Mississippi Code Title 25. Public Officers and Employees; Public Records § 25-65-19

(1) At the conclusion of each audit, the internal audit director shall submit preliminary findings and recommendations to the person responsible for supervision of the program, activity, function or organizational unit being audited who shall respond in writing to any findings of the internal audit director within forty-five (45) working days or less at the discretion of the university president or chancellor, the community/junior college president or state agency director after receipt of the findings. Such response and, if necessary, the agency internal audit director's response may be included in the final audit report.

(2) University, community/junior college or the agency internal audit director shall submit the final report, which shall be available to the State Auditor upon request, to the head of the university, community/junior college or agency and the State Auditor.