| 1 | 1 | | |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6358 |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | ======== |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | LC002902 |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | ======== |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | SECONDARY EDUCATION |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Craven, Caldwell, McGaw, Corvese, Casey, McNamara, |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | Solomon, and Edwards |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: May 03, 2023 |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Finance |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 16-1-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-1 entitled "State 1 |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island 2 |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | 16-1-5. Duties of commissioner of elementary and secondary education. 4 |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | It shall be the duty of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education: 5 |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | (1) To carry out the policies and program formulated by the council on elementary and 6 |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | secondary education. 7 |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | (2) To evaluate credentials of applicants for certificates, to verify that the certification of 8 |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | teachers is in accordance with law and established standards, and to issue certificates at the direction 9 |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | of the board. 10 |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | (3) To certify the approval of accredited schools. 11 |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | (4) To recommend to the board an outline of the subjects and courses of study and the 12 |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | instructional standards for elementary and secondary schools. 13 |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | (5) To approve the distribution of state school funds in accordance with law and the 14 |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | regulations of the board. 15 |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | (6) To verify that school sites and school building plans are in accordance with law and 16 |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | regulations. 17 |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | (7) To exercise supervision over school libraries and library services. 18 |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | LC002902 - Page 2 of 8 |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | (8) To certify that school bus routes and schedules and all contracts for pupil transportation 1 |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | conform with provisions of law and the rules and regulations of the board. 2 |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | (9) To require the observance of all laws relating to schools and education. 3 |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | (10) To interpret school law and to decide such controversies as may be appealed to the 4 |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | commissioner from decisions of local school committees. 5 |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | (11) To prepare and recommend standard forms for the use of local schools. 6 |
|---|
| 51 | 51 | | (12)(i) To prepare, with the assistance of the department of administration, manuals of 7 |
|---|
| 52 | 52 | | uniform budgetary and standard financial records and procedures for local school officers. The 8 |
|---|
| 53 | 53 | | board of regents shall adopt uniform local school budgeting procedures no later than July 1, 1989, 9 |
|---|
| 54 | 54 | | and those procedures should include, at a minimum, the following: 10 |
|---|
| 55 | 55 | | (A) Provision for uniform classification of revenues and expenditures; 11 |
|---|
| 56 | 56 | | (B) Requirements of detailed expenditure estimates and a table of organization including 12 |
|---|
| 57 | 57 | | the proposed staffing of each school; 13 |
|---|
| 58 | 58 | | (C) Estimates of receipts and expenditures for the last two (2) completed fiscal years, the 14 |
