Plain English Breakdown
The official text confirms the match requirement exists under current law but does not explicitly state that AB-1590 renews or modifies it, so it was excluded from 'what_it_does' to avoid implying this bill changes existing rules.
Revised Formula for Career Technical Education Grants
This law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, working with the State Board of Education director, to create a new formula by the 2027–28 fiscal year so that all appropriated grant money is fully distributed to applicants.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the executive director of the State Board of Education to design a revised allocation formula for career technical education grants.
- Mandates that this new formula ensures every dollar appropriated for the program in a fiscal year is fully allocated to applicants in that same year.
- Sets the start date for these allocations no later than the 2027–28 fiscal year.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Superintendent of Public Instruction
- The executive director of the State Board of Education
- Schools or districts applying for career technical education grants
Terms To Know
- Allocation formula
- A set of rules used to decide how much money each applicant receives from a grant program.
- Appropriation
- Money that the Legislature officially sets aside for a specific purpose or program.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify exactly how the new formula will calculate individual grant amounts.
- The law only takes effect starting in the 2027–28 fiscal year, leaving no changes for earlier years.
- The text does not state what happens if there are more applicants than funds available under the old rules before this change.