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Home » US Law » 2020 Arkansas Code » Title 10 - General Assembly » Chapter 3 - Committees » Subchapter 4 - Legislative Joint Auditing Committee

§ 10-3-401. Creation

There is established a committee of the General Assembly to be known as the “Legislative Joint Auditing Committee”. It is the intention of the General Assembly that this shall be a joint interim committee of the General Assembly.

§ 10-3-402. Purpose and definitions

(a) It is determined that adequate information is not available at each biennial session of the General Assembly through which the members of the General Assembly may determine the needs and legislative requirements of the various agencies, departments, or other entities of the state government and political subdivisions of the state and that the impartial […]

§ 10-3-403. Members — Selection

(a) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall consist of members of the General Assembly to be selected as follows: (1) (A) The Senate shall select sixteen (16) members in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Rules of the Senate. (B) (i) At the time of selecting members, the Senate shall also select in the same […]

§ 10-3-404. Tenure — Vacancies — Alternates

(a) Tenure of membership and means of filling vacant positions for members of the House of Representatives shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the House of Representatives. (b) Tenure of membership and the means of filling vacant positions for members of the Senate shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the Senate.

§ 10-3-405. Meetings

(a) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall meet upon call or announcement by either cochair or upon petition of ten (10) of the regular members of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. (b) (1) The official meeting place of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall be in that portion of the State Capitol Building assigned to […]

§ 10-3-406. Meetings during legislative session

(a) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee is authorized to meet and transact its normal business during all legislative sessions as provided in this section. (b) (1) If members of the House of Representatives and members of the Senate each have selected their respective cochairs for the new biennial period, either cochair may call a meeting […]

§ 10-3-407. Duties — Cochairs

(a) The duties of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall be to provide for the auditing of any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state for the purpose of furnishing the General Assembly with information vital to the discharge of its constitutional duties. (b) (1) Immediately after its organization, the Legislative Joint […]

§ 10-3-408. Rules

The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may establish any rules as it may deem fit which are not inconsistent with law.

§ 10-3-410. Abolishment or consolidation of agencies

The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee is authorized to recommend to the General Assembly the abolishment or consolidation of any entity of the state which the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee deems appropriate as a result of its review of audits performed by its staff.

§ 10-3-411. Investigation and audit of state or local entities — Subpoenas — Contempt

(a) (1) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee has the authority to conduct investigations or audits pertaining to the affairs of any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state whenever the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee determines that investigations are necessary to make a proper determination with respect to the operations of the entity […]