HB 2577 -- COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAMS

SPONSOR: Banderman

This bill expands the authorized course offerings for baccalaureate degrees at community colleges to include degrees required for occupations of which there is a persistent workforce shortage. "Persistent workforce shortage" is defined in the bill and determined by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center.

This bill is similar to HB 2367 (2026).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (5900H.01): 163.191