FY 2016 Appropriation

The Career and Technical Education program represents costs associated with teaching courses in certain areas:

  • Agriculture Education: agriculture business and management, agricultural engineering, animal science, and horticulture;
  • Business Education: accounting, administrative procedures/office support positions, banking and finance, business computer technology, communications, and web page design;
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Education: child development/child care, food and nutrition, food services/culinary arts, hospitality, interior design, and fashion design;
  • Health Science Education: biotechnology, dental assisting, emergency medical technician, medical assisting, nurse assisting, and pharmacy technician;
  • Information Technology Education: database development, digital media, network design, programming and software engineering, technical support, and web development;
  • Marketing Education: advertising and promotion, e-commerce marketing, fashion merchandising, sports and entertainment marketing, and travel and tourism;
  • Skilled and Technical Sciences Education: a range of trades including auto mechanics, carpentry, commercial art and photography, commercial aviation, cosmetology, and barbering, drafting, fire science, law enforcement, and welding; and
  • Technology and Engineering Education: materials, processes, and technologies used in manufacturing, construction, transportation, communication, and engineering-related technologies.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $20,616,600 from all sources for Career and Technical Education. This is a 0.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $2,196,300 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 0.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Suicide Prevention Amendments$50,000$150,000
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$50,000$0Education Fund
$0$150,000Education Fund, One-time
No Description
USOE Indirect Cost Pool Transfers ($388,400) ($408,800)
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
($388,400) ($408,800)Transfers - Indirect Costs
No Description

Intent Language

HB0002: Item 4

The Legislature intends that the Utah State Board of Education use any nonlapsing balances generated from the licensing of Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence (SAGE) questions to other states to develop additional assessment questions and provide professional learning for Utah educators.


HB0002: Item 4

The Legislature intends that the Utah State Board of Education use the revenue bond savings of $264,700 from the Education Fund to support a portion of their Risk Mitigation Plan.


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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.