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
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)

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HB 2557 - SCHOOL YEAR LENGTH - Chappelle-Nadal, Maria

Requires school districts in St. Louis County to have a school year of at least 180 instructional days
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2554 - TEACHER ACADEMIC FREEDOM - Cooper, Robert Wayne

Protects teacher academic freedom to teach scientific evidence regarding biological and chemical evolution
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H)

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HB 2537 - SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS - Robb, Ed

Allows two or more adjacent school districts to share a superintendent if one of the districts is accredited or provisionally accredited by the State Board of Education
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H)

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HB 2489 - SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS' COMPENSATION - Funderburk, Doug

Requires school districts to report the total compensation package of each school administrator to the Department of Elementary and Secondard Education and to post it on the department's web site
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2482 - OPEN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Schoeller, Shane

Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence under specified conditions
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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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: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

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HB 2478 - SCHOOL BUSES - Low, Beth

Prohibits school buses from sitting with engines idling while loading or unloading children at a school or while waiting for children to load or unload at a school
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)

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HB 2465 - QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE - Oxford, Jeanette Mott

Provides outreach services, educational training for child care professionals, and subsidies for early childhood programs
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

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HB 2458 - EDUCATIONAL TAX CREDITS - Jones, Timothy W.

Establishes the Children's Education Freedom Act which authorizes a 50% tax credit for taxpayers who donate to a scholarship-granting organization under certain circumstances
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H)

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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: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2412 - SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES - Aull, Joe

Requires the certification of school food service directors and menu planners in public and private schools which receive funding through the federal school lunch program
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H)

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HB 2397 - DRUG TESTING OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS - Funderburk, Doug

Requires any entity that provides construction services on the property of a public or private school or university or any state- owned building to have an approved drug and alcohol testing program
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 2404 - MISSOURI 4 FOR MORE PROGRAM - Hubbard, Rodney R.

Establishes the Missouri 4 For More Program to allow parents and guardians to receive paid leave to work with their children in their school and authorizes a tax credit for the person's employer
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2403 - SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS - Kraus, Will

Imposes term limits on certain school board members when the school district becomes provisionally accredited or unaccredited
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 2371 - CRIME PREDATION PREVENTION ACT - Harris, Jeff

Establishes the Child Predation Prevention Act of 2008 regarding the sexual exploitation of a child and model curriculum for educating children regarding Internet safety
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Student Achievement (H)

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HB 2357 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS - Baker, Judy

Requires all school districts to have physical education programs
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2338 - PERSISTENCE TO GRADUATION FUND - Holsman, Jason R.

Creates the Persistence to Graduation Fund to distribute grants to certain school districts for dropout prevention strategies
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2318 - TEACHING STANDARDS - Lampe, Sara

Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop teaching standards for all public schools
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2316 - CYBERBULLYING - Lampe, Sara

Requires cyberbullying to be included in a school district's antibullying policy
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2317 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS' STANDARDS - Lampe, Sara

Establishes the Professional Educators' Standards and Practices Act and changes the laws regarding teacher certification
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2304 - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER - Lampe, Sara

Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Transportation Committee

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SB 1239 - This act requires any applicant for a driver's license or a temporary permit who is 15 to 18 years of age and attends public school to present a certificate from his or her school stating that he or she has complied with the school district's standards for eligibility for a driver's license or temporary permit. A school district's standards must ensure that a student continues to make educational progress. If an applicant does not achieve the school district's standards, his or her driver's license test will be postponed until he or she demonstrates that the standards have been achieved. Any person who is emancipated and does not meet the qualification may request his or her district's school board to grant a waiver from the requirements. School boards will grant a waiver if it determines that possessing a license is in the best interest of the individual. Any person who drops out of school and earns a general educational development (GED) diploma will be granted, upon request,[...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Higher Education (H)

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HB 2280 - TUITION FOR COLLEGE COURSES - Cunningham, Jane

Requires students at public institutions of higher education to pay the full costs of instruction when they take the same course more than twice
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 2281 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL - Cunningham, Jane

Changes the laws regarding educational personnel
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2225 - GIFTED EDUCATION FUNDING - Robb, Ed

