Texas' Controls Over Summer Food Service Program
Report Information
Recommendations
Request the State agency to develop an oversight review process for State agency management to periodically evaluate the administrative reviews to ensure agency staff's conclusions are supported.
Direct the State agency to review the sponsors' unsupported meals claimed totaling $28,201 identified by OIG, and recover any disallowed SFSP reimbursements from the sponsors.
Direct the State agency to review the sponsors' questionable costs totaling $253,369 identified by OIG, and recover any disallowed expenditures from the sponsors.
Direct the State agency to develop and implement additional review questions to identify if sponsors are claiming meals for reimbursement on days the State agency has not approved to serve. In addition, the State agency should include in its guidance instructions for its staff to expand their analysis if they determine that meals have been claimed for reimbursement on unapproved days.
Request the State agency to ensure identified sponsors provide additional, enhance SFSP training to site staff to ensure staff have sufficient knowledge of program requirements when operating sites and serving meals.