2025-039 Fi$Cal
Letter report
Published: December 16, 2025
Audit Recommendations Disclosure
When an audit is completed and a report is issued, auditees must provide the State Auditor with information regarding their progress in implementing recommendations from our reports at three intervals from the release of the report: 60 days, six months, and one year. Additionally, Senate Bill 1452 (Chapter 452, Statutes of 2006), requires auditees who have not implemented recommendations after one year, to report to us and to the Legislature why they have not implemented them or to state when they intend to implement them. Below is a listing of each recommendation the State Auditor made in the report referenced and a link to the most recent response from the auditee addressing their progress in implementing the recommendation and the State Auditor’s assessment of auditee’s response based on our review of the supporting documentation.
Recommendation to the Department of FiSCal
Recommendation 1
To ensure that it resolves the disagreement with CalSTRS regarding CalSTRS’ status, the Department of FISCal, in consultation with CDT and CalSTRS, should obtain an independent written legal opinion on whether CalSTRS is constitutionally exempt from using FI$Cal.
Agency response status:
Pending