LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1891, as amended, Portantino Committee
on Higher Education . State government: Bureau of
State Audits and Inspector General . Sustainable
agriculture research agricultural chemicals.
Until January 1, 2010, existing law requested the Regents of the
University of California to establish the Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education Program to support competitive grants to
promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural
practices, and to support the giving of instructions and practical
demonstrations in agriculture.
This bill would reestablish this program, except it would not
require the regents to biennially report to the Legislature on the
program.
Existing law establishes the Bureau of State Audits under the
direction of the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on
California State Government Organization and Economy. Existing law
provides that the duties of the bureau are to examine and report
annually upon financial statements prepared by the executive branch
and to perform other related assignments, including performance
audits, mandated by statute.
This bill would rename the bureau the Bureau of State Audits and
Inspector General and specify certain duties that the renamed bureau
is to undertake as part of its existing responsibilities, relating to
the investigation, review, and auditing of state entities under its
jurisdiction. The bill would make conforming changes to existing law.

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