Missouri 2024 Regular Session Status: Died 3 R cosponsors

HB 1569 — Support for students attending institutions of higher education

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    Passed House
  4. Died in session

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This bill amends 6 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 173.685, RSMo; Section 536.028, RSMo; Section 173.836, RSMo; Section 173.1105, RSMo; Section 173.1352, RSMo; Section 173.2553, RSMo.

  • Section 173.685, RSMo

    (1) "Approved institution", any approved private institution, approved public institution, or approved virtual institution, as such terms are defined in section 173.1102, that is located in this state, has been approved under 6 CSR 10-2.140, and has been approved to participate in the federal student financial assistance programs created under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; (2) "CGPA", a student's cumulative grade point average as calculated based on the policies of the student's approved institution as such policies are applied to other students in similar circumstances; (3"Department", the department of higher education and workforce development; (4) "Initial recipient", a student who qualifies for initial financial assistance under section 173.1104, has received an award under the access Missouri financial assistance program established in sections 173.1101 to 173.1107, and has not received a STEM grant in any prior academic year; bold-face (5) "Renewal recipient", a student who qualifies for renewed financial assistance under section 173.1104, has received an award under the access Missouri financial assistance program established in sections 173.1101 to 173.1107, and has received a STEM grant; (6) "Satisfactory academic progress": (a) For a student's grade point average, a CGPA of at least two and one-half on a four-point scale or the equivalent on another scale; and (b) For determinations of academic progress other than grade point average, the institution's measures of a student's academic progress as otherwise determined by the approved institution's policies as applied to other students at the approved institution receiving assistance from federal student financial assistance programs created under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; (7) "STEM degree", an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or certificate in a STEM field; (8) "STEM field", a field of study involving science, technology, engineering, or mathematics including, but not limited to: (a) Agriculture and related sciences; (b) Computer science; (c) Information technology and information systems; (d) STEM-related education; (e) Engineering; (f) Biological and biomedical sciences; (g) Mathematics and statistics; and (h) Physical sciences; (9) "STEM grant", a renewable award of five hundred dollars of financial assistance granted under this section. 2. Subject to appropriation, the department shall make available a STEM grant to a student of an approved institution who is an initial recipient or a renewal recipient and who has committed to a program of study that will result in a STEM degree at an approved institution as provided in this section. No student shall receive more than two thousand dollars of STEM grants under this section. 3. A renewal recipient may continue to receive a STEM grant as long as such recipient: (1) Maintains satisfactory academic progress; (2) Continues to meet eligibility criteria under the access Missouri financial assistance program established under sections 173.1101 to 173.1107; and (3) Has not exceeded five semesters at an approved two-year institution or a total of ten semesters or fifteen quarters at an approved four-year institution or any combination of approved institutions. 4. No STEM grant shall be awarded under this section to a student who also received an award under the access Missouri financial assistance program after: (1) A baccalaureate degree has been granted to the student; (2) The hours or the equivalent to the hours required for a baccalaureate degree have been completed by the student; or (3) The student has completed coursework equal to: (a) One hundred fifty semester hours or the equivalent; or (b) Two hundred twenty-five quarter hours or the equivalent. 5. The department may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under

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  • Section 536.028, RSMo

    and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2024, shall be invalid and void. 6. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after the effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and (This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this

