DESCRIPTION:
Employment Preparation Education (EPE) provides funding to public school districts and boards of cooperative educational services that offer educational programs for adults leading to a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma. To be eligible to generate EPE aid, a student must be 21 or over without a diploma issued by any state or territory of the United States.
EPE provides reimbursement for educational services already provided based on the number of contact hours that are generated.
AUTHORITY:
Federal Statute:
Federal Regulation:
State Statute: Education Law §§3602 and 207
State Regulation: 8NYCRR Part 168.1-5
FUNDING SOURCE(S):
State- $96m
Federal-
Special Revenue-
Total- $96m