Bill > HB1019

This bill appropriates funds for the Department of Career and Technical Education for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025. * Salaries and wages: $4,984,211 from the General Fund and other sources. * Operating expenses: $3,046,350 from the General Fund and other sources. * Grants: $12,007,349 from the General Fund and other sources. * Grants - secondary: $41,537,780 from the General Fund and other sources, including $14,700,000 in one-time funding. * Marketplace for kids: $300,000 from the General Fund and other sources. * Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative: $100,000 from the General Fund and other sources. * Adult farm management: $1,706,138 from the General Fund and other sources. * Workforce training: $2,500,000 from the General Fund and other sources, including $500,000 specifically for salaries and wages expenses of eligible organizations, distributed regionally. * Center for distance education: $0, with a reduction of $9,461,254 from previous appropriations. * Statewide area career center initiative grant program: $20,000,000 from federal funds derived from the state fiscal recovery fund, with uncommitted funds available for redistribution. The bill also notes that one-time funding amounts for the 2023-25 biennium are not part of the department's base budget for the following biennium and requires a report to the legislative assembly on the use of this funding.