News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
The Illinois board of education has moved to tighten controls over the state education department and Superintendent Joseph A. Spagnolo's office. The action came one week after a state audit made allegations of mismanagement and other violations at the agency. ( "Audit Questions Oversight Of Ill. Education Agency," March 26, 1997.)
At its first official meeting, held March 19, the new nine-member state board approved the formation of five committees to take a closer look at the department's $23 million operating budget and its 700-plus employees and to revamp evaluation and oversight procedures for the superintendent's office.
The board also voted to cancel a salary bonus in place for Mr. Spagnolo and to shift much of the authority for approving professional-services contracts and hiring lawyers and lobbyists from Mr....
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