Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2002
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2002H.06T 2026
AN ACT
To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of
Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the several
divisions and programs thereof, to be expended only as provided in Article IV, Section
28 of the Constitution of Missouri, and to transfer money among certain funds for the
period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

There is appropriated out of the State Treas ury, to be expended only as provided in 1
Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, for the purpose of funding each 2
department, division, agency, fund transfer, and program described herein for the item or items 3
stated, and for no other purpose wh atsoever, chargeable to the fund designated for the period 4
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:5

PART 1

Section 2.000. Each appropriation in this act shall consist of the item or 1
items in each section of Part 1 of this act, for the amount and 2
purpose and from the fund designated in each se ction of Part 1, 3
as well as all additional clarifications of purpose in Part 2 of this 4
act that make reference by section to said item or items in Part 1. 5
Any clarification of purpose in Pa rt 2 shall state the section or 6
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sections in Part 1 to which it attaches and shall, together with the 7
language of said section(s) in Part 1, form the complete statement 8
of purpose of the appropriation. As such, the provisions of Part 9
2 of this act shall not be se vered from Part 1, and if any 10
clarification of purpose in Part 2 is for any reason held to be 11
invalid, such decision shall invalidate all of the appropriations in 12
this act of which said clarification of purpose is a part. Part 3 of 13
this act shall consist of guidance to the Department of Elementary 14
and Secondary Education in imp lementing the appropriations 15
found in Part 1 and Part 2 of this act. An appr opriation may be 16
comprised in whole or in part of a one-time amount, and such 17
one-time amount shall be construe d to be a component part of, 18
and not in addition to, the stat ed appropriation amount. Any 19
amount of an appropria tion identified as “one-time” in this act 20
shall not be considered an addition to any ongoing core 21
appropriation(s) in future fi scal periods beyond June 30, 2027. 22
Any amount identified as one-t ime may, however, be requested 23
in any future fiscal period as a new decision item.24

Section 2.005. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Division of Financial and Administrative Services, provided 3
three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from this section to 4
Section 2.455 5
Personal Service .............................................................................................$2,860,797 6
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 150,134 7
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................3,010,931 8

Personal Service ...............................................................................................2,576,451 9
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 709,957 10
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..............................3,286,408 11

For the Division of Financial and Administrative Services 12
For the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program 13
For administrative expenses 14
Personal Service ....................................................................................................61,186 15
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 114,156 16
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................175,342 17

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Personal Service ....................................................................................................61,186 18
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 142,695 19
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...................... 203,881 20
Total (Not to exceed 81.00 F.T.E.) ............................................................................$6,676,562 21

Section 2.010. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For refunds 3
From Federal Funds (Various) ...................................................................................$2,510,000 4

Section 2.015. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For distributions to the free public schools of $4,689,311,449 under the 3
School Foundation Program as provided in Chapter 163, RSMo, 4
provided that no funds are used to support the distribution or 5
sharing of any individually iden tifiable student data for non-6
educational purposes, marketing or advertising, as follows: 7
For the Foundation Formula 8
Program Distribution 9
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..................................................................$2,530,984,267 10
From Missouri State Capitol Commission Capitol Preservation Fund 11
(1202) (one-time) ...........................................................................................73,886,306 12
From Sports Wagering for Education Fund (1244) .....................................................6,805,078 13
From Outstanding Schools Trust Fund (1287) ........................................................837,164,727 14
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ........................................................................106,573,506 15
From State School Moneys Fund (1616) .................................................................259,965,973 16
From Blind Pension Fund (1621) (one-time).............................................................45,000,000 17
From Classroom Trust Fund (1784) ........................................................................420,356,143 18
From State Public School Fund (1817) ................................................................ 2,000,000 19
Total Foundation Formula ....................................................................................4,282,736,000 20

For Transportation 21
Program Distribution 22
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................287,493,512 23
From Missouri State Capitol Commission Capitol Preservation Fund 24
(1202) (one-time) ...........................................................................................15,208,835 25
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 73,873,102 26
Total Transportation .................................................................................................376,575,449 27

For the Small Schools Program 28
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Program Distribution 29
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 30,000,000 30
Total ....................................................................................................................$4,689,311,449 31

Section 2.025. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For State Board of Education operated school programs, provided fifteen 3
percent (15%) flexibility is allowed between personal service and 4
expense and equipment, and further provided three percent (3%) 5
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 6
Personal Service ...........................................................................................$35,533,096 7
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 19,383,589 8
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................54,916,685 9

Personal Service ..................................................................................................943,274 10
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 13,014,091 11
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ............................13,957,365 12

Expense and Equipment 13
From Bingo Proceeds for Education Fund (1289) ............................................... 1,876,355 14
Total (Not to exceed 630.53 F.T.E.) ........................................................................$70,750,405 15

