Southern Regional Technical College, Thomasville, Georgia, management report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2017

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
A Member Institution of the Technical College System of Georgia

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE - TABLE OF CONTENTS -

SECTION I
FINANCIAL
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXHIBITS
A STATEMENT OF NET POSITION - (GAAP BASIS) B STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION -
(GAAP BASIS) C STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - (GAAP BASIS) D SELECTED FINANCIAL NOTES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULES
1 BALANCE SHEET - (STATUTORY BASIS) - BUDGET FUND 2 SUMMARY BUDGET COMPARISON AND SURPLUS ANALYSIS REPORT
(STATUTORY BASIS) BUDGET FUND 3 STATEMENT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE AND EXPENDITURES COMPARED TO BUDGET
BY PROGRAM AND FUNDING SOURCE (STATUTORY BASIS) BUDGET FUND
4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES TO FUND BALANCE BY PROGRAM AND FUNDING SOURCE (STATUTORY BASIS) BUDGET FUND

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SECTION II ENTITY'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSSTS

SECTION III FINDINGS, QUESTIONED COSTS AND OTHER ITEMS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS, QUESTIONED COSTS AND OTHER ITEMS

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SECTION I FINANCIAL

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Greg S. Griffin
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
270 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 1-156 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
January 8, 2018

Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor Members of the General Assembly of Georgia Members of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia Members of the Local Board of Directors and Dr. Craig Wentworth, President Southern Regional Technical College
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Management Report contains information pertinent to the Southern Regional Technical College's compliance with the requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (COC) Core Requirement 2.11.1 (financial resources) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017. Additionally, we audited Southern Regional Technical College's Federal Student Aid programs for the year ended June 30, 2017 to meet the requirements of COC Comprehensive Standard 3.10.2. Included in this report is a section on findings and other items for any matters that came to our attention during our engagement, including results of our audit of the Federal Student Aid programs. The other information contained in this report is the representation of management. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any form of assurance on it.
Additionally, we have performed certain procedures at Southern Regional Technical College to support our audit of the basic financial statements of the State of Georgia presented in the State of Georgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the issuance of a State of Georgia Single Audit Report pursuant to the Single Audit Act Amendments, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the management of Southern Regional Technical College, members of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, members of the Local Board of Directors and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Respectfully,

Greg S. Griffin State Auditor

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SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE SELECTED FINANCIAL NOTES JUNE 30, 2017

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NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REPORTING ENTITY Southern Regional Technical College is one of twenty-two (22) State supported member Institutions of postsecondary education in Georgia which comprise the Technical College System of Georgia, an organizational unit of the State of Georgia. The accompanying financial statements reflect the operations of Southern Regional Technical College as a separate reporting entity.
The Technical College's Local Board of Directors is composed of twelve (12) members serving staggered three-year terms who are appointed by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. Appropriation of State funds is made to the Technical College System of Georgia by the General Assembly of Georgia. The System Office of the Technical College System of Georgia determines the amount of State appropriations to be received by the Institution. The Institution does not have authority to retain unexpended State appropriations (surplus) for any given fiscal year. Accordingly, the Institution is considered an organizational unit of the Technical College System of Georgia for financial reporting purposes because of the significance of its legal, operational, and financial relationships as defined in Section 2100 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards.
The accompanying basic financial statements represent the financial position, changes in financial position and cash flows of only that portion of the business-type activities of the State that are attributable to the transactions of the Institution. They do not purport to, and do not, present fairly the financial position of the State as of June 30, 2017, the changes in its financial position or its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying basic financial statements should be read in conjunction with the State's CAFR. The State's CAFR as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017 has not been issued as of the release of this report. The most recent State of Georgia CAFR can be obtained through the State Accounting Office, 200 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 1604 (West Tower), Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or found at https://sao.georgia.gov/comprehensive-annual-financial-reports.
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as prescribed by the GASB and are presented as required by these standards to provide a comprehensive, entity-wide perspective of the Institution's assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, net position, revenues, expenses, changes in net position and cash flows.
The Institution's business-type activities financial statements have been presented using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual basis, revenues are recognized when earned, and expenses are recorded when an obligation has been incurred. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenues in the fiscal year in which eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met. All significant intra-college transactions have been eliminated.

