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Nov 19, 2008 12:07 pm US/Pacific

Audit: Delta College Spent Bond Money On Sports

STOCKTON (AP) ― California's state controller says San Joaquin Delta College misspent $11.5 million on state-of-the-art athletic facilities and electronic signs.

The voter-approved bond was supposed to be used for needed repairs to existing buildings and upgrades.

In an audit released Wednesday, Controller John Chiang (chung) says the college also failed to follow state laws that require strong oversight of voter-approved bonds.

Chiang says voters approved the money in 2004 to help the 20,000-student school accommodate growing enrollment, prepare students for jobs, repair buildings and improve safety.

Instead, Chiang's office concludes that the college's board of trustees diverted bond money to build an Olympic-quality track and other athletic facilities. It also paid for staff to tour college campuses in New York, Las Vegas and Hawaii.

He recommends the state Legislature impose sanctions against colleges that fail to follow state law regarding bond spending.

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