Committee Members
Joint Committee on Missouri's Promise
The committee shall be charged with the following: (1) Examining issues that will be impacting the future of the state of Missouri and its citizens; (2) Developing long-term strategies and plans for increasing the economic prosperity and opportunities for the citizens of this state, improving the health status of our citizens, an education system that educates students who are capable of attending and being productive and successful citizens and designed to successfully prepare graduates for global competition, and other areas that the committee determines are vital to improving the lives of the citizens of Missouri; (3) developing three, five, and ten year plans for the general assembly to meet the long-term strategies outlined in subdivision (2) of this subsection; (4) Implementing budget forecasting for the upcoming ten years in order to plan for the long-term financial soundness of the state; and (5) Such other matters as the committee may deem necessary in order to determine the proper course of future legislative and budgetary action regarding these issues. Established pursuant to HB 1965 (2010).