Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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HCS/SS/SB 1196 - This act modifies provisions relating to higher education. WORKFORCE DIPLOMA PROGRAM Current law provides for the Workforce Diploma Program to assist students with obtaining a high school diploma and developing employability and career technical skills, with such program scheduled to sunset on August 28, 2028. This act repeals the sunset. (Section 173.831) This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 1207 (2026) and is similar to provisions in SCS/SB 1370 (2026) and HCS/HB 3239 (2026). HIGHER EDUCATION WORKFORCE POLICY PRIORITIZATION ACT This act establishes the "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" to require the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) to develop a funding model for public institutions of higher education. The act sets forth criteria for the funding model, which shall be aligned to meet the professional and workforce needs for the state; shall provide sustainable resources for institutions; and shall be based on the 2023 performance funding study commissioned by DHEWD. The model shall include a process for allocating core appropriations to four-year institutions, community colleges, and State Technical College of Missouri, and shall use a cost-based approach, along with a performance component, as described in the act. The model shall also establish a plan for testing and implementation. After the plan has been reviewed and consented to by two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, as well as two senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the plan shall be approved by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education and submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly before October 15, 2026. DHEWD shall evaluate the effectiveness of the funding model test and submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker, and the President Pro Tempore before November 15, 2026. The funding model shall be prese
