4-35-107. Establishment of confidential reporting of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity.
(a) An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall establish a process by which employees, taxpayers or other citizens may confidentially report suspected illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity. The detailed information received pursuant to such a report of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity or any investigation thereof, except those matters disclosed in the final reports, shall be considered audit working papers and shall be confidential under the provisions of title 10, chapter 7.
(b) The provisions of § 8-50-116 shall apply to all state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body employees. In addition, no state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body's employees shall suffer any of the prohibited retaliatory actions specified in § 8-50-116 for reporting or cooperating with the audit committee, internal auditors, or auditors from, or approved by, the comptroller of the treasury, or for reporting any facts to the state governmental body to which the audit committee is attached. Any person who knowingly and willingly retaliates or takes adverse action of any kind against any person for reporting alleged wrongdoing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
4-35-107. Establishment of confidential reporting of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity.
(a) An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall establish a process by which employees, taxpayers or other citizens may confidentially report suspected illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity. The detailed information received pursuant to such a report of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity or any investigation thereof, except those matters disclosed in the final reports, shall be considered audit working papers and shall be confidential under the provisions of title 10, chapter 7.
(b) The provisions of § 8-50-116 shall apply to all state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body employees. In addition, no state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body's employees shall suffer any of the prohibited retaliatory actions specified in § 8-50-116 for reporting or cooperating with the audit committee, internal auditors, or auditors from, or approved by, the comptroller of the treasury, or for reporting any facts to the state governmental body to which the audit committee is attached. Any person who knowingly and willingly retaliates or takes adverse action of any kind against any person for reporting alleged wrongdoing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
4-35-107. Establishment of confidential reporting of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity.
(a) An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall establish a process by which employees, taxpayers or other citizens may confidentially report suspected illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity. The detailed information received pursuant to such a report of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity or any investigation thereof, except those matters disclosed in the final reports, shall be considered audit working papers and shall be confidential under the provisions of title 10, chapter 7.
(b) The provisions of § 8-50-116 shall apply to all state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body employees. In addition, no state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body's employees shall suffer any of the prohibited retaliatory actions specified in § 8-50-116 for reporting or cooperating with the audit committee, internal auditors, or auditors from, or approved by, the comptroller of the treasury, or for reporting any facts to the state governmental body to which the audit committee is attached. Any person who knowingly and willingly retaliates or takes adverse action of any kind against any person for reporting alleged wrongdoing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