Adds the costs of gifted education programs back into the school foundation formula as categorical funding
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Resolutions--HCR 26-Dixon, et al (Clemens)

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HCR 26 - FINE ARTS EDUCATION - Dixon, Bob

Encourages the Governor and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to secure additional funding for fine arts education in this state
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2220 - GIFTED EDUCATION FUNDING - Lampe, Sara

Adds the gifted education pupil count to the calculation of weighted average daily attendance for the school foundation formula by counting each gifted student as an extra student
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2219 - GIFTED EDUCATION FUNDING - Lampe, Sara

Adds the gifted education pupil count to the calculation of weighted average attendance for the school foundation formula
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2216 - BACKGROUND CHECK ON SCHOOL PERSONNEL - Bringer, Rachel

Makes criminal background checks for teachers and other school personnel valid for one year, even if they move from one district to another or there is a change in the type of teacher certification
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker(H)

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HB 2213 - FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION WEEK - Kraus, Will

Requires the Governor to issue a proclamation annually designating the second week of September as Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2181 - TEACHER SALARIES - Cunningham, Jane

Allows school districts to provide teacher salaries that include hiring incentives or salary schedule modifications under certain conditions
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker(H)

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HB 2191 - HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS - Nasheed, Jamilah

Clarifies that a school district may participate in the A+ Schools Program regardless of its accreditation status by the State Board of Education if the district meets all other requirements
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)

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HB 2152 - ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS - Nasheed, Jamilah

Changes the laws regarding schools in St. Louis under the Special Administrative Board and their academic accountability
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2158 - MISSOURI BOOKS FROM BIRTH PROGRAM - Grill, Jason

Establishes the Missouri Books From Birth Program to encourage preschool children to read
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Education Reform (H)

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HB 2127 - CHARTER SCHOOLS - Nasheed, Jamilah

Specifies that any new charter school in the St. Louis Public School District can only be sponsored by the district or the State Board of Education
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2121 - SCHOOL OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY - Roorda, Jeff

Prohibits school districts from scheduling a day or a half-day off within five days of Veterans Day unless the school district also schedules Veterans Day as a day off
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2124 - SCHOOL SAFETY - Aull, Joe

Creates the School Safety and School Violence Prevention Fund
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HB 2104, HB 1574, HB 1706, HCS for HB 1774, HB 2055 & HCS for HB 2056, with SCS (Crowell)

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HB 2104 - PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Viebrock, James

Changes the laws regarding various public employee retirement systems
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 2109 - BALDRIGE PROGRAM IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS - Dixon, Bob

Encourages school districts to participate in the Baldrige Continuous Quality Improvement Program
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee - (3110S.10C)

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SCS/SB 1117 - This act creates the "Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday." For 2009 and every year thereafter, during the seven day period beginning on April 19th and ending April 25th, the first $1,500 paid per appliance for an Energy Star certified appliance will be exempt from state sales tax. Political subdivisions may opt in to the sales tax holiday at their choosing.

The provisions of the act shall expire August 28, 2012.

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Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H)

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HB 2046 - DRIVER'S EDUCATION COURSES - Baker, Judy

Requires school districts to offer a driver's education course to students 15 years of age or older and allows certain students who complete the course to apply for a license at 17 years of age
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 2050 - STATE ADEQUACY TARGET FOR SCHOOL AID - Aull, Joe

Creates an alternative way of calculating the state adequacy target for school funding
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)

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HB 2040 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL COMPENSATION - Jetton, Rod

Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

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HB 2056 - PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Viebrock, James

Changes the laws regarding the investment of funds for the Public School Retirement System of Missouri and the Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled (S)

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HB 2059 - TEACHERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACT - Wilson, Kevin

Establishes the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1988 - CLASS SIZE IN ST. LOUIS SCHOOLS - Oxford, Jeanette Mott

Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes for school districts in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1960 - SCHOOL CLEANING SUPPLIES - Kraus, Will

Requires school districts to establish a "green" cleaning policy to promote environmentally sensitive cleaning products which meet guidelines of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - S Consent Calendar--HB 1972-Franz, with SCS (Crowell)

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HB 1972 - PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Franz, Ward

Prohibits any additional nonprofit educational associations or organizations from becoming members of the Public School Retirement System or the Public Education Employee Retirement System
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1973-Franz, with SCS (Engler)

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HB 1973 - PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Franz, Ward

Allows the Public School Retirement System of Missouri and the Public Education Employee Retirement System to protect and indemnify any trustee or employee under certain conditions
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1938 - PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES - Baker, Brian

Requires the State Board of Education to establish a rule to mandate parental participation in three teacher conferences each year regarding their child's performance
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1947 - CLASS SIZE IN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS - Holsman, Jason R.

Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes for urban school districts including Kansas City
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)

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HB 1911 - TEACHER CERTIFICATION - Muschany, T. Scott

Requires the State Board of Education to issue teaching certificates to individuals who complete certification with the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1913 - DRUG TESTING OF STUDENT ATHLETES - Cunningham, Jane

Requires school districts to adopt policies for the testing of student athletes for the unlawful use of a controlled substance, including but not limited to anabolic steroids
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 1052-Rupp

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SB 1052 - This act directs revenue derived from the loss limit repeal and the imposition of an education allowance to the newly created Educational Opportunities for Missouri's Children Fund. Upon appropriation, the first twenty-five million dollars in the fund will be allocated to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the A+ Schools program, provided that such program is expanded to all Missouri high schools. The remaining moneys in the fund will be allocated equally among the Early Childhood Development, Education and Care Fund, and the First Steps program. The act renders the following alterations to the state's gaming policy: • Repeals the maximum loss limit of five hundred dollars per individual player per gambling excursion; • Institutes a cap of thirteen licenses to operate excursion gambling boats in the state; • Imposes an education allowance of one percent on adjusted gross receipts in excess of forty million dollars for gaming licensees;• States [...]

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

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HB 1891 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS - Stream, Rick

Requires all school districts to have physical education programs
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1896 - SILENT REFLECTION IN SCHOOLS - Munzlinger, Brian

Requires the teacher in each public school classroom to open the day with a brief period of silence with the participation of all the pupils
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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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
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HBs 1876 & 1877, with SCS & SA 9 (pending) (Mayer)

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HB 1876 - SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS - Cunningham, Jane

Requires the designation of an agent for a binding signature on a placement settlement and makes the five-business-day notice applicable to all special education due process hearings
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass by Consent (H)

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HB 1877 - SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARINGS - Cunningham, Jane

Gives the local board of education authority to identify a designee to bind the school district in a settlement agreement reached during the resolution session regarding a special education placement
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HJR 60 - COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION - Cunningham, Jane

Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the appointing authority for the Commissioner of Education from the State Board of Education to the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker

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HB 1807 - STATE SCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLED - Cox, Stanley

Renames the State Schools for Severely Handicapped Children as the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H)

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HB 1835 - SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS - Bland, Craig C.

Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1866 - FEE OFFICE CONTRACTS - Scavuzzo, Luke

Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts with a priority given to school districts and charitable organizations over individuals in a competitive bid process
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 1802 - HEARINGS ON A STUDENT'S ACTIVITIES - Wilson, Kevin

Specifies that the appeal of a ruling on student eligibility for extracurricular activities by certain schools may bypass the administrative hearing process in certain instances
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HB 1751 - BULLYING IN SCHOOLS - Lampe, Sara

Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1757 - ILLEGAL ALIENS - Davis, Cynthia L.

Requires any employer convicted of hiring illegal aliens to repay double the value of any state-administered or subsidized tax credit, tax abatement, or loan
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)

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HCR 13 - NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND IN 2008 - Lampe, Sara

Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to oppose No Child Left Behind legislation
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

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HB 1745 - GIFTED EDUCATION - Lampe, Sara

Requires school districts to establish special programs or services for students who are identified as academically gifted
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)

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HB 1748 - SCHOOL ATTENDANCE - Lampe, Sara

Lowers the age for beginning school from seven to six years and requires full-day kindergarten at all public schools
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

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HB 1704 - GRANTS FOR SMALL SCHOOLS - Wallace, Maynard

Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants and allows certain schools to receive a flat amount per student
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

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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