The bill introduces a new section to the Public School Finance Act that establishes a method for calculating career technical education program units. Specifically, it stipulates that the number of these units will be determined by multiplying the Membership Enrollment (MEM) in department-approved career technical education programs by a cost differential factor of 0.25. This addition aims to enhance the funding structure for career technical education within public schools.

Additionally, the bill amends Section 22-8-18 of the Public School Finance Act to include career technical education as a new category in the program cost calculation. The amendment removes the previous limit on the number of program units by deleting references to units (3) through (15) and replacing them with a new item (16) for career technical education. This change reflects a broader recognition of the importance of career technical education in the overall funding and support for public school programs.

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introduced version: 22-8-18