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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS For fiscal year 2017, the Institution adopted Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 82, Pension Issues-an amendment of GASB Statements No. 67, No. 68, and No. 73. This statement addresses accounting and financial reporting issues regarding (1) the presentation of payroll-related measures in required supplementary information, (2) the selection of assumptions and the treatment of deviations from the guidance in an Actuarial Standard of Practice for financial reporting purposes, and (3) the classification of payments made by employers to satisfy employee (plan member) contribution requirements. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the Institution's financial statements.
For fiscal year 2017, the Institution adopted Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 80, Blending Requirements for Certain Component Units-an amendment of GASB Statement No. 14. This statement amends the blending requirements for the financial statement presentation of component units of all state and local governments. The additional criterion requires blending of a component unit incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in which the primary government is the sole corporate member. The additional criterion does not apply to component units included in the financial reporting entity pursuant to the provisions of Statement No. 39, Determining Whether Certain Organizations Are Component Units. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the Institution's financial statements.
For fiscal year 2017, the Institution adopted GASB Statement No. 78, Pensions Provided through Certain Multiple-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans. The objective of this statement is to address a practice issue regarding the scope and applicability of Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the Institution's financial statements.
For fiscal year 2017, the Institution adopted GASB Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures. This statement requires governments that enter into tax abatement agreements to disclose certain information about the agreements. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the Institution's financial statements.
For fiscal year 2017, the Institution adopted GASB Statement No. 74, Financial Reporting or Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans. This statement replaces Statements No. 43, Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans, as amended, and No. 57, OPEB Measurements by Agent Employers and Agent Multiple-Employer Plans. It also includes requirements for defined contribution other postemployment benefit (OPEB) plans that replace the requirements for those OPEB plans in Statement No. 25, Financial Reporting for Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Note Disclosures for Defined Contribution Plans, as amended, Statement No. 43, and Statement No. 50, Pension Disclosures. The objective of this statement is to improve the usefulness of information about postemployment benefits other than pensions. The adoption of this statement does not have a significant impact on the Institution's financial statements.
NET POSITION The Institution's net position is classified as follows:
Net Investment in Capital Assets: This represents the Institution's total investment in capital assets, net of accumulated amortization/depreciation and reduced by outstanding debt obligations related to those capital assets. Deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources that are attributable to the acquisition, construction or improvement of capital assets or related debt are included in Net Investment in Capital Assets. If there are significant unspent related debt proceeds or

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deferred inflows of resources at the end of the reporting period, the portion of the debt or deferred inflows of resources attributable to the unspent amount are not included in Net Investment in Capital Assets.
Restricted expendable: includes resources in which the Institution is legally or contractually obligated to spend resources in accordance with restrictions by external third parties except for unexpended grant funds of $6,349.10 due to grantor agencies.
Unrestricted: Unrestricted represents resources derived from student tuition and fees, state appropriations, and sales and services of educational departments. These resources are used for transactions relating to the educational and general operations of the Institution, and may be used at the discretion of the Institution to meet current expenses for those purposes, except for unexpended state appropriations (surplus) in the amount of $964.51. Unexpended state appropriations must be refunded to the Office of the State Treasurer.
SCHOLARSHIP ALLOWANCES Scholarship allowances are the differences between the stated charge for goods and services provided by the Institution, and the amount that is paid by students and/or third parties making payments on the students' behalf. Certain governmental grants, such as Pell grants, and other Federal, state or nongovernmental programs are recorded as either operating or non-operating revenues in the Institution's financial statements. To the extent that revenues from such programs are used to satisfy tuition and fees and other student charges, the Institution has recorded contra revenue for scholarship allowances. Sponsored and Unsponsored Scholarship Allowances totaled $2,528,227.16 for the year ending June 30, 2017.
NOTE 2: DEPOSITS
DEPOSITS The custodial credit risk for deposits is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the Institution's deposits may not be recovered. Funds belonging to the State of Georgia (and thus the Institution) cannot be placed in a depository paying interest longer than ten days without the depository providing a surety bond to the State. In lieu of a surety bond, the depository may pledge as collateral any one or more of the following securities as enumerated in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-17-59:
1. Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other direct obligations of the United States or of the State of Georgia.
2. Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations of the counties or municipalities of the State of Georgia.
3. Bonds of any public authority created by the laws of the State of Georgia, providing that the statute that created the authority authorized the use of the bonds for this purpose.
4. Industrial revenue bonds and bonds of development authorities created by the laws of the State of Georgia.

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5. Bonds, bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes or other obligations of a subsidiary corporation of the United States government, which are fully guaranteed by the United States government both as to principal and interest and debt obligations issued by the Federal Land Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, the Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association and the Federal National Mortgage Association.

