SB1660 • 2026

Prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting standardized test scores from entities that require applicants with lifelong or static disabilities to undergo evaluations within the prior two years to receive federally protected accommodations

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Nurrenbern, Maggie; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting standardized test scores from entities that require applicants with lifelong or static disabilities to undergo evaluations within the prior two years to receive federally protected accommodations

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1660 - Beginning in the 2027-28 academic year, this act prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting standardized test scores from testing entities that require an applicant with a lifelong disability or static disability, as such terms are defined in the act, to complete a comprehensive disability evaluation within two years before taking the test in order to receive accommodations allowed under federal law.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1660 - Beginning in the 2027-28 academic year, this act prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting standardized test scores from testing entities that require an applicant with a lifelong disability or static disability, as such terms are defined in the act, to complete a comprehensive disability evaluation within two years before taking the test in order to receive accommodations allowed under federal law.
This act is identical to HB 1640 (2026).
OLIVIA SHANNON

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Bill History

2026-04-16 S1023
Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
2026-02-11 S338
S First Read

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1660 - Beginning in the 2027-28 academic year, this act prohibits public institutions of higher education from accepting standardized test scores from testing entities that require an applicant with a lifelong disability or static disability, as such terms are defined in the act, to complete a comprehensive disability evaluation within two years before taking the test in order to receive accommodations allowed under federal law.

This act is identical to HB 1640 (2026).
OLIVIA SHANNON

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1660
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR NURRENBERN.
6950S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 173, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to accommodations for
admissions tests.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 173, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 173.068, to read as 2
follows:3
173.068. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
terms mean: 2
(1) "Disabled applicant", an individual with a 3
documented lifelong disability or static disability; 4
(2) "Lifelong disability", an underlying 5
neurodevelopmental or medical condition that persists across 6
the individual's lifespan. Such conditions are 7
nonprogressive in nature, though symptoms may be mitigated 8
or managed through appropriate interventions. Lifelong 9
disabilities include, but are not limited to, specific 10
learning disabilities such as dyslexia, attention- 11
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism spectrum 12
disorder (ASD); 13
(3) "Public institution of higher education", a 14
community college, state college, or state university 15
located in Missouri that receives state moneys; 16
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(4) "Standardized applicant examination", includes, 17
but is not limited to, the following: 18
(a) Advanced Placement (AP) exams; 19
(b) American College Testing program examination (ACT); 20
(c) Classic Learning Test (CLT); 21
(d) Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT); 22
(e) Law School Admission Test (LSAT); 23
(f) Medical College Admission Test (MCAT); 24
(g) Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National 25
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT); and 26
(h) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT); 27
(5) "Static disability", a nonprogressive condition in 28
which the underlying impairment and its inherent severity 29
remain stable over time. A static disability is 30
characterized by a fixed level of functional limitation that 31
does not substantially improve, deteriorate, or change in 32
nature, even though the individual's performance, skills, or 33
adaptive strategies may develop through intervention or 34
experience. 35
2. For the 2027-28 academic year and all subsequent 36
academic years, a public institution of higher education 37
shall not accept standardized applicant examination scores 38
from an entity that requires a disabled applicant to have 39
taken a comprehensive test for a documented disability 40
within the two years before the date of the standardized 41
applicant examination in order for the disabled applicant to 42
receive allowed accommodations under: 43
(1) The federal Individuals with Disabilities 44
Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq., as 45
amended; 46
(2) Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 47
1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794, as amended; or 48
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(3) The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 49
42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq., as amended. 50
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