CHILDREN AND MINORS

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2005)
Bills Indexed by Subject
CHILDREN AND MINORS

: Eliminates the requirement that course materials and instruction on human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases include discussion of contraception methods

: Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery

: Changes the laws regarding school district transportation and busing services

: Changes the laws regarding the consequences for minors purchasing, possessing, and consuming alcohol

: Creates the crime of allowing an open house party or having an open house party without taking steps to prevent minors from purchasing, possessing, or consuming nonintoxicating beer, liquor, or drugs

: Changes the laws regarding the regulation of abortions

: Imposes a minimum term of imprisonment for offenders who have plead guilty to or been found guilty of a crime of violence against a child or an elderly person

: Increases the excise tax on intoxicating beverages and creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Drinking

: Requires a child to be at least eight years old, four feet six inches in height, and 65 pounds in weight to ride as a passenger on a motorcycle

: Limits the amount of mercury that immunizations administered to children under the age of three and pregnant women can contain

: Establishes that it is in the best interests of a minor to terminate a guardianship granted to someone other than a parent unless there is clear and convincing evidence to the contrary

: Establishes the Missouri Parental Notification Act which prohibits an abortion from being performed on a minor until written notice has been delivered to the parent of the minor

: Defines "next friend" as used in the laws regarding consent to an abortion by a minor

: Expands the crime of distribution of controlled substances near schools to include near child care facilities, long-term care facilities, and the residences of in-home child care providers

: Increases the excise tax on intoxicating beverages and creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Drinking

: Allows the Department of Social Services to establish and implement an advertising campaign to recruit adoptive and foster parents

: Imposes a $2 surcharge on dissolution of marriage cases for deposit in the Child Advocacy Center Fund to provide financial support for child advocacy centers

: Prohibits the disclosure of Social Security numbers on child support checks, correspondence, and documents

: Exempts parents from the wiretapping laws of this state for purposes of intercepting or listening in on their children's telephone conversations in certain circumstances

: Requires driver's license applicants under age 18 to show high school enrollment, attendance rate greater than 90%, and minimum GPA of 1.75 or satisfactory progress in an alternative education program

: Establishes a tuition grant program for children of members of the military who were killed in the line of duty

: Changes the laws regarding child passenger restraints and safety belts

: Allows adult siblings to register with the Children's Division adoption registry and allows biological parents to consent to the disclosure of identifying information at the time of registry

: Changes the laws regarding special education to comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

: Changes the laws regarding highway construction and work zones, passing zones, highway lane usage, and child passenger restraints

: Prohibits public school districts from administering any corporal punishment

: Requires all children enrolling in kindergarten, first grade, or a Head Start program to receive a vision examination

: Requires operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are under 21 years of age to wear protective headgear

: Allows parents or legal guardians of 16 to 18-year-old children to choose to have the compulsory school attendance and work certificate laws apply to their children

: Creates the crime of being under the influence of intoxicating liquor for persons under the age of 21

: Creates the crimes of distribution and possession of a prescription medication without a valid prescription by a juvenile on public school grounds

: Gives juvenile court jurisdiction in cases involving children under the age of 17 who violate possession or use of tobacco product laws

: Expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a minor to include producing or selling methamphetamine within the residence of a minor

: Revises unlawful transactions with a child by making it a crime to sell or rent a video game to a child when the video game has been rated mature or adults only by the Entertainment Software Rating Board

: Changes the laws affecting claims for damages and their payment and establishes venue in all tort actions

: Changes the laws regarding highway construction and work zones, passing zones, highway lane usage, and child passenger restraints

: Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention

: Allows school districts to convene a committee of their board in order to rule on pupil residency waiver requests

: Changes the laws regarding highway construction and work zones, passing zones, highway lane usage, and child passenger restraints

: Creates the crime of criminally negligent storage of a firearm

: Prohibits reports of child abuse and neglect from being made anonymously

: Revises the procedures required in law enforcement investigations and establishes the Laboratory Oversight Committee

: Changes the laws regarding the protection of children

: Changes the definition of "adult" to a person 18 years of age or older and "child" to a person under 18 years of age in Chapter 211, RSMo, pertaining to juvenile courts

: Changes the laws regarding the release of information about substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect and denies state or federal funding for child care services in the home of certain persons

: Provides specific conditions for which a mandatory reporter of child abuse and neglect will have reasonable cause to believe that a child has been abused

: Authorizes, beginning January 1, 2006, a dependency deduction for stillborn children in the year of their birth

: Changes the laws regarding the requirements for health insurance coverage for PKU and other inherited diseases of amino and organic acids

: Changes the income eligibility guidelines for receiving child care subsidy benefits

: Changes the laws regarding the requirements for continued receipt of child support during post-secondary education