Section 2.030. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For pre-kindergarten education program grants to child care facilities as 4
defined in Section 210.201, RSMo, that are licensed under 5
Section 210.221, RSMo, or that ar e unlicensed and registered 6
with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to 7
serve students in the year prior to kindergarten eligibility in a 8
program consistent with Section 161.213, RSMo, with 9
reimbursements not to exceed $7,145 per individual child 10
receiving a minimum of 1,044 hour s of instruction, or the 11
adjusted state adequacy amount as determined for the purposes 12
of the foundation formula unde r Chapter 163, RSMo for that 13
fiscal year, whichever is less, and further provided priority given 14
to students at or below 185% of the federal poverty level not 15
already receiving a full child care subsidy for the same 16
instructional services 17
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Program Distribution 18
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$5,234,588 19

Section 2.035. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For pre-kindergarten education program grants to local education 4
agencies to serve students, or c ontract to serve students, in the 5
year prior to kindergarten eligibility in a program consistent with 6
Section 161.213, RSMo, with reimbur sements not to exceed the 7
product of the state adequacy ta rget of $7,145, or the adjusted 8
state adequacy target, whicheve r is less, and the dollar value 9
modifier per each average daily attendance as defined in Section 10
163.011, RSMo, with priority given to students at or below 185% 11
of the federal poverty level 12
Program Distribution 13
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$35,830,843 14

Section 2.040. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
For Career Ladder, provided ten pe rcent (10%) flexibility is allowed 4
between this section and Section 2.045, and further provided five 5
percent (5%) flexibility is allowe d from this section to Section 6
2.240 7
Personal Service 8
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$150,000 9

Program Distribution 10
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................29,929,168 11
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 22,467,000 12
Total .........................................................................................................................$52,546,16813

Section 2.045. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 4
Teacher Baseline Salary Grant Fund 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$33,421,374 6
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For a grant program to provide a ba seline educator salary of $40,000, 7
provided ten percent (10%) flexib ility is allowed between this 8
section and Section 2.040 9
Program Distribution 10
From Teacher Baseline Salary Grant Fund (1306) .............................................. 33,421,374 11
Total .........................................................................................................................$66,842,748 12

Section 2.050. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For a not-for-profit orga nization that focuses on health, hunger, and 4
hygiene, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from 5
this section to Section 2.455 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,000,000 7

Section 2.055. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the School Nutrition Services Program to reimburse schools for 3
school food programs 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$3,412,151 5
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...................... 327,908,012 6
Total .......................................................................................................................$331,320,163 7

Section 2.060. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For planning, design, procurement, and implementation of a K-3 reading 4
assessment system for preliminar y identification of students at 5
risk for dyslexia and related di sorders including analysis of 6
phonological and phonemic awareness, rapid automatic naming, 7
alphabetic principle, phonics, re ading fluency, spelling, reading 8
accuracy, vocabulary, and reading comprehension 9
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$400,000 10

Section 2.064. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
For a program to recruit, train, and/ or develop teachers to teach in 4
academically struggling school districts 5
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From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$750,000 6

Section 2.065. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
To reimburse school districts and charters for costs associated 4
with reading assessments, designated reading programs, supplies, 5
and other reading materials 6
From Evidence-based Reading Instruction Program Fund (1214) ..........................$14,000,000 7

Section 2.070. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For the instruction of teachers and administrators in an evidence-based 4
literacy program as provided in subsection 161.241.5, RSMo 5
From Evidence-based Reading Instruction Program Fund (1214) ............................$3,000,000 6

Section 2.074. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For a program dedicated to educational enrichment, tutoring, and support 3
in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math serving 4
underserved and low-income students in a city with more than 5
four hundred thousand inhabitants and located in more than one 6
county 7
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$100,000 8

Section 2.075. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 4
Computer Science Education Fund 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$450,000 6

Section 2.080. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For Computer Science Education 4
Personal Service ..................................................................................................$54,507 5
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 10,007 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................................64,514 7
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For Computer Science Education 8
From Computer Science Education Fund (1423) ................................................ 450,000 9
Total (Not to exceed 1.00 F.T.E.) .................................................................................$514,514 10

Section 2.084. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For a nonprofit organization that engages solely men and fathers that 3
operates a tutoring (reading) literacy program focused on 4
underserved youth in a city not within a county 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$200,000 6

Section 2.085. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For distributions to the public elemen tary and secondary schools in this 3
state, pursuant to Chapters 144, 163, and 164, RSMo, pertaining 4
to the School District Trust Fund 5
From School District Trust Fund (1688) ............................................................$1,306,961,000 6

Section 2.090. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For the Missouri Scholars and Fine Arts Academies 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$675,000 5

Section 2.095. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For a school-based mental health coordinator 4
Personal Service ..................................................................................................$91,361 5
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 16,019 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (Not to exceed 1.00 F.T.E.) ...............................$107,380 7

