CHAPTER 8. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANTS
IC 20-43-8
Chapter 8. Career and Technical Education Grants
IC 20-43-8-1
Date for determination of enrollment
Sec. 1. Pupil enrollment under this chapter shall be determined at
the same time that a school corporation's ADM is determined.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
IC 20-43-8-2
Labor market demand report; average wage level report;
department of workforce development
Sec. 2. (a) Before December 1 of each year, the department of
workforce development shall provide the department with a report,
to be used to determine career and technical education grant amounts
in the second calendar year after the year in which the report is
provided, listing whether the labor market demand for each generally
recognized labor category is more than moderate, moderate, or less
than moderate. In the report, the department of workforce
development shall categorize each of the career and technical
education programs using the following four (4) categories:
(1) Programs that address employment demand for individuals
in labor market categories that are projected to need more than
a moderate number of individuals.
(2) Programs that address employment demand for individuals
in labor market categories that are projected to need a moderate
number of individuals.
(3) Programs that address employment demand for individuals
in labor market categories that are projected to need less than a
moderate number of individuals.
(4) All programs not covered by the employment demand
categories of subdivisions (1) through (3).
(b) Before December 1 of each year, the department of workforce
development shall provide the department with a report, to be used
to determine grant amounts that will be distributed under this chapter
in the second calendar year after the year in which the report is
provided, listing whether the average wage level for each generally
recognized labor category for which career and technical education
programs are offered is a high wage, a moderate wage, or a less than
moderate wage.
(c) In preparing the labor market demand report under subsection
(a) and the average wage level report under subsection (b), the
department of workforce development shall, if possible, list the labor
market demand and the average wage level for specific regions,
counties, and municipalities.
(d) If a new career and technical education program is created by
rule of the state board, the department of workforce development
shall determine the category in which the program should be
included.
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 extent
of full-time equivalency.
(b) The state board shall adopt rules that further define the nature
and extent of participation and the type of program qualifying for
approval.
(c) A count may not be made on any program that has not been
approved by the state board or to the extent that a pupil is not
participating to the extent required by any rule of the state board.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
IC 20-43-8-4
Eligibility; additional grant
Sec. 4. In addition to the amount a school corporation is entitled
to receive in basic tuition support, each school corporation is entitled
to 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 moderate
labor demand
Sec. 5. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in
programs addressing employment demand for individuals in labor
market categories that are projected to need more than a moderate
number of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil
enrolled in each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs
if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil
enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section
and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing
employment demand that is moderate or less than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
IC 20-43-8-6
Enrollment count; programs addressing moderate labor demand
Sec. 6. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in
programs addressing employment demand for individuals in labor
market categories that are projected to need a moderate number of
individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled in
each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs
if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil
enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section
and 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 labor
demand
Sec. 7. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in
programs addressing employment demand for individuals in labor
market categories that are projected to need less than a moderate
number of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil
enrolled in each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs
if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil
enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section
and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing
employment 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 this
chapter.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs
if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil
enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section
and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing
employment demand that is more than moderate, moderate, or less
than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
IC 20-43-8-9
Calculation; grant amount
Sec. 9. A school corporation's career and technical education grant
for a calendar year is the sum of the following amounts:
STEP ONE: For each career and technical education program
provided 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 a
program described in section 5 of this chapter (more than
a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage
level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a
high wage.
(ii) Three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), in the case
of a program described in section 5 of this chapter (more
than a moderate labor market need) for which the average
wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter
is a moderate wage.
(iii) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a
program described in section 5 of this chapter (more than
a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage
level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less
than moderate wage.
(iv) Three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), in the case
of a program described in section 6 of this chapter
(moderate labor market need) for which the average wage
level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a
high wage.
(v) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a program
described in section 6 of this chapter (moderate labor
market need) for which the average wage level determined
under section 2(b) of this chapter is a moderate wage.
(vi) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), in the case of
a program described in section 6 of this chapter (moderate
labor market need) for which the average wage level
determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less than
moderate wage.
(vii) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a
program described in section 7 of this chapter (less than a
moderate labor market need) for which the average wage
level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a
high wage.
(viii) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), in the case
of a program described in section 7 of this chapter (less
than a moderate labor market need) for which the average
wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter
is a moderate wage.
(ix) One hundred fifty dollars ($150), in the case of a
program described in section 7 of this chapter (less than a
moderate labor market need) for which the average wage
level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less
than moderate wage.
STEP TWO: The number of pupils described in section 8 of
this chapter (all other programs) multiplied by two hundred fifty
dollars ($250).
STEP THREE: The number of pupils participating in a career
and technical education program in which pupils from multiple
schools are served at a common location multiplied by one
hundred 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 of
career and technical education programs issued by the department of
workforce development under section 2 of this chapter are not
representative of the employment demand in the region surrounding
the school corporation, the school corporation may petition the
department of workforce development to recategorize for the school
corporation the career and technical education programs offered by
the school corporation according to the employment demand in the
region surrounding the school corporation. The petition must include
information supporting the school corporation's determination that
the categories of career and technical education programs by the
department of workforce development under section 2 of this chapter
are not representative of the employment demand in the region
surrounding the school corporation.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.140.