6. Guarantee or insurance of accounts provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

At June 30, 2017, the carrying value of deposits was $967,976.04 and the bank balance was $1,953,816.48. Of the Institution's deposits, $1,404,765.71 were uninsured. Of these uninsured deposits, $1,404,765.71 were collateralized with securities held by the financial institution's trust department or agent in the Institution's name.

NOTE 3: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consisted of the following at June 30, 2017:

Student Tuition and Fees Federal Financial Assistance Other

$ 316,714.24 232,483.95 909,337.18

Net Accounts Receivable

$ 1,458,535.37

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NOTE 4: CAPITAL ASSETS Following are the changes in capital assets for the year ended June 30, 2017:

Beginning Balance July 1, 2016

Special Item Transfer

Additions

Reductions

Ending Balance June 30, 2017

Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated: Land Construction Work-In-Progress

$ 4,376,996.00 $ 107,110.80

- $

- $

- $ 4,376,996.00

-

305,211.88

107,110.80

305,211.88

Total Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated

4,484,106.80

-

305,211.88

107,110.80

4,682,207.88

Capital Assets, Being Depreciated: Building and Building Improvements Facilities and Other Improvements Equipment Capital Leases Library Collections

80,878,884.68 1,727,825.36
12,486,245.69 303,988.40
1,462,610.58

29,997.00 -

138,928.13 -
924,951.91 233,496.00
61,860.28

516,704.45 -
61,859.00 -
70,942.92

80,501,108.36 1,727,825.36
13,379,335.60 537,484.40
1,453,527.94

Total Assets Being Depreciated
Less: Accumulated Depreciation: Building and Building Improvements Facilities and Other Improvements Equipment Capital Leases Library Collections

96,859,554.71

29,997.00

1,359,236.32

649,506.37

97,599,281.66

22,781,945.48 1,409,649.38
10,456,040.22 182,393.04
1,081,419.59

29,997.00 -

2,027,834.83 29,116.24
733,429.61 107,496.88
75,381.10

88,888.02 -
61,859.00 -
70,942.92

24,720,892.29 1,438,765.62
11,157,607.83 289,889.92
1,085,857.77

Total Accumulated Depreciation Total Capital Assets, Being Depreciated, Net Capital Assets, Net

35,911,447.71

29,997.00

2,973,258.66

221,689.94

38,693,013.43

60,948,107.00

-

(1,614,022.34)

427,816.43

58,906,268.23

$ 65,432,213.80 $

- $ (1,308,810.46) $ 534,927.23 $ 63,588,476.11

A comparison of depreciation expense for the last three fiscal years is as follows:

Fiscal Year

Depreciation Expense

2017 2016 2015

$ 2,973,258.66 $ 3,195,834.63 $ 3,169,814.54

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NOTE 5: UNEARNED REVENUE (INCLUDING TUITION AND FEES)

Unearned Revenue (Including Tuitions and Fees) consisted of the following at June 30, 2017:

Prepaid Tuition and Fees Federal Grants and Contracts

Current Liabilities
$ 775,364.10 8.88

Total
NOTE 6: LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

$ 775,372.98

The Institution's Long-Term Liability activity for the year ended June 30, 2017 was as follows:

Balance July 1, 2016

Additions

Reductions

Balance June 30, 2017

Current Portion

Leases Lease Obligations

$ 121,940.57 $ 233,496.00 $ 113,171.37 $ 242,265.20 $ 102,310.53

Other Liabilities Compensated Absences Net Pension Liability

1,263,044.85 19,446,361.00

1,145,724.05 5,875,814.00

1,150,691.64 -

1,258,077.26 25,322,175.00

681,076.62 -

Total

20,709,405.85

7,021,538.05 1,150,691.64 26,580,252.26

681,076.62

Total Long-Term Obligations $ 20,831,346.42 $ 7,255,034.05 $ 1,263,863.01 $ 26,822,517.46 $ 783,387.15

NOTE 7: NET POSITION

Changes in Net Position for the year ended June 30, 2017 are as follows:

Beginning Balance July 1, 2016

Additions

Reductions

Ending Balance June 30, 2017

Net Investment in Capital Assets

$ 65,310,273.23 $ 1,670,508.77 $ 3,634,571.09 $ 63,346,210.91

Restricted Net Position

7,913.78

8,723,258.63

8,724,823.31

6,349.10

Unrestricted Net Position

(17,350,982.31)

23,166,633.81

24,211,419.58

(18,395,768.08)

Total Net Position

$ 47,967,204.70 $ 33,560,401.21 $ 36,570,813.98 $ 44,956,791.93

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NOTE 8: LEASE OBLIGATIONS

The Institution is obligated under various capital and operating leases for the acquisition or use of real property and equipment.

