Corrective Action Plans

Finding 385355 (2023-026)

Significant Deficiency 2023

State of Georgia/state Accounting Office-Ein Noted

GA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management § 200.302 § 200.303

GDOL concurs with this finding: Regarding the pandemic Grants noted that were all under #UI34710-20-55-A-13: • The unemployment insurance (UI) Regular Grant typically provides the amount of available grant funds in advance based on 1.) and estimated number of claims to be processed in the current ...

GDOL concurs with this finding: Regarding the pandemic Grants noted that were all under #UI34710-20-55-A-13: • The unemployment insurance (UI) Regular Grant typically provides the amount of available grant funds in advance based on 1.) and estimated number of claims to be processed in the current year (based on the average of two years prior activity) and 2.) the average processing times (based on the average of two years prior processing times). • In contrast, many of the pandemic grants are based on actual claims activity with monies being awarded “after the fact” with no consideration given to the aforementioned criteria as no prior- year basis exists. • GDOL experienced delays in some pandemic allocations due to delays in programing and the submission of the new reports for pandemic activities (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)). All late reports have been submitted and we are reconciling grants as deemed appropriate. • With reimbursement based on pandemic claims activity, there was no clear mechanism for GDOL to be able to “forecast” the amount of time and effort needed to process the cyclical and unpredictable number of pandemic claims. As such, best efforts were made to estimate in this regard. • The 3073 FPUC grant is the only grant for which we have been reimbursed at 100%. However, due to the most recent implementation of stop/gain loss, we are no longer being reimbursed at the full amount. • Regarding the Employment Service/ Wagner-Peyser Funded Grants noted, the program period of performance was July 1, 2022 thru September 30, 2025. GDOL received instructions from USDOL on January 19, 2023 requesting a final ETA-9130 report be submitted by February 15th for grants that were being transferred to TCSG and offered technical assistance in completing the reports. The National office was designated to de-obligate the funds remaining and issue new grant numbers to obligate these funds at TCSG; however, several things occurred that caused the process to be delayed: o The required action was to check box 6 as yes (for the final 9130 reports) and 10g (Federal Share of Unliquidated Obligation) had to be zero although there were Unliquidated Obligations in the system. o Although the Wagner Peyer program was transferred to TCSG in January 2023, eligible costs continued. o The need for expenditure reconciliations was discussed with USDOL Regional Office and anticipated funds were drawn in lieu of billing TCSG. o Associated eligible costs were reconciled to the Wagner Peyser Ledger via manual journal entries in lieu of billing TCSG. o In addition, USDOL implemented a new GrantSolutions to replace its legacy grant processing system, E-Grants. USDOL replaced its legacy E-Grants Grantee Reporting System (GRS) by transitioning to PMS for grant recipients submission of the quarterly ETA-9130 financial reports on February 6,2023. o Although training was taken for this process, the overall reconciliation process was delayed, all reconciling items were resolved by the 9/30/23 reporting period.

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Finding 385329 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Kenston Local School District

OH

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring

2023-004: Material Weakness and Material Noncompliance- Wage Rate Requirements The District will implement internal controls to ensure that all contractors working on federally funded projects for which wage rate requirements apply, are notified and the District will obtain necessary documentation ...

2023-004: Material Weakness and Material Noncompliance- Wage Rate Requirements The District will implement internal controls to ensure that all contractors working on federally funded projects for which wage rate requirements apply, are notified and the District will obtain necessary documentation to verify compliance. In addition, the District will implement internal controls to ensure the necessary language is included in all future solicitations for quotes or bids for which prevailing wage requirements apply. • Anticipated Completion Date: February 26, 2024 • Responsible Contact Person: Seth Cales Treasurer

View Audit 298249

Finding 385234 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

North Putnam Community School Corporation

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303

FINDING 2023-003 Finding Subject: COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund - Special Tests and Provisions - Wage Rate Requirements Summary of Finding: Certification that the contractor was not in compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act was not obtained Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Ta...

FINDING 2023-003 Finding Subject: COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund - Special Tests and Provisions - Wage Rate Requirements Summary of Finding: Certification that the contractor was not in compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act was not obtained Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Tanya Pearson Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-522-6218 tpearson@nputnam.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: North Putnam will collect from the contractor they are in compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Anticipated Completion Date: Immediately, we are contacting contractor for documentation.

