Education Law; Depts. of Elementary & Secondary Education, & Higher Education and Workforce Development

HB31 - Modifies provisions relating to home school protections
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop Davidson (R)
Citations: 167.012, 167.013, 167.042, 210.167, 211.031
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB32 - Lowers the age for adult high schools from 21 to 18
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop Davidson (R)
Citations: 160.2700, 160.2705, 160.2710
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB33 - Establishes the STEM Career Awareness Activity Program
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop Davidson (R)
Citations: 161.264
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB34 - Requires school districts to display the Ten Commandments in each building and classroom in the school district
Sponsor: Rep. Hardy Billington (R)
Citations: 171.022
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB36 - Modifies guidelines for student participation in athletic contests organized by sex
Sponsor: Rep. Hardy Billington (R)
Citations: 163.048
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues

HB38 - Enacts provisions relating to the use of identifying pronouns by school employees and independent contractors
Sponsor: Rep. Hardy Billington (R)
Citations: 167.174
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB77 - Establishes the "Missouri Parental Choice Tax Credit Act" relating to a tax credit for certain educational expenses
Sponsor: Rep. Cathy Jo Loy (R)
Citations: 135.721
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB89 - Requires public schools to provide annual instruction and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid for choking to high school pupils
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Griffith (R)
Citations: 170.310
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB90 - Modifies provisions relating to the authority to confer degrees at public institutions of higher education
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Griffith (R)
Citations: 172.280, 173.005, 173.030, 173.040, 173.616, 173.750, 174.160, 174.231, 174.251, 174.310
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB95 - Bans publicly funded libraries from banning books
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Ealy (D)
Citations: 1.521
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB98 - Modifies provisions governing calculations for state aid to public schools
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Ealy (D)
Citations: 163.011
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB101 - Requires newly purchased or contracted school buses of a school district to be zero-emission vehicles, beginning January 1, 2036
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Ealy (D)
Citations: 177.089, 307.377
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB102 - Requires schools to allow students to leave school to vote
Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Ealy (D)
Citations: 115.640
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB112 - Requires public schools to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students attending classes in such school
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Seitz (R)
Citations: 191.824
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB113 - Modifies guidelines for student participation in athletic contests organized by sex
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Seitz (R)
Citations: 163.048
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues

HB116 - Establishes the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act"
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Murphy (R)
Citations: 161.355
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB137 - Creates provisions relating to workforce development investments of public utilities
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle Justus (R)
Citations: 393.1750
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB140 - Creates new provisions for contracting and purchasing by the department of social services and the department of elementary and secondary education
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Citations: 161.1150, 660.830
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB168 - Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Grant program for Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program award recipients
Sponsor: Rep. Donnie Brown (R)
Citations: 173.685
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB183 - Modifies the "Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act"
Sponsor: Rep. Cameron Parker (R)
Citations: 178.786, 178.787
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB204 - Establishes tax credits for certain engineering degrees
Sponsor: Rep. Donnie Brown (R)
Citations: 135.800, 135.005
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB212 - Prohibits passing on certain roadways within one thousand feet of the driveway of certain public schools located on federal or state highways
Sponsor: Rep. Dean Van Schoiack (R)
Citations: 304.016
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB216 - Modifies provisions relating to master's social work degree programs
Sponsor: Rep. Aaron Crossley (D)
Citations: 337.600, 337.604, 337.615, 337.627, 337.644, 337.645, 337.628
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB220 - Authorizes and establishes standards for virtual schools or programs administering statewide assessments
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Citations: 161.670, 163.044
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB232 - Requires schools to establish cardiac emergency response plans
Sponsor: Rep. Sherri Gallick (R)
Citations: 160.482
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB234 - Modifies the offense of hazing
