EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
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EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

: Denies driving privileges for failure to comply with the motor vehicle financial responsibility laws and requires all persons younger than 18 years of age to complete a formal driver's education course

: Removes the dollar value modifier from the school foundation formula and lowers the performance levy

: Requires captioning of electronic video instructional material

: Prohibits public school districts from administering any corporal punishment

: Changes the laws regarding teacher certification

: Changes the laws regarding school attire

: Establishes procedures for the evaluation of credits for students transferring into an accredited public school district from an unaccredited public or nonpublic school or a home school

: Requires governing boards at public colleges and universities, community college districts, and school distrists to take a roll-call vote on school policy matters

: Changes the laws regarding school safety and efficiency, teacher certification, accredited school districts, and charter schools

: Allows the Missouri Public Service Commission to order an incumbent local exchange telecommunications company to implement or change a toll-free calling plan outside a local calling scope

: Establishes additional tax increment financing guidelines

: Exempts motor fuel used in school buses from motor fuel tax when driven to transport students for educational purposes

: Revises the requirements for course materials and instruction in public schools relating to contraception and sexually transmitted diseases

: 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

: Expands liability protection for school employees and volunteers

: Revises the adjustment in state aid to public schools based on fluctuations in summer school or gifted program attendance

: Allows school districts to provide salary incentives for certain teachers

: Changes the laws regarding child passenger restraints and safety belts

: Limits the school superintendent's salary in a school district with boundaries that overlap counties of the third and fourth classification

: 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

: Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to determine issuance of a teaching certificate to an applicant with a criminal record instead of the State Board of Education

: Prohibits public schools from joining certain statewide activities associations

: Requires school districts to allow parents the opportunity to withhold permission for a child to join school-sponsored clubs or participate in extracurricular activities

: Changes the laws regarding school safety and efficiency, teacher certification, accredited school districts, and charter schools

: Allows school nurses to keep on hand and administer prefilled syringes of epinephrine to any student who the nurse believes is having an anaphylactic reaction

: Requires, beginning with Fiscal Year 2007, any growth in the Gaming Proceeds for Education Fund above the level of Fiscal Year 2006 to be transferred to the Classroom Trust Fund

: Establishes the Missouri Science Education Act which requires instruction for science courses in sixth through twelfth grades to comply with its best practices

: Changes the laws regarding the licensing and registration of certain professionals and establishes requirements for eye examinations for children in public schools

: Revises the adjustment in state aid to public schools based on fluctuations in summer school or gifted program attendance

: Requires the State Board of Education to establish a virtual public school by July 1, 2007

: 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

: Requires all noncertificated employees to be appointed and promoted pursuant to local school board rules

: Creates a weighted value for summer school attendance and removes penalties for decreased enrollment in summer school and gifted programs in the school funding formula

: Changes the laws regarding criminal forfeitures

: Changes the laws regarding political subdivisions

: 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

: Prohibits school bus drivers from using a cell phone while operating a bus that is transporting children

: Requires placement of automated external cardiac defibrillators in each high school and at school athletic events

: Adds instructional coaches to the list of certificated teachers who are eligible to participate in the Missouri Career Development and Teacher Excellence Plan, known as career ladder

: Allows each public school district to determine whether a dress code for pupils is appropriate

: Exempts motor fuel used in school buses from motor fuel tax when driven to transport students for educational purposes

: Establishes the Healthy Drinks for Healthy Children Act of 2006 which limits the types of beverages that may be sold in public elementary, middle, and junior high schools

: Prohibits the state from requiring a substitute or part-time teacher employed within one year of the teacher's retirement to be subject to a background check by a school district

: Establishes the Founding Documents Protection Act and specifies that no teacher or administrator will be prohibited from reading or posting certain documents and verses

: Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Student Success Scholarships Tax Credit Program

: Exempts work done on a school from the prevailing wage rate requirement if approved by the school board

: Prohibits school employees, volunteers, or students from bullying a student while on school property, at school functions, or on a school bus

: Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for any Olympic event

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for early childhood education

: Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act and the Birth Control Protection Act and requires implementation of a women's health services program

: Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a policy to place additional information such as attendance and class rank on a student's high school diploma

: Requires the administrative penalties collected for a violation of the laws regarding lead abatement and lead poisoning prevention to be distributed annually to the schools of several counties

: Changes the definition of "weighted average daily attendance" as it relates to the school funding formula and repeals the penalty for decreasing enrollment in summer school programs

: Allows school superintendents to convene hearings within 15 working days of a pupil's request to register in certain instances

