An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Structural Pest Control Service (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Structural Pest Control Service

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Structural Pest Control Service accurately reports selected key performance measures to ABEST and has adequate control systems in place over the collecting, calculating, and reporting of selected key performance measures.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan (open access)

A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the competitiveness of the Position Classification Plan (Plan) with similar positions in the private and public sector, and whether changes to the Plan are needed.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Follow-up Audit Report on Flight Services Provided by the Department of Transportation's Aviation Division Flight Services Section (open access)

A Follow-up Audit Report on Flight Services Provided by the Department of Transportation's Aviation Division Flight Services Section

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation's (Department) Aviation Division Flight Services Section has made progress in implementing selected recommendations to correct deficiencies identified in previous reports.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Follow-up Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) (open access)

A Follow-up Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS)

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to establishing an eligibility system review to address the Health and Human Services Commission's (Commission) transition plan, in compliance with the provisions of House Bill 3575.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Energy Savings Performance Contracts at Selected Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education (open access)

An Audit Report on Energy Savings Performance Contracts at Selected Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to energy savings performance contracts at selected Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education, and to reviewing methods of reducing energy consumption, monitoring the amount of dollars saved, and determining the accuracy and completeness of information submitted by participating agencies.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Student Fees at Selected Higher Education Institutions (open access)

An Audit Report on Student Fees at Selected Higher Education Institutions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected higher education institutions' budgeting for and distribution and expenditure of selected student fees are in compliance with applicable laws, policies, and procedures to ensure that fees are assessed on a cost-recovery basis, and whether selected higher education institutions that have any fee accounts with unexpended balances at year-end have prepared justifications for maintaining the balances in accordance with the cost-recovery nature of fees.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Criminal Justice's Complaint Resolution and Investigation Functions (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Criminal Justice's Complaint Resolution and Investigation Functions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Criminal Justice (Department) is complying with policies and procedures and best practices governing the screening, investigation, and resolution of allegations of criminal behavior, serious policy violations, and serious offender and employee grievances.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (open access)

An Audit Report on the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner's (Office) examination process provides reasonable assurance that licensed and registered lenders comply with state and federal statutes and rules when providing loans and services to Texans; determining whether the Office addresses complaints in accordance with its policy and best practices, including reclassifying complaints as investigations when appropriate; and monitoring the Office's progress in regulating motor vehicle sales finance dealers.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Human Resources Management at Health and Human Services Agencies (open access)

An Audit Report on Human Resources Management at Health and Human Services Agencies

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to whether The Health and Human Services Commission is complying with laws, policies, and procedures regarding human resources management, including selections from the most recent State Classification Office's Texas Human Resources Management Statutes Inventory.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Medicaid Fraud Control Activities at the Office of the Attorney General (open access)

An Audit Report on Medicaid Fraud Control Activities at the Office of the Attorney General

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Office of the Attorney General's (Office) investigation of criminal and civil complaints of fraud, abuse, and neglect committed by health care providers in the Medicaid program.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Pension Review Board (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Pension Review Board

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Pension Review Board (Agency) accurately reports key performance measures to ABEST and has adequate control systems in place over the collecting, calculating, and reporting of key performance measures.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Contracts at Selected State Agencies and Higher Education Institutions (open access)

An Audit Report on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Contracts at Selected State Agencies and Higher Education Institutions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the similarities and differences among pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) contracts at the Teacher Retirement System, the Employees Retirement System, the University of Texas System, and the Texas A&M University System, and to assessing whether there are contract provisions that would provide better value to other state entities or that would be advantageous if the State used a single PBM for all state health plans.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Transportation's Financial Forecasting and Fund Allocation (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Transportation's Financial Forecasting and Fund Allocation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation's process for budget forecasting and monitoring produces accurate and complete financial information, including budget variance reporting; and whether the Department's fund allocation process produces reliable results and is based upon reliable and consistent criteria.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program at the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (open access)

An Audit Report on the Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program at the Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Housing and Community Affairs effectively manages the Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program (Program) to ensure that cash flows from mortgage investments are sufficient to meet the debt service requirements over the life of the bonds; and whether Program expenditures are necessary and reasonable and made in accordance with the terms of the bond indentures and service provider contracts, as applicable.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Classification Study of Exempt Positions (open access)

A Classification Study of Exempt Positions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to conducting a review on the compensation of executive positions as outlined in the General Appropriations Act.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on On-site Audits of Residential Child Care Providers (open access)

A Report on On-site Audits of Residential Child Care Providers

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying that residential child care providers are spending federal and state funds for contractually required services that promote the well-being of the foster care children placed in their care.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the State's Law Enforcement Salary Schedule (Salary Schedule C) and Law Enforcement Position Parity (open access)

A Report on the State's Law Enforcement Salary Schedule (Salary Schedule C) and Law Enforcement Position Parity

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to analyzing the direct compensation package the State provides to law enforcement personnel who are paid according to the law enforcement salary schedule; determining whether parity exists among the responsibilities of selected law enforcement positions across state agencies; and determining whether law enforcement positions were properly classified.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Review of State Agencies' Implementation of Sunset Advisory Commission Management Actions (open access)

A Review of State Agencies' Implementation of Sunset Advisory Commission Management Actions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the implementation status of non-statutory recommendations (management actions) included in the Sunset Advisory Commission's report to the 80th Legislature.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on State Mental Retardation Facilities, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Family and Protective Services (open access)

An Audit Report on State Mental Retardation Facilities, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Family and Protective Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) ensures that consumers in state mental retardation facilities, or their legal representatives, are aware of their community living options, and whether DADS has controls in place to ensure that allegations of improper care and possible abuse or neglect are reported, disposed of, or investigated in a manner that promotes the safety of consumers.
Date: July 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Complaint Processing and Enforcement at the Board of Pharmacy (open access)

An Audit Report on Complaint Processing and Enforcement at the Board of Pharmacy

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Board of Pharmacy processing complaints in a consistent and efficient manner and in accordance with applicable laws and Board rules; and the Board sanctioning and disciplining licensees and registrants based upon the results of investigations, inspections, and criminal background checks as required the Texas Occupations Code and the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: June 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Selected Parole Functions at the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles (open access)

An Audit Report on Selected Parole Functions at the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) comply with applicable laws and agency policies in identifying and addressing violations of conditions of parole or mandatory supervision, and to reviewing the implementation and performance of the Offender Information Management System (OIMS) and the Department's and the Board's utilization of the system.
Date: June 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Information Resources and the Consolidation of the State's Data Centers (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Information Resources and the Consolidation of the State's Data Centers

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether agencies' information technology staff were transitioned to the state data center contractor in accordance with related contract provisions to achieve the transfer of knowledge and expertise critical to the success of the data center consolidation; and whether billings for state data center services are accurate and complete and made in accordance with applicable provisions of the contract and agencies' policies and procedures.
Date: June 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Oversight of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Oversight of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Education Agency's (Agency) oversight of alternative teacher certification programs (alternative programs) ensures that these programs comply with applicable laws and administrative rules; determining whether controls over the Accountability System for Educator Preparation (ASEP) provide reasonable assurance that data related to alternative programs is accurate and complete; and to reviewing the performance of alternative programs as indicated by required annual performance reports and ASEP.
Date: June 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Student Loan Default Rate Prevention and Management Activities at Texas Southern University (open access)

An Audit Report on Student Loan Default Rate Prevention and Management Activities at Texas Southern University

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether Texas Southern University (University) has a process in place to monitor student loans and defaults.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History