Section 2.100. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For grants to establish safe schoo ls programs addressing active shooter 4
response training and school safe ty measures, including the 5
hiring of school counselors to provide students with mental health 6
services pertaining to suicide and other behavioral health needs, 7
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provided that grants are to be distributed by a statewide education 8
organization whose directors cons ist entirely of public school 9
board members 10
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$500,000 11

For the purpose of supporting safe schools programs pursuant to Section 12
160.664, RSMo, provided three per cent (3%) flexibility is 13
allowed from this section to Section 2.455 14
Expense and Equipment 15
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 19,992 16
Total ..............................................................................................................................$519,992 17

Section 2.101. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the purpose of supporting safe schools programs, including the 3
development, review, and pract ice of Emergency Operations 4
Plans utilizing an all-hazards approach, with consideration for the 5
needs of students with disabilitie s; for utilization of an online 6
customizable Emergency Operatio ns Plans tool; for providing 7
incident command system and structure training; for cyber and 8
artificial intelligence (AI) threat management; and for resources 9
and training related to physical site assessments; funds shall be 10
distributed to a statewide education organization whose 11
governing board consists entirely of public school board 12
members; the organization shall ha ve a flexibility allowance of 13
up to three percent of the total appropriation for administrative 14
and operational purposes related to the implementation of this 15
section 16
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$500,000 17

Section 2.105. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For a non-profit organization whose mission is to as sist youth with 3
substance use disorder services for the establishment of a 4
recovery high school pursuant to Section 167.850, RSMo 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$500,000 6

Section 2.110. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
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For the Virtual Schools Program 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$166,900 5
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 389,778 6
Total ..............................................................................................................................$556,678 7

Section 2.115. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For costs associated with school district bonds 3
From School District Bond Fund (1248) ......................................................................$492,000 4

Section 2.120. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For receiving and expending grants, donations, contracts, and payments 3
from private, federal, and othe r governmental agencies which 4
may become available between sessions of the General Assembly 5
provided that the General Assemb ly shall be notified of the 6
source of any new funds and the purpose for which they shall be 7
expended, in writing, prior to the use of said funds 8
Personal Service ....................................................................................................$4,183 9
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 46,500 10
From Vocational Rehabilitation Fund (1104) ...................................................................50,683 11

Expense and Equipment 12
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...................... 6,000,303 13
Total ...........................................................................................................................$6,050,986 14

Section 2.125. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Division of Learning Servi ces, provided three percent (3%) 3
flexibility is allowed from th is section to Section 2.455, and 4
further provided that no funds are used to support the collection, 5
distribution, or sharing of any individually identifiable student 6
data with the federal governme nt; with the exception of the 7
reporting requirements of the Mi grant Education Program funds 8
in Section 2.195, the Vocational Re habilitation funds in Section 9
2.250, and the Disability Determination funds in Section 2.255 10
Personal Service .............................................................................................$5,064,268 11
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 353,593 12
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................5,417,861 13
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Personal Service ...............................................................................................7,335,056 14
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 2,473,191 15
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..............................9,808,247 16

Personal Service ..................................................................................................965,896 17
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 2,319,987 18
From Excellence in Education Fund (1651) ................................................................3,285,883 19

For the Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitative Services 20
Personal Service .............................................................................................41,129,076 21
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 3,700,549 22
From Vocational Rehabilitation Fund (1104) ...................................................... 44,829,625 23
Total (Not to exceed 857.20 F.T.E.) ........................................................................$63,341,616 24

Section 2.130. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For a statewide longitudinal data system 3
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$752,000 4
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...................... 1,849,907 5
Total ...........................................................................................................................$2,601,907 6

Section 2.140. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For the Performance Based Assessment Program, provided that no funds 4
are used to support the collection, distribution, or sharing of any 5
individually identifiable st udent data with the federal 6
government; with the exception of the reporting requirements of 7
the Migrant Education Program funds in Section 2.195, the 8
Vocational Rehabilitation f unds in Section 2.250, and the 9
Disability Determination funds in Section 2.255, and further 10
provided that no funds from this section shall be used for license 11
fees or membership dues for th e Smarter Balanced Assessment 12
Consortium 13
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$8,972,212 14
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..............................8,567,628 15
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 4,311,255 16
Total .........................................................................................................................$21,851,095 17

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Section 2.147. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For a program identifying where students may lack adequate access to 4
resources and support 5
Program Distribution 6
From State Institutions Gift Trust Fund (1925) ............................................................$320,0007

Section 2.150. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For the design, renovation, construction, and improvements of career and 4
technical schools and/or Comprehensive High Schools, provided 5
that local matching funds must be provided on a 50/50 state/local 6
basis 7
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$5,500,000 8

Section 2.155. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For career center operations and/or Comprehensive High Schools 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$1,000,000 5

