120.14 Audit of school district accounts. - Wisconsin Statutes

120.14

120.14 Audit of school district accounts. In a common or union high school district:

120.14(1)

(1) At the close of each fiscal year, the school board of each school district shall employ a licensed accountant to audit the school district accounts and certify the audit. The audit shall include information concerning the school district's self-insurance plan under s. 120.13 (2) (b), as specified by the commissioner of insurance. If required by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (18), the audit shall include an audit of the number of pupils reported for membership purposes under s. 121.004 (5). The cost of the audit shall be paid from school district funds. Annually by September 15, the school district clerk shall file a financial audit statement with the state superintendent.

120.14(3)

(3) The annual meeting may authorize and direct an audit of the school district accounts by a certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442.

120.14(4)

(4) The department shall establish by rule a standard contract and minimum standards for audits performed under this section.

120.14 - ANNOT.

History: 1971 c. 108 ss. 5, 6; 1971 c. 125 s. 523; 1975 c. 224; 1977 c. 29; 1983 a. 27; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (17m); 1985 a. 29; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16.

120.14 - ANNOT.

Cross Reference: See also s. PI 14.03, Wis. adm. code.