HB 2003 - Higher Education Appropriations - Missouri Key Vote

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Title: Higher Education Appropriations

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education.

Highlights:

- Appropriates $1.2 billion for higher education including, but not limited to (Sec. 3):

    -$428.16 million to the University of Missouri for operation of its campuses and programs. -$145 million for the Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund; -$140.91 million for distribution to community colleges; -$77.83 million to the Access Missouri Financial Assistance Fund; -$22.4 million to the A+ schools Program; -$16.36 million to the Academic Scholarship Fund; -$16 million for the Missouri Guaranteed Student Loan Program; -$1.78 million to the Eisenhower Science and Mathematics Program and the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Program from federal funds; and -$1.15 million for receiving and expending federal College Access Challenge Grants from federal funds.

NOTE: THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH VOTE ON WHETHER TO CONCUR WITH THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND, IF THE CONCURRENCE VOTE SUCCEEDS, VOTE TO REPASS THE BILL AFTER THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCORPORATED. THIS IS A VOTE ON REPASSAGE OF THE BILL AFTER THE MEMBERS CONCURRED WITH THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS.

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Title: Appropriation of Money to the Department of Higher Education

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