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Senate committee adopts amendment to HB121 imposing audit deadlines, withholding authority
Summary
In executive session the Senate committee amended House Bill 121 to include a House Education amendment and rules similar to SB586 that give districts nine months to submit audits and authorize the commissioner to withhold certain state grants until audits are filed; the amended bill was moved out of committee.
The Senate committee in executive session adopted an amendment to House Bill 121 that imposes submission deadlines for school financial audits and gives the education commissioner authority to withhold certain state grants until required audits are filed.
The amendment (1618s) replaces HB121's original text with language that mirrors an amendment passed in the House Education Committee and aligns the bill with Senate Bill 586. Proponents said the change preserves the policy the Senate approved earlier and keeps the enforcement mechanism available if SB586 encounters opposition on the House floor.
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