HB 1095 -- School Intervention and Reform Grants Program

Sponsor:  LeVota

This bill establishes the School Intervention and Reform Grants
Program to be administered by the Commissioner of Education to
award grants to unaccredited or provisionally accredited school
districts funded from money contributed to the program, for which
taxpayers may receive a 50% tax credit beginning January 1, 2009.
The tax credit is nonrefundable but can be carried forward for
three years or transferred.  The total amount of tax credits for
any one fiscal year is capped at $40 million and will be adjusted
annually based on the percentage of increase in the federal
Consumer Price Index.  Procedures for applying for and granting
the tax credits are specified in the bill.

The recipient of a grant will implement programs such as early
childhood education, after-school programs, and alternative
classrooms that research has shown to be effective in improving
and sustaining student performance.  Each grant will have a term
of five years.  Grant applicants must give priority to using
consultants from colleges of education of certain state
universities and from cooperative organizations representing
school districts in urban areas.  Priority will be given to
schools that have been designated as not making adequate yearly
progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act and to
applicants whose proposed programs feature community
partnerships, whole-child approaches, and high school redesign
recommendations.

The provisions of the bill regarding the tax credit will expire
six years from the effective date.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:26 am