Vocational Education: State Grant Formula Under Current Law and Reauthorization Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
May 11, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RL33419 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Rebecca R.Skinner and Richard N. Apling, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Before the proposed changes in S. 250 can be analyzed, it is critical to developan understanding of how state grants are determined under current law. As such, thisreport provides a detailed analysis of the formula currently used to determine stategrants, focusing on provisions that result in states receiving larger state grants thanthey would have if only population and per capita income (pci) factors were includedin the formula. It also includes a brief discussion of minimum grant provisions fromprior vocational education laws, followed by an examination of the changes S. 250would make to the current state grant formula. The subsequent sections of the reportconsider the amount of funding required to provide all states with a minimum grantof at least ½% and analyze additional strategies to accomplish similar outcomes tothose that may be achieved under S. 250.
