DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A state report says auditors found dozens of public bidding improprieties by the Iowa Education Department. The report released Monday also says the department ignored a law that requires reports about efforts to prevent discriminatory employment practices.

The Des Moines Register reports the audit was for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2015. It found 34 contracts that began service before formal approval while three did not include the state-required monitoring and review clauses. It also found that of 12 contracts that had been amended, six had not been properly authorized.

Department deputy director Jeff Berger says the bidding issues have largely been resolved. Berger also says the employment reports went undone because of an oversight, which he says will be corrected.