SECTION 17.
The first paragraph of section 9A of chapter 7A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:- The comptroller shall publish standards for timely submission of audited financial statements by other audited entities that are reported in the statutory basis financial report and the comprehensive annual financial report of the commonwealth in conformity with said standards. Such statements from such entities as determined by the comptroller shall be submitted in accordance with said standards.
