SB27
Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; created and established.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; established.
Establishes the Public School Trades Incentive Fund (the Fund) and the Public School Trades Incentive Program (the Program) for the purpose of providing grants on a competitive basis from the Fund to any school board that seeks to (i) restore high school programs that teach students skilled trades that lead ... (More) to earning industry-recognized certifications or credentials or (ii) create or restore middle school programs that encourage and recruit students to participate in high school programs that teach students skilled trades that lead to earning industry-recognized certifications or credentials. The bill requires the Department of Education to administer the Program and to establish such rules and procedures relating to applications and awards as it deems appropriate, provided that the Department considers and gives appropriate weight to certain criteria for grantees. The bill requires any grantee to use Program funds only for equipment. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/11/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101813D
- 12/11/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB27)
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106504D-S1
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106504D-S1
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB27S1
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB27S1)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/26/2024 - House: Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
