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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2151 raises income caps for Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grants
Last action · April 29, 2026: Public Hearing Held (S)Sponsors: Travis Wilson and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Representative Travis Wilson introduced HB 2151 to increase the eligibility caps for the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant program to one hundred thousand dollars for married joint filers and fifty thousand dollars for other taxpayers, with annual inflation adjustments starting January 1, 2027.
Qualifying Missouri residents with higher earnings will become eligible for state-funded postsecondary education and apprenticeship grants, altering financial aid availability for students and apprentices across public, private, and virtual institutions.
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.
Missouri residents
Adult learners and workers seeking postsecondary education or apprenticeships face revised income eligibility caps for receiving state grant funding.
Coordinating board for higher education
The board retains administrative oversight, promulgates rules, and evaluates applicant eligibility under the modified statutory thresholds.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new income limits to qualify for the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant?
How are the income caps adjusted over time under the bill?
What happens to unused money in the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant Fund at the end of the biennium?
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Procedural history
28 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 23, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: Economic and Workforce Development(S)
- Apr 20, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
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- Apr 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Apr 16, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
- Apr 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H)
- Apr 14, 2026HousePerfected (H)
- Apr 14, 2026HouseHCS Adopted (H)
- Apr 14, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Apr 14, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Apr 13, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 17, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Economic Development(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 3, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Expansion of Grant Eligibility Thresholds
The legislation raises the income ceilings for state workforce grants by twenty thousand dollars for joint filers and ten thousand dollars for other filers.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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