Corrective Action Plans

Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The Authority has recognized the material weakness in the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and Mainstream Voucher programs and will implement internal control procedures that will ensure compliance with federal regulations. Michael McDougle, HCV Manager, will be responsible to implement this corrective action by June 30, 2024. CMHA has been working diligently over the past IO months to correct the inspection process that was not completed by the contracted inspectors through Inspection Group. Tenants were under the impression that they were not required to have inspections if someone was sick in their household, as previously waived during the pandemic. The HCV tenants have since been informed with each month's recertification mailing that they are required under HUD regulations to have an annual inspection. CMHA has also trained and assigned two HCV staff to become inspectors and have a process in place where one employee completes the annual inspections and the other employee follows up on the reinspection as needed. If inspections are not completed by time of recertification, the HAP payment is held. To date, annual inspections have been completed by CMHA staff.

Auditor’s Recommendation ‐ The auditor recommends the District strengthen the controls in place to provide assurance that contract agreements entered into with subcontractors contain the required clauses set by the Davis‐Bacon act and projects that fall under the requirement maintain the weekly certified payrolls. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action ‐ The District’s current Business Office management is aware of the noncompliance of the Davis Bacon Act wage rate requirement. We understand the importance of implementing sound internal controls to ensure the District meets all federal and state compliance requirements. In order to prevent future noncompliance findings, the District  will  implement  staff  trainings  to  ensure  full  adherence  to  all  applicable  federal  and  state  compliance requirements. In addition, the District will increase oversight over federal grant programs. Responsible  Official  ‐  Assistant  Superintendent  for  Finance  and  Operations,  Director  of  Business  Services, Supervisor of Grants Accounting, and Director Educator Sustainability and School Support Timeline and Estimated Completion Date ‐ June 30, 2024

RHA started using Affordable Housing to provide Rent Reasonableness reports. In addition, once the HCV program started to be managed by NHA, they use Rent O Meter to provide Rent Reasonableness Reports and NHA staff will enter those numbers into PHA web to maintain as a part of the annual renewal process or when a rent increase is requested by the landlord. In addition, a checklist was developed to make sure that all items are collected as necessary and entered into the PHA web system (housing management system).

As noted in our prior year response, the University continued to have cost transfers in fiscal year 2023 as it reconciled its grants. To limit cost transfers in the future, the following steps have been taken by the University: • The Controller’s Office along with the Office of the Vice President of Research configured our accounting system with an automated control that prevents general (non-payroll) expenditures from being charged to the grant after the period of performance end date, one root cause of cost transfers. • For payroll expenditures, post-award specialists updated grant labor costing allocations in our accounting system to contain an end date that coincides with the period of performance end date. This change in Workday restricts labor costs from being charged after the period of performance. The University’s post-award specialist review grant labor costing allocations on a periodic basis. • With collaboration between the payroll department, the Controller’s Office and post-award specialists, before each payroll is processed within the accounting system, grants that have ended are identified and the payroll expenditures are removed from the feed and not charged to the grant. • On-going training on data certification by post-award grant managers has improved grant-expenditure compliance and data accuracy. In addition, the Controller’s Office implemented a process in which post-award grant managers are now reviewing grant level budget versus actual reporting on a periodic basis to identify errors timely (i.e. before the 90 day threshold). Additionally, the University’s Workday team is exploring additional functionality within our Workday grants management module to build in additional expense approvals, specifically for labor, before those expenses are charged to the grant to reduce future cost transfers. As part of the University’s corrective action plan, during fiscal year 2023 the sponsored programs accounting team recalculated fringe and indirect costs on all federal grants to ensure the correct expense was recorded to each grant. During this reconciliation process cumulative award to date errors were identified and corrected. The sponsored program accounting team continues to reconcile fringe and indirect costs on cost transfers at the grant level on a periodic basis to ensure accuracy. Tara Thomason, Controller and Assistance Vice President, is responsible for addressing the above items by June 2024.

