99th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB67Ruth, Becky HB 672/20/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0103H.01I - Specifies that a teacher representative shall be appointed to the State Board of Education
HB79McGaugh, Joe Don HB 793/7/2017 Action Postponed (H)
  0386H.01I - Establishes the School Construction Act, which exempts construction and maintenance work done for certain school districts from the prevailing wage requirement upon the school board's approval
HB94Lauer, Jeanie HB 944/13/2017 Reported Do Pass (S)
  0078H.01P - Allows students to take the ACT WorkKeys assessments instead of the ACT Plus Writing assessment
HB97Swan, Kathryn HB 975/11/2017 Second read and referred: Senate Education
  0545H.01P - Establishes a visiting scholars certificate of license to teach
HB118Wood, David HCS HB 1184/24/2017 Second read and referred: Senate Education
  0039H.02P - Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
HB127Kelley, Mike HB 1273/13/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0141H.01I - Allows school districts to implement alternative instruction plans to avoid make-up days
HB133Lant, Bill HB 1333/16/2017 Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight
  0521H.01I - Establishes the School Construction Act, which exempts construction and maintenance work done for certain school districts from the prevailing wage requirement upon the school board's approval
HB138Spencer, Bryan SCS HCS HB 1384/13/2017 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  0240S.07C - Changes the laws regarding virtual education
HB139Spencer, Bryan HB 1394/3/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0239H.01I - Changes the law on school funding so that the exemption from compliance with certain statutes by school districts in the event of withholding of funds by the governor is permanent
HB140Spencer, Bryan HB 1401/19/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  0237H.01I - Establishes the Student Accountability Act that gives those students with certain scores on an assessment a notation on their high school diploma
HB141Spencer, Bryan HB 1413/27/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0238H.01I - Allows school districts to be excused from compliance with certain statutes in the event of withholding of funds by the governor
HB187Swan, Kathryn HB 1874/6/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0866H.01I - Requires school districts to establish comprehensive guidance and counseling programs for students attending school in the district
HB188Swan, Kathryn HB 1882/16/2017 Referred: Workforce Development
  0717H.01I - Creates the Career and Technical Education Certification Program
HB189Swan, Kathryn HB 1891/19/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  0553H.01I - Creates an educational savings plan for K-12 educational expenses
HB201Pogue, Jeff HB 2013/29/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  0287H.01I - Prohibits school districts from collecting biometric information on students without the express written consent of parents or legal guardians
HB239Kelley, Mike HB 2394/10/2017 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  0142H.01I - Provides that each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade is to receive a comprehensive vision examination
HB248Fitzwater, Travis SCS HB 2484/27/2017 Reported Do Pass (S)
  0629S.02C - Establishes a statewide STEM career awareness program
HB253Swan, Kathryn SCS HCS HB 2534/13/2017 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  0951S.03C - Modifies provisions relating to career and technical education
HB254Swan, Kathryn HB 2543/30/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0889H.01I - Excludes funds designated by taxpayers in an urban district as local early childhood education funds from the local tax revenue calculation used to provide funding to charter schools
HB257Pfautsch, Donna HB 2573/28/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0820H.01I - Requires each school district to establish a policy allowing acceleration for certain students
HB263Sommer, Chrissy HB 2634/13/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0437H.01I - Requires school districts to post certain financial information online for public access
HB271Sommer, Chrissy HB 2715/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0379H.02I - Specifies continuing education training for school board members, with additional training required for members serving districts with provisional accreditation
HB280Houghton, Jay HB 2804/10/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0869H.01I - Prohibits local school districts from setting an opening date for the school term that is more than ten calendar days prior to the first Monday in September
HB310Vescovo, Rob HB 3102/28/2017 Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight
  1011H.01I - Requires superintendents and assistant superintendents to be employed by school districts only by written contracts
HB324Neely, Jim HCS HB 3245/11/2017 Second read and referred: Senate Education
  0085H.02P - Specifies that no school board shall suspend a pupil out of school for an act or acts of truancy
HB357Bahr, Kurt HB 3572/27/2017 Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
  0171H.01I - Modifies the laws relating to the ways in which school districts use moneys received through a certain annual appropriation
HB358Bahr, Kurt HB 3583/16/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0060H.01I - Requires State Board of Education meetings to be recorded by video and posted on the website of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
