SB 150 Missouri Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to workforce development initiatives

This bill's title and abstract only state it "creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to workforce development initiatives" without specifying the exact changes, affected programs, or key mechanisms. The provided context lacks concrete details about which existing provisions are repealed, what new initiatives are created, or how the bill would alter workforce development programs. Recent actions confirm it passed both chambers and was delivered to the governor (as of May 30, 2025), but no substantive policy changes are described. Without specific provisions or affected groups detailed in the abstract, a meaningful summary of its policy impact cannot be provided.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2024 Last action May 30, 2025

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House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was simplified from repealing multiple existing sections and creating eleven new ones to instead amending just one chapter by adding a single new section. This change focuses specifically on creating a new Career-Tech Certificate (CTC) Program rather than the broader workforce development initiatives previously outlined.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed significantly from a comprehensive workforce development overhaul to a focused program for career-tech certificate funding.

SCOPE

Removed provisions that repealed eleven existing sections of the Missouri Revised Statutes and replaced them with new sections covering broad workforce development initiatives.

Added a new section 173.836 that creates a specific Career-Tech Certificate (CTC) Program focused on short-term certificate programs rather than degree programs.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed eligibility from students pursuing STEM degrees to students enrolled in eligible certificate programs or training programs leading to industry-recognized credentials.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Eligible program of study', 'Eligible student', 'Eligible training provider', and 'Training program' specific to the CTC Program.

FISCAL

Established a reimbursement procedure for tuition, books, and fees for eligible students, with caps based on public community college rates.

Removed the STEM grant provisions that allowed renewable awards of up to $1,500 with a maximum of $6,000 per student.

TIMELINE

Set the program to begin in the 2026-27 academic year, replacing previous provisions with no specific start date.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for the department to develop authorization request forms and review tuition reimbursement requests within 20 business days.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

upper

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

CCS H Third Read and Passed

lower

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

CCS S Third Read and Passed --(0068S.08S)

upper

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

CCR S offered & adopted --(00068S08.1SR)

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended and requests H recede or grant conference

upper

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

H Third Read and Passed

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS, as amended, H adopted

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 12 to HCS, as amended, H adopted --(0068H06.31H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 1 to HA 12 to HCS H offered & adopted (Schmidt)--(0068H06.36H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 10 to HCS H offered & adopted (Hovis)--(0068H06.32H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 7 to HCS H offered & adopted (Loy)--(0068H06.06H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 4 to HCS H offered & adopted (Farnan)--(0068H06.12H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 3 to HCS H offered & adopted (Brown, C. (16))--(0068H06.27H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Shields)--(0068H06.21H)

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Davidson)--(0068H06.24H)

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Referred H Rules - Administrative

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass H Higher Education and Workforce Development

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass H Higher Education and Workforce Development

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred H Higher Education and Workforce Development

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

S Third Read and Passed

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

SS S offered & adopted (Carter)--(0068S.03F)

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from S Education Committee

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

upper

Dec 1, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors