CHAPTER 8. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANTS
IC 20-43-8
Chapter 8. Career and Technical Education Grants
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Date for determination of enrollment
Sec. 1. Pupil enrollment under this chapter shall be determined atthe same time that a school corporation's ADM is determined.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
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Labor market demand report; average wage level report;department of workforce development
Sec. 2. (a) Before December 1 of each year, the department ofworkforce development shall provide the department with a report,to be used to determine career and technical education grant amountsin the second calendar year after the year in which the report isprovided, listing whether the labor market demand for each generallyrecognized labor category is more than moderate, moderate, or lessthan moderate. In the report, the department of workforcedevelopment shall categorize each of the career and technicaleducation programs using the following four (4) categories:
(1) Programs that address employment demand for individualsin labor market categories that are projected to need more thana moderate number of individuals.
(2) Programs that address employment demand for individualsin labor market categories that are projected to need a moderatenumber of individuals.
(3) Programs that address employment demand for individualsin labor market categories that are projected to need less than amoderate number of individuals.
(4) All programs not covered by the employment demandcategories of subdivisions (1) through (3).
(b) Before December 1 of each year, the department of workforcedevelopment shall provide the department with a report, to be usedto determine grant amounts that will be distributed under this chapterin the second calendar year after the year in which the report isprovided, listing whether the average wage level for each generallyrecognized labor category for which career and technical educationprograms are offered is a high wage, a moderate wage, or a less thanmoderate wage.
(c) In preparing the labor market demand report under subsection(a) and the average wage level report under subsection (b), thedepartment of workforce development shall, if possible, list the labormarket demand and the average wage level for specific regions,counties, and municipalities.
(d) If a new career and technical education program is created byrule of the state board, the department of workforce developmentshall determine the category in which the program should beincluded.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.137.
IC 20-43-8-3
Modification of full-time equivalency requirement
Sec. 3. (a) Participation in a program is not required to the extentof full-time equivalency.
(b) The state board shall adopt rules that further define the natureand extent of participation and the type of program qualifying forapproval.
(c) A count may not be made on any program that has not beenapproved by the state board or to the extent that a pupil is notparticipating to the extent required by any rule of the state board.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
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Eligibility; additional grant
Sec. 4. In addition to the amount a school corporation is entitledto receive in basic tuition support, each school corporation is entitledto receive a grant for career and technical education programs.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.138.
IC 20-43-8-5
Enrollment count; programs addressing greater than moderatelabor demand
Sec. 5. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils inprograms addressing employment demand for individuals in labormarket categories that are projected to need more than a moderatenumber of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupilenrolled in each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programsif the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupilenrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this sectionand in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressingemployment demand that is moderate or less than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
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Enrollment count; programs addressing moderate labor demand
Sec. 6. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils inprograms addressing employment demand for individuals in labormarket categories that are projected to need a moderate number ofindividuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled ineach of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programsif the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupilenrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this sectionand in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing
employment demand that is more than or less than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
IC 20-43-8-7
Enrollment count; programs addressing less than moderate labordemand
Sec. 7. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils inprograms addressing employment demand for individuals in labormarket categories that are projected to need less than a moderatenumber of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupilenrolled in each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programsif the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupilenrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this sectionand in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressingemployment demand that is more than moderate or moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
IC 20-43-8-8
Count; apprenticeship; cooperative education; other programs
Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled in:
(1) each apprenticeship program;
(2) each cooperative education program; and
(3) any program not covered by sections 5 through 7 of thischapter.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programsif the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupilenrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this sectionand in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressingemployment demand that is more than moderate, moderate, or lessthan moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
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Calculation; grant amount
Sec. 9. A school corporation's career and technical education grantfor a calendar year is the sum of the following amounts:
STEP ONE: For each career and technical education programprovided by the school corporation:
(A) the number of credit hours of the program (either one (1)credit, two (2) credits, or three (3) credits); multiplied by
(B) the number of students enrolled in the program;multiplied by
(C) the following applicable amount:
(i) Four hundred fifty dollars ($450), in the case of aprogram described in section 5 of this chapter (more thana moderate labor market need) for which the average wagelevel determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a
high wage.
(ii) Three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), in the caseof a program described in section 5 of this chapter (morethan a moderate labor market need) for which the averagewage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapteris a moderate wage.
(iii) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of aprogram described in section 5 of this chapter (more thana moderate labor market need) for which the average wagelevel determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a lessthan moderate wage.
(iv) Three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), in the caseof a program described in section 6 of this chapter(moderate labor market need) for which the average wagelevel determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is ahigh wage.
(v) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a programdescribed in section 6 of this chapter (moderate labormarket need) for which the average wage level determinedunder section 2(b) of this chapter is a moderate wage.
(vi) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), in the case ofa program described in section 6 of this chapter (moderatelabor market need) for which the average wage leveldetermined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less thanmoderate wage.
(vii) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of aprogram described in section 7 of this chapter (less than amoderate labor market need) for which the average wagelevel determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is ahigh wage.
(viii) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), in the caseof a program described in section 7 of this chapter (lessthan a moderate labor market need) for which the averagewage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapteris a moderate wage.
(ix) One hundred fifty dollars ($150), in the case of aprogram described in section 7 of this chapter (less than amoderate labor market need) for which the average wagelevel determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a lessthan moderate wage.
STEP TWO: The number of pupils described in section 8 ofthis chapter (all other programs) multiplied by two hundred fiftydollars ($250).
STEP THREE: The number of pupils participating in a careerand technical education program in which pupils from multipleschools are served at a common location multiplied by onehundred fifty dollars ($150).
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.139.
IC 20-43-8-10
Appeal; classification of regional labor demand
Sec. 10. If a school corporation determines that the categories ofcareer and technical education programs issued by the department ofworkforce development under section 2 of this chapter are notrepresentative of the employment demand in the region surroundingthe school corporation, the school corporation may petition thedepartment of workforce development to recategorize for the schoolcorporation the career and technical education programs offered bythe school corporation according to the employment demand in theregion surrounding the school corporation. The petition must includeinformation supporting the school corporation's determination thatthe categories of career and technical education programs by thedepartment of workforce development under section 2 of this chapterare not representative of the employment demand in the regionsurrounding the school corporation.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.140.