Modifies provisions relating to higher education tuition

HB 427 changes Missouri's higher education tuition residency rules. It allows students who graduated from a Missouri high school or earned a high school equivalency in Missouri to be treated as Missouri residents for tuition purposes, even if they are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, provided they agree to regularize their immigration status when eligible. The bill prohibits Missouri colleges and universities receiving state funds from denying admission based solely on immigration status if students meet these conditions. It also requires that any information collected for this purpose during admission remains confidential.