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State auditors tell committee agencies have cut outstanding recommendations to 6%; one high‑priority item remains at Public Safety
Summary
The office of the State Auditor told the joint committee it found 69 outstanding audit recommendations (6% of all recommendations) as of June 2025 and called out one high‑priority subrecipient monitoring recommendation at the Department of Public Safety with a revised implementation date of June 30, 2026.
The Office of the State Auditor briefed the Joint Judiciary Committee on Feb. 4 about audit recommendations that remain unimplemented across state agencies. Deputy State Auditor Marissa Edwards and audit manager Scott Reed said agencies have reduced outstanding items from 110 last year to 69 — roughly 6% of recommendations — a notable improvement.
Reed pointed the committee to exhibit 3 in the annual recommendations report and said auditors would provide agency‑level details as requested. He identified the Department of Public Safety as having one remaining high‑priority recommendation related to subrecipient monitoring (part B of a three‑part recommendation) first issued in fiscal year 2023; the department revised the implementation date to June 30, 2026, a 27‑month delay from the original 03/31/2024 target. The deficiency level was listed as a material weakness.
Why it matters: The Smart Act requires this accounting so legislators can use audit findings to shape oversight, follow up with agencies, and ask for status updates during budget deliberations. Reed said the report provides a five‑year view of agencies and includes a table of outstanding recommendations by agency.
The auditors finished their presentation quickly to leave time for the Attorney General’s testimony. Committee members did not offer substantive follow‑up during the auditor presentation but were reminded the auditors can provide specific audits on request.
Next steps: The auditors offered to send copies of particular audits to committee members and to answer follow‑up questions about any agency’s outstanding items.
