Report of Regents Audits/Budget and Finance Committee to The Board of Regents
The Regents Committee on Audits/Budget and Finance met June 13, 2016, as scheduled. Regents Rosa, Brown, Cottrell, Collins, Cea, Chin, Cushin, Finn, Johnson, Hakanson, Mead, Ouderkirk, Reyes, Tallon, Tilles, and Young were in attendance.
Items Discussed
Proposed Audit Initiatives
Deputy Commissioner, Sharon Cates-Williams, briefed the Members on the proposed audit initiatives the Office of Audit Services (OAS) plans to pursue during the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
The audit plan includes 16 proposed audits in the areas of Employment Preparations (EPE) Program, Data Reliability, Re-evaluation of Charter Schools, Smart School Bonds Act of 2014, 21st Century Title IV Funds and internal audits of Department operations. In addition, the OAS will continue to follow up on complaints through Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline, review financial statements, single audit reports and other fiscal data.