Despite enduring a year of withering criticism from California lawmakers, the state bar still isn't doing enough to track and rein in spending, according to a state audit released Tuesday.

State Auditor Elaine Howle said that while the lawyer-regulating agency has made some promising changes to the agency's expense policies, “it still lacks effective controls to verify that its expenses are reasonable and appropriate.”

State law requires the bar to undergo a “performance review” every two years. Among the findings in the latest 54-page report: