MO HB1705

Students who graduate from Missouri public high schools and 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 beginning with academic year 2014-15.

Qualifying remedial courses must be in reading, English composition, or mathematics and designated as necessary to prepare students for first college-level courses in those subjects.

Reimbursement amounts are directly proportional to each high school's three-year rolling average percentage of graduates enrolled in remedial courses, with no reimbursements allowed for retaking remedial courses.

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

The joint committee on education must review remediation data after the 2018-19 academic year to assess the bill's effects on remediation rates, alignment between high school and college competencies, and recommend policies to reduce the need for remediation.