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Committee advances CTE equipment and supplies bill, tapping school foundation funds
Summary
The committee reported House Bill 235, re-referred, which funds career and technical education equipment and supplies largely from the school foundation program account; members approved the bill and took a roll-call vote of seven ayes.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to report House Bill 235, a re-referred bill that funds Career Technical Education (CTE) equipment and supplies, after brief review and a roll-call vote.
Committee members discussed funding sources and eligibility. A committee member asked for clarification and the clerk confirmed the bill transfers $4,640,000 from the School Foundation Program account to support CTE supplies and smaller programs that might not otherwise meet grant thresholds based on instructor or student counts.
After page-by-page review with no further amendments, the committee took a roll-call vote on the re-referred bill. The clerk recorded seven ayes: Representative Aleman — Aye; Representative Angelos — Aye; Representative Harrelson — Aye; Representative Pendergraft — Aye; Representative Sherwood — Aye; Representative Smith — Aye; Chairman Bair — Aye. The committee reported HB235 do pass and indicated it will continue meeting on a scheduled basis to process referrals and the upcoming budget work.
Members said the bill is intended to help smaller programs access CTE equipment and supplies funding through a formula related to instructor counts and grant eligibility.
