State Auditor; powers and duties revised; Division of Investigations created

SB 163 revises the powers of the State Auditor and creates a new Division of Property Investigations within that office. The bill requires state agency property managers to report the loss or theft of certain state property and empowers the new division to investigate such incidents. This division can demand repayment for negligently lost, stolen, or damaged property, and authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil actions in these cases. The bill also provides an exception for the standard inventory process for secured facility property in correctional and youth services departments.