§ 74-32,424 — Awarding of career technical workforce grants; eligibility and qualifications

Awarding of career technical workforce grants; eligibility and qualifications. Within the limits of appropriations therefor and in accordance with the provisions of this act:
(a) The board of regents may: (1) Award a career technical workforce grant to persons enrolled in or accepted for admission to an eligible career technical education program at a designated educational institution; and (2) renew the award of career technical workforce grants to every person who is currently receiving a career technical workforce grant and who qualifies on the basis of satisfactory performance in a vocational education program at a designated educational institution for the renewal of the award of a vocational education scholarship; and
(b) in each school year, the board of regents may award career technical workforce grants to those applicants who exhibit financial need as determined on the basis of criteria under the federal methodology of need analysis, with preference given to those who exhibit the greatest financial need. An applicant who is found to be ineligible for a career technical workforce grant shall not be disqualified from subsequently applying in later school years.

Legislative History

L. 1986, ch. 355, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 165, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 168, § 2; July 1.