HB 70 -- EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AND TESTS

SPONSOR:  Day

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special
Committee on Veterans by a vote of 10 to 0.

This bill exempts any high school student who transfers into the
state from the statutory requirement for the state and federal
government course and the exam on the Missouri Constitution upon
acceptable documentation that the student has successfully
completed the requirements in another state.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that all states require high school
students to pass a state constitution exam prior to graduation.
There are many circumstances where students of military families
have passed the exam in another state before moving to Missouri
and then must pass our state constitution exam in order to
graduate.  The bill will ease the transition of the student into
the school system and remove a burden on both the student and his
or her family.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Day; Charles Boyer,
Department of the Army; Mike Haynes, Whiteman Area Leadership
Council; Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; and
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Missouri
Department.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
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