§ 21-13-337 — Career and technical education equipment grants; application; criteria; limitations

(a) A school district may apply to the state department of
education for state assistance to fund the purchase of supplies,
materials and equipment for a new or existing career and
technical education program in the district. Amounts awarded
under this section shall be in addition to and shall not be
considered in determining the school foundation program amount
under the education resource block grant model pursuant to W.S.
21-13-309 and shall be in addition to the amount for career and
technical education supplies, materials and equipment pursuant
to W.S. 21-13-338. Any school district receiving funds under
W.S. 21-12-105 for a career and technical education
demonstration project grant shall be ineligible to receive funds
under this section for the period the district receives funds
under W.S. 21-12-105.
(b) A grant awarded under this section shall be for a
period of two (2) years and shall not exceed seventy-five
thousand dollars ($75,000.00) per year. Applications for a grant
under this section shall be submitted on a form and in a manner
specified by rule of the department, shall be filed with the
department on or before June 30 to secure a grant during the
immediately succeeding school year and shall at a minimum
include:
(i) A proposal documenting the need for the requested
supplies, materials and equipment and the relationship of the
career and technical education program to the workforce,
education and economic needs of Wyoming;
(ii) The purpose, plan and timeline for expenditure
of grant amounts;
(iii) Assurances that school facilities appropriately
accommodate the career and technical education program for which
the supplies, materials and equipment will be used;
(iv) Other necessary information required by the
department.
(c) Not later than August 15 of the applicable school year
and following review of applications submitted under this
section, the department shall notify applicant districts of its
grant awards and shall provide each applicant district a written
statement of the reasons for approving or denying the
application. No award shall be given to a district unless it has
expended, or will expend with the award of the grant requested
under this section, the entire amount generated under W.S. 21-
13-309(m)(v)(D) prior to school year 2025-2026 for supplies,
materials and equipment for career and technical education
programs and commencing school year 2025-2026, the entire amount
generated under W.S. 21-13-338 for supplies, materials and
equipment for career and technical education programs utilizing
expenditure data from the immediately preceding two (2) school
years from the date of application and amounts from the special
reserve fund created under W.S. 21-13-504 for supplies,
materials and equipment for career and technical education
programs. Preference shall be given to districts that have not
received a grant under this section in the immediately preceding
five (5) school years from the date of application. If an
application is approved, the department shall award the grant
from amounts made available by legislative appropriation from
the public school foundation program account for purposes of
this section.
(d) Each applicant district shall report to the department
on the expenditure of amounts awarded under this section and
shall provide other information as required by rule of the
department.
(e) The department of education shall promulgate rules
necessary to carry out this section.
(f) As used in this section, "career and technical
education program" shall be as specified in W.S. 21-13-
309(m)(v)(D)(II).