The Utah State Development Center operates a workshop to provide employment for Center residents. Residents are employed making crafts, food, and other items.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $130,000 from all sources for State Development Center Workshop Fund. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
UCA 62A-5-206(4) authorizes the Department of Human Services to "employ necessary medical and other professional personnel to assist in . . . training of persons with an intellectual disability at the center . . ." This fund is reviewed as part of an annual financial audit performed by an outside auditing firm as required by the Federal Medicaid program. There have been no significant audit findings in the past three years. There are no state government fund-specific reports.
The largest amounts of money flowing into the account are from the sale of items created by residents at the Utah State Developmental Center workshop. A small amount of revenue also comes from interest earned on the account. Expenses are to pay wages to the residents and to purchase operating supplies, materials, and equipment used in the workshop.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.