CAPITAL LEASES Capital leases are generally payable in installments ranging from monthly to annually and have terms expiring in various years between 2018 and 2021. Payments for fiscal year 2017 were $115,971.44 of which $2,800.07 represented interest. Total principal paid on capital leases was $113,171.37 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. Interest rates range from 3 percent to 7.98 percent. The following is a summary of the carrying values of assets held under capital lease at June 30, 2017:

Description Equipment

Gross Amount

Accumulated Depreciation

Net Assets Held Under Capital
Lease at June 30, 2017

Outstanding Balances per Lease
Schedules at June 30, 2017

(+)

(-)

(=)

$

537,484.40 $ 289,889.92 $ 247,594.48 $ 242,265.20

Certain capital leases provide for renewal and/or purchase options. Generally purchase options at bargain prices of one dollar are exercisable at the expiration of the lease terms.
The following capital lease schedule lists the pertinent information for each lease including the building name, lessor, total principal amount, lease term, lease begin date, lease end date, and remaining long-term debt as of June 30, 2017.

Description

Lessor

CAPITAL LEASE SCHEDULE

Original Principal

Lease Term

Begin Date

End Date

Outstanding Principal Balance at June 30, 2017

Equipment - VOIP De Lage Landen Equipment - Phone

$ 303,988.40 5 Years 7/2013 6/2018 $

System

Banc of America Public Capital Corp

233,496.00 5 Years 10/2016 10/2020

59,193.40 183,071.80

Total Leases

$ 537,484.40

$

242,265.20

OPERATING LEASES The Institution's non-cancellable operating leases having remaining terms of more than one year at year end. All agreements are cancellable if the State of Georgia does not provide adequate funding, but that is considered a remote possibility. In the normal course of business, operating leases are generally renewed or replaced by other leases. Operating leases are generally payable on a monthly basis.

Facilities and equipment rented through operating leases are not recorded as assets on the balance sheet. Operating lease expenditures totaled $54,422.47 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

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FUTURE COMMITMENTS Future commitments for capital leases (which here and on the Statement of Net Position includes other installment purchase agreements) and for noncancellable operating leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of June 30, 2017, were as follows:

Year Ending June 30: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Capital Leases

Operating Leases

$ 110,509.17 $ 50,424.20 50,424.20 50,424.20 -

43,173.75 30,282.00 22,971.83 10,016.04
4,240.63

Total Minimum Lease Payments

261,781.77 $ 110,684.25

Less: Interest

19,516.57

Principal Outstanding
NOTE 9: RETIREMENT PLANS

$ 242,265.20

The Institution participates in various retirement plans administered by the State of Georgia under two major retirement systems: Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) and Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERS). These two systems issue separate publicly available financial reports that include the applicable financial statements and required supplementary information. The reports may be obtained from the respective administrative offices.

The significant retirement plans that the Institution participates in are described below. More detailed information can be found in the plan agreements and related legislation. Each plan, including benefit and contribution provisions, was established and can be amended by State law.

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia and Employees' Retirement System of Georgia

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Pensions: For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions, and pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) and Employees' Retirement System (ERS), additions to/deductions for TRS's and ERS's fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported by TRS and ERS. For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.

