(30 ILCS 5/1-2) (from Ch. 15, par. 301-2)
Sec. 1-2.
Purpose
and construction.
(a) This Act implements Article VIII, Section 3 of the Constitution, and
shall be construed in furtherance of those provisions.
(b) This Act is intended to provide a comprehensive and thorough post
audit of the obligation, expenditure, receipt and use of public funds of
the State under the direction and control of the Auditor General, to the
end that the government of the State of Illinois will be accountable to the
General Assembly and the citizens and taxpayers, and to the end that the
constitutional and statutory requirements governing state fiscal and
financial operations will be enforced.
(c) This Act is intended to govern the Auditor General under the control
and direction of the General Assembly. Neither the enactment of this Act
nor any provision contained herein shall in any way derogate from the
status of the Auditor General as a legislative officer of the State under
the Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 78-884.)
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