An Act To Update The Funding Method For Career And Technical Education Programs

This bill updates how Maine calculates funding for career and technical education programs by changing the student enrollment count method. Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, programs will use a two-year average of student counts instead of the current three-year average. New or recently approved programs will continue using estimated enrollment numbers until they have enough actual data to calculate the new average. The change directly affects how state funding is distributed to schools and districts offering these vocational education programs.