HB 18-1034

House Bill 18-1034, which has been signed into law, establishes a new grant program in Colorado aimed at supporting career and technical education. This program will provide funding for equipment and building improvements to area technical colleges, school districts, and community colleges. The grants prioritize rural areas and consider the demonstrated needs of applicants. Each year, a report detailing how the funds were used and which institutions received them will be published. This initiative is designed to enhance vocational training resources across the state, particularly benefiting those in less urbanized regions.

Official Summary

The bill creates the career and technical education capital grant program (program) in the department of labor and employment. The state work force development council (state council) will award grants through the program to area technical colleges, school districts, and community colleges to use for equipment, or construction and maintenance of buildings, related to career and technical education. In awarding grants, the state council will prioritize applicants from rural areas of the state and consider each applicant's demonstrated need. For each year in which it awards grants, the state council must publish a report that identifies the grant recipients and how the grant money was used.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More