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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 1751 Appropriates State and Federal Funds for Elementary, Secondary, and Adult Education Programs
Last action · May 7, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Appropriations CommitteeSponsor: Lincoln Hough
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri SB 1751 allocates funding for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. The measure funds multiple divisions and programs, including financial administration, adult learning, childcare quality improvement, vocational rehabilitation, and the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, drawing from general revenue, federal sources, and dedicated state funds.
This legislation determines the operational budgets and grant disbursements for Missouri's public school districts, special education programs, and educational services, directly impacting funding availability for student instruction, teacher support, and administrative programs across the state.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The department receives operational and programmatic funding for its divisions and initiatives.
Missouri school districts
Districts receive state aid, program distributions, and grant funding allocated through the department's budget.
Childcare providers
Providers are affected by funding allocations aimed at quality improvement and innovation grants.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 7, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 7430S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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