Bill Number |
Sponsor |
Description |
Status |
SB 572 |
Coleman |
Establishes a tuition grant program for children and spouses of deceased military members |
To Senate Pensions, Veterans' Affairs & General Laws 01/09/06, Heard 01/24/06 |
SCS/SB 580 |
Shields |
Requires collaboration between the departments of economic development, elementary and secondary education, and higher education to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system |
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed 05/02/06 |
HCS/SS/SCS/SB 590 |
Nodler |
Grants additional authority to the CBHE including binding arbitration and the ability to levy fines; requires collaboration between the departments of economic development, elementary and secondary education, and higher education to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system; extends the termination date for a grant program regarding capital improvements for engineering colleges in the University of Missouri system; provides tuition grants to certain military members who served in Iraq; revises terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University; increases maximum assessed valuation for community college districts; requires Department of Revenue to conduct a study on providing a tax deduction for tuition and fee expenses; provides a tuition and fee waiver for foster children; establishes a tuition grant program for children and spouses of deceased military members; removes the prohibition on members of the state board of education being connected to a college or university |
To Senate Education 01/09/06, Heard 01/17/06, SCS voted do pass 01/31/06, Senate Perfected 02/09/06, Senate Third Read and Passed 02/16/06, To House Higher Education 03/16/06, Heard 04/04/06, voted do pass 04/18/06, To House Rules 04/19/06, Heard 04/25/06, voted do pass 04/25/06, House Third Read and Passed 05/11/06, Conference Committee Report Offered in Senate 05/12/06 |
SCS/SB 615 |
Stouffer |
Extends the Animal Research and Production Facilities Protection Act to apply to all agricultural research and production facilities |
To Senate Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence 01/09/06, Heard 01/30/06, voted do pass 02/20/06 |
SB 641 |
Scott |
Requires all contributions to MO$T be held for twelve months |
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed 04/25/06 |
SCS/SB 650 |
Champion |
Revises terms of office and eligibility criteria for the governing board of Missouri State University |
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed 05/02/06 |
SB 654 |
Nodler |
Establishes the Associate Degree Transfer Incentive Scholarship Program |
To Senate Education 01/09/06, Heard 01/17/06 |
SCS/SB 655 |
Nodler |
Allows MOHELA to provide primary school loans |
To Senate Education 01/09/06, Heard 01/17/06, voted do pass 02/21/06, Removed from Senate Consent Calendar 03/15/06, Senate Informal Perfection Calendar 05/12/06 |
SB 656 |
Nodler |
Requires the CBHE to hold out-of-state public higher education institutions to criteria similar to public in-state higher education institutions |
To Senate Education 01/09/06, Heard 01/24/06 voted do pass consent 02/07/06, Senate Consent Calendar 02/13/06, Removed from Senate Consent Calendar 02/15/06 |
SB 662 |
Crowell |
Increases the amount of the Bright Flight scholarship from $2,000 per year to $4,000 a year |
To Senate Education 01/09/06, Heard 01/24/06 |
SB 670 |
Green |
Creates an income tax deduction for higher education expenses |
To Senate Ways & Means 01/09/06, Heard 02/09/06 |
SB 673 |
Graham |
Requires that one voting member of the board be a student at the University of Missouri, Missouri State University and Truman State University |
To Senate Education 01/10/06, Heard 03/28/06 |
SB 679 |
Gross |
Extends the termination date for a grant program regarding capital improvements for engineering colleges in the University of Missouri system |
To Senate Education 01/10/06, Heard 01/24/06 voted do pass consent 02/07/06, Senate Consent Calendar 02/13/06, Removed from Senate Consent Calendar 02/15/06 |
SB 708 |
Wilson |
Provides tuition grants to certain military members who served in Iraq |
To Senate Education 01/10/06, Heard 01/24/06, voted do pass 02/07/06 |
SB 725 |
Bray |
