HB 2003 Summary

• Appropriates $1,628,885,836 for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, comprising $844,315,952 from General Revenue Fund, $505,750,554 from Federal Funds, and $278,819,330 from Other Funds

• Distributes funds to Missouri's public universities including University of Missouri ($566.7M), Missouri State University ($125.7M), and regional universities, plus community colleges ($194.3M) and the State Technical College of Missouri ($8.1M)

• Funds scholarship and financial assistance programs including Access Missouri ($76.96M), A+ Schools Program ($42.7M), Academic Scholarship Program ($21.7M), and Fast-Track Workforce Incentive Grants ($3.5M)

• Allocates $78M to the Division of Workforce Development for job training, apprenticeships, and employment services, plus $3M for the Fast-Track Workforce Incentive Grant Fund

• Restricts funding by prohibiting public higher education institutions from offering lower tuition to students with unlawful immigration status than charged to international students, and prohibiting scholarship funds for such students