Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-118
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Audit of state monies received by public school
Official statutory text
districts - Withholding from subsequent allocations.
A. The State Auditor and Inspector shall approve auditors who
shall audit the funds of the public school districts and the use
made of the monies thereof, and shall make such other audits as may
be required by the State Auditor and Inspector.
B. School districts and officers and employees thereof who
divert any monies received by a district from the purpose for which
the monies were apportioned to the district shall be jointly and
severally liable for any such diversion.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 843
C. If audits disclose that state monies have been illegally
apportioned to, or illegally disbursed or expended by, a school
district or any of its officers or employees, the State Board of
Education shall make demand that the monies be returned to the State
Treasurer by such school district. If the monies are not returned,
the State Board of Education shall withhold the unreturned amount
from subsequent allocations of state funds otherwise due the
district. The State Board of Education shall cause suit to be
instituted to recover for the state any monies illegally disbursed
or expended, if not otherwise recovered as provided herein.
A. The State Auditor and Inspector shall approve auditors who
shall audit the funds of the public school districts and the use
made of the monies thereof, and shall make such other audits as may
be required by the State Auditor and Inspector.
B. School districts and officers and employees thereof who
divert any monies received by a district from the purpose for which
the monies were apportioned to the district shall be jointly and
severally liable for any such diversion.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 843
C. If audits disclose that state monies have been illegally
apportioned to, or illegally disbursed or expended by, a school
district or any of its officers or employees, the State Board of
Education shall make demand that the monies be returned to the State
Treasurer by such school district. If the monies are not returned,
the State Board of Education shall withhold the unreturned amount
from subsequent allocations of state funds otherwise due the
district. The State Board of Education shall cause suit to be
instituted to recover for the state any monies illegally disbursed
or expended, if not otherwise recovered as provided herein.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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