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State board requires monthly itemized reporting for USDB $3 million contingency fund
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education voted to require the superintendent to provide itemized expenditure lists for every $500,000 spent from a $3 million contingency allocation to USDB, to be included in the monthly budget report.
The Utah State Board of Education voted to require the superintendent to provide an itemized list of expenditures each time USDB spends $500,000 from a $3,000,000 contingency fund, to be included in the monthly budget report.
Board member Carrie said the change was intended to add "a layer of accountability" after the board previously approved the allocation. "This is not about trust, but it's about the fiduciary duty we have as a board," she said during debate on a motion to reconsider the original allocation.
The board first voted 13 in…
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