Report 2005-133 Recommendation 4 Responses

Report 2005-133: Department of Education: Its Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program Has Trained Fewer Teachers Than Originally Expected (Release Date: November 2006)

Recommendation #4 To: Education, Department of

To ensure that it does not expose the State to potential liability for work performed before the contract is approved, the board should ensure that it obtains the Department of General Services' approval of its contracts and amendments before the start of the contract period and before contractors begin work.

1-Year Agency Response

In its response to the audit report, the board indicated that Education's procedural revisions to its contracting process, which it had implemented since the time of the program-related contracts referenced in the audit report, has had a profound effect on eliminating late contracts. Specifically, Education's Contracts and Purchasing Unit requires staff to submit contract request forms 60 days prior to the start of the contract. The board also cited an administrative order by the Department of General Services, clarifying the general policy on the timely submission of contracts and the circumstances under which contracts can be approved after the start date. (See 2008-406, p. 141)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2005-133

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.