63N-20-106. Audit and evaluation.
(1) The state auditor shall every three years: conduct an audit of the contractor's use of funds for UPSTART; or contract with an independent certified public accountant to conduct an audit.
(2) The office shall: require the contractor to open the contractor's books and records relating to the contractor's expenditure of funds to the state auditor or the state auditor's designee; reimburse the state auditor for the actual and necessary costs of the audit; and contract with an independent, qualified evaluator, selected through a request for proposals process, to evaluate the home-based educational technology program.
(3) The evaluator described in Subsectionshall use, among other indicators, assessment scores from an assessment described in Sectionto evaluate whether the contractor has effectively prepared preschool children for academic success as described in Section. (2)(c) 53G-7-203 63N-20-102
(4) Of the money appropriated by the Legislature for UPSTART, no more than 7.5% of the appropriation not to exceed $600,000 may be used for the evaluation and administration of the program.