# Missouri HB1525: Creates the "Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act" to provide free college tuition for public safety personnel

Missouri HB1525, Creates the "Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act" to provide free college tuition for public safety personnel, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brad Christ (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (HCS Reported Do Pass) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1525
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the "Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act" to provide free college tuition for public safety personnel
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-03-13, HCS Reported Do Pass
- Sponsor: Brad Christ (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Christ (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-13: HCS Reported Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-12: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-12: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-03-10: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-03-05: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-02-28: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-27: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/3073H.02I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed)
- HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed)
- HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed)
- HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed)
- SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
- SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/3073H.02I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1525-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).