HB 2585 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to grants for certain workforce training programs

HB 2585 modifies Missouri's workforce training grant program by establishing new rules for approving training programs eligible for federal Pell grants. It requires programs to prepare students for "high-skill," "high-wage," or "in-demand" occupations (defined by specific criteria) to qualify for funding. The bill mandates that approved programs provide verifiable data on completion rates, job placement, and earnings, and directs the state workforce board to coordinate with federal programs like WIOA. This directly affects workforce training institutions seeking federal grant funding and the state board responsible for oversight. The changes align Missouri's program approval process with federal workforce development requirements.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 29, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Committee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from its original introduction to a House Committee Substitute version, primarily updating the section numbers to reflect new statutory citations (173.2570-173.2573) and clarifying the department responsible for staffing the board. The most significant policy change is the reassignment of administrative staff duties from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, aligning the board's support structure with the new statutory framework.
Scope change
The bill's scope was technically updated to reference new section numbers (173.2570-173.2573) instead of the original numbers (620.511-620.514), and the agency responsible for providing staff to the board was changed.
REQUIREMENT

The agency designated to provide professional, technical, and clerical staff for the Missouri Workforce Development Board was changed from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development.

TECHNICAL

The bill's section numbers were updated from 620.511-620.514 to 173.2570-173.2573 to reflect the new statutory location of these provisions.

The bill was reclassified from 'Introduced' to 'House Committee Substitute,' indicating it has been amended by the House committee and is ready for further legislative action.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred: Higher Education and Workforce Development(H)
lower
Dec 29, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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David Casteel
RRepublican
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