HB 1963 -- Assistance for At-Risk Students

Sponsor:  Gambaro

This bill creates the Motivating Parents and Children Program for
school age children considered at risk by their school district.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide
grants to six qualifying districts, three of which must be urban
and three rural.  The department must provide a statewide program
coordinator and develop a program of family support, which will
also be available to home school students.  The bill specifies
other elements of the program, including incentives for parents
who attend parenting classes and requiring parents to spend a day
in school with the child who violates a school rule.  The
department must develop criteria for determining qualification
for the grant, and the bill establishes a fund in the state
treasury for the program.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:03 am