: Requires each school district to adopt as a goal the expenditure of at least two-thirds of its operational expenditures on classroom instruction

: Establishes a transitional period for the phase in of a weighted average daily attendance distribution method for Proposition C moneys

: Establishes a transitional period for the phase in of a weighted average daily attendance distribution method for Proposition C moneys

: Expands the A+ Schools Program to certain private vocational or technical schools

: Requires state agencies, public schools and colleges, and political subdivisions to use the traditional names of holidays

: Establishes the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program

: Modifies the requirements for the continuation of child support for children enrolled in higher education

: Changes the laws regarding the licensing and registration of certain professionals and establishes requirements for eye examinations for children in public schools

: Imposes a surcharge on moving traffic violations and creates the School Bus Safety Assistance Fund to assist schools in obtaining buses with seat belts

: Removes the requirement for the school district to provide early childhood education at age three from sunset provisions applicable to the First Steps Program

: Prohibits registered sex offenders from running for or serving on a local school board

: Prohibits registered sex offenders from running for or serving on a local school board

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

: Changes the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Requires school districts to grant authorization to students for the possession and self-administration of medications for the treatment of asthma and anaphylaxis

: Revises the laws regarding the lapse of a school district to require a formerly unaccredited district to make progress beyond provisional accreditation

: Requires every child attending a public elementary school to receive instruction in a foreign language

: Increases the distance from 1,000 feet to one mile that sexual offenders are prohibited from living within any school or child care facility

: Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or a child care facility unless they are a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child attending the school or child care facility

: Prohibits certain sexual offenders from entering school property or attending school activities without the consent of the principal or administrator

: Requires all new school buses purchased after January 1, 2007, to be equipped with lap-shoulder safety belts

: Authorizes an income tax credit for school upkeep and beautification projects

: Establishes the Missouri Economic Development Code

: Establishes the Betty L. Thompson Student Success Scholarships Tax Credit Program

: Allows a school board to adopt a four-day school week

: Exempts work done on a school in a noncharter county from the prevailing hourly wage requirement if approved by the school board

: Permits underage culinary students to taste, but not consume, certain alcoholic beverages as required by the curriculum

: Requires certification of school food service directors in public and private schools receiving national school lunch program funding

: Establishes the Advisory Council for the Education of Gifted Children to provide advice and consultation regarding educational programs and activities for gifted children

: Designates the third week in September as "Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week"

: Requires school districts to identify gifted students, establish programs and services for these students, and report to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on the extent of the services

: Modifies the proration factor for the school foundation formula

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

: Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity

: Requires all public high schools to offer a driver's education course during the regular school year

: Establishes the Parents, Tutors, and Volunteers (PTV) Program to encourage adults to volunteer in schools

: Allows Greene County to establish school zones and the minimum fines for speeding in the school zones

: Authorizes a tax credit for contributions to after-school programs

: Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or a child care facility unless they are a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child attending the school or child care facility

: Allows Monroe City R-II which crosses county boundaries and meets certain conditions to use the county that yields the highest dollar value modifier under the school funding formula

: Changes the laws regarding illegal aliens

: Establishes the Missouri Teacher Certification Incentive Program to assist noncertified instructional employees in becoming certified teachers

: Prohibits public schools from opening earlier than the Friday before the last Monday in August

: Requires the total compensation package of school administrators to be reported to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and posted on the department's Internet web site

: Establishes a procedure for the open enrollment of a student in a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence

: Requires the City of St. Louis to report to the Children's Division when students younger than 17 years of age incur 15 or more absences

: Changes the laws regarding charter school sponsorship

: Establishes the School District Income Tax Surcharge Act which allows school districts to adopt income and sales taxes upon voter approval

: Revises 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

: Authorizes an income tax deduction for the value of time spent tutoring in public schools

: Changes the laws regarding school safety and efficiency, teacher certification, accredited school districts, and charter schools

: Creates an alternative way of calculating the state adequacy target for school funding

: Establishes the Missouri Senior Cadets Program

: Conditions the receipt of state aid for schools on the establishment of alternative education programs

: Changes the election procedures for school board members of the Kansas City School District

: Establishes a five-tenths weight for funding programs for gifted students through the state school aid formula

: Allows members of the State Board of Education to be officials or employees of a college or university

: Requires that beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, every school bus be equipped with a child safety alarm system

: Requires that twins or other multiple-birth siblings be placed in the same classroom if the parent or legal guardian makes a timely request

: Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes than currently exist in administrative rules for St. Louis School District and districts in St. Louis County

: Changes the laws regarding the school funding formula

: Establishes curriculum requirements for physical education classes

: Increases the penalty for littering by requiring community service and a $600 restitution payment

: Makes eligibility for a driver's license for persons between the ages of 15 and 18 contingent upon documentation that the applicant has complied with school district standards for eligibility

: Changes the laws regarding school district annexation petitions

: Requires that 1% of appropriations for basic state school aid be distributed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish and maintain alternative education programs

: Changes the laws regarding alternative education

: Allows school districts to provide transportation for resident students who do not attend the district's public schools under certain circumstances

: Requests a review of the special needs student assessment provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act to better serve the special needs student population.

