Dear Mr. Waguespack,
Please find enclosed the Louisiana Workforce Commission's response to the above-mentioned finding. On behalf of Secretary Susana Schowen, we thank your staff for their guidance and technical assistance throughout this process. If you have any questions or need additional inform...
Dear Mr. Waguespack,
Please find enclosed the Louisiana Workforce Commission's response to the above-mentioned finding. On behalf of Secretary Susana Schowen, we thank your staff for their guidance and technical assistance throughout this process. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to give me a call at (225) 342-3474 or email at swilliams@lwc.la.gov.
Corrective Action
The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) concurs with the audit finding entitled "Inadequate Controls Over and Noncompliance with Subrecipient Monitoring Requirements". LWC Office of Workforce Development (OWD) has taken proactive steps to ensure that internal controls have been implemented to address issues of non-compliance. OWD has reviewed policy OWD 4-12.2, Financial and Programmatic Monitoring, and determined that language in the policy did not accurately align with federal and/or state standards that requires LWC to verify that each subrecipient submits their Single Audit report to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) timely. LWC is currently updating our policy to include appropriate internal controls, including updated processes that will provide guidance on required submission of Single Audit reports. The updated policy will be issued within 30 days from the submission of this response to all appropriate entities and staff will be trained to ensure compliance with these requirements.
LWC's updated process will include an established timeline for monitors to issue a letter to subrecipients - thirty days prior to the date each subrecipients reporting deadline as a reminder to submit their Single Audit report to the FAC. Subrecipients will be reminded that the report must be submitted within thirty calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report or nine months after the end of the audit period, whichever is earlier, to both Federal Audit Clearinghouse and LWC. Submission dates will vary throughout the year based on each entity's fiscal year end date. In addition, once LWC receives the Single Audit report, a management decision letter will be issued no later than six months after submission on reported findings. Follow-ups will be conducted to ensure subrecipients have taken necessary action to address all audit findings.