State Agencies
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...