Legislators have authorized an audit of the California office responsible for addressing the state's HIV prevention efforts and care for people living with HIV and AIDS. It comes several years after the California Office of AIDS was rocked by a fraud scandal that saw two former employees plead guilty to federal charges.
At the request of gay state Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), the Joint Legislative Audit Committee recently approved the audit. Laird, who is vice chair of the committee, had worked with his colleagues, lesbian Senate President pro Tempore Emerita Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to seek the examination of the Sacramento-based office's inner workings.
"I am glad my colleagues on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee believe, as I do, that an audit of the Office of AIDS is sorely needed to assess the effectiveness of the office when it comes to coordinating state programs, services, and activities relating to HIV/AIDS," stated Laird.
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