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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Before auditing, or causing to be audited, the records of a public agency pursuant to Section 22206, the board shall provide written notice of the intended audit to the affected public agency as well as to the exclusive representative or representatives, if any, of members that may be affected by the audit, and this notice shall apprise the public agency and the exclusive representative or representatives, if any, of the purpose and scope of the intended audit. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section and Section 22206.2, the public agency shall be responsible for providing the board with the name and contact information for all applicable exclusive representatives.
(b) An audited public agency shall cooperate in good faith with the board and provide all information requested by the board in a timely manner. The public agency, at the time it provides information to the board, shall also provide all the information to the exclusive representative or representatives, if any, of the members affected by the audit.
(c) An audited public agency and the exclusive representative or representatives, if any, of the members affected by the audit may provide the board with additional information relevant to the audit, and the board shall consider this information in preparing its audit findings.
(d) Prior to issuing its final audit report, the board shall provide to the audited public agency and to the exclusive representative or representatives, if any, of the members affected by the audit, the preliminary audit findings, the statutes being addressed by the audit, and a list of every member then known by the board to be affected by the audit. Within a period to be specified by the board, which shall not be less than 60 days, the recipients may provide the board their written responses to the preliminary audit findings and the board shall consider their responses in preparing its final audit report.
(e) Within a period specified by the board of not less than 60 days, the public agency shall provide the board and the exclusive representative a list of the names of any members affected by the audit not included in the list provided by the board pursuant to subdivision (d).
(f) Except as provided in this section, this section does not confer additional rights upon the exclusive representative, including, but not limited to, due process rights.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Education Code - EDC § 22206.1 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/education-code/edc-sect-22206-1/
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