HCS SS SB 112 -- EDUCATION

Subject to appropriation, this bill requires the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education to implement a pilot program
allowing the Regional Interagency Coordinating Council of the
Greater St. Louis single point of entry to hire a part-time
child-find coordinator by July 1, 2008, to conduct the child-find
requirements of the First Steps Program for the region.  The
council must conduct a study on the effectiveness of the
coordinator and prepare a report by September 1, 2010, to the
State Interagency Coordinating Council, department, and General
Assembly.

The Part C Early Intervention Pilot Program Fund is created for
implementing the pilot program which will expire September 1,
2011.

The bill also exempts the state's early intervention services for
children, known as the First Steps Program, from the sunset
provisions.

Any school district wanting to change its boundary lines must
submit the question at the next election after receipt of a
qualified petition, rather than the next general municipal
election.  The State Board of Education must approve a proposed
boundary change in certain circumstances based on the scores of
the receiving and sending districts on their most recent annual
performance reports.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am