Section 2.160. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For Career and Technical Education, provided that no funds are used for 4
advertising 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$52,071,607 6

For distributions to providers of career and technical education programs 7
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) 8
(including $3,600,000 one-time) .............................................................. 34,301,460 9
Total .........................................................................................................................$86,373,067 10

Section 2.162. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
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For an organization that teaches me ntorship skills with an emphasis on 4
student learning of business standards and operational expertise 5
Expense and Equipment 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$400,0007

Section 2.163. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For nationally recognized career read iness assessments to be made 4
available for all eleventh or twel fth grade students that measure 5
foundational career readiness skills, including applied 6
mathematics, workplace documents, and graphic literacy and 7
lead to a nationally recognized wo rk-readiness credential that is 8
used by site selectors to rank states for site selection and 9
economic development 10
From Sports Wagering for Education Fund (1244) (one-time) .................................$1,200,000 11

Section 2.165. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For supporting and expanding Regi stered Youth Apprenticeship 4
programs 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$611,000 6

Section 2.170. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For the Missouri Career Advising Initiative 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$3,500,000 5

Section 2.175. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For dyslexia programs, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed 4
from this section to Section 2.455 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...................................................................................$107 6
From Evidence-based Reading Instruction Program Fund (1214) ...................... 600,000 7
Total ..............................................................................................................................$600,107 8

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Section 2.180. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For the Missouri Healthy Schools, Successful Students Program 4
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...............................$449,126 5

Section 2.185. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For the Missouri Project AWARE program to address the mental health 4
needs of youth 5
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ............................$1,706,948 6

Section 2.190. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For the Comprehensive Literacy Development Program 4
Expense and Equipment ....................................................................................$813,735 5
Program Distribution ............................................................................... 10,185,429 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$10,999,164 7

Section 2.195. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged programs 4
operated by local education agencies under Title I of the 5
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by 6
the Every Student Succeeds Ac t of 2015, provided twenty-five 7
percent (25%) flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 8
2.320, and further provided three (3%) flexibility is allowed from 9
this section to Sections 2.210, 2.215, 2.220, and 2.225 10
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ........................$227,840,470 11

Section 2.196. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For establishing a competitive grant program using federal Title I funds 4
to support innovation, improvement , and expansion of high-5
quality public schools, provided th at grants awarded under this 6
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section shall be in the amount of not less than one million dollars 7
($1,000,000) per recipient 8
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$10,000,0009

Section 2.200. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For facilitating the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success in 4
school of homeless children and youths under Title IX, Part A of 5
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as 6
amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 7
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) 8
(including $781,694 one-time).......................................................................$2,181,694 9

Section 2.205. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For programs for the gifted from in terest earnings accruing in the 4
Stephen Morgan Ferman Memorial for Education of the Gifted 5
From State School Moneys Fund (1616) ..........................................................................$9,027 6

Section 2.210. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For the Supporting Effective Instruc tion Grants Program pursuant to 4
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 5
as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$35,001,143 7

Section 2.215. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For the Rural Education Initiative grants pursuant to Title V, Part B of 4
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as 5
amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ............................$3,225,567 7

Section 2.220. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
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For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For language acquisition pursuant to Title III of the Elementary and 4
Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the Every 5
Student Succeeds Act of 2015 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ............................$4,891,794 7

Section 2.225. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Quality Schools 3
For Student Support and Enrichment grants pursuant to Title IV, Part A 4
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as 5
amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$24,840,365 7

Section 2.226. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the purpose of esta blishing and administering a pilot program to 3
support participating local education agencies in the development 4
and implementation of an online transparency portal providing 5
parental and public access to cu rriculum materials and school 6
library resources used by such agencies; provided that the 7
Department shall select six participating lo cal education 8
agencies, consisting of two large, two medium, and two small 9
local education agencies 10
From Sports Wagering for Education Fund (1244) (one-time) ....................................$400,00011

Section 2.230. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
For the Teacher of the Year Program 4
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) .................................$40,000 5
From Excellence in Education Fund (1651) ........................................................ 150,000 6
Total ..............................................................................................................................$190,000 7

Section 2.235. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
Funds to be transferred out of th e State Treasury to the Teacher 4
Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Fund 5
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From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$800,000 6
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ...............................................................................800,000 7

For the Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Program 8
Program Distribution 9
From Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Fund 10
(1221) ....................................................................................................... 1,600,000 11
Total ...........................................................................................................................$3,200,000 12

Section 2.240. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
For the Missouri Leadership Development System program 4
Program Distribution 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$600,000 6
From Excellence in Education Fund (1651) ........................................................ 600,000 7
Total ...........................................................................................................................$1,200,000 8

Section 2.245. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Educator Quality 3
For the Missouri Teacher Development System program 4
Program Distribution 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$1,600,000 6