Permits underage culinary students to taste, but not consume, certain alcoholic beverages as required by a curriculum |
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed 05/05/06 |
SCS/SB 857 |
Nodler |
Grants additional authority to the CBHE including binding arbitration and the ability to levy fines |
To Senate Education 01/12/06, Heard 01/17/06, voted do pass 02/07/06 |
SCS/SB 876 |
Loudon |
Establishes a tuition grant program for children and spouses of deceased or disabled military members |
To Senate Pensions, Veterans' Affairs & General Laws 01/19/06, Heard 01/24/06, voted do pass 02/21/06 |
SB 1029 |
Coleman |
Establishes tuition limitation of $50 per credit hour for certain veterans |
To Senate Pensions, Veterans' Affairs & General Laws 02/13/06, Heard 02/28/06 |
HCS/SCS/SB 1122 |
Shields |
Allows certain public universities to convey or transfer the title or interest in real property without authorization from the General Assembly |
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed 05/05/06 |
SB 1142 |
Graham |
Grants MOHELA the ability to sell assets and specifies the manner in which proceeds from such assets may be utilized |
To Senate Education 03/02/06 |
SB 1156 |
Nodler |
Technical and grammatical changes to the statute that created MOHELA |
To Senate Education 03/06/06 |
SB 1190 |
Loudon |
Allows certain colleges and universities located in St. Louis to sponsor charter schools that are located in St. Louis only |
To Senate Education 03/07/06, Heard 03/14/06, voted do pass 03/14/06 |
SB 1211 |
Coleman |
Allows any private college or university in this state to appoint and employ as many college or university police officers as it may deem necessary |
To Senate Education 03/07/06, Heard 04/04/06 |
SB 1222 |
Goodman |
Creates the Farm Mentoring and Education Fund to provide educational training aimed at helping individuals plan and begin sustainable farm enterprises |
To Senate Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources 03/07/06, Heard 03/15/06, voted do pass consent 03/15/06, Senate Consent Calendar 03/27/06, Removed from Senate Consent Calendar 03/27/06, Senate Informal Perfection Calendar 04/18/06, Senate Third Read and Passed 04/20/06, To House Agriculture Policy 04/24/06, Heard 05/02/06, voted do pass 05/02/06, To House Rules 05/03/06, voted do pass 05/03/06, House Calendar for Third Reading of Senate Bills 05/12/06 |
HCS/SCS/SB 1250 |
Alter |
Prohibits aliens unlawfully present in the United States from being admitted to public institutions of higher education and requires annual certification by each institution that its campus did not knowingly admit such students in the preceding year |
To Senate Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence 03/09/06, Heard 04/10/06, voted do pass 04/18/06, Senate Third Read and Passed 04/26/06, To House Special Committee on Immigration Reform 04/27/06, Heard 05/02/06, voted do pass 05/05/06, To House Rules 05/05/06, Heard 05/10/06, voted do pass 05/10/06 |
SB 1256 |
Gross |
Appropriates over $448 million in Lewis and Clark Discovery Funds to the Departments of Health and Senior Services, Social Services and Elementary and Secondary Education for various health initiatives and to public 4-year institutions for higher education capital projects |
To Senate Appropriations 04/03/06, Heard 04/04/06 |
SRM 1 |
Gross |
Remonstrance addressed to the Attorney General of the State of Missouri , includes language relating to the hearings conducted on MOHELA |
Senate Offered 02/23/06 |
SCS/HCS/HB 1022 |
Icet |
Appropriates $ 472 million in Lewis and Clark Discovery Funds for debt retirement and defeasance, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Area Health Education Centers , the Missouri Discovery Alliance and to public higher education institutions for capital projects |
Bill failed to pass by required deadline of 6:00 pm on 05/05/06 |
HB 1060 |
Cunningham, J. |
Requires governing boards at state colleges and universities to take a roll-call vote on policy matters |
To House Higher Education 01/12/06, Heard 01/31/06, voted do pass 02/14/06 |
HCS/HB 1078 |
Cunningham, M. |
Establishes a tuition grant program for children and spouses of deceased military members |
