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2012-2013 Fiscal Year
The Governor's Executive Budget for 2012-2013 includes $74,532,000 for the Career and Technical Education appropriation. This amount is a $1,089,000 (1.48%) increase over the amount appropriated in 2011-2012 for the Career and Technical Education and the corresponding portion of the School Employees’ Social Security appropriations.
This appropriation allocates approximately $49,639,000 for the Secondary Career and Technical Education Subsidy (SCTES). In addition, for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, each career and technology center shall receive a proportionate share of $12,500,000 based on payment on account of social security for the 2011-2012 school year pursuant to 24 Pa. CS 8329.
The formula for the SCTES is described in Section 2502.8 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code.
Reimbursement is provided for the following vocational programs: agriculture education, distributive education, health occupations education, home economics education (gainful), business education, technical education, trade and industrial education, or any other occupational-oriented program approved by the Secretary of Education.
The subsidy is calculated as follows:
Determine the based earned for reimbursement (BER) using the state median actual instruction expense per weighted average daily membership (AIE/WADM) and the equalized mills (EqM):
BER = State Median AIE/WADM – Highest EqM – SD EqM x $200
Highest EqM – Lowest EqM
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The fully funded amount equals the lesser of the AIE/WADM or the BER multiplied by the greater of the market value/personal income aid ratio or 0.3750 multiplied by the VADM.
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For the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter, any additional funding provided by the Commonwealth over the amount provided for the 1998-1999 school year will be distributed to area vocational-technical schools, to school districts and charter schools with eight or more vocational programs, and to school districts and charter schools offering a vocational agriculture education program.
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Based on Section 2502.6 of the School Code, the actual allocation is proportionately reduced so that the total does not exceed the amount appropriated.
2012-2013 Proposed SCTES and Social Security allocations (Excel)
2011-2012 Estimated SCTES and Social Security allocations (Excel)
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