FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1527
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHRIST.
3070H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection173.2553,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
grantsforpostsecondaryeducation.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section173.2553,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection173.2553,toreadasfollows:
173.2553.1.Thereisherebyestablisheda"FastTrackWorkforceIncentiveGrant",
2andanymoneysappropriatedbythegeneralassemblyforthisprogramshallbedepositedin
3thefundcreatedinsubsection13ofthissectionandshallbeusedtoprovidegrantsfor
4MissouricitizenstoattendanapprovedMissouripostsecondaryinstitutionoftheirchoicein
5accordancewiththeprovisionsofthissection.
6 2.Thedefinitionsoftermssetforthinsection173.1102shallbeapplicabletosuch
7termsasusedinthissection[andsection173.2554]. Inaddition,thefollowingtermsshall
8mean:
9 (1)"Activeapprenticestatus",formalparticipationinanapprenticeshipthatmeets
10anyrelatedrequirementsasdefinedbytheorganizationprovidingtheapprenticeshiporthe
11UnitedStatesDepartmentofLabor;
12 (2)"Board",thecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
13 (3)"Eligibleapprentice",anindividualwho:
14 (a)IsacitizenorpermanentresidentoftheUnitedStates;
15 (b)IsaMissouriresidentasdeterminedbyreferencetostandardspromulgatedbythe
16coordinatingboard;
17 (c)Hasactiveapprenticestatusinaneligibleapprenticeship;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (d)Hasanadjustedgrossincomeasreportedon[their] suchindividual'sMissouri
19individualincometaxreturnthatdoesnotexceedeightythousanddollarsformarriedfiling
20jointtaxpayersorfortythousanddollarsforallothertaxpayers;and
21 (e)Istwenty-fiveyearsofageorolderatthetimeofenteringtheapprenticeshipor
22hasnotbeenenrolledinapostsecondaryeducationprogram,otherthanonerelatedtothe
23currentapprenticeship,forthepriortwocalendaryears;
24 (4)"Eligibleapprenticeship",aUnitedStatesDepartmentofLaborapproved
25apprenticeship,asdefinedunder29CFRPart29,conductedwithinthestateofMissourithat
26preparesaparticipanttoenteremploymentinanareaofoccupationalshortageasdetermined
27bythecoordinatingboard;
28 (5)"Eligibleprogramofstudy",aprogramofinstruction:
29 (a)Resultingintheawardofacertificate,undergraduatedegree,orotherindustry-
30recognizedcredential;and
31 (b)Thathasbeendesignatedbythecoordinatingboardaspreparingstudentstoenter
32anareaofoccupationalshortageasdeterminedbytheboard;
33 (6)"Eligiblestudent",anindividualwho:
34 (a)HascompletedandsubmittedaFAFSAfortheacademicyearforwhichthegrant
35isrequestedorifthestudentisenrolled,orisenrolling,withaneligibletrainingproviderthat
36doesnotparticipateinfederalstudentaidprograms,hasprovideddocumentationoftheir
37adjustedgrossincomeasdeterminedbytheboard;
38 (b)IsacitizenorpermanentresidentoftheUnitedStates;
39 (c)IsaMissouriresidentforatleasttwoyearspriortoreceivingagrantpursuantto
40thefasttrackworkforceincentivegrantprogramasdeterminedbyreferencetostandards
41promulgatedbythecoordinatingboard,providedthatthisparagraphshallnotapplytoan
42individualwhoisanactivedutymemberoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohas
43beentransferredtothestateofMissouri,orhisorherspouse;
44 (d)Isenrolled,orplanstoenroll,atleasthalf-timeasastudentinaneligible
45undergraduateprogramofstudyofferedbyanapprovedpublic,private,orvirtualinstitution,
46asdefinedinsection173.1102orbyaneligibletrainingprovider;
47 (e)Hasanadjustedgrossincome,asreportedontheFAFSAorotherdocumentation
48asdeterminedbytheboard,thatdoesnotexceedeightythousanddollarsformarriedfiling