View Audit 298228

Finding 385228 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

North Putnam Community School Corporation

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329 § 200.334

FINDING 2023-002 Finding Subject: COVID-19 – Education Stabilization Fund – Reporting Summary of Finding: ESSER III, Year 2 report contained material errors in the amounts reported Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Tanya Pearson Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-522-6218 tp...

FINDING 2023-002 Finding Subject: COVID-19 – Education Stabilization Fund – Reporting Summary of Finding: ESSER III, Year 2 report contained material errors in the amounts reported Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Tanya Pearson Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-522-6218 tpearson@nputnam.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We will have one person complete the ESSER report and one person review the ESSER report for accuracy. Anticipated Completion Date: Immediately with the next ESSER report submission

View Audit 298228

Finding 385225 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Marion Community Schools

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Equipment & Real Property Management Significant Deficiency § 200.313

Finding 2023-003 – Education Stabilization Fund – Equipment Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy Phillips Contact Phone Number: (765) 662-2546 ext 8070 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Marion Community Schools will est...

Finding 2023-003 – Education Stabilization Fund – Equipment Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy Phillips Contact Phone Number: (765) 662-2546 ext 8070 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Marion Community Schools will establish internal controls to ensure that all capital assets are tracked properly. All capital expenditures will be reviewed by the Director of Operations, the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Chief Financial Officer, and the accounts payable business office specialist. Although we utilize an outside source for maintaining our capital assets ledger, we need to ensure that they receive the necessary information to ensure the accuracy of the ledger. By establishing a regular review of capital assets, we can ensure that everything is accounted for. All new capital assets will be properly reported to our capital assets inventory vendor in a timely manner. The accounts payable department will also be properly trained on coding capital expenditures in the accounting system as another layer of protection. Anticipated Completion Date: Apr 30, 2024

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Finding 385223 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

Marion Community Schools

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

Finding 2023-002 – Education Stabilization Fund – Special Tests and Provisions - Wage Rate Requirements Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy Phillips Contact Phone Number: (765) 662-2546 ext 8070 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Ac...

Finding 2023-002 – Education Stabilization Fund – Special Tests and Provisions - Wage Rate Requirements Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy Phillips Contact Phone Number: (765) 662-2546 ext 8070 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Marion Community Schools will develop and implement a formal internal controls system to ensure compliance with all federal grant requirements. A detailed checklist of requirements listed in the grant agreement will be provided by the Grants Manager and reviewed for accuracy by the Grants Team consisting of the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, the Grants Manager, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Chief Technology Officer. Compliance requirements will be monitored during weekly grant team review meetings for the duration of the grant agreement. All vendor contracts for construction will include clauses for the federal wage requirements and any additional requirements that may be required in the future. Construction companies will be required to provide us with weekly payroll report certifications. When the reports are received, they will be reviewed and approved by the Grants Manager and the Chief Financial Officer. Anticipated Completion Date: April 30, 2024

View Audit 298224

Finding 385221 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Marion Community Schools

IN

Questioned Costs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Finding 2023-001 – Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies – Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy Phillips Contact Phone Number: (765) 662-2546 ext 8070 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Des...

Finding 2023-001 – Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies – Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy Phillips Contact Phone Number: (765) 662-2546 ext 8070 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Marion Community Schools will establish an internal control system that will require review of all timesheets and payroll registers by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or the Assistant Chief Financial Officer (Asst CFO). Timesheets/payroll registers will be reviewed for any new or updated wage amounts and provide a second sign off documenting that these were reviewed and approved. The payroll employee should bring these forward for initial review, however, the CFO/Asst CFO will still review registers as a double check and to prevent errors. Payroll changes should be kept together for easy reference, as well as with the payroll file for the period in which the change was made. Anticipated Completion Date: Immediately

View Audit 298224 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 385095 (2023-008)

None 2023

Blackburn University Dba Blackburn College

IL

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

At the beginning of each semester, the Registrar will run a No Show report and share the report with the Financial Aid Office to show which students did not return for the current semester.

View Audit 298219

Finding 385093 (2023-006)

None 2023

Blackburn University Dba Blackburn College

IL

Student Financial Aid Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

The information that we listed initially only included the Work Study portion. However, the number of students was correct. Going forward, we will ensure that both portions are listed correctly on the FISAP.

View Audit 298219

Finding 385092 (2023-005)

Material Weakness 2023

Blackburn University Dba Blackburn College

IL

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions

Although we checked and double checked the information as shown in COD under the R2T4 section, there still appears to be an issue with regards to COD correctly showing Vacation time in COD. Going forward, we are actually printing out the R2T4's to ensure that the correct number of days are listed on...

Although we checked and double checked the information as shown in COD under the R2T4 section, there still appears to be an issue with regards to COD correctly showing Vacation time in COD. Going forward, we are actually printing out the R2T4's to ensure that the correct number of days are listed on the R2T4 sheet and maintaining hard copies in addition to saving online.

View Audit 298219 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 385091 (2023-004)

None 2023

Blackburn University Dba Blackburn College

IL

Student Financial Aid Eligibility Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Our Correction Plan will be to check monthly that loan disbursements correctly match with COD. While progress was definitely made from the prior year, it is important that every student disbursement is correctly shown by the Business Office.

View Audit 298219

Finding 385085 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

American Samoa Community College

AS

Student Financial Aid Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding Number 2023-002 – Enrollment Reporting, Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance. Contact Person(s): Shanell Tilo, Financial Aid Officer Dr. Emilia Le’i, Dean of Student Services Dr. Letupu Moananu, Vice President of Academics, Community, and Student Affairs Explanation ...

Finding Number 2023-002 – Enrollment Reporting, Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance. Contact Person(s): Shanell Tilo, Financial Aid Officer Dr. Emilia Le’i, Dean of Student Services Dr. Letupu Moananu, Vice President of Academics, Community, and Student Affairs Explanation and specific reasons for disagreement with the audit finding or that corrective action is not required (if applicable): No disagreement. Corrective actions taken/planned: The Financial Aid Coordinator (control #1, with FA Officer as alternate) has been assigned to transmit the bi-monthly Enrollment Report roster. The control #1 reviews the roster and performs data entry, status updates, and submission by the 15th of the reporting month. On the 1st of every nonreporting month, control #1 will review and report any enrollment status changes before the 15th. Financial Aid Manager (control #2) will review the status updates on NSLDS before and after every submission. Identified errors will be documented and returned to control #1 for correction and resubmission. The policy will ensure all student changes in status are identified, updated, and submitted timely and accurately. ASCC FAO participates in Federal Student Aid (FSA) training and conferences regarding NSLDS updates, changes, and functionality. FAO also subscribes to the Weekly Knowledge Center Updates from FSA Partner Connect. ASCC is a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). All of these resources provide access and education in the process of enrollment reporting and compliance, as well as the responsibilities and consequences of inaccurate reporting. Graduates: Students who graduate will be updated into NSLDS within one week after graduation. Official / Unofficial Withdrawal: All Withdrawals must then be reported to NSLDS within 45 days. On the 1st of every nonreporting month, control #1 will review and report any enrollment status changes before the 15th. Financial Aid Manager (control #2) will review the status updates on NSLDS before and after every submission. Identified errors will be documented and returned to control #1 for correction and resubmission. The policy will ensure all student changes in status are identified, updated, and submitted timely and accurately. ASCC FAO participates in Federal Student Aid (FSA) training and conferences regarding NSLDS updates, changes, and functionality. FAO also subscribes to the Weekly Knowledge Center Updates from FSA Partner Connect. ASCC is a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). All of these resources provide access and education in the process of enrollment reporting and compliance, as well as the responsibilities and consequences of inaccurate reporting. Graduates: Students who graduate will be updated into NSLDS within one week after graduation. Official / Unofficial Withdrawal: All Withdrawals must then be reported to NSLDS within 45 days.

View Audit 298200

Finding 385075 (2023-101)

Material Weakness 2023

Pinal County Community College District

AZ

Questioned Costs Reporting Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303

Cluster name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listings numbers and names: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans Luisa Ott Anticipated completion date: June 30,...

