Office of the State Auditor

Web Site:

www.mass.gov/sao

Organization Chart

Mission:

The mission of the Office of the State Auditor is to use its audits, investigations, and reports as tools to make government work better. To these ends, the Office conducts independent and objective audits of the Commonwealth's financial and programmatic activities and provides policy-makers with meaningful recommendations for improvements in the operations of state government.

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 11 S. 1-17: Department of the State Auditor
MGL C. 7 S. 52-55: Privatization Reviews
MGL C. 29 S. 29C: Division of Local Mandates
MGL C. 11 S. 6B: Division of Local Mandates
MGL C. 11 S. 16-17: Bureau of Special Investigations
MGL C. 106 S. 2: Occupational Schools
MGL C. 75D S. 3,14: Occupational Schools
MGL C. 93 S. 20A,21E: Occupational Schools

Regulations

965 CMR 2.0: Fair Information Practices
965 CMR 3.0: Safeguards of personal information
965 CMR 4.0: Calculation of Privatization Threshold