REPORT DIGEST

SPECIAL LIMITED COMPLIANCE

EXAMINATION TESTING OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND OF CHICAGO

For the Two Years Ended:

June 30, 2005

Summary of Findings:

Total this audit                          0

Total last audit                          0

Repeated from last audit           0

Release Date:

April 11, 2006 

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

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INTRODUCTION

      The Illinois General Assembly makes direct appropriations annually to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago (Fund) for payments to retired teachers.  The appropriations from the General Revenue Fund totaled $50,000 in Fiscal Year 2004 and $65,044,700 in Fiscal Year 2005.

            Our special compliance testing was limited to these State appropriations made directly to the Fund. 

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND

                       RECOMMENDATIONS

           There were no material findings of noncompliance disclosed during our limited compliance testing.

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                     WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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AUDITORS  ASSIGNED

The Auditor General’s staff conducted this examination.