HB360Newman, Stacey HCS HB 3604/26/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0221H.02C - Creates the offense of making a threat to the security of a public building or public school
HB370Newman, Stacey HB 3705/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0219H.01I - Establishes programs and services to increase preventive health care services in the state
HB441Corlew, Kevin HCS HB 4414/13/2017 Reported Do Pass (S)
  1126H.02P - Establishes the Cronkite New Voices Act
HB442Gray, Alan HB 4424/3/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0802H.01I - Creates subdistricts within certain school districts
HB448Houghton, Jay HB 4481/23/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1116H.01I - Prohibits a superintendent from serving on any school board in the state
HB449Houghton, Jay HB 4493/6/2017 Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
  0125H.02I - Requires any statewide athletic organization with a public school district as a member to provide coaches for practices at the state fair
HB454Morgan, Judy HB 4545/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1102H.01I - Requires children in the City of St. Louis and Kansas City school districts to enroll in a school by the age of five
HB457Swan, Kathryn HB 4573/30/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1156H.01I - Allows children who attend early childhood education programs that are under contracts with districts or charter schools to be included in the average daily attendance of the district or charter school
HB466Cookson, Steve HB 4665/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1024H.01I - Increases funding under the school funding formula for school districts with an assessed valuation per student that fell within the lowest 10% of all school districts in the 2004-05 school year
HB467Cookson, Steve HB 4674/10/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1031H.01I - Prohibits local school districts from setting an opening date for the school term that is more than 10 calendar days prior to the first Monday in September for school year 2018-19 and for subsequent years
HB468Cookson, Steve HB 4681/23/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1032H.01I - Requires school financial audits to contain certain information relating to extracurricular activities within the school district
HB469Gannon, Elaine SCS HB 4695/4/2017 Reported Do Pass (S)
  0736S.02C - Modifies the law relating to high school equivalency degree testing
HB473Smith, Clem HB 4735/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0739H.01I - Changes the laws regarding school accreditation and student transfers
HB509Ellington, Brandon HB 5093/27/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0337H.01I - Allows school districts to create magnet schools and changes provisions regarding the powers of superintendents
HB515Ellington, Brandon HB 5153/29/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  0332H.01I - Specifies that students shall take a world history course in order to graduate from high school
HB534Higdon, Galen HB 5345/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0110H.01I - Requires driver's education for all driver's license applicants who have never held a driver's license issued by the state of Missouri or any other state or territory of the United States or foreign country
HB555Ross, Robert HCS HB 5554/19/2017 Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight
  1243H.02C - Establishes the Safe Schools Act
HB564Davis, Charlie HB 5644/20/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1021H.01I - Establishes the Password Privacy Protection Act
HB577McCaherty, John HB 5772/27/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0578H.01I - Specifies requirements for a school library media services program
HB583Cookson, Steve HB 5833/6/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1027H.02I - Caps school superintendent salaries and requires publication of school employee salaries in local newspapers
HB584Cookson, Steve HB 5844/3/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1025H.01I - Requires any statewide athletic organization with a public school district as a member to report to the joint committee on education during the legislative interim
HB587Redmon, Craig SCS HB 5874/20/2017 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  1340S.02C - Modifies the bonding requirement for the treasurer of a seven-director school district
HB599Hansen, Jim HB 5994/25/2017 Public Hearing Held (S)
  1201H.01P - Modifies the A+ Schools Program by removing the requirement that the student's attendance of public high school occur in the three years immediately prior to graduation
HB612Matthiesen, Mark HB 6122/13/2017 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  1244H.01I - Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to provide statewide assessment results to school districts within forty-five days of the completion of student testing
HB614Ellington, Brandon HB 6143/29/2017 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety
  0761H.01I - Requires any course on driver's education offered in public schools to include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic stops
HB616Curtis, Courtney Allen HB 6164/13/2017 Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight
  1372H.01I - Establishes the Urban Education Institute
HB624Alferman, Justin HB 6245/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1313H.01I - Authorizes the Gasconade R-II school district, which crosses county boundaries, to use the county that yields the highest dollar value modifier under the school foundation formula
HB631Redmon, Craig SCS HCS HB 6314/20/2017 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  1254S.03C - Modifies medical endorsement requirements for school bus drivers
