State auditor's report reveals incomplete document release in Iowa education savings account audit
KCCI
[{'start': '4.003', 'end': '7.173', 'text': "WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE  FIGHT OVER ACCESS TO PUBLIC  RECORDS, ABOUT THE STATE'S  TAXPAYER FUNDED EDUCATION  SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM.  STATE AUDITOR ROB SAND RELEASED  A 360 PAGE REPORT THIS WEEK THAT  SAYS NOT ALL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED  BY A LEGISLATOR WERE RELEASED.  KCCI LAURA TERRELL JOINS US IN  STUDIO TO EXPLAIN LAURA.  THE REPORT CLAIMS THE DEPARTMENT  OF MANAGEMENT DID NOT TURN OVER  ALL REQUESTED DOCUMENTS RELATED  TO A POTENTIAL AUDIT OF THE  EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT  PROGRAM.  THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT  TELLS KCCI THOSESE DOCUMENTS,  DETAILED IN SAND'S REPORT, WERE  NOT DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE  EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT  PROGRAM OR THE PROGRAM AUDIT.  THE LEGISLATOR WAS INVITED TO  SUBMIT A NEW REQUEST AND DID  NOT.  THE STATE AUDITOR AND OTHER  DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN AT ODDS  OVER THE AUDITING OF THE  PROGRAM, DOWN TO THE WORDING IN  AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER OF HOW AN  AUDIT WOULD PROCEED.  WE PROPOSED A CHANGE THAT WAS  EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED.  WITH JUST A FEW MORE WORDS THAT  WE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE OVERSIGHT  WORK UNDER IOWA CODE CHAPTER 11.  THAT'S WHAT THEY DIDN'T DISAGREE  TO.  IT SHOULD BE ALARMING TO  EVERYBODY IN THE STATE OF IOWA  THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T  WANT TO AGREE THAT IOWA LAW WAS  GOING TO BE FOLLOWED.  AND GOVERNOR REYNOLDS TOLD KCCI  BACK IN FEBRUARY THAT SAND IS  USING THIS TO BOOST HIS  POLITICAL CAREER.  SAND HAS NOT SAID IF HE PLANS"}]