Report 2013-045 Recommendation 15 Responses

Report 2013-045: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education: It Has Consistently Failed to Meet Its Responsibility to Protect the Public's Interests (Release Date: March 2014)

Recommendation #15 To: Private Postsecondary Education, Bureau for

To comply with state law and to ensure that it effectively manages
its inspections of institutions, the bureau should establish procedures and time frames for its unannounced inspection process.

1-Year Agency Response

The Bureau has included the Compliance Inspection Procedures #2013-0070 (Attachment #12) that indicates the procedures and time frames for completing unannounced compliance inspections.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented


6-Month Agency Response

The Bureau implemented new procedures in February, 2014 for a streamlined compliance inspection process. However, the process will be evaluated in conjunction with the process analysis that is currently being conducted by CPS. This is the responsibility of the Bureau Chief.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented


60-Day Agency Response

The Bureau implemented new procedures in February, 2014 for a streamlined compliance inspection process. However, the process will be evaluated in conjunction with the process analysis that is currently being conducted by CPS. This is the responsibility of the Bureau Chief.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending


All Recommendations in 2013-045

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.