2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 79-767 — Competitive grant process; grants; use; restrictions.

Section 79-767
Competitive grant process; grants; use; restrictions.

(1) The State Department of Education shall establish and administer a competitive grant process to provide grants to a collaborative project of two or more public schools with an educational service unit, or a public postsecondary institution, and an advisory group related to the purpose of the Career Education Partnership Act. For purposes of this section, an advisory group means a local or regional economic development board, a local or regional chamber of commerce board, or a group specifically designed to support career education and entrepreneurial activities or programs.

(2) Grant money shall be used to provide for equitable opportunities for students in a minimum of two of the following areas:

(a) Assist schools in developing academic competencies, technical competencies, and basic work-skill foundations for students;

(b) Assist schools in developing curriculum;

(c) Assist schools in employing certified teachers related to the purposes of the act; and

(d) Assist schools in providing professional development for certified teachers who provide course instruction.

(3) Grants shall not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars per collaborative project. Grant recipients shall have two years to expend the grant funds. No applicant shall receive funding for more than one project at a time. The State Department of Education shall act as the fiduciary agent for the grants.

Source:

Laws 2006, LB 690, § 5.

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006