Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs will begin implementing statutory changes from the 2025 legislative session on July 1. Two laws were enacted that impact CTE.
House Bill 17 – Career technical education equipment grants amendments amends the CTE equipment grants program under W.S. 21-13-337 by increasing the maximum grant award from $50,000.00 to $75,000.00 annually and modifies the CTE expenditure lookback period from five years to two years.
House Bill 18, Career technical education funding modifies the education resource block grant model by removing the additional funding for CTE supplies, materials, and equipment for approved CTE programs in grades 9-12 into a separate categorical grant program. The new categorical grant program for the additional funding for CTE supplies, materials, and equipment for approved CTE programs in grades 9-12 was further modified by providing a minimum funding level for schools reporting less than two full-time equivalent CTE teachers from the prior school year. For schools with less than two full-time equivalent CTE teachers, $28,369.36 will be allocated for additional CTE supplies, materials, and equipment funding, subject to the ECA enacted by the Legislature for the educational materials category of the education resource block grant model. Amounts distributed for additional CTE supplies, materials, and equipment will be provided to each school district by the Wyoming Department of Education not later than February 15 of each school year and school districts shall only expend the amounts on CTE supplies, materials, and equipment for programs specified in W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(D)(II).
For more information, contact Michelle Aldrich, Supervisor – Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs, at michelle.aldrich@wyo.gov or 307-777-3655.
