HCSHB2008--INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS
SPONSOR: Schwadron
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducationbyavoteof16to
1.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2008.
Thisbillrequiresthatbeginninginthe2023-24schoolyearthat
allschooldistrictsandcharterschoolspostontheschool's
websitetheapprovedschoolcurriculumthatwillbeusedforpupil
instruction. Anychangestothecurriculummustbeupdatedonthe
websitewithin30daysandnoticemustbeprovidedinaformof
writtencommunicationwithparents. Anycurriculumthatis
trademarkedorcopyrightedmaynotbewidelydisseminatedtothe
public.
Thebilloutlinesacauseofactiontorequirethattheschool
boardcomplyandifanyresidentprevailsinacauseofactionthe
billprovidesthatattorneyfeesshallbepaidupto$15,000.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbilllanguageisnecessary
forparentstohaveaccesstothematerialsthatstudentsarebeing
indoctrinatedwithinthepublicschools. Thisbillwillprovide
additionaltransparencyforparentsandallowthemtodetermineif
theteachersareteachingstudentsvaluesthatdonotalignwith
theirown.Therearemanydistrictsthatarerefusingtoprovide
materialsorallowparentstohaveaccesstowhattheyareteaching
students. Curriculumshouldnotbe"living"anditshouldbe
consistentbetweenyearssothatthereisequity.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Schwadron;Amber
Crawford;CedricLee;LillianYang;MattCrawford;AndrewWells,No
LeftTurnInEducation;AmberCrawford;ArnieC.ACDienoff;Barbra
Whittington;ElijahErlebach;JudiGambino;MattCrawford;Paul
JohnKolak;SheilaStegeman;StCharlesCountyParentsAssociation,
StCharlesCountyParentsAssociation;TracyWelborn;VirginiaDay;
HannahHuff;andAshleyLawson,MissouriProsper.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthelanguageisnot
practicalorworkableintherealteachingworld.Lessonplansare
developedtospecificallytargetwherestudentsareatinthe momentandmustbeadjustedtofittheneedsofthestudents.
Oftenlessonplansmightbedifferentfordifferentclassesofthe
samesubjectbasedonwhichclasshadanassemblyordisruption.
Thiswillfurtherdriveawayqualityeducatorsfromtheindustry
TestifyingagainstthebillwereChristineDalton;KathyNeely;
MaryEllenBuddemeyer;RivaCapellari;SandraMikulich;Mary
Lindsay;MissouriAssociationofSchoolAdministrators; Daniel
Lamping;MissouriNEA;ClaudiaJenkins;DebraConnell-Dent;James
Janes;JennaRoberson;ProChoiceMissouri;MelanieBusse;Ian
Wrobel;AmyRhoades;ChristopherACordonier;JamieMay;Jarrett
Pillsbury;KellyEdinger;MariaTolliver;MaryAnnWynkoop;
MeredythSchroyer,MMS,Pa-C;MichelleShepherd;NicholeBrinkmann;
ScottMckellar;StephanieHuffaker;StephanieRittgers;andTeresa
Johnson.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.