FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.265
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESHIELDS.
0758H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections173.1102,173.1103,and173.1105,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereof
threenewsectionsrelatingtopostsecondaryeducationfinancialassistanceawards.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections173.1102,173.1103,and173.1105,RSMo,arerepealedandthree
2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections173.1102,173.1103,and
3173.1105,toreadasfollows:
173.1102.1.Asusedinsections173.1101to173.1107,unlessthecontextrequires
2otherwise,thefollowingtermsmean:
3 (1)"Academicyear",theperiodfromJulyfirstofanyyearthroughJunethirtiethof
4thefollowingyear;
5 (2)"Approvedprivateinstitution",anonprofitinstitution,dedicatedtoeducational
6purposes,locatedinMissouriwhich:
7 (a)Isoperatedprivatelyunderthecontrolofanindependentboardandnotdirectly
8controlledoradministeredbyanypublicagencyorpoliticalsubdivision;
9 (b)Providesapostsecondarycourseofinstructionatleastsixmonthsinlength
10leadingtoordirectlycreditabletowardacertificateordegree;
11 (c)MeetsthestandardsforaccreditationasdeterminedbyeithertheHigherLearning
12CommissionorbyotheraccreditingbodiesrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
13Educationorbyutilizingaccreditationstandardsapplicabletonondegree-grantinginstitutions
14asestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
15 (d)Doesnotdiscriminateinthehiringofadministrators,facultyandstafforinthe
16admissionofstudentsonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationaloriginandisin
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17compliancewiththeFederalCivilRightsActsof1964and1968andexecutiveordersissued
18pursuantthereto.Sexdiscriminationasusedhereinshallnotapplytoadmissionpracticesof
19institutionsofferingtheenrollmentlimitedtoonesex;
20 (e)Permitsfacultymemberstoselecttextbookswithoutinfluenceorpressurebyany
21religiousorsectariansource;
22 (3)"Approvedpublicinstitution",aneducationalinstitutionlocatedinMissouri
23which:
24 (a)Isdirectlycontrolledoradministeredbyapublicagencyorpoliticalsubdivision;
25 (b)Receivesappropriationsdirectlyorindirectlyfromthegeneralassemblyfor
26operatingexpenses;
27 (c)Providesapostsecondarycourseofinstructionatleastsixmonthsinlength
28leadingtoordirectlycreditabletowardadegreeorcertificate;
29 (d)MeetsthestandardsforaccreditationasdeterminedbyeithertheHigherLearning
30Commission,orifapubliccommunitycollegecreatedundertheprovisionsofsections
31178.370to178.400meetsthestandardsestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhigher
32educationforsuchpubliccommunitycolleges,orbyotheraccreditingbodiesrecognizedby
33theUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationorbyutilizingaccreditationstandardsapplicable
34totheinstitutionasestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
35 (e)Doesnotdiscriminateinthehiringofadministrators,facultyandstafforinthe
36admissionofstudentsonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationaloriginandis
37otherwiseincompliancewiththeFederalCivilRightsActsof1964and1968andexecutive
38ordersissuedpursuantthereto;
39 (f)Permitsfacultymemberstoselecttextbookswithoutinfluenceorpressurebyany
40religiousorsectariansource;
41 (4)"Approvedvirtualinstitution",aneducationalinstitutionthatmeetsallofthe
42followingrequirements:
43 (a)Isrecognizedasaqualifyinginstitutionbygubernatorialexecutiveorder,unless
44suchorderisrescinded;
45 (b)Isrecognizedasaqualifyinginstitutionthroughamemorandumofunderstanding
46betweenthestateofMissouriandtheapprovedvirtualinstitution;
47 (c)IsaccreditedbyaregionalaccreditingagencyrecognizedbytheUnitedStates
48DepartmentofEducation;
49 (d)Hasestablishedandcontinuouslymaintainsaphysicalcampusorlocationof
50operationwithinthestateofMissouri;
51 (e)Maintainsatleasttwenty-fivefull-timeMissouriemployees,atleastone-halfof
52whichshallbefacultyoradministratorsengagedinoperations;
HB265 2 53 (f)EnrollsatleastonethousandMissouriresidentsasdegree-orcertificate-seeking
