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Education committee narrows CTE funds to supplies and makes grant automatic; districts urge caution
Summary
House Bill 235 was advanced with amendments that make high‑school CTE supplies and materials a categorical automatic grant; district finance officers warned the change could reduce flexibility for equipment cycles and middle‑school CTE.
The House Education Committee on Jan. 22 advanced House Bill 235, which makes funds intended for high‑school career and technical education (CTE) supplies and materials a categorical appropriation and, by amendment, converts the current block‑grant allocation into an automatic grant to districts.
The bill's sponsor told the committee the measure moves the CTE supplies component out of a broader block grant and clarifies that the funding is to be spent only on CTE supplies and materials for grades 9–12. Two amendments were adopted and explained to the committee: one incorporates language from House Bill 18 regarding additional…
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