Section 2.250. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services 3
For the Vocational Rehabilitation Program 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$19,043,071 5
From Vocational Rehabilitation Fund (1104) ............................................................63,706,717 6
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ............................................................................1,400,000 7

For Payments by the Department of Mental Health 8
From Vocational Rehabilitation Fund (1104) ...................................................... 1,000,000 9
Total .........................................................................................................................$85,149,788 10

Section 2.255. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services 3
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For the Disability Determination Program 4
From Vocational Rehabilitation Fund (1104) ..........................................................$20,175,837 5

Section 2.260. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services 3
For Independent Living Centers, provided three percent (3%) flexibility 4
is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,060,000 6
From Vocational Rehabilitation Fund (1104) ..............................................................2,675,306 7
From Independent Living Center Fund (1284) ...............................................................190,556 8

For an equal increase on a percen tage basis for Independent Living 9
Centers that receive additional f unding directly from the federal 10
government 11
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................160,555 12

For equalization of state funding to Independent Living Centers that do 13
not receive additional funding directly from the federal 14
government 15
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 1,739,446 16
Total ...........................................................................................................................$6,825,863 17

Section 2.265. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For distributions to educational institutions for the Adult Basic Education 4
Program, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from 5
this section to Section 2.455 6
Expense and Equipment ......................................................................................$10,542 7
Program Distribution ............................................................................... 5,004,326 8
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................5,014,868 9

Expense and Equipment ........................................................................................15,812 10
Program Distribution ............................................................................... 10,098,482 11
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...................... 10,114,294 12
Total .........................................................................................................................$15,129,162 13

Section 2.266. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
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For the Office of College and Career Readiness 3
For a workforce diploma program for adults without a high school 4
diploma as designated by the De partment of Elementary and 5
Secondary Education 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) .......................................................$1,500,0007

Section 2.270. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For the Special Education Progra m, provided twenty-five (25%) 4
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.290 5
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ........................$273,512,035 6

Section 2.275. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For special education excess costs 4
Program Distribution 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$54,651,355 6
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 19,590,000 7
Total .........................................................................................................................$74,241,355 8

Section 2.280. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
Personal Service .............................................................................................$2,967,234 4
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 190,499 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................3,157,733 6

Personal Service ...............................................................................................1,666,931 7
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 154,428 8
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..............................1,821,359 9

Personal Service ...............................................................................................8,617,515 10
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 2,025,088 11
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) ............... 10,642,603 12
Total (Not to exceed 212.50 F.T.E.) ........................................................................$15,621,695 13

Section 2.285. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
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For the Office of Childhood 3
For the Early Childhood Special Education Program 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .....................................................................$234,761,207 5
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ..........................................................................16,548,507 6
From Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund (1859) ............ 21,464,533 7
Total .......................................................................................................................$272,774,247 8

Section 2.290. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For the Special Education Program, provided twenty-five percent (25%) 4
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.270 5
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$27,000,000 6

Section 2.295. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For Early Childhood Development, pr ovided that the Department of 4
Elementary and Secondary Educ ation shall coordinate the 5
delivery of Parent Education Se rvices with the Home Visiting 6
Programs within the Office of Administration, and further 7
provided no funds shall be used to provide Parent Education 8
Services for which enrollment is required as a condition of any 9
other program, or is in any manner not voluntary to enroll in as a 10
standalone program; and further provided no funds shall be used 11
to provide Parent Education Services for virtual visits; and further 12
provided the Department make available annual reporting of the 13
number of children enrolled durin g any period in both Parent 14
Education Services and a local education agency pre-15
kindergarten program 16
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$23,418,975 17
From Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund (1859) ....................5,000,000 18

For reimbursements to school dist ricts for Parent Education in 19
conjunction with the Early Childhood Education and Screening 20
Program, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from 21
this section to Section 2.455 22
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................198,200 23

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For Early Childhood Development in unaccredited or provisionally 24
accredited districts, provided that the Department of Elementary 25
and Secondary Education shall coordinate the delivery of Parent 26
Education Services with the Home Visiting Programs within the 27
Office of Administration 28
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 500,000 29
Total .........................................................................................................................$29,117,175 30

Section 2.300. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children 4
from birth to age five 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,000,000 6

Section 2.305. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For development of a voluntary early learning quality assurance report 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$119,713 5

For receiving and expending early childhood education grants 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ...................... 17,200,043 7
Total .........................................................................................................................$17,319,756 8

Section 2.310. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For the First Steps Program, provide d three percent (3%) flexibility is 4
allowed from this section to Section 2.455 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$63,844,655 6
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ............................12,311,843 7
From Part C Early Intervention System Fund (1788) .......................................... 11,500,000 8
Total .........................................................................................................................$87,656,498 9

Section 2.315. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
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For the Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) Act 4
pursuant to Section 161.396, RSMo 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$445,327 6

