Education and Workforce Development

MO - Senator Andrew Koenig (R)

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Chair

MO - Senator Rick Brattin (R)

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Vice Chair

MO - Senator Lauren Arthur (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Doug Beck (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Elaine Gannon (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Denny Hoskins (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Greg Razer (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Nick Schroer (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Curtis Trent (R)

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Member

MO - SB508 Establishes a procedure for school board recall elections

MO - SB535 Creates the STEM Career Awareness Activity Fund for the purpose of establishing a STEM activity program for grades nine through twelve

MO - SB503 Establishes provisions relating to personal finance academic performance standards

MO - SB17 Modifies terms used in the elementary and secondary school funding formula

MO - SB18 Modifies the calculation of average daily attendance for early childhood education programs

MO - SB34 Authorizes school districts and charter schools to offer elective social studies courses on the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament

MO - SB42 Modifies provisions regarding elementary and secondary education

MO - SB19 Increases minimum starting salary for teachers

MO - SJR6 Amends the Constitution to assert the right of parent to participate in and direct the education of their children

MO - SB4 Modifies provisions regarding elementary and secondary education

MO - SB89 Creates the Missouri Education Transparency and Accountability Portal and the Parents' Bill of Rights Act of 2023

MO - SB5 Allows the enrollment of nonresident students in public school districts

MO - SB40 Modifies provisions relating to background checks

MO - SB81 Authorizes parents to choose the school that their children attend

MO - SB53 Authorizes grants to employers to encourage employees to gain and improve their skills

MO - SB85 Provides for the designation of local control school districts

MO - SB495 Modifies provisions relating to state funding for certain early childhood education programs

MO - SB545 Modifies provisions relating to student enrollment in the Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program

MO - SB485 Modifies the calculation of weighted average daily attendance used to calculate state aid for school districts

MO - SB137 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a patriotic and civics training program for teachers

MO - SB134 Prohibits the discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation by school personnel

MO - SB122 Authorizes excusal from attendance at an elementary and secondary school if the child is unable to attend due to mental or behavioral health concerns

MO - SB163 Authorizes the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development to contract with private entities that offer job training to individuals

MO - SB158 Creates provisions regarding parental rights and transparency in public schools

MO - SB166 Prohibits certain types of regulation of public and private schools by cities and counties

MO - SB136 Modifies provisions relating to workforce development in elementary and secondary education

MO - SB172 Creates provisions relating to curricula and instruction in public schools

MO - SB175 Modifies provisions relating to youth employment

MO - SB304 Modifies provisions relating to charter schools

MO - SB321 Creates the "Missouri Universal School Meals Act"

MO - SB340 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish language developmental milestones for children who are deaf and hard of hearing

MO - SB353 Modifies funding for public elementary and secondary schools

MO - SB295 Requires board of election commissioners to establish seven wards for the purpose of electing directors in certain school districts

MO - SB364 Modifies provisions relating to property taxes for school districts

MO - SB341 Establishes accountability measures for all public elementary and secondary schools

MO - SB318 Creates the "Empowering Missouri Parents Act" regarding parental rights in public schools

MO - SB338 Modifies the required school year start date for school districts in which a charter school operates

MO - SB360 Modifies provisions of the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program

MO - SB363 Specifies that the St. Louis City school board shall fill any vacancy that occurs in such school board outside of the normal election cycle

MO - SB609 Provides that a teacher shall not bring a cause of action against a school district based on such district's policy of using traditional honorific titles for teachers

MO - SB620 Modifies provisions relating to the statewide assessment system

MO - SB589 Provides that the State Board of Education shall cause its annual report to be published on the website of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

MO - SB580 Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development

MO - SB703 Modifies provisions relating to the Imagination Library of Missouri Program

MO - SB711 Authorizes the Governor to transfer the powers, duties, personnel, and property of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to other state agencies

MO - SB664 Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction in cursive writing by the end of fifth grade

MO - SB680 Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements

MO - SB678 Establishes the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking" pilot program requiring DESE to select 5-7 school districts to address the components of media literacy during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years

MO - SB683 Establishes provisions relating to data privacy in public elementary and secondary schools

MO - SB691 Provides for the confidentiality of certain investment information submitted to a public institution of higher education

MO - SB497 Prohibits schools from providing course materials or instruction on gender identity or gender reassignment

MO - SB532 Changes the filing location, order, and process for drawing candidate names for school board elections

MO - SJR29 Provides for parents' exclusive right to control the upbringing of their children

MO - SB107 Provides a student loan forgiveness program for students who become teachers in high needs public or charter schools

MO - SB496 Modifies provisions relating to charter school funding

MO - SB543 Allows students in school districts attending a four-day school week to transfer to an adjoining district where students attend a five-day school week

MO - SB476 Creates new provisions relating to public employment

MO - SB473 Repeal provisions relating to the authority to confer degrees at public institutions of higher education

MO - SB226 Authorizes a tax credit for certain education expenses

MO - SB234 Moves school board elections to the November general election

MO - SB230 Provides that school districts shall not prohibit home school students from trying out or auditioning for team or club membership in any event or activity offered by the school district

MO - SB272 Modifies provisions relating to special administrative boards

MO - SB255 Establishing the Education Savings Account program

MO - SB246 Allows students to attend multiple public summer school programs non-concurrently

MO - SB251 Modifies the definition of weighted average daily attendance used to calculate state aid for school districts

MO - SB273 Requires certain topics in Native American and African American history to be included in the seventh through twelfth grade history curriculum in public schools

MO - SB381 Establishes requirements relating to health and family education taught in public elementary and secondary schools

MO - SB451 Establishes the "Parents' Bill of Rights" to protect and promote the rights of parents to participate in and direct the education of their child and to know what is being taught in their child's public school

MO - SB411 Creates and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education

MO - SB390 Establishes provisions relating to classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in certain grade levels

MO - SB417 Establishes "Emilyn's Law" relating to screening of certain school personnel

MO - SB415 Creates the "Missouri Public School Salary Equalization Fund" relating to salaries for school district personnel

MO - SB410 Establishes the "Do No Harm Act" relating to diversity-equity-inclusion requirements

MO - SB399 Creates the "Keep Our Schools Safe Act" regarding school protection officers

MO - SB422 Creates new provisions relating to educational funding for students being treated at a residential treatment facility

MO - SB565 Creates a tax credit for educational expenses incurred by parents whose children attend a home school, a virtual school, or a school outside of their district of residence

MO - SB603 Establishes provisions relating to educational costs of children receiving care from psychiatric residential treatment facilities

MO - SB571 Authorizes a tax credit for educators