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  • Section 173.836, RSMo

    Certificate (CTC) Program". 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Approved institution", an institution of postsecondary education that is subject to the coordinating board for higher education under section 173.005, offers eligible programs of study or training programs, and is at least one of the following: (a) A public community college or vocational or technical school as provided under subsection 8 of section 160.545; (A two-year private vocational or technical school authorized to obtain reimbursements under subsection 8 of section 160.545 as provided under subsection 10 of section 160.545; (c) An approved virtual institution, as defined in section 173.1102; or (d) An eligible training provider; ("Department", the department of higher education and workforce development; (3) "Eligible program of study", a program of instruction for which the required length for completion of such program does not exceed the equivalent of sixty credit hours or the equivalent under a different measure of student progress and that results in the award of a non-graduate-level certificate or other industry-recognized credential below the graduate level that has been designated by the coordinating board for higher education as preparing students to enter an area of occupational shortage as determined and updated annually by such board under subdivision (5) of subsection 2 of section 173.2553; (4) "Eligible student", any student that meets the eligibility requirements for reimbursement of tuition, books, and fees under the "A+ Schools Program" created in section 160.545, provided that such student has not received a reimbursement for tuition, books, or fees under section 160.545; (5) "Eligible training provider", a training organization listed in the state of Missouri eligible training provider system maintained by the office of workforce development in the department of higher education and workforce development that is not a four-year institution of higher education; (6) "Training program", a program of study that leads to a certificate or degree and is offered by an approved institution but that does not meet the length-of-program requirements for an eligible program under 34 CFR 668.8, as amended. The term includes, but is not limited to, certified nurse assistant (CNA) programs, certified medication technician (CMT) programs, level 1 medication aide (L1MA) programs, insulin administration programs, or commercial driver's license (CDL) programs. 3. (1) Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year and all subsequent academic years, the department shall, by rule, establish a procedure for the reimbursement of the costs of tuition, books, and fees from the career-tech certificate (CTC) program fund to the approved institution at which an eligible student is enrolled in an eligible program of study or a training program. (2) No tuition reimbursements in excess of the tuition rate charged by a public community college for coursework offered by a two-year private vocational or technical school, approved virtual institution as defined under section 173.1102, or eligible training provider within the service area of such college shall be reimbursed under this section. (3) (a) If a public community college or vocational or technical school offers the same or a substantially similar eligible program of study or training program as a private vocational or technical school, virtual institution, or eligible training provider at which an eligible student intends to enroll and the school or provider is located in the service region of the public community college or vocational or technical school that offers the same or similar program of study or training program, no tuition reimbursement shall be provided under this section for such eligible student unless, before the eligible student enrolls: a. The private vocational or technical school, virtual institution, or eligible training provider requests authorization from the department for suc

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  • Section 536.028, RSMo

    536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2024, shall be invalid and void.

    amended

  • Section 173.1105, RSMo

    and subsequent years 2009-10 → through the 2023-24 academic year ; and (3) For the 2024-25 academic year and all subsequent academic years: (a) One thousand seven hundred dollars maximum and five hundred dollars minimum for students attending institutions classified as part of the public two-year sector; and (b) Three thousand five hundred dollars maximum and one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars minimum for students attending institutions classified as part of the public four-year sector, including State Technical College of Missouri, approved private institutions, or approved virtual institutions either extending the deadline for filing an application or , as determined by the department the 2024-25

    amended

  • Section 173.1352, RSMo

    ; (3) "International baccalaureate examination", any examination for assessment purposes administered through the International Baccalaureate Organization at the end of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme , or each international baccalaureate examination for an international baccalaureate diploma programme course upon which such student achieves a score of 4 or higher, or international baccalaureate examinations

    amended

  • Section 173.2553, RSMo

    and section 173.2554 eighty forty eighty forty and section 173.2554 and section 173.2554 → one hundred fifty , with such caps adjusted annually beginning on January 1, 2025, based on the rate of inflation according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the United States, or its successor index, as such index is defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, or its successor agency one hundred fifty , with such caps adjusted annually beginning on January 1, 2025, based on the rate of inflation according to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the United States, or its successor index, as such index is defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, or its successor agency

    amended

Action History

  1. SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

  2. Executive Session Held (S)

  3. Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 8:00 a.m., Senate Lounge

  5. Second read and referred: Select Committee on Empowering Missouri Parents and Children(S)

  6. Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  7. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 125 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 0

  8. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  9. Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  10. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  11. Voted Do Pass (H)

  12. Executive Session Completed (H)

  13. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  14. Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  15. HCS Adopted (H)

  16. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  17. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  18. Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  19. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  20. Voted Do Pass (H)

  21. Executive Session Completed (H)

  22. Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight(H)

  23. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  24. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  25. Executive Session Completed (H)

  26. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  27. Referred: Higher Education(H)

  28. Read Second Time (H)

  29. Read First Time (H)

  30. Prefiled (H)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1569?
HB 1569 is sponsored by Willard Haley (Republican), Philip Oehlerking (Republican), and Ann Kelley (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1569?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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