This amendment converts career technical education funding from a discretionary application-based grant program to a mandatory distribution formula based on full-time equivalent teachers, and increases the appropriation by $350,000.
- Changes the funding mechanism from school districts applying for grants to the department automatically distributing funds to all eligible districts. (Page 2, lines 8-9)
- Removes provisions about applications and approval processes, simplifying the funding structure. (Page 2, lines 11-12)
- Replaces a single funding formula with a two-tiered formula: schools with 2 or more FTE career and technical education teachers receive $14,184.68 per teacher FTE, while schools with fewer than 2 FTE teachers receive a flat $28,369.36. Both amounts are subject to external cost adjustments enacted by the legislature. (Page 3, lines 8-33)
- Changes terminology from 'applications' and 'applicant' to 'reports' and removes references to awards, reflecting the shift from a competitive grant process to automatic distribution. (Page 3, lines 21-23 and Page 4, lines 1-2, 6-9)
- Increases the appropriation from the public school foundation program account from $4,640,631.00 to $4,990,631.00 for career and technical education supplies, equipment, and replacement payments to school districts. (Page 10, lines 17-19)Agency: Department of Education - School Finance · $4,990,631.00 Public School Foundation Program Account
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