FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2022) – House Majority lawmakers are prioritizing funding Kentucky classrooms at historic levels, with the House and Senate version of the state’s budget—HB 1—sending funding to Henderson County Schools for the local career and technical center.
The state spending plan includes funding for Local Area Vocational Education Centers (LAVEC) revitalization and renovation projects that did not receive funding from the grant program last year. Among the funded projects is Henderson County Schools, which will receive $3,983,600 for the LAVEC facility.
“This legislature has proven time and time again its commitment to investing in education,” said Representative Jonathan Dixon. “I am excited to see where this investment takes our vocational education centers.”
Dixon also credited the legislature for swiftly appropriating funds to aid the school district, noting vocational schools across the state play a major role in ensuring all Kentuckians have accessibility to fair and equal employment opportunities.
Most programs are either connected to or housed in area high schools or need repairs and renovations to be a safe and accessible environment. The School Facilities Construction Commission—an independent agency created to provide an equitable distribution of state funding for the construction and technology needs of Kentucky’s 171 school districts—allocates the funds.
In addition to funding for LAVECs and other school construction projects included in the budget, the House Majority Caucus continues its commitment to educating the next generation of Kentuckians with record-high investments in per-pupil funding and workforce education and training programs.
The measure, HB 1, is the result of countless hours of deliberations and months of stakeholder input and contains provisions from both the House and Senate versions of the spending plan. Visit the Legislative Research Commission website for more information.
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