Bill > H0443

This bill appropriates additional funds to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, totaling $5,380,700, and authorizes an additional full-time equivalent position. * **OSBE Administration:** $5,000,000 from the General Fund and $20,000 from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2026. * **IT and Data Management:** $219,200 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026. * **School Safety and Security Program:** $10,000 from the General Fund and $111,500 from the Miscellaneous Revenue/School Security Assessment Fund for fiscal year 2026. * **Credit Mobility Grant:** $20,000 from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for operating expenditures for fiscal year 2025. * **American Rescue Plan Fund:** Reappropriation of unexpended and unencumbered balances for nonrecurring expenditures for fiscal year 2026. The bill also includes provisions for a report on achieving credit and transcript mobility, and directs the Office of the State Board of Education to develop outcomes-based funding models for both colleges and universities and community colleges, with proposals due by December 31, 2025, for implementation in fiscal year 2028 or earlier. Funding for the Public-Private Workforce Capacity Grant has specific eligibility criteria, including matching dollar requirements and performance metrics.