SB1087 - Missouri: SB1087 - Creates the Non-Traditional Student Educational Expense Repayment Program

SB 1087 – This act creates the Non-Traditional Student Educational Expense Repayment Program to be implemented and administered by the Department of Higher Education. The Department may award up to $500,000 per year in educational expense repayments to eligible individuals. An individual may qualify for up to $10,000 in repayments per year. Repayments may be used to cover an eligible student's tuition, fees, books, and laboratory expenses. The Department will only provide repayment for courses completed with an A or B grade, or an equivalent. Eligibility requirements include United States citizenship or permanent residence, Missouri residence, at least twenty-five years of age, being enrolled in and attending a public or private non-sectarian postsecondary vocational or technical school, a community college, or a college or university located in Missouri, employment of at least thirty-five hours per week in Missouri while attending school, and completion of an application annually.[...]

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