Sponsor: Rep. Sherri Gallick (R)
Citations: 578.365
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB244 - Modifies provisions governing mental health efforts in public schools
Sponsor: Rep. Cecelie Williams (R)
Citations: 170.047, 170.048, 170.307, 630.099
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB248 - Requires public schools to offer a driver education course that students must complete before graduating
Sponsor: Rep. Rodger Reedy (R)
Citations: 170.027
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB251 - Requires insurance coverage for childbirth education classes
Sponsor: Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D)
Citations: 208.152, 208.662, 376.1213
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB259 - Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to develop a curriculum on Black history and Black literature to be used by school districts
Sponsor: Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D)
Citations: 170.373
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB265 - Modifies provisions governing certain postsecondary education financial assistance awards
Sponsor: Rep. Brenda Shields (R)
Citations: 173.1102, 173.1103, 173.1105
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB266 - Requires bleeding control kits in all public school and charter school classrooms
Sponsor: Rep. Brenda Shields (R)
Citations: 160.485
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB267 - Modifies provisions governing teacher externships
Sponsor: Rep. Brenda Shields (R)
Citations: 168.025
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB268 - Modifies provisions relating to master's social work degree programs
Sponsor: Rep. Brenda Shields (R)
Citations: 337.600, 337.604, 337.615, 337.627, 337.644, 337.645, 337.628
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB285 - Requires certain public schools to offer breakfast after the bell
Sponsor: Rep. Raychel Proudie (D)
Citations: 191.820
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB287 - Establishes the "Task Force on Juvenile Justice and Education"
Sponsor: Rep. Raychel Proudie (D)
Citations: 211.575
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB291 - Requires in-state public educational institutions to grant undergraduate course credit for students who score 4 or higher on international baccalaureate examinations
Sponsor: Rep. Kemp Strickler (D)
Citations: 173.1352
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB295 - Establishes the offenses of harassment of a school or recreation athletic official and entry or remaining on site of a school or recreation athletic contest after being forbidden
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Barnes (D)
Citations: 565.096, 569.154
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB296 - Modifies provisions relating to school bus endorsements
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Kalberloh (R)
Citations: 302.177, 302.272, 302.735
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB297 - Requires the authorization to establish a charter school in Boone County to be approved by a vote of the school district voters
Sponsor: Rep. David Tyson Smith (D)
Citations: 160.400, 160.415
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB298 - Repeals provisions authorizing the establishment of charter schools in Boone County
Sponsor: Rep. David Tyson Smith (D)
Citations: 160.400, 160.415
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB305 - Changes provisions governing special educational services
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Steinhoff (D)
Citations: 162.700
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB306 - Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Steinhoff (D)
Citations: 162.207
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB329 - Modifies the total cost of living adjustments for members of the Public School Retirement System and the Public Education Employee Retirement System
Sponsor: Rep. Willard Haley (R)
Citations: 169.070, 169.670
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB331 - Establishes the "Career-Tech Certificate (CTC) Program"
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Citations: 173.836
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB332 - Modifies provisions governing school employee training requirements
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Citations: 160.261, 160.263, 160.775, 162.065, 162.069, 167.950, 168.331, 170.048, 170.315
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB341 - Changes provisions governing school superintendent salaries
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Keathley (R)
Citations: 168.186
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB346 - Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Sponsor: Rep. Renee Reuter (R)
Citations: 170.025
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB351 - Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts
Sponsor: Rep. John Black (R)
Citations: 160.775
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB355 - Provides a state supplement for public schools to hire a school nurse and a mental health professional
Sponsor: Rep. Yolanda Young (D)
Citations: 167.501, 167.503
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB358 - Creates a new state holiday for election day and requires colleges and universities to close unless used as a polling place
Sponsor: Rep. Yolanda Young (D)
Citations: 173.015, 9.010
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB368 - Changes provisions governing additional state aid provided to school districts for increasing teacher salaries
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Banderman (R)
Citations: 163.045
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB371 - Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to develop, use, and report student grade-level equivalence data
