Missouri 2022 2022 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB2008 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 01/05/2022

                    HB2008--INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS
SPONSOR: Schwadron
Thisbillprovidesdefinitionsfor"educationalactivity"and"used
forpupilinstruction"andrequiresthatbeginninginthe2023-24
schoolyearthatallschooldistrictspostontheschool'swebsite
thelearningmaterialandeducationalactivitiesthatwillbeused
forpupilinstruction.
Thespecificformatanddetailsforallpostedinformationis
outlinedinthebillandincludesbutisnotlimitedtothe
bibliographicinformationfortextbooks,thefulltextoracopyof
learningmaterialcreatedbytheschoolboardoranyteacher
employedbytheschoolboard,andanInternetlinktoanycurricula
adoptedbytheschoolboard.
Schoolboardsmustupdateallinformationatleasttwiceperschool
yearandprovidenoticetoparentsandguardiansviawebsiteandin
awrittencommunication. Allinformationpostedmustremain
accessibleforatleastfiveyearsafterthefirstpostingdate.
Thebilloutlinesacauseofactiontorequirethattheschool
boardcomplyandifanyresidentprevailsinacauseofactionthe
billprovidesthatattorneyfeesshallbepaidupto$15,000.