Auditor General John Schaff says the review is just getting started and will likely look at general costs by level of education and school district.

He says the legislator who requested the audit has asked to remain anonymous until the study is finished.

Utah Office of Education spokesman Mark Peterson says the information will probably be hard to compile because public schools cannot ask about a student's immigration status.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that all children have a constitutional right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status.

An advocate for Latino immigrants in Utah, Tony Yapias, questions the motive of the person who asked for the audit, noting it will only examine the cost of educating children and NOT the benefits.

Yapias suggests such a request is a form of immigrant intimidation.

Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble (a Provo Republican) says he didn't know about the audit, but it will be an important piece of information for legislators.