A bill that allocates funding to private entities offering high school equivalency programs was passed by the Legislature May 21.<\/p>\n
LB382, introduced by Omaha Sen. Tanya Cook, provides grant funding to any entity, other than an educational institution, that runs a qualified high school equivalency training program.<\/p>\n
It authorizes a transfer of $400,000 from the Job Training Cash Fund to support the grant program. The amount of grant funding will depend on the number of enrolled students.<\/p>\n
Omaha\u2019s Literacy Center of the Midlands currently is the only program that would be eligible for funding under the bill.<\/p>\n
The bill passed on a 46-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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