MO HB1487

Beginning in academic year 2015-16, Missouri high school graduates who enroll in public two-year or four-year degree programs in Missouri within the same calendar year may apply for tuition reimbursement for remedial courses in reading, English composition, or mathematics.

Reimbursement amount is directly proportional to the graduating high school's three-year rolling average percentage of graduates enrolled in remedial courses, with no reimbursements for retaking a remedial course.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish rules for student applications and reimbursement processing, with reimbursements issued no more frequently than twice per year.

Reimbursements are funded through withholdings from the graduating school district's classroom trust fund payment, with any amounts exceeding available funds waived.

The Joint Committee on Education must review remediation data after the 2018-19 academic year to assess the law's effects on remediation rates, alignment of high school and college standards, and make recommendations to reduce remediation needs.