Summary

Missouri HB 2 (Open States or Missouri Legislature) appropriates funds to the state Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Fiscal Year 2014.

Legislative Analysis

HB 2 appropriates funds to the state Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Fiscal Year 2014. Relevant appropriations include:

• $315,875 for courses, exams, and other expenses that lead to high school students receiving college credit and AP exam fees for low-income families and for science and math exams, from federal funds;
• $390,000 for the virtual schools program, from the lottery proceeds fund;
• $14.8 million for the performance based assessment program, from various state and federal funds;
• $2.1 million for innovating educational program strategies under Title V of NCLB, from federal funds;
• $59 million for the instructional improvement grants program to improve teacher quality pursuant to Title II, from federal funds;
• $200 million for improving basic programs under Title I of NCLB, from federal funds;
• $2.4million for the state charter schools program from federal and other funds; and
• $5 million for the Technology Grants Program and for planning and implementing computer network infrastructure for public elementary and secondary schools, including computer access to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and to improve the use of classroom technology, from federal funds

Legislative History

Detailed Vote History: Legiscan |  Open States

Approved by Senate President John Alario on 6/6/2013