Title 16

Budget and financial information used for public hearings on local district budgets shall be published on a form provided by the State Superintendent of Education. Such information shall contain financial information at both the school and school district levels. (Act 2006-196, p…

(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall oversee the financial integrity of the various local boards of education and shall appoint a Chief Education Financial Officer who shall be an employee of the State Department of Education. The Chief Education Financial Officer shal…

(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall develop programs for the instruction and training of local superintendents of education in subjects including finance, instruction, and legal requirements. The instruction and training shall be designed to instill a minimum level of…

(a) In consultation with the local superintendent of education, the local board of education shall appoint a chief school financial officer who shall be an employee of the board. (b)(1) If the position of chief school financial officer is vacant for 30 days and the local board is…

(a) The chief school financial officer shall work under the direct supervision of the local superintendent of education but shall have a fiduciary responsibility to the local board of education. (b) The chief school financial officer shall perform each of the following duties: (1…

(a) The State Board of Education shall by regulation provide for various financial and other information which local superintendents of education shall have prepared for the local boards of education, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) A monthly financial statement…

(a)(1) The yearly business and financial transactions of a local board of education shall be audited as early as possible after the end of the fiscal year. (2) The audits of the books and accounts of local boards of education shall be conducted by the Department of Examiners of P…

Each local board of education shall adopt procedures relating to the expenditure of funds which do not require express board approval prior to the expenditure. A local superintendent of education, subject to these policies and board-approved budget limitations, may expend funds w…

(a) A local board of education shall develop a plan to establish and maintain a minimum reserve fund equal to one month’s operating expenses. Also, a local board of education shall develop a plan to replenish its reserve fund after any withdrawal is made pursuant to subsection (b…