Senate Bill 1106 Summary

• Public charter schools are now eligible to establish and receive funding for career technical schools, with approved charter schools receiving the same added cost units as traditional schools based on actual approved costs, not to exceed per-student costs for traditional instructional delivery methods.

• The Division of Career Technical Education must include approved public charter schools and their students equally and without discrimination in reviewing, authorizing, and funding career technical education courses and programs, irrespective of instructional delivery method.

• Career technical education programs may be delivered through traditional, blended, or virtual models and must include a capstone course meeting recognized industry standards; virtual programs must utilize post-capstone interviews conducted by industry professionals to demonstrate technical proficiency.

• Public charter schools with statewide boundaries are not excluded from applying for added cost funds for career technical education, and participating school districts need not be contiguous.

• Charter schools have equal access and authority to participate in all state and federal programs, including career technical education funding, to the same extent as traditional public schools, regardless of instructional delivery method.