Cluster name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listings numbers and names: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans Luisa Ott Anticipated completion date: June 30, 2024 The District agrees with the finding. After reviewing the student in the finding, the District reprocessed the Return of Title IV calculation. The one student record was updated and resulted in an amount of $8 to be returned to the student by offsetting their current balance with the District. The District will fund the reimbursement with institutional funds. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the District has created supporting automated processes to identify potential Return to Title IV accounts. The District has started the implementation project of using the student information system to automatically calculate student Return to Title IV calculations. The District will continue to strengthen procedures surrounding Return to Title IV compliance requirements.

View Audit 298169 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 385014 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

University of Southern Indiana

IN

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Eligibility § 200.303

FINDING 2023-001 Finding Subject: Student Financial Assistance Cluster - Special Tests and Provisions - Enrollment Reporting Summary of Finding: Although the University had policies and procedures in place over Enrollment Reporting, a process to ensure that system defects did not impact reporting re...

FINDING 2023-001 Finding Subject: Student Financial Assistance Cluster - Special Tests and Provisions - Enrollment Reporting Summary of Finding: Although the University had policies and procedures in place over Enrollment Reporting, a process to ensure that system defects did not impact reporting requirements was not implemented. As such, for students who had a reduction or increase in enrollment status during the Spring 2023 term, errors in reporting campus level and program level data went undetected. Students with a status of withdrawn or with no changes during the period were accurately reported. It was recommended that the University's management establish a system of internal controls that includes a review of Banner job processes to verify source data is correctly populated so as to ensure that all data elements required to be submitted to NSLDS are accurate. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Angel Nelson, Associate Registrar Contact Phone Number and Email Address: (812) 465-1626; angel.nelson@usi.edu Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: While the University of Southern Indiana had internal controls in place to verify the accuracy of our enrollment reporting data, these controls were not effective in discovering system errors. In order to correct this deficiency, the following corrective actions have been implemented: 1. The system defect within our student information system has been corrected by our vendor. 2. All student records affected by the system defect have been corrected in the National Student Loan Clearinghouse database. 3. Beginning in January 2024, the University increased the number of records selected for review from the enrollment file, making sure to review some students who had a reduction or increase in enrollment status, as well as some who had withdrawn. 4. Associate Registrar has subscribed to the e-community for our software vendor to monitor for future system errors. Anticipated Completion Date: The system defect was corrected with the installation of a system patch that was installed on June 4, 2023. All other steps in the corrective action plan have been completed as of January 26, 2024.

View Audit 298073

Finding 385012 (2023-002)

None 2023

Universidad Central De Bayamon INC

PR

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Eligibility

Finding No. 2023–002 – Enrollment Reporting Name of Contact Person: Dr. Kendra Ortiz, Registrar Corrective Action Plan UCB recognizes its obligation to report enrollment data to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) at least every 60 days. The Registrar's Office reports enrollment data to NS...

Finding No. 2023–002 – Enrollment Reporting Name of Contact Person: Dr. Kendra Ortiz, Registrar Corrective Action Plan UCB recognizes its obligation to report enrollment data to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) at least every 60 days. The Registrar's Office reports enrollment data to NSLDS on a monthly basis. To ensure that the University comply with the 60-day requirement, we have established an additional notification procedure. The Financial Aid Office will forward report of all Title IV student recipients classified as withdrawn to the Registrar's Office, this process consists of a reconciliation of the data. The Registrar's office will report the enrollment change of this cases to NSLDS within 60 days required. Anticipated completion date: Immediately.

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Finding 385011 (2023-001)

None 2023

Universidad Central De Bayamon INC

PR

Student Financial Aid Eligibility Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding No. 2023–001 – Disbursement to or on behalf students Title IV, HEA credit balances Name of Contact Person: Dr. Ismael A. Velez de la Rosa Corrective Action Plan The University affirms its understanding of its obligation to submit disbursement according to the 34 CFR 668.164(h)(2)(i) A title ...

Finding No. 2023–001 – Disbursement to or on behalf students Title IV, HEA credit balances Name of Contact Person: Dr. Ismael A. Velez de la Rosa Corrective Action Plan The University affirms its understanding of its obligation to submit disbursement according to the 34 CFR 668.164(h)(2)(i) A title IV, a HEA credit balance must be paid directly to the student or parent as soon as possible, but no later than fourteen (14) days after the balance occurred, if the credit balance occurred after the first day of class of a payment period. Due to an error in the system, within institutional officials in charge of managing this process, one disbursement was not submitted on a timely basis. UCB will reinforce their policies and procedures to satisfy all applicable requirements specified in 668.164 (h) and due a doble verification of the process to make sure every student no later than fourteen (14) days after the balance occurred. As of the date of the auditors’ report, the University request all of the institution’s officials to work in the school premises and the communication between officials has been improve, making easier the tracking of the disbursements on a timely basis to students. Anticipated completion date: Immediately.

