REPORT DIGEST

SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

Release Date:  February 2, 2023

FINDINGS THIS AUDIT:  2

CATEGORY:  NEW -- REPEAT – TOTAL
Category 1:  0 -- 0 -- 0
Category 2:  0 -- 1 -- 1
Category 3:  0 -- 1 -- 1
TOTAL:  0 -- 2 -- 2

FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 2

Category 1: Findings that are material
weaknesses in internal control and/or
a qualification on compliance with
State laws and regulations (material
noncompliance).
Category 2: Findings that are
significant deficiencies in internal
control and noncompliance with State
laws and regulations.
Category 3: Findings that have no
internal control issues but are in
noncompliance with State laws and
regulations.

State of Illinois, Office of the
Auditor General
FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL

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SYNOPSIS

• (22-01) The Sex Offender Management
Board (Board) did not comply with
certain procedural requirements
established by State laws and
regulations.
• (22-02) The Board was not seated in
accordance with the requirements set
forth in the Sex Offender Management
Board Act.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

PROCEDURAL DEFICIENCIES

The Sex Offender Management Board
(Board) did not comply with certain
procedural requirements established by
State laws and regulations.

During testing, we noted the
following:

• The Board did not file Annual Real
Property Utilization Reports with the
Department of Central Management
Services (DCMS) during Fiscal Year
2021 or Fiscal Year 2022.

• The Board omitted one training held
during the examination period from its
Calendar Year 2021 Annual Report on
Training submitted to the General
Assembly.

• The Board did not make two of two
(100%) Annual Reports on Training
available on its website.  In
addition, the Board failed to file
copies of the Annual Reports on
Training with the State Government
Report Distribution Center at the
State Library during Fiscal Year 2021
and Fiscal Year 2022.

• The Board did not inform the
Governments Documents Section of the
State Library in writing of its
person(s) responsible for distribution
of documents annually by July 15 in
Fiscal Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022,
and within two weeks after any changes
to the annual filing.  (Finding 1,
pages 9-10)

We recommended the Board timely file
its Annual Real Property Utilization
Report.  In addition, we recommended
the Board include all trainings held
on the Annual Report on Training
submitted to the General Assembly and
make the Annual Report on Training
available on the Board’s website.
Lastly, we recommended the Board file
copies of its Annual Report on
Training with the State Library and
inform the Government Documents
Section of the State Library in
writing of its person(s) responsible
for distribution of documents annually
and within two weeks after any changes
to the annual filing.

Board officials accepted our
recommendation.

BOARD NOT SEATED AS REQUIRED

The Board was not seated in accordance
with the requirements set forth in the
Sex Offender Management Board Act
(Act).

During testing, we noted the
following:

• One of the Board’s 22 (5%) member
positions was vacant during Fiscal
Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022.  As of
June 30, 2022, this position had been
vacant for 1,276 days.

• As of June 30, 2022, the terms for
three of the Board’s 22 (14%)
appointees had expired.  The terms for
these three members expired between
January 8, 2018, and June 19, 2019.
These three positions are to be filled
with gubernatorial appointees.
(Finding 2, page 11)   This finding
has been reported since 2018.

We recommended the Board continue to
communicate information regarding
expired terms to the parties
responsible for making appointments.

Board officials accepted our
recommendation.

ACCOUNTANT’S OPINION

The accountants conducted a State
compliance examination of the Board
for the two years ended June 30, 2022,
as required by the Illinois State
Auditing Act.  The accountants stated
the Board complied, in all material
respects, with the requirements
described in the report.

This State compliance examination was
conducted by the Office of the Auditor
General’s staff.

JANE CLARK
Division Director

This report is transmitted in
accordance with Section 3-14 of the
Illinois State Auditing Act.

FRANK J. MAUTINO
Auditor General

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