HCSHB2152--SCHOOLINNOVATIONWAIVER
SPONSOR: Henderson
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducationbyavoteof18to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2152.
Thisbillprovidesadefinitionfor"schoolinnovationteam"and
for"schoolinnovationwaiver"andallowsschoolinnovationteams
tosubmitaplantotheStateBoardofEducation(SBE)forastate
innovationwaiverforavarietyofpurposesasoutlinedinthe
bill.
PlanssubmittedtotheSBEmustincludetheprovisionoflawfor
whichthewaiverisbeingrequested,aswellasdemonstratethe
necessityofthewaiver,providemeasurableperformancetargetsand
goals,anddemonstratesupportfortheplan,alongwithadditional
requirementsasprovidedinthebill.
ThebillprovidestheSBEspecificcriteriafortheevaluationof
submittedplansandpermitstheSBEtomakemodificationstothe
planwiththecooperationoftheschoolinnovationteam.
Schoolinnovationwaiversareonlyeffectiveforthreeyears
beginningtheschoolyearfollowingtheapprovalandmaybe
renewed. Onlyonewaivermaybeineffectperschoolatatime,
andspecificrestrictionstostatutoryrequirementsrelatingto
schoolstartdate,teachercertification, teachertenure,orany
requirementimposedbyfederallaw,areapplicable.
TheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducationisrequiredto
publishanannualreportdocumentingandprovidingdataregarding
therequestedandgrantedwaiversatthestatewide,district,and
schoolbuildinglevelstoanalyzespecifiedtendsandrequest
modifications. Thisbillrepealssection161.210RSMorelatingto
thecurrentwaiverprovision.
ThisbillisthesimilartoSB662(2022).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisprovidesanopportunityfor
schoolstoinnovatewithoutfearofrepercussionsinthe accreditationprocess. Schoolsthatusethesewaiversmightpilot
newprogramsthatwillbenefittheirstudentsandprovide
additionalflexibilitytoexploreopportunitiesineducationthat
willaddressstudent'sneeds.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Henderson;Aligned;
MissouriSchoolBoards'Association;MissouriNEA;andKateCasas,
ExcellenceInEducationInAction.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthebillwould
bureaucratically alterthestructureofschoolsandreorder
relationshipsamongschoolsindistrictsorbetweendistricts.
TestifyingagainstthebillwereMaryK.LindsayandArnieC.AC
Dienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.