HB 655 -- Higher Education Programs and Funding

Sponsor:  Wright (137)

This bill revises the section of Senate Bill 98 which passed the
House of Representatives and the Senate in 2005 that specified
the conditions under which Southwest Missouri State University,
renamed as Missouri State University, could offer certain
advanced degrees.  Additional provisions are also added to
establish how four-year higher education institutions are to be
funded.  If an institution's increased percentage level of
operational funding exceeds the average percentage level
appropriated to other institutions, the amount for that
institution will be decreased to the average; and the overage
will revert to the General Revenue Fund.  The bill's provisions
are declared nonseverable.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:20 pm