Finding 7939 (2023-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-01-09
Audit: 10343
Organization: Big Hollow School District #38 (IL)
Auditor: Eccezion

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Data submitted to the state had inaccuracies due to clerical errors in categorizing expenditures.
  • Impacted Requirements: Recipients must provide accurate expenditure data by specific categories and object codes.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement procedures for reconciling reports and ensure a second person reviews all submissions before sending.

Finding Text

1. FINDING NUMBER:14 2023 - 001 2. THIS FINDING IS: New 3. Federal Program Name and Year: Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund 4. Project No.:22-4998-D2, 22-4998-E3, 22-4998-HL, 23-4998-D3, 21-4998-E2, 23-4998-E2, 23-4998-HT 5. CFDA No.: 84.425 6. Passed Through: Illinois State Board of Education 7. Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education 8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ACCURATE DATA TO THE STATE OUTLINING EXPENDITURES BY SPECIFIC CATEGORIES AND OBJECT CODES. 9. Condition: DATA SUBMITTED TO THE STATE SHOWED SOME EXPENDITURES CATEGORIZED DIFFERENTLY FROM PREVIOUSLY FILED EXPENDITURE REPORTS. 10. Questioned Costs: NONE 11. Context: A CLERICAL ERROR CAUSED AMOUNTS TO BE CATEGORIZED INCORRECTLY. 12. Effect: DATA WAS NOT ACCURATELY SUBMITTED. 13. Cause: DISTRICT PROCEDURES DID NOT DETECT OR PREVENT THIS ERROR. 14. Recommendation: DISTRICT SHOULD DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES TO RECONCILE AMOUNTS FOR ANNUAL REPORTS TO PERIODIC EXPENDITURE REPORTS, AND HAVE REPORTS REVIEWED BY A SECOND PERSON PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. 15. Management's response: MANAGEMENT WILL IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES INCLUDING RECONCILING AMOUNTS BETWEEN UNDERLYING DATA, QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE REPORTS AND ANNUAL DATA COLLECTION REPORTS. ADDITIONALLY, REPORTS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WILL BE REVIEWED BY A SECOND PERSON.

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Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $276,225
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $189,561
10.555 National School Lunch Program $91,746
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $70,524
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $40,174
10.553 School Breakfast Program $35,429
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $29,309
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $25,537
84.377 School Improvement Grants $14,354
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $5,198