Idaho § 33-1635 CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM QUALITY AND WORKFORCE READINESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Idaho Statutes

§ 33-1635 — CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM QUALITY AND WORKFORCE READINESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Idaho § 33-1635

Title 33EDUCATION

Ch. 16COURSES OF INSTRUCTION

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Idaho Code § 33-1635 (2026).

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(1)It is the ultimate goal of the legislature that every student have access to career technical education courses and programs that lead to workforce readiness certification.

(2)The state board for career technical education shall establish and administer a quality program funding mechanism for high-quality career technical education secondary programs and program technical assistance offered in grades 9 through 12.

(a)Quality program incentive funding will be available to high-performing approved career technical education programs in the areas of business management and marketing, engineering and technology, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, and skilled and technical sciences.

(b)Technical assistance funding will be available to approved career technical education progr

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(1) It is the ultimate goal of the legislature that every student have access to career technical education courses and programs that lead to workforce readiness certification.
(2) The state board for career technical education shall establish and administer a quality program funding mechanism for high-quality career technical education secondary programs and program technical assistance offered in grades 9 through 12.
(a) Quality program incentive funding will be available to high-performing approved career technical education programs in the areas of business management and marketing, engineering and technology, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, and skilled and technical sciences.
(b) Technical assistance funding will be available to approved career technical education programs in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, business management and marketing, engineering and technology, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, and skilled and technical sciences.
(c) The division of career technical education will develop criteria to evaluate each program and will award funding to those programs that meet or exceed the criteria established by the division for quality program funding and technical assistance funding. Specific criteria will be developed for each type of program. Types of programs will be defined by the state board for career technical education. All eligible career technical programs will be considered for funding. Eligible programs may not be career technical schools and must meet all eligibility criteria developed by the division of career technical education. The amount of each award will be determined each award cycle by the division of career technical education and will be contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds.
(3) Workforce readiness incentive funding.
(a) Eligible career technical education pathway programs in any career technical education program area may receive workforce readiness incentive funds. Workforce readiness incentive funds will be distributed based on the number of secondary career technical concentrators who have demonstrated workforce readiness at the completion of the career technical education program.
(b) The division of career technical education will develop criteria to evaluate each program and will award funding to those programs that meet or exceed the criteria established by the division for quality program funding and technical assistance funding. Specific criteria will be developed for each type of program. Types of programs will be defined by the state board for career technical education. All eligible career technical programs will be considered for funding. Eligible programs may not be career technical schools and must meet all eligibility criteria developed by the division of career technical education. The amount of each award will be determined each award cycle by the division of career technical education and will be contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds.
(4) The state board for career technical education may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.