| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Gifted Education
S.B. 599- Gifted Education
School districts must include in their annual school accountability report card whether the school district currently has a state-approved g...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | CTE, Private Schools and Agricultural Education
S.B. 599- CTE and Private Schools
The State Board of Education must establish standards for agricultural education that may be adopted by a private school accredited by an ag...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | CPR Instruction
S.B. 599-CPR
Public and charter schools serving grades nine through twelve may provide their students instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Stude...
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Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Child Abuse
S.B. 599-Child Abuse
Under current law, if a school receives a report of child abuse arising from school personnel following the district's policy on spanking or...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Vetoed 06/2012 |
P-12 | Regarding Travel Hardships for Public School Students
H.B. 1789
This bill changes the laws regarding travel hardships for public school students by prohibiting any current or retired school administrator...
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Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 | Students in Foster Care
H.B. 1577
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that specified criteria are implemented in every district regarding ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Modifies Provisions Relating to Charter Schools
S.B. 576
This act modifies the laws governing charter schools.
SECTION 29.205 – The State Auditor may audit any charter school in the same manner as...
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Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Remediation and Regulation of Proprietary Schools
H.B. 1042
(1) Requires the Coordinating Board for Higher Education within the Department of Higher Education to require all two- and four-year publi...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Modifies the Length of School Board Terms
S.B. 450
Provides that any school district in St. Charles County that becomes an urban school district because of the 2010 federal decennial census w...
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School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 10/2011 |
P-12 | Staff/Student Internet Use
S.B. 1
Modifies S.B. 54. SCS/SB 1 c[ ][ ] This act modifies provisions relating to communications between school district employees and students.Cu...
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Health |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Concussions
H.B. 300
Establishes the High School Sports Brain Injury Prevention Act which requires school boards to work with the Missouri State High School Acti...
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Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Child Protective Service
S.B. 54
Grants the Office of the Child Advocate the authority to file any findings or reports of the Child Advocate regarding the parent or child wi...
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Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Healthy Cafeteria Offerings
H.B. 344
Establishes the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board consisting of at least one representative from the University of
Missouri-Extension Service; th...
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State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Supervisory Authority
E.O. 11-22
WHEREAS, Section 105.454(5), RSMO, reqires the Governor to designate those members of hisstaff who have supervisory authority over each depa...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
Postsec. | Student Financial Assistance
H.B. 223
Repeals sections 335.036, 335.200, 335.203, 335.206, and 335.209 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Enact four new sections relating to hi...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec. | Governance
H.B. 174
Repeals sections 172.030, 173.005, and 174.450 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to ...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
Vetoed 05/2011 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Governance
S.B. 163
Modifies the composition of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the Board of Curators for the University of Missouri and the govern...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | School Retirement Systems
H.B. 229
Relates to school retirement system in Kansas City. Actuarial equivalent tables and formulas are to be set forth in a written document which...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 | School Property
H.B. 1831
This substitute allows a school district, after 10 years, to return donated real property to the original donor or to sell it as surplus.
ht...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
Postsec. | Bright Flight Scholarship Program
S.B. 733
Specifies that recipients of the Bright Flight Scholarship Program must be residents of Missouri; expands scholarship eligibility to individ...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Accreditation
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
In fiscal years 2011 through 2013, the Department of Education cannot penalize a school district on its accreditation review for failing to ...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Substance Abuse
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
Requires regulations to be issued requiring contractors and subcontractors working on public works construction projects at public schools t...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Finance
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
In fiscal years 2011 through 2013 the requirement for school districts to dedicate 1% of their formula funding to professional development a...
| More... |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Health
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
This bill: (1) exempts unqualified school district employees refusing to administer medication or medical services from disciplinary action ...