To House Veterans 01/12/06, Heard 01/25/06, HCS voted do pass 02/01/06, To House Rules 02/13/06, Heard 02/20/06, voted do pass 02/21/06, House 3 rd Read & Passed 03/09/06, To Senate Pensions, Veterans' Affairs & General Laws 03/27/06, Heard 04/04/06, voted do pass 05/05/06, To Senate Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight 05/08/06, Heard 05/11/06, voted do pass 05/11/06 |
HCS/HB 1141 |
Jackson, J. |
Changes the distribution of some of the proceeds in the Gaming Commission Fund which may impact funding for the Missouri College Guarantee Program |
To House Veterans 01/19/06, Heard 02/08/06, voted do pass 02/22/06, To House Rules 02/27/06 , voted do pass 03/27/06, House Perfection Calendar 05/01/06, Dropped from Calendar 05/04/06 |
HB 1229 |
Avery |
Requires that one voting member of the board be a student at the University of Missouri, Missouri State University, Missouri Southern State University and Truman State University |
To House Higher Education 01/19/06, Heard 02/21/06 |
HB 1231 |
Avery |
Allows students to use Bright Flight scholarship to attend college in another state when the program of study is not offered at any school in Missouri |
To House Higher Education 01/19/06, Heard 03/14/06 |
HB 1237 |
Cooper, N. |
Establishes a tuition grant program for children of deceased military members |
To House Veterans 01/26/06, Heard 02/15/06 |
HB 1251 |
Guest |
Extends the termination date for a grant program regarding capital improvements for engineering colleges in the University of Missouri system |
To House Higher Education 02/02/06, Heard 02/14/06, voted do pass consent 02/21/06, To House Rules 02/21/06, Heard 02/23/06, voted do pass consent 02/23/06, House Consent Calendar 02/27/06, House 3 rd and Passed 03/08/06, To Senate Education 03/27/06, Heard 04/11/06, voted do pass consent 04/12/06, Senate Consent Calendar 04/18/06, Removed from Senate Consent Calendar 04/19/06 |
HB 1308 |
Pratt |
Requires that one voting member of the board be a student at the University of Missouri, Missouri State University and Truman State University |
To House Higher Education 01/19/06, Heard 02/21/06 |
HCS/HB 1347 |
Myers |
Requires students at public institutions of higher education take certain American history courses |
To House Higher Education 02/02/06, Heard 03/07/06, voted do pass 03/28/06, To House Rules 04/05/06, Heard 04/11/06, voted do pass 04/11/06, House Third Read and Passed 04/27/06, To Senate Education 05/01/06 |
HB 1402 |
Wright |
Requires every university in this state participating in an NCAA Division I sport to schedule one contest a year with every other university in this state in the same sport in that division |
To House Higher Education 05/12/06 |
HB 1428 |
Robb |
Increases the amount of the Bright Flight scholarship from $2,000 per year to $4,000 a year |
To House Higher Education 01/19/06, Heard 01/31/06 |
HB 1510 |
Walsh |
Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for any Olympic event |
To House Judiciary 05/12/06 |
HCS/HB 1607 |
Schneider |
Expands the A+ Schools Program to certain private vocational or technical schools |
To House Special Committee on Student Achievement & Finance 02/23/06, voted do pass 04/04/06, To House Rules 04/04/06, Heard 04/11/06, voted do pass 04/11/06, House Perfection Calendar 05/12/06 |
HB 1643 |
Storch |
Establishes the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program to provide scholarships for Missouri students eligible for free or reduced school lunches |
To House Special Committee on Student Achievement & Finance 02/23/06 |
HB 1675 |
Harris, J. |
Establishes the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program to provide scholarships for Missouri students eligible for free or reduced school lunches or receiving foster care |
To House Special Committee on Student Achievement & Finance 02/23/06 |
HB 1754 |
Sater |
Establishes the Associate Degree Transfer Incentive Scholarship Program |
To House Special Committee on Student Achievement & Finance 03/01/06, Hearing scheduled 03/14/06, Bill not heard |
HB 1764 |
Baker, J. |
Allows certain former Bright Flight recipients to renew such scholarship based on a return to an in-state institution due to a death in the family or natural disaster |
To House Higher Education 05/12/06 |
HB 1813 |
Meiners |
Permits underage culinary students to taste, but not consume, certain alcoholic beverages as required by a curriculum |