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General Information about the Teachers Retirement System
Plan description: All teachers of the Institution as defined in 47-3-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) are provided a pension through the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS). TRS, a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan, is administered by the TRS Board of Trustees (TRS Board). Title 47 of the O.C.G.A. assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions to the State Legislature. TRS issues a publicly available financial report that can be obtained at www.trsga.com/publications.
Benefits provided: TRS provides service retirement, disability retirement, and death benefits. Normal retirement benefits are determined as 2% of the average of the employee's two highest paid consecutive years of service, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service up to 40 years. An employee is eligible for normal service retirement after 30 years of creditable service, regardless of age, or after 10 years of service and attainment of age 60. Ten years of service is required for disability and death benefits eligibility. Disability benefits are based on the employee's creditable service and compensation up to the time of disability. Death benefits equal the amount that would be payable to the employee's beneficiary had the employee retired on the date of death. Death benefits are based on the employee's creditable service and compensation up to the date of death.
Contributions: Per Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., contribution requirements of active employees and participating employers, as actuarially determined, are established and may be amended by the TRS Board. Contributions are expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability. Employees were required to contribute 6.00% of their annual pay during fiscal year 2017. The Institution's contractually required contribution rate for the year ended June 30, 2017 was 14.27% of annual Institution payroll. Institution contributions to TRS were $1,099,976.10 for the year ended June 30, 2017.
General Information about the Employees' Retirement System
Plan description: ERS is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan established by the Georgia General Assembly during the 1949 Legislative Session for the purpose of providing retirement allowances for employees of the State of Georgia and its political subdivisions. ERS is directed by a Board of Trustees. Title 47 of the O.C.G.A. assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions to the State Legislature. ERS issues a publicly available financial report that can be obtained at www.ers.ga.gov/formspubs/formspubs.
Benefits provided: The ERS Plan supports three benefit tiers: Old Plan, New Plan, and Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings Plan (GSEPS). Employees under the old plan started membership prior to July 1, 1982 and are subject to plan provisions in effect prior to July 1, 1982. Members hired on or after July 1, 1982 but prior to January 1, 2009 are new plan members subject to modified plan provisions. Effective January 1, 2009, new state employees and rehired state employees who did not retain membership rights under the Old or New Plans are members of GSEPS. ERS members hired prior to January 1, 2009 also have the option to irrevocably change their membership to GSEPS.

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Under the old plan, the new plan, and GSEPS, a member may retire and receive normal retirement benefits after completion of 10 years of creditable service and attainment of age 60 or 30 years of creditable service regardless of age. Additionally, there are some provisions allowing for early retirement after 25 years of creditable service for members under age 60.
Retirement benefits paid to members are based upon the monthly average of the member's highest 24 consecutive calendar months, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service, multiplied by the applicable benefit factor. Annually, postretirement cost-of-living adjustments may also be made to members' benefits, provided the members were hired prior to July 1, 2009. The normal retirement pension is payable monthly for life; however, options are available for distribution of the member's monthly pension, at reduced rates, to a designated beneficiary upon the member's death. Death and disability benefits are also available through ERS.
Contributions: Member contributions under the old plan are 4% of annual compensation, up to $4,200, plus 6% of annual compensation in excess of $4,200. Under the old plan, the state pays member contributions in excess of 1.25% of annual compensation. Under the old plan, these state contributions are included in the members' accounts for refund purposes and are used in the computation of the members' earnable compensation for the purpose of computing retirement benefits. Member contributions under the new plan and GSEPS are 1.25% of annual compensation. The Institution's contractually required contribution rate, actuarially determined annually, for the year ended June 30, 2017 was 24.69% of annual covered payroll for old and new plan members and 21.69% for GSEPS members. The Institution's contributions to ERS totaled $1,365,278.99 for the year ended June 30, 2017. Contributions are expected to finance the costs of benefits earned by employees during the year, with an additional amount to finance any unfunded accrued liability.
Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions
At June 30, 2017, the Institution reported a liability for its proportionate share of the net pension liability for TRS and ERS totaling $25,322,175. The net pension liability was measured as of June 30, 2016. The total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was based on an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2015. An expected total pension liability as of June 30, 2016 was determined using standard roll-forward techniques. The Institution's proportion of the net pension liability was based on contributions to TRS and ERS during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. At June 30 2016, the Institution's TRS proportion was 0.072416%, which was a decrease of 0.001397% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2015. At June 30, 2016, the Institution's ERS proportion was 0.219742%, which was an increase of 0.016849% from its proportion measured as of June 30, 2015.

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For the year ended June 30, 2017, the Institution recognized pension expense of $1,409,816.00 for TRS and $1,991,584.00 for ERS. At June 30, 2017, the Institution reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:

Differences between expected and actual experience

TRS

Deferred

Deferred

Outflows of

Inflows of

Resources

Resources

ERS Deferred Outflows of Resources

Deferred Inflows of Resources

$

222,569.00 $

73,880.00 $

- $

23,977.00

Changes of assumptions

387,230.00

-

87,938.00

-

Net diffierence between projected and actual

earnings on pension plan investments

1,890,000.00

-

1,055,553.00

-

Changes in proportion and differences between Institution contributions and proportionate share of contributions

