State Spends over $600K on Employee Tuition

Various state agencies spent a total of more than $600,000 on employee tuition and fees in fiscal year 2009.

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

Using our transparency site, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that various state agencies spent at least $624,416.35 on employee tuition and fees in fiscal year 2009. The Department of Children and Family Services spent the most with a total of $510,455.26. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation listed $0 each of its 19 entries for this category of spending. Expenses showing “$0” have been classified by their respective department and were not available through the Freedom of Information Act. The table below breaks down the expenses by department.

To find these entries on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to “Checks to Businesses & People” and scroll down “Category of Spending” to “Employee Tuition & Fees,” “Employee Tuition and Fees,” “Emply Tuition & Fees,” and “Tuition Reimb:.”