California Education Audit Appeals Panel

Phone: 916.445.7745  Filing Email: filing@eaap.ca.gov

( Statutory Authority: Education Code Sections 14502.1, 41344 and 41344.1.)

The Education Audit Appeals Panel (EAAP) serves as the neutral arbiter in informal and formal administrative appeals by K-12 local education agencies. EAAP adopts as regulations, according to a statutory timetable, the audit guide used in those annual audits.

Supplement to the 2023-24 Audit Guide

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the permanent supplemental regulations will be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on May 10, 2024. The Notice, which provides information on the public comment process; the Initial Statement of Reasons, which describes the proposed changes to the audit guide; and the text of the proposed permanent supplemental regulations are provided below and by email to all persons requesting notification of EAAP regulations.

As explained in the Notice, the written comment period ends June 24, 2024. After adoption of the permanent regulations, an updated audit guide booklet will be made available.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (May 10, 2024)

Initial Statement of Reasons (May 10, 2024)

2023-24 Supplemental Audit Guide (March 1, 2024)

Appendix A: LOCAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BOND AUDITS (March 1, 2024)

Appendix B: SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM BOND FUND AUDITS (March 1, 2024)

Appendix C: FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM AUDITS (March 1, 2024)

Title 5, Division 1.5, Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 19810

2021 SLAA Report

In accordance with the State Leadership Accountability Act (SLAA), the Education Audit Appeals Panel submitted the report below, on the review of our internal control and monitoring systems for the biennial period ending December 31, 2021.

2021 SLAA Report

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  • PDF Image-based Documents
  • Word Documents
  • Dynamic and static Charts, Tables, and Graphs

EAAP is fully committed to providing an internet website that is accessible to all persons.  If you would like to request information on our website in an alternative format or request any other reasonable accommodation, please contact our webmaster at martin.vazquez@eaap.ca.gov.