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CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR
Bureau of State Audits

Implementation of State Auditors
Recommendations
Audits Released in January 2010 Through December 2011
Special Report to
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee #5Corrections,
Public Safety and the Judiciary
March 2012 Report 2012-406 S5
Elaine M. Howle
State Auditor
Doug Cordiner
Chief Deputy
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300
S a c r a m e n t o, C A 9 5 8 1 4
916.445.0255
March 30, 2012
916.327.0019 fax
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2012-406 S5
The Honorable Loni Hancock, Chair

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5
State Capitol
Sacramento, California 95814
Dear Senator Hancock:
The California State Auditor presents this special report for the Senate Budget and Fiscal
Review Subcommittee No. 5Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary. The report
summarizes the audits and investigations we issued during the previous two years that are
within this subcommittees purview. Additionally, the report includes the major findings
and recommendations, along with the corrective actions entities reportedly have taken
to implement our recommendations. To facilitate the use of the report, we have included a
table that summarizes the status of each entitys implementation efforts based on its most
recentresponse.
This information is also available in a special report that is organized by policy area that summarizes
all audits and investigations we issued from January 2010 through December 2011. The special
policy area report includes a table that identifies monetary values that entities could realize if they
implemented our recommendations, and is available on our Web site at www.bsa.ca.gov.
Our audit efforts bring the greatest returns when the entity acts upon our findings
andrecommendations. This report is one vehicle to ensure that the States policy makers and
managers are aware of the status of corrective action entities report they have taken. Further,
we believe the States budget process is a good opportunity for the Legislature to explore these
issues and, to the extent necessary, reinforce the need for corrective action.
Respectfully submitted,
ELAINE M. HOWLE, CPA

State Auditor
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Sacramento and Marin Superior Courts

Both Courts Need to Ensure That Family Court Appointees Have Necessary
Qualifications, Improve Administrative Policies and Procedures, and Comply With Laws
and Rules
REPORT NUMBER 2009-109, ISSUED JANUARY 2011
This report concludes that both superior courts need to do more to ensure that the individuals who
provide mediation and evaluation services and who act as counsel for minors in cases before their
family courts have the necessary qualifications and required training. In addition, the two superior
courts should follow their established procedures for handling complaints, improve their processes for
payments related to counsel appointed to represent the interests of minors involved in family law cases,
and strengthen their procedures for dealing with conflicts of interest within the family courts.
In the report, the California State Auditor (state auditor) made the following recommendations to the
superior courts and their family courts. The state auditors determination regarding the current status of
the recommendations is based on the superior courts responses to the state auditor as of July 2011.
Recommendation 1.1.aSee pages 2527 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To ensure that its Office of Family Court Services (FCS) mediators are qualified, the
Sacramentosuperior and family courts should retain in the mediators official personnel file
any decisions to substitute additional education for experience or additional experience for the
educationalrequirements.
Sacramento Superior and Family Courts Action: No action taken.
Recommendation 1.1.bSee pages 2527 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To ensure that its FCS mediators are qualified, the Sacramento superior and family courts should
update the current mediators official personnel files with any missing information.
Sacramento Superior and Family Courts Action: Fully implemented.
The Sacramento superior and family courts reported that they have documentation to demonstrate
that the FCS mediators meet the minimum qualifications and training. The courts also stated that
the documents will be placed in the FCS mediators personnel files.
Recommendation 1.1.cSee pages 2527 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To ensure that its FCS mediators are qualified, the Sacramento superior and family courts should verify
the initial training of those FCS mediators they hire who have worked at other superior courts.
The Sacramento superior and family courts reported that they verified that the FCS mediator
mentioned in the audit report met the minimum qualifications and training requirements when
employed by another court.
The Sacramento superior and family courts did not provide a response to this recommendation.
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Recommendation 1.1.dSee pages 2527 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
develop a policy to retain training completion records for at least as long as an FCS mediator is a
courtemployee.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated it established a retention policy that requires all training
records to be kept in its staff s official personnel files for five years after the FCS mediator separates
from the court.
Recommendation 1.1.eSee pages 2527 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
take all reasonable steps to ensure that the FCS mediators meet all of the minimum qualifications
and training requirements before assigning them to future mediations. If necessary, and as soon as
reasonably possible, the court should require the FCS mediators to take additional education or training
courses to compensate for the minimum qualifications and training requirements that were not met.
that the FCS mediators have completed additional training education or training courses to
compensate for the minimum requirements for which there was no documentation. The courts also
stated that the documents will be placed in the FCS mediators personnel files.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should develop
processes to ensure that it signs all FCS evaluator declarations of qualifications annually.
Sacramento Family Courts Action: No action taken.
The Sacramento Superior Court reported to us that effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct
Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. The court cited budget reductions as its reason for
discontinuing this service.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should ensure that
its unlicensed FCS evaluators complete the licensing portion of the annual declarations of qualifications.
See the Sacramento Family Courts response under recommendation 1.2.a.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should identify the
training each of the FCS evaluators need to satisfy the court rules requirements and ensure that they
attend the trainings.
March 2012
Sacramento Family Courts Action: Partially implemented.

