# Missouri HB2002: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Missouri HB2002, Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Deaton, Dirk (159); status signed, last action 2026-06-30 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2002
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-06-30, Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
- Sponsor: Deaton, Dirk (159)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (395 yes, 340 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 43

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Child care help by family income: benefit, high. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides about $304.8 million for child care subsidies. Eligible families at or below 150% of the federal poverty level qualify for the full traditional subsidy. Separate sliding-scale tiers cover incomes above 150% through 185%, and above 185% through 215%.…
- Missouri funds public schools and busing: benefit, high. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, Missouri provides about $4.69 billion for school funding, busing, and small schools. This includes $4.28 billion for the foundation formula, $376.58 million for transportation, and $30 million for small schools. A separate $1.31 billion comes from the School District…
- State transfers money into school funds: benefit, high. The law transfers about $225.23 million into the State School Moneys Fund. Sources include $204.53 million in general revenue, $19.2 million from Fair Share, and $1.5 million from school-building funds. Another $2,000 comes from the After-School Retreat Reading and Assessment Grant Program Fund. It…
- Missouri funds meals for schoolchildren: benefit, medium. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Missouri provides about $331.32 million to reimburse schools for food programs. This includes about $3.41 million in general revenue and $327.91 million in federal funds. The money supports school meals; it does not establish new household eligibility rules…
- Disability employment programs receive state funding: benefit, medium. For fiscal year 2027, vocational rehabilitation receives about $85.15 million. This includes $1 million from the Vocational Rehabilitation Fund for payments by the Department of Mental Health. The Sheltered Workshops Program receives $30 million. The law funds these programs without setting individ…
- School grants help disadvantaged students: benefit, medium. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides about $227.84 million in federal Title I funding for disadvantaged students. Another Title I allocation provides about $31.41 million to local education agencies. A $10 million competitive grant program supports innovation, improvement, and expansion of high-q…
- Special education and residential schooling funded: benefit, medium. For fiscal year 2027, the Special Education Program receives about $273.51 million in federal funds; up to 25% may transfer to Section 2.290. Early childhood special education receives about $272.77 million, including $234.76 million from general revenue, plus lottery and early-childhood fund money…
- State schools and disability services funded: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, state-operated school programs get about $70.75 million, with 15% flexibility between staffing and expenses or equipment. Special education excess-cost funding totals about $74.24 million: $54.65 million in general revenue and $19.59 million in lottery funds. The Off…
- Teachers receive salary and career support: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the Career Ladder program gets about $52.55 million. The law transfers about $33.42 million into the Teacher Baseline Salary Grant Fund and authorizes that amount for grants. These are funding steps for the same grant program, which supports a $40,000 baseline educat…
- Parents gain pilot school information portals: benefit, low. The law provides one-time funding of $400,000 for online school information portals. The education department must select six local education agencies: two large, two medium, and two small. Parents and the public can use the portals to view curriculum materials and school library resources.
- Young children receive free mailed books: benefit, low. The law provides $2 million for a program mailing free, high-quality books to children from birth through age five. Children receive books, not cash. The law does not set a per-child allotment.
- Disability determination services receive operating funds: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides about $20.18 million for Missouri's Disability Determination Program. The money comes from the Vocational Rehabilitation Fund. It funds disability decisions without changing eligibility rules or setting individual benefit payments.
- Disability services and equipment loans funded: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, Independent Living Centers receive about $6.83 million; up to 3% may transfer to Section 2.455. Centers receiving added direct federal funding get equal percentage-based increases, while state funding is equalized for centers without that funding. Deaf-blind service organizati…
- Limits protect students' identifiable data: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law limits use of Division of Learning Services funds. Covered funds cannot support collecting, distributing, or sharing individually identifiable student data with the federal government. Exceptions allow required reporting for Migrant Education, Vocat…
- Nonprofit receives health and hunger funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides $2 million from general revenue to a nonprofit. The organization must focus on health, hunger, and hygiene. The law does not identify specific household services, eligibility rules, or individual benefit amounts.
- Schools join state-funded dangerous drug monitoring: benefit, low. All schools must join state efforts to monitor and identify dangerous drugs, including fentanyl and nitazenes. This requirement applies only when the state pays all monitoring costs. The law does not specify a funding amount.
- Child care payments can cover absences: benefit, low. With federal Administration for Children and Families approval, Missouri's Office of Childhood can change subsidy payments to count absences. Children authorized for at least 20 care units monthly can have up to 10 paid absences, including holidays. Children authorized for 19 or fewer units can hav…
- First Steps services receive state funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, Missouri provides about $87.66 million for First Steps early intervention services. Funding includes about $63.84 million in general revenue and $12.31 million in federal funds. Another $11.5 million comes from the Part C Early Intervention System Fund. The appropria…
- Funding supports child care quality and providers: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides about $55.21 million for child care quality efforts. Funding covers quality checks, provider health and safety outreach, more early childhood services, low-income programs, administration, and innovation grants. A separate one-time $2 million allocat…
- Missouri funds hearing aid distribution: benefit, low. The law transfers $100,000 into Missouri's Statewide Hearing Aid Distribution Fund. It separately authorizes $200,000 in spending from that fund for the program during July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. The provision does not set an individual benefit amount or eligibility formula.
- Adults get education and diploma funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, educational institutions get about $15.13 million for Adult Basic Education. The department can transfer up to 3% of this funding to Section 2.455. Another one-time $1.5 million supports a department-designated workforce diploma program for adults without a high scho…
- Career education providers receive program funding: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides about $86.37 million for career and technical education. This includes about $34.3 million in federal funds for program providers. Of the federal funding, $3.6 million is one-time money. None of the funds may pay for advertising.
