Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

SB 192 — AN ACT relating to career and technical education funding, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Repeal and reenact KRS 157.069 to define terms; require the Office of Career and Technical Education within the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to identify career and technical education programs or pathways as high cost or general cost; provide for a funding calculation from general fund appropriations for career and technical education based 60% upon weighted full-time equivalents enrollment and 40% upon specified incentives; provide for state-operated area technology center operating costs to be funded by the general fund appropriation to KDE; allow funds to be used for career and technical education programming for students in grades 5-8; disburse 75% of administrative operating funds previously designated to state-operated facility administrative costs that were converted to locally operated facilities to the locally operated facility and 25% to the career and technical education innovation and support fund for innovation and support of career and technical programs; create the career and technical education support fund; require the Office of Career and Technical Education to provide oversight of fund usage by recipients; require promulgation of necessary administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Bill Text

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The bill repeals and reenacts KRS 157.069, updating definitions, funding processes, and the management of career and technical education centers in Kentucky.

  • KRS 157.069

    157.069 Definitions -- Distribution of general funds for technology centers and converted career and technical education centers -- Career and technical education innovation and support fund -- Distribution of funds to state-operated area technology centers and locally operated career and technical education -- Oversight by the Office of Career and Technical Education -- Administrative regulations -- Publication of information on Kentucky Department of Education website. → 157.069 Definitions -- Distribution of funds for area technology centers and converted career and technical education centers -- Career and technical education innovation and support fund -- Administrative regulations.

    The section title changes to reflect a new focus on distribution of funds and management without the emphasis on oversight and publication.

  • KRS 157.069

    (2) The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide funds from the department's annual general fund appropriation to support the administrative operations costs of state-operated area technology centers and converted career and technical education centers. → (2) The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide funds from the department's annual general fund appropriation to support the administrative operations cost of area technology centers and converted career and technical education centers.

    The bill simplifies the language, changing 'administrative operations costs' to 'administrative operations cost'.

  • KRS 157.069

    (3) For converted career and technical education centers, beginning with fiscal year 2024-2025, the Kentucky Department of Education shall deduct from funds designated for the state-operated area technology centers an amount equal to the administrative operations costs of each converted career and technical education center in the amount received by the center in the most recent fiscal year that the center was under state management and control. → (3) For converted career and technical education centers, beginning with fiscal year 2024-2025, the Kentucky Department of Education shall deduct from funds designated for the area technology centers an amount equal to the administrative operations costs of each converted career and technical education center in the amount received by the center in the most recent fiscal year that the center was under state management and control.

    The reference to 'state-operated area technology centers' is changed to 'area technology centers', simplifying the funding reference.

  • KRS 157.069

    (4) (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a restricted fund to be known as the career and technical education innovation and support fund to receive the funds allocated under subsection (3)(b) of this section. → (4) (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a restricted fund to be known as the career and technical education innovation and support fund to receive the funds allocated under subsection (3).

    The reference to subsection (3)(b) is simplified to just subsection (3), which broadens the application of fund allocations.

  • KRS 157.069

    (5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Kentucky Department of Education shall distribute to local boards of education providing locally operated career and technical education and state-operated area technology centers all general funds designated to supplement career and technical education programs. → (5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Kentucky Department of Education shall distribute to local boards of education providing locally operated career and technical education and area technology centers all general funds designated to supplement career and technical education programs.

    The reference to 'state-operated area technology centers' is changed to 'area technology centers', which broadens the funding distribution.

  • KRS 157.069

    A local district providing locally operated career and technical education or a state-operated area technology center shall maintain eligibility for receipt of federal funding pursuant to the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, Pub. L. No. 115-224, to be eligible to receive supplemental funding pursuant to this subsection. → A local district providing locally operated career and technical education or an area technology center shall maintain eligibility for receipt of federal funding pursuant to the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, Pub. L. No. 115-224, to be eligible to receive supplemental funding pursuant to this subsection.

    The reference to 'state-operated area technology center' is changed to 'area technology center', streamlining the eligibility requirements.

Action History

  1. to Education (S)

  2. to Committee on Committees (S)

  3. introduced in Senate

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 192 do?
Repeal and reenact KRS 157.069 to define terms; require the Office of Career and Technical Education within the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to identify career and technical education programs or pathways as high cost or general cost; provide for a funding calculation from general fund appropriations for career and technical education based 60% upon weighted full-time equivalents enrollment and 40% upon specified incentives; provide for state-operated area technology center operating costs to be funded by the general fund appropriation to KDE; allow funds to be used for career and technical education programming for students in grades 5-8; disburse 75% of administrative operating funds previously designated to state-operated facility administrative costs that were converted to locally operated facilities to the locally operated facility and 25% to the career and technical education innovation and support fund for innovation and support of career and technical programs; create the career and technical education support fund; require the Office of Career and Technical Education to provide oversight of fund usage by recipients; require promulgation of necessary administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors SB 192?
SB 192 is sponsored by David P. Givens (Republican), Matthew Deneen (Republican), Greg Elkins (Republican), and Max Wise (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 192?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 192?
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