Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor ROBERT F. MUJICA JR. Director of the Budget

SANDRA L. BEATTIE Deputy Director

2017-18 PRIOR-YEAR FINDING SUMMARY

Prior-Year Audit Period:

State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017

State Agency:

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Single Audit Contact:

Kathleen Murphy

Title:

External Audit Coordinator

Telephone:

518-473-7159

E-mail Address:

kathleen.murphy@otda.ny.gov

Prior-Year Audit Report Page Reference:

20

Prior-Year Finding Number:

2017-005

Status Report on Prior-Year Finding:

Over the course of SFY 2018, Child Support Services (CSS) increased its subrecipient monitoring activities to include monthly calls with districts to regularly assess risk which may prompt or warrant attention. These calls focused on the review of performance statistics and trends, staffing changes and concerns, trainings and emergent topics impacting the child support program including information security and contractual updates. This oversight process allows CSS to appropriate assess subrecipient risk in terms of meeting required federal thresholds and standards. Building upon the existing and improved monitoring practices and tools CSS will review, establish where appropriate, and enhance written protocols and procedures for sub-recipient monitoring including the formalization and documentation of assessment factors which may provide data, analysis and documentation for prioritization of monitoring actions between the State and a district.

Anticipated Completion Date: Fiscal Year 2019