P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 8859
(1) To approve the Strategic Plan for Operational, Management, Information Systems, Administrative, and Fiscal Auditing, developed by the Office.
(2) To approve regulations developed by the Office to comply with the purposes of this chapter, except for those related to the internal operation of the Office, pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”.
(3) To approve the standards, policies, rules, and procedures developed by the Office to guide the agencies in the establishment of controls and the observance of sound management practices.
(4) To evaluate the results of the audits carried out by the Office in order to make decisions regarding the Strategic Plan.
(5) To evaluate and approve referrals to the Department of Justice, the Office of Government Ethics, and the Comptroller in connection with any report rendered by the Office in which it is reasonably understood that a violation of the applicable laws has been committed with regards to the use of public property or funds.
(6) To advise the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the results of the audits, studies, evaluations, and investigations carried out.
(7) To carry out prevention activities, such as the review of public policy, legislation, procedures, and regulations aimed at improving Government fiscal and operational systems and controls, as well as to foster integrity and efficiency in public employees.
(8) To require the Office to carry out audits, studies, evaluations, and investigations on government entities. Likewise, to refer to the Office any issues it understands should be investigated, studied, or audited.
(9) To monitor contracts executed and/or bids awarded by government agencies, whose amount exceeds one million dollars. To such effect, all government agencies shall be required to submit to the Committee said contracts, as well as any amendments thereto.
(10) To continually identify, review, and discuss areas that are weak or vulnerable in state and federal programs, fraudulent operations, misappropriation and abuse of funds, and to develop plans to coordinate activities to individually address problems that transcend the agencies.
(11) To establish, by agreement of its members, the rules for its organization, internal operation, and others it deems convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
History —Apr. 16, 2010, No. 42, § 11.