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Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): The compliance requirements for "A. Activities Allowed and Unallowed", requires the District to conform to the itemized budgets which were filed with and approved by ISBE. Condition: The District did not claim expenditures in conformity with the approved detail budget. Questioned Costs: $600. Context: The District claimed an expenditure in error of which was not an allowable expenditure per approved budget. The amount in question was $600 for “computer cleaning”. Effect: The service purchased by the District was not included in the itemized budget and was not the intent of the budget line. Cause: Policies and procedures are in place that provide reasonable assurance that reports of federal awards submitted to ISBE are supported by the underlying accounting records and are fairly presented in accordance with program requirements. These policies and procedures were not followed when the expenditure report was prepared and filed. Recommendation: We recommend the District periodically review the itemized budget and ensure claimed expenditures fall within or file amendments as necessary for any changes. Management's response: The District has agreed with the findings and recommendations as presented. See Corrective Action Plan provided by the District.