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CareerTech board approves FY25 appropriations request aimed at shortening program wait lists
Summary
The Oklahoma CareerTech board voted to approve its FY25 appropriations request, prioritizing instructor flex benefits and funding to expand existing programs and add instructors to reduce long wait lists; final funding depends on the legislature.
The CareerTech board voted to approve its fiscal year 2025 appropriations request, advancing a package of investments the agency says would expand instructor capacity and shorten long student wait lists.
The request — described at the meeting as an agency calculation based on superintendent surveys and program costs — includes funds for statutory flex benefits for technology center instructors and a large workforce-training ask intended to add instructors and expand existing programs. "We asked for $40,000,000 to fund workforce investment. We got $3,000,000," the meeting chair said, noting the agency has adjusted this…
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