: Adopts the Interstate Compact for Juveniles

: Expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree by making it a crime to sell, manufacture, or attempt to manufacture methamphetamine in the home of a child under the age of 17

: Expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree by making it a crime to violate certain drunk driving laws while a child under the age of 17 is in the vehicle

: Requires the Missouri Supreme Court to review the child support guidelines every four years instead of the current every three years

: Changes the laws regarding immunization of children

: Creates a civil cause of action against any person under the age of 21 who misrepresents his or her age to obtain alcohol

: Allows the 31st Judicial Circuit to appoint an additional family court commissioner to adjudicate child support cases brought under Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act

: Requires health insurers and the Missouri Medicaid Program to provide coverage for services under the First Steps Program

: Establishes a quality rating system for child care facilities operating in Missouri

: Requires, beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, that every school bus must be equipped with seat belts

: Authorizes an enhanced punishment of up to 10 more years for certain crimes committed against a child under the age of 14 by a person responsible for the child's welfare

: Prohibits a minor who abuses another child from being within 1,000 feet of the abused child's home, child care facility, or school until the abused child reaches 18 years of age

: Allows a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor and establishes the requirements and procedures

: Changes the laws regarding early childhood special education

: Lowers the minimum age for a person to serve on jury duty from 21 to 18 years

: Changes the laws regarding newborn screenings

: Establishes the Model School Wellness Program to create pilot programs in school districts encouraging students to avoid tobacco use, balance their diets, and exercise

: Allows a court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor and establishes the requirements and procedures

: Changes the laws regarding charter schools

: Changes the distribution of some funds in the Gaming Commission Fund

: Changes the types of facilities for children that are exempt from the licensure requirements of the Department of Social Services

: Requires a court that awards sole custody of a child to one parent to find by clear and convincing evidence that a joint custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child

: Changes the eligibility criteria for receipt of an adoption or foster care subsidy

: Requires entities that sell or distribute tobacco products or rolling papers to obtain a license from the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control within the Department of Public Safety

: Changes the laws regarding the establishment of paternity

: Changes the eligibility criteria for the receipt of an adoption or foster care subsidy

: Changes the laws regarding crime

: Declares October fifteenth of each year to be "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day".

: Supports policies to ensure a healthy school environment by increasing the physical education requirements in schools.

: Supports policies to ensure a healthy school environment by increasing the physical education requirements in schools.

: Recognizes April 27, 2005, as "Autism Awareness Day" and the month of April 2005 as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri.

: Modifies laws relating to abortion

: Removes provisions relating to the allocation of funds under the aggregate cap

: Modifies various provisions relating to lead poisoning

: Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"

: Amends the offense of distributing a controlled substance near schools to include long-term and child care facilities

: Creates the crime of negligent storage of a firearm

: Modifies provisions regarding early childhood special education

: Creates new provisions with respect to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Increases the foster care and the adoption subsidy rates over a four-year period

: Establishes a tuition grant program for children of deceased military members

: Creates new provisions with respect to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPS to identify the proposed beneficiary's employer

: Allows foster children to receive a tuition and fee waiver to state-funded colleges and universities

: Certain school districts shall be reimbursed fully for costs associated with offering certain special educational services

: Allows school districts to convene a committee of their board in order to rule on pupil residency waiver requests

: Allows parental rights to be terminated for the domestic murder of a spouse

: Modifies the taxes for community services for children

: Allows school districts to convene a committee of their board in order to rule on pupil residency waiver requests

: Modifies the law relating to the establishment of paternity

: Requires certain identifying information to be expunged by the Division of Family Services

: Establishes the "Founding Documents Protection Act"

: Each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive comprehensive vision examinations

: Requires all revenue derived from a certain sales tax to be deposited in the Community Children's Sales Tax Trust Fund

: Allows primary enforcement of seat belt law and modifies law with respect to child passenger restraint

: Modifies several provisions of law relating to motor vehicles including primary seat belt enforcement

: Modifies various provisions concerning alcohol related offenses

: Modifies various provisions relating to delinquent child support payments

: Modifies various provisions concerning alcohol related offenses

: Creates an income tax credit for child care services provided by a qualified spouse

: Includes unborn children within the definition of "children" for eligibility in CHIPs

: Modifies laws relating to underage drinking

: Makes production of meth in the home of a minor child endangerment in the first degree.

: Modifies the statute on endangerment of a child in the second degree.

: An Act relating to effective involvement by parents and families in support of their children's education

: Alters policies regarding public school special education services

: Provides for family cost participation in the Part C early intervention system

: Creates the "Office of Comprehensive Child Mental Health"

: Adds a definition for emergency as it relates to removal of a child from the home.

: Supports policies to ensure a healthy school environment.

: This constitutional amendment would allow a school district to provide transportation for private school pupils.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:24 pm