Rhode Island § 28-42-51 - Employment Security — General Provisions

§ 28-42-51. Additional functions and duties of director of administration.

In addition to and/or in lieu of the sections enumerated in § 28-42-50, the director of administration shall perform, at the department of labor and training, in the manner and to the extent that the director may prescribe, the following functions and duties:

(1) Establish and maintain a current system of internal financial controls and checks necessary to insure the proper handling of accounts in connection with the employment security fund and the employment security administration account created by this chapter, by conducting a continuous pre-audit or a continuous post-audit or by conducting a combination of both (pre-audit or post-audit). The cost of these post-audit activities by the office of internal audit and program integrity in the department of administration shall be reimbursed in full by the department;

(2) Establish and maintain any methods, procedures, and systems of accounting that may be deemed necessary; those records and accounts to be considered, for all purposes, the official records of the state and department;

(3) Prepare and furnish financial and any other reports that may be required; and

(4) Perform any other related functions and duties that may be required by chapters 42 — 44 of this title.