The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it began taking steps to change its Family Court
Counselor classification specifications to include the requirement that employees in the classification
complete the mandatory training the court rules require. However, the court reported to us that
effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. The court cited
budget reductions as its reason for discontinuing this service.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should develop a
policy to retain training completion records for at least as long as an FCS evaluator is a court employee.
Sacramento Family Courts Action: Fully implemented.
The Sacramento Superior Court established a record retention policy to retain all training records
for a total of five years after an FCS evaluator separates from the court. However, the Sacramento
Superior Court reported to us that effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct Family Code
Section 3111 evaluations. The court cited budget reductions as its reason for discontinuing
thisservice.
processes to ensure that evaluator declarations of qualifications include all relevant information, such as
the evaluators experience.
Recommendation 1.2.fSee pages 2730 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
FCS evaluators attach certificates for their domestic violence training to each Family Code Section 3111
evaluation report they prepare.
Recommendation 1.2.gSee pages 2730 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should take
all reasonable steps to ensure its FCS evaluators meet the minimum qualifications and training
requirements before assigning them to any future Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. If necessary,
and as soon as reasonably possible, the court should require the FCS evaluators to take additional
education or training courses to compensate for the minimum qualifications and training requirements
that were not met.
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Recommendation 1.3See pages 3033 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To determine whether staff are capable and suitable for positions, the Sacramento FCS should ensure it
follows the superior courts probationary policy for any former employees the court rehires.
Sacramento Superior Courts Action: Partially implemented.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated it completed the revision of the forms it uses to evaluate
probationary staff as of July 2011.
To ensure that it assists nonprobationary staff in developing their skills and improving their job
performance, the Sacramento Superior Court should ensure that the FCS adheres to its employee
appraisal policy.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated it completed the revision of the forms it uses to provide
nonprobationary staff their annual performance reviews.
performance, the Sacramento Superior Court should clarify the employee appraisal policy by specifying
how often updates to the duty statement should occur.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it is revising its employee appraisal policy, and will
include a statement to ensure that duty statements are reviewed with staff at least annually. The court
anticipated implementing its policy during the fourth quarter of 2011.
To verify that its private mediator and evaluator panel members meet the minimum qualifications and
training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should obtain any missing
applications and training records for private mediators and evaluators on its current panel list before
appointing them to future cases.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it does not have the resources to maintain training
records for private mediators and evaluators beyond requiring copies of their training certificates
with their initial application and the submission of declarations under penalty of perjury.
To verify that its private mediator and evaluator panel members meet the minimum qualifications
and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should ensure that if it
continues to rely on the evaluators licensure to satisfy the training requirements, the training courses
that evaluators on its current panel list take are approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts
(AOC) or that the evaluator seek individual approvals from the AOC to take the courses.
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The Sacramento Family Court stated that it notified private evaluator panel members that they must
attend training approved by the AOC or seek individual approval of required courses.
and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should create a record
retention policy to retain the applications and training records related to private mediators and
evaluators on its panel list for as long as they remain on the list.
The Sacramento Family Court stated it established a policy to maintain applications and training
records with the private mediators or evaluators initial application for as long as the private
mediator or evaluator remains on the courts panel list.
training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should establish a process to
ensure that the private mediators and evaluators file their declarations of qualifications with the court
no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before they begin work on a case.
The Sacramento Family Court modified its Order for Private Mediation and its Order Appointing
Child Custody Evaluator to include a requirement that the appointed private mediator or private
evaluator file a declaration regarding qualifications within 10 days of notification of the appointment
and before beginning work on the case.
and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should reinstate its local
rules for private mediators and evaluators to provide a minimum of three references, and for private
evaluators to provide a statement that they have read the courts evaluator guidelines.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that because the declaration they must complete confirms
their qualifications, it does not believe it is necessary to reinstitute the local rule requiring private
mediators and evaluators to provide a minimum of three references or the local rule requiring
private evaluators to provide a statement that they have read the courts evaluator guidelines. The
court also stated that it does not have the resources to maintain and update a guideline, the contents
of which are based upon statute, local rules, and the rules of court. Finally, the court stated it expects
that appointees are aware of and have read all applicable statutes and rules.
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The Sacramento family court should ensure that minors counsel submit, within 10 days of their
appointment, the required declarations about their qualifications, education, training, and experience.
Specifically, the family court should send annual notices to the minors counsel it appoints, instructing
them to file the declaration.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it does not believe it is necessary to send annual
notices to appointed minors counsel of the need to file a declaration. The court stated that the
order appointing minors counsel includes a specific requirement that the minors counsel submit
a declaration within 10 days of appointment and before beginning any work on a case. The court
stated that it will provide minors counsel with an order in each case it appoints counsel.
Specifically, the family court should continue to ensure the appointment orders direct the minors
counsel to complete and promptly file the declaration.
The Sacramento Family Court included in its Order Appointing Counsel for a Child the specific
requirement to file a declaration of qualifications within 10 days of appointment or before beginning
work on a case.
To make sure that the minors counsel it appoints meet the additional standards required by the
superior courts local rules, the Sacramento family court should obtain any missing applications for
minors counsel before appointing them to any future cases.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it does not have the resources to obtain and review
all previous training records or to require and review the resubmission of applications for each
minorscounsel.
superior courts local rules, the Sacramento family court should create a record retention policy to
retain the minors counsel applications for as long as they remain on its panel list.
The Sacramento Family Court stated it established a policy to maintain applications and training
records with the minors counsel initial application for as long as the minors counsel remains on the
courts panel list.
March 2012
To ensure that the FCS mediators are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should retain
documentation in the FCS mediators official personnel files to demonstrate that they met the
minimum qualifications.
Marin Superior and Family Courts Action: Fully implemented.
The Marin superior and family courts adopted a policy requiring FCS mediators to submit annually
their original certificates of training for retention in their official personnel files.
To ensure that the FCS mediators are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should verify the
initial training of those FCS mediators hired who have worked at other superior courts.
The Marin superior and family courts adopted a policy requiring its newly hired FCS mediators
who have worked at other superior courts to submit to it copies of their certificates of training for
retention in their official personnel files. If the mediator is unable to produce these records, the court
will attempt to obtain the records from the FCS mediators former court employer. If the records are
unavailable, the court will require the FCS mediator to prepare a sworn statement that he or she has
met these requirements in another court.
To ensure that the FCS mediators are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should ensure that
the FCS mediators receive supervision from someone who is qualified to perform clinical supervision
so that they can resume their participation in performance supervision, as the court rules require.
The Marin superior and family courts contracted with a clinical supervisor to provide three onsite
visits per year to conduct performance supervision.
To confirm that the private evaluators the family court appoints are qualified, the Marin superior and
family courts should establish a process to ensure that the private evaluators file declarations of their
qualifications with the court no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before
they begin any work on a case.
The Marin superior and family courts developed procedures to ensure that private evaluators file
their declarations of qualifications no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and
before they begin any work on a case.
To confirm that the private evaluators the family court appoints are qualified, the Marin superior
and family courts should adopt a local rule regarding procedures for the private evaluators to notify
the family court that they have met the domestic violence training requirements. If the superior
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court chooses not to adopt a local rule, the family court should establish a process to ensure that the
privateevaluators attach copies of their domestic violence training certificates to their completed
evaluation reports.
The Marin Superior Court adopted a local rule requiring private evaluators to submit annually to the
court copies of their domestic violence training certificates.
Recommendation 1.10See pages 46 and 47 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To verify that the private minors counsel it appoints are qualified, the Marin family court should
establish a process to ensure that minors counsel submit, no later than 10 days after notification of their
appointment and before working on a case, the required declaration of qualifications.
Marin Family Courts Action: Fully implemented.
The Marin superior and family courts developed procedures to ensure that minors counsel file their
declarations of qualifications no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before
Recommendation 1.11See page 46 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To make certain that it orders evaluations as the court rules require, the Marin family court should
consistently use the standard form.
The Marin Family Court acknowledged that the Order Appointing Child Custody Evaluator
wasthestandard form and stated that it would consistently use the form for all future private
evaluator appointments.
Recommendation 2.1.aSee pages 53 and 54 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To ensure that all complaints regarding FCS staff are tracked properly and reviewed promptly, the
Sacramento FCS and family court should keep a complete log of all verbal and written complaints they
receive regarding FCS staff.
The Sacramento FCS and family court developed a log to track all verbal and written FCS staff
complaints it receives.
Recommendation 2.1.bSee pages 53 and 54 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
Sacramento FCS and family court should follow the established complaint process, including retaining
the appropriate documentation to demonstrate adherence to the process.
The Sacramento FCS and family court stated that it uses a log to document the steps taken to resolve
complaints.
March 2012
Recommendation 2.1.cSee pages 53 and 54 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
Sacramento FCS and family court should establish specific time frames for responding to complaints.
The Sacramento FCS and family court modified the client complaint process to reflect that FCS will
act on all verbal and written complaints within 90 days of receiving them.
To make certain that all complaints regarding FCS staff are tracked properly and reviewed promptly,
the Marin Superior Court should keep a complete log of all verbal and written complaints it receives
regarding FCS staff.
Marin Superior Courts Action: Fully implemented.
The Marin Superior Court developed a log to track all verbal and written FCS staff complaints it
receives.
the Marin Superior Court should ensure that FCS follows the courts established complaint process,
including retaining the appropriate documentation to demonstrate adherence to the process.
The Marin Superior Court developed an FCS mediator complaint tracking form and stated that its
human resources manager will complete the form while investigating the complaint, attach the form
to the written complaint or to the notes pertaining to a verbal complaint, and retain the form in the
FCS complaint file for mediators.
To verify that all complaints received about the private mediators or evaluators that the family court
appoints are tracked and reviewed promptly, the Sacramento Superior Court should a keep log of all
Sacramento Superior Courts Action: Fully implemented.
The Sacramento Superior Court established a log for complaints about private mediators and
privateevaluators.
appoints are tracked and reviewed promptly, the Marin Superior Court should a keep log of all
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The Marin Superior Court developed a log to track all written private evaluator complaints
itreceives.
The Marin Superior Court should make certain that for future complaints it may receive, the court
follows the steps stated in its process for registering complaints about evaluators.
The Marin Superior Court developed an evaluator complaint tracking form and stated that
its human resources manager will complete the form while overseeing the investigation of the
complaint, attach the form to the written complaint along with the evaluators written response
and the written response from the other party if one is provided, and retain the form in the FCS
complaint file for private evaluators.
To ensure that it provides transparency for the parties in family court cases, the Sacramento Superior
Court should develop a local rule that defines its process for receiving, reviewing, and resolving
complaints against private mediators and evaluators.
The Sacramento Superior Court drafted local rules related to the complaint process for
private mediators and evaluators. If approved by the Judicial Council, the rules will take effect
January1,2012.
To clearly identify its process for registering complaints about private evaluators, the Sacramento
Superior Court should make the necessary corrections to its 2012 local rules to add the complaint
procedures that were omitted in error.
The Sacramento Superior Court drafted local rules related to the complaint process for
private mediators and evaluators. If approved by the Judicial Council, the rules will take effect
January1,2012.
To strengthen its accounting process for California Family Code Section 3111 evaluations, the
Sacramento Superior Court should update its accounting procedures related to billing FCS evaluation
costs to include steps for verifying the mathematical accuracy of the FCS summary and the proper
allocation of costs between the parties.
Sacramento Superior Courts Action: No action taken.
March 2012
Sacramento Superior Court should update its process for collecting amounts it is owed for California
Family Code 3111evaluations.
The Sacramento Superior Court reported that it mailed out delinquent account notices. In addition,
the court noted that the accounting unit will provide up to two delinquent account notices and any
remaining outstanding accounts will be referred to a private collection agency.
Sacramento Superior Court should develop a written policy for reviewing periodically the hourly rate it
charges parties for 3111 evaluations.
The Sacramento Superior Court developed a written policy for reviewing periodically the hourly
rate it charges parties for Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. However, the Sacramento Superior
Court reported to us that effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct Family Code Section 3111
evaluations. The court cited budget reductions as its reason for discontinuing this service.
To strengthen its processes related to minors counsel fees, the Sacramento superior and family courts
should ensure that determinations about the parties ability to pay are made in accordance with the
court rules and are properly reflected in the orders appointing minors counsel.
The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that they have developed a process for
documenting the judicial determination and allocation of the payment of minors counsel fees.
should finalize, approve, and implement the draft procedures for processing minors counsel invoices.
The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that the accounting staff implemented procedures
for processing minors counsel invoices.
should make certain that accounting follows the appropriate court policy when reviewing minors
counsel costs and that accounting does not pay costs that the policy does not allow.
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The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that the accounting staff continue to follow the
court policy so that only costs permitted by that policy are paid.
should take the steps necessary to confirm that accounting does not make duplicate or erroneous
payments to minors counsel.
The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that the accounting staff implemented the
procedures for processing minors counsel invoices and have taken steps to assure the duplicate
payments are not remitted to minors counsel.
should take necessary steps to collect minors counsel costs that accounting has paid improperly.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that overpayments to minors counsel have either been billed
or deducted from a subsequent invoice payment.
Recommendation 2.9 See pages 67 and 68 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To ensure that it reimburses only appropriate and necessary minors counsel costs, the Marin Superior
Court should develop a written policy that outlines the costs it will reimburse and that requires the
attorneys to provide original receipts for their costs.
The Marin Superior Court developed a policy for reviewing incidental costs on minors counsel
invoices. The policy reflects the courts reimbursement rates and, in certain circumstances, requires
minors counsel to provide receipts.
To make its conflict-of-interest policy more effective, the Marin Superior Court should modify its
conflict-of-interest policy to include documenting the cause of potential conflicts of interest in writing
and tracking their final disposition.
The Marin Superior Court modified its conflict-of-interest policy to require the mediator to notify
the human resources manager in writing if an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest
exists. The policy requires the human resources manager to notify the mediator in writing regarding
the final disposition.
March 2012
To make its conflict-of-interest process more effective, the Sacramento FCS should continue to
maintain its log recording potential conflicts of interest.
Sacramento Office of Family Court Services Action: Fully implemented.
The Sacramento Family Court stated that it will continue to maintain its log of all FCS mediator
conflicts of interest.
To make its conflict-of-interest process more effective, the Sacramento FCS should update its conflictof-interest policy to match its practice of identifying cases that could present a real or perceived
conflict of interest, including cases involving court employees, and to include its current practice of
documenting potential conflicts of interest in the FCS files.
The Sacramento Family Court updated its policy to document its current practice of identifying
cases that could present an actual or perceived conflict of interest. The court also stated it
implemented a process to maintain records pertaining to conflicts of interest in the FCS case files.
The Sacramento Superior Court should develop and implement processes to review periodically the
court rules to ensure that its local rules reflect all required court rules.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it has assigned to its family law research attorney the
ongoing responsibility of reviewing all changes to the court rules, which necessitate any change to its
local rules.
The Marin Superior Court should develop and implement processes to review periodically the court
rules to ensure that its local rules reflect all required court rules.
The Marin Superior Court has developed a process to review periodically the court rules to ensure
that its local rules reflect all required court rules. According to the court executive officer, she made
assignments to court managers to review new and amended court rules to ensure that the court is
aware of any provisions that require the court to adopt them.
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Implementation of State Auditors
Recommendations
Audits Released in January 2011 Through December 2012
Special Report to
Assembly and Senate
Standing/Policy Committees
February 2013 Report 2013-406
Elaine M. Howle
State Auditor
Doug Cordiner
Chief Deputy
S a c r a m e n t o, C A 9 5 8 1 4
916.445.0255
February 12, 2013
916.327.0019 fax
2013-406
The Governor of California

