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 states 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 item in the program cost calculation. The amendment removes the previous limit of program units from (1) to (15) and adds a new category, (16) for career technical education. This change reflects a broader recognition of the importance of career technical education in the overall funding and program cost calculations for public schools, ensuring that it is adequately supported alongside other educational programs.

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introduced version: 22-8-18