49jointtaxpayersorfortythousanddollarsforallothertaxpayers;and
50 (f)Istwenty-fiveyearsofageorolderatthetimeofenrollmentorhasnotbeen
51enrolledinaneducationalprogramforthepriortwoacademicyears;
52 (7)"Eligibletrainingprovider",atrainingorganizationlistedinthestateofMissouri
53eligibletrainingprovidersystemmaintainedbytheofficeofworkforcedevelopmentinthe
54departmentofhighereducationandworkforcedevelopment;
HB1527 2 55 (8)"FAFSA",theFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid,asmaintainedbythe
56UnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation;
57 (9)"Fasttrackgrant",anamountofmoneyspaidbythestateofMissouritoastudent
58undertheprovisionsofthissection;
59 (10)"Graduation",completionofaprogramofstudyasindicatedbytheawardofa
60certificate,undergraduatedegree,orotherindustry-recognizedcredential;
61 (11)"Qualifyingemployment",full-timeemploymentofaMissouriresidentata
62workplacelocatedwithinthestateofMissouri,orself-employmentwhileaMissouriresident,
63withatleastfiftypercentofanindividual'sannualincomecomingfromself-employment,
64eitherofwhichresultinrequiredreturnsofincomeinaccordancewithsection143.481;
65 (12)"Recipient",aneligiblestudent,aneligibleapprentice,arenewalapprentice,ora
66renewalstudentwhoreceivesafasttrackgrantundertheprovisionsofthissection;
67 (13)"Relatededucationalcosts",directcostsincurredbyanindividualaspartofan
68eligibleapprenticeshipprogram,suchas,butnotlimitedto,tools,books,anduniforms;
69 (14)"Renewalapprentice",aneligibleapprenticewhoremainsincompliancewith
70theprovisionsofthissection,hasreceivedthegrantasaninitialapprentice,maintainsactive
71apprenticestatus,andwhohasnotreceivedabachelor'sdegree;
72 (15)"Renewalstudent",aneligiblestudentwhoremainsincompliancewiththe
73provisionsofthissection,hasreceivedagrantasaninitialrecipient,maintainsacumulative
74gradepointaverageofatleasttwoandone-halfonafour-pointscaleortheequivalent,makes
75satisfactoryacademicdegreeprogressasdefinedbytheinstitution,withtheexceptionof
76gradepointaverage,andhasnotreceivedabachelor'sdegree.
77 3.Standardsofeligibilityforrenewedassistanceshallbethesameasforaninitial
78awardoffinancialassistance;exceptthat,forarenewalstudent,anapplicantshall
79demonstrateagradepointaverageoftwoandone-halfonafour-pointscale,ortheequivalent
80onanotherscale.
81 4.Eligibilityforagrantexpiresupontheearliestof:
82 (1)Receiptofthegrantforfoursemestersortheequivalent;
83 (2)Receiptofabachelor'sdegree;or
84 (3)Foraneligiblestudent,reachingtwohundredpercentofthetimetypically
85requiredtocompletetheprogramofstudy.
86 5.Thecoordinatingboardshallinitiallydesignateeligibleprogramsofstudyby
87January1,2020,inconnectionwithlocaleducationinstitutions,regionalbusiness
88organizations,andotherstakeholders.Thecoordinatingboardshallannuallyreviewthe
89listofeligibleprogramsofstudyandoccupationsrelatingtoeligibleapprenticeshipsand
90makechangestotheprogramlistasitdeterminesappropriate.
HB1527 3 91 6.Thecoordinatingboardshallbetheadministrativeagencyfortheimplementation
92oftheprogramestablishedbythissection[andsection173.2554]. Thecoordinatingboard
93shallpromulgatereasonablerulesandregulationsfortheexerciseofitsfunctionsandthe
94effectuationofthepurposesofthissection[andsection173.2554]. Thecoordinatingboard
95shallprescribetheformandthetimeandmethodoffilingapplicationsandsupervisethe
96processingthereof.Thecoordinatingboardshalldeterminethecriteriaforeligibilityof
97applicantsandshallevaluateeachapplicant'seligibility.Thecoordinatingboardshallselect
98qualifiedrecipientstoreceivegrants,makesuchawardsoffinancialassistancetoqualified
99recipients,anddeterminethemannerandmethodofpaymenttotherecipients.
