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                          HOUSE BILL 1776

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Huff, H. Sommers, Alexander, Benson, Clements, Wensman, O'Brien and Boldt; by request of Office of Financial Management

Read first time 02/07/97.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Regarding school audits.

    AN ACT Relating to school audits; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:

    The superintendent of public instruction may withhold or recover state payments to school districts, educational service districts, and other recipients of state money based on findings of the Washington state auditor.  When an audit questions enrollment, staffing, or other data reported to the state and used in state apportionment calculations, the superintendent of public instruction may require submission of revised data, or as an alternative may adjust data based on estimates, and shall revise apportionment calculations and payments accordingly.  The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules setting forth policies and procedures for the resolution of monetary and nonmonetary audit findings involving state money.

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