Section 2.320. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged programs 4
operated by local education agencies under Title I of the 5
Elementary and Secondary Edu cation Act of 1965, as amended 6
by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, provided twenty-five 7
percent (25%) flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 8
2.195 9
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$31,411,225 10

Section 2.325. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For the School Age Afterschool Program 4
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) ..........................$20,314,673 5
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) .......................1,263,063 6

For before and after school programs, provided that such funds shall be 7
awarded through a competitive grant process 8
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................7,398,064 9
From Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund (1859) ............ 295,399 10
Total .........................................................................................................................$29,271,19911

Section 2.330. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For Child Care Quality Initiatives, provided three percent (3%) 4
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 5
For the general administration of the quality initiatives programs, 6
including development and imp lementation of automated 7
systems to enhance time, at tendance reporting, contract 8
compliance, payment accuracy, monitoring, referral services, 9
professional development, Early Head Start, parent education, 10
background screenings, and to support the Educare Program 11
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From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,735,970 12
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) .....................37,342,504 13

For quality assurance rating 14
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) ..........................500,000 15

For enhancing child care health and safety practices through provider 16
outreach 17
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) .................................259,000 18
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) ..........................414,362 19

For activities to improve the quality of childcare, increase the availability 20
of early childhood development programs, before and after 21
school care, in-home services for families with newborn children, 22
and for general administration of the program 23
From Elementary and Secondary Education Federal Fund (1105) .................................462,565 24

For early childhood development, education, and care programs for low-25
income families 26
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................3,500,000 27

For innovation grants 28
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) ............... 10,000,000 29
Total .........................................................................................................................$55,214,40130

Section 2.331. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For the implementation of a program to support child care providers 4
across the state of Missouri, with funding to support: recruitment 5
and licensing of new child care providers and workforce to 6
increase access to quality child care for families statewide; 7
business optimization, training, and sustainability support for 8
existing child care providers to enhance program quality and 9
operations; development of digi tal resources for providers, 10
including professional busines s websites with tools for 11
enrollment management, invoicing, expense reporting, and 12
parent communications; connectio n and building of an online 13
searchable platform with an interactive map to show geographic 14
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location, subsidy acceptance, age ranges, schedule, slot 15
availability, and program featur es; and provision of in-person 16
community-building events, pers onalized coaching, marketing 17
assistance, and enrollment in training programs designed to 18
improve business operations for child care providers 19
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) 20
(one-time) .......................................................................................................$2,000,000 21

Section 2.335. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For Child Care Subsidy, provided fi fteen percent (15%) flexibility is 4
allowed from this section to Section 2.340 and three percent (3%) 5
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 6
For child care subsidy payments for low-income families, provided that 7
the income thresholds for child care subsidies shall be a full 8
traditional subsidy benefit for individuals with an income which 9
is less than or equal to 150 percent of the federal poverty level; a 10
transitional benefit with a sliding scale fee for individuals with an 11
income which is less than or e qual to 185 percent of the federal 12
poverty level but greater than 150 percent of the federal poverty 13
level; a transitional benefit with a sliding scale fee for individuals 14
with an income which is less than or equal to 215 percent of the 15
federal poverty level but greate r than 185 percent of federal 16
poverty level 17
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .....................................................................$138,599,649 18
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) ...................142,042,947 19
From Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund (1859) 20
(including $17,150,480 one-time) ..................................................................22,538,404 21

Expense and Equipment 22
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) ............... 1,616,328 23
Total .......................................................................................................................$304,797,328 24

Section 2.340. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Childhood 3
For Child Care Subsidy, provided fi fteen percent (15%) flexibility is 4
allowed between this section and Section 2.335, and further 5
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provided three percent (3%) flex ibility is allowed from this 6
section to Section 2.455 7
For child care subsidy payments fo r children under th e care or custody 8
of the Department of Social Services Children's Division, 9
provided the subsidy paid to providers on behalf of children in 10
legal custody of the Children's Division shall be no less than the 11
market rate by region and provide r-type, in accordance with the 12
2024 market rate study performed by or for the office 13
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$23,814,460 14
From Child Care and Development Block Grant Federal Fund (1168) .....................31,605,343 15
From Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund (1859) ............ 1,891,177 16
Total .........................................................................................................................$57,310,98017

Section 2.345. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For payments to school districts for children in residential placements 4
through the Department of Mental Health or the Department of 5
Social Services pursuant to Section 167.126, RSMo 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,692,315 7
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ............................................................................4,750,000 8

For payments to school districts for children in residential placements 9
through the Department of Mental Health or the Department of 10
Social Services pursuant to Section 167.126, RSMo, provided 11
that said placements make up at least thirty percent (30%) of an 12
eligible district’s prior year average daily attendance 13
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) .................................................................... 250,000 14
Total ...........................................................................................................................$7,692,315 15

Section 2.347. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For funding of a school within a school to provide a turn-key intervention 3
program that educates at-risk mid dle school students to learn in 4
highly innovative, highly e ngaging, hands-on STEM-focused 5
curriculum, provided such pr ogram shall have documented 6
results of improving students up to two grade levels in one school 7
year as proven in other stat es, and further provided such 8
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appropriation shall be distributed in $1,000,000 grant increments 9
to each school district which applies for the grant 10
From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) .......................................................$1,000,000 11

Section 2.350. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For the Sheltered Workshops Progr am, provided three percent (3%) 4
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$30,000,000 6

Section 2.355. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For payments to readers for blind or visually disabled students in the 4
elementary and secondary school s, provided three percent (3%) 5
flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................$25,000 7

Section 2.360. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For a task force on blind student academic and vocational performance, 4
provided three percent (3%) flex ibility is allowed from this 5
section to Section 2.455 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$232,017 7

Section 2.365. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For the Missouri School for the Deaf 4
From School for the Deaf Trust Fund (1922) .................................................................$49,500 5

Section 2.370. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For the Missouri School for the Blind 4
From School for the Blind Trust Fund (1920) ...........................................................$1,500,000 5

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Section 2.375. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For the Missouri Special Olympics Program, provided three percent 4
(3%) flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 2.455 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$100,000 6

Section 2.380. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Office of Special Education 3
For the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled 4
From Handicapped Children’s Trust Fund (1618) ........................................................$200,000 5

Section 2.385. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, provided ten 3
percent (10%) flexibility is allowed from personal service to 4
expense and equipment 5
Personal Service ................................................................................................$720,603 6
Expense and Equipment (including $9,898 one-time) ............................. 2,846,755 7
From Charter Public School Commission Revolving Fund (1860) .............................3,567,358 8

Expense and Equipment 9
From Charter Public School Commission Federal Fund (1175) ......................... 500,000 10
Total (Not to exceed 8.00 F.T.E.) ..............................................................................$4,067,358 11

Section 2.390. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Missouri Commission for th e Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 3
provided three percent (3%) flex ibility is allowed from this 4
section to Section 2.455 5
Personal Service ................................................................................................$438,534 6
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 233,512 7
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................672,046 8

For grants to organizations providing deaf-blind services pursuant to 9
Section 161.412.1, RSMo 10
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................300,000 11

Personal Service ....................................................................................................43,248 12
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Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 119,000 13
From Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund 14
(1743) ..................................................................................................................162,248 15

Expense and Equipment 16
From Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Board of 17
Certification of Interpreters Fund (1264) ................................................. 152,527 18
Total (Not to exceed 7.00 F.T.E.) ..............................................................................$1,286,821 19

Section 2.395. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 4
Statewide Hearing Aid Distribution Fund 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$100,000 6

Section 2.400. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3
For the Statewide Hearing Aid Distribution Program 4
From Statewide Hearing Aid Distribution Fund (1617) ...............................................$200,000 5

Section 2.405. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Missouri Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission 3
Expense and Equipment 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$122,354 5

Section 2.410. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
For the Missouri Assistive Technology Council 3
Personal Service ................................................................................................$272,500 4
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 572,601 5
From Assistive Technology Federal Fund (1188) ..........................................................845,101 6

Personal Service ..................................................................................................314,956 7
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 1,639,948 8
From Deaf Relay Service and Equipment Distribution Program Fund 9
(1559) ...............................................................................................................1,954,904 10

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Personal Service ....................................................................................................70,851 11
Expense and Equipment ........................................................................... 675,000 12
From Assistive Technology Loan Revolving Fund (1889) ............................................745,851 13

Expense and Equipment 14
From Assistive Technology Trust Fund (1781) ...........................................................1,280,050 15

For the payment of refunds set off against debt as required by Section 16
143.786, RSMo 17
From Debt Offset Escrow Fund (1753) ............................................................... 1,000 18
Total (Not to exceed 8.40 F.T.E.) ..............................................................................$4,826,906 19

Section 2.415. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury, chargeable 3
to the General Revenue Fund-County Foreign Tax Distribution, 4
to the State School Moneys Fund 5
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .....................................................................$204,529,672 6

Section 2.420. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the State 3
School Moneys Fund 4
From Fair Share Fund (1687) ..................................................................................$19,200,0005

Section 2.425. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 3
Outstanding Schools Trust Fund 4
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .....................................................................$836,600,000 5

Section 2.430. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 3
Classroom Trust Fund 4
From Gaming Proceeds for Education Fund (1285) ..............................................$385,000,000 5

Section 2.435. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
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Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 3
Classroom Trust Fund 4
From Lottery Proceeds Fund (1291) ........................................................................$23,356,143 5

