R277-706-5. Eligible Regional Service Center Responsibilities

  (1) An eligible regional service center shall submit an annual application for available funds to the Superintendent.

  (2) An eligible regional service center's application for funds shall include:

  (a) a copy of the eligible regional service center's completed interlocal agreement;

  (b) a proposed budget and request for funds;

  (c) a current external audit of the eligible regional service center's assets and liabilities;

  (d) assurance, signed by all parties to the interlocal agreement, that the eligible regional service center will provide the eligible regional service center's records to the Superintendent upon request;

  (e) an annual financial report from the previous fiscal year; and

  (f) a plan for the use and distribution of the eligible regional service center's funds for the applicable fiscal year with specific attention to:

  (i) the delivery of Utah Education Network and Telehealth services to the LEAs within the eligible regional service center; and

  (ii) the delivery of education-related services.

  (3) An eligible regional service center shall provide an annual performance report to the Superintendent and the Board , including the following information:

  (a) the eligible regional service center's delivery of Utah Education and Telehealth Network services;

  (b) the eligible regional service center's type, amount, and effectiveness of delivery of public and higher education related services; and

  (c) the eligible regional service center's coordination of public and higher education related services.