| More... |
P-3 Family Involvement |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Reading/Literacy
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
Removes the provision specifying that no fee can be charged for Parents as Teachers services, clarifies that families with children younger ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
Postsec. | Tuition Savings Programs
S.B. 772
Currently, the minimum time for holding investments in the Missouri Higher Education Savings Program is 12 months. The act removes that requ...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Bullying
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
This bill specifies that bullying as it relates to required school district anti-bullying policies must include cyberbullying and electronic...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Career Ladder
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
Removes the requirement but allows the General Assembly to make an annual appropriation to the Missouri Career Development and Teacher Excel...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Teacher Tenure
H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
Allows the special administrative board, when it has been granted governing powers for a district in the St. Louis City School District to a...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Student Loans
H.B. 1858
Transfers the administrative responsibility for the Minority Teaching Scholarship from the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Scholarship Program
H.B. 2147
Currently, students who are active-duty military dependents are exempt from the three-year attendance requirement for the A+ Program. This s...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Adopted 11/2009 |
Postsec. | Determination of Student Residency
6 CSR 10-3.010
Distinguishes between the residency requirements pertaining to in-state tuition eligibility and state student financial aid eligibility. Add...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Dropout Prevention
S.B. 291--Persistence to Graduation Fund
Creates the Persistence to Graduation Fund. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish a procedure for school districts...
| More... |
Attendance--Compulsory |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Compulsory Age
S.B. 291--School Flex Program
Act established school flex program allowing eligible students in 11th and 12th grades to attend school a minimum of two instructional hours...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Charter School
S.B. 291--Charter Schools
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is to commission a study comparing performance of charter school students with an equivalen...
| More... |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Physical Education
S.B. 291--Physical Activity Requirements
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, school districts must ensure that students in elementary school participate in moderate physical a...
| More... |
Equity |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Discrimination
S.B. 232
Prohibits municipal fire departments and police departments, state agencies, state departments, and political subdivisions public agencies a...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Finance
S.B. 291--Education Funding
Modifies the elementary and secondary education funding formula. Beginning on July 1, 2010 moneys derived from the passage of Prposition A w...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Distance Learning
S.B. 291--Virtual Courses for School Districts and Charter Schools
Provides that school districts that offer virtual courses to resident students who are enrolled in the school district shall receive state s...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Preschool Grants
S.B. 291--Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program
Creates pilot program within the Missouri Preschool Project. Program will serve up to 1250 students with preschool services and be administe...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Parental Involvement
S.B. 291--Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program
Creates the Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program to be implemented and administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Educati...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Four Day Week
S.B. 291--Four Day School Week
Act allows school boards to establish a four-day school week instead of five-day school week by the adoption of a resolution by a majority v...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Student Discipline
S.B. 291--Seclusion Rooms
Requires school district discipline policies to prohibit confining a student in an unattended, locked space except for an emergency situatio...
| More... |
Special Populations--Foster Care |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Foster Care Education
S.B. 291--Foster Care Education Bill of Rights
Establishes "Foster Care Education Bill of Rights." Each district must designate a staff person to be an educational liaison for foster care...
| More... |
Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Peer Mentoring
S.B. 291--Senior Cadets Program
Creates Missouri Senior Cadets Program which will provide opportunities for twelfth grade students in public school to mentor kindergarten t...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Retirement System
H.B. 265
Modifies provisions relating to teacher and school employee retirement systems; provides for an investment fund, recalculation of the cost o...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | School term
S.B. 291- School Flex Program Attendance
Allows a school term for students participating in a school flex program as established in section 160.539 to consist of a combination of ac...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Vetoed 06/2009 |
P-12 | Finance
H.B. 2
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Sec...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Vetoed 06/2009 |
Postsec. | Finance
H.B. 3
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education.
http://www.house.mo.gov/conte...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Minimum Length of School Days/Year
S.B. 291 - School Calendar
Defines "school term" as a minimum of 174 school days for schools with a 5-day school week or a minimum of 142 school days, as that term
35 ...
| More... |
STEM |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | STEM
H.B. 506
Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation declaring the third week of March as Math, Engineering, Technology, and Science Week....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Teacher Choice Compensation Package
S.B. 291 - Performance-based Salary Stipends
Creates the "Teacher Choice Compensation Package" for the St. Louis City School District to permit performance-based salary stipends, upon t...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Elimination of Tenure for Non-Certified Employees in St. Louis City School District
S.B. 291 - Tenure
Eliminates tenure protection for non-certified employees in the St. Louis City School District who are hired after August 28, 2009.
http://...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Career Technical
H.B. 490
Allows all public career-technical schools to participate in the A+ Schools Program.
