post project audit |
Organization is responsible for the audit |
12-802(d) |
Connecticut Lottery Corporation must undergo annual audit |
Independent certified public accountant |
13b-34a |
Private bus companies receiving state subsidies are subject to state and federal audits |
State and federal auditors |
Table 1 (Continued)
Statute |
Requirement |
Auditor |
17b-78(c) |
Organizations receiving matching state grants for human resource development programs must undergo annual audits |
Agency must designated an independent auditor who is: (1) an external state, municipal, or agency auditor who meets independence standards for government auditing or (2) an individual who meets government auditing standards |
22-11 |
Cooperative extension councils receiving annual $2,000 grants |
University of Connecticut must periodically audit grants |
22-37a |
Connecticut Egg Council, Inc.'s fund is subject to audit by agriculture commission |
Agriculture commissioner |
22-54s |
Assessments levied on apple producers to fund marketing of Connecticut produced apples |
Apple Marketing Board must annually appoint an auditor |
22a-478(m) |
Municipalities receiving water quality funds must comply with audit requirements |
Environmental protection commissioner determines the requirements |
32-9e(h) |
Business receiving small or minority business set-aside contracts are subject to audits |
Economic and community development commissioner; the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities can also audit financial, corporate, and business records |
32-11a |
Connecticut Development Authority (CDA) funds subject to annual audit |
State auditors; CDA board can also arrange for annual audits by certified public accountants |
32-39(18) |
Connecticut Innovation, Inc. (CII) can audit its funds, including those granted or invested in other organizations, such as colleges or businesses |
CII determines the audit requirements |
32-42 |
CII's funds subject to audit |
State auditors and state treasurer |
32-203 |
Lower Fairfield County Convention Center Authority and its projects are subject to state audit |
Statute does not specify state agency |
32-210 |
Lower Fairfield County Convention Center Authority's activities subject to annual compliance audit |
Person, firm, or corporation hired by authority |
32-282 |
Regional development corporation receiving CDA funds must have their books and accounts annually audited |
Independent certified public accountant |
32-305(a) |
Regional tourism districts and other specified entities receiving lodgings tax revenues must submit annually submit full audit of books and accounts to Connecticut Tourism Council |
Independent certified public accountant |
Table 1 (Continued)
Statute |
Requirement |
Auditor |
32-433 |
Connecticut Coastline Port Authority accounts subject to examination and audit |
State treasurer can examine the authority and the state auditors can must annually audit its accounts |
36a-86 |
Banks must have their books, records, accounts, and affairs annually audited, and must submit a copy of audit report to banking commissioner |
Certified public accountants or holders of certificates of authority as public accountants selected by bank's governing board |
36a-473 |
Banking commissioner may examine out-of-state credit unions doing business in Connecticut or require them to submit annual audit |
Statute does not specify who must conduct annual audit |
36a-631 |
Nondepository financial institutions must include annual audit among documents submitted to banking commissioner |
Independent certified public accountant |
38a-54 |
Insurance companies must submit annual audits to insurance commissioner |
Independent certified public accountant, according specifications set in regulations |
38a-253 |
Out-of-state risk retention group doing business in Connecticut must submit annual audit upon insurance commissioner's request. |
Statute does not specify who must perform audit, but it does require other specified documents to be prepared by independent public accounts |
38a-481(e)(3) |
Health insurers' premium rates must be supported by loss ratio results that have been independently audited for specified periods. |
Certified public accountant or member of the American Academy of Actuaries |
38a-556 |
Health Reinsurance Association can periodically audit financial statements its receives and must undergo annual audit |
Independent certified public accountant |
38a-579 |
Dental plan providers must meet insurance commissioner cost accounting and auditing standards |
Audit requirements determined by commissioner |
38-293 |
Liquidators include auditing books and records of insurer's agents that pertain to insurer's business |
Liquidator determines audit requirements |
38a-951 |
Superior Court can audit insurance commissioners books relating to a receivership |
Superior Court determines audit requirement |
38a-1010 |
Workers' compensation self-insurance groups must submit audited financial statements to commissioner |
Independent certified public accountant |
38a-1014 |
Workers' compensation self-insurance groups must undergo annual audits to verify proper classifications, experience rating, payrolls, and rates |
Auditor must be acceptable to insurance commissioner |
45a-475 |
Trust funds held by a town subject to municipal audit |
Licensed public accountant meeting independence standards for government auditing |
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