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Pollitt (R)
Citations: 160.522
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB373 - Modifies provisions relating to the expenditure of public funds
Sponsor: Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R)
Citations: 115.646
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB375 - Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Sponsor: Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R)
Citations: 170.025
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB387 - Requires the state board of education to provide for a transition to a special administrative board for certain unaccredited school districts
Sponsor: Rep. Marlene Terry (D)
Citations: 162.081, 162.083
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB391 - Provides matching grant moneys to assist school districts with school renovation projects
Sponsor: Rep. Phil Amato (R)
Citations: 160.670
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB404 - Modifies the employer contribution rate for the Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Clemens (D)
Citations: 169.490
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB405 - Modifies provisions relating to charter schools
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Clemens (D)
Citations: 160.400, 160.403, 160.405, 160.408, 160.410, 160.415, 160.417, 160.420, 160.425
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB406 - Modifies provisions relating to retirement benefits for certain teacher retirement systems
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Clemens (D)
Citations: 169.410, 169.450, 169.490
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB408 - Prohibits student use of telecommunications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Gragg (R)
Citations: 162.126
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB416 - Modifies provisions governing school safety
Sponsor: Rep. Brenda Shields (R)
Citations: 160.480, 160.660, 160.485, 160.663, 167.020, 167.022, 167.115, 167.117, 167.624, 170.315
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB419 - Clarifies that military personnel are eligible for in-state tuition for undergraduate and graduate degree programs
Sponsor: Rep. Don Mayhew (R)
Citations: 173.1153, 41.890
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB427 - Modifies provisions relating to higher education tuition
Sponsor: Rep. Wick Thomas (D)
Citations: 173.1110, 174.820, 208.009
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB429 - Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in middle schools and high schools and charter schools and repeals provisions prohibiting abortion services providers from providing instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases
Sponsor: Rep. Wick Thomas (D)
Citations: 167.632, 170.015
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB430 - Modifies the required school year start date for school districts in which a charter school operates
Sponsor: Rep. Wick Thomas (D)
Citations: 171.031
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB438 - Modifies provisions relating to school bus endorsements
Sponsor: Rep. Danny Busick (R)
Citations: 302.177, 302.272, 302.735
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB442 - Establishes the "College Admission and Financial Aid Letter Consistency Task Force"
Sponsor: Rep. Marla Smith (D)
Citations: 173.057
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB444 - Establishes the "Missouri Teachers Matter Grant Program"
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Steinhoff (D)
Citations: 168.481
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB447 - Changes provisions governing charter schools
Sponsor: Rep. Michael O'Donnell (R)
Citations: 160.400, 160.405, 160.425, 160.422
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB454 - Prohibits zero-tolerance policies or practices of discipline in public schools
Sponsor: Rep. Ian Mackey (D)
Citations: 167.167
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB455 - Bans using seclusion to confine a student
Sponsor: Rep. Ian Mackey (D)
Citations: 160.263
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB458 - Changes the filing location for school board candidates
Sponsor: Rep. Renee Reuter (R)
Citations: 115.124, 162.491, 162.492, 162.860, 162.910
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB461 - Requires instruction on human sexuality and development in schools
Sponsor: Rep. Mazzie Christensen (R)
Citations: 170.015, 170.313
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB462 - Requires schools to adopt school policies governing materials that are obscene or harmful to minors
Sponsor: Rep. Mazzie Christensen (R)
Citations: 162.116, 182.827
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB467 - Requires hearing screenings for students
Sponsor: Rep. Jo Doll (D)
Citations: 167.192
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB477 - Establishes written parental consent requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs)
Sponsor: Rep. Philip Oehlerking (R)
Citations: 161.854
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB496 - Creates the "First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act" to provide free college tuition for first responders and their legal dependents
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Christ (R)
Citations: 173.2655, 173.2660
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB498 - Authorizes the establishment of a charter school in school districts in St. Louis County
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Christ (R)
Citations: 160.400, 160.415
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB505 - Expands the definition of special victim to include sports officials at a sporting event