Members of the Legislature
State Capitol
Sacramento, California 95814
Dear Governor and Members of the Legislature:
The California State Auditor presents this special report for the legislative standing/policy
committees, which summarizes audits and investigations we issued from January 2011 through
December 2012. This report includes the major findings and recommendations along with
thecorrective actions entities reportedly have taken to implement our recommendations. In the
reports issued during the past two years, we made 609 recommendations, of which these entities
asserted that they have fully implemented 269 and partially implemented 130; however, for the
remaining 210 recommendations, we determined that entities have taken no action for95, and
corrective action is pending for 115 recommendations. To facilitate use of this report, we have
included two tables (tables 2 and 3) that summarize the status of each entitys implementation
efforts by audit report.
Our audit efforts bring the greatest return when the entity acts upon our findings and
recommendations. This report includes another table (Table 1) that summarizes the monetary
value associated with certain findings from reports we issued during the period January 1, 2005,
through December 31, 2012. We have indicated the nature of the monetary value in the following
categories: cost recovery, cost savings, cost avoidance, increased revenue, and wasted funds. We
estimate that if entities implemented our recommendations contained in these reports, they could
realize more than $1.5 billion in monetary benefits.
The information in the report will also be available in 10 special reports specifically tailored for
each Assembly and Senate budget subcommittee on our Web site at www.auditor.ca.gov. We
believe the States budget process is a good opportunity for the Legislature to explore these issues
and, tothe extent necessary, reinforce the need for corrective action. Finally, we notify all affected
entities of the release of these special reports.

State Auditor
February 2013
Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

Report Number 2010-102, Administrative Office of the
Courts: TheStatewide Case Management Project Faces
SignificantChallengesDue to Poor Project Management
131
Report Number 2011-106, Intellectual Property: An Effective

Policy Would Educate State Agencies and Take Into Account How
TheirFunctions and Property Differ
(see summary on page 35)
Report Number 2011-111, Federal Workforce Investment Act:
More Effective State Planning and Oversight Is Necessary to Better
147
HelpCalifornias Job Seekers Find Employment
Judiciary
Report Number 2009-109, Sacramento and Marin Superior
Courts: Both Courts Need to Ensure That Family Court Appointees
Have Necessary Qualifications, Improve Administrative Policies
151
andProcedures, and Comply With Lawsand Rules
Report Number 2010-102, Administrative Office of the
Courts: TheStatewide Case Management Project Faces Significant
ChallengesDue to Poor Project Management
Report Number 2011-030, State Bar of California: Its Lawyer
Assistance Program Lacks Adequate Controls for Reporting
165
onParticipating Attorneys
Labor and Employment
Report Number 2010-112, Employment Development
Department: Its Unemployment Program Has Struggled
to EffectivelyServe Californias Unemployed in the Face of
SignificantWorkload and Fiscal Challenges
Report Number 2011-111, Federal Workforce Investment Act:
More Effective State Planning and Oversight Is Necessary to Better
HelpCalifornias Job Seekers Find Employment
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Insurance
Department of Social Services
Foster Family Home and Small
Family Home Insurance Fund
Report 2010-121
California Technology Agency

Unemployment Program
Report 2010-112
Employment
DevelopmentDepartment
Report 2010-112
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111
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127
Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

Administrative Office of the Courts
Statewide Case
ManagementProject
Report 2010-102
131
California Department
ofTransportation
Intellectual Property
Report 2011-106
35
California Energy Commission

Report 2011-106
35
California Labor and Workforce

Development Agency
Federal Workforce Investment Act
Report 2011-111
147
California Workforce
InvestmentBoard
Report 2011-111
147
Department of Food
andAgriculture
Report 2011-106
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Department of Health Care Services

Report 2011-106
Employment
Report 2011-111
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147
Judiciary
Statewide Case
ManagementProject
Report 2010-102
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131
State Bar of California

Lawyer Assistance Program
Report 2011-030
165
Superior Court of California,

County of Marin
Sacramento and Marin
SuperiorCourts
Report 2009-109
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Labor and Employment

California Labor and Workforce
Development Agency
Report 2011-111
California Technology Agency
Report 2010-112
California Workforce
InvestmentBoard
Report 2011-111
Employment
Report 2010-112
Report 2011-111
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Local Government
Amador County
Indian Gaming Special
Distribution Fund
Report 2010-036
California Department of Forestry

and Fire Protection
Californias Mutual Aid System
Report 2011-103
California Department
ofTransportation
State Route 710
ExtensionProperties
Report 2011-120
California Emergency
Management Agency
Californias Mutual Aid System
Report 2011-103
California Health Facilities

Financing Authority
Conduit Bond Issuers
Report 2011-118 / 2011-613
California Municipal
FinanceAuthority
Report 2011-118 / 2011-613
California Statewide Communities

Development Authority
Report 2011-118 / 2011-613
City of San Jos

Retirement Costs
Report 2012-106
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Sacramento and Marin Superior Courts

