388.1661i.added Career and technical education teacher recruitment and retention.
Sec. 61i.
  (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 only an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 to eligible intermediate districts as provided under this section.
  (2) To receive funding under this section, an intermediate district must apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
  (3) The department shall not allocate more than 1% of the total funding allocated under this section to an eligible intermediate district in the first round of funding under this section.
  (4) An intermediate district that meets either of the following is an eligible intermediate district under this section:
  (a) It has a CTE teacher on staff.
  (b) It pledges in its application described in subsection (2) to hire a CTE teacher.
  (5) An eligible intermediate district that receives funding under this section shall use the funding only for the recruitment of, retention of, and coverage of continued education costs for CTE teachers.
  (6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
  (7) Funds allocated under this section for 2022-2023 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2022-2023 are carried forward into 2023-2024. The purpose of the work project is to continue providing funding for the recruitment of, retention of, and coverage of continued education costs for CTE teachers as described in this section. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2024.
  (8) As used in this section, "CTE" means career and technical education.
 

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