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Idaho State president says university will return forensic lab funds, pledges tighter controls
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Idaho State University President Rob Wagner told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that ISU will return appropriated funds tied to a proposed Eastern Idaho forensic pathology center and is instituting new controls after finding gaps in how legislative intent and fund ownership were tracked.
Idaho State University President Rob Wagner told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 29 that the university will return state appropriations related to a proposed Eastern Idaho Forensic Pathology Center and is implementing new procedures to ensure legislative intent is followed.
Wagner said ISU learned in late 2023 that the county partner no longer desired a facility on ISU’s Pocatello campus, and that ISU had expended a “small portion” of the appropriation for a consultant. “I believe Idaho State University should have kept those funds,” Wagner said, adding that the university should have required invoices and other protocols if the county was to operate the facility. He said the remaining funds were transferred to the county following a memorandum of understanding and that the funds are being returned to the state (amount not specified).
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