- Children get dyslexia screening support: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides $400,000 to develop and launch early-grade reading assessments. The system covers kindergarten through third grade and aims to identify students at risk for dyslexia and related disorders. Another $600,107 funds dyslexia programs. The department can…
- Families get funded afterschool program options: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides about $29.27 million for school-age afterschool and before-and-after-school programs. About $7.69 million of that amount must be awarded through competitive grants. The money supports program providers and services, not direct family payments.
- School grants support students facing barriers: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides about $24.84 million for student support and enrichment grants. It provides about $2.18 million to help homeless children enroll, attend, and succeed in school, including $781,694 in one-time funding. Rural education grants receive about $3.23 million. Student…
- Schools get safety and emergency funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, $500,000 funds school safety, active-shooter response training, and counseling for suicide and behavioral health needs. A separate one-time $500,000 funds all-hazards emergency plans, online planning tools, incident-command training, cyber and artificial-intelligence…
- Schools receive health and student support: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, $107,380 funds one school-based mental health coordinator and related costs, capped at one full-time position. Federal funds provide about $1.71 million for Project AWARE youth mental health services and $449,126 for Healthy Schools, Successful Students. Another $500…
- State funds student data system: benefit, low. The education department gets about $2.6 million for a statewide system that tracks student data over time. Funding includes $752,000 in one-time state money and about $1.85 million in federal funds. The appropriation covers July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. It does not provide payments to families.
- Students get career preparation funding: benefit, low. The law provides one-time funding of $1.2 million for nationally recognized career-readiness tests available to all 11th- or 12th-grade students. Tests cover applied math, workplace documents, and graphic literacy, and lead to a nationally recognized work-readiness credential. The Missouri Career A…
- Students get computer and academy funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, Missouri provides $514,514 for computer science education. This includes a $450,000 transfer to the Computer Science Education Fund and $64,514 for staff and expenses. The Missouri Scholars and Fine Arts Academies get another $675,000. The money supports education pr…
- Students get funded reading programs: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, districts and charter schools get $14 million for reading-cost reimbursements. Covered costs include assessments, designated programs, supplies, and reading materials; another $3 million funds evidence-based literacy training for teachers and administrators. Federal…
- Students with disabilities receive school support: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides $25,000 for readers serving blind or visually disabled elementary and secondary students. The Missouri School for the Deaf receives $49,500 from its trust fund. The Missouri School for the Blind receives $1.5 million from its trust fund. Missouri Schools for t…
- Targeted students receive science learning support: benefit, low. The law provides a one-time $1 million for a hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math program for at-risk middle school students. Districts must apply for grants in $1 million increments for a school-within-a-school program. The program must have documented results from other states show…
- Teachers receive training and scholarship support: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, federal grants supporting effective instruction receive about $35 million. Teacher recruitment scholarships receive $800,000 transfers each from general revenue and lottery proceeds, plus $1.6 million in spending authority from the scholarship fund. The Teacher Development Sys…
- Virtual school program receives operating funds: benefit, low. Missouri provides $556,678 for the Virtual Schools Program from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money comes from general revenue and lottery proceeds. It supports program operations rather than direct payments to families.
- Education department receives money for refunds: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the education department receives $2.51 million in federal funds for refunds. The law does not identify eligible recipients or set refund amounts. This appropriation does not establish a general refund for families.
- School district bond fund receives transfer: benefit, low. The law transfers $492,000 from the Gaming Proceeds for Education Fund to the School District Bond Fund. The transfer supports school district financing. It does not set household payments or local tax changes.
- Child care providers face payment rules: cost, low. The covered child care program cannot pay providers in advance. For future child care rate studies, the Office of Childhood must obtain records from all providers to verify reported rates. It cannot rely only on unaudited, self-reported survey answers.
- State-care children get subsidies with limits: mixed, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides about $57.31 million for child care subsidies. These subsidies serve children under the Missouri Department of Social Services Children's Division's care or custody. For children in its legal custody, providers must receive at least the regional mark…
- Career schools get grants requiring matches: mixed, low. The law provides $5.5 million for career and technical school and comprehensive high school facilities. Funding covers design, renovation, construction, and improvements. Local funds must match state funds dollar for dollar, creating a 50/50 state-local split. Another $1 million supports career cen…
- Parent education funded with service limits: mixed, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, early childhood development gets about $28.42 million, plus $500,000 for unaccredited or provisionally accredited districts. The education department must coordinate parent education with the Office of Administration's home visiting programs. Funds cannot support par…
- Prekindergarten grants prioritize lower-income families: mixed, low. For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides about $5.23 million to child care facilities and $35.83 million to local education agencies for prekindergarten. Programs must meet state standards, serve children the year before kindergarten, and prioritize families at or below 185% of federal pove…
- School testing funded with spending limits: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides about $21.85 million for Missouri's Performance Based Assessment Program. The department cannot use this money to collect or share individually identifiable student data with the federal government. Exceptions allow specified federal reporting for Migrant Educ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deaton, Dirk (159)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 20 | 13 |   |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 20 | 13 |   |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 83 | 68 | 2 |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 83 | 66 | 2 |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Substitute Motion Defeated | fail | 62 | 89 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 21 | 11 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 85 | 70 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of five and a half hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d) | pass | 21 | 10 |   |