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bil...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Student Health
H.B. 922
Requires school districts to adopt policies on allergy prevention and response, with priority given to addressing potentially deadly food-bo...
| More... |
High School |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Exceptional Students
H.B. 236
Requires school districts to allow certain students with disabilities to participate in graduation ceremonies after four years of high schoo...
| More... |
P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | P-20 Council
S.B. 291--P-20 Council
Allows the governor to establish the "P-20 Council" as a private-not-for-profit corporation on behalf of the state. The purpose of the Counc...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Inclement Weather Days
H.B. 682
Modifies the number of school days to be made up due to inclement weather.
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bills/hb682.h...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Parents Rights
S.B. 291--Parents' Bill of Rights
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to produce "The Parents' Bill of Rights" to inform parents of children with in...
| More... |
Special Education--Placement |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Special Education Classification
H.B. 289
Revises laws relating to special education due process hearings; provides for a five-day notice for all special education due process hearin...
| More... |
Special Populations--Immigrant Education |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec. | Illegal immigrant enrollments
H.B. 390
Prohibits the enrollment of unlawfully present aliens in public institutions of higher education.
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Issued 01/2009 |
Community College | Economic Development
E.O. 3
(Executive Order 2009-01) Creates and establishes the Automotive Jobs Task Force; identifies state economic polices and legislative enactmen...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 | ADMINISTRATOR ASSESSMENT CENTER
5 CSR 80-631.010
Amends rules regarding the guidelines for the administrator assessment center that requires all candidates applying for an initial school ad...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 08/2008 |
Postsec. | career educators
5 CSR 80-800.280
Amends rule to incorporate 2008 changes. Updates certification requirements for Library Media Specialist certificate in Compendium of Missou...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Adopted 08/2008 |
Postsec. | faculty certification
5 CSR 80-800.260
Amends rule to incorporate changes for Library Media Specialist. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of...
| More... |
Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
Adopted 08/2008 |
P-12 | MENTORING
5 CSR 80-850.045
Proposes rules regarding the mentoring program. Establishes standards for successful mentoring programs.
http://dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rules...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
5 CSR 50-270.010
Proposes rules regarding standards to administer a program of grants to local public school districts for the provision of early childhood s...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
5 CSR 50-340.050
Proposes rules regarding standards for summer school programs. MISSOURI 17889
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c50-340.pdf...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 | School repair
S.B. 1170
Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program to allow loans to rebuild certain damaged school facilities....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | teacher recruitment
5 CSR 80-860.050
Proposes rules regarding a program that makes scholarships available for eligible students who make a commitment to a teaching career and wh...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Vetoed 06/2008 |
Postsec. | postsecondary finance
H.B. 2003
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education.
http://www.house.mo.gov/billt...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community colleges
H.B. 1869
Instructs the Revisor of Statutes to change all references of the term junior college to community college in the Revised Statutes of the St...
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 06/2008 |
P-12 | ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN PROGRAM
5 CSR 110-1.020
Proposes to move rules from the Office of Administration to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Allows the council to esta...
| More... |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 | Student records
H.B. 2041
Relates to the disclosure of personnel records and confidential unemployment information by the Division of Employment Security, vocational ...
| More... |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | School Improvement
H.B. 2191
Allows school districts to participate in the A+ schools program irrespective of their accreditation status; provides that vocational school...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 05/2008 |
P-12 | CAREER EDUCATION
5 CSR 60-120.010
Incorporates the current state plan for career education.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c60-120.pdf...
| More... |
Curriculum--Language Arts |
Approved by voters 05/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Official Language
V. 1
(CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1;HJR 7 - 2007) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution relating to English as the Official State Language....
