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Bill would let career‑tech centers tailor fees to usage; sponsors say it will widen access
Summary
House Bill 1188 would allow area Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers to base member fees partly on utilization or geography instead of only on total high‑school enrollment; backers said the change will help small, distant districts afford participation.
Representative Mike LaFore told the House Education Committee he introduced House Bill 1188 after area CTE centers and the Department of Career and Technical Education unanimously sought more fee flexibility. "This bill will allow the centers to still assess fees based on student population, but gives the center board the ability to assess the remaining fees based on utilization, geography or whatever the local board determines best works for them," LaFore said.
Wade Sick, state director for the Department of Career and Technical Education, testified in support and said…
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