SF5007

Purpose

• Provide a one-time funding grant for the 2027 fiscal year from the workforce development fund to support the Academy for Sciences and Agriculture.
• The grant aims to develop student leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education and the program known as the annual greenhouse sales program.

Main Provisions

• Allocation of a one-time appropriation in fiscal year 2027 from the workforce development fund.
• The appropriation is to be delivered as a grant from the commissioner of employment and economic development to the Academy for Sciences and Agriculture.
• The grant is intended to support the Academy’s program that develops student potential for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education and the annual greenhouse sales program.
• The funding may be used for equipment upgrades for the program, including improvements to greenhouses.

Funding and Administration

• Source: workforce development fund.
• Recipient: Academy for Sciences and Agriculture, via a grant administered by the commissioner of employment and economic development.
• Nature of funding: one-time appropriation.
• Fiscal year: 2027.

Significance and Impact

• Establishes a targeted, one-time investment to support agricultural education and related facilities (greenhouse programs and equipment).
• No ongoing or recurring funding is created; impact focuses on equipment upgrades and program enhancements for the specified year.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• The bill provides a new one-time appropriation and does not describe changes to existing statutes beyond authorizing this grant and funding for the Academy; no broad policy changes are outlined.

Implementation Considerations

• Administration: Grant to the Academy through the commissioner of employment and economic development.
• Program focus remains on leadership, personal growth, and career success tied to agricultural education and the greenhouse sales program.

Relevant Terms workforce development fund commissioner of employment and economic development grant Academy for Sciences and Agriculture leadership personal growth career success agricultural education annual greenhouse sales program equipment upgrades greenhouse improvements one-time appropriation fiscal year 2027 appropriation funding for the program