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2025-002 Special Education Cluster: Suspension and Debarment Federal Agency: United States Department of Education Federal program Name: Special Education Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.027, 84.173 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Unknown Pass-through Agency: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Pass-Through Numbers: 2024/2025-585264-DPI-FLOW-341, 2024/2025-585264-DPI-PRESCH-347 Award Period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 Compliance Requirements Affected: Procurement, Suspension, and Debarment Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance, Material Noncompliance (Modified Opinion) Criteria or Specific Requirement: 2 CFR 200.214 requires non-Federal entities to follow suspension and debarment regulations outlined in 2 CFR part 180. When a non-Federal entity enters into a covered transactions with an entity at a lower tier, the non-Federal entity must verify that the entity, as described in 2 CFR section 180.995 and agency adopting regulations, is not suspended or debarred or otherwise excluded from participating in the transaction. Condition: During our testing we noted the District does not have a consistent procedure in place for verifying that vendors are not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded. Questioned costs: None Context: In our testing of suspension and debarment, we noted that the District did not retain documentation related to suspension and debarment for two of the four vendors that were selected for testing. Cause: The District did not follow their Federal Funds Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Policy related to appropriate methods of procurement and suspension and debarment. Effect: The District could contract with a vendor that has been suspended or debarred from receiving Federal Funds. Repeat Finding: 2024-005 Recommendation: We recommend that the District reviews its procedures to ensure the District’s suspension and debarment policy is being consistently followed. We further recommend that the District requires all grant administrators to receive training on Federal suspension and debarment regulations. View of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with this audit finding. See corrective action plan.