Sec. 4-235. Designation of cognizant agencies. Issuance of compliance supplement. Pass-through entities and subrecipients.

(a) The secretary shall designate cognizant agencies for audits conducted pursuant to sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive, and shall periodically issue a state single audit compliance supplement containing information to assist independent auditors in conducting state single audits. Such information shall include, but is not limited to, identification of state financial assistance programs and their significant compliance requirements, suggested audit procedures for determining compliance, exempt programs and information relevant to the risk-based approach for use in determining major state programs.

(b) A cognizant agency shall: (1) Ensure through coordination with state agencies, that audits are made in a timely manner and in accordance with the requirements of sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive; (2) ensure that corrective action plans made pursuant to section 4-233 are transmitted to the appropriate state officials; and (3)(A) coordinate, to the extent practicable, audits done by or under contract with state agencies that are in addition to the audits conducted pursuant to sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive; and (B) ensure that such additional audits build upon the audits conducted pursuant to said sections.

(c) (1) Each pass-through entity which is subject to the audit requirements of sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive, shall:

(A) Advise subrecipients of requirements imposed on them by state laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements, and any supplemental requirements imposed by the pass-through entity;

(B) If the subrecipient is subject to an audit in accordance with the requirements of said sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive, review such audit and ensure that prompt and appropriate corrective action is taken with respect to material or reportable findings of noncompliance with individual compliance requirements or significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in internal controls pertaining to state financial assistance provided to the subrecipient by the pass-through entity; or

(C) If the subrecipient is not subject to an audit in accordance with the requirements of said sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive, monitor the activities of subrecipients as necessary to ensure that state financial assistance is used for authorized purposes in compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements.

(2) Each pass-through entity, as a condition of receiving state financial assistance, shall require each of its subrecipients to permit the independent auditor of the pass-through entity to have such access to the subrecipient's records and financial statements as may be necessary for the pass-through entity to comply with sections 4-230 to 4-236, inclusive.

(P.A. 91-401, S. 6, 20; P.A. 98-143, S. 22, 24; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 48.)

History: (Revisor's note: In 1997 the Revisors changed Subsec. (b)(3)(B) from “ensure that such additional audits build upon the audits conducted pursuant said sections” to “ensure that such additional audits build upon the audits conducted pursuant to said sections”, thereby correcting a clerical error made during the codification of P.A. 91-401); P.A. 98-143 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision requiring cognizant agency to act in conjunction with federal cognizant agency designated pursuant to federal Single Audit Act, inserting “through coordination with state agencies,” in Subdiv. (1) and deleting “the audit reports and” following “ensure that” in Subdiv. (2), and added new Subsec. (c) re requirements for pass-through entities, effective June 4, 1998, and applicable to audits conducted for fiscal years commencing on and after July 1, 1998; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a) to require secretary to periodically issue compliance supplement with information to assist auditors in conducting state single audits and amended Subsec. (c)(B) to insert “or reportable” and replace “reportable conditions” with “significant deficiencies”, effective October 5, 2009.