Legislative auditors find pay errors and late faculty payments at Minnesota State; university vows fixes

Feb 26, 2026

An OLA performance audit found Minnesota State made inaccurate or late payments to a sampled group of faculty, identifying 57 inaccurate cases totaling about $85,000 and widespread timeliness problems; university officials said they agreed with the findings, have corrected identified discrepancies and are pursuing process and technology fixes.

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The Office of the Legislative Auditor told the Legislative Audit Commission subcommittee that its performance audit of Minnesota State’s faculty payroll found instances of inaccurate and untimely payments and recommended the system tighten controls.

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