R277-606-4. Reporting Requirements and Audits

  (1)(a) Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, on or before August 1, 2017 and on or before August 1 each year thereafter, an LEA shall submit a report to the Superintendent on the LEA's dropout prevention and recovery services.

  (b) The report described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include:

  (i) the information described in Section 53A-15-1903;

  (ii) the total number of designated students in the LEA; and

  (iii) if applicable, the name of a third party the LEA is contracting with to provide dropout prevention and recovery services.

  (2) A third party working with an LEA on the LEA's dropout prevention and recovery program shall report any information requested by the LEA including any information required for the LEA to submit a report described in Subsection (1).

  (3) The Superintendent shall:

  (a) review LEA reports described in Subsection (1);

  (b) by April 1 each year, inform an LEA that the LEA is required to enter into a contract with a third party as described in Subsection 53A-15-1903(3); and

  (c) ensure that an LEA described in Subsection 53A-15-1903(3) and Subsection R277-606-3(3) contracts with a third party as required in Section 53A-15-1903 and Section R277-606-3.

  (4)(a) An LEA shall maintain documentation to comply with the requirements of Section 53A-15-1903 and this rule.

  (b) The Board or the Superintendent may request an audit of an LEA's dropout prevention and recovery program.