Reports Issued in 2020

Reports Issued in 2020
Date Issued Report Number Report Title
January 7, 2020 2019-105

Childhood Lead Levels: Millions of Children in Medi-Cal Have Not Received Required Testing for Lead Poisoning

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January 9, 2020 2019-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

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January 23, 2020 2019-701

Recommendations for the Legislature From Audits Issued During 2018 and 2019

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January 28, 2020 2019-004

State of California: Report on Schedule of Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Pay-As-You-Go-Contributions, Schedule of OPEB Prefunding Contributions, Schedule of Retiree Headcount, and Schedule of OPEB Amounts Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018.

Letter and Opinion 2019 OPEB Schedules

January 30, 2020 2019-601

State High Risk: The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of High‑Risk Issues Faced by the State and Select State Agencies

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February 11, 2020 2020-406

Implementation of State Auditor's Recommendations: Reports Released in January 2018 Through December 2019

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February 13, 2020 2019-118

Automated License Plate Readers: To Better Protect Individuals' Privacy, Law Enforcement Must Increase Its Safeguards for the Data It Collects

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February 25, 2020 2019-112

California State Lottery: The Lottery Has Not Ensured That It Maximizes Funding for Education

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March 26, 2020 2019-121

California Department of Food and Agriculture: Poor Management Threatens the Success of the Pet Lover's Specialized License Plate Program

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April 2, 2020 I2020-1

Investigation of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Waste of State Funds, Misuse of Bereavement Leave, Misuse of State Resources, Dishonesty, and Supervisory Neglect of Duty

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May 12, 2020 2019-116

Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Weak Oversight Has Hindered Its Meaningful Implementation

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May 14, 2020 2019-006

State of California: Treasurer's Cash Count as of June 30, 2019

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May 14, 2020 2019-114

California State University: The Mandatory Fees Its Campuses Charge Receive Little Oversight Yet They Represent an Increasing Financial Burden to Students

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June 11, 2020 2019-047

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: The University of California Is Not Adequately Overseeing Its Return of Native American Remains and Artifacts

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June 30, 2020 I2020-0027

Board of Registered Nursing: Executives Violated State Law When They Falsified Data to Deceive the State Auditor's Office

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July 7, 2020 2019-120

Board of Registered Nursing: It Has Failed to Use Sufficient Information When Considering Enrollment Decisions for New and Existing Nursing Programs

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July 9, 2020 2019-111

Mobile Home Park Inspections: The Department of Housing and Community Development Must Improve Its Inspection Processes to Better Protect Park Residents

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July 16, 2020 2019-127

San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: It Has Used Vehicle Registration Fees to Subsidize Its Permitting Process, Reducing the Amount of Funds Available to Address Air Pollution

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July 28, 2020 2019-119

Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: California Has Not Ensured That Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses Receive Adequate Ongoing Care

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August 20, 2020 2020-103

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Has Poorly Administered the Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolees Program, and With Current Funding Cuts, It Must Find Ways to Transition Parolees to County Services

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August 25, 2020 2020-602

State High Risk Update: The California State Auditor Has Designated the State's Management of Federal COVID-19 Funding as a High-Risk Issue

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September 22, 2020 2019-113

The University of California: Qualified Students Face an Inconsistent and Unfair Admissions System That Has Been Improperly Influenced by Relationships and Monetary Donations

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September 29, 2020 2019-125

Youth Suicide Prevention: Local Educational Agencies Lack the Resources and Policies Necessary to Effectively Address Rising Rates of Youth Suicide and Self‑Harm

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October 27, 2020 2020-107

California Department of Toxic Substances Control: The State's Poor Management of the Exide Cleanup Project Has Left Californians at Continued Risk of Lead Poisoning

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October 29, 2020 I2020-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Wasteful and Improper Personnel Decisions, Improper Contracting, Conflict of Interest, Misuse of State Resources, and Dishonesty

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October 30, 2020 2019-001.1

State of California: Internal Control and Compliance Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019

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October 30, 2020 2019-001

State of California: Financial Report Year Ended June 30, 2019

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October 30, 2020 2019-002

State of California: Federal Compliance Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019

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November 17, 2020 2020-108

California's Housing Agencies: The State Must Overhaul Its Approach to Affordable Housing Development to Help Relieve Millions of Californians' Burdensome Housing Costs

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November 19, 2020 2020-502

Follow-Up-Employment Development Department: Since the COVID-19 Pandemic It Continues to Mail Documents Containing Social Security Numbers and Put Californians at Risk of Identity Theft

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December 1, 2020 2020-806

City of West Covina: Its Deteriorating Financial Situation Threatens Its Fiscal Stability and Its Ability to Provide City Services

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December 11, 2020 2020-008

State of California: Statement of Securities Accountability of the State Treasurer's Office December 31, 2019

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December 17, 2020 2020-043

CA-MMIS Status Letter

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December 21, 2020 2020-005

State of California: Treasurer's Cash Count as of December 31, 2019

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