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Community college leaders press for sustained CTE funding and contingency for SLEDS as governor trims some requests
Summary
The Wyoming Community College Commission asked the Joint Appropriations Committee to approve $31.3 million in exception requests — including a $14.6 million compensation adjustment and a $15 million ongoing CTE request — and sought contingency funding for the state’s longitudinal education data system amid uncertainty about an Education Department grant. The governor recommended denial for several larger asks.
Laurel Ballard, director of the Wyoming Community College Commission, told the Joint Appropriations Committee that the commission’s budget package was “not a compilation of administrative wish lists,” and asked legislators to weigh proposals intended to sustain career and technical education and stabilize college staffing.
The commission presented three exception buckets that together total $31,300,000: agency operations, college aid and Wyoming Public Television requests. Ballard and the commission’s chief financial officer outlined items ranging from routine IT maintenance to multi‑million dollar program requests. Ballard highlighted a $14,600,000 compensation adjustment included in the administration budget to help community colleges recruit and retain instructors who otherwise leave for higher‑paying private‑sector jobs.
Brittany Lazier, the commission’s chief financial officer, walked the committee through the…
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