State Agencies
Report #: 21-302
-Arizona, State of
Special Report
October 29, 2021
Since March 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and through October 2021, the federal government has allocated through various acts $74.9 billion to the State of Arizona and its local... Read More
Report #: 21-121
Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit
October 1, 2021
Department has not assessed fidelity for some treatment intervention components, implemented some treatment programming recommended improvements, and tracked a comprehensive set of outcome... Read More
Report #: 21-122
Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit
October 1, 2021
Department has established processes for the statutory responsibilities we reviewed, including assessing youths’ educational needs, but had deficiencies in some processes, including not always... Read More
Report #: 21-119
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit
September 30, 2021
Department met some statutory objectives and purposes in the areas we reviewed, but did not release all inmates approved for the transition program 3 months early in 2020 and lacked a reliable... Read More
Report #: 21-120
Public Safety, Department of
Performance Audit
September 30, 2021
Department has met some of its statutory objectives and purposes but did not include information on the sex offender website for some offenders and included information it should not have for... Read More
Report #: 21-118
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit
September 29, 2021
Department did not provide 3 of 4 programs we reviewed to most inmates who needed them, and many inmates who were enrolled in the programs did not complete them, impacting reduced recidivism and... Read More
Report #: 21-116
Environmental Quality, Department of
Performance Audit
September 28, 2021
Department has not developed all required aquifer water quality standards, conducted key ongoing groundwater monitoring of the State’s aquifers, monitored for agricultural pesticides in... Read More
Report #: 21-117
Environmental Quality, Department of
Performance Audit
September 28, 2021
Department met its statutory objective and purpose in some areas we reviewed but had not complied with State conflict-of-interest requirements and did not fully implement some key information... Read More
Report #: 21-115
Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
Performance Audit
September 27, 2021
WIFA has established processes and provides financial assistance for basic water infrastructure in Arizona. Since its inception, WIFA has used federal capitalization grants, bond issuances, and... Read More
Report #: 21-113
Child Safety, Department of
Performance Audit
September 24, 2021
Department’s practices for classifying and locating children missing from care are generally consistent with recommended practices, but caseworkers did not always comply with documentation... Read More
Report #: 21-114
Tourism, Office of
Performance Audit
September 24, 2021
Office met some of its statutory objective and purpose, but did not comply with some State requirements for spending public monies for promotional activities we reviewed, accounting for some... Read More
Report #: 21-112
School Facilities Board
Performance Audit
September 23, 2021
Board has established processes for meeting some of its statutory responsibilities, but has not inspected school district buildings, ensured the accuracy of some school facility square footage... Read More
Report #: 21-111
Nursing, Board of
Performance Audit
September 22, 2021
Board generally issued licenses/certificates we reviewed in accordance with statute and rule but did not resolve some complaints in a timely manner, which may affect patient safety; remit all... Read More
Report #: 21-405
Education, Department of
Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education
Financial Investigation
September 22, 2021
We received an allegation of financial misconduct by Dennis Fiscus, former Department Career and Technical Education programs of study director, and Lois Lamer, former Valley Academy for Career... Read More
Report #: 21-110
Public Safety, Department of
Performance Audit
September 10, 2021
Department and other criminal justice agencies share statutory responsibility for ensuring central repository includes accurate criminal history records, but incomplete records may potentially put... Read More
Report #: 21-109
Veterans Service Advisory Commission, Veterans Services, Department of
Performance Audit
August 24, 2021
Department and Commission met some statutory objectives and purposes, such as providing benefits counseling assistance to veterans and policy advice to the Governor, but Department did not comply... Read More
Report #: 21-108
Barbers, Board of
Performance Audit
August 4, 2021
Board licensed applicants without ensuring they met all requirements, did not annually inspect all barber shops and schools and consider potential disciplinary actions for inspection violations,... Read More
Treasurer, Office of the
Financial Audit
June 30, 2021
The Arizona State Treasurer receives annual financial and compliance audits:
Annual Financial Report includes our audit opinion on the reported financial information... Read More
Report #: 21-105
Regents, Board of
Performance Audit
June 25, 2021
ABOR has established processes related to several of its statutory responsibilities we reviewed but can improve its effectiveness in other areas, including discussing the universities’ significant... Read More
Report #: 21-104
Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit
June 21, 2021
Department has not always followed its policy and procedures for referring youth to temporary stabilization units (TSUs), and youth isolation can potentially have negative consequences and... Read More
