Bill > SB2019

This bill appropriates a total of $80,505,333 to the Department of Career and Technical Education for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, to cover departmental expenses. * **Salaries and Wages:** $5,838,390 from the General Fund and other funds. * **New and Vacant FTE Pool:** $126,203 from other funds. These funds cannot be spent directly but can be transferred to salaries and wages with approval. * **Operating Expenses:** $4,745,611 from the General Fund and other funds, including $300,000 from the General Fund for rent, moving, and office equipment expenses, declared an emergency measure. * **Grants:** $14,007,349 from the General Fund and other funds. * **Grants - Secondary:** $52,037,780 from the General Fund and other funds. * **Marketplace for Kids:** $400,000 from the General Fund and other funds. * **Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Initiative:** $100,000 from other funds. * **Adult Farm Management:** $1,706,138 from the General Fund. * **Workforce Training:** $3,250,000 from the General Fund and other funds. * **Virtual Reality Career Exploration:** $1,000,000 from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (part of "other funds") for hardware and software. * **Statewide Area Career Center Initiative Grant Program:** $74,595,701 from the Federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. Unexpended funds from this program can be carried over into the 2025-2027 biennium.