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Barnes (D)
Citations: 565.002
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB512 - Modifies provisions governing career and technical education programs
Sponsor: Rep. Travis Wilson (R)
Citations: 170.029
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB519 - Changes the definition of "qualified student" for the "Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program"
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Matthiesen (R)
Citations: 166.700
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB521 - Increases the cigarette tax from $0.17 per pack of 20 cigarettes to $0.27 per pack to be used for public education and health care purposes, upon voter approval
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Butz (D)
Citations: 149.015
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB538 - Modifies provisions governing school transportation
Sponsor: Rep. Dane Diehl (R)
Citations: 168.133
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB539 - Modifies the election date, terms of office, and term limits for members of school boards
Sponsor: Rep. Richard West (R)
Citations: 162.241, 162.261, 162.341, 162.351, 162.459, 162.471, 162.481, 162.492, 162.601, 162.825, 162.865, 162.867, 162.910, 162.082
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB549 - Requires every school district to comply with enhanced safety and security standards
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Costlow (R)
Citations: 160.672
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB556 - Requires public schools to establish the general municipal election day and the general election day as a school holiday
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Gragg (R)
Citations: 171.051, 171.031
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB568 - Modifies provisions of the "Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program" tax credit
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Hurlbert (R)
Citations: 135.713
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB597 - Modifies provisions relating to school employee retirement systems (SERS)
Sponsor: Rep. Aaron Crossley (D)
Citations: 169.596
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB606 - Modifies provisions relating to the department of higher education and workforce development
Sponsor: Rep. Willard Haley (R)
Citations: 160.575, 167.910, 170.012, 173.005, 173.095, 173.100, 173.105, 173.110, 173.115, 173.120, 173.125, 173.130, 173.141, 173.150, 173.160, 173.170, 173.180, 173.186, 173.187, 173.236, 173.262, 173.264, 173.265, 173.475, 173.775, 173.778, 173.781, 173.784, 173.787, 173.790, 173.793, 173.796, 173.2565, 173.2566, 173.2570, 173.2571, 173.2572, 178.550, 178.585, 186.019, 23.295, 288.040, 620.010, 620.484, 620.490, 620.511, 620.512, 620.513, 620.515, 620.552, 620.554, 620.556, 620.558, 620.560, 620.562, 620.564, 620.566, 620.568, 620.570, 620.572, 620.574
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB607 - Changes teacher salary provisions and the "Teacher Baseline Salary Grant program"
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Citations: 163.045, 163.172
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB611 - Authorizes a tax credit for compensation of local businesses who provide qualified employees to serve as instructors at certain Missouri institutions
Sponsor: Rep. Travis Wilson (R)
Citations: 135.453
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB616 - Modifies provisions relating to the authority to confer degrees at public institutions of higher education
Sponsor: Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R)
Citations: 172.280, 173.005, 173.030, 173.040, 173.616, 173.750, 174.160, 174.231, 174.251, 174.310
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB624 - Modifies guidelines for student participation in athletic contests organized by sex
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Cook (R)
Citations: 163.048
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB628 - Requires implementation of health and safety measures in public schools
Sponsor: Rep. Tara Peters (R)
Citations: 160.111, 167.624, 170.310, 170.321
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB637 - Requires the Office of Childhood to design, develop, and distribute placards that include a QR code containing a link to a child care facility's inspection reports
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Matthiesen (R)
Citations: 210.253
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB639 - Establishes parental leave for school employees
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Matthiesen (R)
Citations: 168.042
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB644 - Modifies provisions relating to teacher retirement
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Bromley (R)
Citations: 169.596
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB649 - Requires the observation of Black History Month in school districts
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Sharp (D)
Citations: 170.375
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB654 - Changes provisions governing special educational services
Sponsor: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R)
Citations: 162.700
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB655 - Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts
Sponsor: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R)
Citations: 160.775
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB656 - Establishes written parental consent requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs)
Sponsor: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R)
Citations: 161.854
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB659 - Provides that Veterans Day shall be a public holiday for all employees of the University of Missouri System
