Section 92. Independent audits


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  • 1.  At least once every three years, the
      independent certified  public  accountants  selected  pursuant  to  this
      section  shall  conduct audits of the internal controls of each house of
      the legislature. Such audits  shall  be  performed  in  accordance  with
      generally  accepted  government  auditing  standards and shall include a
      report  on  whether  the  respective  house's  internal   controls   are
      established  and  functioning  in  a  manner  that  provides  reasonable
      assurance that they meet the objectives of internal control  as  defined
      in  section  eighty-nine  of this article. The report shall identify the
      internal controls both evaluated and not evaluated  and  shall  identify
      internal  control  weaknesses  that  have not been corrected and actions
      that are recommended to correct these weaknesses. If any  such  internal
      control  weaknesses  are  significant  or  material with respect to each
      house, the independent auditor shall so state. The  temporary  president
      of  the  senate  and the speaker of the assembly shall make available to
      the public the results of such audits, including any related  management
      letters.  The  temporary  president  and  the speaker and any officer or
      employee of each  house  shall  make  available  upon  request  to  such
      independent  certified public accountants all books and records relevant
      to such independent audits.
        2. The temporary president of  the  senate  and  the  speaker  of  the
      assembly  shall  request  proposals  from  independent  certified public
      accountants for audits of the  internal  controls  of  their  respective
      house.  The  requests  for  proposals  shall  include a reference to the
      requirements for audits conducted pursuant to subdivision  one  of  this
      section.  The  temporary  president  and  the  speaker shall select such
      independent  auditors  in  accordance  with  a   competitive   procedure
      including  an  evaluation,  based on quality and price factors, of those
      proposals received in response to such requests for proposals.