|---|
| 59 | 59 | | current and ensuing fiscal years; and 15 |
|---|
| 60 | 60 | | (ii) To carry out the purpose of this subsection a sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) not 16 |
|---|
| 61 | 61 | | otherwise appropriated shall be included in the appropriation made to support the department of 17 |
|---|
| 62 | 62 | | elementary and secondary education. 18 |
|---|
| 63 | 63 | | (13) To receive general supervision from the council on elementary and secondary 19 |
|---|
| 64 | 64 | | education and to appoint the several officers and employees of the department subject to the 20 |
|---|
| 65 | 65 | | provisions of the state merit system act, chapters 3 and 4 of title 36. 21 |
|---|
| 66 | 66 | | (14) To establish health education, alcohol and substance abuse programs for students in 22 |
|---|
| 67 | 67 | | grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12), in accordance with § 35-4-18. The program will 23 |
|---|
| 68 | 68 | | consist of the following: A mandated state health education, alcohol and substance abuse 24 |
|---|
| 69 | 69 | | curriculum for grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12), a mandated assessment program in the 25 |
|---|
| 70 | 70 | | areas of health, fitness, alcohol and substance abuse, and an in-service training program that will 26 |
|---|
| 71 | 71 | | be developed specifically for the implementation of the mandated curriculum. 27 |
|---|
| 72 | 72 | | (15)(i) To appoint a three-member (3) committee for the purpose of choosing a “teacher of 28 |
|---|
| 73 | 73 | | the year” among teachers in public school grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12). The 29 |
|---|
| 74 | 74 | | “teacher of the year” shall receive an award of one thousand dollars ($1,000). 30 |
|---|
| 75 | 75 | | (ii) It is the intent of the general assembly that the funds necessary to carry out the 31 |
|---|
| 76 | 76 | | provisions of this subdivision shall be provided within the annual appropriations act. 32 |
|---|
| 77 | 77 | | (16) To institute a process to review, revise, and adopt statewide academic standards that 33 |
|---|
| 78 | 78 | | align with state assessments for the core subjects of mathematics, English language arts, science 34 |
|---|
| 79 | 79 | | |
|---|
| 80 | 80 | | |
|---|
| 81 | 81 | | LC002902 - Page 3 of 8 |
|---|
| 82 | 82 | | and technology, history and social studies, world languages, and the arts. 1 |
|---|
| 83 | 83 | | (17) To institute a process for adapting, adopting, and developing curriculum frameworks 2 |
|---|
| 84 | 84 | | for mathematics, English language arts, science and technology, history and social studies, world 3 |
|---|
| 85 | 85 | | languages, and the arts covered by the academic standards. 4 |
|---|
| 86 | 86 | | (18) To institute a process for reviewing and identifying high-quality curriculum and 5 |
|---|
| 87 | 87 | | materials in mathematics, English language arts, and science and technology. 6 |
|---|
| 88 | 88 | | (19) To prepare each year a plan for providing statewide assistance in the preparation and 7 |
|---|
| 89 | 89 | | implementation of professional development plans. 8 |
|---|
| 90 | 90 | | (20) To assign two (2) individuals within the department to be tasked exclusively to work 9 |
|---|
| 91 | 91 | | on career and technical education (CTE). One individual shall be exclusively responsible for 10 |
|---|
| 92 | 92 | | increasing CTE enrollment and supporting the creation of new CTE programs. One individual shall 11 |
|---|
| 93 | 93 | | be exclusively responsible for implementing and supporting employer outreach programs and the 12 |
|---|
| 94 | 94 | | expansion of existing programs to align with current and future employers' needs. 13 |
|---|
| 95 | 95 | | SECTION 2. Section 16-7.2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-7.2 entitled "The 14 |
|---|
| 96 | 96 | | Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 |
|---|
| 97 | 97 | | 16-7.2-6. Categorical programs, state funded expenses. 16 |
|---|
| 98 | 98 | | In addition to the foundation education aid provided pursuant to § 16-7.2-3, the permanent 17 |
|---|
| 99 | 99 | | foundation education-aid program shall provide direct state funding for: 18 |
|---|
| 100 | 100 | | (a) Excess costs associated with special education students. Excess costs are defined when 19 |
|---|