100 7.Thecoordinatingboardshalldetermineeligibilityforrenewedassistanceonthe
101basisofannualapplications.Asaconditiontoconsiderationforinitialorrenewedassistance,
102thecoordinatingboardmayrequiretheapplicantandtheapplicant'sspousetoexecuteforms
103ofconsentauthorizingthedirectorofrevenuetocomparefinancialinformationsubmittedby
104theapplicantwiththeMissouriindividualincometaxreturnsoftheapplicant,andthe
105applicant'sspouse,forthetaxableyearimmediatelyprecedingtheyearforwhichapplication
106ismade,andtoreportanydiscrepanciestothecoordinatingboard.
107 8.Grantsshallbeawardedinanamountequaltotheactualtuitionandgeneralfees
108chargedofaneligiblestudent,afterallfederalnonloanaid,statestudentaid,andanyother
109governmentalstudentfinancialaidareapplied.Ifagrantamountisreducedtozeroduetothe
110receiptofotheraid,theeligiblestudentshallreceiveanawardofuptofivehundreddollarsor
111theremainingcostofattendanceascalculatedbytheinstitutionafterallnonloanstudentaid
112hasbeenapplied,whicheverisless,peracademicterm.Grantsshallalsobeawardedinan
113amountequaltotherelatededucationalcostsforaneligibleapprenticeafterallother
114governmentalassistanceprovidedfortheapprenticeshiphasbeenapplied.
115 9.Ifappropriatedfundsareinsufficienttofundtheprogramasdescribed,students
116andapprenticesapplyingforrenewedassistanceshallbegivenpriorityuntilallfundsare
117expended.
118 10.Aneligiblestudent[that]whoistherecipientoffinancialassistancemaytransfer
119fromoneapprovedpublic,private,orvirtualinstitution,oreligibletrainingproviderto
120anotherwithoutlosingeligibilityforassistanceunderthissection,butthecoordinatingboard
121shallmakeanynecessaryadjustmentsintheamountoftheaward.Ifarecipientoffinancial
122assistanceatanytimeisentitledtoarefundofanytuitionorfeesundertherulesand
123regulationsoftheinstitutioninwhichheorsheisenrolled,theinstitutionshallpaythe
124portionoftherefundthatmaybeattributedtothegranttothecoordinatingboard.The
125coordinatingboardshallusetheserefundstomakeadditionalawardsundertheprovisionsof
126thissection.
HB1527 4 127 11.Personswhoreceivefasttrackgrantsunderthissectionshallberequiredto
128submitproofofresidencyandqualifyingemploymenttothecoordinatingboardforhigher
129educationwithinthirtydaysofcompletingeachtwelvemonthsofqualifyingemployment
130untilthethree-yearemploymentobligationisfulfilled.
131 12.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
132 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshallsunset
133automaticallyonAugust28,2029,unlessreauthorizedbyanactofthegeneralassembly;and
134 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
135sunsetautomaticallysixyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorization;and
136 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonDecemberthirty-firstofthecalendaryear
137immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthissection
138issunset.
139 13.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"FastTrackWorkforce
140IncentiveGrantFund".Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith
141sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbe
142adedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelybythe
143coordinatingboardforthepurposesofthissection.
144 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
145remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneral
146revenuefund.
147 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother
148fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto
149thefund.
150 14.(1)Asusedinthissubsection,"publicsafetypersonnel"includes,butisnot
151limitedto,anypoliceofficer,firefighter,paramedic,emergencymedicaldispatcher,
152emergencymedicaltechnician,oradvancedemergencymedicaltechnicianwhois
153trainedandauthorizedbylaworruletorenderemergencymedicalassistanceor
154treatment.
155 (2)Inadditiontoaneligibleapprenticeandaneligiblestudentasdefinedinthis
156section,thefollowingshallbeeligibletoreceivefasttrackgrantsunderthissection:
157 (a)Anindividualwhoqualifiesaspublicsafetypersonnel;and
158 (b)Adependentofanindividualwhoqualifiesaspublicsafetypersonnel.
159 (3)Theadjustedgrossincomerequirementsunderparagraph(d)ofsubdivision
160(3)ofsubsection2ofthissectionandparagraph(e)ofsubdivision(6)ofsubsection2of
161thissectionshallnotapplytoanindividualdescribedundersubdivision(2)ofthis
162subsection.
HB1527 5 163 15.Thecoordinatingboardshallhavetheauthoritytopromulgaterulestoimplement
164theprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection
165536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffective
166onlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,
167section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers
168vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffective
169date,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrant
170ofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2019,shallbe
171invalidandvoid.
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