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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HB 1314, with SCS (Callahan) Bill Text
HB 1314 - PROTECTIONS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN - Cunningham, Jane
Requires annual background checks on some school employees, adds certain offenses to the list for which a teacher certification may be revoked, and removes the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
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) Bill Text
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: 01/14/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill TextSB 837 - This act revises provisions concerning the employment of public employees and appointed officials, and creates the Public Employee Due Process Act. This act prohibits public employees from appealing a dismissal or demotion if an employee has a right to appeal under the State Personnel Law (Merit System)or if the employee is in a policy making position without a right to appeal. Public bodies must serve written notice upon employees they intend to terminate, discipline, or demote. The notice must contain the grounds for the intended action, and notification of the right to request a hearing. If the charges are based on inefficiency, incompetence, or insubordination, the public body must provide the employee with a four month remediation plan before charging the employee. If a hearing is requested, it shall take place at least sixty days after the charges are served and the decision will be based on the doctrine of just cause. The act contains provisions concerning the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H) Bill Text
HB 1534 - FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK - Kingery, Gayle
Allows school districts to establish a four-day school week upon a majority vote of the school board
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - SCS Reported Do Pass (S) Bill Text
HB 1706 - PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Baker, Brian
Allows retirees of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri to teach full time or part time for up to two years without losing their retirement benefits
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HB 1722, with SCS, SS for SCS & SA 21 (pending) (Mayer) Bill Text
HB 1722 - SCHOOL SAFETY AND LIABILITY - Wallace, Maynard
Changes the laws regarding school employee liability, safety practices, and reporting acts of violence
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H) Bill Text
HB 1751 - BULLYING IN SCHOOLS - Lampe, Sara
Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - SCS Reported Do Pass (S) Bill Text
HB 1774 - PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Wallace, Maynard
Changes the maximum percentage of increase in annual compensation in the final average salary for members of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1874 - TEACHER CERTIFICATION - Cunningham, Jane
Allows the State Board of Education to award a teaching certificate for banking and personal finance to certain individuals
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Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
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: Elementary and Secondary Education (H) Bill Text
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) Bill Text
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) Bill Text
HB 2547 - USE OF SCHOOL FUNDS - Flook, Tim
Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase alcohol
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2554 - TEACHER ACADEMIC FREEDOM - Cooper, Robert Wayne
Protects teacher academic freedom to teach scientific evidence regarding biological and chemical evolution
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Retirement (H) Bill Text
HB 2520 - PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Fallert, Joseph Jr.
Allows certain part-time teaches to opt out of membership in the Public School Retirement System
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2481 - OPEN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY CONTRACT - Schoeller, Shane
Establishes a procedure by which a school district or an initiative petition may place the issue of open enrollment by contract before the voters of the district
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text
HB 2430 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL COMPENSATION - Holsman, Jason R.
Changes the laws regarding teacher incentives and retirement benefits for certain teachers and educational personnel
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H) Bill Text
HCR 31 - EARRLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS - Low, Beth
Supports efforts to begin investing in children now because an investment in children and early childhood programs is an investment in Missouri's future
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H) Bill Text
HB 2318 - TEACHING STANDARDS - Lampe, Sara
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop teaching standards for all public schools
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