| 101 | 101 | | an individual special education student’s cost shall be deemed to be “extraordinary.” Extraordinary 20 |
|---|
| 102 | 102 | | costs are those educational costs that exceed the state-approved threshold based on an amount 21 |
|---|
| 103 | 103 | | above five times the core foundation amount (total of core-instruction amount plus student success 22 |
|---|
| 104 | 104 | | amount). The department of elementary and secondary education shall prorate the funds available 23 |
|---|
| 105 | 105 | | for distribution among those eligible school districts if the total approved costs for which school 24 |
|---|
| 106 | 106 | | districts are seeking reimbursement exceed the amount of funding appropriated in any fiscal year; 25 |
|---|
| 107 | 107 | | and the department of elementary and secondary education shall also collect data on those 26 |
|---|
| 108 | 108 | | educational costs that exceed the state-approved threshold based on an amount above two (2), three 27 |
|---|
| 109 | 109 | | (3), and four (4) times the core-foundation amount; 28 |
|---|
| 110 | 110 | | (b) Career and technical education ("CTE") costs to help meet initial investment 29 |
|---|
| 111 | 111 | | requirements needed to transform existing, or create new, comprehensive, career and technical 30 |
|---|
| 112 | 112 | | education programs and career pathways in critical and emerging industries and to help offset the 31 |
|---|
| 113 | 113 | | higher-than-average costs associated with facilities, equipment maintenance and repair, and 32 |
|---|
| 114 | 114 | | supplies necessary for maintaining the quality of highly specialized programs that are a priority for 33 |
|---|
| 115 | 115 | | the state. The department shall develop criteria for the purpose of allocating any and all career and 34 |
|---|
| 116 | 116 | | |
|---|
| 117 | 117 | | |
|---|
| 118 | 118 | | LC002902 - Page 4 of 8 |
|---|
| 119 | 119 | | technical education funds as may be determined by the general assembly on an annual basis. The 1 |
|---|
| 120 | 120 | | department of elementary and secondary education shall prorate the funds available for distribution 2 |
|---|
| 121 | 121 | | among those eligible school districts if the total approved costs for which school districts are 3 |
|---|
| 122 | 122 | | seeking reimbursement exceed the amount of funding available in any fiscal year; provided, 4 |
|---|
| 123 | 123 | | however, that funding at a minimum shall include: 5 |
|---|
| 124 | 124 | | (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 6 |
|---|
| 125 | 125 | | categorical funding provided pursuant to the provisions of § 16-7.2-6(b) shall be increased by a 7 |
|---|
| 126 | 126 | | minimum of one hundred percent (100%) over the funding provided in the fiscal year ending June 8 |
|---|
| 127 | 127 | | 30, 2023. The increased funding shall be used exclusively for the establishment of new programs 9 |
|---|
| 128 | 128 | | to develop and promote high-wage, high-growth and high-demand jobs to support or enhance the 10 |
|---|
| 129 | 129 | | state's economy. Allocation of the increased funding shall be subject to approval of the 11 |
|---|
| 130 | 130 | | commissioner of elementary and secondary education ("commissioner") after consultation with the 12 |
|---|
| 131 | 131 | | board established pursuant to § 16-53-1; 13 |
|---|
| 132 | 132 | | (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, funding shall 14 |
|---|
| 133 | 133 | | include two million dollars ($2,000,000) specifically for infrastructure, equipment and tools for 15 |
|---|
| 134 | 134 | | new approved CTE programs to be implemented in the fiscal year. The allocation of funding shall 16 |
|---|
| 135 | 135 | | be approved and implemented by the commissioner pursuant to a request for proposal (RFP) 17 |
|---|
| 136 | 136 | | process pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 37; 18 |
|---|
| 137 | 137 | | (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, funding shall 19 |
|---|
| 138 | 138 | | include two million dollars ($2,000,000) specifically for new middle school CTE elective and/or 20 |
|---|
| 139 | 139 | | exploratory programs. The allocation of funding shall be approved and implemented by the 21 |
|---|
| 140 | 140 | | commissioner pursuant to an RFP process pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 37; 22 |
|---|
