Nebraska LB 610: Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education

Bill Text

LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 610
 
Introduced by Lippincott, 34; Aguilar, 35; Briese, 41; Hardin, 48;
Hughes, 24; Ibach, 44; McDonnell, 5.
Read first time January 17, 2023
Committee: Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to appropriations; to appropriate money to the1
State Department of Education to fund career and technical education2
programs and career education student organizations; and to declare3
an emergency.4
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,5
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Section  1.   There  is  hereby  appropriated  (1)  $10,432,000  from  the1
General Fund for FY2023-24 and (2) $10,432,000 from the General Fund for2
FY2024-25 to the State Department of Education, for Program 158, for the3
purpose of funding career and technical education programs as defined in4
section 79-774 and career education student organizations as defined in5
section 79-774 in secondary and postsecondary schools.6
There is included in the appropriation to this program for FY2023-247
$10,232,000  General  Funds  to  be  distributed  between  secondary  and8
postsecondary schools according to the formula used for federal Perkins9
funds as such formula existed on January 1, 2023. Up to $306,960 of this10
amount  may  be  used  for  administration  purposes.  Each  school  district11
shall  receive  no  less  than  $15,000.  There  is  included  in  the12
appropriation to this program for FY2024-25 $10,232,000 General Funds to13
be distributed between secondary and postsecondary schools according to14
the  formula  used  for  federal  Perkins  funds  as  such  formula  existed  on15
January  1,  2023.  Up  to  $306,960  of  this  amount  may  be  used  for16
administration purposes. Each school district shall receive no less than17
$15,000.18
No expenditures for permanent and temporary salaries and per diems19
for  state  employees  shall  be  made  from  funds  appropriated  in  this20
section.21
Sec. 2.  There is hereby appropriated (1) $400,000 from the General22
Fund for FY2023-24 and (2) $400,000 from the General Fund for FY2024-2523
to  the  State  Department  of  Education,  to  be  evenly  distributed  between24
the career education student organizations as defined in section 79-774.25
There  is  included  in  the  appropriation  in  this  section  for  FY2023-2426
$400,000  General  Funds  to  be  evenly  distributed  between  the  career27
education student organizations. Up to $50,000 of this amount may be used28
for  administration  purposes.  There  is  included  in  the  appropriation  in29
this  section  for  FY2024-25  $400,000  General  Funds  to  be  evenly30
distributed  between  the  career  education  student  organizations.  Up  to31
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$50,000 of this amount may be used for administration purposes.1
No expenditures for permanent and temporary salaries and per diems2
for  state  employees  shall  be  made  from  funds  appropriated  in  this3
section.4
Sec.  3.    Since  an  emergency  exists,  this  act  takes  effect  when5
passed and approved according to law.6
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