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ArecentlawpassedbytheArizonaStateLegislatreisexpectedtoimprovepartnershipsbetweenlocalbsinessesseekingskilledworkersandJTEDstdentswhocoldbecomeftreemployees.HB2499allowsJTEDtoleaseclassroomandlaboratoryspacefrombsinessesandschooldistrictsinsteadofaskingtaxpayerstopayforseparatebildingsonJTEDcampses.ThisiscrcialtoJTEDsProjectSEARCHprogramlocatedattheuniversityofArizonaandattheuAMedicalCenter-SothCampswhichhelpsstdentswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesndmeaningflemployment.ThelawalsoenablesJTEDtoofferclassestostdentswhowillworkalongsideworldrenownedscientistsandresearchersattheuABioscienceParkandtoofferaminingprograminoneoftheindstrysmlti-milliondollartrainingcenters.AnamendmenttoSB1447levelsfndingforJTEDstdentsattendingcharterschoolsandthoseattendingtraditionalpblicschools.Whiletheclassesarefreeforstdentsthestateprevioslypaidforalimitedamontofclasshorsforacharterstdentbeforededctingtherestofthemoneyfromthecharterschoolsbaselevelfnding.ThispromptedsomecharterschooladministratorstodiscoragestdentsfromenrollinginJTED.underthenewlawcharterschooladministratorscancomfortablyencoragestdentstotakeadvantageofJTEDprogramswithotlosingfnds.TheLegislatrerestoredfndingtorralJTEDdistrictsthathadbeenheldto91percentoftheirbdgetssince2007.unfortnatelythethreelargestJTEDsinArizonaincldingPimaContyJTEDarestillcteachyearto91percent.Thiscopledwiththethelossoffreshmanfndingin2011continestowreakdevastatingeffectsonJTEDsabilitytoprovideprogramstoallhighschoolstdents.AsthewinnerofRep.RalGrijalvasCongressionalArtCompetitionJTEDphotographystudentJoseCoronadospieceDiffusedDelicacyisdisplayedintheHouseofRepresentativesCanonTunnelinWashingtonD.C.TheAmphitheaterHighSchoolstudentsworkwillremainthereforoneyearwhereitwillbeseenbymembersofCongresstheirstaffandthepublic.CongressionalArtAwardWinnerLegislativeUpdateTheCalling201313photobyJamesRielyGordon