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Finding 1019365 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-06-21
Audit: 312524
Organization: Education Plus Inc. (PA)
Auditor: Beucler Kelly & Irwin

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Employees started working with minors without obtaining necessary clearances.
  • Impacted Requirements: Pennsylvania law mandates Child Abuse History, State Police Criminal, and FBI Criminal clearances before employment.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement procedures to ensure clearances are verified before employees begin working with individuals under 18.

Finding Text

Significant Deficiency: As discussed in Finding 2022-1, in some cases, employees began working withindividuals under the age of 18 before receiving their Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance,Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Clearance and FBI Criminal History Clearance as required by thestate of Pennsylvania. In a sample of 40 payroll transactions, there were 7 instances of missing clearances orclearances received after the employee began working. Procedures should be implemented requiring proofthat the clearances are obtained prior to an individual working with children under the age of 18.

Categories

Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 442922 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 442923 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1019364 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $385,647
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $237,142
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $166,253
93.235 Affordable Care Act (aca) Abstinence Education Program $105,000
93.944 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (hiv)/acquired Immunodeficiency Virus Syndrome (aids) Surveillance $56,271
93.217 Family Planning_services $50,765
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National Significance $19,882