DENVER -- The governor and attorney general huddled Wednesday to discuss scathing new details from University of Colorado's football recruiting scandal while lawmakers endorsed a bill that will require the school's major fund-raising arm to open up more of its books to the public.

Even with Colorado mired in a financial mess and budget cuts looming, the athletics department at the state's flagship university in Boulder has dominated the state's business this week.

Gov. Bill Owens returned from an out-of-state trip and immediately scheduled a meeting with Attorney General John Suthers to talk about a leaked grand jury report that says the athletics department kept a "slush fund" and that the University of Colorado Foundation, which raises money for CU, failed to turn over documents requested by the panel.

The report, which is still officially sealed, also said two female athletic trainers were sexually assaulted by an assistant football coach.

The grand jury investigation, completed last year, was prompted by allegations that the football program used sex, drugs and alcohol to lure recruits and that nine women had been sexually assaulted by athletes since 1997.

The grand jury, however, handed up just one indictment, accusing a low-level university employee of soliciting a prostitute and misusing a university cell phone.

Karen Salaz, a spokeswoman for the state court system, said an investigation into numerous leaks of the grand jury's report is under way. She did not elaborate.

After his meeting with Suthers, Owens issued a statement that called for more accountability by the school.

"Restoring the good name of a great university is job one for all of Colorado’s leaders," said Owens. "That task requires more openness, transparency and accountability from the University of Colorado, its administrators and the Regents. I have been working with them and with legislators on initiatives to accomplish those goals."

Suthers said after the meeting that he would consider reopening a criminal investigation into the University of Colorado's sex-and-alcohol recruiting scandal if he finds any new evidence that would hold up in court.

"If at any point in time we felt there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing in regards to any of those issues involving sex assault or anything like that, I would not hesitate to (ask Gov. Bill Owens) for the authority to prosecute cases of that nature," said Suthers.

CU president Elizabeth Hoffman acknowledged the university has had rough sledding since the recruiting scandal erupted 13 months ago, but she called on Owens and lawmakers to help improve the school.

"Those critical of the university must join with us to help identify other ways the university can get on with its mission to provide the best educational environment possible," Hoffman said at a press conference at the capitol.

Meanwhile, the Education Committee unanimously approved the bill requiring the CU Foundation to disclose more of its financials after lawmakers promised that donors would be protected. It still faces a vote in the full Senate. A version has already passed the House.

In a fierce defense of the foundation, President Michael Byram told the committee it has been a good steward of donations and has done nothing wrong.

"Senators, it's time for the lies and innuendo, the unsubstantiated allegations to stop," he said.

The foundation has assets of more than $760 million.

Sen. Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, said the bill will help the foundation by clearing up questions about how the university spends funds the foundation collects.

He said the bill will ensure donors' privacy is protected.

Cindy Carlisle, a member of the university's governing Board of Regents, disputed claims that CU and the foundation have been open about how funds are spent.

She said she was "bullied and harassed" when she asked about $8 million the university paid the foundation under a management contract. She said still has not gotten answers.

"I wonder what's to hide. What is it that is not being answered?" she asked.