Both Courts Need to Ensure That Family Court Appointees Have Necessary
Qualifications, Improve Administrative Policies and Procedures, and Comply With Laws
and Rules
REPORT NUMBER 2009-109, ISSUED JANUARY 2011
This report concludes that both superior courts need to do more to ensure that the individuals who
provide mediation and evaluation services and who act as counsel for minors in cases before their
family courts have the necessary qualifications and required training. In addition, the two superior
courts should follow their established procedures for handling complaints, improve their processes for
payments related to counsel appointed to represent the interests of minors involved in family law cases,
and strengthen their procedures for dealing with conflicts of interest within the family courts.
In the report, the California State Auditor (state auditor) made the following recommendations to
the superior courts and their family courts. The state auditors determination regarding the current
status of the recommendations is based on the superior courts responses to the state auditor as of
December2012.
To ensure that its Office of Family Court Services (FCS) mediators are qualified, the
Sacramentosuperior and family courts should retain in the mediators official personnel file
any decisions to substitute additional education for experience or additional experience for the
educationalrequirements.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it revised its internal recruitment and selection practice
to ensure that its determinations and validations of minimum qualifications and best qualified
criteria are clearly noted in its employees personnel files. The court provided its Recruitment and
Selection policy, dated September 2009, which requires the court to certify applicants who meet
thenecessary qualifications for the position. In addition, the court stated that it will retain a copy
ofthe candidates transcript and license in the official personnel file.
update the current mediators official personnel files with any missing information.
Sacramento Superior and Family Courts Action: Partially implemented.
The Sacramento superior and family courts provided documentation it believed demonstrated
that the FCS mediators met the minimum qualifications and training. We reviewed the courts
documentation and found that it demonstrated that three FCS mediators met the minimum
qualifications and training at the time of hire. However, the information the court provided
for theother FCS mediator, only a resume, did not demonstrate thatthe mediator met the
qualifications at the time of hire. The court requested information from the Board of Behavioral
Sciences to demonstrate that the mediator met the qualifications at the time of hire. However, as
of December7,2012, the court had not provided us with this information. In an earlier response
to the audit report, thecourt stated that the documents would be placed in the FCS mediators
personnelfiles.
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To ensure that its FCS mediators are qualified, the Sacramento superior and family courts should verify
the initial training of those FCS mediators they hire who have worked at other superior courts.
The Sacramento superior and family courts provided copies of training certificates and other
information such as sign-in sheets to demonstrate that the FCS mediator mentioned in the audit
report met the minimum qualifications and training requirements. In addition, the courts provided
a letter from the FCS mediators former employer that stated its practice was to send employees to
training upon initial hire; however, the court does not retain training records older than three years.
develop a policy to retain training completion records for at least as long as an FCS mediator is a
courtemployee.
The Sacramento Superior Court provided a retention policy titled Record Retention Policy for
Human Resources Division and it requires training records for all court classifications to be kept in
its staff s official personnel files for five years after the employee separates from the court.
take all reasonable steps to ensure that the FCS mediators meet all of the minimum qualifications
and training requirements before assigning them to future mediations. If necessary, and as soon as
reasonably possible, the court should require the FCS mediators to take additional education or training
courses to compensate for the minimum qualifications and training requirements that were not met.
that the FCS mediators have completed additional training education or training courses to
compensate for the minimum requirements for which there was no documentation. The courts also
stated that the documents will be placed in the FCS mediators personnel files. We reviewed the
documents the court provided and as recommended, the court has taken reasonable steps to ensure
that the FCS mediators meet all of the minimum qualifications and training requirements.
processes to ensure that it signs all FCS evaluator declarations of qualifications annually.
February 2013
its unlicensed FCS evaluators complete the licensing portion of the annual declarations of qualifications.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should identify the
training each of the FCS evaluators need to satisfy the court rules requirements and ensure that they
attend the trainings.
Sacramento Family Courts Action: Partially implemented.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it began taking steps to change its Family Court
Counselor classification specifications to include the requirement that employees in the classification
complete the mandatory training the court rules require. However, the court reported to us that
effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. The court cited
budget reductions as its reason for discontinuing this service.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should develop a
policy to retain training completion records for at least as long as an FCS evaluator is a court employee.
The Sacramento Superior Court established a record retention policy to retain all training records
for a total of five years after an FCS evaluator separates from the court. However, the Sacramento
Superior Court reported to us that effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct Family Code
Section 3111 evaluations. The court cited budget reductions as its reason for discontinuing
thisservice.
processes to ensure that evaluator declarations of qualifications include all relevant information, such as
the evaluators experience.
Recommendation 1.2.fSee pages 2730 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
FCS evaluators attach certificates for their domestic violence training to each Family Code Section 3111
evaluation report they prepare.
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The Sacramento Superior Court adopted a local rule effective January 1, 2012, that requires all
court-appointed child custody evaluators to annually lodge with the court a sworn affidavit that they
have completed all required domestic violence training and instruction required by statute and/or
California Rules of Court. In the absence of an affidavit, the child custody evaluators must attach
copies of their certificates of completion of the required training to each child custody evaluation
report they submit to the court. However, the court reported to us that effective July 2011 FCS will
no longer conduct Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. The court cited budget reductions as its
reasons for discontinuing this service.
Recommendation 1.2.gSee pages 2730 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should take
all reasonable steps to ensure its FCS evaluators meet the minimum qualifications and training
requirements before assigning them to any future Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. If necessary,
and as soon as reasonably possible, the court should require the FCS evaluators to take additional
education or training courses to compensate for the minimum qualifications and training requirements
that were not met.
To determine whether staff are capable and suitable for positions, the Sacramento FCS should ensure it
follows the superior courts probationary policy for any former employees the court rehires.
The Sacramento Superior Court revised as of March 2012 the form it uses to evaluate probationary
staff. The courts policy covering probationary employees, dated January 15, 2010, requires the
employees manager to complete two interim reports and a final report during the employees
probationary period.
performance, the Sacramento Superior Court should ensure that the FCS adheres to its employee
appraisal policy.
The Sacramento Superior Court revised as of March 2012 the form it uses to evaluate
nonprobationary staff. In addition, as of March 6, 2012, the court revised its employee appraisal
policy and generally requires supervisors and managers to provide employees with an appraisal every
two years.
performance, the Sacramento Superior Court should clarify the employee appraisal policy by specifying
how often updates to the duty statement should occur.
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The Sacramento Superior Court revised as of March 6, 2012, its employee appraisal policy and
generally requires supervisors to provide employees with an appraisal every two years. The policy states
that the evaluation must be based on the employees current duty statement. The courts duty statement
policy requires supervisors and managers to periodically review and update the statements.
training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should obtain any missing
applications and training records for private mediators and evaluators on its current panel list before
appointing them to future cases.
and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should ensure that if it
continues to rely on the evaluators licensure to satisfy the training requirements, the training courses
that evaluators on its current panel list take are approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts
(AOC) or that the evaluator seek individual approvals from the AOC to take the courses.
The Sacramento Family Court notified private evaluator panel members via an email dated
March18, 2011, that they must attend training approved by the AOC or seek individual approval
ofrequired courses.
and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should create a record
retention policy to retain the applications and training records related to private mediators and
evaluators on its panel list for as long as they remain on the list.
The Sacramento Family Court established a policy to maintain the private mediators or evaluators
application, which includes training records, for as long as the private mediator or evaluator remains
on the courts panel list.
training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should establish a process to
ensure that the private mediators and evaluators file their declarations of qualifications with the court
no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before they begin work on a case.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it does not have the resources to maintain training
records for private mediators and evaluators beyond requiring copies of their training certificates
with their initial application and the submission of declarations under penalty of perjury.
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The Sacramento Family Court modified its Order for Private Mediation and its Order Appointing
Child Custody Evaluator to include a requirement that the appointed private mediator or private
evaluator file a declaration regarding qualifications within 10 days of notification of the appointment
and before beginning work on the case.
and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family court should reinstate its local
rules for private mediators and evaluators to provide a minimum of three references, and for private
evaluators to provide a statement that they have read the courts evaluator guidelines.

