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§5-1-20. Reports to the governor; form and contents; transmission to the Legislature; special reports.

The subordinate officers of the executive department and the officers of all public institutions of the state shall make an annual report to the governor as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. All state officers, boards, commissions, departments and institutions required by law to make reports to the governor, the Legislature or any administrative board or state official shall cover fiscal year periods and such reports shall be submitted in typewritten form or any legible form produced by mechanical means.
The governor shall by executive order prescribe the general contents of the reports to be submitted to him. The form and format of the reports shall be as prescribed in section twenty-eight, article three, chapter five-a of this code.
The governor shall transmit copies of the report to the Legislature and lodge a copy of all such reports with the department of archives and history where the same shall be kept as permanent records. All annual reports to the Legislature shall be submitted to the legislative librarian.
The governor may at any time require information in writing, under oath, from any officer, board, department or commission of the executive department or the principal officer or manager of any state institution, upon any subject relating to the condition, management and expense of their respective offices or institutions.