State Board Member Per Diem Compensation and Expense Reimbursements / Fiscal Year 2023 and 2024 / Annual Review

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 boards) for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. The boards are required to pay per diem compensation and reimburse expenses in accordance with State law and State or agency policies and procedures. However, the State’s central agency that helps process some board member travel claims made incorrect payments for 3 agencies and adjusted a travel claim without notifying another agency. Two other agencies we reviewed did not always reimburse board members for travel in accordance with State or agency policies. Additionally, we followed up on 3 agencies on the 13 recommendations we made to them in our prior annual review (Report 24-102) and determined that they implemented 9 recommendations, were in the process of implementing 2 recommendations, and did not implement 2 recommendations. We were unable to follow up on the 2 recommendations made to another agency as it has temporarily ended until a new commission is appointed in January 2031.