: Declares October 2006 to be "Missouri Walk and Bicycle to School Month" and October 4, 2006, to be "Missouri Walk and Bicycle to School Day" in Missouri.

: Recommends that elementary, secondary, and postsecondary instructor training and development programs contain instruction on mental health and social and emotional learning competencies.

: Proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen's First Amendment right to pray on public property and reaffirming a citizen's right to choose any or no religion

: Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts

: Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing simple majority to pass school district bond issues

: Modifies the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Requires collaboration between certain departments in order to achieve a more efficient and effective educational system

: Bans bus drivers who are convicted of intoxicated-related traffic offenses from possessing a school bus endorsement.

: Establishes a procedure for annexation of certain territory of the Kansas City School District to the Independence School District

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: Establishes surcharges on certain court proceedings to fund certain school-related educational programs

: Alters provisions regarding public school funding

: Fully reimburses certain school districts for costs associated with offering certain special education services

: Allows the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide primary school loans

: Modifies Missouri tax increment financing law

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

: Alters provisions with regard to charter schools

: Provides for each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive a comprehensive vision examination

: Alters provisions with regard to charter schools

: Allows the hiring of retired teachers to work between 550 and 800 hours without losing their retirement benefits

: Allows public school districts to offer a class or classes in which the Bible is incorporated

: Allows the City of Corder to sell property purchased from the school district for any purpose after 25 years

: Modifies the laws regarding sexual offenders

: Permits school districts meeting certain criteria to make a one-time additional transfer from the incidental fund to the capital projects fund

: Revises current law requirements for the presentation of information in public schools relating to contraception, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases

: Requires public high school students to satisfactorily complete four year-long courses in personal finance education

: Establishes the "Founding Documents Protection Act"

: Creates a tax credit for low-income household purchases of computers for educational purposes

: Alters the school funding formula provision that reduces current-year funding for districts with decreases in summer school attendance

: Repeals the prohibition on including students' attendance records, grades, class rank or other information on high school diplomas

: Alters various provisions of the state's special education policy

: Requires low-levy school districts to provide written notice to DESE asserting whether or not such district is providing an adequate education

: Establishes a virtual school program

: Establishes the "Urban Flight Scholarship Program"

: Establishes the "Missouri Senior Cadets Program"

: Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioners advisory council

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality early childhood education

: Creates the "Missouri Student Success Scholarships Tax Credit Program"

: Adjusts the foundation formula to compensate school districts for any decreases in amounts received from fines

: Establishes a transitional period whereby the weighted average daily attendance distribution method for Prop C funds would be phased-in

: Requires each school district to adopt as a goal the expenditure of at least two-thirds of its current operational expenditures on classroom instruction

: Alters the "special education threshold" for any school district with a higher-than-average student population with elevated blood lead levels

: Establishes a "Business and After-School Partnership Program"

: Creates the "St. Louis City School Lead Abatement and Removal Fund"

: Removes special education statute from the sunset provision of the First Steps Program

: Modifies provisions on students self-administering medication

: Alters provisions regarding teacher termination hearings

: Provides that teacher training programs shall include instruction in main streaming children with special needs as well as instruction regarding the IEP process

: Exempts from certain administrative penalties school districts that demonstrate their students have to cross highways and arterials under specified conditions

: Allows certain colleges and universities located in St. Louis to sponsor charter schools that are located in St. Louis only

: Alters provisions regarding teacher certification

: Alters provisions regarding the Missouri School Improvement Program

: Establishes the "Missouri Science Education Act"

: Enacts multiple provisions regarding illegal aliens

: Allows a school district to provide transportation for private school pupils

: Grants the power to determine public school funding exclusively to the General Assembly and Governor, not the Judiciary

: Elevates the allowable level of bonded indebtedness for school districts from 15% to 20%

: Alters the composition of the State Board of Education

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Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:53 am