| 141 | 141 | | (4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, two (2) new advanced manufacturing centers 23 |
|---|
| 142 | 142 | | shall be established. One advanced manufacturing center shall be established in the east bay region 24 |
|---|
| 143 | 143 | | of the state and the other shall be located in Washington county. The commissioner, after 25 |
|---|
| 144 | 144 | | consultation with the board established pursuant to § 16-53-1, shall determine the location of the 26 |
|---|
| 145 | 145 | | centers. Prior to establishment of the centers or the selection of a location, an RFP grant application 27 |
|---|
| 146 | 146 | | process shall be utilized and a primary consideration for selection shall be prospective employer 28 |
|---|
| 147 | 147 | | demand and needs; and 29 |
|---|
| 148 | 148 | | (5) Any funds appropriated but unutilized in the appropriated fiscal year shall be retained, 30 |
|---|
| 149 | 149 | | carried forward and used in subsequent fiscal years; 31 |
|---|
| 150 | 150 | | (c) Programs to increase access to voluntary, free, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs. 32 |
|---|
| 151 | 151 | | The department shall recommend criteria for the purpose of allocating any and all early childhood 33 |
|---|
| 152 | 152 | | program funds as may be determined by the general assembly; 34 |
|---|
| 153 | 153 | | |
|---|
| 154 | 154 | | |
|---|
| 155 | 155 | | LC002902 - Page 5 of 8 |
|---|
| 156 | 156 | | (d) Central Falls, Davies, and the Met Center Stabilization Fund is established to ensure 1 |
|---|
| 157 | 157 | | that appropriate funding is available to support their students. Additional support for Central Falls 2 |
|---|
| 158 | 158 | | is needed due to concerns regarding the city’s capacity to meet the local share of education costs. 3 |
|---|
| 159 | 159 | | This fund requires that education aid calculated pursuant to § 16-7.2-3 and funding for costs outside 4 |
|---|
| 160 | 160 | | the permanent foundation education-aid formula, including, but not limited to, transportation, 5 |
|---|
| 161 | 161 | | facility maintenance, and retiree health benefits shall be shared between the state and the city of 6 |
|---|
| 162 | 162 | | Central Falls. The fund shall be annually reviewed to determine the amount of the state and city 7 |
|---|
| 163 | 163 | | appropriation. The state’s share of this fund may be supported through a reallocation of current 8 |
|---|
| 164 | 164 | | state appropriations to the Central Falls school district. At the end of the transition period defined 9 |
|---|
| 165 | 165 | | in § 16-7.2-7, the municipality will continue its contribution pursuant to § 16-7-24. Additional 10 |
|---|
| 166 | 166 | | support for the Davies and the Met Center is needed due to the costs associated with running a 11 |
|---|
| 167 | 167 | | stand-alone high school offering both academic and career and technical coursework. The 12 |
|---|
| 168 | 168 | | department shall recommend criteria for the purpose of allocating any and all stabilization funds as 13 |
|---|
| 169 | 169 | | may be determined by the general assembly; 14 |
|---|
| 170 | 170 | | (e) Excess costs associated with transporting students to out-of-district non-public schools. 15 |
|---|
| 171 | 171 | | This fund will provide state funding for the costs associated with transporting students to out-of-16 |
|---|
| 172 | 172 | | district non-public schools, pursuant to chapter 21.1 of this title. The state will assume the costs of 17 |
|---|
| 173 | 173 | | non-public out-of-district transportation for those districts participating in the statewide system. 18 |
|---|
| 174 | 174 | | The department of elementary and secondary education shall prorate the funds available for 19 |
|---|
| 175 | 175 | | distribution among those eligible school districts if the total approved costs for which school 20 |
|---|
| 176 | 176 | | districts are seeking reimbursement exceed the amount of funding available in any fiscal year; 21 |
|---|
| 177 | 177 | | (f) Excess costs associated with transporting students within regional school districts. This 22 |
|---|
| 178 | 178 | | fund will provide direct state funding for the excess costs associated with transporting students 23 |
|---|
| 179 | 179 | | within regional school districts, established pursuant to chapter 3 of this title. This fund requires 24 |
|---|
