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Senate panel advances bill to boost transparency and oversight of grants routed through NGOs
Summary
Senate Bill 2630 would require measurable objectives and periodic reporting for state and federal grants that pass through nongovernmental organizations, require disclosure by boards and subrecipients, and authorize compliance audits by the state auditor; the committee voted to advance the bill after sponsor testimony and questions about implementation.
Senate Bill 2630, introduced by Sen. Sparks, would increase oversight and transparency for state and federal grant dollars that pass through nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by requiring measurable objectives, subrecipient reporting and board disclosures.
Sen. Sparks, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure would require state agencies and grant recipients to set specific measurable annual objectives and to provide summary progress reports, including five-year outcome goals where appropriate. He described a recent situation in which a program receiving about $600,000 annually could not provide documentation for expenditures, saying that failure to produce receipts led to withheld payments and eventual termination of…
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