Report 2020-102 Recommendation 19 Responses

Report 2020-102: Public Safety Realignment: Weak State and County Oversight Does Not Ensure That Funds Are Spent Effectively (Release Date: March 2021)

Recommendation #19 To: State and Community Corrections, Board of

To ensure that the county Partnership Committees report consistent and complete, and comparable information regarding their public safety realignment funding and activities, by September 2021 the Corrections Board should develop and distribute guidance to counties of its expectations for reporting financial information related to all public safety realignment accounts.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From September 2023

As noted in our original response letter, we do not agree with the auditor's legal analysis. We do not believe that the BSCC is responsible for reporting financial information related to all Realignment accounts.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Will Not Implement

As we state on page 48 of our report, state law requires the Corrections Board to collect, analyze, and report information from each county to the Governor and the Legislature. Nothing we reviewed in state law or legislative history suggests that the public safety realignment was limited to activities funded through the Community Corrections account. Thus, we stand by our recommendation that the Corrections Board develop and distribute guidance to counties of its expectations for financial reporting related to all public safety realignment accounts.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From March 2023

As noted in our response letter, we do not agree with the auditor's legal analysis. We do not believe that the BSCC is responsible for reporting financial information related to all public safety realignment accounts.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Will Not Implement

As we state on page 48 of our report, state law requires the Corrections Board to collect, analyze, and report information from each county to the Governor and the Legislature. Nothing we reviewed in state law or legislative history suggests that the public safety realignment was limited to activities funded through the Community Corrections account. Thus, we stand by our recommendation that the Corrections Board develop and distribute guidance to counties of its expectations for financial reporting related to all public safety realignment accounts.

1-Year Agency Response

As noted in our response letter, we do not agree with the auditor's legal analysis. We do not believe that the BSCC is responsible for reporting financial information related to all public safety realignment accounts.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Will Not Implement

As we state on page 48 of our report, state law requires the Corrections Board to collect, analyze, and report information from each county to the Governor and the Legislature. Nothing we reviewed in state law or legislative history suggests that the public safety realignment was limited to activities funded through the Community Corrections account. Thus, we stand by our recommendation that the Corrections Board develop and distribute guidance to counties of its expectations for financial reporting related to all public safety realignment accounts.

6-Month Agency Response

As noted in our response letter, we do not agree with the auditor's legal analysis. We do not believe that the BSCC is responsible for reporting financial information related to all public safety realignment accounts.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Will Not Implement

As we state on page 48 of our report, state law requires the Corrections Board to collect, analyze, and report information from each county to the Governor and the Legislature. Nothing we reviewed in state law or legislative history suggests that the public safety realignment was limited to activities funded through the Community Corrections account. Thus, we stand by our recommendation that the Corrections Board develop and distribute guidance to counties of its expectations for financial reporting related to all public safety realignment accounts.

60-Day Agency Response

As noted in our response letter, we do not agree with the auditor's legal analysis. We do not believe that the BSCC is responsible for reporting financial information related to all public safety realignment accounts.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Will Not Implement

As we state on page 48 of our report, state law requires the Corrections Board to collect, analyze, and report information from each county to the Governor and the Legislature. Nothing we reviewed in state law or legislative history suggests that the public safety realignment was limited to activities funded through the Community Corrections account. Thus, we stand by our recommendation that the Corrections Board develop and distribute guidance to counties of its expectations for financial reporting related to all public safety realignment accounts.

All Recommendations in 2020-102

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.