To House Local Government 05/12/06 |
HB 1820 |
Harris, J. |
Creates an income tax deduction for tuition expenses at public higher education institutions |
To House Special Committee on Student Achievement & Finance 04/19/06, Heard 04/25/06 |
HB 1864 |
Nolte |
Prohibits aliens unlawfully present in the United States from being admitted to public institutions of higher education and requires annual certification by each institution that its campus did not knowingly admit such students in the preceding year |
To House Higher Education 03/02/06, Heard 03/14/06, voted do pass 03/28/06, To House Rules 04/05/06, Heard 04/11/06, voted do pass 04/11/06, House Third Read and Passed 04/20/06, To Senate Judiciary & Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence 04/27/06, Heard 05/01/06, voted do pass 05/05/06, Senate Calendar for Third Reading of House Bills 05/12/06 |
SCS/HB 1865 |
Bearden |
Establishes Access Missouri Scholarship Program and makes various changes to state student financial aid programs |
Conference Committee Report submitted 05/04/06, House Third Read and Passed Conference Committee Report 05/05/06, Senate Requested Further Conference 05/05/06 |
HB 1869 |
Sanders Brooks |
Requires certain recipients of state benefits, including state student financial aid, to provide proof of voter registration prior to receipt of such benefits |
To House Elections 03/07/06, Heard 04/18/06 |
HB 1927 |
Rupp |
Requires the CBHE to ensure that non-citizens and non-permanent residents of the United States or those without lawful immigration status do not receive in-state tuition status, tuition waivers, fee waivers, grants, scholarship assistance, financial aid, tuition assistance, or any other type of financial assistance at any public higher education institution |
To House Crime Prevention and Public Safety 03/09/06 |
HB 1932 |
Boykins |
Establishes the Missouri Teacher Certification Incentive Program to assist non-certified instructional employees in becoming certified teachers |
To House Elementary and Secondary Education 03/29/06 |
HB 1942 |
Pearce |
Allows colleges and universities to establish traffic regulations for thoroughfares on campus and allows university police officers to enforce such regulations |
To House Crime Prevention and Public Safety 03/09/06, Heard 03/28/06 |
HCS/HB 1968 |
Zweifel |
Requires legislative approval prior to MOHELA sale and requires that an actuarial study be conducted prior to any such sale |
To House Higher Education 03/16/06, Heard 04/11/06, voted do pass 04/20/06, To House Rules 04/20/06, Heard 04/25/06, voted do pass 04/25/06, House Perfection Calendar 05/12/06 |
HB 1973 |
Robb |
Allows certain colleges and universities located in St. Louis to sponsor charter schools that are located in St. Louis only |
To House Elementary and Secondary Education 03/16/06, Heard 04/05/06 |
HB 2055 |
Lampe |
Provides for a faculty representative on the Missouri State University governing board |
To House Higher Education 05/12/06 |
HB 2111 |
Hubbard |
Allows any private college or university in this state to appoint and employ as many college or university police officers as it may deem necessary |
To House Special Committee on Urban Issues 04/10/06, Heard 04/18/06, voted do pass 04/18/06, To House Rules 04/18/06, Heard 04/20/06, voted do pass 04/20/06, House Perfection Calendar 05/12/06 |
HB 2124 |
Aull |
Establishes the Missouri In-state Tuition Act which makes certain students eligible for in-state tuition |
To House Higher Education 05/12/06 |
HB 2126 |
Johnson, R. |
Expands the Vietnam Veterans Survivors Scholarship Program to include Vietnam veterans who are one hundred percent disabled |
To House Veterans 05/12/06 |
HB 2157 |
Icet |
Requires itemized appropriations for public 4-year institutions for operations and maintenance and repair |
To House Budget 04/04/06 |
HCR 21 |
Fraser |
Urges the Department of Higher Education to review the growing dependence on part-time and nontenure-track faculty at universities and colleges |
To House Higher Education 03/02/06, Hearing scheduled 03/14/06, Bill not heard |
HJR 45 |
Wildberger |
Proposes a constitutional amendment permitting judges to teach at public universities for compensation |
To House Judiciary 01/26/06 |
