State Agencies
Department has implemented some extended foster care success coaching program requirements but needs to improve its program planning and contractor monitoring; and has not consistently developed youth transition plans or...
Department released 79 of 80 inmates we reviewed within earned release time frames but did not release 14 inmates to the transition program 3 months early and did not timely...
Board has taken steps to meet some statutory responsibilities, but has not ensured the accuracy of student enrollment projections or reviewed consistent information when approving districts’ square footage reduction requests...
As required by law, we conducted a review of per diem compensation and expense reimbursement payments to members of State boards, commissions, councils, and advisory committees (collectively referred to as...
Department’s agricultural leasing process does not fully align with recommended practices; its agricultural leases including with Fondomonte are below market rates and do not require reporting of or payment for...
Department has processes for key responsibilities, such as assessing child safety in response to abuse/neglect reports, but did not consistently provide timely and quality court reports or ensure some license...
Although several State agencies, other public entities, and nonprofit organizations have roles and responsibilities related to Arizona’s adult protective services system, the primary agency and program responsible for protecting vulnerable...
ACA manages various business incentives; spent more than $2.4 million hosting 5 private CEO Forums, reportedly to market Arizona to companies; and is at increased risk of fraud and waste...
Department problems related to investigating, taking enforcement action against, and monitoring licensed out-of-home care providers could result in risky or unhealthy environments for children in out-of-home care.
FCRB reviewed cases of children in out-of-home care within required time frames and judges reported some information in FCRB’s local board reports provided for child dependency case reviews is useful...
Board has implemented several processes for overseeing charter holders’ academic, financial, and operational performance, but its financial framework does not always identify charter holders’ financial difficulties, which is necessary to...
Department developed processes to meet various statutory responsibilities but failed to fully address fraud and security incidents, potentially not notifying affected customers and not recovering public monies, and had identified...
System and Legislature have taken various steps to improve pension plans’ sustainability and ability of public safety and corrections officers’ pension plans to meet retirement obligations for plan members, but...
Department has not established statutorily required fire safety inspection program, implemented recommendations to help Arizona communities with wildfire planning, or developed complaint-handling process, increasing the risk of fire-related deaths, injuries...
Department has established processes or taken steps to meet various statutory responsibilities to provide centralized support services for State government operations but has not implemented some prior audit recommendations intended...
MVD failed to timely inspect some contracted CDL providers and examiners and did not consistently take remedial action to address inspection violations, potentially jeopardizing the safety of drivers, pedestrians, and...
MVD failed to ensure authorized third-party companies consistently issued vehicle titles, driver licenses, and identification cards only to qualified and/or authorized individuals/entities, increasing public safety risks such as unsafe drivers...
ASET has provided insufficient oversight of IT projects, decreasing its ability to identify projects at risk of failing and hindering critical State agency functions, and did not always ensure that...
Department released 122 of 123 inmates we reviewed within earned release time frames but did not release some inmates 3 months early and did not comply with some reporting requirements...