FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 19, 2021
Proposed revisions to Perkins state performance levels
(Topeka, Kan.) – The unanticipated circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic provide states the opportunity to revise the state determined performance levels as originally set forth in the Kansas State Plan for Career Technical Education (pursuant to section 113(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education of the 21st Century Act, Public Law 115-224).
Informational documents and a survey to submit written comments through April 24, 2021 are posted at kansasregents.org/CTE. All comments will receive a written response in the State plan.
For more information, please contact Matt Keith at (785) 430-4237 or
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About the Kansas Board of Regents:
The nine-member Kansas Board of Regents is the governing board of the state’s six universities and the statewide coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher education institutions (six state universities, one municipal university, nineteen community colleges, and six technical colleges). In addition, the Board administers the state’s student financial aid, adult education, high school equivalency, and career and technical education programs. Private proprietary schools and out-of-state institutions are authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to operate in Kansas.