§ 2.2-1601. Duties of the Department
A. The Department shall have the following duties to:
1. Establish state policies, standards, and procedures that will ensure an effective internal audit program in all state agencies;
2. Provide technical information to state agencies concerning trends and new techniques in internal auditing;
3. Develop evaluative tools and other modern methods to assist agency internal auditors in performing audits;
4. Assist state agencies in developing and implementing automated data processing internal audit programs in the Commonwealth;
5. Provide general technical and audit assistance to agency internal auditors and to the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Governor on request;
6. Assist agency heads and collegial bodies in establishing and operating internal audit organizations;
7. Assist in the professional development of agency internal auditors by developing and conducting training programs;
8. Examine the adequacy of agency internal audit programs through periodic assessments of such programs and provide the Governor, Governor's Secretaries, the State Comptroller, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, and agency heads with the results of such assessments;
9. Develop, in conjunction with the State Comptroller, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, and other appropriate state officials, a plan for accommodating the internal audit needs of agencies that do not require full-time internal auditors; and
10. Prepare a biennial report for the Governor, Governor's Secretaries, Auditor of Public Accounts, and appropriate agency heads on the status of agency internal audit programs generally, and on agency adherence to other legislative requirements on internal auditing.
B. The provisions of subsection A shall not infringe upon responsibilities assigned to the Comptroller, the Auditor of Public Accounts, or the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission by other provisions of the Code of Virginia.
(1985, c. 72, § 2.1-234.32; 1990, c. 467; 2001, c. 844.)
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