Federal Agency Name: Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: State of Iowa Department of Education Federal Financial Assistance Listing #84.287 Program Name: Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers Program Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance and Material Noncompliance Finding Summary: Through review of the indirect costs charged to the federal awards, we noted the following: • The Organization charged an 8% administrative indirect cost rate to the federal awards, however, calculated the 8% on the budgeted grant award rather than on the actual direct costs incurred under the federal award, resulting in overcharging the award by $14,704. • The Organization serves as an employer of record for organizations that need assistance in providing benefits, payroll and human resources to employees. A fixed rate is applied to total payroll wages and charged as additional payroll costs to cover administrative time incurred. In addition to the amount charged above, the Organization charged $49,049 to the federal program under this methodology resulting in an overcharge to the award. Corrective Action Plan: SHIP will make the following changes in Fiscal Year 2024: • SHIP was charging the Employer of Record fee originally with the understanding that it was a direct expense, because the Employer of Record fee was only being charged on the direct staff that are running the programs at the schools. SHIP has had this grant for many years with the same terms. Now that SHIP has had a finding on the current process of the Employer of Record, SHIP will correct the process. This was not an intentional disregard. • Moving forward and currently in FY24, all claims submitted for 21st Century grants will be reviewed to ensure the administrative indirect cost is assigned to direct expenses only. In the event this was charged incorrectly, adjustments will be made to ensure the fee is only assessed on total direct expenses. Responsible Individuals: Mindy Baylor - SHIP Finance Director Anticipated Completion Date: March 2024

2023-006 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2023 Summary of Finding- During the audit, it was noted that the University incorrectly calculated institutional charges used in determining the amount of unearned aid to withdrawal. Name and Title of Responsible Contact Person(s)- Sara Shepherd, Vice President for Finance and Nicole Umphlett, Financial Aid Administrator Corrective Action Plan Summary- The University has recently made improvements to the process of completing the return to Title IV calculations. This was achieved by providing additional training and workshops offered through the Department of Education. Furthermore, we have also developed a spreadsheet to assist with calculating the returned aid due to withdraw. We will utilize this information to thoroughly double-check our calculations before issuing official documentation. Anticipated Completion Date- July 1, 2024

2023-005 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2023 Summary of Finding- During the audit, it was noted that the University used the incorrect sum of aid disbursed or disbursable to the student when applying the percentage earned in calculating the return to Title IV Funds upon student withdrawal. Name and Title of Responsible Contact Person(s)- Sara Shepherd, Vice President for Finance and Nicole Umphlett, Financial Aid Administrator Corrective Action Plan Summary- The University has enhanced the process of completing return to Title IV calculations by incorporating additional training and workshops provided by the Department of Education. The financial aid office has designed a calendar that displays the attendance days from the first day of school to the last day of school, referring to the school's master calendar. This will be used as a cross-check of days when computing returns. The return calculations were one day off due to the misinterpretation of the semester's ending date. Anticipated Completion Date- July 1, 2024

2023-004 Initial Fiscal Year End, 2023 Summary of Finding- During the audit, the University used the incorrect value for the total days in the students return to Title IV calculation. In completing the student's withdrawal, the institution used the incorrect amount of aid awarded/ disbursed for the applicable period. The university incorrectly calculated the institutional charges within the return to Title IV calculation. Name and Title of Responsible Contact Person(s)- Sara Shepherd, Vice President for Finance and Nicole Umphlett, Financial Aid Administrator Corrective Action Plan Summary-The University improved the process for completing return to Title IV calculations by adding in additional training and workshops offered through the Department of Education. The financial aid office created a calendar showing days of attendance from the first day of school to the last using the school's master calendar as a reference. This will be used also as a double check of days when calculating returns. The dates used in the return calculations were off a day due to misreading the ending date of semester. Anticipated Completion Date- July 1, 2024

Recommendation: We recommend that the Department review and enhance its procedures and controls to ensure that expenditures charged to the program are incurred within the grant’s period of performance. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: A correction will be made to reduce the request by the overstated (by 1 day) amount in the 3/31 payroll report. A credit was issued to FEMA for the amount of $19,871.26 on Monday March 13, 2023 in relation to the finding noted. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Angelia Adediran, Deputy Director City of Richmond Fire and Emergency Services

