SB 1055 - Arthur, Lauren
Modifies provisions relating to dual credit and dual enrollment courses
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5188S.01I
Title
SB 1055
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2022
Committee
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S Education Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1055 - This act creates provisions regarding dual enrollment courses. A dual enrollment course is a postsecondary course of instruction delivered by an approved higher education institution in which a secondary school student is concurrently enrolled in a Missouri high school and an approved higher education institution.
The act renames the "Dual Credit Scholarship Act" as the "Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment Scholarship Act." In order to receive a dual enrollment scholarship, a student must meet current law requirements and be enrolled in a dual enrollment course offered by an approved higher education institution.
Under current law, a dual credit scholarship shall reimburse each eligible student for up to fifty percent of the tuition and cost paid by the student to enroll in a dual credit course. Current law also limits the amount of the scholarship per student to $500 annually for all dual credit courses taken by such student. This act provides that each eligible student shall be offered a dual credit or dual enrollment scholarship equal to the tuition and fees paid by the student to enroll in the dual credit or dual enrollment course. The act also repeals the $500 limitation. Finally, the act renames the Dual Credit Scholarship Fund as the Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment Scholarship Fund.
This act is substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed HCS/SB 718 (2022) and HB 2731 (2022).
JAMIE ANDREWS