Department of Children, Families & Learning Statewide Audit – Selected Programs Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1998 March 1999 _part2 doc

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Status of Prior Audit Issues
As of December 31, 1998
March 6, 1998, Legislative Audit Report 98-12 examined the CFL activities and programs
material to the State of Minnesota’s Annual Financial Report or the Single Audit for the year
ended June 30, 1997. The scope included General Education Aids, Title I Grants to Local
Educational Agencies, Special Education Aid, and other federal and state programs. The prior
audit discussed improvement needed in the estimation of the allowance for doubtful accounts for
the Maximum Effort School Loan Fund. The audit also cited incorrect payments made for the
Child Care and Development Program. Finally, the audit found that the department did not
properly establish a monitoring system for subrecipients of federal library grants. Our review of
these issues during this audit found that the department implemented the recommendations
discussed in the prior audit. In addition, the prior audit also found that the department lacked key
quality control mechanisms in its computing environment for state and local programs. Our
review found substantial progress in this area. The department states that the business
continuation program should be implemented in 1999.
State of Minnesota Audit Follow-Up Process
The Department of Finance, on behalf of the Governor, maintains a quarterly process for following up on issues
cited in financial audit reports issued by the Legislative Auditor. The process consists of an exchange of written
correspondence that documents the status of audit findings. The follow-up process continues until Finance is
satisfied that the issues have been resolved. It covers entities headed by gubernatorial appointees, including most
state agencies, boards, commissions, and Minnesota state colleges and universities. It is not applied to audits of the
University of Minnesota, any quasi-state organizations, such as metropolitan agencies or the State Agricultural
Society, the state constitutional officers, or the judicial branch.