Section 23-8-102 - School districts, boards of cooperative services, and institute charter schools conducting career and technical education courses - eligibility for state money(1) An education provider of the state conducting a course of career and technical education approved pursuant to section 23-8-103 by the board is entitled to career and technical education program support from money appropriated for that purpose by the general assembly. The amount of career and technical education program support that an education provider is entitled to receive pursuant to this part 1 shall be computed as follows: (a) The cost of providing the approved career and technical education programs of the education provider shall be computed in accordance with subsection (1)(c) of this section. The cost so computed shall be divided by the number of full-time equivalent students to be served by the programs, and the result shall be designated, for purposes of this part 1, as the education provider's career and technical education program cost per full-time equivalent student.(b) As career and technical education program support, the state shall provide, to each education provider conducting an approved career and technical education program for each twelve-month period beginning July 1, eighty percent of the first one thousand two hundred fifty dollars, or part thereof, by which the education provider's approved career and technical education program cost per full-time equivalent student exceeds seventy percent of the education provider's per pupil revenues, for the school budget year during which the twelve-month period begins. In addition, if the education provider's approved career and technical education cost per full-time equivalent student exceeds seventy percent of its per pupil revenues by an additional amount in excess of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the state shall provide fifty percent of the additional amount.(c) For the purpose of computing approved career and technical education program costs, the following shall be included: (I) The cost of providing the services of instructional personnel for the time involved;(II) The cost of services to be provided by another education agency or institution;(III) The cost of necessary books and supplies; and(IV) The cost of equipment approved for purchase by the board.(1.5) Any moneys that are transferred from the department of education to the board to be used by the board to provide career and technical education program support to an education provider pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and which moneys are so used, shall not be considered a state grant for the purpose of calculating whether the board qualifies as an enterprise, as defined in section 24-77-102 (3)(b), C.R.S.(2) To be eligible to receive the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the education provider shall assume the obligation of paying the balance of the program costs.(3) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent an education provider from conducting any course in career and technical education with costs in excess of those for which state career and technical education program support moneys are approved by the board.(4) Money made available under this part 1 shall be distributed quarterly on the basis of the report of actual expenditures furnished to the board by participating education providers at the end of the previous fiscal year. As soon as practicable after July 1 of each year, beginning in 1971, each participating education provider shall file with the board a report of actual expenditures for all career and technical education programs for which the education provider is eligible to receive money pursuant to this part 1 during the preceding twelve-month period.(5) If the appropriations to implement subsections (1) to (4) of this section are less than the total amount required to pay the career and technical education program support for approved career and technical education courses, the board shall prorate the amount to be paid to each education provider in the same proportion that the appropriation bears to the total amount so required for distribution. Any unexpended balance of an appropriation shall revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Colorado customized training program created in section 23-60-306. For the purposes of this section, the costs of such program shall not be included in computing approved career and technical education program costs, and trainees in the Colorado customized training program shall not be counted in computing the number of full-time equivalent students to be served by approved career and technical education programs. Nothing in this section shall preclude the use of school district career and technical education program sites as delivery sites for specific training programs funded by the Colorado customized training program.(7) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Colorado existing industry training program created pursuant to section 23-60-307. For the purposes of this section, the costs of such program shall not be included in computing approved career and technical education program costs, and trainees in the Colorado existing industry training program shall not be counted in computing the number of full-time equivalent students to be served by approved career and technical education programs. Nothing in this section shall preclude the use of school district career and technical education program sites as delivery sites for specific training programs funded by the Colorado existing industry training program.(8) For purposes of recording career and technical education data, the board shall contribute education and workforce readiness data beginning in the 2025-26 state fiscal year, as necessary, to the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system consistent with the governance practices established by the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board pursuant to section 24-37.5-125 (4).Amended by 2024 Ch. 238,§ 14, eff. 5/23/2024.Amended by 2021 Ch. 308, § 11, eff. 6/23/2021.L. 70: p. 426, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 146-4-1. L. 73: p. 1315, §§ 8, 11. L. 76: (1)(b) R&RE, p. 572, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (6) added, p. 643, § 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (6) amended, p. 865, § 2, effective April 20; (1)(c)(V) repealed, p. 777, § 7, effective May 29; (1)(b) amended, p. 821, § 29, effective 1/1/1989. L. 89: (7) added, p. 1009, § 2, effective June 7. L. 94: (1)(b) amended, p. 822, § 48, effective April 27. L. 2004: (1) to (5) amended, p. 1646, § 55, effective July 1. L. 2005: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(b), (2), (3), (4), and (5) amended, p. 436, § 12, effective April 29. L. 2008: Entire article amended, p. 308, § 1, effective August 5; (1), (1.5), (2), (3), (4), and (5) amended, p. 1413, § 69, effective August 5. L. 2010: (1)(b) amended, (HB 10-1013), ch. 1916, p. 1916, § 47, effective June 10. L. 2021: IP(1), (1)(a), and (4) amended, (HB 21-1264), ch. 1875, p. 1875, § 11, effective June 23.Section 20 of chapter 308 (HB 21-1264), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section takes effect only if SB 21-288 (chapter 221) becomes law and takes effect either upon the effective date of HB 21-1264 or one day after the passage of SB 21-288, whichever is later. SB 21-288 became law and took effect June 11, 2021, and HB 21-1264 took effect June 23, 2021.
(1) For the creation and membership of the state board for community colleges and occupational education, see § 23-60-104 ; for reimbursement of transportation costs of vocational education, see article 51 of title 22 ; for replacement of state funds under this section by property tax revenues received under the "Public School Finance Act of 1994", see § 22-54-107 . (2) For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1264, see section 2 of chapter 308, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.