Eliminate Funding for the State Internal auditor

Item 289 #1s

Language
Page 33, following line 25, insert:
"Except as provided for in Item 504.10 of this Act; severance benefits as guaranteed under Title 2.2, Chapter 32, Code of Virginia, the Workforce Transition Act of 1995, no funds shall be expended for the operation of the Department of the State Internal Auditor.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that legislation be submitted to the 2003 session to codify this action. The Auditor of Public Accounts will assume the responsibilities for the operations of the State Employee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline ("Hotline").  In connection with the assumption of this responsibility the Auditor of Public Accounts will develop guidelines for the operation of the Hotline and will use an advisory group consisting of one representative of each branch of government appointed by the Governor, the Joint Rules Committee, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for their respective branch of government.  This advisory group will review and approve the Auditor of Public Accounts' guidelines for the operation of the hotline.  The Hotline will continue to operate within the statutory guidelines for the disclosure and privacy of information obtained by the Hotline."

Explanation
(This amendment eliminates funding for the Department of the State Internal Auditor. A companion amendment to new item 504.10 provides funding for severance benefits as guaranteed under Title 2.2, Chapter 32, Code of Virginia, the Workforce Transition Act of 1995.)