The MACRAO Government Relations Committee want to share this recent update from the US Department of Education related to the reopening of Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE). The reporting process has been reopened until February 18, 2025 to provide more time to institutions that were unable to complete debt reporting by the prior January 15, 2025 deadline.
Reopening of FVT and GE Debt Reporting Process Until Mid-February | Knowledge Center
Additionally, we wanted to share some additional bills that have been pre-filed in the Missouri Legislature since our previous blog post. These are included below.
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MISSOURI HOUSE BILLS
HB 741 (https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB741&year=2025&code=R)
Sponsor: Emily Weber (D)
Synopsis: Requires an individual to be deemed a Missouri resident (for the purposes of tuition, fees, and admission) is both of the following conditions are met: 1) the individual graduated from a public or private high school, home school, or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in Missouri, and 2) in the case of an individual who is not a citizen or permanent US resident, the individual provides the higher education institution with a written statement in which the individual agrees to regularize the individual’s citizenship or permanent residency status if and when the individual is eligible to do so. Also states no MO higher education institution receiving state funds shall deny admittance to an individual based solely on the individual’s immigration status, provided the above requirements are satisfied.
Status: Prefiled
HB 746 (https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB746&year=2025&code=R)
Sponsor: Jonathan Patterson (R)
Synopsis: Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions.
Status: Prefiled
HB 792 (https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB792&year=2025&code=R)
Sponsor: Ed Lewis (R)
Synopsis: Modifies provisions governing teacher recruitment and retention state scholarships.
Status: Prefiled
HB 937 (https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB937&year=2025&code=R)
Sponsor: George Hruza (R)
Synopsis: Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions.
Status: Prefiled
HCR 6 (https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HCR6&year=2025&code=R)
Sponsor: Cathy Jo Loy (R)
Synopsis: Approves the statewide mission designation expansion for Missouri Southern State University.
Status: Prefiled
MISSOURI SENATE BILLS
SB 326 (https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=339)
Sponsor: Ben Brown (R)
Synopsis: Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education and proprietary schools from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements.
Status: Prefiled
SCR 3 (https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=2147184)
Sponsor: Jill Carter (R)
Synopsis: Adds health and life sciences and immersive learning experiences to the mission of Missouri Southern State University.
Status: Prefiled
