The Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (the College) respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC 1117 Boll Weevil Circle Enterprise, AL 36330 The finding from the September 30, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistent with the number assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS ? FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT No such findings in the current year. FINDINGS ? FEDERAL AWARDS PROGRAM AUDITS Item 2022-001 ? Suspension and Debarment Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) ? CFDA # 84.425E, 84.425F, & 84.425M U.S. Department of Education Recommendation: 2 CFR 200.303 requires the non-Federal entity to ?(a) establish and maintain effective internal controls over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.? Non-Federal entities are prohibited from contracting with or making subawards under covered transactions to parties that are suspended or debarred. ?Covered transactions? include those procurement contracts for goods and services awarded under a nonprocurement transaction (e.g., grant or cooperative agreement) that are expected to equal or exceed $25,000 or meet certain other criteria as specified in 2 CFR section 180.220. All nonprocurement transactions entered into by a recipient (i.e., subawards to subrecipients), irrespective of award amount, are considered covered transactions, unless they are exempt as provided in 2 CFR section 180.215. Adequate controls were not in place to provide for proper review of covered transactions for suspension and debarment. Covered transactions, over $25,000 paid with grant funding were not reviewed for suspension and debarment prior to payment being made. We recommend management implement procedures to monitor and document the compliance of vendors for suspension and debarment. The Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Carnley, should review documentation for suspension and debarment monitoring as part of the bid process prior to expenditures being made. Action Taken: Management has reviewed the requirements of 2 CFR Section 200.303 relating to covered transactions and ensuring no such transactions are made with parties that are suspended or debarred and agrees with the recommendation. Management has implemented additional procedures, effective November 14, 2022, stating that the Chief Financial Officer will review documentation for suspension and debarment monitoring as part of the bid process prior to expenditures being made.