FINDING 2023-002 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child and Adult Care Food Program Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: Child and Adult Care Food Program Assistance Listing Number: 10.558 Federal Award Numbers and Years (Or Other Identifying Number): FY2022, FY2023 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Audit Finding: Material Weakness, Qualified Opinion Condition: There was not an effective control in place to review underlying transaction detail billed by the food service management compliance to verify compliance with Activities Allowed or Unallowed requirements. There was also not an effective control in place to monitor and review the food service management company followed procurement and suspension and debarment regulations. Context: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, waivers from the federal government provided free meals to all students through the Summer Food Service Program and allowed meals to be consumed off-site. Due to the changing regulations, the USDA and IDOE required School Corporations to implement an Integrity Plan for any schools providing Grab and Go Meals which includes inquiring of any adult requesting meals without children present as to how many children under the age of 18 would be served. Prior to March 2020, the School Corporation was using a point-of-sale system to record meals served. Starting in March 2020, the School Corporation was authorized by IDOE to utilize a clicker to track meals served. During the summer months of 2021, the School Corporation was also authorized by IDOE to provide meal pickup service on Wednesdays from 3 – 6 p.m. for 5 days’ worth of meal for both breakfast and lunch, resulting in 10 meals being served per child under the age of 18 each week. In June 2021, the Indiana Department of Education performed an unannounced meal site observation and a second, announced meal site review noting several program compliance and administrative issues. In July 2021, the IDOE performed a targeted review of the Summer Food Service Program for the period of March 2020 through May 2021 noting the following program compliance issues. • Meals were distributed without ensuring they were going to children ages 18 and younger as required by SFSP regulations. • Meals were taken off site to be distributed/dropped off at non—approved locations. • Meals were distributed and claimed on days when no meal service was approved, • Meals were distributed outside of approved meal service times. • Some meals were not distributed in household size quantities to the parent or guardian but distributed in bulk to large groups and knowingly transported in unsafe and unsanitary ways. • Meal count records were incomplete, unsigned, or missing required information. • Meal production was not adjusted when attendance fluctuations were noted. • Different menu items were ordered for and distributed to a specific group of individuals that was not the same as the planned menu. • Menu planning did not consider food inventory on hand and MSD of Pike Township’s access to USDA Foods (commodities) to reduce overall food costs. • Unauthorized donation, distribution, and disposal of foods purchased with federal funds was made without MSD Pike administration knowledge or approval. The review also noted a lack of administrative oversight of the food service management company contract including the following issues: • Food service management company representatives were making decisions regarding child nutrition program operations without consulting MSD of Pike Township administration. This practice was ongoing and occurred over several administrations. • Potential unallowable expenditures were noted in a review of monthly itemized invoices presented to MSD of Pike Township for recent payment. Items for personal consumption of food service management employees such as coffee, energy drinks, donuts, lunches, and even unauthorized travel expenses were presented but are considered unallowable expenditures from the food service account. As a result of the review, a total of $623,724 was disallowed for unsupported meal claims from September 2020 through May 2021 from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for At-Risk suppers reimbursed through the CACFP program. The School Corporation and IDOE agreed to a repayment plan to repay the disallowed costs identified which was paid in December 2021. Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles During the testing of activities allowed or unallowed and allowed costs/cost principles, we selected 6 monthly invoices from the food service management company during the audit period. We noted there was not an internal control in place by School Corporation personnel to obtain and view the underlying support of transactions charged by the food service management company to verify the transaction was for a business purpose. The School Corporation did not obtain and review source documents, such as invoices or proof of payment for vendor transactions or a schedule of employees, assigned locations, salaries, and hours to be worked for payroll transactions submitted by the food service management company for reimbursement. We also selected a sample of 40 vendor transactions charged to Fund 0800 to test which were not related to the food service management company and incurred directly by the School Corporation. For 6 of the 40 transactions tested, we noted transactions for concession fees which were charged to the School Nutrition Program from July 2021 through September 2022 and are deemed unallowable. In October 2022, the School Corporation began recording all concession activity to Fund 2180, Concessions – District. The six concession transactions in our sample total $663 which are considered known questioned costs. Procurement and Suspension and Debarment The School Corporation did not have an internal control in place to monitor the food service management company was following proper procurement standards. School Corporations that contract with a food service management company on a cost reimbursement basis should ensure they are monitoring contracts sufficiently including verifying or reviewing the following: • The School Corporation should receive contract commits to supply. • Reviewing invoices received from the food service management company compared to amounts paid by the food service management company. • Reviewing contracts for compliance with Buy American • Verifying return of discounts, rebates, or credit are properly applied to the School Corporation’s account. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. MSD of Pike Township (Pike) agrees during the audit period effective controls were not in place to review and approve meal counts tracked and submitted for reimbursement, review underlying transaction detail billed, nor monitor and review the Food Service Management Company (FSMC) followed procurement and suspension and debarment regulations. Pike has increased the Business Office oversight of the Food Service Management Company (FSMC). Pike has hired a Food Service Financial Specialist to provide more the detailed review of invoices and operations ledger and the underlying transaction details. Additionally, effective October 2022, MSD of Pike Township hired a Director of Food Service to provide oversight of the Food Service Management Company (FSMC) including but not limited to meal counts, site audits, and compliance with procurement regulations. The FSMC no longer has access to submit claims on the CNP website. Responsible Party and Timeline for Completion: Greg A. Foster, Chief Financial Officer, will oversee the corrective action plan.