54students;
55 (g)MaintainsagoverningbodyoradvisoryboardbasedinMissouriwithoversightof
56Missourioperations;
57 (h)Isorganizedasanonprofitinstitution;and
58 (i)Utilizesanexclusivelycompetency-basededucationmodel;
59 (5)"Coordinatingboard",thecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
60 (6)["Expectedfamilycontribution",theamountofmoneyastudentandfamily
61shouldpaytowardthecostofpostsecondaryeducationascalculatedbytheUnitedStates
62DepartmentofEducationandreportedonthestudentaidreportortheinstitutionalstudent
63informationrecord;
64 (7)]"Financialassistance",anamountofmoneypaidbythestateofMissouritoa
65qualifiedapplicantundersections173.1101to173.1107;
66 [(8)](7)"Full-timestudent",anindividualwhoisenrolledinandiscarryinga
67sufficientnumberofcredithoursortheirequivalentatanapprovedprivate,public,orvirtual
68institutiontosecurethedegreeorcertificatetowardwhichheorsheisworkinginnomore
69thanthenumberofsemestersortheirequivalentnormallyrequiredbythatinstitutioninthe
70programinwhichtheindividualisenrolled.Thisdefinitionshallbeconstruedasthe
71successortosubdivision(7)ofsection173.205forpurposesofeligibilityrequirementsof
72otherfinancialassistanceprogramsthatrefertosection173.205;
73 (8)"Studentaidindex",theamountofmoneyastudentandfamilyshouldpay
74towardthecostofpostsecondaryeducationascalculatedbytheUnitedStates
75DepartmentofEducationandreportedonthestudentaidreportortheinstitutional
76studentinformationrecord.
77 2.Thefailureofanapprovedvirtualinstitutiontocontinuouslymaintainallofthe
78requirementsinparagraphs(a)to(i)ofsubdivision(4)ofsubsection1ofthissectionshall
79precludesuchinstitution'sstudentsorapplicantsfrombeingeligibleforassistanceunder
80sections173.1104and173.1105.
173.1103.1.Thecoordinatingboardshallbetheadministrativeagencyforthe
2implementationoftheprogramestablishedbysections173.1101to173.1107.The
3coordinatingboardshallpromulgatereasonablerulesandregulationsfortheexerciseofits
4functionsandtheeffectuationofthepurposesofsections173.1101to173.1107.Itshall
5prescribetheformandthetimeandmethodoffilingapplicationsandsupervisethe
6processingthereof.Thecoordinatingboardshalldeterminethecriteriaforeligibilityof
7applicantsandshallevaluateeachapplicant's[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaid
8index. Itshallselectqualifiedrecipientstoreceivefinancialassistance,makesuchawardsof
HB265 3 9financialassistancetoqualifiedrecipients,anddeterminethemannerandmethodofpayment
10totherecipient.
11 2.Thecoordinatingboardshalldetermineeligibilityforrenewedassistanceonthe
12basisofannualapplicationsandannualevaluationsof[expectedfamilycontribution] student
13aidindex. Inawardingrenewalgrants,thecoordinatingboardmayincreaseordecreasethe
14amountoffinancialassistancetoanapplicantifsuchactioniswarrantedbyachangeinthe
15financialconditionoftheapplicant,theapplicant'sspouseorparents,ortheavailabilityof
16fundsforthatyear.Asaconditiontoconsiderationforinitialorrenewedassistance,the
17coordinatingboardmayrequiretheapplicant,theapplicant'sspouseandparentstoexecute
18formsofconsentauthorizingthedirectorofrevenueofMissouritocomparefinancial
19informationsubmittedbytheapplicantwiththeMissouriindividualincometaxreturnsofthe
20applicant,theapplicant'sspouseandparentsforthetaxableyearimmediatelyprecedingthe
21yearforwhichapplicationismade,andtoreportanydiscrepanciestothecoordinatingboard.
22 3.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"AccessMissouriFinancial
23AssistanceFund".Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefundandmayapprove
24disbursementsfromthefundinaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180.Upon
25appropriation,moneyinthefundshallbeusedsolelytoprovidefinancialassistanceto
26qualifiedapplicantsasprovidedbysections173.1101to173.1107.Notwithstandingthe
27provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendof
28thebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer
29shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterest
30andmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund.
