0552 Office of the Inspector General
Budget-Balancing Reductions
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $1.7 million in 2008-09.

  • The Bureau of Independent Review (BIR) has been exempted from the budget balancing reductions. The BIR is responsible for monitoring Madrid v. Tilton compliance and reductions to this unit would hamper the state's ability to comply with the court order.

  • Major budget balancing reductions include a reduction of $1.5 million and 8.2 positions in 2008-09 for the Bureau of Audits and Investigations. This reduction will be achieved by reducing the number of audits and investigations required to be completed annually. An additional $202,000 and 2.0 positions is being reduced from Administration in recognition of this reduced workload.