HB633Austin, Kevin HB 6335/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1390H.01I - Modifies school districts' local effort figures
HB634Roeber, Rebecca HCS HB 6344/11/2017 Public Hearing Held (S)
  0986H.04P - Changes provisions related to charter schools
HB643Wood, David HB 6432/14/2017 Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight
  1394H.01I - Modifies the calculation of the full-time equivalent average daily attendance of summer school students
HB670Sommer, Chrissy HCS HB 6705/11/2017 Second read and referred: Senate Education
  1042H.02P - Requires any district with a state-approved gifted education program to have a process that allows parents or guardians to appeal a determination that their child does not qualify for gifted services
HB675Dohrman, Dean HB 6752/20/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1397H.01I - Reduces terms of office for members of the state board of education from eight years to four years and prohibits members from serving more than eight years on the board
HB677Rowland, Lyle HCS HB 6773/9/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0968H.02C - Allows a school district to use a calendar based on hours of attendance rather than hours and days of attendance, if the minimum number of hours is at least 1,044 hours of actual pupil attendance
HB680Fitzwater, Travis SCS HB 6804/13/2017 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  1268S.03C - Establishes adult high schools to be operated by a Missouri nonprofit organization
HB683Roeber, Rebecca HB 6835/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0765H.01I - Establishes recall elections for school board members
HB695Pfautsch, Donna HB 6952/20/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0079H.02I - Allows students to satisfy the physical education requirement for high school graduation by participating in two sports within the same school year
HB696Kelly, Hannah HCS HB 6964/3/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1246H.04C - Allows school districts to display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional winter and spring celebrations
HB711Wood, David HB 7111/26/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1271H.01I - Allows parents of children receiving habilitative services through an individualized education program to choose the provider
HB745Brattin, Rick HB 7455/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1503H.01I - Requires that all school restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms accessible for use by multiple students shall be designated for and used by male or female students only
HB751Roeber, Rebecca HB 7515/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0115H.01I - Changes election procedures for school board members
HB773Dogan, Shamed HB 7732/2/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1319H.01I - Establishes the education savings account program
HB793Bahr, Kurt HB 7933/16/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1593H.01I - Modifies provisions relating to home school education
HB820Cookson, Steve HB 8205/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1043H.01I - Establishes the public school parental choice act
HB830Spencer, Bryan HB 8305/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1689H.01I - Changes provisions of law relating to assessments of public school students
HB844Dunn, Randy HB 8445/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1005H.01I - Modifies provisions relating to policies on youth suicide awareness and prevention in schools
HB862Kidd, Bill HB 8625/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1456H.02I - Requires teachers and principals to complete two hours of suicide prevention education each school year
HB868Bahr, Kurt HB 8682/16/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1509H.01I - Establishes the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program
HB872Davis, Charlie HB 8725/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1450H.01I - Creates a definition of secondary school to include grades not lower than fifth grade nor higher than twelfth grade
HB885Wood, David HB 8852/9/2017 Withdrawn (H)
  1804H.01I - Repeals various provisions of law relating to elementary and secondary education
HB888Basye, Chuck HB 8884/6/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1842H.01I - Modifies provisions relating to school bus drivers
HB901May, Karla HB 9013/27/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1855H.01I - Requires high schools to provide information to students on college admissions and financial aid
HB902Barnes, Jay HB 9023/27/2017 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  1639H.01I - Requires a school board of a district that has been unaccredited for three years to appoint a parent of a student to the board
HB926Curtman, Paul HB 9264/3/2017 Action Postponed (H)
  1684H.02I - Changes the laws regarding travel hardships for public school students
HB948Bahr, Kurt HB 9484/10/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1783H.01I - Allows computer science to count as a science course for purposes of high school graduation requirements
HB951Austin, Kevin HB 9513/29/2017 Referred: Local Government
  1896H.01I - Authorizes Greene County and any city within the county to propose a sales tax for the purpose of early childhood education programs
HB952Rowland, Lyle HB 9523/29/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1923H.01I - Allows school boards to provide certain information on influenza disease to parents and guardians of students
HB953Lauer, Jeanie HCS HB 9533/29/2017 Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight
  1541H.03C - Requires high schools and public institutions of higher education to provide information related to careers and salaries to students
HB970Austin, Kevin HB 9703/6/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1789H.01I - Modifies provisions relating to virtual public schools
HB1030Butler, Michael HB 10304/24/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  2063H.01I - Requires districts with a sufficient number of children determined to be gifted to establish special programs for the gifted children
HB1031Butler, Michael HB 10315/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  0661H.01I - Establishes the Missouri Parent/Teacher Involvement Act
HB1053Cookson, Steve HB 10535/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2084H.01I - Requires school districts with students who earn industry-recognized certifications to transfer moneys for certain purposes
HB1084Rone, Don HB 10844/3/2017 Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  2046H.01I - Requires public schools to provide home school students the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities
HB1101Rowland, Rory HB 11015/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2213H.01I - Requires public school buses to be operated by human drivers
HB1113Bangert, Gretchen HCS HB 11135/3/2017 Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight
  2027H.02C - Requires the state board of education to convene a work group about a ninth grade course on career readiness
HB1121Unsicker, Sarah HB 11215/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2258H.01I - Modifies provisions related to discipline of students
HB1122Unsicker, Sarah HB 11225/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2254H.01I - Modifies provisions relating to discipline of students
HB1123Trent, Curtis HB 11233/16/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1379H.01I - Allows school districts to display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional winter celebrations
HB1131Burnett, Ingrid HB 11315/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2156H.01I - Modifies the length of terms of office for certain members of the Kansas City Public School board of directors to ensure that terms are staggered
HB1132Christofanelli, Phil HB 11324/5/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  2228H.02I - Modifies provisions relating to funding for elementary and secondary education
HB1142Dohrman, Dean HB 11425/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2267H.01I - Modifies provisions related to training of school board members
HB1145Bangert, Gretchen HB 11455/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2290H.01I - Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to establish a grant program to extend instructional time in underperforming districts
HB1161Bahr, Kurt HB 11615/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2294H.01I - Modifies provisions relating to academic performance standards
HB1165Houghton, Jay HB 11655/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2321H.02I - Requires school boards to establish a policy related to abusive conduct directed toward school employees
HB1186Trent, Curtis HB 11865/1/2017 Action Postponed (H)
  2329H.01I - Requires the state board of education to perform certain duties
HB1216Curtman, Paul HB 12164/24/2017 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1661H.01I - Requires the joint committee on education to undertake additional duties related to oversight of the state education system
HB1217Curtman, Paul HB 12175/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  1650H.01I - Modifies provisions related to state aid for schools
HCB4Lauer, Jeanie HCB 45/2/2017 Public Hearing Held (S)
  2365H.01P - Modifies provisions relating to workforce development
HCB5Lauer, Jeanie HCB 55/2/2017 Public Hearing Held (S)
  2366H.02P - Requires school districts to offer a course on computer programming to high school students
HCR17Hubrecht, Tila HCR 174/26/2017 Referred: Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions, and Ethics
  1539H.01I - Urges all educational institutions to provide information to students and parents about meningococcal disease and available vaccines
HCR39Houghton, Jay HCR 393/29/2017 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  2025H.01I - Urges the Missouri School Boards' Association and the Missouri Association of School Administrators to address conflicts of interest for school board members and superintendents
HJR29Dohrman, Dean HCS HJR 294/6/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1395H.02C - Proposes a constitutional amendment to reduce the terms of office for members of the state board of education from eight-year terms to four-year terms
HR11Peters, Joshua HR 113/2/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  0867H.01I - Urges the UM board of curators to present the original Lloyd Gaines collection to the Smithsonian Institution for the purpose of national preservation
HR1025Ross, Robert HR 10255/12/2017 Referred: Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business
  2367H.01I - Encourages Congress to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Act
SB300Redmon, Craig HCS SCS SBs 300 & 3065/10/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1374H.06C - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
SB313Bahr, Kurt SS#2 SCS SB 3135/8/2017 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1258S.13R - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
SB434Rowland, Lyle HCS SB 4345/10/2017 Reported Do Pass (H)
  1765H.03C - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
SB478Barnes, Jay HCS SB 4785/11/2017 Reported to the Senate with... (H)
  2142H.02C - Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education