Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Career Technical Education for fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022.

ThisistheFY2022originalappropriationbillfortheDivisionofCareerTechnicalEducationandappropriatesa total of $84,195,600. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP, extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer's unemployment insurance contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. The bill funds eight line items, which provide a net-zero transfer to realign funding in preparation for LUMA; a second net-zero transfer to realign new CEC in preparation of LUMA; $647,800 to create apprenticeship opportunities for postsecondary students at Idaho's technical colleges; a net-zero transfer of the fire safety training program from Dedicated Programs to Postsecondary Programs within the division; $210,000 onetime for COVID relief funding; $1,000,000 onetime to secondary CTE programs for modernization; $2,500,000 onetime to post-secondary CTE programs for modernization; and $1,125,000 onetime to workforce training centers for training services. This bill also includes a supplemental appropriation for the Division of Career Technical Education. It appropriates a total of $125,000 onetime from the General Fund for workforce training programs. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and