173.1105.1.Anapplicantwhoisanundergraduatepostsecondarystudentatan
2approvedprivate,public,orvirtualinstitutionandwhomeetstheothereligibilitycriteriashall
3beeligibleforfinancialassistance,withaminimumandmaximumawardamountasfollows:
4 (1)Foracademicyears2010-11,2011-12,2012-13,and2013-14:
5 (a)Onethousanddollarsmaximumandthreehundreddollarsminimumforstudents
6attendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-yearsector;
7 (b)Twothousandonehundredfiftydollarsmaximumandonethousanddollars
8minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublicfour-yearsector,
9includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri;and
10 (c)Fourthousandsixhundreddollarsmaximumandtwothousanddollarsminimum
11forstudentsattendingapprovedprivateinstitutions;
12 (2)Forthe2014-15academicyear[andsubsequentyears] throughthe2024-25
13academicyear:
HB265 4 14 (a)Onethousandthreehundreddollarsmaximumandthreehundreddollars
15minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-yearsector;
16and
17 (b)Twothousandeighthundredfiftydollarsmaximumandonethousandfive
18hundreddollarsminimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublic
19four-yearsector,includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri,approvedprivateinstitutions,
20orapprovedvirtualinstitutions; and
21 (3)Forthe2025-26academicyearandallsubsequentacademicyears:
22 (a)Onethousandsevenhundreddollarsmaximumandfivehundreddollars
23minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-year
24sector;and
25 (b)Threethousandfivehundreddollarsmaximumandonethousandseven
26hundredfiftydollarsminimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartof
27thepublicfour-yearsector,includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri,approved
28privateinstitutions,orapprovedvirtualinstitutions.
29 2.Allstudentswith[anexpectedfamilycontribution] astudentaidindexoftwelve
30thousanddollarsorlessshallreceiveatleasttheminimumawardamountforhisorher
31institution.Maximumawardamountsforaneligiblestudentwith[anexpectedfamily
32contribution] astudentaidindexaboveseventhousanddollarsshallbereducedbyten
33percentofthemaximum[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaidindexforhisorher
34incrementgroup.Anyawardamountshallbereducedbytheamountofastudent'spayment
35fromtheA+schoolsprogramoranysuccessorprogramtoit.Forpurposesofthissubsection,
36theterm"incrementgroup"shallmeanagrouporganizedby[expectedfamilycontribution]
37studentaidindexinfivehundreddollarincrementsintowhichalleligiblestudentsshallbe
38placed.
39 3.Ifappropriatedfundsareinsufficienttofundtheprogramasdescribed,the
40maximumawardshallbereducedacrossallsectorsbythepercentageoftheshortfall.If
41appropriatedfundsexceedtheamountnecessarytofundtheprogram,theadditionalfunds
42shallbeusedtoincreasethenumberofrecipientsbyeitherextendingthedeadlineforfiling
43anapplicationorraisingthecutoffforthe[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaidindex
44ratherthanbyincreasingthesizeoftheaward, asdeterminedbythedepartment.
45 4.Everythreeyears,beginningwiththe2025-26academicyear[2009-10], theaward
46amountmaybeadjustedtoincreasenomorethantheConsumerPriceIndexforAllUrban
47Consumers(CPI-U),1982-1984=100,notseasonallyadjusted,asdefinedandofficially
48recordedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofLabor,oritssuccessoragency,fortheprevious
49academicyear.Thecoordinatingboardshallprepareareportpriortothelegislativesession
50foruseofthegeneralassemblyandthegovernorindeterminingbudgetrequestswhichshall
HB265 5 51includetheamountoffundsnecessarytomaintainfullfundingoftheprogrambasedonthe
52baselineestablishedfortheprogramupontheeffectivedateofsections173.1101to173.1107.
53Anyincreaseintheawardamountshallnotbecomeeffectiveunlessanincreaseintheamount
54ofmoneyappropriatedtotheprogramnecessarytocovertheincreaseinawardamountis
55passedbythegeneralassembly.
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