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Appropriations panel probes FY24 carryovers, large state‑placed student reversion and why schools can't track mental‑health costs
Summary
Committee members pressed the Agency of Education for data on FY24 carryovers and reversions — including a $13.6 million reversion on state‑placed students — and discussed limits of the uniform chart of accounts in quantifying mental‑health spending in schools.
The House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 24 reviewed the Agency of Education's FY24 carryover and reversion report and pressed staff for more detailed data on several large balances, most notably a $13.6 million reversion tied to state‑placed students.
Sean Guzman, interim chief financial officer at the Agency of Education, said much of the carryover money is already obligated to contracts and grants but that some large balances remain. "We typically carry it over the balance just in case we needed it," Guzman said, describing the agency's historical carryforward practice. He said the agency will examine whether some funds have been consistently…
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