HB 778 -- MISSOURI EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES' MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM

This bill establishes the Missouri Educational Employees'
Memorial Scholarship Program to provide scholarships for the
children or legal dependents of Missouri educational employees
who die after the effective date of this bill and who were
employed by a Missouri school district at the time of their
death.  The Coordinating Board for Higher Education will
administer the scholarship program, and will make awards to
full- or part-time undergraduate students to attend an approved
public or private institution of higher education in Missouri.
Employees of public school districts may elect to have $1 or
more withheld from their paycheck to be donated to the newly
created fund used to provide the scholarships.  In order for
their children or legal dependents to qualify for a scholarship,
educational employees must be enrolled in and regularly
contributing to the program for at least one year; this one-year
requirement does not apply to persons enrolled during the first
year of the program's operation or to persons employed for less
than one year.  To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must
be at least 17 years of age, a United States citizen and
Missouri resident, and demonstrate financial need.

HB 778 -- MISSOURI EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES' MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM (Luetkenhaus)

This bill establishes the Missouri Educational Employees'
Memorial Scholarship Program to provide scholarships for the
children or legal dependents of Missouri educational employees
who died after the effective date of this bill and who were
employed by a Missouri school district at the time of their
death.  The Coordinating Board for Higher Education will
administer the scholarship program, and will make awards to
full- or part-time undergraduate students to attend an approved
public or private institution of higher education in Missouri.
Employees of public school districts may elect to have $1 or
more withheld from their paycheck to be donated to the newly
created scholarship fund used to provide the scholarships.  In
order for their children or legal dependents to qualify for a
scholarship, educational employees must be enrolled in and
regularly contributing to the program for at least one year;
this one year requirement does not apply to persons enrolled
during the first year of the program's operation or to persons
employed for less than one year.  To be eligible for a
scholarship, a student must be at least 17 years of age, a U.S.
citizen and Missouri resident, and demonstrate financial need.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Effect on Missouri Educational
Employees' Memorial Scholarship Fund of $0 in FY 2000, FY 2001,
and FY 2002.

HB 778 -- MISSOURI EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYEES' MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM

SPONSOR:  Luetkenhaus

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Higher Education by a vote of 18 to 0.

This bill establishes the Missouri Educational Employees'
Memorial Scholarship Program to provide scholarships for the
children or legal dependents of Missouri educational employees
who died after the effective date of this bill and who were
employed by a Missouri school district at the time of their
death.  The Coordinating Board for Higher Education will
administer the scholarship program, and will make awards to
full- or part-time undergraduate students to attend an approved
public or private institution of higher education in Missouri.
Employees of public school districts may elect to have $1 or
more withheld from their paycheck to be donated to the newly
created scholarship fund used to provide the scholarships.  In
order for their children or legal dependents to qualify for a
scholarship, educational employees must be enrolled in and
regularly contributing to the program for at least one year;
this one year requirement does not apply to persons enrolled
during the first year of the program's operation or to persons
employed for less than one year.  To be eligible for a
scholarship, a student must be at least 17 years of age, a U.S.
citizen and Missouri resident, and demonstrate financial need.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Effect on Missouri Educational
Employees' Memorial Scholarship Fund of $0 in FY 2000, FY 2001,
and FY 2002.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that it is important to provide
educational opportunities for the children of Missouri's
teachers who have died while employed as a teacher.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Luetkenhaus.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Debra Cheshier, Senior Legislative Analyst

HB 778 -- Missouri Educational Employees' Memorial Scholarship
Program

Sponsor:  Luetkenhaus

This bill establishes the Missouri Educational Employees'
Memorial Scholarship Program, to provide scholarships for the
children or legal dependents of Missouri educational employees
who die after the effective date of this bill and who are
employed by a Missouri school district at the time of their
death.  The Coordinating Board for Higher Education will
administer the scholarship program and will make awards to full-
or part-time students to attend an approved public or private
institution of higher education in Missouri.  Employees of
public school districts may elect to have $1 or more withheld
from their paycheck to be donated to the newly created
scholarship fund used to provide the scholarships.  In order for
their children or legal dependents to qualify for a scholarship,
the educational employee must be enrolled in and regularly
contributing to the program for at least one year; this one year
requirement does not apply to persons enrolled during the first
year of the program's operation or to persons employed for less
than one year.  To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must
be at least 17 years of age, a U.S. citizen and Missouri
resident, and demonstrate financial need.