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Finding 384985 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Madison Area Technical College District

WI

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303

Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 & 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend that the College design and implement controls to ensure reporting to NSLDS are designed to capture all enrolled students and programs offered by the District. Explanation of disagreement with audit...

Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 & 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend that the College design and implement controls to ensure reporting to NSLDS are designed to capture all enrolled students and programs offered by the District. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The District worked with NSC to resolve the errors surrounding mismatched CIP codes, resulting in the enrollment report being finalized in late 2022. The College will work with their Records Department to explore accommodations surrounding future term requirements. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Laurie Grigg, Chief Financial Officer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024

View Audit 298033

Finding 384984 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Christian Theological Seminary, Inc.

IN

Eligibility Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Planned Corrective Action: The Director of Financial Aid will document the review of students that change academic status (full time vs part time) and determine if any adjustments need to be made to the students Cost of Attendance as a result of the change. The Director of Financial Aid will docum...

Planned Corrective Action: The Director of Financial Aid will document the review of students that change academic status (full time vs part time) and determine if any adjustments need to be made to the students Cost of Attendance as a result of the change. The Director of Financial Aid will document this review and note any changes that were made as a result. If no changes are necessary, this will be documented as well Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Sandra Mitchell Holder, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Completion Date June 2024

View Audit 298024

Finding 384983 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

Christian Theological Seminary, Inc.

IN

Student Financial Aid Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Planned Corrective Action: The Seminary has taken action on many security standards outlined in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. However, the Seminary has not created a written comprehensive information security plan. The Seminary will develop this plan, that will incorporate many of the items that w...

Planned Corrective Action: The Seminary has taken action on many security standards outlined in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. However, the Seminary has not created a written comprehensive information security plan. The Seminary will develop this plan, that will incorporate many of the items that we have already put in place. However, we realize with out a written plan that we are no incompliance with the Act. The Seminary will put the plan in writing. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Melissa Trayhan – Manager of Information Technology Anticipated Completion Date June 2024

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Finding 384982 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

Christian Theological Seminary, Inc.

IN

Eligibility Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Planned Corrective Action: The Director of Financial Aid will document the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress. This calculation has occurred each year but the Seminary didn’t keep the documents that proved that the calculation was done and applied to each student. In the future, the ...

Planned Corrective Action: The Director of Financial Aid will document the calculation of Satisfactory Academic Progress. This calculation has occurred each year but the Seminary didn’t keep the documents that proved that the calculation was done and applied to each student. In the future, the Director of Financial Aid will keep detailed records of the calculation on each student and retain the records for audit purposes. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Sandra Mitchell-Holder – Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Completion Date: June 2024

View Audit 298024

Finding 384970 (2023-005)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Grants-Cibola County Schools

NM

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Equipment & Real Property Management Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Responsible Official’s Plan: Specific corrective action plan for finding: After receiving this finding during the previous audit, the District added language reflecting the Davis-Bacon requirements to all affected and qualified purchase orders. However, this was insufficient to meet the proper docum...

Responsible Official’s Plan: Specific corrective action plan for finding: After receiving this finding during the previous audit, the District added language reflecting the Davis-Bacon requirements to all affected and qualified purchase orders. However, this was insufficient to meet the proper documentation required by Davis-Bacon. The District (during SY23-24) began adding additional language, provided by our CPA, onto all qualifying CONTRACTS. We have reviewed all existing, qualifying agreements to add the appropriate language to all current agreements. The Coordinator for Procurement and Capital Projects will perform a double-check on all qualifying agreements issued moving forward. The Maintenance Department contacts the affected contractors to obtain the certified payroll reports for these projects. Timeline for completion of corrective action plan: This process has already been established and is in place. Employee position(s) responsible for meeting the timeline: Steve Maldonado Finance Director

View Audit 298006

Finding 384958 (2023-006)

None 2023

Vienna Public School District #55

IL

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.512

Name of Contact Person: Greg Frehner, Superintendent. Recommendation: We recommend that all required filings be submitted timely according to the Single Audit Act of 1984 and Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Guidelines. Corrective Action: The auditors discussed the issue with the Distri...