FINDING 2023-001 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, and Summer Food Service Program for Children Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Federal Award Numbers and Years (Or Other Identifying Number): FY2022, FY2023 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Audit Finding: Material Weakness, Qualified Opinion Condition: There was not an effective control in place to review underlying transaction detail billed by the food service management compliance to verify compliance with Activities Allowed or Unallowed requirements. There was also not an effective control in place to monitor and review the food service management company followed procurement and suspension and debarment regulations. Context: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, waivers from the federal government provided free meals to all students through the Summer Food Service Program and allowed meals to be consumed off-site. Due to the changing regulations, the USDA and IDOE required School Corporations to implement an Integrity Plan for any schools providing Grab and Go Meals which includes inquiring of any adult requesting meals without children present as to how many children under the age of 18 would be served. Prior to March 2020, the School Corporation was using a point-of-sale system to record meals served. Starting in March 2020, the School Corporation was authorized by IDOE to utilize a clicker to track meals served. During the summer months of 2021, the School Corporation was also authorized by IDOE to provide meal pickup service on Wednesdays from 3 – 6 p.m. for 5 days’ worth of meal for both breakfast and lunch, resulting in 10 meals being served per child under the age of 18 each week. In June 2021, the Indiana Department of Education performed an unannounced meal site observation and a second, announced meal site review noting several program compliance and administrative issues. In July 2021, the IDOE performed a targeted review of the Summer Food Service Program for the period of March 2020 through May 2021 noting the following program compliance issues. • Meals were distributed without ensuring they were going to children ages 18 and younger as required by SFSP regulations. • Meals were taken off site to be distributed/dropped off at non—approved locations. • Meals were distributed and claimed on days when no meal service was approved, • Meals were distributed outside of approved meal service times. • Some meals were not distributed in household size quantities to the parent or guardian but distributed in bulk to large groups and knowingly transported in unsafe and unsanitary ways. • Meal count records were incomplete, unsigned, or missing required information. • Meal production was not adjusted when attendance fluctuations were noted. • Different menu items were ordered for and distributed to a specific group of individuals that was not the same as the planned menu. • Menu planning did not consider food inventory on hand and MSD of Pike Township’s access to USDA Foods (commodities) to reduce overall food costs. • Unauthorized donation, distribution, and disposal of foods purchased with federal funds was made without MSD Pike administration knowledge or approval. The review also noted a lack of administrative oversight of the food service management company contract including the following issues: • Food service management company representatives were making decisions regarding child nutrition program operations without consulting MSD of Pike Township administration. This practice was ongoing and occurred over several administrations. • Potential unallowable expenditures were noted in a review of monthly itemized invoices presented to MSD of Pike Township for recent payment. Items for personal consumption of food service management employees such as coffee, energy drinks, donuts, lunches, and even unauthorized travel expenses were presented but are considered unallowable expenditures from the food service account. As a result of the IDOE review, a total of $1,299,365 was disallowed from the Summer Food Service Program. The School Corporation and IDOE agreed to a repayment plan to repay the disallowed costs identified. The School Corporation completed the repayment to IDOE in December 2021. Activities Allowed or Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles During the testing of activities allowed or unallowed and allowed costs/cost principles, we selected 6 monthly invoices from the food service management company during the audit period. We noted there was not an internal control in place by School Corporation personnel to obtain and view the underlying support of transactions charged by the food service management company to verify the transaction was for a business purpose. The School Corporation did not obtain and review source documents, such as invoices or proof of payment for vendor transactions or a schedule of employees, assigned locations, salaries, and hours to be worked for payroll transactions submitted by the food service management company for reimbursement. We also selected a sample of 40 vendor transactions charged to Fund 0800 to test which were not related to the food service management company and incurred directly by the School Corporation. For 6 of the 40 transactions tested, we noted transactions for concession fees which were charged to the School Nutrition Program from July 2021 through September 2022 and are deemed unallowable. In October 2022, the School Corporation began recording all concession activity to Fund 2180, Concessions – District. The six concession transactions in our sample total $663 which are considered known questioned costs. Procurement and Suspension and Debarment The School Corporation did not have an internal control in place to monitor the food service management company was following proper procurement standards. School Corporations that contract with a food service management company on a cost reimbursement basis should ensure they are monitoring contracts sufficiently including verifying or reviewing the following: • The School Corporation should receive contract commits to supply. • Reviewing invoices received from the food service management company compared to amounts paid by the food service management company. • Reviewing contracts for compliance with Buy American • Verifying return of discounts, rebates, or credit are properly applied to the School Corporation’s account. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. MSD of Pike Township (Pike) agrees during the audit period effective controls were not in place to review and approve meal counts tracked and submitted for reimbursement, review underlying transaction detail billed, nor monitor and review the Food Service Management Company (FSMC) followed procurement and suspension and debarment regulations. Pike has increased the Business Office oversight of the Food Service Management Company (FSMC). Pike has hired a Food Service Financial Specialist to provide more the detailed review of invoices and operations ledger and the underlying transaction details. Additionally, effective October 2022, MSD of Pike Township hired a Director of Food Service to provide oversight of the Food Service Management Company (FSMC) including but not limited to meal counts, site audits, and compliance with procurement regulations. The FSMC no longer has access to submit claims on the CNP website. Responsible Party and Timeline for Completion: Greg A. Foster, Chief Financial Officer, will oversee the corrective action plan.

