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Latest Action: 03/05/2009 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1692 - PRESCHOOL PLUS GRANT PROGRAM - Zweifel, Clint

Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program to serve up to 10,000 students with high quality early childhood education services for four years
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - S Consent Calendar--HCS for HB 1305, with SCS (Rupp)

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HB 1305 - HIGH SCHOOL COURSE EXEMPTIONS - Day, David

Allows individual school districts to exempt high school students transferring into the state from the requirement to pass certain government and constitution course and test requirements
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 1353 - SCHOOL BUS ENDORSEMENTS - Fallert, Joseph Jr.

Waives the renewal fee for a school bus endorsement for an individual who is 70 years of age or older
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1356 - SCHOOL BUS SAFETY BELTS - Flook, Tim

Imposes a $15 surcharge for motor vehicle moving traffic violations and creates the School Bus Safety Assistance Fund to assist schools in equipping buses with safety belts
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 1374 - SCHOOL NURSES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.

Requires certain school nurses to be paid on the same pay scale as teachers with equivalent work history and working hours in their district
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1400 - SCHOOL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS - Dusenberg, Gary

Allows school boards to commission certified law enforcement officers to enforce laws relating to crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, and on school buses
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1401 - PUBLIC SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENINGS - Dusenberg, Gary

Requires health screenings for public school students in the second and eighth grades
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1476 - TEACHER TESTING - Cunningham, Jane

Requires certificated teachers to submit documentation to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education every five years showing adequate scores on certain academic assessments
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1477 - TEACHER BILL OF RIGHTS ACT - Cunningham, Jane

Establishes the Teacher Bill of Rights Act which prohibits teacher associations from using payroll deductions for disbursement to a committee without written consent
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1480 - EXTRACURRICULAR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES - Cunningham, Jane

Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at the discretion of the State Board of Education, to have authority over public school extracurricular competitive activities

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Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2582 - TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS - Grisamore, Jeff

Establishes two renewable teacher preparation scholarships to the existing one-year nonrewable award for certain individuals who commit to teach or currrently work with special education students
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)

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HB 2593 - ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS - Bland, Craig C.

Requires 1% of the School Foundation Formula to be distributed each year for alternative schools and requires schools to offer alternative education programs as a condition of receiving state school aid
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

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HB 2576 - PROPERTY REPORTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS - Cooper, Shannon

Requires certain companies to report to school districts all real and tangible personal property owned by the companies and located within the school district boundaries
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2596 - SCHOOL MAKE-UP DAYS - Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce"

Prohibits schools from scheduling make-up days for inclement weather on federal holidays
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)

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HB 2566 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ACT - Hughes, Leonard

Establishes the School Improvement District Act
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)

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HB 2589 - SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSHIP - Wright-Jones, Robin

Prohibits individuals from serving on the St. Louis City school board and the govering board of the transitional school district at the same time
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2579 - REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AT SCHOOLS - Cunningham, Jane

Imposes a fine when school officers and employees who are mandated reporters fail to report as required by law and subjects students who make false allegations to disciplinary action
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2542 - SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS - Fares, Kathlyn

Requires school districts to include on their accountability report card information regarding their gifted education program and whether the district has maintained the program within the last three years
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2547 - USE OF SCHOOL FUNDS - Flook, Tim

Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase alcohol
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)

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HB 2553 - ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Stream, Rick

Changes the laws regarding St. Louis public schools