REPORT DIGEST

ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ACADEMY

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION
For the Year Ended June 30, 2012


Release Date:   February 28, 2013

Summary of Findings:
Total this audit: 1
Total last audit:  0
Repeated from last audit: 0

State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, AUDITOR GENERAL

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SYNOPSIS

• The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy failed to
implement the provisions of the Identity Protection Act.

 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE IDENTITY PROTECTION ACT

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (Academy)
failed to implement the provisions of the Identity
Protection Act (Act).

During our testing we noted that the Academy had not
developed or approved an identity-protection policy.

Failure to implement provisions of the Act results in
noncompliance with the Act, does not promote the
security and control of social security numbers, and
increases the likelihood of identity theft.  (Finding 1,
page 8)

We recommended the Academy develop and approve an
identity protection policy as required in the Identity
Protection Act.

The Academy agreed with the finding and recommendation
and stated they are in the process of implementing a
policy.

AUDITOR’S OPINION

We conducted a compliance examination of the Academy as
required by the Illinois State Auditing Act.  We have
not audited any financial statements of the Academy for
the purpose of expressing an opinion because the Academy
does not, nor is it required to, prepare financial
statements.

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
Auditor General

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AUDITORS ASSIGNED

Our special assistant auditors for this engagement were
Borschnack, Pelletier & Co.