Name of Contact Person: Greg Frehner, Superintendent. Recommendation: We recommend that all required filings be submitted timely according to the Single Audit Act of 1984 and Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Guidelines. Corrective Action: The auditors discussed the issue with the District. A new checklist will be used with audit completion to ensure timely submission for the 2023 fiscal year. Proposed Completion Date: Immediately.

View Audit 297986

Finding 384924 (2023-034)

Material Weakness 2023

State of Vermont

VT

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting § 200.303

Public Assistance: Once a subaward has been executed and the cumulative obligated project worksheets have reached the $30,000 reporting threshold, then the Financial Administrator must enter the subaward in FSRS as outlined above. Subsequent project worksheet obligations shall be treated as award am...

Public Assistance: Once a subaward has been executed and the cumulative obligated project worksheets have reached the $30,000 reporting threshold, then the Financial Administrator must enter the subaward in FSRS as outlined above. Subsequent project worksheet obligations shall be treated as award amendments and must be entered into FSRS no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the project worksheet was obligated. Name: Richard Hallenbeck Position: Director of Administration/Finance Email: Richard.hallenbeck@vermont.gov Phone Number: 802 241-5339 Date of Implementation of Corrective Action: 03/31/2024

View Audit 297960

Finding 384922 (2023-033)

Significant Deficiency 2023

State of Vermont

VT

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency § 200.303

The Financial Administrator will ensure that subrecipient grants containing federal funding that meet the FFATA reporting threshold are marked as “required for entry into the FSRS system” upon grant execution. The Financial Administrator and Manager will then confirm that all executed agreements tha...

The Financial Administrator will ensure that subrecipient grants containing federal funding that meet the FFATA reporting threshold are marked as “required for entry into the FSRS system” upon grant execution. The Financial Administrator and Manager will then confirm that all executed agreements that meet the FFATA reporting requirement have been entered and submitted into the FSRS system by the last business day of each month. Please note that the scheduled completion date is 2/1/23 as the same FFATA reporting finding was identified for a different program during the SFY22 Single Audit, and the corrective action plan was applied across the Department as a whole. The FFATA issues identified in the SFY23 Single Audit pre-dated the implementation of our corrective action plan. Scheduled Completion Date of Corrective Action Plan: Completed Contacts for Corrective Action Plan: Lillian Smith, VDH Financial Administrator lillian.smith@vermont.gov Jessica Brown, VDH Financial Manager jessica.p.brown@vermont.gov Megan Hoke, VDH Financial Director megan.hoke@vermont.gov Peter Moino, AHS Director of Internal Audit peter.moino@vermont.gov

View Audit 297960

Finding 384918 (2023-032)

Significant Deficiency 2023

State of Vermont

VT

Questioned Costs Cash Management Significant Deficiency § 200.303 § 200.514

The Agency of Human Services receives funding under ALNs 93.775, 93.777, and 93.778 and is responsible for reporting the federal interest liability for these programs to the Department of Finance and Management. The Agency of Human Services previously relied on the Department of Finance and Manageme...

The Agency of Human Services receives funding under ALNs 93.775, 93.777, and 93.778 and is responsible for reporting the federal interest liability for these programs to the Department of Finance and Management. The Agency of Human Services previously relied on the Department of Finance and Management for notification of the annual interest rate. Going forward, the Agency of Human Services will obtain the annual interest rate directly from the CMIA website: Cash Management Improvement Act - Annual Interest Rates (treasury.gov). The Department of Finance and Management will also verify the Agency of Human Services’ submission prior to submitting the CMIA Annual Report to the US Department of the Treasury. Position Responsible for Implementation of Corrective Action Candace Elmquist Financial Director Candace.Elmquist@vermont.gov Peter Moino Director of Internal Audit Peter.Moino@vermont.gov Date of Implementation of Corrective Action: Completed: 2/6/2024

View Audit 297960 Questioned Costs: $1

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