New Jersey § 52:15c-14

§ 52:15c-14.

a. All units in the Executive branch of State government, including entities exercising

Executive branch authority, independent State authorities, public institutions of

higher education, units of local government and boards of education and their employees

shall provide full assistance and cooperation with any audit, performance review or

contract review by the State Comptroller. b. The State Comptroller shall have complete access to all “government records” of

“public agencies,” as those terms are defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1995, c. 23 ( C.47:1A-1.1 ), including all information listed as confidential and specifically excluded as a

“government record,” in section 1 of P.L.1995, c. 23 ( C.47:1A-1.1 ). Provided however, that any information listed as confidential and specifically excluded

as a “government record,” in that section, to which the State Comptroller shall have

access, shall directly relate to a program or expenditure that is the subject of an

audit, performance review or contract review by the State Comptroller, and provided

further that if a public agency provides the State Comptroller with access to information

that is subject to a confidentiality agreement, the public agency shall promptly notify

the parties to the agreement that the information is being provided to the State Comptroller. c. Whenever a person requests access to a government record that the State Comptroller

or the State Inspector General, during the course of an audit, investigation, performance

review or contract review obtained from another public agency, which record was open

for public inspection, examination or copying before the audit, investigation or review

commenced, the public agency from which the State Comptroller or the State Inspector

General obtained the record shall comply with the request if made pursuant to P.L.1963,

c. 73 ( C.47:1A-1 et seq. ), provided that the request does not in any way identify the record sought by means

of a reference to the State Comptroller's audit or review or to an investigation by

the State Inspector General or any other public agency, including, but not limited

to, a reference to a subpoena issued pursuant to such investigation. d. Private vendors or other persons contracting with or receiving funds from a unit

in the Executive branch of State government, including an entity exercising executive

branch authority, independent State authority, public institution of higher education,

or unit of local government or board of education shall upon request by the State

Comptroller provide the State Comptroller with prompt access to all relevant documents

and information as a condition of the contract and receipt of public monies. The State Comptroller shall not disclose any document or information to which access

is provided that is confidential or proprietary. If the State Comptroller finds that any person receiving funds from a unit in the

Executive branch of State government, including an entity exercising Executive branch

authority, independent State authority, public institution of higher education, or

unit of local government or board of education refuses to provide information upon

the request of the State Comptroller, or otherwise impedes or fails to cooperate with

any audit or performance review, the State Comptroller may recommend to the contracting

unit that the person be subject to termination of their contract, or temporarily or

permanently debarred from contracting with the contracting unit.