181,600.00

664,214.00

2,914,040.00

2,244,447.00

Institution contributions subsequent

to the measurement date

1,099,976.00

-

1,365,279.00

-

Total

$ 3,781,375.00 $

738,094.00 $ 5,422,810.00 $ 2,268,424.00

The Institution contributions subsequent to the measurement date of $1,099,976.00 for TRS and $1.365.279.00 for ERS are reported as deferred outflows of resources and will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the year ended June 30, 2017. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:

Year Ended June 30:

TRS

ERS

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

$ 100,831.00

$ 100,830.00

$ 1,017,308.00

$ 704,244.00

$

20,092.00

$ 683,989.00

$ 183,230.00

$ 569,097.00

$ 352,791.00

$

-

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Actuarial assumptions: The total pension liability as of June 30, 2016 was determined by an actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2015 using the following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:

Teachers Retirement System:

Inflation Salary increases Investment rate of return

2.75% 3.25 9.00%, average, including inflation 7.50%, net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation

Post-retirement mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 White Collar Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with the Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB (set forward on year for males) for service retirements and dependent beneficiaries. The RP-2000 Disability Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB (set forward two years for males and four years for females) was used for death after disability retirement. Rates of mortality in active service were based on the RP-2000 Employee Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB.

The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2015 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2014.
Employees' Retirement System:

Inflation Salary increases Investment rate of return

2.75%
3.25 7.00%, including inflation 7.50%, net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation

Post-retirement mortality rates were based on the RP-2000 Combined Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with the Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB and set forward 2 years for both males and females for service retirements and dependent beneficiaries. The RP-2000 Disabled Mortality Table with future mortality improvement projected to 2025 with Society of Actuaries' projection scale BB and set back 7 years for males and set forward 3 years for females was used for death after disability retirement. There is a margin for future mortality improvement in the tables used by the System. Based on the results of the most recent experience study adopted by the Board on December 17, 2015, the numbers of expected future deaths are 9-12% less than the actual number of deaths that occurred during the study period for service retirements and beneficiaries and for disability retirements. Rates of mortality in active service were based on the RP-2000 Employee Mortality Table projected to 2025 with projection scale BB.
The actuarial assumptions used in the June 30, 2015 valuation were based on the results of an actuarial experience study for the period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2014.

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EXHIBIT "D"

The long-term expected rate of return on TRS and ERS pension plan investments was determined using a log-normal distribution analysis in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected nominal returns, net of pension plan investment expense and the assumed rate of inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. The target allocation and best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class are summarized in the following table:

Asset class

TRS Target Allocation

Fixed income Domestic large equities Domestic mid equities Domestic small equities International developed market equities International emerging market equities Alternatives

30.00% 39.80%
3.70% 1.50% 19.40% 5.60% 0.00%

Total

100.00%

* Rates shown are net of the 2.75% assumed rate of inflation

ERS Target Allocation
30.00% 37.20%
3.40% 1.40% 17.80% 5.20% 5.00%
100.00%

Long-term Expected Real Rate of Return*
(0.50)% 9.00%
12.00% 13.50%
8.00% 12.00% 10.50%

Discount rate: The discount rate used to measure the total TRS and ERS pension liability was 7.50%. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that plan member contributions will be made at the current contribution rate and that employer and State of Georgia contributions will be made at rates equal to the difference between actuarially determined contribution rates and the member rate. Based on those assumptions, the TRS and ERS pension plan's fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.

Sensitivity of the Institution's proportionate share of the net pension liability to changes in the discount rate: The following presents the Institution's proportionate share of the net pension liability calculated using the discount rate of 7.50%, as well as what the Institution's proportionate share of the net pension liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (6.50%) or 1-percentage-point higher (8.50%) than the current rate:

Teachers Retirement System:
Institution's proportionate share of the net pension liability

1% Decrease (6.50%)

Current discount rate
(7.50%)

1% Increase (8.50%)

$ 23,254,650.00 $ 14,940,228.00 $ 8,094,673.00

Employees' Retirement System:
Institution's proportionate share of the net pension liability

1%
Decrease (6.50%)

Current
discount rate (7.50%)

1%
Increase (8.50%)

$ 14,069,463.00 $ 10,381,947.00 $ 7,239,451.00

Pension plan fiduciary net position: Detailed information about the pension plan's fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued TRS and ERS financial reports which are publically available at www.trsga.com/publications and www.ers.ga.gov/formspubs/formspubs, respectively.
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EXHIBIT "D"

