HB1098 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 49 regular employees for the Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education for fiscal year 2020-2021, including 1 Deputy Director, 2 Division Managers, and various coordinators and specialists.

• Appropriates $3,418,713 for Vocational & Technical Education operations including $2,115,080 in regular salaries, $664,509 in personal services matching, and $620,873 in operating expenses.

• Appropriates $15,799,552 in federal funds for Federal Vocational & Technical Education, including $14,240,680 in vocational education grants and $556,868 in regular salaries.

• Appropriates $20,436,383 for Vocational Center Aid, $2,749,613 for Vocational Start-Up Grants and Aid, $1,119,433 for Coordinated Career Education Services for special needs students, and $3,813,735 for Career Coaches Programs.

• Includes additional appropriations of $10,000 for High-Tech Scholarship Awards, $122,520 for Alternative Retirement Program, and $4,500 for Federal Equipment and Training, with emergency effective date of July 1, 2020.