Elementary and Secondary Education

MO - Representative Steve Cookson (R)

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Chair

MO - Representative Jay Barnes (R)

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Vice Chair

MO - Representative Ira Anders (D)

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Member

MO - Representative Kurt Bahr (R)

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MO - Representative Eric Burlison (R)

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MO - Representative Michael Butler (D)

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MO - Representative Mike Cierpiot (R)

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MO - Representative Vicki Englund (D)

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MO - Representative Doug Funderburk (R)

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MO - Representative Elijah Haahr (R)

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MO - Representative Ron Hicks (R)

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MO - Representative Andrew Koenig (R)

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MO - Representative Margo McNeil (D)

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MO - Representative Genise Montecillo (D)

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MO - Representative Mike Moon (R)

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MO - Representative Judy Morgan (D)

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MO - Representative Mark Parkinson (R)

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MO - Representative Tommie Pierson (D)

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MO - Representative Jeff Roorda (D)

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MO - Representative Lyle Rowland (R)

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MO - Representative Dwight Scharnhorst (R)

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MO - Representative Bryan Spencer (R)

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MO - Representative Kathryn Swan (R)

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MO - HB43 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 1,073

MO - HB50 Changes the laws regarding the classification of a school district as unaccredited and the lapse of the district's corporate organization

MO - HB76 Changes the laws regarding the penalty for a school district that fails to meet Missouri School Improvement Program standards in a fiscal year in which the school is specifically underfunded

MO - HB111 Establishes the Education Protection Act regarding enrollment of students from unaccredited school districts

MO - HB120 Changes the laws regarding the deadlines for the notification concerning a teacher's reemployment and the offering of a contract

MO - HB134 Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools and establishes specific components that a district must include in its antibullying policy

MO - HB136 Requires high school students to complete at least two full semesters of science and two full semesters of math within the two semesters immediately preceding a student's graduation from high school

MO - HB179 Specifies that the State Board of Education and other public school entities must encourage students to explore scientific questions and assist teaching strengths and weakneses of scientific theories of biological or chemical evolution

MO - HB219 Specifies that school districts operating magnet schools as part of a desegregation settlement agreement will not be penalized for inefficient bus routes in calculating aid for the transportation of pupils

MO - HB228 Allows school districts to install and operate school bus safety cameras to detect violations that require a driver to stop for a school bus that is receiving or discharging students

MO - HB229 Grants physical education credit for participation in certain school-sanctioned sports or activities and allows students to take other courses instead

MO - HB261 Allows any public school to offer dating abuse information in its health curriculum in grades seven through 12

MO - HB282 Allows religious books to be used in public schools in certain situations as long as they are used in a manner that does not violate the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution

MO - HB283 Modifies provisions relating to school funding calculations

MO - HB291 Establishes the Missouri Standard Science Act which requires the equal treatment of science instruction regarding evolution and intelligent design

MO - HB292 Requires a transitional skills class to be taken after the personal finance class in order for a student to receive a high school diploma

MO - HB294 Establishes the Student Accountability Act that requires a student score proficient or higher on a state assessment in order to receive a high school academic diploma

MO - HB295 Repeals the requirement that school districts spend one percent of their formula funding on professional development

MO - HB352 Changes the laws regarding the sale or provision of certain commodities by specified school district board members, officers, or employees

MO - HB366 Prohibits a school district from scheduling a day or a half day off of school within five weekdays of Veterans Day unless the district also schedules Veterans Day as a day off

MO - HB388 Establishes the Parent and Community School Information Act that requires a simplified letter-grade report card for each public school building and each charter school

MO - HB396 Requires the special administrative board of the St. Louis City Transitional School District to develop and submit to the voters of the district a plan to divide the district into four subdistricts

MO - HB458 Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for donations to a scholarship-granting organization for special needs students if it is not claimed on a federal income tax return

MO - HB470 Allows a student to enroll in a school district other than the student's school district of residence for the purpose of attending virtual courses or programs

MO - HB477 Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools

MO - HB528 Establishes the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and requires the State Board of Education to designate a staff person in charge of gifted and talented education

MO - HB562 Establishes smaller class sizes for the Kansas City School District than the established minimum and desirable standards of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

MO - HB563 Requires children in the City of St. Louis and Kansas City school districts to enroll in a school by the age of five

MO - HB596 Allows a school district to receive state aid for children ages three to five participating in a district-operated full-day pre-kindergarten program

MO - HB603 Establishes intervention options for struggling schools

MO - HB626 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a grant program for unaccredited and provisionally accredited districts that commit to extended school time

MO - HB631 Changes the laws regarding the employment and evaluation of teachers.

MO - HB675 Establishes Cade's Law, requires the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetes, and establishes curriculum and certification requirements for school resource officers

MO - HB679 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to wait five years, rather than three years, to count the scores of English language learners on statewide assessments

MO - HB681 Changes the laws regarding the compulsory school attendance of certain students

MO - HB738 Adds making a terrorist threat to the list of offenses that school administrators must report

MO - HB743 Requires the establishment of a process by which a student in an unaccredited district who is enrolled in a public school that is not A+ designated can receive reimbursement under the A+ Schools Program

MO - HB790 Changes the laws regarding a school district annexation petition

MO - HB791 Repeals the provision requiring the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to pay the per pupil cost of educational services for children whose school placement is arranged by or approved by the departments of Mental Health or Social Services or by court order as soon as the funds are appropriated

MO - HB808 Extends the expiration date regarding teaching certificates based on certification by the American Board for Certification of Teaching Excellence from August 28, 2014 to August 28, 2020

MO - HB821 Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education

MO - HB858 Allows a school district to authorize its schools to observe a moment of silence in individual classrooms

MO - HB860 Changes the laws regarding the sale of certain commodities by certain school officials of seven-member school board districts that are located in a first classification county

MO - HB876 Requires high schools to offer instruction in first aid

MO - HB889 Changes the laws regarding sex education in schools and establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, the Birth Control Protection Act, and a women's health services program

MO - HB904 Establishes the Missouri Parent/Teacher Involvement Act to provide grant awards to schools to develop and build relationships between families and school staff

MO - HB920 Establishes the Missouri Early Childhood Education Act which allows children four and five years of age to attend early childhood programs under certain circumstances

MO - HB928 Enacts the Education Compact to return authority to regulate education to the states

MO - HB933 Changes the laws regarding travel hardships of public school students

MO - HB942 Adds virtual courses to the postsecondary courses that can be offered to high school students participating in dual enrollment classes

MO - HB1008 Changes the laws regarding school course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases

MO - HB1010 Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Professional Teacher and Administrator Act by adding requirements relating to plans for professional development

MO - HB1011 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a physical fitness challenge for elementary, middle, and high school level students

MO - HB1016 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 1,078

MO - HB1040 Specifies that school age children of welfare recipients must attend public school at least 90% of the time in order to receive benefits

MO - HJR9 Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the composition of the State Board of Education

MO - HJR22 Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing an increase in the level of school district bonded indebtedness