NOTE 10: RISK MANAGEMENT
Public Entity Risk Pool The Department of Community Health administers for the State of Georgia a program of health benefits for the employees of units of government of the State of Georgia, units of county governments, and local education agencies located with the State of Georgia. This plan is funded by participants covered in the plan, and by employers' contributions paid by the various units of government participating in the plan.
Other Risk Management The Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) has the responsibility for the State of Georgia of making and carrying out decisions that will minimize the adverse effects of accidental losses that involve State government assets. The State believes it is more economical to manage its risks internally and set aside assets for claim settlement. Accordingly, DOAS processes claims for risk of loss to which the State is exposed, including general liability, property and casualty, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, and law enforcement officers' indemnification. Limited amounts of commercial insurance are purchased applicable to property, employee and automobile liability, fidelity and certain other risks. The Institution, as an organizational unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is part of the State of Georgia reporting entity, and as such, is covered by the State of Georgia risk management program administered by DOAS. Premiums for the risk management program are charged to the various state organizations by DOAS to provide claims servicing and claims payment.
NOTE 11: CONTINGENCIES
Amounts received or receivable from grantor agencies are subject to audit and adjustment by grantor agencies. This could result in refunds to the grantor agency for any expenditure disallowed under grant terms. The amount of expenditures which may be disallowed by the grantor cannot be determined at this time although the Institution expects such amounts, if any, to be immaterial to its overall financial position.
Litigation, claims and assessments filed against the Institution (an organizational unit of the Technical College System of Georgia), if any, are generally considered to be actions against the State of Georgia. Accordingly, significant litigation, claims and assessments pending against the State of Georgia are disclosed in the State of Georgia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.
NOTE 12: POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION BENEFITS
The Institution participates in the following State of Georgia post-employment benefit plans: the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund (administered by the Department of Community Health) and the State Employees' Assurance Department - OPEB plan (administered by the ERS System). Separate financial reports that include the applicable financial statements and required supplementary information for these plans are publicly available and may be obtained from the respective system offices.

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EXHIBIT "D"

Retiree health benefits were previously funded through the Georgia Retiree Health Benefit Fund (GRHBF). In 2009, the General Assembly revisited the GRHBF and enacted legislation that, effective August 31, 2009, separated the GRHBF into two new funds: the Georgia School Personnel Post-employment Health Benefit Fund and the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund. The purpose of this change was to assure employers responsible for planning and funding future retiree health costs that their contributions will be dedicated to their respective retiree populations.
Funds in the GRHBF were transferred to the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund or the Georgia School Personnel Post-employment Health Benefit Fund as described in the plan financial statements. The statute that created the GRHBF is repealed effective September 1, 2010.
Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund The Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund (State OPEB Fund) is a costsharing multiple-employer defined benefit post-employment healthcare plan that covers eligible former employees of State organizations (including technical colleges) and other entities authorized by law to contract with the Department of Community Health for inclusion in the plan. The State OPEB Fund provides health insurance benefits to eligible former employees and their qualified beneficiaries through the health insurance plan for State employees. The Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) assigns the authority to establish and amend the benefit provisions of the group health plans, including benefits for retirees, to the Board of Community Health (Board).
The plan is currently funded on a pay-as-you go basis. That is, annual costs of providing benefits will be financed in the same year as claims occur, with no significant assets accumulating as would occur in an advance funding strategy.
The contribution requirements of plan members and participating employers are established by the Board in accordance with the current Appropriations Act and may be amended by the Board. Contributions of plan members or beneficiaries receiving benefits vary based on plan election, dependent coverage, and Medicare eligibility and election. As of January 1, 2012, for members with fewer than five years of service, contributions also vary based on years of service. As of January 1, 2012, on average, members with five years or more of service pay approximately 25% of the cost of the health insurance coverage. In accordance with the Board resolution dated December 8, 2011, for members with fewer than five years of service as of January 1, 2012, the State provides a premium subsidy in retirement that ranges from 0% for fewer than 10 years of service to 75% (but no greater than the subsidy percentage offered to active employees) for 30 or more years of service. The subsidy for eligible dependents ranges from 0% to 55% (but no greater than the subsidy percentage offered to dependents of active employees minus 20%). No subsidy is available to Medicare eligible members not enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Option. The Board sets all member premiums by resolution and in accordance with the law and applicable revenue and expense projections. Any subsidy policy adopted by the Board may be changed at any time by Board resolution and does not constitute a contract or promise of any amount of subsidy.

