38 This bill provides that the Department of Education's office of adult education must
39 notify the Governor's office and the Legislature if the state allocation for expenditures on
40 adult education programs falls below 95% of the allocation established for the prior year.
37 The notification must include the total amount necessary to fulfill the state obligation to
38 reimburse adult education costs and the total amount that is available. It directs the department to establish a working group, or as an alternative hire and fund an outside agency, to analyze the State's adult education system and reimbursement formula to ensure: the formula is fair and meets the needs of adult education programs; adult education is funded at a comparable level to kindergarten to grade 12 education, career and technical education and community colleges; all funds appropriated and allocated for adult education, including grants, additional state funds and federal funds, are being used to their best potential to meet the needs of the State's adults; and communities are incentivized to use, and are rewarded for using, local funding for adult education. It also includes an appropriations and allocations section.