FIRST REGULAR SESSION
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUNNINGHAM (86).
Pre-filed December 1, 2006 and copies ordered printed.
D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 162, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to school-sponsored clubs and extracurricular activities.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 162, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 162.1110, to read as follows:
162.1110. 1. Each school district shall adopt policies and procedures for notifying parents or legal guardians of students regarding school-sponsored clubs and extracurricular activities, and providing an opportunity for parents or legal guardians to withhold permission for a child to join designated clubs or participate in designated activities. An annual notification utilizing the student handbook or other appropriate method shall include, without limitation, the following:
(1) For school-sponsored clubs, the name of the club, mission, or purpose of the club, the name of the club's faculty advisor, and a description of past or planned activities;
(2) For extracurricular activities, the mission or purpose of the extracurricular activity, name of the faculty advisor, and a description of planned programs or actions.
Each school district shall comply with the written notification from a parent or legal guardian who has withheld permission for a child to join a club or participate in an activity, and shall not allow a child to join a club or participate in an activity in contravention of written notification from the child's parent or legal guardian forbidding such club or activity.
2. All clubs, programs, or extracurricular activities occurring on school property or sponsored by schools, school staff, or students shall require written parental or legal guardian permission for membership in each specific club or activity.
3. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, each school district shall obtain written parental or legal guardian permission for a student to participate in or be a member of a school-sponsored club or extracurricular activity. Each school district shall obtain such permission at the beginning of each school year.
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