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Introduced
03/15/2017
03/15/2017
In Committee
03/15/2017
03/15/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Career and Technical Education State Flexibility Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise maintenance of effort requirements for a state to receive fiscal year career and technical education (CTE) funding allotments. In order for a state to receive its full allotment for any applicable fiscal year, its fiscal effort per student, or its aggregate expenditures, for CTE funding for the preceding fiscal year must be at least 80% of such fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year. The bill: (1) requires such maintenance of effort requirement to be inapplicable for the first two fiscal years after this bill's enactment; and (2) allows the state, after enactment of this bill, to establish a new required level of fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures. The Department of Education (ED) shall: (1) exclude competitive or incentive-based programs established by the state in computing such required fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures, and (2) reduce the amount of a state's CTE funding allotment for any applicable fiscal year in the exact proportion by which the state falls below the required 80% threshold. ED may waive such reduction due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting the state's ability to meet such maintenance of effort requirement.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise the maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements for a state to receive its full allotment of career and technical education (CTE) funding. The key provisions of the bill are:
1. The MOE requirement is not applicable for the first two fiscal years after the bill's enactment. This provides states with a grace period to establish a new level of fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures for CTE funding.
2. After the grace period, a state's fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures for CTE funding in the preceding fiscal year must be at least 80% of the second preceding fiscal year's level to receive the full allotment.
3. The Department of Education (ED) must exclude competitive or incentive-based CTE programs established by the state when computing the required fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures.
4. ED must reduce a state's CTE funding allotment in proportion to how much the state falls below the 80% MOE threshold, but the Secretary can waive this reduction due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting the state's ability to meet the requirement.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 03/15/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/653/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s653/BILLS-115s653is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s653/BILLS-115s653is.pdf.pdf |
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