The Sacramento Superior Court stated that because the declaration they must complete confirms
their qualifications, it does not believe it is necessary to reinstitute the local rule requiring private
mediators and evaluators to provide a minimum of three references or the local rule requiring
private evaluators to provide a statement that they have read the courts evaluator guidelines. The
court also stated that it does not have the resources to maintain and update a guideline, the contents
of which are based upon statute, local rules, and the rules of court. Finally, the court stated it expects
that appointees are aware of and have read all applicable statutes and rules.
Specifically, the family court should send annual notices to the minors counsel it appoints, instructing
them to file the declaration.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it does not believe it is necessary to send annual
notices to appointed minors counsel of the need to file a declaration. The court stated that the
order appointing minors counsel includes a specific requirement that the minors counsel submit
a declaration within 10 days of appointment and before beginning any work on a case. The court
included in its Order Appointing Counsel for a Child the specific requirement to file a declaration
of qualifications within 10 days of appointment or before beginning work on a case. The courts
alternative approach addresses our concern that the minors counsel should submit the required
declaration in a timely manner.
Specifically, the family court should continue to ensure the appointment orders direct the minors
counsel to complete and promptly file the declaration.
The Sacramento Family Court included in its Order Appointing Counsel for a Child the specific
requirement to file a declaration of qualifications within 10 days of appointment or before beginning
work on a case.
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superior courts local rules, the Sacramento family court should obtain any missing applications for
minors counsel before appointing them to any future cases.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it does not have the resources to obtain and review
all previous training records or to require and review the resubmission of applications for each
minorscounsel.
superior courts local rules, the Sacramento family court should create a record retention policy to
retain the minors counsel applications for as long as they remain on its panel list.
The Sacramento Family Court established a policy to maintain the minors counsel application for as
long as the minors counsel remains on the courts panel list.
To ensure that the FCS mediators are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should retain
documentation in the FCS mediators official personnel files to demonstrate that they met the
minimum qualifications.
The Marin superior and family courts adopted a policy requiring FCS mediators to submit annually
their original certificates of training for retention in their official personnel files.
To ensure that the FCS mediators are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should verify the
initial training of those FCS mediators hired who have worked at other superior courts.
The Marin superior and family courts adopted a policy requiring its newly hired FCS mediators
who have worked at other superior courts to submit to it copies of their certificates of training for
retention in their official personnel files. If the mediator is unable to produce these records, the court
will attempt to obtain the records from the FCS mediators former court employer. If the records are
unavailable, the court will require the FCS mediator to prepare a sworn statement that he or she has
met these requirements in another court.
To ensure that the FCS mediators are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should ensure that
the FCS mediators receive supervision from someone who is qualified to perform clinical supervision
so that they can resume their participation in performance supervision, as the court rules require.
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The Marin superior and family courts contracted with a clinical supervisor to provide three onsite
visits per year to conduct performance supervision.
To confirm that the private evaluators the family court appoints are qualified, the Marin superior and
family courts should establish a process to ensure that the private evaluators file declarations of their
qualifications with the court no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before
The Marin superior and family courts developed procedures to ensure that private evaluators file
their declarations of qualifications no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and
before they begin any work on a case.
To confirm that the private evaluators the family court appoints are qualified, the Marin superior
and family courts should adopt a local rule regarding procedures for the private evaluators to notify
the family court that they have met the domestic violence training requirements. If the superior
court chooses not to adopt a local rule, the family court should establish a process to ensure that the
privateevaluators attach copies of their domestic violence training certificates to their completed
evaluation reports.
The Marin Superior Court adopted a local rule requiring private evaluators to submit annually to the
court copies of their domestic violence training certificates.
To verify that the private minors counsel it appoints are qualified, the Marin family court should
establish a process to ensure that minors counsel submit, no later than 10 days after notification of their
appointment and before working on a case, the required declaration of qualifications.
The Marin superior and family courts developed procedures to ensure that minors counsel file their
declarations of qualifications no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before
To make certain that it orders evaluations as the court rules require, the Marin family court should
consistently use the standard form.
The Marin Family Court acknowledged that the Order Appointing Child Custody Evaluator
wasthestandard form and stated that it would consistently use the form for all future private
evaluator appointments.
February 2013
Sacramento FCS and family court should keep a complete log of all verbal and written complaints they
receive regarding FCS staff.
The Sacramento FCS and family court developed a log to track all verbal and written FCS staff
Sacramento FCS and family court should follow the established complaint process, including retaining
the appropriate documentation to demonstrate adherence to the process.
The Sacramento FCS and family court stated that it uses a log to document the steps taken to
resolvecomplaints.
Recommendation 2.1.cSee pages 53 and 54 of the audit report for information on the related finding.
Sacramento FCS and family court should establish specific time frames for responding to complaints.
The Sacramento FCS and family court modified the client complaint process to reflect that FCS will
act on all verbal and written complaints within 90 days of receiving them.
the Marin Superior Court should keep a complete log of all verbal and written complaints it receives
regarding FCS staff.
The Marin Superior Court developed a log to track all verbal and written FCS staff complaints it receives.
the Marin Superior Court should ensure that FCS follows the courts established complaint process,
including retaining the appropriate documentation to demonstrate adherence to the process.
The Marin Superior Court developed an FCS mediator complaint tracking form and stated that its
human resources manager will complete the form while investigating the complaint, attach the form
to the written complaint or to the notes pertaining to a verbal complaint, and retain the form in the
FCS complaint file for mediators.
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appoints are tracked and reviewed promptly, the Sacramento Superior Court should a keep log of all
The Sacramento Superior Court established a log for complaints about private mediators and
privateevaluators.
appoints are tracked and reviewed promptly, the Marin Superior Court should a keep log of all
The Marin Superior Court developed a log to track all written private evaluator complaints
itreceives.
The Marin Superior Court should make certain that for future complaints it may receive, the court
follows the steps stated in its process for registering complaints about evaluators.
The Marin Superior Court developed an evaluator complaint tracking form and stated that
its human resources manager will complete the form while overseeing the investigation of the
complaint, attach the form to the written complaint along with the evaluators written response
and the written response from the other party if one is provided, and retain the form in the FCS
complaint file for private evaluators.
To ensure that it provides transparency for the parties in family court cases, the Sacramento Superior
Court should develop a local rule that defines its process for receiving, reviewing, and resolving
complaints against private mediators and evaluators.
The Sacramento Superior Court adopted a local rule related to the complaint process for private
mediators and evaluators. The local rule became effective on January 1, 2012.
To clearly identify its process for registering complaints about private evaluators, the Sacramento
Superior Court should make the necessary corrections to its 2012 local rules to add the complaint
procedures that were omitted in error.
February 2013

The Sacramento Superior Court adopted a local rule related to the complaint process for private
mediators and evaluators. The local rule became effective on January 1, 2012.
Sacramento Superior Court should update its accounting procedures related to billing FCS evaluation
costs to include steps for verifying the mathematical accuracy of the FCS summary and the proper
allocation of costs between the parties.
Sacramento Superior Courts Action: No action taken.
Sacramento Superior Court should update its process for collecting amounts it is owed for California
Family Code 3111evaluations.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it mailed out delinquent account notices. In addition,
thecourt noted that the accounting unit will provide up to two delinquent account notices.
Finally,the court stated it began using a private collection agency for those accounts it has been
unsuccessful in collecting.
Sacramento Superior Court should develop a written policy for reviewing periodically the hourly rate it
charges parties for 3111 evaluations.
The Sacramento Superior Court developed a written policy for reviewing periodically the hourly
rate it charges parties for Family Code Section 3111 evaluations. However, the Sacramento Superior
Court reported to us that effective July 2011 FCS will no longer conduct Family Code Section 3111
evaluations. The court cited budget reductions as its reason for discontinuing this service.
should ensure that determinations about the parties ability to pay are made in accordance with the
court rules and are properly reflected in the orders appointing minors counsel.
The Sacramento superior and family courts have a process for documenting the judicial
determination and allocation of the payment of minors counsel fees.
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should finalize, approve, and implement the draft procedures for processing minors counsel invoices.
The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that the accounting staff implemented procedures
for processing minors counsel invoices.
should make certain that accounting follows the appropriate court policy when reviewing minors
counsel costs and that accounting does not pay costs that the policy does not allow.
The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that the accounting staff continue to follow the
court policy so that only costs permitted by that policy are paid.
should take the steps necessary to confirm that accounting does not make duplicate or erroneous
payments to minors counsel.
The Sacramento superior and family courts stated that the accounting staff implemented the
procedures for processing minors counsel invoices and have taken steps to assure the duplicate
payments are not remitted to minors counsel.
should take necessary steps to collect minors counsel costs that accounting has paid improperly.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that overpayments to minors counsel have either been billed
or deducted from a subsequent invoice payment.
To ensure that it reimburses only appropriate and necessary minors counsel costs, the Marin Superior
Court should develop a written policy that outlines the costs it will reimburse and that requires the
attorneys to provide original receipts for their costs.
The Marin Superior Court developed a policy for reviewing incidental costs on minors counsel
invoices. The policy reflects the courts reimbursement rates and, in certain circumstances, requires
minors counsel to provide receipts.
February 2013
To make its conflict-of-interest policy more effective, the Marin Superior Court should modify its
conflict-of-interest policy to include documenting the cause of potential conflicts of interest in writing
and tracking their final disposition.
The Marin Superior Court modified its conflict-of-interest policy to require the mediator to notify
the human resources manager in writing if an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest
exists. The policy requires the human resources manager to notify the mediator in writing regarding
the final disposition.
To make its conflict-of-interest process more effective, the Sacramento FCS should continue to
maintain its log recording potential conflicts of interest.
The Sacramento Family Court stated that it will continue to maintain its log of all FCS mediator
conflicts of interest.
To make its conflict-of-interest process more effective, the Sacramento FCS should update its
conflictof-interest policy to match its practice of identifying cases that could present a real or
perceivedconflict of interest, including cases involving court employees, and to include its current
practice of documenting potential conflicts of interest in the FCS files.
The Sacramento Family Court updated its policy to document its current practice of identifying
cases that could present an actual or perceived conflict of interest. The court also stated it
implemented a process to maintain records pertaining to conflicts of interest in the FCS case files.
The Sacramento Superior Court should develop and implement processes to review periodically the
court rules to ensure that its local rules reflect all required court rules.
The Sacramento Superior Court stated that it has assigned to its family law research attorney the
ongoing responsibility of reviewing all changes to the court rules, which necessitate any change to its
local rules.
The Marin Superior Court should develop and implement processes to review periodically the court
rules to ensure that its local rules reflect all required court rules.
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The Marin Superior Court has developed a process to review periodically the court rules to ensure
that its local rules reflect all required court rules. According to the court executive officer, she made
assignments to court managers to review new and amended court rules to ensure that the court is
aware of any provisions that require the court to adopt them.

