Bill Summaries: S376 (2025-2026 Session)

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  • Summary date: Mar 20 2025 - View summary

    Contains whereas clauses.

    Appropriates from the General Fund to the Office of the State Auditor (Auditor) $4.95 million for 2025-26 to be used for personnel expansion, contract funding, and construction needs in the specified amounts. Appropriates $12.2 million from the General Fund to the Auditor for each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium to be used for personnel expansion, staff compensation increases, and data analytics and technology upgrades in the specified amounts. Directs the Auditor, by December 31, 2025, to submit a report to the specified NCGA committee on the use of the funds, including the number of audits conducted, findings related to fraud or financial mismanagement, and the impact of technology investments on audit efficiency. Effective July 1, 2025.