Sec. 7-394a. Principles and standards for audit reports. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 7-394a. Principles and standards for audit reports. (a) The audit report prepared by an independent auditor, as defined in section 7-391, retained to render an audit for a municipality, regional school district or audited agency, or by any fiscal officer of such municipality, regional school district or audited agency shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, generally accepted auditing standards and the provisions of sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive.

      (b) Any municipality, regional school district or audited agency may, however, on the basis of unreasonable hardship directly related to compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, request permission to have the audit report prepared in a manner not in compliance with said provisions by filing such request in writing with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, including an explanation of the problems related to such compliance and an estimate of the time required to implement changes in existing procedures as necessary to prepare the audit report in accordance with said provisions.

      (c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall adopt regulations as necessary to establish guidelines concerning compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and concerning any special problems related to such compliance by any municipality, regional school district or audited agency. Such regulations shall, prior to adoption, be submitted to the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission for review as provided in section 7-394b.

      (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-396a, any agreement for a grant entered into on or after July 1, 1987, between a state agency and a municipality, regional school district or audited agency which has adopted the uniform fiscal year pursuant to section 7-382, or any of the agencies of such municipality, shall provide that any audit of grant expenditures required by such agreement shall be prepared by the municipality, regional school district or audited agency, in accordance with this section and section 7-382.

      (P.A. 77-611, S. 1, 6; 77-614, S. 19(d), 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 86-387, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-573, S. 6, 11; P.A. 89-370, S. 1, 15; P.A. 93-422, S. 5; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 6, 130.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for tax commissioner; P.A. 86-387 amended Subsec. (a) to delete "Governmental Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting" and insert "Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards" as publications to be followed and added Subsec. (d) concerning audits or state grants; P.A. 87-573 inserted references to school districts and audited agencies, effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to audits for fiscal years beginning on or after that date; P.A. 89-370 amended Subsec. (a) to delete requirement that financial reports re fiscal years ending on June 30, 1987, or thereafter, shall be prepared in accordance with principles and standards related to accounting, auditing and financial reporting as outlined in various publications, and to substitute requirement that financial reports re fiscal years ending on June 30, 1989, or thereafter, shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles related to accounting, auditing and financial reporting; P.A. 93-422 changed "financial report" to "audit report", "independent public accountant" to "independent auditor" and "school district" to "regional school district", amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision regarding auditing standards and Secs. 4-230 to 4-237, and amended Subsec. (c) by changing requirement from a procedure for consideration of special problems to guidelines concerning special problems; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting "audit" reports for "financial" reports, effective July 1, 1994.