Report I2007-1158 Recommendations and Responses in 2013-041

Report I2007-1158: California State University, Chancellor's Office: Failure to Follow Reimbursement Policies Resulted in Improper and Wasteful Expenditures

Department Number of Years Reported As Not Fully Implemented Total Recommendations to Department Not Implemented After One Year Not Implemented as of 2012-041 Response Not Implemented as of Most Recent Response
California State University, Chancellor's Office 3 5 1 1 0

Recommendation To: University, California State

The university should revise its travel policy to establish defined maximum limits for reimbursing the costs of lodging and to establish controls that allow for exceptions to such limits only under specific circumstances.

Response

Effective April 1, 2013, the university revised its travel policy to establish a maximum limit for reimbursing the costs of lodging. The revised policy also established that exceptions to the lodging cost limit must be requested and approved in advance in accordance with the university's process for handling exceptions and individual campus approval processes.


Current Status of Recommendations

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