| 180 | 180 | | that the state and regional school district share equally the student transportation costs net any 25 |
|---|
| 181 | 181 | | federal sources of revenue for these expenditures. The department of elementary and secondary 26 |
|---|
| 182 | 182 | | education shall prorate the funds available for distribution among those eligible school districts if 27 |
|---|
| 183 | 183 | | the total approved costs for which school districts are seeking reimbursement exceed the amount 28 |
|---|
| 184 | 184 | | of funding available in any fiscal year; 29 |
|---|
| 185 | 185 | | (g) Public school districts that are regionalized shall be eligible for a regionalization bonus 30 |
|---|
| 186 | 186 | | as set forth below: 31 |
|---|
| 187 | 187 | | (1) As used herein, the term “regionalized” shall be deemed to refer to a regional school 32 |
|---|
| 188 | 188 | | district established under the provisions of chapter 3 of this title, including the Chariho Regional 33 |
|---|
| 189 | 189 | | School district; 34 |
|---|
| 190 | 190 | | |
|---|
| 191 | 191 | | |
|---|
| 192 | 192 | | LC002902 - Page 6 of 8 |
|---|
| 193 | 193 | | (2) For those districts that are regionalized as of July 1, 2010, the regionalization bonus 1 |
|---|
| 194 | 194 | | shall commence in FY 2012. For those districts that regionalize after July 1, 2010, the 2 |
|---|
| 195 | 195 | | regionalization bonus shall commence in the first fiscal year following the establishment of a 3 |
|---|
| 196 | 196 | | regionalized school district as set forth in chapter 3 of this title, including the Chariho Regional 4 |
|---|
| 197 | 197 | | School District; 5 |
|---|
| 198 | 198 | | (3) The regionalization bonus in the first fiscal year shall be two percent (2.0%) of the 6 |
|---|
| 199 | 199 | | state’s share of the foundation education aid for the regionalized district as calculated pursuant to 7 |
|---|
| 200 | 200 | | §§ 16-7.2-3 and 16-7.2-4 in that fiscal year; 8 |
|---|
| 201 | 201 | | (4) The regionalization bonus in the second fiscal year shall be one percent (1.0%) of the 9 |
|---|
| 202 | 202 | | state’s share of the foundation education aid for the regionalized district as calculated pursuant to 10 |
|---|
| 203 | 203 | | §§ 16-7.2-3 and 16-7.2-4 in that fiscal year; 11 |
|---|
| 204 | 204 | | (5) The regionalization bonus shall cease in the third fiscal year; 12 |
|---|
| 205 | 205 | | (6) The regionalization bonus for the Chariho regional school district shall be applied to 13 |
|---|
| 206 | 206 | | the state share of the permanent foundation education aid for the member towns; and 14 |
|---|
| 207 | 207 | | (7) The department of elementary and secondary education shall prorate the funds available 15 |
|---|
| 208 | 208 | | for distribution among those eligible regionalized school districts if the total, approved costs for 16 |
|---|
| 209 | 209 | | which regionalized school districts are seeking a regionalization bonus exceed the amount of 17 |
|---|
| 210 | 210 | | funding appropriated in any fiscal year; 18 |
|---|
| 211 | 211 | | (h) Additional state support for English learners (EL). The amount to support EL students 19 |
|---|
| 212 | 212 | | shall be determined by multiplying an EL factor of ten percent (10%) by the core-instruction per-20 |
|---|
| 213 | 213 | | pupil amount defined in § 16-7.2-3(a)(1) and applying that amount of additional state support to 21 |
|---|
| 214 | 214 | | EL students identified using widely adopted, independent standards and assessments identified by 22 |
|---|
| 215 | 215 | | the commissioner. All categorical funds distributed pursuant to this subsection must be used to 23 |
|---|
| 216 | 216 | | provide high-quality, research-based services to EL students and managed in accordance with 24 |
|---|
| 217 | 217 | | requirements set forth by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. The 25 |
|---|
| 218 | 218 | | department of elementary and secondary education shall collect performance reports from districts 26 |
|---|
| 219 | 219 | | and approve the use of funds prior to expenditure. The department of elementary and secondary 27 |
|---|
| 220 | 220 | | education shall ensure the funds are aligned to activities that are innovative and expansive and not 28 |
|---|
| 221 | 221 | | utilized for activities the district is currently funding. The department of elementary and secondary 29 |
|---|