Unofficial Withdrawals Planned Corrective Action: The University will run zero credit reports at the end of each semester to ensure all potential unofficial withdrawals are followed up on so that R2T4’s are completed timely when required. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Nicholas Capodice, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Date of Completion: June 30th, 2024

2023-001 Program Eligibility—Significant Deficiency United States Department of Education - ALN 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans Program Criteria: Students who receive federal student aid are required to be enrolled in an eligible program. Eligible programs must be included in an institution’s accreditation and authorized by the State and the US Department of Education. Condition: The Law School disbursed federal student aid to 63 students, totaling approximately $2,115,747, enrolled in an ineligible program; the LL.M. program. Context: The impact was to 63 students over a four-year period. Cause: The Master of Laws (LL.M) Program was included in the Law School’s ECAR which was approved by the Department of Education. The Law School’s accreditation by the American Bar Association does not cover programs outside of the Juris Doctorate program. As such, the LL.M program was not properly accredited and therefore not an eligible program. The ECAR was subsequently amended to remove this program. Effect: Federal student aid funds were inappropriately disbursed to students in an ineligible program which resulted in the Law School entering into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to which the Law School reimbursed and paid a fine to the US Department of Education. Questioned Costs: $2,115,747 Recommendation: We recommend the Law School review new or modified programs to ensure program eligibility requirements are met. Corrective Actions Taken: Upon notification from Department of Education regarding this concern, the Law School discontinued disbursement of Title IV funds to students of the LL.M. program and will not disburse those funds to students of that program until it receives additional accreditation. The Law School is currently working on obtaining accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education for its existing LL.M. and future Master’s degree programs. Responsible Person: David D. Meyer, President and Dean, (718) 780-7901, david.meyer@brooklaw.edu

Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recommendation: CLA recommends that the College review the requirement and implement a monitoring control to monitor the checks throughout the year. In addition, for the checks outstanding greater than 240 days, the College should return the funding to the U.S. Department of Education. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: To enhance the 240 Day Outstanding refund check processing efficiency and compliance, a streamlined procedure was developed and implemented to monitor all uncashed refund checks, including those from federal aid sources. This process will involve utilizing an Informer report every two weeks to compile a comprehensive list of uncashed refund checks for current and prior terms. Upon identification, a system-generated communication will be promptly dispatched to students, notifying them of the outstanding refund check and providing clear instructions to contact the Business Office. Calculations will be performed to ascertain if the refund originates from a federal aid source. For students with federal aid-related outstanding refunds, outreach efforts will be undertaken. Additionally, a progressive maintained cumulative report will serve as a real-time monitoring mechanism to track the status of refunds and ensure timely compliance. Continuous open communication will be maintained with the Financial Aid and Compliance team, facilitating the provision of student refunds requiring action and fostering collaboration across departments to address any outstanding issues effectively. The above-detailed process has already proven effective and noticeably successful in addressing the challenges associated with uncashed refund checks, particularly those originating from federal aid sources. Moving forward, this process will be continuously optimized and refined as system enhancements allow. Regular evaluations will be conducted to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary adjustments, ensuring that the refund processing workflow remains efficient, compliant, and responsive to the evolving needs of both students and regulatory requirements. This commitment to ongoing optimization underscores our dedication to providing timely and accurate refunds while upholding the highest standards of financial stewardship and accountability. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Renee McBride Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 2024

Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the college reevaluate their procedures regarding the return of Title IV funds including the implementation of secondary review of calculations. This would prevent future errors, and provide a greater level of internal control. Additionally, we recommend they review policies regarding the timeliness and accuracy of student enrollment. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: CMC established a new secondary review procedure to help prevent future errors and provide a greater level of internal control regarding the return of Title IV funds (R2T4). Going forward, after an R2T4 is completed, the Quality Assurance (QA) review will be processed. As part of this review, the Financial Aid and Scholarship Coordinator will be notified that all R2T4’s have been completed for the current week. They will then pull up the spreadsheet of students who had an R2T4 completed and select at random at least 10% of the students on that list to review. In this review they will examine the following data for each of the selected students:  Each class for that semester including the name of the class, the dates the class took place, the credit load of the class, the last date of attendance (LDA) for each class, if the class counts towards the program, if the class was marked as never attended, and if the class should be used in the R2T4.  The Institutional charges to ensure the correct charges were used.  The Days attended vs Total days to ensure that any break of 5 or more days was removed. To document the review, the Financial Aid and Scholarship Coordinator will initial next to each class that they check as they review. The Financial Aid and Scholarship Coordinator will also review that the awards were updated in the Colleague AIDE screen correctly based on the calculation and ensure that any Post-Withdrawal Disbursement (PWD) or return is processed accurately. They will also verify that the Exit counseling request was sent to the student (this is indicated in the CRI screen). Once the review is completed, the Financial Aid and Scholarship Coordinator will initial and date the spreadsheet for the student that they performed the review on. They will then change the color on the spreadsheet tab to indicate that it was reviewed. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Reilly Watanabe, JoAnna Hulett and Janelle Cook Planned completion date for corrective action plan: July 2023

Finding No. 2023‐009 – Eligibility (Significant Deficiency) State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations AL Number: 17.225 Program Title: Unemployment Insurance Condition The audit identified two payments where the recipients did not make the minimum number of work search contacts. Current Status of Corrective Action Plan Concur. Hawaii UI issued a memo, dated September 22, 2023, reminding the local offices of the minimum work search requirements under Administrative Rule 12‐5‐35(c) and for the adjudication unit to conduct a fact‐finding as to the reasons for the claimant’s non‐compliance. Hawaii UI is currently working on a project to enhance the work search process and requirements using a grant awarded to UI by US Department of Labor. The project will allow expansion to the work search reporting requirement on the front‐end of the online weekly claim certification process to include employer job search details. The process entails the use of Behavioral Insight techniques to encourage accurate reporting of the work search requirement and provide a log of their work search efforts. These enhancements will help claimants better understand UI program requirements including: -What claimants should report and why, -The reporting expectations at various decision points throughout the certification process while they still have time to meet the requirements, -Convey the consequences of intentionally providing false information or making mistakes during reporting, and -Imposing a denial of benefits for weeks in which the claimant does not meet the work search eligibility requirement. Person Responsible Sheryl Maligro, UI Program Supervisor Anticipated Date of Completion The enhancements to the Work Search Process are anticipated to be completed in June 2024.

