State law change allows for Saline County campus' success By Destin Davis, The Saline Courier The Saline County Career Technical Campus coming to fruition required collaboration from community leaders in Saline County. bring the the two worlds (county and school districts) together." This legislation and the combining of these two worlds that Hammer described allowed for the center to be funded. State Rep. Lanny Fite and state Sen. Kim Hammer were both instrumental in the legislative process. The most important piece of legislation for the project was House Bill 1501. Another piece of legislation that was important to the funding of the SCCTC was Senate Bill 135, which passed in January 2019. The bill was crafted by Hammer as well. This legislation made it possible for "a center physically detached from a local public school district or state-supported institution of higher education may use vocational center This legislation revised the method of funding for secondary vocational area centers. It changes the funding structure for secondary vocational area centers aid funding from the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School fund account for the management, maintenance, and operation of the center." by replacing the previous "funding structure of $3,250 per full time student to be discontinued in favor of establishing a tiered funding structure for distributing vocation center aid determined by the Department of Career Education and Fite spearheaded this bill for the Arkansas House of Representatives, and Hammer was on the Arkansas Senate side. approved by the Career Education and Workforce Development board." Fite pointed Sen. Kim Hammer Rep. Lanny Fite out that all of his colleagues in Saline County These were including "Rep. Mayberry, Rep. Brooks, Rep. Furman, Rep. McGrew, and Sen. Clark were instrumental in the process." the two key pieces of legislation making this funding possible. Both Hammer and Fite spoke highly of County Judge Jeff Arey and the role he played in getting this done. Another piece was the residents of Saline County voting for a 3/8 sales tax that will sunset once the campus is fully funded. Fite was serving as county judge at the time these ideas started to come up, which he said was about nine years ago. When the process of getting the SCCTC started began, it was a groupwide effort of Saline County leaders and even the residents themselves to make this possible. Both Fite and Hammer emphasized this. Hammer described all of this coming together as something county leaders were able to find common ground on and allowed them to "link arms together, and bring out something great." "The center is multi-faceted. It is an educational driver, economic driver, and a driver of unity." Hammer said. Hammer said "we had to create the legislation to 7 State law change allows for Saline County campus ' success By Destin Davis , The Saline Courier The Saline County Career Technical Campus coming to fruition required collaboration from community leaders in Saline County . bring the the two worlds ( county and school districts ) together . " This legislation and the combining of these two worlds that Hammer described allowed for the center to be funded . State Rep . Lanny Fite and state Sen. Kim Hammer were both instrumental in the legislative process . The most important piece of legislation for the project was House Bill 1501 . Another piece of legislation that was important to the funding of the SCCTC was Senate Bill 135 , which passed in January 2019. The bill was crafted by Hammer as well . This legislation made it possible for " a center physically detached from a local public school district or state - supported institution of higher education may use vocational center This legislation revised the method of funding for secondary vocational area centers . It changes the funding structure for secondary vocational area centers aid funding from the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School fund account for the management , maintenance , and operation of the center . " by replacing the previous " funding structure of $ 3,250 per full time student to be discontinued in favor of establishing a tiered funding structure for distributing vocation center aid determined by the Department of Career Education and Fite spearheaded this bill for the Arkansas House of Representatives , and Hammer was on the Arkansas Senate side . approved by the Career Education and Workforce Development board . " Fite pointed Sen. Kim Hammer Rep . Lanny Fite out that all of his colleagues in Saline County These were including " Rep . Mayberry , Rep . Brooks , Rep . Furman , Rep . McGrew , and Sen. Clark were instrumental in the process . " the two key pieces of legislation making this funding possible . Both Hammer and Fite spoke highly of County Judge Jeff Arey and the role he played in getting this done . Another piece was the residents of Saline County voting for a 3/8 sales tax that will sunset once the campus is fully funded . Fite was serving as county judge at the time these ideas started to come up , which he said was about nine years ago . When the process of getting the SCCTC started began , it was a groupwide effort of Saline County leaders and even the residents themselves to make this possible . Both Fite and Hammer emphasized this . Hammer described all of this coming together as something county leaders were able to find common ground on and allowed them to " link arms together , and bring out something great . " " The center is multi - faceted . It is an educational driver , economic driver , and a driver of unity . " Hammer said . Hammer said " we had to create the legislation to 7