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Providing for supplementary weighting for school districts that share career and technical education instructors
Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
Topics:State budgetK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 29, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 3, 202695–1
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts can receive extra funding if they share career and technical education instructors with other local government groups. This change applies to licensed teachers or authorized instructors who teach subjects like agriculture, business, or technology. For every shared instructor, the district would get funding equivalent to two students.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that career and technical education instructors are eligible for shared operational functions for purposes of supplementary weighting. Under current law, school districts that share certain operational functions with another political subdivision are assigned a supplementary weighting for each shared operational function in order to provide additional funding to increase student opportunities and redirect more resources to student programming. The bill adds career and technical education instructors to the list of positions that qualify for supplementary weighting when shared between a school district and another political subdivision for at least percent of the school year. The bill provides that a school district that shares the operational function of a career and technical education instructor will receive a supplementary weighting of two pupils. The bill defines “career and technical education instructor” as a licensed teacher who holds a career and technical endorsement for grades through 12, including in agriculture, family consumer sciences, industrial technology, business, or information technology, or an individual who holds a career and technical education authorization for grades through 12.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 13, 2026. On January 22, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $635,000 Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill allows school districts to share the operational functions of a career and technical education instructor. It is estimated to increase the operational function sharing supplementary weighting by a total of 78.0 pupils at a total annual cost of $635,000 beginning with fiscal year 2027 and ending after fiscal year 2035. This cost would be funded by approximately $582,000 from the State General Fund and $53,000 from local property tax.3
From the note: 0 pupils at a total annual cost of $635,000 beginning with FY 2027 and ending after FY 2035. The estimated increase will be funded with approximately $582,000 from the State General Fund and $53,000 from local property tax through the school aid formula. If additional school districts were to participate, this estimated amount would increase.
- Career and Technical Education Instructors, Operational Sharing · March 2, 2026 · $635,000
- Career and Technical Education Instructors, Operational Sharing · March 2, 2026 · $635,000
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