Sponsor: Rep. Adrian Plank (D)
Citations: 172.345
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB663 - Modifies the standard of review for agency interpretation of statutes, rules, regulations, and subregulatory documents
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Keathley (R)
Citations: 536.140
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB674 - Requires career and technical education programs to offer courses leading to insurance licensing and certification
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Johnson (D)
Citations: 170.029
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB678 - Designates the week of September twenty-fourth to thirtieth each year as Historically Black College and University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Johnson (D)
Citations: 9.407
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB688 - Modifies provisions relating to state retirement for certain state colleges and universities
Sponsor: Rep. Michael O'Donnell (R)
Citations: 104.436, 104.1066
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB711 - Establishes transfer procedures to nonresident districts for students in public schools
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Pollitt (R)
Citations: 167.020, 167.151, 167.1200, 167.1205, 167.1210, 167.1211, 167.1212, 167.1215, 167.1220, 167.1225, 167.1227, 167.1229, 167.1230
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB712 - Modifies provisions governing student grade-level equivalence data, teacher salaries, and substitute teachers
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Pollitt (R)
Citations: 160.522, 163.172, 168.036
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB720 - Modifies provisions relating to a loan repayment program for health care professionals
Sponsor: Rep. Dane Diehl (R)
Citations: 191.600, 191.603, 191.605, 191.607, 191.611, 191.614, 191.615
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB741 - Modifies provisions relating to higher education tuition
Sponsor: Rep. Emily Weber (D)
Citations: 173.1110, 174.820, 208.009
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB742 - Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Baker (R)
Citations: 1.2030
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues

HB746 - Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions
Sponsor: Rep. Jonathan Patterson (R)
Citations: 160.014, 160.015, 173.001, 173.002
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB762 - Specifies that courts shall not defer to agencies for reasonable interpretations of statutes
Sponsor: Rep. Louis Riggs (R)
Citations: 536.005
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB764 - Establishes a registration process for certain children's homes
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Gragg (R)
Citations: 210.497
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB765 - Modifies provisions relating to clinical fellowships required for licensure as a speech-language pathologist
Sponsor: Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R)
Citations: 345.050
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB792 - Modifies provisions governing teacher recruitment and retention state scholarships
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Citations: 173.232
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HB805 - Modifies provisions relating to school protection officers
Sponsor: Rep. Keith Elliott (R)
Citations: 160.665, 571.107, 571.215, 590.010, 590.205
Last Action:
01/10/2025 
H - Read Second Time

HB812 - Changes the definition of a "qualified school" for purposes of the Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts program
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Boyko (D)
Citations: 166.700
Last Action:
01/10/2025 
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HB844 - Establishes provisions governing health and safety measures in public schools
Sponsor: Rep. George Hruza (R)
Citations: 160.111, 160.485, 167.624, 170.310
Last Action:
01/13/2025 
H - Read Second Time

HB850 - Modifies provisions relating to licensure of child care facilities
Sponsor: Rep. Melissa Schmidt (R)
Citations: 210.221
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Professional Registration and Licensing

HB854 - Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Citations: 162.207
Last Action:
01/14/2025 
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HB855 - Modifies provisions governing the "Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant"
Sponsor: Rep. Dane Diehl (R)
Citations: 173.2553
Last Action:
01/14/2025 
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HB873 - Establishes the Missouri Free School Meals Program to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students
Sponsor: Rep. Jaclyn Zimmermann (D)
Citations: 167.202
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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HB874 - Establishes the Missouri Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program
Sponsor: Rep. Jaclyn Zimmermann (D)
Citations: 170.057
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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HB875 - Prohibits public institutions of higher learning from discriminating against religious, political, or ideological associations
Sponsor: Rep. Darin Chappell (R)
Citations: 173.1555, 173.1556
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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HB886 - Modifies provisions relating to social workers
Sponsor: Rep. Tara Peters (R)
Citations: 337.600
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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HB889 - Modifies provisions governing charter school compliance with educational requirements
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Boyko (D)
