Educator Licensure

Official name: NDE - Educator Licensure

Educator Licensure spent $4.54 million in FY2026 — 88% of a $5.18 million budget. It ranks 256 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 49% more than in FY2025 ($3.04 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $4.54 million$4,538,210
Budget FY2026: $5.18 millionplus $1.51 million held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 88%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +49.3%FY2025: $3.04 million

0.1% of Department of Education spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 2705, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

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Budget vs spent, by category

10 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 46% of the total.

Categories of Educator Licensure, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01	$2.08 million

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$1.13 million	Not available
FY2007	$1.11 million	Not available
FY2008	$1.22 million	Not available
FY2009	$1.26 million	Not available
FY2010	$1.02 million	$1.43 million
FY2011	$1.03 million	$1.24 million
FY2012	$890 thousand	$1.02 million
FY2013	$1.18 million	$1.36 million
FY2014	$1.10 million	$1.30 million
FY2015	$1.28 million	$1.33 million
FY2016	$1.44 million	$1.60 million
FY2017	$1.61 million	$1.69 million
FY2018	$2.04 million	$2.26 million
FY2019	$1.76 million	$1.84 million
FY2020	$1.90 million	$2.19 million
FY2021	$1.88 million	$2.14 million
FY2022	$2.14 million	$2.32 million
FY2023	$2.39 million	$2.39 million
FY2024	$2.21 million	$2.80 million
FY2025	$3.04 million	$3.40 million
FY2026	$4.54 million	$5.18 million
FY2027	See note	$3.44 million

Licensure System08	$1.34 millionof $1.67 million	$1.67 million	80%	29.5%

Fingerprint Fees40	$530 thousandof $587 thousand	$587 thousand	90%	11.7%

Operating04	$316 thousandof $380 thousand	$380 thousand	83%	7.0%

Microcredentialing10	$190 thousandof $190 thousand	$190 thousand	100%	4.2%

Ed Preparation11	$45.6 thousandof $47.8 thousand	$47.8 thousand	95%	1.0%

Information Services26	$22.5 thousandof $23.0 thousand	$23.0 thousand	98%	0.5%

In-State Travel03	$9.2 thousandof $18.8 thousand	$18.8 thousand	49%	0.2%

Out-Of-State Travel02	$7.8 thousandof $9.9 thousand	$9.9 thousand	79%	0.2%

Professional Standards Commission09	$725of $1.6 thousand	$1.6 thousand	45%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Licensure System	Fingerprint Fees	Operating	Microcredentialing	Other (5)	Budget
FY2006	$746 thousand	—	$254 thousand	$63.7 thousand	$8.9 thousand	$54.0 thousand	—
FY2007	$738 thousand	—	$259 thousand	$63.8 thousand	$11.1 thousand	$39.3 thousand	—
FY2008	$838 thousand	—

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Fees, licences and tuition	$3.03 million	$3.03 million
OF	3601 Licenses and Fees	$2.43 million	$2.43 million
OF	3703 Fingerprint Fees	$587 thousand	$587 thousand
OF	3701 Testing Fees	$15.8 thousand	$15.8 thousand
General Fund	$0	$1.47 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$3.24 million	$3.24 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$4.6 thousand= $3.25M	$3.25 million
Legislature approved	$3.25 million	$3.25 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$675 thousand= $3.92M	$3.92 million
Other changes after the session	+$1.26 million= $5.18M	$5.18 million
Current budget	$5.18 million	$5.18 million

FY2009	$857 thousand	—	$232 thousand	$115 thousand	$10.4 thousand	$39.2 thousand	—

FY2010	$655 thousand	—	$185 thousand	$143 thousand	$0	$27.5 thousand	$1.43 million

FY2011	$660 thousand	—	$166 thousand	$179 thousand	—	$22.1 thousand	$1.24 million

FY2012	$613 thousand	—	$162 thousand	$87.2 thousand	—	$25.7 thousand	$1.02 million

FY2013	$563 thousand	—	$492 thousand	$92.7 thousand	—	$28.7 thousand	$1.36 million

FY2014	$527 thousand	—	$413 thousand	$113 thousand	—	$47.8 thousand	$1.30 million

FY2015	$679 thousand	—	$463 thousand	$104 thousand	—	$36.1 thousand	$1.33 million

FY2016	$727 thousand	—	$470 thousand	$148 thousand	—	$48.0 thousand	$1.60 million

FY2017	$777 thousand	$108 thousand	$476 thousand	$146 thousand	—	$98.7 thousand	$1.69 million

FY2018	$895 thousand	$502 thousand	$463 thousand	$119 thousand	$218	$57.6 thousand	$2.26 million

FY2019	$899 thousand	$144 thousand	$521 thousand	$138 thousand	$465	$59.3 thousand	$1.84 million

FY2020	$1.06 million	$144 thousand	$497 thousand	$153 thousand	—	$47.0 thousand	$2.19 million

FY2021	$1.06 million	$144 thousand	$521 thousand	$123 thousand	—	$16.0 thousand	$2.14 million

FY2022	$1.27 million	$108 thousand	$538 thousand	$180 thousand	—	$39.2 thousand	$2.32 million

FY2023	$1.39 million	$144 thousand	$661 thousand	$141 thousand	—	$41.9 thousand	$2.39 million

FY2024	$1.44 million	$148 thousand	$461 thousand	$117 thousand	—	$41.3 thousand	$2.80 million

FY2025	$1.80 million	$74.2 thousand	$640 thousand	$180 thousand	$310 thousand	$36.9 thousand	$3.40 million

FY2026	$2.08 million	$1.34 million	$530 thousand	$316 thousand	$190 thousand	$85.9 thousand	$5.18 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$3.44 million

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$0	$190 thousand
IA	4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa	$0	$190 thousand

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa

Carried over from last year · not new money	$2.18 million	$2.85 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$2.18 million	$2.85 million

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Educator Licensure

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Budget vs spent, by category

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How the FY2026 budget got here

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