§ 7-396a — Audits of agencies receiving state grants.

Connecticut § 7-396a

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 7: Municipalities
• Ch. 111: Municipal Auditing Act

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(a) Any agreement for a state grant entered into between a state agency and a public or private agency shall provide for an audit acceptable to such state agency of any grant expenditures made by such public or private agency and, unless otherwise provided by the state agency, the cost of such audit may be considered an allowable expense under such grant agreement. The Auditors of Public Accounts shall have access to all records and accounts of such public or private agency for the fiscal year in which such grant is made. A copy of any audit performed under the provisions of this section shall be filed with the Auditors of Public Accounts. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in the case of an agreement for a state grant entered into between a state agency and a public or private agency where the state agency has received funding for such grant from the federal government, the cost of any required audit shall be considered an allowable expense under such grant agreement, provided the cost of such audit is an allowable expense under the federal grant regulations.

Legislative History

(P.A. 76-68, S. 6, 7; P.A. 84-316, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-613, S. 20, 154; P.A. 87-573, S. 9, 11; P.A. 88-61, S. 1, 2; P.A. 89-81, S. 2.) History: P.A. 84-316 added Subsec. (c) re payment of cost of audits; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 87-573 inserted a reference to reporting requirements in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to audits for fiscal years beginning on or after that date; P.A. 88-61 authorized in Subsec. (b) the cost of the annual audits of state agency grants to be considered an allowable expense under grant agreements; P.A. 89-81 deleted former Subsec. (a), transferring provisions to Subsec. (c) of Sec. 2-90, and relettered remaining Subsecs.