HOUSE BILL NO. 2 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0002H.06T 2025
AN ACT To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the several divisions and programs thereof, to be expended only as provided in Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, and to transfer money among certain funds for the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
1 There is appropriated out of the State Treasury, to be expended only as provided in 2 Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, for the purpose of funding each 3 department, division, agency, fund transfer, and program described herein for the item or items 4 stated, and for no other purpose whatsoever, chargeable to the fund designated for the period 5 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, as follows:
PART 1
1 Section 2.000. Each appropriation in this act shall consist of the item or 2 items in each section of Part 1 of this act, for the amount and 3 purpose and from the fund designated in each section of Part 1, 4 as well as all additional clarifications of purpose in Part 2 of this 5 act that make reference by section to said item or items in Part 1. 6 Any clarification of purpose in Part 2 shall state the section or 7 sections in Part 1 to which it attaches and shall, together with the CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 2
8 language of said section(s) in Part 1, form the complete statement 9 of purpose of the appropriation. As such, the provisions of Part 10 2 of this act shall not be severed from Part 1, and if any 11 clarification of purpose in Part 2 is for any reason held to be 12 invalid, such decision shall invalidate all of the appropriations in 13 this act of which said clarification of purpose is a part. Part 3 of 14 this act shall consist of guidance to the Department of Elementary 15 and Secondary Education in implementing the appropriations 16 found in Part 1 and Part 2 of this act. An appropriation may be 17 comprised in whole or in part of a one-time amount, and such 18 one-time amount shall be construed to be a component part of, 19 and not in addition to, the stated appropriation amount. Any 20 amount of an appropriation identified as “one-time” in this act 21 shall not be considered an addition to any ongoing core 22 appropriation(s) in future fiscal periods beyond June 30, 2026. 23 Any amount identified as one-time may, however, be requested 24 in any future fiscal period as a new decision item.
1 Section 2.005. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the Division of Financial and Administrative Services, provided 4 three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from this section to 5 Section 2.505 6 Personal Service .............................................................................................$2,860,797 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 187,418 8 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................3,048,215
9 Personal Service ...............................................................................................2,576,451 10 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 709,957 11 From Elementary and Secondary Education – Federal Fund (1105) ...........................3,286,408
12 For the Division of Financial and Administrative Services 13 For the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program 14 For administrative expenses 15 Personal Service ....................................................................................................61,186 16 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 142,695 17 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................203,881
18 Personal Service ....................................................................................................61,186 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 3
19 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 142,695 20 From Elementary and Secondary Education – Federal Fund (1105) ................... 203,881 21 Total (Not to exceed 81.00 F.T.E.) ............................................................................$6,742,385
1 Section 2.010. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For refunds 4 From Federal Funds (Various) ...................................................................................$2,510,000
1 Section 2.015. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For distributions to the free public schools of $4,689,311,449 under the 4 School Foundation Program as provided in Chapter 163, RSMo, 5 provided that no funds are used to support the distribution or 6 sharing of any individually identifiable student data for non- 7 educational purposes, marketing or advertising, as follows: 8 For the Foundation Formula, provided that the State Adequacy Target 9 pursuant to Section 163.011, RSMo, shall not exceed $7,145 10 Program Distribution 11 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..................................................................$2,590,867,114 12 From Outstanding Schools Trust Fund (1287) ........................................................836,989,361 13 From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ........................................................................139,072,360 14 From State School Moneys Fund (1616) .................................................................272,959,329 15 From Classroom Trust Fund (1784) ........................................................................441,763,770 16 From Sports Wagering for Education Fund (1244) ............................................. 1,084,066 17 Total Foundation Formula ....................................................................................4,282,736,000
18 For Transportation 19 Program Distribution 20 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (including $15,208,835 one-time) ................302,702,347 21 From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 73,873,102 22 Total Transportation.................................................................................................376,575,449
23 For the Small Schools Program 24 Program Distribution 25 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 30,000,000 26 Total ....................................................................................................................$4,689,311,449 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 4
1 Section 2.020. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For State Board of Education operated school programs, provided 4 twenty-five percent (25%) flexibility is allowed between 5 personal service and expense and equipment, and further 6 provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from this 7 section to Section 2.505 8 Personal Service ...........................................................................................$37,440,655 9 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 19,401,945 10 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................56,842,600
11 Personal Service ..................................................................................................957,447 12 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 10,014,091 13 From Elementary and Secondary Education – Federal Fund (1105) .........................10,971,538
14 Expense and Equipment 15 From Bingo Proceeds for Education Fund (1289) ............................................... 1,876,355 16 Total (Not to exceed 632.27 F.T.E.) ........................................................................$69,690,493
1 Section 2.025. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the Office of Childhood 4 For pre-kindergarten education program grants to child care facilities as 5 defined in Section 210.201, RSMo, that are licensed under 6 Section 210.221, RSMo, or that are unlicensed and registered 7 with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to 8 serve students in the year prior to kindergarten eligibility in a 9 program consistent with Section 161.213, RSMo, with 10 reimbursements not to exceed $7,145 per individual child 11 receiving a minimum of 1,044 hours of instruction, with priority 12 given to students at or below 185% of the federal poverty level 13 not already receiving a full child care subsidy for the same 14 instructional services 15 Program Distribution 16 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$16,234,588
