Education

MO - Senator Rob Mayer (R)

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Chair

MO - Senator Norma Champion (R)

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Vice-chair

MO - Senator John Loudon (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Gary Nodler (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Scott Rupp (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Charlie Shields (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Maida Coleman (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Rita Heard Days (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Chuck Graham (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Yvonne Wilson (D)

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Member

MO - SB243 Increases the compulsory school attendance age for all children in Missouri to seventeen years of age

MO - SB254 Creates the "Missouri Legacy Fund" to provide college financial assistance

MO - SB320 Creates the "Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program" and modifies the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

MO - SB362 Modifies provisions regarding the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority and funding of higher education

MO - SB389 Modifies several provisions regarding the state's higher education system

MO - SB436 Modifies provisions relating to the First Steps Program

MO - SB443 Creates the "Teach for Missouri Act"

MO - SB448 Establishes recall elections for school board members

MO - SB456 Grants additional payment to school districts in certain situations

MO - SB480 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop mentoring standards for beginning teachers and principals and creates an alternative mechanism for teacher certification

MO - SB513 Allows nurses working in any area of need to qualify for the Professional and Practical Nursing Student Loan Program

MO - SB522 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to recalculate the state school aid for the Riverview Gardens School District to correct an error

MO - SB539 Modifies requirements for anti-bullying policies of local school districts

MO - SB551 Repeals the statute authorizing the creation of the transitional school district in the city of St. Louis

MO - SB561 Alters provisions regarding teacher termination hearings

MO - SB564 Modifies which entities may sponsor a charter school

MO - SB566 Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies of such materials for specialized uses

MO - SB572 Allows the curators of the University of Missouri to close certain financial records relating to donor or potential donors

MO - SB617 Prohibits the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from promulgating rules as to certain services under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

MO - SB618 Establishes the "Milton Friedman 'Put Parents in Charge' Education Program"

MO - SB619 Allows political corporations to enter into certain financial agreements

MO - SB625 Modifies the definition of "weighted average daily attendance" in calculating state aid

MO - SB645 Modifies the length of the school term for the 2006-2007 school year

MO - SB646 Modifies the definition of "bullying" in a public school's "anti-bullying" policy to include cyberbullying

MO - SB652 Modifies provisions regarding elementary and secondary education

MO - SB663 Requires the board of education to promulgate a rule to allow spouses of military members to receive a provisional teacher's license

MO - SB688 Creates a legislative task force on improving urban education

MO - SB689 Creates the "Missouri Public Charter School State Board"

MO - SB690 Creates the "Metropolitan School District Improvement Act"

MO - SB692 Authorizes additional school districts to create charter schools and modifies entities that may sponsor a charter school

MO - SB708 Authorizes issuance of bonds to finance certain educational facility projects and modifies provisions regarding the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority

MO - SJR8 Elevates the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts from 15 percent to 20 percent

MO - SJR12 Alters the composition of the state Board of Education

MO - SB6 Establishes the "Safe Schools Fund" and allows local school districts to utilize such moneys for a variety of safety-related expenses

MO - SB29 Alters various provisions of the state's higher education policy

MO - SB64 Authorizes school districts to set school opening date up to a certain date prior to Labor Day and provides for exemption to make-up days requirement based on inclement weather

MO - SB83 Establishes a county municipal court in Franklin County and alters the foundation formula to compensate Franklin County School Districts for any loss of revenue from the establishment of the new municipal court

MO - SB99 Increases by $250 million the assessed value thresholds for tax rates that may be imposed without voter approval by junior college districts

MO - SB106 Adds voting student members to the governing boards of various public higher education institutions

MO - SB111 Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality

MO - SB133 Alters provisions regarding expedited due process hearings

MO - SB135 Allows the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide primary school loans

MO - SB136 Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality

MO - SB137 Allows the hiring of a retired teacher to work up to full-time without losing their retirement benefits

MO - SB140 Provides local boards of education the authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session of a special education due process hearing

MO - SB147 Alters provisions regarding expedited due process hearings

MO - SB148 Provides local boards of education the authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session of a special education due process hearing

MO - SB149 Alters provisions regarding higher education scholarships

MO - SB160 Alters provisions regarding higher education scholarships

MO - SB189 Requires the superintendent of each public school district to ensure that all students, prior to promotion from grade nine to grade ten, attend a tour of a proximate state correctional center

MO - SB203 Adds an additional $500 annual payment to teachers under the Career Ladder Program

MO - SB221 Establishes a procedure whereby certain territory of the Kansas City School District may be annexed to the Independence School District

MO - SB227 Explicitly grants the Missouri Higher Education Loan authority (MOHELA) the ability to sell or liquidate any asset of the authority

MO - SB228 Explicitly grants the Missouri Higher Education Loan authority (MOHELA) the ability to sell or liquidate any asset of the authority

MO - SB236 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality mentoring for beginning teachers and principals