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State Board of Education briefs JFAC on scholarships and rural educator incentive program
Summary
The State Board of Education's Scholarships and Grants program reported steady trustee payments, growing scholarship lines such as the Opportunity Scholarship and the rural/underserved educator incentive, and requested staffing to maintain application systems.
Kevin Campbell, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the Scholarships and Grants budget, which is administratively housed in the Office of the State Board of Education (OSBE).
Campbell said 99.5% of the program’s spending is trustee and benefit payments; personnel costs account for roughly 0.5% of spending. The budget funds several programs: the Opportunity Scholarship, the Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Scholarship, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and…
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