1 Section 2.030. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the Office of Childhood CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 5
4 For pre-kindergarten education program grants to local education 5 agencies to serve students, or contract to serve students, in the 6 year prior to kindergarten eligibility in a program consistent with 7 Section 161.213, RSMo, with reimbursements not to exceed the 8 product of the state adequacy target of $7,145, and the dollar 9 value modifier per each average daily attendance as defined in 10 Section 163.011, RSMo, with priority given to students at or 11 below 185% of the federal poverty level 12 Program Distribution 13 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$55,830,843
1 Section 2.035. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the Office of Educator Quality 4 For Career Ladder, provided ten percent (10%) flexibility is allowed 5 between this section and Section 2.040 6 Program Distribution 7 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$31,058,050 8 From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 37,467,000 9 Total .........................................................................................................................$68,525,050
1 Section 2.040. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the Office of Educator Quality 4 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 5 Teacher Baseline Salary Grant Fund 6 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$33,421,374
7 For a grant program to provide a baseline educator salary of $40,000, 8 provided ten percent (10%) flexibility is allowed between this 9 section and Section 2.035 10 Program Distribution 11 From Teacher Baseline Salary Grant Fund (1306) .............................................. 33,421,374 12 Total .........................................................................................................................$66,842,748
1 Section 2.045. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For distributions to the free public schools under the American Rescue 4 Plan Act CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 6
5 Program Distribution 6 From Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Federal 7 Emergency Relief 2021 Fund (2434) .............................................................$2,922,778
8 For distributions to the Department of Elementary and Secondary 9 Education under the American Rescue Plan Act 10 Personal Service ..................................................................................................283,821
11 Expense and Equipment, provided one hundred percent (100%) 12 flexibility is allowed between programs in this subsection 13 For teacher and leader training .......................................................................................996,350 14 For a teacher recruitment and retention grant program .............................................16,259,643 15 For the Missouri Read, Lead, Exceed Program .........................................................13,338,428 16 For the Missouri Mathematics Mastery Program ........................................................8,610,218 17 For mental health support initiatives............................................................................2,611,255 18 For an assessment system redesign ..............................................................................5,606,037 19 For a summer learning program, including summer enrichment 20 programs provided by community-based organizations ..................................2,190,540 21 For after school programs ............................................................................................4,463,990 22 For data system upgrades ................................................................................................594,457 23 For administration ................................................................................................ 5,655,347 24 From Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Federal 25 Emergency Relief 2021 Fund (2434) .............................................................60,610,086
26 For the procurement of a chemistry and physical science online learning 27 platform for middle school and high school students, provided the 28 platform aligns to Missouri science standards and highlights 29 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and career 30 and technical education pathways in Missouri to increase 31 students’ interest in pursuing a chemistry-related career 32 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ................................................. 2,000,000 33 Total (Not to exceed 3.00 F.T.E.) ............................................................................$65,532,864
1 Section 2.050. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For a summer enrichment program grant to a not-for-profit organization 4 that inspires a brighter future for students most in need by 5 providing opportunities to experience high-quality academics, 6 engaging enrichment activities, and health life skills, provided 7 that the organization has a primary office location in a city with CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 7
8 more than twenty-seven thousand but fewer than thirty thousand 9 inhabitants and located in a county with more than one million 10 inhabitants, further provided that such funds be awarded through 11 a competitive grant process 12 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................$50,000
1 Section 2.053. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For grants to public schools to acquire new or replace buses with new 4 buses that meet low NOx emissions standards of .02 g/bhp-hr and 5 operate using on-board propulsion systems (all fuels) energy 6 rated to deliver at least 250 miles per duty cycle; and further 7 provided preference is given to buses using U.S. sourced parts, 8 assembly and fuel 9 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) .......................................................$3,000,000
1 Section 2.055. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the Office of College and Career Readiness 4 For a patriotic and civics training program to prepare teachers to teach 5 the principles of American civics and patriotism, provided three 6 percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 7 2.505 8 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$500,000
9 For the Office of College and Career Readiness 10 For a not-for-profit organization that focuses on health, hunger, and 11 hygiene, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from 12 this section to Section 2.505 13 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................2,500,000
14 For distributions of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds 15 for Emergency Assistance to Non-Public schools under the 16 American Rescue Plan Act, provided that no funds may be used 17 for distributions under Section 312(d) of the Coronavirus 18 Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 19 From Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Federal 20 Emergency Relief 2021 Fund (2434) ....................................................... 23,379,743 21 Total .........................................................................................................................$26,379,743 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 2 8
1 Section 2.060. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 2 Education 3 For the School Nutrition Services Program to reimburse schools for 4 school food programs 5 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$3,412,151 6 From Elementary and Secondary Education – Federal Fund (1105) ................... 32