Finding 2023-001 Federal Program Information Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Assistance Listing No.: 93.498 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution Award Period of Performance: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Planned: Management agrees that certain expenses to the COVID department were not reviewed and approved at the order entry level in specific cases. Although evidence of review was not retained for every charge to the COVID department, we believe the appropriateness of the charge was reasonable. Additionally, based on monthly review of departmental expenses and full-time equivalent (FTE) analysis at the facility level, we believe that these expenditures are subject to the appropriate level of review to identify unexpected variances. As it relates to the COVID Activity Code, this code was created as a means to track certain COVID hours worked, but was not configured to calculate the amounts associated with those hours, resulting in the need to make reasonable estimates. Even using the base pay rate at the time the hours were incurred would not have been accurate since it would omit adjustments for shift differentials, weekend hours, and overtime. We performed internal analyses and reviewed the results of samples selected by the auditors and concluded that the risk of a material overcharge to the program was minimal. Further, we have almost $40 million of unused lost revenues after our final PRF submission for Period 5, such that any questioned costs would easily be covered by other eligible uses of PRF funds. We have reviewed our processes related to the retention of expense documentation to improve audit evidence should this program ever be awarded in future periods. Responsible party: Lee Sonne, Vice President of Finance and Controller Implementation Date: Procedures were reviewed and analysis completed along with the Period 5 portal filing in September 2023.

Assistance Listings number and program name: 17.259 WIOA Youth Activities Contact Person(s): Irasema Olvera, WIOA Director Anticipated completion date: June 30, 2025 To assist the County, meet the WIOA 75% earmarking requirement for out-of-school youth program, the County continues to develop written policies and procedures for its WIOA Youth Activities program. The County continues to provide eligible out-of-school youth the opportunity of paid work experiences (WEX). The County will also work with the pass-through grantor to develop an effective strategy to recruit and retain eligible out-of-school youth. Through the pass-thru grantor, the County requested a waiver of the of the 75% out-of-school youth program earmark ultimately seeking a more balanced 50% for the out-of-school youth program and 50% for the in-school youth program distribution. The County will continue to monitor the out-of-school services spending throughout the fiscal year and award period.

The academic calendar used for return of funds calculations will be reviewed by a separate individual in the Financial Aid Office. We will review each calculation as it is completed to verify that the number of days in the semester have been reported correctly for each student.

1. Person responsible: Division Chief, Auditor-Controller Accounting Division 2. Corrective action plan: The County agrees with the finding and recommendation. The County will review CSLFRF claims and verify that all claimed payroll expenditures were incurred or obligated on or after March 3, 2021. Payroll expenditures that were incurred or obligated before March 3, 2021, will be removed from the CSLFRF claims. 3. Anticipated implementation date: June 28, 2024

Response Two different sets of guidelines were issued for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The first set of guidelines were issued in March 2021 (Attachment A). These first set of guidelines allowed undocumented students to receive the award #4 (Attachment A). These are the guidelines that were used to award students monies from this fund. During the audit, it was noted that SBCC incorrectly awarded undocumented students with monies from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. SBCC was not aware at the time of awarding these monies that a second guidance memo had been issued by the Community Colleges of California Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) on Friday, January 21,2022 (Attachment B). The updated memo clearly stated that undocumented students were no longer eligible for these funds. SBCC had not updated its protocols to match the second memo due to staffing issues within th e financial aid office. Specifically, the manager of the Financial Aid Office was out on disability leave from January 26 through September 28, 2022. However, no funds were awarded during this absence. Within the new guidance, a new process stated how to corrects awards given to candidates originally eligible (undocumented students) under the first memo, but no longer eligible under the second memo. Per the second memo, any incorrectly awarded funds under the first policy were to be replaced with other funds that undocumented students are eligible to receive. Corrective Action To correct the incorrect awarding of funds to ineligible candidates, SBCC cancelled the awards to now ineligible recipients of Early Action Fund (EMASS/SRFR) and replace d them with awards from AB19 monies, which were rolled over from 22-23. SBCC also used monies from remaining HEERF/CARES funds, which allowed for awards to undocumented students. In total, SBCC corrected 16 awards totaling $48,000. SBCC’s records now reflect that no undocumented students received Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. Going forward, SBCC is now awarding under the correct guidelines. No further awards have been made to undocumented students. The fund is winding down and will be spent in full by the end of the 23-24 fiscal year.

