Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN

Single Audit of Federal Programs for State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2018

State University of New York

State Agency:

Amy Montalbano

Single Audit Contact:

Interim University Auditor

Title:

518.320.1533

Telephone:

amy.montalbano@suny.edu

E-mail Address:

Student Financial Aid Cluster 2018- 022

Federal Program(s) (CFDA # [s]):

Audit Report Reference:

Corrective Action Planned:

Stony Brook - Five of the seven cases cited at Stony Brook occurred because the graduation status that the campus reported to NSC was not applied to the student's record through NSC's Degree Verify process. The status of the five has since been updated to "Graduated". Stony Brook's procedures now include review of Degree Verify error reports NSC has recently made available to identify students for whom reported graduation was not applied and whose records therefore require manual update. Stony Brook is researching the other two cases, and will address, as appropriate. Empire- Issue relates specifically to graduation reporting. Campus plans to implement an NSC add on service which will assist in timely identification of status changes through enhanced quality assurance review. This includes the “Graduated” and “Degree Verify” service. As a final step, the campus identified three formal options to be implemented to update statuses, as applicable Brockport- Issue relates to graduation reporting and subsequent student statuses. The Campus is presently reviewing all transmission files to NSC/NSLDS while working with NSC to create an effective automation for a long term solution. The plan is that the remedy will address certain particulars related to the reporting from NSC to NSLDS.