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec. | student loans
S.B. 967
Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to originate federally guaranteed student loans; provides that the authority's origination o...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. | military children
H.B. 1678
Allows the State to enter into the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children which applies to school age children ...
| More... |
Reading/Literacy |
Adopted 05/2008 |
P-12 | STATE REIMBURSED REMEDIAL READING
5 CSR 50-320.010
Proposes to rescind rules regarding the standards for remedial reading classes.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c50-320.pdf...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Alternative certification
S.B. 1066
Creates an alternative method of obtaining teacher certification from the Board of Education; provides that an individual may obtain teacher...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec. | Textbooks
H.B. 2048
Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act which requires textbook publishers to make the price, certain substantial content revisions, copyr...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Adopted 02/2008 |
P-12 | VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
5 CSR 50-500.010
Proposes rules to implement a public virtual school program to serve school-age students residing in the MO.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 11/2007 |
P-12 | CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
20 CSR 2255-4.010
Proposes rules regarding continuing education program licensure and approval. Specifies the hours of continuing education for credit. ...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.380
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Adult education, teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.280
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 changes. Updates application process for Adult Education and Literacy certificate in Compendium of Missouri ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.260
Amends rule to incorporate changes in 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://w...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification,
5 CSR 80-800.270
Amends rule to incorporate changes in the Compendium for 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of J...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
Postsec. | Teaching Quality-Certification
5 CSR 80-800.220
Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.230
Amends to update certification requirements in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes certification requirements for Pos...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.350
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.200
Amends rules to incorporate changes in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes the requirements for Postsecondary Car...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.360
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 200...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
Community College | Economic Development
H.B. 1A
Relates to economic development and incentive programs; relates to ticket resales, tax increment financing, distressed areas assemblage tax ...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Higher Education Finance
S.B. 389 [Postsecondary Finance]
Increases the amount of the Bright Flight scholarships from $2,000 to $3,000 beginning with fiscal year 2011. Beginning with fiscal year 201...
| More... |
Governance |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Committee on Education
S.B. 389 [Committee on Education]
Modifies the responsibilities of the legislative committee on education. Requires the committee to meet at least twice a year. Charges commi...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 389 [Postsecondary Institutions]
Multiple provisions relating to higher education. Stipulates that in order to receive increases in state appropriations, two- and four-year ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Teaching Fellows Program
S.B. 389 [Teaching Fellows]
Creates the teaching fellows program. For each of the first four years that an applicant teaches in a qualifying district, up to one-fourth ...
| More... |
Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
Issued 04/2007 |
P-12 | mentor initiative
E.O. 20
Establishes the Missouri Mentor Initiative, under which up to 200 full-time employees of the state of Missouri are eligible for one hour per...
| More... |
School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
Issued 10/2006 |
P-12 | Homeland Security Membership
Executive Order 2006-44
Adds elementary and secondary education as another category with full membership representation on the Regional Homeland Security Oversight ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 10/2006 |
P-12 | Innovative, Alternative Professional Education Programs
5 CSR 80-805.030
Provides greater flexibility for institutionsoffering innovative and alternative programs for the certification of professional educators.
h...
| More... |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Prefilled Epinephrine Syringes
H.B. 1245
Authorizes school nurses to keep on hand and adminster prefilled syringes of epinephrine in specified dosage strengths. Provides that when t...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Optional Resolution Conferences and Evaluations of Private School Students
S.B. 834
Removes a section of law that allows for an optional resolution conference to occur as the first step of due process in special education di...
| More... |
Attendance--Truancy |
To Governor 06/2006 |
P-12 | 15 or More Absences
S.B. 894
In any city not within a county where a student accumulates 15 or more absences during any one school year, the child's school district must...
| More... |
P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | P-20 Council
S.B. 580
Requires the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chair of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, the ...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Lapse of Provisional Accrediation
S.B. 894
If a school district has been classified as unaccredited within the previous five school years and the district is subsequently classified a...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Holocaust Education
S.B. 1189
Creates the Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission, to be housed in the department of education and to promote implementation of holoc...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Calculation of State Aid
S.B. 894
Pertains to aspects of calculation of state aid. Addresses changes in calculating a district's average daily attendance and local effort co...
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Health |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Auto-Injectible Epinephrine
H.B. 1732
Includes auto-injectible epinephrine for anaphylactic shock as a permissible self-administered medication. Specifies necessary conditions fo...
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High School |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | "Ready to Work" Endorsement Program
S.B. 894
Directs the department of education to develop a "ready to work" endorsement program by June 30, 2007. Provides that the program must inclu...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Virtual Public School
S.B. 912
Requires the state board to establish a virtual public school by July 1, 2007. All K-12 students in the state may enroll. State school aid w...
