January 2014 THECB Board Meeting Compliance Monitoring at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board January, 2014 Presented by Mark Poehl Director, Internal Audit and Compliance January 23, 2014

January 2014 THECB Board Meeting Compliance Monitoring  CB Compliance Monitoring has statutory definition in SB 215, 83 rd Legislative Session  Two areas of Compliance Monitoring Responsibility:  Funds allocated by the CB to institutions of higher education – grants, scholarships, loans, work study – used in accordance with laws and rules; $910 million/year as noted by the Sunset Commission  Data reported by institutions of higher education to the CB, used for funding or policymaking decisions – reported in accordance with laws and rules; $3.8 billion/year as noted by the Sunset Commission

January 2014 THECB Board Meeting Negotiated Rule Making - Compliance Monitoring  SB 215 required negotiated rule making for CB Compliance Monitoring  Proposed Compliance Monitoring Rule mirrors SB 215, and was developed with input from a representative cross-section of college and university stakeholders  The Proposed Compliance Monitoring Rule is included in your materials, based on unanimous consensus achieved through the Negotiated Rule Making Process

January 2014 THECB Board Meeting What to expect from a CB Compliance Monitoring Audit?  Audit processes follow professional auditing standards, with well-qualified/trained staff performing Compliance Monitoring Audits at your institution  Audit processes emphasize planning, communication, and a disruption-minimizing approach to work  Audit reporting process is multi-staged and inclusive, and results in final report issued to the institution’s President that includes the institution’s response to any noted recommendations

January 2014 THECB Board Meeting Organizational Placement of Compliance Monitoring (and Internal Audit) Commissioner of Higher Education THECB Governing Board Director, Internal Audit and Compliance Internal Auditor Compliance Specialist

January 2014 THECB Board Meeting Compliance Monitoring at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION? Mark Poehl –