ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPT. OF

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPT. OF

: Creates the Teacher Choice Compensation Package which will make salary stipends available to teachers who qualify based on measurable superior performance

: Establishes the Missouri 4 For More Program in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow parents paid leave from work to help their children in their school

: Allows the State Board of Education greater flexibility in investing funds deposited in the State Public School Fund

: Expands the five-business-day notice requirement for special education due process hearings to expedited due process hearings

: 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

: Increases bonus points for nonprofit organizations bidding on state contracts and specifies an increase in the per diem awarded to sheltered workshops

: Eliminates all sunset provisions relating to early intervention services, known as the First Steps Program

: Changes the laws regarding teacher certification in finance and establishes guidelines regarding the evaluation of student credentials when transferring into a school district

: Removes the early childhood special education enabling authority from a list of sections related to the First Steps Program scheduled for sunset by August 28, 2007

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

: Requires school districts to develop policies to incorporate social and emotional development into their educational programs

: Changes the laws regarding school safety and liability

: Establishes the Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

: Requires school districts to identify gifted students and allows the establishment of gifted programs

: Transfers the responsibilities for certifying junior college district formation election results to the Secretary of State

: Requires the Governor to take control over a school district that is declared unaccredited by the State Board of Education

: Requires every school district to offer a driver's education course available to students 15 years of age or older and prohibits cell phone use by temporary permit or intermediate license holders

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create an additional procedure for teacher certification and mentoring standards for beginning teachers and principals

: Allows certain school districts in declared federal disaster areas after the January 2007 ice storms to not make up lost time and allows other schools to make up only a certain number of the missed days

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create mentoring stardards for beginning teachers and principals

: Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence

: 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

: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to recalculate the state school aid for the Riverview Gardens School District to correct an error

: Requires public school students enrolled in kindergarten or first grade to receive a comprehensive vision examination

: Requires school nurses to be paid on the same pay scale as teachers with equivalent work history and working hours in their district

: Exempts school districts from the requirement to make up days of school missed or canceled due to inclement weather occurring on or after January 12, 2007

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

: Establishes the Superintendent Targeted Achievement Record (STAR) Program and requires the total compensation package of school administrators to be reported and made available to the public

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

: Allows public school students to choose to attend a public school district other than the school district of his or her residence

: Changes the laws regarding school emergency procedures

: Revises the laws regarding the minimum school days, school scheduling, and inclement weather

: Makes the criminal background check and fingerprinting for teachers valid for one year even if they move to another district or change their type of certification

: Changes the laws regarding the school funding formula relating to the performance levy

: Changes the laws regarding the licensing of certain professions and establishes vision screening examinations for children in public schools

: Prohibits registered sexual offenders from being on the property of certain schools or attending certain school functions without the consent of the principal or head administrator for the school

: Establishes the Teach for Missouri Act which allows for certain teachers who teach in provisionally or unaccredited school districts to receive a stipend to be applied to their student loans

: Changes the laws regarding early intervention services for children

: Establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program as a pilot program to serve up to 5,000 students in early childhood education

: Requires school districts to establish special programs or services for students who are identified as academically gifted

: Requires the consent of a parent before his or her child is allowed to participate in a school club or organization

: Repeals the provision of law authorizing the creation of a transitional school district in the City of St. Louis School District

: Changes the proration factor for calculating the portion of state school aid

: Requires health screenings for public school students in certain grades

: Requires any entity providing construction services on school property to have a drug and alcohol testing program

: Allows principals of provisionally accredited or unaccredited school districts to refuse a teacher's request to transfer to another school

: Allows charter schools to operate in additional school districts and expands the number of potential sponsors

: Lowers the compulsory school attendance age from seven to six and requires a full-day kindergarten program at all public schools

: Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools

: Requires the development of a quality rating system for child care facilities and early childhood programs

: Changes the laws regarding child care

: Establishes the Child Internet Protection Act which requires school districts to file Internet use policies with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

: Authorizes an income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit special needs education support organizations

: Requires school districts to make up the first four days of school missed due to inclement weather for the 2006-2007 school year and one- half of the days for districts who missed from five to 12 days

: Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies to schools for specialized uses

: Requires school districts to provide an alternative education program in order to be eligible for state school aid

: Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Coordinated Health Program Board to develop a program on the prevention of student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes

: Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to make deductions from a school's state school aid apportionment for certain prisoners and transfer the funds to the Department of Corrections

: Adds participation in a strike to the list of reasons for which a tenured teacher may be dismissed

: Establishes the School District Alternative Funding Act which allows school districts to adopt income and sales taxes upon voter approval

: Requires school attendance until a child reaches 17 years of age and establishes a task force to assist school districts in the transition to the new requirement

: Allows equal education opportunity contracts for some students who attend schools with specified qualifications to attend a private school

