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This bill amends existing law to provide advanced opportunities funding for career technical education (CTE) workforce training. The key provisions include: 1. Expanding the advanced opportunities program to cover CTE workforce training courses, such as federally registered apprenticeships, up to $500 per course and $1,000 per year. 2. Requiring that eligible CTE workforce training courses be provided by Idaho public technical colleges, lead to an industry-recognized certificate, license, or degree, and be for occupations deemed regionally in-demand. 3. Specifying that the advanced opportunities funding shall not supplant existing program funds, and the state department of education must collaborate with the division of career technical education to maintain a list of eligible training courses and costs. 4. Maintaining the existing advanced opportunities funding for overload courses, dual credits, and postsecondary credit-bearing or CTE certificate examinations.

Education, Justice

Education Committee (Senate)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/S1105/