HB265--ACCESSMISSOURI
SPONSOR: Shields
Beginninginthe2025-26academicyear,thisbillspecifiesan
increaseforeligiblerecipientsoftheAccessMissouriFinancial
AssistanceProgram.
Forpublictwo-yearinstitutionsthemaximumincreasesby$400to
$1700andtheminimumby$200to$500.
Forpublicfour-yearinstitutionsandtheStateTechnicalCollege,
andapprovedprivateandvirtualinstitutions,themaximum
increasesby$700to$3500andtheminimumby$250to$1750.
Thebillreplacesthephrase"expectedfamilycontribution"with
"studentaidindex"whichistheamountofmoneyastudentand
familyshouldpaytothecostofpostsecondaryeducationas
calculatedbytheUSDepartmentofEducation.
ThisbillissimilartoHB2326(2024).