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Board discusses surge in delinquent school audits and possible federal‑fund enforcement
Summary
MDE told the board that a growing backlog of late financial audits is compromising oversight; the department outlined remedies under federal grant rules — from increased monitoring to suspension or indefinite withholding of federal funds after notice and due process — and presented data on multi‑year late audits and CPA shortages.
Mississippi Department of Education officials told the State Board on Dec. 18 that dozens of school districts are missing annual financial audits and that the backlog has increased across fiscal years.
Sam Atkinson, who oversees internal audit and subrecipient monitoring at MDE, described FY22–FY24 backlogs and dozens of audits that were more than a year late. Atkinson said the state auditor's office would restrict…
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