| 222 | 222 | | education shall prorate the funds available for distribution among eligible recipients if the total 30 |
|---|
| 223 | 223 | | calculated costs exceed the amount of funding available in any fiscal year; 31 |
|---|
| 224 | 224 | | (i) State support for school resource officers. For purposes of this subsection, a school 32 |
|---|
| 225 | 225 | | resource officer (SRO) shall be defined as a career law enforcement officer with sworn authority 33 |
|---|
| 226 | 226 | | who is deployed by an employing police department or agency in a community-oriented policing 34 |
|---|
| 227 | 227 | | |
|---|
| 228 | 228 | | |
|---|
| 229 | 229 | | LC002902 - Page 7 of 8 |
|---|
| 230 | 230 | | assignment to work in collaboration with one or more schools. School resource officers should have 1 |
|---|
| 231 | 231 | | completed at least forty (40) hours of specialized training in school policing, administered by an 2 |
|---|
| 232 | 232 | | accredited agency, before being assigned. Beginning in FY 2019, for a period of three (3) years, 3 |
|---|
| 233 | 233 | | school districts or municipalities that choose to employ school resource officers shall receive direct 4 |
|---|
| 234 | 234 | | state support for costs associated with employing such officers at public middle and high schools. 5 |
|---|
| 235 | 235 | | Districts or municipalities shall be reimbursed an amount equal to one-half (½) of the cost of 6 |
|---|
| 236 | 236 | | salaries and benefits for the qualifying positions. Funding will be provided for school resource 7 |
|---|
| 237 | 237 | | officer positions established on or after July 1, 2018, provided that: 8 |
|---|
| 238 | 238 | | (1) Each school resource officer shall be assigned to one school: 9 |
|---|
| 239 | 239 | | (i) Schools with enrollments below one thousand twelve hundred (1,200) students shall 10 |
|---|
| 240 | 240 | | require one school resource officer; 11 |
|---|
| 241 | 241 | | (ii) Schools with enrollments of one thousand twelve hundred (1,200) or more students 12 |
|---|
| 242 | 242 | | shall require two school resource officers; 13 |
|---|
| 243 | 243 | | (2) School resource officers hired in excess of the requirement noted above shall not be 14 |
|---|
| 244 | 244 | | eligible for reimbursement; and 15 |
|---|
| 245 | 245 | | (3) Schools that eliminate existing school resource officer positions and create new 16 |
|---|
| 246 | 246 | | positions under this provision shall not be eligible for reimbursement; and 17 |
|---|
| 247 | 247 | | (j) Categorical programs defined in subsections (a) through (g) shall be funded pursuant to 18 |
|---|
| 248 | 248 | | the transition plan in § 16-7.2-7. 19 |
|---|
| 249 | 249 | | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. 20 |
|---|
| 250 | 250 | | ======== |
|---|
| 251 | 251 | | LC002902 |
|---|
| 252 | 252 | | ======== |
|---|
| 253 | 253 | | |
|---|
| 254 | 254 | | |
|---|
| 255 | 255 | | LC002902 - Page 8 of 8 |
|---|
| 256 | 256 | | EXPLANATION |
|---|
| 257 | 257 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
|---|
| 258 | 258 | | OF |
|---|
| 259 | 259 | | A N A C T |
|---|
| 260 | 260 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STATE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND |
|---|
| 261 | 261 | | SECONDARY EDUCATION |
|---|
| 262 | 262 | | *** |
|---|
| 263 | 263 | | This act would provide that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education 1 |
|---|
| 264 | 264 | | would assign two (2) individuals to be tasked exclusively to work on career and technical 2 |
|---|
| 265 | 265 | | educational (CTE) issues. This act would also double the current categorical funding for CTE and 3 |
|---|
| 266 | 266 | | provide for the establishment of new CTE programs. Additionally, two million dollars ($2,000,000) 4 |
|---|
| 267 | 267 | | annually would be allocated for CTE infrastructure, equipment and tools, and two million dollars 5 |
|---|
| 268 | 268 | | ($2,000,000) annually would be allocated for new middle school programs. Finally, this act would 6 |
|---|
| 269 | 269 | | also provide for the establishment of two (2) new advanced manufacturing centers with one to be 7 |
|---|
| 270 | 270 | | located in the east bay area and the other in Washington County. 8 |
|---|
| 271 | 271 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 9 |
|---|
| 272 | 272 | | ======== |
|---|
| 273 | 273 | | LC002902 |
|---|
| 274 | 274 | | ======== |
|---|