Number: RL33419
Title: Vocational Education: State Grant Formula Under Current Law and Reauthorization Issues
Authors: Rebecca R.Skinner and Richard N. Apling, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Before the proposed changes in S. 250 can be analyzed, it is critical to develop an understanding of how state grants are determined under current law. As such, this report provides a detailed analysis of the formula currently used to determine state grants, focusing on provisions that result in states receiving larger state grants than they would have if only population and per capita income (pci) factors were included in the formula. It also includes a brief discussion of minimum grant provisions from prior vocational education laws, followed by an examination of the changes S. 250 would make to the current state grant formula. The subsequent sections of the report consider the amount of funding required to provide all states with a minimum grant of at least ½% and analyze additional strategies to accomplish similar outcomes to those that may be achieved under S. 250.
Pages: 22
Date: May 11, 2006