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MS SB2523
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires 75% of state general operating funds for public universities to be distributed through a performance-based funding model by July 1, 2029, with up to 10% subject to a performance-based holdout
- Performance metrics must include 4-year and 6-year graduation rates, community college transfer completion rates, Pell Grant and HELP Grant recipient graduation rates, workforce employment outcomes, and degree production in high-need fields
- Board of Trustees must establish performance standards, scoring thresholds, and metric weights by June 30, 2026, using three-year rolling averages to calculate results
- Institutions projected to fail performance standards will be identified as "at-risk" and required to submit improvement plans; funds may only be withheld after the board provides notice and technical assistance
- Prohibits registered sex offenders from residing in dormitories or student housing on state university campuses
Legislative Description
Institutions of higher learning; require adoption of new performance-based funding model.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Universities and Colleges2/16/2026
Universities and Colleges1/19/2026
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