A. Comments on the Findings and Recommendations: The College concurs with the isolated finding of one instance out of the 40 FSA recipients tested ineligible funds were disbursed for a student failing to meet SAP standards. Auditor Recommendation: We recommend the College review the SAP status of all students at the end of each payment period to assess if students are properly or improperly in compliance with the SAP policy. B. Actions Taken or Planned: The College will follow the auditor's recommendation and review SAP statuses at the conclusion of each tuition payment period. The College recognizes this as an isolated incident and will continue to ensure the current SAP procedures are followed for all students by reviewing their standing at the conclusion of each pay period for SFA recipients. Multiple staff from varying departments will receive training as it pertains to reviewing SAP and the timeline it must be completed. Additionally, the third-party servicer will conduct internal control reviews on SAP each pay period. Status of Corrective Action Plan on Prior Year Audit Findings: All errors identified involving student records from the prior FSA Compliance Audit for the year ended June 30, 2023, have been satisfactorily resolved.

A. Comments on the Finding and Recommendations: The College concurs with this isolated finding for two students in the sample. Auditor recommendation: We recommend the College implement procedures and review the aggregate amount of TEACH Grant disbursed to all students to verify the student is not over disbursed. B. Actions Taken or Planned: The College will follow the auditor's recommendation and review the current procedures to reduce the risk of human error. The College will implement a tracking mechanism for TEACH Grant awards to monitor the award limit statuses for students throughout their enrollment period. Training will be provided to the financial planning staff regarding the awarding and maximum eligibility for TEACH Grants. Additionally, the third-party servicer will perform internal control reviews during each pay period to verify accurate awarding of the TEACH Grant.

2023-004 FINDING: INADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER PAYROLL EXPENDITURES AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ALLOWABLE COST & COST PRINCIPLES REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE HEAD START CLUSTER Corrective Action Plan: The University has updated its process to collect time and effort information on a semi-annual basis rather than quarterly, which relieves some burden from staff, but still complies with federal regulations. By collecting time and effort information on a semi-annual basis, staff will have more time to reconcile time and effort against actual payroll expenditures. The University has also redesigned the time and effort collection form to show the 100% distribution of work. Further, the University now has a full-time financial research administrator who will help ensure that payroll related adjustments are done timely. The financial research administrator will work with the Early Head Start program management to ensure that the related payroll reports are reviewed and reconciled timely, in accordance with existing University procedures. Responsible University Personnel: Erin Soto, Executive Director of Family Development Center; FeMia Norwood, Director of Office of Sponsored Programs and Research; Jessica Braddy, Financial Research Administrator. Anticipated completion date: Already implemented.

2023-001: 172.258, 17.259, 17.278 – WIOA Cluster • Recommendation 1: We recommend that the County prepare and maintain a written plan to ensure subrecipients are aware of the Uniform Guidance requirements. • Recommendation 2: We recommend the County performs the monitoring of the subrecipients and ensure the documentation is saved within the County. • Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement and management agrees with the finding. • Corrective action taken in response to finding: The County Office of Finance will (1) develop a written plan to ensure that subrecipients are aware of all the Uniform Guidance requirements; (2) due to the pandemic and the recent retirement and resignation of the top two Grant department staff members, the monitoring was not conducted during the audit period. Management will make sure that the required monitoring will be conducted and ensure compliance and proper documentation is maintained onsite. • Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Kevin McMahon, Office of Finance and Charles Knapp, Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation. • Planned completion date for the corrective action plan: June 30, 2024.