: Increases the appropriation amount for small school grants

: Authorizes an exemption from motor fuel tax on fuel used for school buses

: Revises the method for calculating the state adequacy target in the school foundation formula

: Establishes lower permissible and desirable class sizes than currently exist in administrative rules for urban school districts

: Establishes curriculum requirements for physical education classes for students in sixth through twelfth grade

: Establishes requirements for physical education classes for students in kindergarten through fifth grade

: Requires an education renewal commission to be appointed when a school district with more than 10,000 students becomes unaccredited

: Requires certificated teachers to submit documentation to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education every five years showing adequate scores on certain assessments

: Prohibits public school teachers from lobbying the General Assembly during their class periods unless they pay the substitute teacher's salary

: Revises the conditions under which districts may suspend or terminate teacher and administrator contracts in districts that are provisionally accredited or unaccredited

: Changes the laws regarding the transitional school district

: Requires the completion of an on-line learning experience for graduation from high school

: Modifies the school foundation formula by removing the dollar value modifier, implementing a four-year phase-in, and lowering the performance levy

: Allows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at the discretion of the State Board of Education, to have authority over public school extracurricular competitive activities

: Renames the St. Louis Students' Bill of Rights to the Metropolitan School District Students' Bill of Rights and removes the voter-approval requirement

: Allows school districts to offer open enrollment by contract if approved by voters

: Requires every school district to have a parental accountability officer to monitor school attendance and discipline of students

: Establishes the Metropolitan School District Improvement Act regarding public schools in the City of St. Louis

: Establishes the St. Louis Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act which specifies the guidelines for establishing and administering a successor school district for the City of St. Louis School District

: Requires certain school board candidates to declare their candidacy or be nominated for a designated seat on the board rather than running for any open seat

: Encourages school districts to participate in the Baldrige Continuous Quality Improvement Program

: Prohibits artificial trans fats from being used in any food sold in public school food facilities including food sold in vending machines

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

: Encourages the current St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education and any members-elect to ensure a smooth transition of authority

: Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to oppose No Child Left Behind in 2007

SB 6 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Establishes the "Safe Schools Fund" and allows local school districts to utilize such moneys for a variety of safety-related expenses

SB 16 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Provides that each child enrolled in kindergarten or first grade is to receive a comprehensive vision examination

SB 64 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Authorizes school districts to set school opening date up to a certain date prior to Labor Day and provides for exemption to make-up days requirement based on inclement weather

SB 77 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Creates a graduated increase in payments for sheltered workshops

SB 111 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality

SB 112 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Removes the reference to sunset of the statute that provides authority for special education of the ages 3 to 21 population

SB 132 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Allows the state Board of Education to invest in government securities offered at a discount or at less than par value

SB 136 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Eliminates the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators and replaces it with a Commissioner's Advisory Council on Teacher Quality

SB 141 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Removes the reference to sunset of the statute that provides authority for special education of the ages 3 to 21 population

SB 143 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Allows the state Board of Education to invest in government securities offered at a discount or at less than par value

SB 149 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Alters provisions regarding higher education scholarships

SB 160 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Alters provisions regarding higher education scholarships

SB 189 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Requires the superintendent of each public school district to ensure that all students, prior to promotion from grade nine to grade ten, attend a tour of a proximate state correctional center

SB 203 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Adds an additional $500 annual payment to teachers under the Career Ladder Program

SB 236 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop standards for high-quality mentoring for beginning teachers and principals

SB 317 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Requires individuals to pay restitution to the state for illegally obtained antlered deer intended to be sold

SB 422 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Creates an income tax check-off for contributions to the After-School Retreat Reading and Assessment Grant Program

SB 436 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Modifies provisions relating to the First Steps Program

SB 443 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Creates the "Teach for Missouri Act"

SB 456 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Grants additional payment to school districts in certain situations

SB 480 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop mentoring standards for beginning teachers and principals and creates an alternative mechanism for teacher certification

SB 522 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to recalculate the state school aid for the Riverview Gardens School District to correct an error

SB 539 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Modifies requirements for anti-bullying policies of local school districts

SB 551 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Repeals the statute authorizing the creation of the transitional school district in the city of St. Louis

SB 617 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Prohibits the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from promulgating rules as to certain services under Part B of IDEA

SB 625 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Modifies the definition of "weighted average daily attendance" in calculating state aid

SB 630 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Establishes the educational rights for foster care students

SB 646 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Yvonne S.
: Modifies the definition of "bullying" in a public school's "anti-bullying" policy to include cyberbullying

SB 649 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Creates requirements and provides incentives for environmentally sustainable building design and construction

SCR 21 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Establishes a Joint Interim Committee on Access to Nontraditional Career and Technical Education

SJR 12 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Alters the composition of the state Board of Education

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:16 am