## Actions (64)

- 2026-06-30: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House)
- 2026-06-30: Vetoed in Part by Governor (G) (House)
- 2026-05-28: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-05-28: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Signed by House Speaker (House)
- 2026-05-07: Senate Message (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 20 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 20 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: House Message (House)
- 2026-05-06: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 83 NOES: 68 PRESENT: 2 (House)
- 2026-05-06: House Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 83 NOES: 66 PRESENT: 2 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Substitute Motion Defeated - AYES: 62 NOES: 89 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Substitute Motion Offered - House refuses to adopt, request Senate grant further conference. (House)
- 2026-05-06: House Submits Conference Committee Report (House)
- 2026-05-05: House Distributes Conference Committee Report (House)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Message (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Conference Committee Appointed - SENATORS BLACK, HUDSON, HENDERSON, MAY, NURRENBERN (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: House Message (House)
- 2026-04-27: House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES DEATON, DAVIDSON, CHAPPELL, FOGLE, STEINHOFF (House)
- 2026-04-23: Senate Message (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: House Message (House)
- 2026-04-23: House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (House)
- 2026-04-23: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-04-23: Reported to the House with... - SS SCS (House)
- 2026-04-22: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 21 NOES: 11 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: SS Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: SS Offered (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - AMENDED: Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 9:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Second read and referred: Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 85 NOES: 70 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-03-24: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA4, HA 5, HA 6, HA 7, HA 10, HA 13, HA 14 (House)
- 2026-03-24: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-03-24: Laid Over - HA 14, adopted (House)
- 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-03-24: Laid Over - HA 13, adopted. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-03-24: Laid Over - HA 6, HA 7, HA 10, adopted (House)
- 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-03-24: Laid Over - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5, adopted (House)
- 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-03-23: Laid Over (House)
- 2026-03-23: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-03-23: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-03-12: HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of five and a half hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d) AYES: 21 NOES: 10 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-02-03: Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred: Budget (House)
- 2026-01-22: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Truly Agreed, 2026-05-06: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.06T.pdf)
- Perfected, 2026-03-24: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.03P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.03C.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002S.04C.pdf)
- Senate Substitute, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.06S.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002S.05F.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)
- HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed)
- SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways (signed)

## Sources
- [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.06T.pdf)
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.03P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.03C.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002S.04C.pdf)
- [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.06S.pdf)
- [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002S.05F.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2002H.01I.pdf)

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- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
- [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2002-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).