Citations: 160.405
Last Action:
01/15/2025 
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HCR6 - Approves the statewide mission designation expansion for Missouri Southern State University
Sponsor: Rep. Cathy Jo Loy (R)
Last Action:
01/10/2025 
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HJR7 - Proposes a constitutional amendment dividing state revenues from gaming activities between public institutions of elementary, secondary, and higher education and the administration of the Missouri veterans commission
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Griffith (R)
Citations: ART III.SEC 39(d)
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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HJR34 - Adds employees of school districts to the list of allowed employment for members of the general assembly
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Sharp (D)
Citations: ART III.SEC 12
Last Action:
01/09/2025 
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SB11 - Repeals provisions relating to the authority to confer degrees at public institutions of higher education
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R)
Citations: 172.280, 173.005, 173.030, 173.040, 173.616, 173.750, 174.160, 174.231, 174.251, 174.310
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB12 - Authorizes income tax deductions for educators and first responders
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R)
Citations: 143.121
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Economic and Workforce Development

SB20 - Modifies provisions relating to sales taxes for early childhood education
Sponsor: Sen. Brian Williams (D)
Citations: 67.547, 67.5420
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Progress and Development

SB21 - Requires the State Board of Education to convene a work group to develop a curriculum framework of instruction on the dehumanization of marginalized groups
Sponsor: Sen. Brian Williams (D)
Citations: 170.390
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB24 - Creates a provision relating to education funding
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Brattin (R)
Citations: 135.715
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB38 - Creates the "Missouri Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (Missouri CROWN) Act" to prohibit certain discriminatory practices in educational institutions
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 160.083
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Progress and Development

SB42 - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that safety assessments are conducted on all public schools located in St. Louis City or St. Louis County
Sponsor: Sen. Angela Mosley (D)
Citations: 160.661
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB49 - Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers
Sponsor: Sen. Rusty Black (R)
Citations: 160.2505
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB53 - Authorizes a tax credit for certain educational expenses
Sponsor: Sen. Nick Schroer (R)
Citations: 135.721, 144.701
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB55 - Prohibits elementary and secondary schools and institutions of postsecondary education from being members of athletic organizations that allow students to use performance enhancing drugs
Sponsor: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R)
Citations: 163.048
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB56 - Prohibits diversity-equity-inclusion requirements in school districts and charter schools
Sponsor: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R)
Citations: 162.1550
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB63 - Repeals and establishes provisions relating to participation of certain students in nontraditional educational settings
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Brown (R)
Citations: 167.042, 167.790
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB68 - Requires local educational agencies to report school safety incidents to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Henderson (R)
Citations: 160.664
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB69 - Modifies provisions of the Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Henderson (R)
Citations: 178.786, 178.787
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB70 - Allows the enrollment of nonresident students in public school districts
Sponsor: Sen. David Gregory (R)
Citations: 160.410, 163.161, 167.020, 167.151, 167.1200, 167.1205, 167.1210, 167.1211, 167.1212, 167.1215, 167.1220, 167.1225, 167.1230
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB71 - Creates the "First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act" to provide free college tuition for first responders and their legal dependents
Sponsor: Sen. David Gregory (R)
Citations: 173.2655, 173.2660
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB80 - Modifies provisions relating to compensation of high school athletes
Sponsor: Sen. Kurtis Gregory (R)
Citations: 167.750, 173.280
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB88 - Repeals provisions authorizing the establishment of charter schools in Boone County
Sponsor: Sen. Stephen Webber (D)
Citations: 160.400, 160.415
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB89 - Provides that Veterans Day shall be a public holiday for all employees of the University of Missouri System
Sponsor: Sen. Stephen Webber (D)
Citations: 172.345
Last Action:
01/16/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB115 - Establishes provisions regarding elementary and secondary education
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Brattin (R)
Citations: 160.2550, 161.856, 161.1140, 167.177
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB117 - Establishes the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act prohibiting discussion of certain topics by school personnel
