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2024 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Floor Approved)

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AP, IB, and Cambridge Exam Fee Reduction Program

Item 124 #10h

Item 124 #10h

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Education: Elementary and Secondary
Direct Aid to Public Education FY2025 $750,000 FY2026 $750,000 GF

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Page 131, line 45, strike "$89,063,467" and insert "$89,813,467".
Page 131, line 45, strike "$88,308,467" and insert "$89,058,467".

Page 133, after line 11, insert:

"AP, IB, and Cambridge Assessment Exam Fee Reduction $750,000 $750,000".

Page 143, after line 51, insert:

"SS. Out of this appropriation, $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge Assessment International Education Exam Fee Reduction Program (the Program) for the purpose of covering all but $20 of the last dollar cost of applicable fees associated with taking an AP, IB or Cambridge examination for any public high school student who is eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch after all other applicable discounts and financial assistance are taken into account. For students attending a school participating in the Community Eligibility Provision, eligibility shall be based on an individual student's family income. The Program shall be administered by the Department. Pursuant to the Program, the Department shall annually transfer to each local school board a grant in a sum sufficient to cover such portion of such fees for each such student in the local school division. The Department shall establish such rules, policies, and procedures as it deems necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Program, including an annual process whereby each local school board demonstrates its grant funding needs. Each local school board shall provide notification to eligible students and parents of the availability of this assistance at the time of enrollment in a course associated with such examination and at the time of test registration of the opportunity for the student to take an AP, IB or Cambridge examination at such reduced fee."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $750,000 in each year from the general fund for the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge Assessment International Education Exam Fee Reduction Program.)