(a) Each local and regional board of education shall annually provide to the Auditors of Public Accounts (1) the number of students under the jurisdiction of such board of education who receive special education and related services from a private provider of special education services, (2) the amount of money paid to such private providers of special education services by the board during the previous fiscal year, and (3) any other information the Auditors of Public Accounts deem necessary to conduct an audit of such private providers of special education services pursuant to section 10-91g.

(b) Each local and regional board of education that has entered into an agreement pursuant to section 10-76d with a private provider of special education services, shall submit to an audit conducted by the Auditors of Public Accounts for the purposes of examining such board’s monitoring of student attendance at such private provider of special education services to ensure that proper services are being provided and costs are being controlled. Such board shall provide access to all records and accounts necessary to said auditors for purposes of conducting such audit.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 279; P.A. 17-68, S. 6; 17-173, S. 7.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 17-68 designated existing provisions re information to be annually provided to Auditors of Public Accounts as Subsec. (a) and amended same to delete “as defined in section 10-91g”, and added Subsec. (b) re boards of education to submit to audits, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 17-173 added Subdiv. (3) re any other information the Auditors of Public Accounts deem necessary to conduct audits, effective July 6, 2017.