Bill > HB2681

This bill appropriates additional funding from the General Fund to the Department of Education for two specific purposes related to career and technical education (CTE) during the biennium starting July 1, 2025. First, the bill allocates an unspecified amount of money to be used for awarding grants through the Career and Technical Student Organization Grant Program, which supports extracurricular CTE student organizations. Second, it provides another unspecified sum to be distributed to fund activities connected to career and technical education that have the potential to lead to high-wage and high-demand jobs, as defined in existing Oregon Revised Statutes. The bill includes an emergency clause, which means it will take effect immediately on July 1, 2025, and is considered necessary for preserving public well-being. The funding is described as "in addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation," suggesting these are supplemental funds that do not replace existing CTE program budgets.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2681