(a)
"Qualified independent auditor" means an independent auditor currently employed by the State who satisfies all of the following requirements:
(1)
Currently employed by the State Auditor's Office.
(2)
By the time of selection to serve on the panel will have acquired at least ten years of experience practicing the skills of an independent auditor.
(3)
Does not have a conflict of interest as set forth in subdivision (a) of section
8252
of the Government Code.
(b)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Independent auditor currently employed by the State" means an auditor who is currently employed as a permanent employee of the State Auditor's Office, which, as provided in section
8543
of the Government Code, is independent of the executive branch and legislative control.
(2)
"Experience practicing the skills of an independent auditor" means experience acquired while working as an auditor or investigative auditor for the State Auditor's Office, or its predecessors, the Bureau of State Audits and the California Auditor General, or for some other agency of state government, provided that such other agency conducted audits of private entities, local governmental entities, or state departments that were external to itself although under its oversight or investigative authority.
Source
1. New section filed 11-5-2009; operative 11-6-2009 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2009, No. 45).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 1-7-2019 pursuant to section
100
, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 2).
History
1. New section filed 11-5-2009; operative 11-6-2009 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2009, No. 45).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 1-7-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (
Register 2019, No. 2
).