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Moon (R)
Citations: 170.385
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB118 - Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Moon (R)
Citations: 160.2505
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB128 - Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 173.2800, 173.2805, 173.2850, 173.2855, 173.2860, 173.2865, 620.484, 620.490, 620.511, 620.512, 620.513
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB131 - Creates the "Missouri School Meals Act" requiring public schools to provide free lunches to certain students
Sponsor: Sen. Angela Mosley (D)
Citations: 167.204
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB132 - Establishes the Black History Education and Awareness Act and designates the first week in February as Black History Week
Sponsor: Sen. Angela Mosley (D)
Citations: 161.710
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB150 - Establishes the Career-Tech Certificate Program Fund to reimburse certain students' tuition, books, and fees to certain postsecondary training programs and programs of study
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 173.836
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB155 - Requires public schools to develop cardiac emergency response plans
Sponsor: Sen. Tracy McCreery (D)
Citations: 160.482
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB160 - Prohibits public institutions of higher learning from discriminating against religious, political, or ideological associations
Sponsor: Sen. Brad Hudson (R)
Citations: 173.1555, 173.1556
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB166 - Requires public schools to develop cardiac emergency response plans
Sponsor: Sen. Kurtis Gregory (R)
Citations: 160.482
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB167 - Modifies provisions relating to the offense of hazing
Sponsor: Sen. Kurtis Gregory (R)
Citations: 578.365
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB172 - Establishes the Missouri Free School Meals Program to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students
Sponsor: Sen. Stephen Webber (D)
Citations: 167.202
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB177 - Requires charter schools to obtain a certificate of need issued by the State Board of Education in order to be eligible to operate
Sponsor: Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D)
Citations: 160.426
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB190 - Establishes tax credits for certain engineering degrees
Sponsor: Sen. Justin Brown (R)
Citations: 135.800, 135.005
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB195 - Authorizes a tax credit for certain educational expenses
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Brattin (R)
Citations: 135.721
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB201 - Provides that the State Board of Education shall be responsible for handling appeals of decisions made by statewide activities associations
Sponsor: Sen. Jason Bean (R)
Citations: 161.028
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB202 - Authorizes a sales tax for special educational services
Sponsor: Sen. Steven Roberts (D)
Citations: 67.1790
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB203 - Authorizes a property tax for special educational services
Sponsor: Sen. Steven Roberts (D)
Citations: 67.115
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB209 - Requires certain topics in Native American and African American history to be included in the seventh through twelfth grade history curriculum in public schools
Sponsor: Sen. Angela Mosley (D)
Citations: 160.516, 170.342
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB212 - Requires all public school shower rooms, locker rooms, and restrooms to be designated for and used by male or female students only
Sponsor: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R)
Citations: 171.425
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB215 - Creates, modifies, and repeals provisions relating to student transfers to nonresident districts
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 160.410, 160.415, 162.081, 167.132, 167.151, 167.241, 167.895, 167.898
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB222 - Prohibits educational institutions from mandating COVID-19 vaccines or gene therapy treatments
Sponsor: Sen. Nick Schroer (R)
Citations: 161.581, 173.581
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB223 - Establishes provisions relating to student surveys
Sponsor: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R)
Citations: 167.2025
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB233 - Provides for the establishment of an early education school district in St. Louis County
Sponsor: Sen. Tracy McCreery (D)
Citations: 162.2000, 162.2005, 162.2015, 162.2025, 162.2035
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB243 - Requires public institutions of higher education to adopt a policy relating to International Baccalaureate examinations
Sponsor: Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D)
Citations: 173.1352
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB257 - Modifies the Board of Trustees of the Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis
Sponsor: Sen. Steven Roberts (D)
Citations: 169.450
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB258 - Establishes the "Cronkite New Voices Act" to protect the freedom of press in school-sponsored media
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 171.200, 173.1551
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB265 - Creates the STEM Career Awareness Activity Fund for students in grades 9-12
Sponsor: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R)
Citations: 161.264
