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State & Local Reports
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State of Oregon
Oregon Department of Education and Portland Public Schools Must Do More to Monitor Spending and Address Systemic Obstacles to Student Performance, Particularly at Struggling Schools
The audit has three findings:1. A more efficient training process could result in greater staffing efficiency, and potentially reduce overtime.2. Non-emergency calls to the Emergency Communications Center are rising, which burdens existing staff and calls for a multi-faceted solution. 3. The audit did not identify a current need for additional authorized positions, and quicker access to better data should be a priority.
To address an accounting firm’s costly errors, the Department of Administration imposed requirements on state agencies contracting accounting firms that restrict trade and do not address the issue of competency
The objective of this review was to determine if the Purchasing Division made changes to the minimum requirements for audits of public agencies in an objective and transparent manner to ensure minimal impact to West Virginia based accounting firms and state agencies impacted by the new requirements. The new procurement requirements are bias towards large audit firms being eligible. Rather than establishing subjective qualifications that penalize many accounting firms, the Purchasing Division could have addressed the vendor in question, and future problematic audit firms, by using the suspension or debarment process.
The Legislature should consider eliminating the Board of Licensed Dietitians because it substantially duplicates the national commission on dietetic registration, and title protection can be provided statutorily.
The objective of this review was to determine if licensure of dietitians is necessary to protect the public. This review also assessed the Board’s compliance with Chapter 30 requirements and other applicable sections of West Virginia Code. The Legislative Auditor finds that the Board of Licensed Dietitians should be terminated for several reasons, including West Virginia licensure fully duplicates the national credential; adequate public protection exists without a regulatory board; and complaints are infrequent.
To determine if there is a continued need for licensure by the Nursing Home Administrators’ Licensing Board, PERD assessed whether the Board complied with the general provisions of Chapter 30 and other applicable laws, and evaluate the Board’s website for user-friendliness and transparency. The Board is necessary to protect the public and complies with most of the provisions of Chapter 30 of West Virginia Code, however it could benefit from being included in a multi-professional licensing agency.
The objective of this review was to determine if licensure of hearing aid dealers is necessary to protect the public and if so, whether an independent board is necessary to administer licensure. This review also assessed the Board’s compliance with Chapter 30 requirements and other applicable sections of West Virginia Code. The Legislative Auditor finds that the Board is inaccessible and does not protect the public. Licensure continues to be necessary; however, the Board itself is unnecessary and licensure could be administered by the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Furthermore, the Board's end-of-year cash balance has declined to a concerning level. PERD also noted significant administrative issues.
The Legislature should consider eliminating the dual-title provision since it results in two people carrying out the duties of the secretary and commissioner, and at salaries that are significantly above statutory salaries.
The objective of this review was to examine the cost, possible duplication of services, and rationale for a person having the dual title and responsibilities of DOT secretary and DOH commissioner. The Legislative Auditor contends that the statutory responsibilities of the commissioner and the cabinet secretary cannot be accomplished by one person because a single individual realistically cannot be effective serving in this dual role. This proves to be true in practice since the dual-title provision invariably leads to another person being employed in the capacity of deputy secretary/commissioner and receives a salary over $100,000.
It is the Legislative Auditor’s opinion that those individuals who have completed the four-year social work training program designed by DHHR should be eligible to take the social work national exam within their college education level.
The objective was to conduct a performance audit of the provisional license to practice as a social worker and the application process by which a provisional licensee may become a licensed social worker. Senate Bill 312, passed on March 5, 2020, eliminated the non-related degree social worker, and eliminated the ability of those individuals with a related and non-related degree to complete the four-year training program designed by Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to become a licensed social worker by the extended June 30, 2020 date. According to DHHR, there were 48 individuals who had the opportunity to complete the program by June 30, 2020.