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P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Standards for Early Childhood Education
H.B. 1511
Requires the department of Education to develop, by June 30, 2007, standards for early childhood education which will be applicable to publi...
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School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Anti-Bullying Policies
S.B. 894
Requires every school district to adopt an anti-bullying policy no later than September 1, 2007. Policies may not contain specific lists of ...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Urban Flight and Rural Needs Scholarship Program
S.B. 980
Creates the Urban Flight and Rural Needs Scholarship Program for scholarships for students entering teacher education programs who commit to...
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Special Education |
Issued 02/2006 |
P-12 | Assistive Technology Advisory Counci
Executive Order 06-06
Transfers the Assistive Technology Advisory Council to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from the state Office of Adminis...
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High School |
Adopted 12/2005 |
P-12 | High School Graduation Requirements
5 CSR 50-345.300
Modifies high school graduation requirements effective with the Class of 2010. Increases total number of units students must earn from 22 to...
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Special Education--Finance |
Rule Adoption 08/2005 |
P-12 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
5 CSR 70-742.140
Establishes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is eligible to apply for and receive federal funds under the Individuals wi...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 07/2005 |
P-12 | Metropolitan school district's teacher tenure
S.B. 299
Currently, both metropolitan school district teachers and principals are included in the section of the Metropolitan school district's teach...
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Health |
DELIVERED TO SECRETARY OF STATE 06/2005 |
P-12 | Model School Wellness Program
H.B. 568
The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a "Model School Wellness Program", and any moneys appropriated, other t...
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Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR 05/2005 |
P-12 | American Sign Language
H.B. 530
This bill treats American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language for the granting of academic credit at public schools and public higher ...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Education funding formula
S.B. 287
Currently, the state's education formula is essentially an equalized tax-rate driven formula, meaning that the formula provides a certain am...
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No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Report cards/ teacher tenure
H.B. 297
REPORT CARDS
Currently, school districts are required to produce an annual
accountability report card for each school building, distribute
...
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P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 |
S.B. 266
The current definition of "teacher" in the teacher tenure act includes certified teachers who teach at the pre-kindergarten level. This act ...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Encourages effective involvement by parents and families in support of their children's education
S.B. 480
This act requires the State Board of Education to adopt a policy by December 1, 2005, that encourages effective involvement by parents and f...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR 05/2005 |
P-12 | School district census requirements
H.B. 258
This bill removes the requirement that school districts take an annual census of children up to age 21 with disabilities, removes obsolete p...
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Special Education |
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR 05/2005 |
P-12 | Special education procedures
H.B. 276
To repeal sections 162.955, 162.959, and 162.961, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to special educational serv...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Issued 03/2005 |
P-12 | Establishes the Missouri School Bus Safety Task Force
EXECUTIVE ORDER 05-14
The task force is required to evaluate and make initial recommendations on the following topics: (1) developing strategies for improving sch...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2004 |
P-12 | School Bus Inspection
11 CSR 50-2.320
Adds rules regarding the inspection of frames on school buses. Specifies out-of-service criteria in buses in need of repair. MISSOURI REG 15...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 | Kansas City Public School Retirement System
H.B. 1502
Revises the provisions of existing law relating to the Kansas City Public School Retirement System. Revises the definition of "break in ser...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 | Kansas City Public School Retirement System
S.B. 1242
Amends provisions relating to the Kansas City public school retirement system; allows the board of trustees of the retirement system to use ...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 | Fund Appropriation
H.B. 1002
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | College Savings Programs
H.B. 959
Amends laws regarding financial services and college savings programs; relates to deceptive use of a financial institution's name, identity ...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Fund Appropriation
H.B. 1003
Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and the several divisions.
ht...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 | Crime and Restitution
H.B. 1055
Amends laws regarding sexual offense, assault on a law enforcement officer and payment of restitution for criminal offenses; provides penalt...
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Assessment |
To governor 05/2004 |
P-12 | Education Accountability Standards
S.B. 1080
Amends certain policies with regard to MAP testing. Provides that the performance standards of the MAP so that such indicators meet the stan...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
To governor 05/2004 |
P-12 | School Age Children
S.B. 945
Provides a student shall not be considered a drop- out or included in a school district's educational persistence ratio for accreditation pu...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
To governor 05/2004 |
P-12 | School District Emergency Preparedness
H.B. 1070
Allows for the adoption of emergency preparedness plans for the use during natural disasters or other community emergencies by school distri...
