Bill Text: CA AB812 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 812 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Auditors: investigators.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB812 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB812-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 812

Introduced by Assembly Member Chen

February 15, 2017

An act relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 812, as introduced, Chen. Counties: officers: auditor.

Existing law establishes, among other offices of county government, the office of county auditor and prescribes the duties of the county auditor. Existing law requires that the county auditor or, in counties that have the office of controller, the auditor-controller be the chief accounting officer of the county.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would allow employees of the county auditor or county auditor-controllers’ office, as applicable, to investigate cases of alleged fraud and abuse by county employees.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would allow employees of the county auditor or county auditor-controllers’ office, as applicable, to investigate cases of alleged fraud and abuse by county employees.