Department of Economic Security—Division of Children, Youth and Families—Child Protective Services—Congregate Care

The Division can take steps to better ensure the safety and well-being of children living in congregate care facilities (shelters, group homes, and residential treatment centers). Specifically, the Division should improve the timeliness of its CPS investigations in shelters and group homes, clarify its statutory authority to conduct CPS investigations in residential treatment centers, and increase its effectiveness in monitoring contracted congregate care providers’ service quality.

Full Report (739k)

Agency Response (263k)

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Fraud Alert—Automated Clearing House Payments to Vendors

We recently learned that several states may have been defrauded by a scheme involving Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments to vendors. We have issued a Fraud Alert providing some background about how the fraud scheme works and what internal controls can protect your organization from this type of fraud scheme.

Fraud Alert (84k)

Gila County Transportation Excise Tax

Gila County has taken and continues to take steps to better demonstrate the transportation excise tax’s impact. These steps include creating standardized recordkeeping for all expenditures related to road construction and maintenance projects. In addition, a new county policy has largely corrected problems concerning inappropriate expenditures identified in a previous audit.

Executive Summary

Full Report (1,301k)

County Response (936k)

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Ash Fork Joint Unified School District

Ash Fork Joint Unified School District’s per-pupil administrative costs and per-square-foot plant operation and maintenance costs were much higher than the average for comparable districts, while its transportation costs were lower. The District generally spent Proposition 301 monies appropriately, although its plan for those monies was incomplete. The percentage of the District's dollars spent in the classroom was below the state average but above the average for comparable districts. Ash Fork is working to change its English Language Learner’s program to comply with the state model.

Executive Summary

Full Report (856k)

Report Highlights (237k)

Agency Response (22k)

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Maricopa County Community College District—Improper Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System and Loan of Public Monies

The Maricopa County Community College District misrepresented at least 26 employees of three nonprofit corporations as district employees. The District allowed 22 of the nonprofit employees to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System, although these nongovernmental employees were not eligible for state retirement benefits. The District’s actions were unlawful when it loaned public monies by improperly placing nonprofit employees in its payroll system, paying their salaries and benefits, and later accepting reimbursement from those employees’ corporations. The loans totaled more than $3 million during the past 6 fiscal years.

Executive Summary

Full Report (305k)

District Response (66k)

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07-01-09:
Lake Havasu USD 6-Month Followup

Miami USD 6-Month Followup

06-30-09:
Somerton ESD 12-Month Followup

06-26-09:
DES—DCYF—Child Protective Services—Congregate Care Performance Audit

06-24-09:
Baseline Study of AZ English Language Learner Programs and Data Special Study Followup

Solomon ESD Compliance Review Letter

Tanque Verde USD Compliance Review Letter

Washington ESD Performance Audit Followup

06-17-09:
FY 2010 Charter School Annual Budget Forms

USFRCS Memo #79

FY 2010 Preliminary School District Annual Budget Forms

USFR Memo #239

06-15-09:
Globe USD Audit Reports Received Letter

Graham CCCD 6-30-08 Expenditure Limitation Report

La Paz County 6-30-05 Financial Statements

Maricopa CCCD 6-30-08 Expenditure Limitation Report

Pinal County 6-30-08 Single Audit Report and Highlights

Safford USD State Board of Education Letter

Safford USD Compliance Review Report

Statewide 6-30-08 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

06-12-09:
AHCCCS Special Review - Results of Match of Vital Records against AHCCCS Active Member Roster

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