To enact section 117.114 of the Revised Code to require the Auditor of State to conduct performance audits of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Health, and to require the Auditor of State to develop a schedule to provide for periodic performance audits of all state agencies.

Section 1. That section 117.114 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 117.114. (A) As used in this section, "state agency" means the administrative departments listed in section 121.02 of the Revised Code, the department of taxation, the bureau of workers' compensation, the Ohio board of regents, and the state board of education.

(B) Pursuant to sections 117.01, 117.11, and 117.13 of the Revised Code, the auditor of state shall:

(1) Conduct performance audits of the bureau of workers' compensation, environmental protection agency, department of natural resources, department of agriculture, and department of health. Each performance audit shall examine the timeliness and effectiveness of agency regulatory procedures and, where appropriate, shall compare the procedures to those of similar agencies in other states.

(2) Develop a schedule to provide for periodic performance audits of all state agencies.

(C) Not later than thirty days after completing a performance audit under this section, the auditor of state shall submit a report of the audit results to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the inspector general.

Section 2. The schedule required by division (B) of section 117.114 of the Revised Code, as presented in this act, shall be created not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section.