California Code, Government Code - GOV § 53135

State agencies administering federal block grant programs shall prepare audit plans based on audit plan guidelines developed no later than December 1, 1982, by the agencies listed in Section 12430.

The audit plan guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the contractor to obtain independent federally mandated audits of block grant funds, preaudit conditions, and compliance indicators.  The departmental audit plans shall give preference to utilization of existing audit relationships where consistent with federal independence standards.

State agencies shall prepare their audit plans for review and approval by the agencies listed in Section 12430 in a timely fashion and contract provisions shall be incorporated into all existing contracts no later than February 1, 1983.  Plans shall be adopted annually each fiscal year thereafter no later than October 1.