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Auditor: TYC not processing abuse complaints quickly enough

The State Auditor's Office today issued a followup report on the Texas Youth Commission's compliance with reforms mandated in 2007. While the SAO found the agency had implemented 72% of reforms suggested in its 2007 audit, they identified several shortcomings:- TYC did not competitively bid 11 contracts totaling $19.5 million that it awarded while the agency was in conservatorship from March 2007 to October 2008. While the Texas Government Code grants a conservator a series of powers and duties, it does not specifically exempt a conservator from complying with state procurement rules.- TYC has not increased the number of certified sex offender counselors in its treatment programs or retained necessary documentation to support its staffing projections for juvenile correctional officers for fiscal years 2008 and 2009...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).