Section 2.440. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the School 3
District Bond Fund 4
From Gaming Proceeds for Education Fund (1285) .....................................................$492,000 5

Section 2.445. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the State 3
School Moneys Fund 4
From School Building Revolving Fund (1279) .........................................................$1,500,0005

Section 2.450. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the State 3
School Moneys Fund 4
From After-School Retreat Reading and Assessment Grant Program 5
Fund (1732) ...........................................................................................................$2,000 6

Section 2.455. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
Funds are to be transferred ou t of the State Treasury, for the 3
payment of claims, premiums, and expenses as provided by 4
Sections 105.711 through 105.726, RS Mo, to the State Legal 5
Expense Fund 6
From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................................$1 7

PART 2

Section 2.2010. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
In reference to Section 2.335 a nd Section 2.340 of Part 1 of this 3
act: 4
The Office of Childhood ma y, upon approval by the 5
Administration for Children and Families, modify the current 6
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reimbursement system to allow up to 10 absences, including 7
holidays, per month for children authorized to attend 20 or more 8
units per month and up to 6 absences per month for children 9
authorized to attend 19 or fewer units per month. Any necessary 10
rate changes to implement the new reimbursement shall be set to 11
maintain access for children currently enrolled in the child care 12
subsidy program and may be we ighted across age groups to 13
balance program costs. 14
Except to the extent expressly authorized in Section 2.340 of Part 15
1 of this act for payments made on behalf of children under the 16
care or custody of the Department of Social Services Children’s 17
Division, no funds shall be expende d in furtherance of provider 18
rates greater than the 100th per centile of the current child care 19
market for infant and toddler provider rates, as determined by the 20
2024 child care market rate survey, or greater than the 65th 21
percentile of the current child ca re market for pre-kindergarten 22
and school-age provider rates, as determined by the 2024 child 23
care market rate survey. 24
Payments to providers shall not be made prospectively. 25
The Department shall require rate documentation from all 26
providers for any future rate study sufficient to validate reported 27
rates and shall not rely solely upon unaudited self-reported survey 28
responses. 29
The Office of Childhood shall work with a group of stakeholders 30
to evaluate the role of enhan cements in the child care subsidy 31
program and, as warranted, make adjustments to balance rates, 32
availability, and quality to improve access to low-income 33
families and address child care availability shortages. The Office 34
shall provide a report su mmarizing the findings and 35
recommendations of the stakeholder group to the Governor’s 36
Office, the Senate Appropriations Chair, the House Budget Chair, 37
and the Ranking Members no later than November 1, 2026.38

Section 2.2020. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
In reference to all sections in Part 1 of this act: 3
In order to ensure school safet y, all schools shall participate in 4
the state’s efforts to monitor and identify dangerous drugs in the 5
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schools to include fentanyl and nitazenes, provided that the state 6
provides all of the funding for the monitoring. 7

PART 3

Section 2.3005. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
In reference to all sections in Part 1 and Part 2 of this act: 3
The Department shall provide monthly expenditures and 4
projections for Child Care subsid y program for the current state 5
fiscal year and next state fiscal year to the House Budget and 6
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairs and Ranking Members 7
on a monthly basis.8

Section 2.3010. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
In reference to all sections in Part 1 and Part 2 of this act: 3
The Department shall provide written notification prior to 4
submission to the federal government of state plans, state plan 5
amendments, waivers, waiver amendments, and waiver renewals, 6
and quarterly financial reports, to the House Budget and Senate 7
Appropriations Committee Chairs and Ranking Members. The 8
Department shall include in the notification the actual documents 9
submitted to the federal government, as well as the federal 10
government’s responses when received. 11

Section 2.3015. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
In reference to all sections in Part 1 and Part 2 of this act: 3
The Department shall provide notification and correspondence 4
from the federal government of non-compliance with federal 5
programs or grants to the House Budget and Senate 6
Appropriations Committee Chairs and Ranking Members. 7

Section 2.3020. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
In reference to all sections in Part 1 and Part 2 of this act: 3
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The Department shall provide written notification of spend plans 4
and spend plan amend
ments to the House Budget and Senate 5
Appropriations Committee Chairs and Ranking Members prior to 6
submission to the federal government and prior to expenditure of 7
such funds.8
Section 2.3025. To the Department of Elementary and Secondary 1
Education 2
The Department shall direct depo sits of moneys received by the 3
state from the federal governme nt for the Child Care and 4
Development Fund into the Child Care and Development Block 5
Grant Federal Fund (1168). 6
Bill Totals
General Revenue Fund (791.33 F.T.E.) ..............................................................$4,767,254,087
Federal Funds (988.55 F.T.E.) ..............................................................................1,492,676,938
Other Funds (26.75 F.T.E.) .................................................................................. 2,169,602,169
Total (1,806.63 F.T.E.) .......................................................................................$8,429,533,194
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