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Audit sought over RUSD STEM center funding and process; committee leaves item on call
Summary
Senator Susan Cervantes requested an audit into Riverside Unified School District—s use of Measure O bond funds and public process surrounding a proposed STEM Center co-located with UC Riverside; district officials said project is pending litigation and that less than $2 million has been spent to date; committee left the request on call.
Senator Susan Cervantes asked the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to authorize a review of the Riverside Unified School District—s STEM center project — a proposed high-school STEM center that would be sited near an existing district high school and on land to be leased from the University of California, Riverside.
The request seeks to determine whether the district complied with state law when selecting and funding the project with Measure O bond money, whether the district properly updated and disclosed the list of projects that Measure O could fund, the total Measure O funds allocated to the STEM center and any spending to date, and whether lease terms with UC Riverside protect the district—s interests.
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