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State Agencies

Report #: 21-120
Public Safety, Department of
Performance Audit

Department has met some of its statutory objectives and purposes but did not include information on the sex offender website for some offenders and included information it should not have...

Report #: 21-119
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

Department met some statutory objectives and purposes in the areas we reviewed, but did not release all inmates approved for the transition program 3 months early in 2020 and lacked...

Report #: 21-118
Corrections, Department of
Performance Audit

Department did not provide 3 of 4 programs we reviewed to most inmates who needed them, and many inmates who were enrolled in the programs did not complete them, impacting...

Report #: 21-116
Environmental Quality, Department of
Performance Audit

Department has not developed all required aquifer water quality standards, conducted key ongoing groundwater monitoring of the State’s aquifers, monitored for agricultural pesticides in groundwater and surrounding soil, or reduced...

Report #: 21-117
Environmental Quality, Department of
Performance Audit

Department met its statutory objective and purpose in some areas we reviewed but had not complied with State conflict-of-interest requirements and did not fully implement some key information technology (IT)...

Report #: 21-115
Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
Performance Audit

WIFA has established processes and provides financial assistance for basic water infrastructure in Arizona. Since its inception, WIFA has used federal capitalization grants, bond issuances, and loan repayments to fund...

Report #: 21-113
Child Safety, Department of
Performance Audit, Special Report

Department’s practices for classifying and locating children missing from care are generally consistent with recommended practices, but caseworkers did not always comply with documentation requirements, the Department and law enforcement...

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...

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...

-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...

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...