SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.2189
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4519H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection160.516,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffournewsectionsrelatingto
transparencyoftraining,instructional,andcurricularmaterialsinpublicschoolsand
charterschools,withanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section160.516,RSMo,isrepealedandfournewsectionsenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassections160.516,161.023,161.852,and170.360,toreadasfollows:
160.516.1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection160.514,thestateboardof
2educationandthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotbeauthorized
3tomandateandareexpresslyprohibitedfrommandatingorpromotingthecurriculum,
4textbooks,orotherinstructionalmaterialstobeusedinpublicschools.Eachlocalschool
5boardshallbe[responsiblefortheapprovalandadoptionof]requiredtoapproveandadopt
6thecurriculumusedbytheschooldistrictatleastsixmonthspriortoimplementation. The
7provisionsofthissubsectionshallnotapplytoschoolsandinstructionalprograms
8administeredbythestateboardofeducationandthedepartmentofelementaryand
9secondaryeducationortoschooldistrictsthatareclassifiedasunaccredited.
10 2.Thestateboardofeducationandthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
11educationshallnotrequiredistrictstouseanyappendixtothecommoncorestatestandards.
12 3.Theschoolboardforeachschooldistrictshalladoptpoliciesandprocedures
13toensuretheapprovedandadoptedcurriculapresentedundersubsection1ofthis
14sectionareproperlyimplementedintheclassroom.Thechoiceofacademicclass
15offeringsandcurriculummaterials:
16 (1)Shallnotbebasedonsurveys,inventories,orotherevaluations,analyses,or
17assessmentsof:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (a)Student,family,orcommunityimmutableandotheridentifying
19characteristicsincluding,butnotlimitedto,race,binarysex,genderchoices,religion,
20disabilities,orincome;
21 (b)Psychologicalorsocialemotionaldata;or
22 (c)Traumaandotherpsychologicalandemotionalproblems;and
23 (2)Shallensureschoolsmeetthepurposeofeducationasprovidedinthe
24MissouriConstitutionanddisseminatetheknowledgeandintelligenceneededtoensure
25therightsandlibertiesoflegalUnitedStatescitizensinMissouri.
26 4.Atleastfiveyearsofdatashowingpercentagesofstudentsbygradelevel,
27subject,andpercentagelevelofproficiencybasedonstateassessmentscoresshallbe
28postedinthesamesectionasthecurriculaonthedistrict'swebsiteandshallalsobe
29availableforinspectionateachschoolwithinthedistrict.
161.023.1.Alladministrator,teacher,andstaffprofessionaldevelopmentand
2instructionalprogramsofferedtoschoolsthatarepaidforwithstatefunds,whether
3offereddirectlybythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,another
4stateagency,orbyathird-partycontractor,shallbefullytransparentandavailableto
5thepublicasfollows:
6 (1)Allprogrammaterials,videos,links,andresourcesshallbepubliclyavailable
7atnochargeonthedepartment'swebsite;
8 (2)Allprogramofferingsshallbeopenforpublicattendance.Allprogram
9offeringsshallbelistedinonelocationonthedepartment'swebsitebydateandshow
10thetitleoftheprogram,programdescription,location,andtime.Programsshallbe
11publiclypostedatleastthirtydaysinadvance,withexceptionsapplyingonlywhenthe
12programisaddedwithfewerthanthirtydaysnoticebasedonanemergencyasdetailed
13bytheschool.Anyresidentofthestateshallbeallowedaccessinsomemannertothe
14program.Audioandvideorecordingsoftheseprogramsshallberequiredand
15accessibletothepublicfreeofchargeforatleastthreeyearsaftertheeventdate.Ifa
16programrecordingwasnotmadeormaintained,theprogramdate,name,and
17descriptionshallstillbelistedonthewebsiteforthreeyearsaftertheeventdatehas
18passedwithaclearexplanationastowhyarecordingisnotavailable;
19 (3)Listsbyschooldistrictshowingdateofattendance,nameandpositionof
20districtattendee,programname,anddescriptionshallbeprovidedbyrequestandfree
21ofchargetoMissouriresidentsforthepriorthreeyears;
22 (4)Noon-siteprogramshallbeprovidedbyaschoolpriortothelocalschool
23boardapprovingandadoptingthestateprogram;and
24 (5)Listsoflocalschoolboardsthathaveapprovedthestateprogramshallbe
25providedonthedepartment'swebsite.
