63N-20-106. Audit and evaluation.
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Effective 5/3/2023
63N-20-106. Audit and evaluation.
(1)The state auditor shall every three years:
(a)conduct an audit of the contractor's use of funds for UPSTART; or
(b)contract with an independent certified public accountant to conduct an audit.
(2)The office shall:
(a)require the contractor to open the contractor's books and records relating to the contractor's expenditure of funds to the state auditor or the state auditor's designee;
(b)reimburse the state auditor for the actual and necessary costs of the audit; and
(c)contract with an independent, qualified evaluator, selected through a request for proposals process, to evaluate the home-based educational technology program.
(3)The evaluator described in Subsection (2)(c) shall use, among other indicators, assessment scores from an assessment described in Section 53G-7-203 to evaluate whether the contractor has effectively prepared preschool children for academic success as described in Section 63N-20-102 .
(4)Of the money appropriated by the Legislature for UPSTART, no more than 7.5% of the appropriation not to exceed $600,000 may be used for the evaluation and administration of the program.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 380 , 2023 General Session