Recommendations Not Fully
Implemented After One Year
The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006
January 2013 Report 2012041
Elaine M. Howle
State Auditor
Doug Cordiner
Chief Deputy
S a c r a m e n t o, C A 9 5 8 1 4
January 15, 2013
916.445.0255
916.327.0019 fax
2012-041
Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders:

Consistent with the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006 (California Government Code,
sections 8548.7 and 8548.9), the California State Auditor (state auditor) presents this special report to
the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and the Department of
Finance. This report notes that from November 2005 through October2011, thestate auditor issued
106 reports on audits of state agencies. In those reports, the state auditor made 1,249recommendations
and state agencies had implemented 1,036, or 83 percent as of September 2012. The remaining
213recommendations made to 36 state agencies had been outstanding for at least a year and not
fully implemented. However, based on recent responses obtained from those state agencies, the
state auditor determined that 44 have been fully implemented and only 169 remain outstanding. In
addition to identifying which recommendations have and have not been fully implemented, the state
auditors Web site contains written responses from each state agency explaining the status of each
recommendation. For recommendations that have not been fully implemented, the Web site also
provides agency responses regarding when or if these recommendations will be fully implemented.
Our audit efforts bring the greatest returns when agencies act upon our findings and recommendations.
For example, in April 2011 the state auditor reported that the Commission on Teacher Credentialing
(Commission) would better safeguard students if the Commission improved its ability to process
alleged misconduct. As of the summer of 2009,theDivision of Professional Practices (division) had
accumulated a backlog of12,600unprocessed reports of arrest and prosecution, resulting from an
insufficient number of trained staff, ineffective and inefficient processes, and a lack of an automated
system for tracking the divisions workload. These conditions appeared to have resulted in delayed
processing of alleged misconduct and potentially allowed educators of questionable character to retain
a credential. The state auditor made numerous recommendations to the Commission, including that
it develop and formalize comprehensive procedures for reviews of reported misconduct and that it
provide training and oversight to ensure that case information in its database is complete, accurate, and
consistent. The state auditor also provided specific recommendations for the Commission to revisit
its processes for overseeing investigations to adequately address the weaknesses in its processing of
reports of misconduct and reduce the time elapsed to perform critical steps in the review process.
The Commission fully implemented these recommendations by September 2012, which should help
ensure that the Commission better protects students from individuals unfit for the duties authorized
by the credential.
If you would like more information or assistance regarding any of the recommendations or background
provided in this report, please contact Margarita Fernndez, Chief of Public Affairs, at (916) 4450255.

State Auditor
January 2013
Contents
Introduction 1
Table 1
Recommendations More Than Five Years Old That Are Still
Not Fully Implemented
Table 2
Recommendations More Than One Year Old That Are Still Not
Fully Implemented
Table 3
Recommendations More Than One Year Old That Were
Fully Implemented Since Last Years Report or the Auditees
OneYear Response
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INTRODUCTION
As required by the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006 (Accountability Act), the California
State Auditor (state auditor) presents this report on the status of recommendations that are more than
one year old and have not been fully implemented by state agencies.
RESULTS IN BRIEF
From November 2005 through October 2011, the state auditor issued 106 reports for audits requested
through the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, legislation, or as a result of an investigation.1The
state auditor made 1,249 recommendations to the audited state agencies in those reports.2While
the state agencies implemented many of the recommendations, the state auditor identified
213recommendations made to 36 state agencies that had been outstanding at least one year and
not fully implemented. Of the 213 recommendations, 116 appeared in last years report. Based
on recent responses obtained from state agencies, the state auditor determined that 169 of the
213recommendations remain not fully implemented.
Our audit efforts bring the greatest returns when agencies act upon our findings and
recommendations. For example, in April 2011 the state auditor reported that the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing (Commission) would better safeguard students if the Commission improved its
ability to process alleged misconduct. As of the summer of 2009, the Division of Professional Practices
(division) had accumulated a backlog of 12,600 unprocessed reports of arrest and prosecution,
resulting from an insufficient number of trained staff, ineffective and inefficient processes, and a
lack of an automated system for tracking the divisions workload. These conditions appeared to
have resulted in delayed processing of alleged misconduct and potentially allowed educators of
questionable character to retain a credential. The state auditor made numerous recommendations
to the Commission, including that it develop and formalize comprehensive procedures for reviews
of reported misconduct and that it provide training and oversight to ensure that case information
in its database is complete, accurate, and consistent. The state auditor also provided specific
recommendations for the Commission to revisit its processes for overseeing investigations to
adequately address the weaknesses in its processing of reports of misconduct and reduce the time
elapsed to perform critical steps in the review process. The Commission fully implemented these
recommendations by September 2012, which should help ensure that the Commission better protects
students from individuals unfit for the duties authorized by the credential.
Excludes the statewide single audit (financial and federal compliance audits), which is mandated as a condition of California receiving federal
funding. The recommendations made in that audit are followed up and reported each year in the state auditors annual report on Californias
Internal Control and State and Federal Compliance. This also excludes American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) interim reports related
to Federal Compliance, as these are followed up as part of the single audit. We do not include audits where the subject is a local entity, such as a
school district or county, nor do we include follow-up audits where there are no new recommendations. Finally, we exclude the following statutorily
required nonaudit reviews: Fi$Cal Status Letter, Treasurers Cash Count, Statement of Securities Accountability, Data Reliability Report, and California
Medicaid Management Information System Status Letter. As of January1,2010, the state auditor began reporting as required on the status of
recommendations made in investigative reports. The 106 reports include sixinvestigative reports issued since January 1, 2009.
2 Excludes recommendations for legislative changes. We report such recommendations in a separate report to the Legislature.
January 2013
State agencies failure to fully implement the state auditors recommendations can inhibit needed
improvements. For example, the state auditor reported on the child welfare services (CWS) system
in October 2011 and found that the Department of Social Services (Social Services) and county CWS
agencies could do more to protect foster children. To ensure that vulnerable individuals, including
foster children, are safe, the state auditor recommended that Social Services complete onsite reviews
of licensed facilities at least once every five years, as required by state law. The state auditor further
recommended that county CWS agencies conduct internal reviews of the services they provided prior
to the death of a child in the CWS system (death reviews). While Social Services has implemented
some recommendations, such as beginning to conduct comparisons of the addresses of its licensed
facilities and approved homes with the addresses of registered sex offenders on a monthly basis, it still
has not implemented recommendations related to onsite licensing reviews and ensuring that death
reviews are occurring. Specifically, Social Services had more past due onsite reviews in 2012 than
when we originally conducted our audit and, although it sent a memo to counties encouraging death
reviews, it has refused to take any action to determine whether death reviews are actually occurring.
The state auditor also made recommendations regarding the placement of foster children into
foster family agencies (FFAs), which cost at least twice as much as licensed foster homes and have a
40percent administrative fee. Specifically, the state auditor recommended that Social Services analyze
and justify the increased rates paid to FFAs, and monitor the local justifications for placement of foster
children into FFAs instead of licensed foster homes. However, Social Services has not implemented
these recommendations and achieved any of the potential savings. Further, by failing to establish
adequate justification for FFA ratesa portion of which is reimbursed by the federal government
Social Services risks financial penalties for using federal funds inappropriately.
The tables beginning on page 3 summarize and provide information on recommendations issued
between November 2005 and October 2011. Table 1 shows recommendations that were not fully
implemented as of the agencies latest responses for audits issued between November 2005 and
October 2006. The recommendations shown in Table 1 are from audits more than five years old
and will not be reassessed by the state auditor in subsequent reports because of the length of
time these recommendations have been outstanding. Table 2, beginning on page 5, summarizes
recommendations that have not been fully implemented for audits issued between November2006
and October 2011. As indicated on tables 1 and 2, the state auditor did not always agree with
agency assertions that certain recommendations were fully implemented. Two columns in
tables1and2provide the state auditors reasons for disagreement. Finally, Table 3, beginning on
page23, summarizes recommendations that have been fully implemented since last years report or
theagencies oneyear responses.
STATE AUDITORS ASSESSMENT
AUDITEE
REPORT TITLE, NUMBER, AND ISSUE DATE
RECOMMENDATION
NUMBER OF YEARS IN
ANNUAL REPORT OF NOT
FULLY IMPLEMENTED
RECOMMENDATIONS
ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION
AUDITEE DID NOT