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EXHIBIT "D"

Participating employers, including but not limited to State organizations, are statutorily required to contribute in accordance with the employer contribution rates established by the Board. The contribution rates are established to fund all benefits due under the health insurance plans for both active and retired employees based on projected pay-as-you-go financing requirements. Contributions are not based on the actuarially determined employer contribution (ADEC) which represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize any unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed 30 years. The combined required contribution rate established by the Board for the active and retiree plans for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, was 30.454% of covered payroll.

The following table summarizes the Institution's combined active and retiree contributions to the health insurance plans for the years ending June 30, 2017, June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015:

Fiscal Year

Percentage Completed

Required Contribution

2017 2016 2015

100% 100% 100%

$ 4,180,585.54 $ 4,149,139.53 $ 3,944,056.21

State Employees' Assurance Department State Employees' Assurance Department-OPEB (SEAD-OPEB) is a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit post-employment plan that was created in fiscal year 2007 by the Georgia General Assembly to provide term life insurance to eligible members of Employees' (ERS), Judicial (JRS), and Legislative (LRS) Retirement Systems. SEAD-OPEB provides benefits for retired and vested inactive members. Effective July 1, 2009, no newly hired members of any State public retirement system are eligible for term life insurance under SEAD. Pursuant to Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., benefit provisions of the plan were established and can be amended by State statute.

Contributions by plan members are established by the ERS Board of Trustees, up to the maximum allowed by statute (not to exceed 0.5% of earnable compensation). The ERS Board of Trustees establishes employer contribution rates, such rates which, when added to members' contributions, shall not exceed 1% of earnable compensation. Contributions for fiscal year 2017 were based on June 30, 2014, actuarial valuations as follows:

Member Rates: ERS Old Plan Less: Offset Paid by Employer Net ERS Old Plan ERS New Plan, JRS, and LRS
Employer Rates

SEADOPEB
0.45% -0.22% 0.23% 0.23%
0.00%

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EXHIBIT "D"

According to the policy terms covering the lives of members, insurance coverage is provided on a monthly, renewable term basis, and no return premiums or cash value are earned. The net assets represent the excess accumulation of investment income and premiums over benefit payments and expenses and are held as a reserve for payment of death benefits under existing policies.
For SEAD-OPEB the amount of insurance for a retiree with creditable service prior to April 1, 1964, is the full amount of insurance in effect on the date of retirement. The amount of insurance for a service retiree with no creditable service prior to April 1, 1964, is 70% of the amount of insurance at age 60 or at termination, if earlier. Life insurance proceeds are paid in lump sum to the beneficiary upon death of the retiree.

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SECTION II ENTITY'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEARFINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

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SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE ENTITY'S RESPONSE
SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

No matters were reported.

PRIOR YEAR FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS

FA 2015-001 Compliance Requirement:
Internal Control Impact: Compliance Impact: Federal Award Agency: CFDA Number and Title: Questioned Cost:

Inadequate Separation of Duties Activities Allowed or Unallowed Eligibility Significant Deficiency N/A U.S. Department of Education 84.SFA Student Financial Assistance N/A

Finding Status:

Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented

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SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS, QUESTIONED COSTS AND OTHER ITEMS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
COMMUNICATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES
The auditor is required to communicate to management and those charged with governance control deficiencies identified during the course of the financial statement audit that, in the auditor's judgment, constitute significant deficiencies or material weakness.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Internal control deficiencies identified during the course of this engagement that were considered to be significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses are presented below:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
No matters were reported.
FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
No matters were reported.
OTHER ITEMS (NOTED FOR MANAGEMENT'S CONSIDERATION)
Return of Title IV Funds
Observation: Our review of a sample of 40 students to test the Institution's compliance with 34 CFR 668.22, which is related to the return of Title IV funds, revealed that a refund calculation was not performed correctly for one student. This student was requested to return $324.95 less than the required amount to various SFA programs. In addition, it was noted that funds were not returned in the appropriate timeframe for two students.
Recommendation: The Institution should develop and implement procedures to ensure that student financial aid refunds are properly calculated and that unearned funds are correctly returned to the appropriate accounts in a timely manner in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments 1998, Public Law 105-244.
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SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS, QUESTIONED COSTS AND OTHER ITEMS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 Enrollment Reporting Observation: Our testing of 40 students who withdrew during the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters revealed that 21 of the students' withdrawn enrollment statuses were not reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) within the required 30 days or 60 days if a roster file was previously scheduled to be submitted. Recommendation: The Institution should implement policies and procedures to ensure that all changes in student enrollment statuses are reported in a timely manner.
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