HB206 HFA #8 Prezioso et al. 6-24

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Senators Prezioso, Baldwin, Beach, Facemire, Hardesty, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Plymale, Palumbo, Romano, Stollings, Unger and Woelfel moved to amend the bill on page sixteen, after the chapter heading, by inserting a new section, designated section forty-two, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-2-42. Competitive grant program to implement vocational-technical education programs for middle school grades.

(a) The state board shall establish, no later than the school year 2019-2020, a competitive grant program whereby schools may be awarded grants to implement vocational-technical education programs for middle school grades.

(b) The state board shall promulgate rules to ensure that the school or school district utilizes these funds appropriately. The state board shall encourage the donation of funds from private and other sources to augment state funding for the program.

Adopted

Rejected