SUBSTANTIATE
ITS CLAIM OF FULL
IMPLEMENTATION
AUDITEE DID NOT

ADDRESS ALL
ASPECTS OF THE
RECOMMENDATION
LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL, AND EXECUTIVE

County of Sacramento
Sacramento and Marin Superior Courts:

Both Courts Need to Ensure That Family
Court Appointees Have Necessary
Qualifications, Improve Administrative
Policies and Procedures, and Comply
With Laws and Rules
2009109 (January 2011)
Will not
implement
3. To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court
should ensure that its unlicensed FCS evaluators complete the licensing portion of the
annual declarations of qualifications.
Will not
implement
should identify the training each of the FCS evaluators need to satisfy the court rules
requirements and ensure that they attend the trainings.
Will not
implement
should develop processes to ensure that evaluator declarations of qualifications include
all relevant information, such as the evaluators experience.
Will not
implement
6. To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family court should
take all reasonable steps to ensure its FCS evaluators meet the minimum qualifications
and training requirements before assigning them to any future Family Code Section 3111
evaluations. If necessary, and as soon as reasonably possible, the court should require the
FCS evaluators to take additional education or training courses to compensate for the
minimum qualifications and training requirements that were not met.
Will not
implement
7. To verify that its private mediator and evaluator panel members meet the minimum
qualifications and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family
court should obtain any missing applications and training records for private mediators
and evaluators on its current panel list before appointing them to future cases.
Will not
implement
8. To verify that its private mediator and evaluator panel members meet the minimum
qualifications and training requirements before appointment, the Sacramento family
court should reinstate its local rules for private mediators and evaluators to provide a
minimum of three references, and for private evaluators to provide a statement that
they have read the courts evaluator guidelines.
Will not
implement
9. To make sure that the minors counsel it appoints meet the additional standards required
by the superior courts local rules, the Sacramento family court should obtain any missing
applications for minors counsel before appointing them to any future cases.
Will not
implement
10. To strengthen its accounting process for California Family Code Section 3111
evaluations, the Sacramento Superior Court should update its accounting procedures
related to billing FCS evaluation costs to include steps for verifying the mathematical
accuracy of the FCS summary and the proper allocation of costs between the parties.
Will not
implement
January 2013
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2. To make certain that the Family Court Services (FCS) evaluators are qualified, the
Sacramento family court should develop processes to ensure that it signs all FCS
evaluator declarations of qualifications annually.
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RECOMMENDATION
State Mandates: Operational and Structural

Changes Have Yielded Limited Improvements
in Expediting Processes and in Controlling Costs
andLiabilities
2009501 (October 2009)
1. To ensure that it can meet its responsibilities, including a heightened focus on

audits of state mandates, the Controller should work with Finance to obtain
sufficient resources.
2. The Controller should increase its efforts to fill vacant positions in its Mandated
Cost Audits Bureau.

CountyofSacramento
Sacramento and Marin Superior Courts: Both

Courts Need to Ensure That Family Court
Appointees Have Necessary Qualifications, Improve
Administrative Policies and Procedures, and
Comply With Laws and Rules
2009-109 (January 2011)*
1. To ensure that its FCS mediators are qualified, the Sacramento superior and
family courts should update the current mediators official personnel files with
any missinginformation.
The Statewide Case Management Project

Faces Significant Challenges Due to Poor
ProjectManagement
2010102 (February 2011)*
1. To better manage costs of future IT projects, the AOC should estimate costs at
the inception ofprojects.
2. To better manage costs of future IT projects, the AOC should employ appropriate
budget and cost management tools to allow it to appropriately budget, track,
manage, and estimate costs.
3. To better manage costs of future IT projects, the AOC should ensure that cost
estimates are accurate and include all relevant costs, including costs that
superior courts will incur.
4. To better manage costs of future IT projects, the AOC should disclose costs that
other entities will likely incur to the extent it can reasonably do so.
5. To better manage costs of future IT projects, the AOC should update cost
estimates on a regular basis and when significant assumptions change.
10. To ensure that future major IT projects receive appropriate independent

oversight over technical aspects and project management, the AOC should
obtain IV&V and IPO services at the beginning of the projects and ensure this
independent oversight is in place throughout and follows best practices and
industry standards appropriate for the size and complexity of the project.
State Controllers Office
* Other recommendations pertaining to this audit, which have not been fully implemented, can be found in Table 2.
On July 1, 2007, the Department of Health Services was reorganized and became two departmentsthe Department of Health Care Services and the Department of Public
Health. The Department of Public Health is now responsible for monitoring skilled nursing facilities.
As of July 1, 2012, the California Department of Mental Health became the new Department of State Hospitals.
As of July 1, 2012, the State Personnel Board was combined with the Department of Personnel Administration to create the California Department of Human Resources.
LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL, AND EXECUTIVE
January 2013
AUDITEE
NUMBER OF YEARS
RECOMMENDATION
APPEARED IN THIS
ANNUALREPORT
January 2014
Recommendations Not Fully

Implemented After One Year
The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006
Report 2013041
COMMITMENT
INTEGRITY
LEADERSHIP
Elaine M. Howle State Auditor

Doug Cordiner Chief Deputy
January 14, 2014
2013-041
Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders:

Consistent with the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006 (California Government Code,
sections 8548.7 and 8548.9), the California State Auditor (state auditor) presents this special report
to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and California
Department of Finance. This report notes that from November 2006 through October 2012, the
state auditor issued 109 reports on audits and investigations of state agencies. In those reports, we
made 1,306 recommendations and state agencies had fully implemented 1,076, or 82 percent, as of
September 2013. After following up with those agencies that had outstanding recommendations, we
determined that an additional 62have been fully implemented and 168 remain outstanding. Similarly, the
state auditor issued eightreports to nonstate entities, such as local counties or school districts. In those
reports, we made 134 recommendations and as of September 2013 the nonstate entities had implemented
74, or 55 percent. Of the remaining 60 recommendations, we determined that eight have now been fully
implemented while 52 remain outstanding. In addition to identifying which recommendations have and
have not been fully implemented, the state auditors Web site contains written responses from each state
agency explaining the status of each recommendation. For recommendations that have not been fully
implemented, the Web site also provides agency responses regarding when or if these recommendations
will be fullyimplemented.
Our audit and investigative efforts bring the greatest returns when agencies act upon our findings and
recommendations. For example, in December 2011 the state auditor reported that the Division of the
State Architect (division) within the California Department of General Services could better ensure
the safety of school construction if the division improved its oversight of school construction projects.
As of December 2010 the division had approximately 16,400 projects statewide that it was not able to
certify as meeting state standards. Further, the division lacked a process for planning site visits, could
not always demonstrate that it visited projects during construction, and inconsistently used its authority
to order districts to stop work on projects after identifying potential threats to public safety. Without
adequate oversight of school construction projects, the division could not ensure that these projects
were completed in a manner that protected the safety of school staff and students. The state auditor made
numerous recommendations to the division, including that it establish expectations for site visits and
expand the use of both its orders to comply and stopwork orders. The state auditor also recommended
that the division implement initiatives to follow up with school districts on uncertified projects. By
October 2013 the division fully implemented all but two of the 14 recommendations the state auditor
made, which should help the division increase the safety of Californias school buildings.
If you would like more information or assistance regarding any of the recommendations or background
provided in this report, please contact Margarita Fernndez, Chief of Public Affairs, at (916) 445-0255.

