| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1111 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECUPPS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2394H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter161,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoSTEMcareer |
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| 8 | 8 | | awareness. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter161,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection161.264,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 161.264.1.Subjecttoappropriation,thedepartmentofelementaryand |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2secondaryeducationshallestablishastatewideprogramtobeknownasthe"STEM |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3CareerAwarenessActivityProgram"toincreaseSTEMcareerawarenessamong |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4studentsingradesninethroughtwelve.Forthepurposesofthissection,"STEM" |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5meansscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpromotethe |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7statewideprogrambeginninginthe2026-27schoolyear.Theprogramshallintroduce |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8studentsingradesninethroughtwelvetoawidevarietyofSTEMcareersand |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9technologythroughanactivityprogramthatinvolvesparticipatinginSTEM-related |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10activitiesatstate,national,orinternationalcompetitions. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 3.(1)ByJanuary1,2026,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12educationshallsolicitproposalstoprovidetheactivityprogram.ByMarch1,2026,the |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallselectaproviderforthe |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14program. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (2)Thedepartmentshallselectaproviderthatpresentsquantitativeor |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16qualitativedatademonstratingtheeffectivenessoftheprograminanyofthefollowing |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17areas: |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (a)HelpingteachersimprovetheirinstructioninSTEM-relatedsubjects; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 (b)IncreasingthelikelihoodthatstudentswillgoontostudyaSTEM-related |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20subjectatafour-yearcollegeupongraduationfromhighschool;or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (c)IncreasingthelikelihoodthatstudentswillentertheSTEMworkforceupon |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22graduationfromhighschoolorcollege. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (3)Thedepartmentshallselectaproviderthatdeliversaprogramthatmeetsthe |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24followingcriteria: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 (a)Providesanactivityprogramthatisledbyteacherswhoarefullycertifiedto |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26teachinSTEM-relatedsubjectsingradesninethroughtwelveunderthelawsgoverning |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27thecertificationofteachersinMissouri;and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 (b)Facilitatesacohortofstudentsingradesninethroughtwelvetoparticipate |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29inSTEM-relatedactivitiesatstate,national,orinternationalcompetitions. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsections2and3ofthissectiontothe |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31contrary,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaychooseathird- |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32partynonprofitentitytoimplementthestatewideprogram,solicitproposals,andselect |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33aproviderasdescribedundersubsection3ofthissection. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 5.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"STEMCareerAwareness |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35ActivityFund".Thefundshallconsistofanyappropriations,gifts,bequests,orpublic |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36orprivatedonationstosuchfund.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.In |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37accordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprove |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38disbursementsofpublicmoneysinaccordancewithdistributionrequirementsand |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39proceduresdevelopedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.The |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40fundshallbeadedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbe |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41usedsolelyfortheadministrationofthissection.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsof |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42section33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendofthe |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43bienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Any |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45interestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgateall |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47necessaryrulesandregulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleor |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB1111 2 54rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedaftertheeffectivedateofthis |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55actshallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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| 68 | 68 | | âś” |
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| 69 | 69 | | HB1111 3 |
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