State Agencies
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 required...
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 and Technical...
Department and other criminal justice agencies share statutory responsibility for ensuring central repository includes accurate criminal history records, but incomplete records may potentially put public safety at risk
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 with several...
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, and did not timely...
The Arizona State Treasurer receives annual financial and compliance audits:
Annual Financial Report includes our audit opinion on the reported financial information’s reliability.
Report on Internal Control and on Compliance...
Annual financial and compliance reports: State and federal laws require the State of Arizona to receive annual financial and compliance audits, including audits of federal financial assistance programs, resulting in...
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 risk areas and plans...
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 undermine the Department’s mission...
Universities have not consistently followed ABOR’s guidelines governing university relationships with affiliated organizations, limiting full transparency and accountability for some university resources provided to and the benefits received from these...
Department met some of its statutory objectives and purposes but did not ensure it selected high-risk brokerages for audit, confirm the validity of license applicants’ fingerprint clearance cards, and consistently...
Department operates State Veterans’ Homes, reported implementing emergency actions to respond to COVID-19 pandemic, and took action to correct licensing, health, safety, and infection-control deficiencies, but preferences are shifting to...
As required by law, we completed a review of per diem compensation and expense reimbursement payments to members of State boards, commissions, councils, and advisory committees (collectively referred to as...
As required by law, we completed our biennial review of the Attorney General’s Office use of Anti-racketeering Revolving Fund monies for fiscal years 2019 and 2020. We did not identify...
Although the Department has various practices that can help ensure the reliability of the underlying data it uses to calculate caseloads for 3 public reports, its method for calculating caseloads...
Board has generally met its statutory objective and purpose but should ensure that dispensing optician license applicants submit required lawful presence documentation, provide written notice of application deficiencies to license...
Authority distributed some revenues inconsistent with statutory requirements, discontinued a key Stadium management oversight practice and did not document other oversight practices, and did not receive enough tourism revenues to...
Board licensed/registered applicants without ensuring they met key public protection requirements and did not properly perform funeral establishment and crematory inspections or perform some of these inspections within the required...
Department spending we reviewed was consistent with statutory and other requirements, but the Department has received a small percentage of its requested capital funding and has not addressed outstanding reconciliations...