Bill > SB1370

This bill modifies the "Workforce Diploma Program" to allow individuals who are at least twenty-one years old, reside in Missouri, lack a high school diploma or equivalency, and have fewer than twelve credits or two academic years remaining for a diploma to enroll in state-approved virtual courses and programs, referred to as "adult virtual programs." These programs will receive a monthly state allocation based on a percentage of the state adequacy target, which is the minimum funding level for public schools, with the total amount for an adult student not exceeding this target. The bill also revises definitions and reporting requirements for the Workforce Diploma Program, including removing provisions related to "average cost per graduate" and "graduation rate" from the reporting requirements for adult program providers, and it clarifies that adult program providers will not receive funding for a student if they are already receiving federal, state, or private tuition for that student.