Sec 15-784. Vocational education; acceptance of congressional acts; appropriation; distribution of federal monies

A. The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits of the vocational education act of 1917, as amended, and the Carl D. Perkins vocational education act of 1984, as amended by the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technological education act amendments of 1990, as amended by the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology act of 1998.

B. The state board of education is the state board of vocational education for the purposes of the acts. The state treasurer is designated custodian for vocational education for the purposes of the acts. The state treasurer shall receive and provide for the custody and disbursement of all monies paid to the state for the purposes of vocational education.

C. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state sufficient monies to meet the requirements of the acts of Congress.

D. The state board of education may distribute the monies it receives as provided in subsection A of this section to any eligible recipient of the monies under the federal law.

E. The state board of education shall distribute to the community college districts in this state at least fifteen percent of the monies received as provided in subsection A of this section. Community college tuition financing districts are not eligible to receive monies pursuant to this section.