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB266 - Establishes provisions relating to assessment of virtual school students
Sponsor: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R)
Citations: 161.670
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB279 - Changes the mission of Missouri Southern State University
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 174.231
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB306 - Modifies provisions relating to special administrative boards for unaccredited school districts
Sponsor: Sen. Angela Mosley (D)
Citations: 162.081, 162.083
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB323 - Establishes the "Classical Education Grant Program" for the purpose of assisting school districts with providing programs in classical education
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 161.390
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB324 - Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to post on its website any memorandum of understanding or other agreement with a third party
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 161.229
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB326 - Prohibits public institutions of postsecondary education and proprietary schools from requiring the submission of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Brown (R)
Citations: 173.2176
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB342 - Requires public schools and charter schools to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students in grades 4-12
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 167.961
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB343 - Creates provisions relating to lactating students in public schools and charter schools
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 167.955
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB344 - Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 167.1001
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB360 - Creates the Education Freedom Act and modifies provisions relating to the assessment of public elementary and secondary schools
Sponsor: Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Citations: 160.518, 160.522, 161.092
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB364 - Establishes provisions relating to state aid for schools
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Brown (R)
Citations: 163.045
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB375 - Requires school districts and charter schools to offer students who are 17 1/2 years old the opportunity to register to vote
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Washington (D)
Citations: 167.1002
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB398 - Modifies provisions relating to charter schools
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Brown (R)
Citations: 160.400, 160.425, 160.422
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB416 - Increases the maximum gross income for eligibility for the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant
Sponsor: Sen. Rusty Black (R)
Citations: 173.2553
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB426 - Modifies provisions relating to adult high schools
Sponsor: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R)
Citations: 160.2700, 160.2710
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB429 - Authorizes school districts and charter schools to provide instruction in cursive writing
Sponsor: Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Citations: 170.025
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
S - Read First Time

SB460 - Modifies provisions relating to public school background checks
Sponsor: Sen. Kurtis Gregory (R)
Citations: 168.133
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB474 - Modifies the retirement allowance multiplier for certain members of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Sponsor: Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D)
Citations: 169.070
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB476 - Requires the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to file an annual financial report with the Joint Committee on Education
Sponsor: Sen. Kurtis Gregory (R)
Citations: 173.445
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB483 - Modifies provisions relating to providing explicit sexual material to a student
Sponsor: Sen. Nick Schroer (R)
Citations: 573.550, 67.5127
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB485 - Moves school board elections to the November general election
Sponsor: Sen. Nick Schroer (R)
Citations: 162.083, 162.221, 162.223, 162.241, 162.261, 162.291, 162.301, 162.341, 162.431, 162.459, 162.471, 162.481, 162.492, 162.601, 162.821, 162.825, 162.865, 162.867, 162.910, 162.082
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB508 - Creates the Committee on School Safety
Sponsor: Sen. Jamie Burger (R)
Citations: 590.208
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB525 - Establishes a registration process for certain children's homes
Sponsor: Sen. Adam Schnelting (R)
Citations: 210.497
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SB542 - Repeals provisions relating to the statewide assessment system
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Henderson (R)
Citations: 135.714, 160.410, 160.518, 160.526, 160.570, 160.720, 161.855, 161.1085, 161.1090, 161.1100, 162.1300, 163.023, 167.905, 168.749, 170.017
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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SJR6 - Amends the Constitution to assert the right of parents to participate in and direct the education of their children free from government interference
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Brattin (R)
Citations: ART I.SEC 37
Last Action:
01/08/2025 
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