State auditor dings teen chef education program over ‘dummy’ checks

A program that teaches high school students about working in a restaurant has been flagged by the state auditor after submitting dummy checks to the Utah Board of Education for reimbursements.In a letter to the state superintendent, Utah State Auditor John Dougall wrote that falsified and incomplete receipts submitted by the Utah Restaurant Association — which runs the ProStart program under a contract with the state school board — were “deeply concerning” and pose a risk