State Auditor
S a c r a m e n t o, C A 9 5 8 1 4
916.445.0255
916.327.0019 fax
w w w. a u d i t o r. c a . g o v
January 2014
INTRODUCTION
As required by the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006 (Accountability Act), the California
State Auditor (state auditor) presents this report on the status of recommendations that are more than
one year old and have not been fully implemented by the entities we audited.
RESULTS IN BRIEF
State Entities
From November 2006 through October 2012, the state auditor issued 109 reports that related
to audits or investigations of state agencies. These reports were requested through the Joint
LegislativeAudit Committee, legislation, or were the result of an investigation.1 The state auditor
made 1,306 recommendations to the audited state agencies in those reports.2 While the state agencies
implemented many of the recommendations, the state auditor identified 230 recommendations
made to 36 state agencies that had been outstanding at least one year and not fully implemented.
Ofthe 230 recommendations, 166 appeared in last years report. Based on recent responses obtained
from state agencies, the state auditor determined that 168 of the 230 recommendations remain not
fullyimplemented.
Nonstate Entities
From January 2011 through October 2012, the state auditor issued eight reports that included nonstate
entities, and made 134 recommendations to these entities. While these nonstate entities implemented
many of the recommendations, the state auditor identified 60 recommendations made to 13 of these
entities that had been outstanding at least one year and not fully implemented. Further, based on
recent responses obtained from these nonstate entities, the state auditor determined that 52 of the
60recommendations remain not fully implemented.
Importance of Implementing Recommendations
Our audit and investigative efforts bring the greatest returns when agencies act upon our findings and
recommendations. For example, in December 2011 the state auditor reported that the Division of the
State Architect (division) within the California Department of General Services could better ensure
the safety of school construction if the division improved its oversight of school construction projects.
As of December 2010 the division had approximately 16,400 projects statewide that it was not able
to certify as meeting state standards. Further, the division lacked a process for planning site visits,
1
Excludes the statewide single audit (financial and federal compliance audits), which is mandated as a condition of California receiving federal
funding. The recommendations made in those audits are followed up and reported each year in the state auditors annual report on Californias
Internal Control and State and Federal Compliance. As of January1,2010, the state auditor began reporting as required on the status of
recommendations made in investigative reports. The state auditor initiated the investigations in response to whistleblower complaints or other
information suggesting improper governmental activities.
2 Excludes recommendations for legislative changes. We report such recommendations in a separate report to the Legislature.
January 2014
could not always demonstrate that it visited projects during construction, and inconsistently used its
authority to order districts to stop work on projects after identifying potential threats to public safety.
Without adequate oversight of school construction projects, the division could not ensure that these
projects were completed in a manner that protected the safety of school staff and students. The state
auditor made numerous recommendations to the division, including that it establish expectations for
site visits and expand the use of both its orders to comply and stopwork orders. The state auditor also
recommended that the division implement initiatives to follow up with school districts on uncertified
projects. By October 2013 the division fully implemented all but two of the 14 recommendations the
state auditor made, which should help the division increase the safety of Californias school buildings.
The tables beginning on page 3 summarize and provide information on recommendations issued
between November 2006 and October 2012. Table 1 shows one recommendation that was not fully
implemented as of the agencys latest response. Because the recommendation shown in Table 1 is
from an audit issued in October 2007 and is more than five years old, it will not be reassessed by the
state auditor in subsequent reports. Table 2, beginning on page 4, summarizes recommendations that
have not been fully implemented for audits and investigations issued between November 2007 and
October2012. As indicated in Table 2, the state auditor did not always agree with agency assertions
that certain recommendations were fully implemented. Two columns in Table 2 provide the state
auditors reason for disagreement. Table 3, beginning on page24, summarizes recommendations
that have been fully implemented since last years report or the agencies one-year responses. Finally,
Table4, beginning on page 31, summarizes all recommendations made to nonstate entities and their
current implementation status.
The symbol
appears in the tables next to the audit number whenever an audit has recommendations
to more than one agency appearing in this report. Please refer to the index below.
Index
Reference for Reports Featuring Recommendations to Multiple Entities
REPORT
NAME OF ENTITY
State Entities With RecommendationsIncluded in Tables 2 and 3

A
2009-103
Department of Health Care Services, Department of Public Health
2009-107.1
California Correctional Health Care Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
2009-107.2
California Correctional Health Care Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
2010-116
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of State Hospitals
2010-117
Department of Finance, Department of Water Resources
2010-118
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Prison Industry Authority
2011-103
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Emergency Management Agency
2011-111
California Workforce Investment Board, Employment Development Department
2011-120
California Department of Transportation, Department of General Services
2011-129
Board of State and Community Corrections, Department of Justice
Nonstate Entities With RecommendationsIncluded in Table 4

K
2010-036
Counties of Amador, Humboldt, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Shasta, and Yolo
2012-032
Laney College, San Diego Community College District, and University of the Pacific
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STATE AUDITORS ASSESSMENT
7. To ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data the counties submit into the
Juvenile Court and Probation Statistical System (JCPSS), Justice should follow its
procedure to send annual summaries of the JCPSS data to the counties for review
and to conduct occasional field audits of the counties records.
January 2014
9. To ensure that its criminal history system contains complete and accurate data
related to juvenile offenders, Justice should implement a procedure similar
to the one it employs for the JCPSS to verify the accuracy of information the
countiessubmit.
January 2014
1. To make certain that emergency response agencies receive reimbursements on

time, Cal EMA should establish procedures to ensure that paying entities do not
delay reimbursements.
Unknown
4. To make certain that local agencies calculate correctly their average actual hourly
rates, Cal EMA should audit a sample of invoices each year and include in the
review an analysis of the accuracy of the local agencies average actual hourly rates
reported in the agencies salary surveys.
5. To make certain that local agencies calculate correctly their average actual hourly
rates, if Cal EMA determines that the local agencies rates are incorrect, it should
advise the agencies to recalculate the rates reported in their salary survey. Local
agencies that fail to submit accurate average actual hourly rates should be subject
to the base rates.
7. If FEMA determines that the calculations and claims identified in the Office of
Inspector Generals audit report were erroneous, Cal EMA should modify the time
sheets to track the actual hours that the responding agency works as well as the
dates and times that the agency committed to the incident and returned from
theincident.
Unknown
8. If FEMA determines that the calculations and claims identified in the Office of
Inspector Generals audit report were erroneous, Cal EMA should ensure that the
replacement for its current invoicing system can calculate the maximum number
of reimbursable personnel hours under both FEMAs policy and the CFAA.
Unknown
should develop processes to ensure that it signs all FCS evaluator declarations of
qualifications annually.
Will not
implement
should ensure that its unlicensed FCS evaluators complete the licensing portion of
the annual declarations of qualifications.
Will not
implement
8. To make certain that the FCS evaluators are qualified, the Sacramento family
courtshould identify the training each of the FCS evaluators need to satisfy
thecourt rules requirements and ensure that they attend the trainings.
Will not
implement
RECOMMENDATION
Department of Justice
Juvenile Justice Realignment: Limited Information Prevents a Meaningful

Assessment of Realignments Effectiveness
2011-129 (September 2012)
Emergency Management Agency
Californias Mutual Aid System: The California Emergency Management

Agency Should Administer the Reimbursement Process More Effectively
2011-103 (January 2012)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento

Sacramento and Marin Superior Courts: Both Courts Need to Ensure
That Family Court Appointees Have Necessary Qualifications, Improve
Administrative Policies and Procedures, and Comply With Laws and Rules
2009-109 (January 2011)
AUDITEE DID NOT

ADDRESS ALL
ASPECTS OF THE
RECOMMENDATION
ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION
January 2014
AUDITEE DID NOT

SUBSTANTIATE ITS
CLAIM OF FULL
IMPLEMENTATION
NUMBER OF YEARS
RECOMMENDATION
APPEARED IN
THIS REPORT

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The Honorable Loni Hancock, Chair

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555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300

February 12, 2013

The Governor of California

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Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

Report Number 2011-106, Intellectual Property: An Effective

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California Technology Agency

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California Energy Commission

California Labor and Workforce

Department of Health Care Services

State Bar of California

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California Department of Forestry

California Health Facilities

California Statewide Communities

City of San Jos

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