State Auditor: permanent office.

Senator Laird's legislation expands the permissible location of the California State Auditor's permanent office to include areas within a two-mile radius of the State Capitol Building, modifying the current requirement that limits the office to Sacramento proper. The change allows for potential relocation to West Sacramento while maintaining proximity to state government operations.

The measure creates a new appropriation by authorizing additional expenditures from the State Audit Fund, a continuously appropriated account in the State Treasury that covers the State Auditor's expenses. The office retains its existing authority to maintain satellite locations elsewhere in California when necessary for conducting its work.