A Follow-Up Review on Management Controls at the Texas Funeral Service Commission Page: 10 of 22
22 p.View a full description of this report.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Summarized Audit Findings, Follow-Up Audit Results,
and Management's Responses, continuedImplementation
Status'
Previous Follow-Up Management's
Recommendations I U N Audit Results Responses2
Agency 513 Texas Funeral Service Commission
The Commission should ~ The Commission has
design and implement implemented procedures to
procedures to monitor and monitor and track cases
track cases under under investigation. These
investigation. Cases should procedures include
be prioritized to ensure that management receiving
investigators are reviewing reports and meeting with
the most pressing cases first. the investigator to discuss
In addition, the status of cases assigned and
outstanding cases should be processed on a monthly
periodically reported to basis.
agency management.
The Commission should V A review of pending Beginning July 1997, the
develop and implement administrative penalties Chief Accountant shall
adequate controls to ensure assessed by the Commission provide a monthly report to
that the decisions of the on licensees, as of March the Legal Counsel and
Commission are carried out 1997, showed that 43 of the Executive Director
as intended. For example, 55 penalties (78 percent) regarding penalty
the Commission could totaling $110,350 are collections and outstanding
appoint a committee to outstanding. This represents penalties. The Legal
review executed agreements 82 percent of the total fines Counsel shall /provide to the
to ensure they agree to a assessed. According to the Executive Director a
decision made by the Commission's enabling monthly report which lists
Commission. legislation, a license should potential suspensions
be automatically and/or the status of any
suspended for six months if outstanding penalties that
the licensee fails to pay the he has attempted to
fine or file for a rehearing collect. The Executive
within thirty days of Director shall report to the
notification. Commission at each
meeting on penalty
collections. As of June 1997,
the Legal Counsel has
begun suspending licenses
of violators.'Key for Implementation Status
I - Recommendation Implemented
U - Implementation Underway
N - Recommendation Not ImplementedManagement's responses were requested only
for recommendations that were underway or
not implemented.A FOLLOW-UP REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AT THE
TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSIONPAGE 8
JULY 1997
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This report can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Report.
Texas. Office of the State Auditor. A Follow-Up Review on Management Controls at the Texas Funeral Service Commission, report, July 1997; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth517346/m1/10/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.