As Passed by the House 1 122nd General Assembly 4 Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 412 5 1997-1998 6 REPRESENTATIVES CATES-PRINGLE-CLANCY-TERWILLEGER-O'BRIEN-MOTTLEY- 8 TIBERI-GARCIA-CORBIN-OLMAN-COLONNA-JACOBSON-FOX-HARRIS- 9 OGG-BRADING-GARDNER-PERZ-PADGETT-BUCHY-LUCAS-THOMAS- 10 BATCHELDER-MYERS-HOTTINGER-CAREY-JONES-GRENDELL-VERICH- 11 VESPER-WINKLER-BRADY-KREBS-JOHNSON-WACHTMANN-WILLIAMS-SALERNO 12 14 A B I L L To enact section 3316.041 of the Revised Code to 16 authorize the Auditor of State to conduct 18 performance audits of school districts in a 19 state of fiscal watch or fiscal emergency. 20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21 Section 1. That section 3316.041 of the Revised Code be 23 enacted to read as follows: 24 Sec. 3316.041. THE AUDITOR OF STATE MAY CONDUCT A 26 PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A STATE OF FISCAL 27 WATCH, OR IN A STATE OF FISCAL EMERGENCY, IN WHICH THE AUDITOR OF 28 STATE REVIEWS ANY PROGRAMS OR AREAS OF OPERATION IN WHICH THE 29 AUDITOR OF STATE BELIEVES THAT GREATER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES OR ENHANCED PROGRAM RESULTS CAN BE ACHIEVED. A PERFORMANCE AUDIT 30 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT INCLUDE REVIEW OR EVALUATION OF 31 SCHOOL DISTRICT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. 32