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An Act To Provide Funding for Capital Improvements and Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §15688-A, sub-§10  is enacted to read:
 
10.  Capital improvements and equipment purchases for career and technical education centers and regions.     The commissioner may expend and disburse funds to career and technical education centers and career and technical education regions to make capital improvements and to purchase equipment that has a useful life of at least 5 years.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for career and technical education centers and career and technical education regions to make capital improvements and to purchase equipment that has a useful life of at least 5 years.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$4,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$4,000,000	

SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Education to expend and disburse funds to career and technical education centers and career and technical education regions to make capital improvements and to purchase equipment that has a useful life of at least 5 years and provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 for that purpose.