State Survey Analysis Report
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III. METHODOLOGY
In response to the GAO report of 2004, the CCB developed a national survey to collect information about State policies and practices regarding improper payments. Following receipt of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval in October 2005[6], the CCB sent the Improper Payments Information Survey for the CCDF Program to all States. States were invited to submit any information that might be useful to other States and were told that partial responses would be acceptable.
This report presents the data collected from the Improper Payments Information Survey for the CCDF Program and contains tabulations, rankings, and summaries of State responses to 24 questions about policies and procedures used to identify, measure, and prevent errors in the administration of the CCDF.
Twenty-four out of 52 States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, completed the Improper Payments Information Survey for the CCDF Program, representing a 46% response rate. However, this report presents responses submitted by 25 State agencies, because California submitted two surveys from the two different State agencies responsible for the administration of the child care program: the California Department of Education, which is identified herein as CA(DE), and the California Department of Social Services – Fraud Bureau, identified herein as CA(DSS). To clearly distinguish the two separate State agencies representing California, this report will summarize all responses in terms of 25 State agencies.
[6] In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, collection of this information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 0970-0290, expiration date 10-31-2008.