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Sec. 11. "RCW
28A.150.265 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 409 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) To the extent that career and technical education funding allocations under RCW
28A.150.260 (4)(c) and (9) exceed general education funding allocations under RCW
28A.150.260, school districts ((
may))
must use the difference only for the career and technical education purposes, defined as follows:
(a) Staff salaries and benefits ((
for))
associated with direct career and technical education ((
program delivery))
extended learning activities to meet career and technical education standards established by the office of the superintendent of public instruction under RCW 28A.700.010;
(b) Materials, supplies, and operating costs;
(c) Smaller class sizes;
(d) Work-based learning programs such as internships and preapprenticeship programs, including coordination tied to career and technical education coursework;
(e) Establishing new ((high quality)) career and technical education ((and expanded learning)) programs((development in high-demand fields))that meet career and technical education program standards;
(f) Certificated work-based learning coordinators and career guidance advisors and certificated career and technical education administrators;
(g) School expenses associated with career and technical education community partnerships with a career discovery focus including research or evidence-based mentoring programs and expanded learning opportunities in school, before or after school, and during the summer, and career-focused education programs with private and public K-12 schools and colleges, community-based organizations and nonprofit organizations, industry partners, tribal governments, and workforce development entities;
(h) Student fees for national and state industry-recognized certifications; and
(i) Course equivalency development to integrate core learning standards into career and technical education courses.
(2) A school district's maximum allowable indirect cost charges for approved career and technical education programs funded by the state may not exceed the lower of five percent or the cap established in federal law for federal career and technical education funding provided to school districts, as the federal law existed on September 1, 2017.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "extended learning" means learning activities that extend beyond the scheduled school day and school year."