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Special Education |
Rule Adoption 02/2004 |
P-12 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
5 CSR 70-742.140
Establishes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is eligible to apply for and receive federal funds under the Individuals wi...
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Special Education |
Rule Adoption 02/2004 |
P-12 | Missouri's Services for Infants and Toddlers/Disability
5 CSR 70-742.141
Establishes rules describing Missouri's services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. MISSOURI REG 14733 (SN)...
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Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Issued 12/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Executive Order 03-07
The Commission of the Future of Higher Education was created by Executive Order 03-07 on March 17, 2003, with a final report due by January ...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
P-12 | Intra-District Student Transfer
S.B. 666
Requires school board of each school district with multiple attendance centers containing the same grade levels to, no later than July 1, 20...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 |
S.B. 296 (multiple provisions)
Specifies that all valid teaching certificates issued prior to September 1988 are exempt from the professional development requirement that ...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Observance of Veterans Day
S.B. 325
Requires every school to devote a period of time equal to one class period to an observance that conveys the meaning and significance of Vet...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Anti-Nepotism Policy
S.B. 686 (§ 162.261)
States that no seven-director, urban, or metropolitan school district board of education may hire a spouse of any member of such board for a...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Eligible School Board Candidates
S.B. 686 (§ 162.601)
Eliminates text that barred an employee of the St. Louis school district or relative of a St. Louis school district employee from running fo...
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Health |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
Postsec. | Meningitis
S.B. 686 (New Section)
Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and for each school year thereafter, requires every public institution of higher education in the s...
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No Child Left Behind |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Rules For Classifying Public Schools
S.B. 296 (multiple provisions)
Requires rules for classifying public schools to be in place for two years prior to implementation; specifies that this condition does not a...
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P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Distribution of the Gaming Commission Fund
H.B. 444
Alters the distribution of Gaming Commission Fund; provides funds for veterans facilities, the National Guard College Trust, early childhood...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | School Year Start Date
S.B. 686 (§ 171.031)
Eliminates provision requiring first day of school to be on September 1 or later. http://www.senate.mo.gov/03INFO/bills/SB686.htm...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Changing District Boundary Lines
S.B. 686 (§ 162.431)
Requires that, in determining whether it is necessary to change the boundary line between seven-director districts, the board of arbitration...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Educational Service Agencies
S.B. 686 (§ 162.1180)
States that any public school district or districts may designate an educational service agency for the purpose of developing, managing, and...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Special Education Services
H.B. 655
Provides that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment s...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Job Sharing
H.B. 346 (multiple provisions)
Requires the state board to adopt rules to facilitate job-sharing positions for classroom teachers, as the term "job-sharing" is defined in ...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Retired Teachers May Resume Teaching
H.B. 346 (multiple provisions)
Allows a retired certificated teacher receiving a retirement benefit from the state retirement system to teach full-time for a district for ...
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High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority
S.B. 371
Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide secondary education loans for nonsectarian tuition and other costs for students w...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Inclement Weather Exceptions for School Attendance
H.B. 554
Allows a district to be exempt in the 2002-03 school year from the requirement to make up school days canceled due to inclement weather afte...
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P-3 Finance |
Rejected by voters 11/2002 |
P-12 | Additional tobacco tax for early childhood and other programs
Proposition A
Imposes an additional tax per cigarette and other tobacco products, with the new revenues placed into a Healthy Families Trust Fund to be us...
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No Child Left Behind |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | 2002 Consolidated Plan
N/A
2002 Consolidated Plan: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/fedprog/instrucimprov/constat/constateplan.htm...
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 09/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Education Services
N/A
Supplemental Education Services RFP; deadline 12/6/02: (http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/nclb/Supplemental%20RFP.pdf)...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 07/2002 |
P-12 | Study of Economics and Personal Finance Education in State
H.B. 1973
Requires the department to conduct a study of economics and personal finance education, to be submitted to the general assembly by January 1...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 07/2002 |
Postsec. | Expansion and Prescribed Membership of Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents
H.B. 1406
This bill expands the Board of Regents for Northwest Missouri State University from seven to nine members. Six members must live in the stat...
