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USDB says outreach contracts will recover $2.8M of $13M cost; agency projects using contingency without funding model change
Summary
USDB reported that 97 LEA contracts request roughly 82,000 hours of services but current rules and the legislative fee schedule allow billing for only about 42,000 hours, producing approximately $2.8 million in recoverable revenue against an outreach budget of about $13 million.
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) staff told the Utah State Board of Education that contract and fee‑schedule limits will likely produce a sizable funding gap for outreach services this year unless the state funding model changes.
Assistant Superintendent Deborah Jacobson presented contract data showing the agency sent 97 contracts to local education agencies with a combined request for about 82,000 hours of service, but current rules and the legislative fee schedule permit recovery on only about 42,000 hours. Jacobson said those billable contracts amount to approximately $2.8 million in recoverable revenue; by contrast she said the total outreach budget is “a little over…
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