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Report #: 21-114
Tourism, Office of
Performance Audit

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 tourism...

Report #: 21-112
School Facilities Board
Performance Audit

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 information, and consistently...

Report #: 21-405
Education, Department of
Financial Investigation

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...

Report #: 21-111
Nursing, Board of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-110
Public Safety, Department of
Performance Audit

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

Report #: 21-109
Veterans Service Advisory Commission, Veterans Services, Department of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-108
Barbers, Board of
Performance Audit

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...

-Arizona, State of
Financial Audit, IT Related Findings, Single Audit

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...

Office of the Arizona State Treasurer
Financial Audit

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...

Report #: 21-105
Regents, Board of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-104
Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-103
Regents, Board of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-102
Real Estate, Department of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-101
Veterans Services, Department of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 21-301
-Arizona, State of
Annual Review

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...

Report #: 20-302
Attorney General, Office of the
Special Review

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...

Report #: 20-113
Child Safety, Department of
Special Report

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...

Report #: 20-112
Dispensing Opticians, Board of
Performance Audit

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...

Report #: 20-111
Sports and Tourism Authority
Performance Audit

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...