FIRSTREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.33
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
0174H.02P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter161,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoSTEMcareer
awareness.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter161,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection161.264,toreadasfollows:
161.264.1.Subjecttoappropriation,thedepartmentofelementaryand
2secondaryeducationshallestablishastatewideprogramtobeknownasthe"STEM
3CareerAwarenessActivityProgram"toincreaseSTEMcareerawarenessamong
4studentsingradesninethroughtwelve.Forthepurposesofthissection,"STEM"
5meansscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics.
6 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpromotethe
7statewideprogrambeginninginthe2026-27schoolyear.Theprogramshallintroduce
8studentsingradesninethroughtwelvetoawidevarietyofSTEMcareersand
9technologythroughanactivityprogramthatinvolvesparticipatinginSTEM-related
10activitiesatstate,national,orinternationalcompetitions.
11 3.(1)ByJanuary1,2026,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
12educationshallsolicitproposalstoprovidetheactivityprogram.ByMarch1,2026,the
13departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallselectaproviderforthe
14program.
15 (2)Thedepartmentshallselectaproviderthatpresentsquantitativeor
16qualitativedatademonstratingtheeffectivenessoftheprograminanyofthefollowing
17areas:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (a)HelpingteachersimprovetheirinstructioninSTEM-relatedsubjects;
19 (b)IncreasingthelikelihoodthatstudentswillgoontostudyaSTEM-related
20subjectatafour-yearcollegeupongraduationfromhighschool;or
21 (c)IncreasingthelikelihoodthatstudentswillentertheSTEMworkforceupon
22graduationfromhighschoolorcollege.
23 (3)Thedepartmentshallselectaproviderthatdeliversaprogramthatmeetsthe
24followingcriteria:
25 (a)Providesanactivityprogramthatisledbyteacherswhoarefullycertifiedto
26teachinSTEM-relatedsubjectsingradesninethroughtwelveunderthelawsgoverning
27thecertificationofteachersinMissouri;and
28 (b)Facilitatesacohortofstudentsingradesninethroughtwelvetoparticipate
29inSTEM-relatedactivitiesatstate,national,orinternationalcompetitions.
30 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsections2and3ofthissectiontothe
31contrary,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaychooseathird-
32partynonprofitentitytoimplementthestatewideprogram,solicitproposals,andselect
33aproviderasdescribedundersubsection3ofthissection.
34 5.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"STEMCareerAwareness
35ActivityFund".Thefundshallconsistofanyappropriations,gifts,bequests,orpublic
36orprivatedonationstosuchfund.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.In
37accordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprove
38disbursementsofpublicmoneysinaccordancewithdistributionrequirementsand
39proceduresdevelopedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.The
40fundshallbeadedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbe
41usedsolelyfortheadministrationofthissection.Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneys
42inthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneys
43earnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund.
44 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgateall
45necessaryrulesandregulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleor
46portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe
47authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
48subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This
49sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
50generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
51disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
HCSHB33 2 52rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedaftertheeffectivedateofthis
53actshallbeinvalidandvoid.
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