ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPT. OF

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2005)
Bills Indexed by Subject
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPT. OF

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

: Requires that all biology textbooks sold to the public schools of the State of Missouri have one or more chapters containing a critical analysis of origins

: Changes the laws regarding school district transportation and busing services

: Revises certain calculations in the school funding formula

: Requires accreditation of charter schools

: Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program board to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes

: Revises the School Foundation Formula

: Adds a Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment to the state aid amount for hold-harmless school districts

: Repeals obsolete statutes regarding education

: Establishes a scholarship program for the survivors of veterans killed or injured in action after September 11, 2001

: Repeals the requirement that school districts conduct an annual census of children with disabilities up to age 21 that reside in their school district

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

: Establishes inclement weather exceptions for mandatory days of school attendance

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

: Changes the laws regarding elementary and secondary education

: Prohibits public institutions that receive state funds from adopting a discrimination policy that exceeds current federal protections against discrimination

: Allows the hiring of a retired teacher to work between 550 and 800 hours without losing his or her benefits under the Public School Retirement System

: Requires the Department of Revenue to award fee office contracts to school districts or individual organizations through bidding with the revenue going to the school districts in the county of the fee office

: Changes the laws regarding the Career Ladder Program for teachers

: Requires the State Board of Education and local school boards to adopt a policy that encourages effective involvement by parents in support of the education of their children

: 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

: Changes the laws regarding the state education funding formula

: Clarifies that any city or political subdivision that has purchased property from a school district for public use can sell or use the property for any purpose after 25 years from the purchase

: Establishes the Founding Documents Protection Act which allows school boards to permit teachers to read excerpts from certain documents related to history, patriotism, and civil rights

: Authorizes a tax credit for employers who hire certain high school students for summer jobs

: Changes the laws regarding charter schools

: Defines bullying in schools and prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property

: Allows certain school districts to provide transportation to students who live less than one mile from school and be reimbursed by the state if unsafe traffic situations can be demonstrated

: Changes the laws regarding school funding and the calculation of state aid

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

: Requires the reporting of a school district's operating fund balances and other related information

: Requires the State Board of Education to establish a virtual public school

: Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages of 15 and 18 contingent on acceptable Missouri Assessment Program scores

: Expands liability protection for school employees and volunteers

: Prohibits "bullying" in schools and requires school districts to adopt policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation, and bullying

: Freezes tuition rates from the time undergraduates enter a Missouri college until they graduate

: Requires school districts to develop written policies on food choices in its schools

: Requires that fines and forfeitures collected in prosecutions involving methamphetamine be allocated to the school districts in the county in which the prosecution was conducted

: Changes the laws regarding school attire

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

: Encourages high school course work in personal finance economics.

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

: Proposes a constitutional amendment directing one-half of the conservation sales tax revenue to the Public School Fund

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

: Permits certain school districts a waiver from DESE allowing the district to choose its own accreditation standards

: Establishes the "Founding Documents Protection Act"

: Creates a graduated increase in payments to sheltered workshops and alters bidding preferences for products and services from sheltered workshops

: Imposes a surcharge on certain felony court proceedings to fund certain school-related programs

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

: Criminalizes distribution and possession of certain prescription medications on school property

: Certain school districts may resume participation in the career ladder program at the same matching level for which the district qualified during its last year of participation

: Transitions the state away from a tax-rate driven education funding formula to a student-needs based education funding formula

: Imposes a surcharge on certain felony court proceedings to fund certain school-related programs

: Adopts an air quality program for schools, lays out the procedures, and includes reporting provisions

: Relating to charter schools

: An Act relating to state aid for certain at-risk students

: 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

: Specifies that the summer school add-on shall only apply when the summer school program is run directly by the district.

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