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Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Major Bill - Accountability Component
H.B. 1711
Department is required to identify high-achieving schools as performance schools and specify the waivers of rule applicable to those schools...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Major Bill - Assessment Component
H.B. 1711
For students who receive special education services, the state board must, through a teacher panel, determine if appropriate alternate asses...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Pledge of Allegiance
S.B. 718
Requires every public school to ensure that the Pledge of Allegiance is recited at least once a week in every student's class. Students are...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed by governor 06/2002 |
P-12 | Major Bill: School Funding Portion
H.B. 1711
Adds a definition of "district equalized assessed valuation" to the definitions that are used in interpreting the state school funding formu...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Schools of the Future Fund
S.B. 1248
Additional revenue from miscellaneous tax revenues (e.g. unclaimed, abandoned and seized money and property) will go to the Schools of the F...
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High School |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Honorary High School Diplomas to Civilian POWs
H.B. 1515
Revises section awarding honorary high school diplomas to certain veterans to include residents or former residents who were civilian prison...
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Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Internet Pornography
H.B. 1402
Requires public elementary and secondary schools and libraries to use filtering software or other means to restrict access by minors to porn...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Major Bill -- Family Literacy Component
H.B. 1711
Defines family literacy and permits districts to create family literacy programs and to use at-risk funding to support them. Makes family l...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Taxes
H.B. 2022
Repeals and reenacts without change the statue that sets community college property tax rates and creates a procedure to establish capital i...
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Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Major Bill - Phonics Component
H.B. 1711
Requires districts to have reading programs for kindergarten through grade three that are based on scientific research. The programs must c...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Preference to Child's Birth-3 Service Provider
S.B. 874
Requires school districts that provide early childhood special education to give preference to a child's birth to age 3 service provider whe...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Major Bill - Teacher Certification Component
H.B. 1711
Out-of-state certified teachers with five years of experience and an appropriate background check may receive provisional certification, whi...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
Postsec. | Residency Requirements for A+ Schools Program
S.B. 859
Exempts dependents of active military personnel from the residency requirements of the A+ Schools Program. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/02i...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
H.B. 1783
Changes the name of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf to the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Changes membership req...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Provision of Special Education Services
H.B. 2023
Specifies that appeal of special education identification, evaluation, placement or provision case where review of the hearing panel's decis...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 06/2001 |
P-12 | School Report Cards
H.B. 865; S.B. 575
Requires an annual report for each building in a district to be made available in several ways, including but not limited to, providing the ...
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Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 06/2001 |
P-12 | Removes Residency Requirement for Commissioner of Education
H.B. 45
Removes the one-year residency requirement for the Commissioner of Education....
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High School |
Signed into law 06/2001 |
P-12 | High School Graduation Diploma to War Veterans
H.B. 441
Provides honorary high school diplomas to World War I, and World War II and Korean War veterans who left high school before graduation to se...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Assessment Requirements for Limited English, Low-Performing and Special Education Students
S.B. 319
Provides that assessment scores of students for whom English is a second language (ESL) shall not be counted until the student has been educ...
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High School |
To governor 05/2001 |
P-12 | High School Diplomas for WW II Veterans
H.B. 244; H.B. 94
Provides honorary high school diplomas to World War II veterans who left high school before graduation to serve in the United States militar...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Designation of Lifelong Learning Month
S.B. 201
Requires the Governor to annually proclaim February lifelong learning month; recommends that the month be observed with appropriate activiti...
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Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Exceptions for mandatory days of school attendance
H.B. 274
Relates to inclement weather exceptions for mandatory days of school attendance; amends an exception to the mandatory days of school attenda...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Vetoed 07/2000 |
Postsec. | Governing Bodies of Public Colleges and Universities
H.B. 1396
Makes several changes in the operations of the governing bodies of public colleges and universities, and provides for technical clarificatio...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Finance
H.B. 1486
States that current law requires that community college districts provide 50% of the funding for maintenance and repair of facilities and gr...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Weapons on School Property
S.B. 944
Specifies that prohibitions on student possession of weapons and possession of weapons or controlled substances, as well as the prohibition ...
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