5-11-3 - Transition authority required to develop plans to facilitate abolition of agency or agency facility; reports; audit.

§ 5-11-3. Transition authority required to develop plans to facilitate abolition of agency or agency facility; reports; audit.
 

(1)  Whenever the Legislature authorizes or requires the abolition of any agency or agency facility, the agency receiving the authority to perform the duties of the abolished agency or receiving the property of the abolished agency or agency facility for disposal or other use shall, before performance of the duties of the abolished agency or disposal of the agency facility property: 

(a) Develop task-based plans to facilitate the abolition of the agency or agency facility that shall include: 

(i) A statement of management responsibilities that clearly defines the sequential tasks of all personnel who will be responsible for carrying out the disposal or transfer of property, or the transfer of duties of the abolished agency; and 

(ii) Projections of the time required to complete required tasks. 

(b) Compile a complete and correct inventory; 

(c) Write procedures and criteria governing the acquisition or disposition of any real or personal property under the control of, or titled to, the agency or agency facility abolished; and 

(d) Devise security plans and policies, with written security procedures governing access to any agency facility being abolished. 

(2)  In addition to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the agency responsible for the duties of the abolished agency or responsible for the disposal of property of the agency facility shall prepare reports to the Legislature and Governor that include copies of all plans and procedures required under this section and a detailed written account of the actual accomplishments of the agency responsible for administering the abolition of the agency or agency facility. Such reports shall be delivered to the Legislature and the Governor not less than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the act requiring the abolishment of the agency or agency facility. 

(3)  In addition to all reports, plans and procedures required under subsection 1 of this section, the State Department of Audit shall prepare a complete financial audit of any agency facility or abolished agency. Such audit shall be complete not less than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the act requiring the abolishment of the agency of agency facility. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1991, ch. 447, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1991.