Establishes Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant Program; appropriates $5 million.

The bill establishes a Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant Program to provide grants to public institutions of higher education for expanding or offering college-level career and technical education courses to high school students. The Secretary of Higher Education is tasked with setting criteria for grant awards, which must be competitive and prioritize programs that can operate beyond the grant period. The Secretary will also determine allowable uses for grant funds and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature on the program's impact.

Establishes Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant Program; appropriates $5 million.

The bill establishes a Career and Technical Education Dual Enrollment Grant Program to provide grants to public institutions of higher education for expanding or offering college-level career and technical education courses to high school students. The Secretary of Higher Education is tasked with setting criteria for grant awards, which must be competitive and prioritize programs that can operate beyond the grant period. The Secretary will also determine allowable uses for grant funds and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature on the program's impact.