Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the full-time classified state employee turnover rate for Fiscal Year 1996. This report provides classified employee turnover information that can be used to evaluate and address areas of concern related to turnover and potentially reduce turnover costs to the State. Turnover rates greater than 35 percent were specifically analyzed and reported by agency, occupational categories, and class series because a rate greater than 35 percent is indicative of organization problems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Office of the Attorney General being in full compliance with the General Appropriations Act provisions dealing with collections of debts owed to the State and the reappropriation of these collections to the Office of the Attorney General.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to management controls at the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission). The report evaluates the existing management control systems at the Commission, which enable the Commission to accomplish its mission, goals, and strategies, and also provides suggestions for improvements to existing practices and systems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Lamar University - Beaumont's (University) poor fiscal controls, lack of and/or failure to follow established policies and procedures, inadequate planning, and insufficient oversight from executive management, which have resulted in a material weakness in fiscal management, weaknesses in information and resource management, and significant problems in several University operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opportunities for Sul Ross State University to improve its management of student financial assistance (critical), policy development, human resources, and construction.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opportunities for the Employees Retirement System of Texas (System) to enhance control systems used to monitor customer satisfaction, health maintenance organization (HMO) contract compliance, and compliance with the Texas Employees Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to adequate controls relating to policy, performance, and resource management at the University of Texas at San Antonio (University), and opportunities for improvement in certain operational areas in order to increase accountability.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the Texas Department of Health has sufficient management controls in place to manage and monitor Medicaid managed care, evaluate and ensure that the program is cost effective, and evaluate and ensure that the program outcomes are met.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to recommendations to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of land parcels to be sold, leased, or used for prison operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing agency use of long-term contract and temporary workers and determining the agencies' reasons for using a contract workforce, decision-making processes used when hiring contract versus state workers, and levels of management exercised with contract workforce; to determining how to improve collection and reporting of contract workforce information to the Legislature; and to providing agencies with information on what considerations they should take into account when creating a contract workforce.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to analyzing the increase in new debt in school districts; determining types of alternative debt, implications for future school district solvency, and the amount of debt associated with each type; and reviewing the roles of the Texas Education Agency, the Attorney General's Office, and the Texas Bond Review Board to determine the extent of oversight and to identify gaps in oversight responsibilities.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining what actions have been taken to address the issues and implement the recommendations with prior audits ("An Assessment of the Texas Education Agency's Monitoring Systems for Public Education" and "A Review of Management Controls at the Texas Education Agency"), and determining if the directives included in Senate Bill 1, 74th Legislature, are being achieved.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the control system in place at the offices of the Attorney General and the Comptroller of Public Accounts, which effectively ensures that the State pays only judgments and settlements meeting the requirements of the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, Section 60, and that the Legislature and Governor are able to monitor such expenditures effectively.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to corrective actions made by the new management of the Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies (Board).

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the General Services Commission (Commission) has made improvements in critical agency functions since the issuance of "An Audit Report on Management Controls at the General Services Commission."

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas Southern University's (University) inability to improve its operations regarding financial aid, human resources, and finance and accounting.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining what actions management of the University of Texas at El Paso (University) has taken to address the issues and recommendations from a previous report.

Letter detailing the audit of General Revenue fund distribution to three universities.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to information on the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs, including program background and history, state funding, per-student costs at selected counties, attendance rates, student academic progress, student demographics, and program implementation at selected sites.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to information on the number of state employees and the number of consultants and contract individuals who perform services for state government.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing the adequacy of management controls over investment practices at selected state agencies and universities.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected state entities made good-faith efforts to implement state Historically Underutilized Businesses requirements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the financial information of the Senate's Annual Financial Report was presented in accordance with established criteria and whether the Senate adhered to applicable financial compliance requirements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reimbursements to the General Revenue Fund for unemployment and workers' compensation benefits in a timely manner from the appropriate source funds, and the consistency in methods used to determine the source funds for unemployment benefit reimbursement.