Allowing career technical education program to be part of local high school
This bill allows county school boards participating in multicounty vocational centers to choose whether to operate career technical education (CTE) programs within local high schools instead of at centralized centers. The programs can be either state-approved (per 20 U.S.C. §2342) or locally created. It gives school boards flexibility to better serve students by bringing CTE programs closer to their home schools, without requiring withdrawal from multicounty centers. The bill does not mandate program relocation but provides a new option for program placement within existing high school structures.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 29, 2026
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Committee
2
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education then Finance
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Without recommendation, but first to Finance
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patricia Rucker
RRepublican
Co
Chris Rose
RRepublican
Co
Kevan Bartlett
RRepublican
Co
Tom Willis
RRepublican
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