HCSHB2189 2 26 2.Forprogramsofferedtoschoolsbythird-partycontractors,thedepartment
27shallmaintaindataandinformationonthedepartment'swebsiterelatedtothose
28programsincluding,butnotlimitedto,abreakdownbyschooldistrictforeachMissouri
29state-fundedprogramshowingtheamountpaidtothethird-partycontractorbyyear
30andbyprogram,detailingthepublicfundsspentoncategoriesofprogrampromotion,
31development,training,localimplementation,andothermiscellaneouscostssuchas
32travelandphysicalmaterialsforthepriorthreeyears.
33 3.Informationdescribingallitemsrequiredtobemadeavailabletothepublic
34underthissectionandinstructionsforviewingsuchinformationonthedepartment's
35websiteshallbepostedontheMissourieducationtransparencyandaccountability
36portalcreatedundersection161.852.
161.852.1.Thecommissionerofeducationshallestablishthe"Missouri
2EducationTransparencyandAccountabilityPortal",whichshallbeaninternet-based
3toolcreatingtransparencyinMissouri'spubliceducationsystemandprovidingcitizens
4accesstoeveryschooldistrict'scurricula,sourcematerials,andprofessional
5developmentmaterials.
6 2.Theportalshallconsistofaneasy-to-searchdatabaseincluding,butnot
7limitedto,thefollowing:
8 (1)Allcurriculataughtbytheschooldistrict;
9 (2)Allsourcematerialsusedtodevelopadistrict'scurricula;
10 (3)Alldocumentsusedbyaschooldistrictintheprofessionaldevelopmentofthe
11district'sfacultyandstaffincluding,butnotlimitedto,administrators,teachers,
12counselors,andclassroomsupportstaff;
13 (4)Allsourcematerialsusedtodevelopthedocumentsusedbyaschooldistrict
14initsprofessionaldevelopmentmaterialsasoutlinedinsubdivision(3)ofthis
15subsection;
16 (5)Allspeakersandguestsusedbyaschooldistrictinitsprofessional
17developmentactivities;
18 (6)Thecostsassociatedwithspeakersandguestsusedbyaschooldistrictinits
19professionaldevelopmentactivities;and
20 (7)Informationrequiredtobepostedontheportalundersections161.023and
21170.360.
22 3.Thecommissionerofeducationshallestablishanonlineformthateachschool
23districtinthisstateshallcompletewithinformationrequiredundersubsection2ofthis
24section.
25 4.Aschooldistrictshallsubmitanyupdatestotheinformationoutlinedin
26subsection2ofthissectionwithinfivebusinessdaysoftheinformationchanging.
HCSHB2189 3 27 5.Thecommissionerofeducationshallupdatetheportalwiththeinformation
28requiredbythissectiontobesubmittedbyeachschooldistrictnolessthanweeklyand
29shallensurethattheportalismaintainedastheprimarycentralizedsourceof
30informationaboutthecurriculaandinstructionalmaterialsusedbypublicschool
31districts.
32 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgate
33rulestoimplementthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
34section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
35becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
36536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,
37andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
38review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
39heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
40adoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
170.360.1.(1)Schooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshalldisplaythefollowing
2informationontheschoolwebsiteinaneasilyaccessiblelocation:
3 (a)Alltrainingmaterialsusedforstaffandfacultytrainingrelatedto
4nondiscrimination,diversity,equity,inclusion,race,ethnicity,sex,orbias;
5 (b)Allinstructionalorcurricularmaterialsrelatingtonondiscrimination,
6diversity,equity,inclusion,race,ethnicity,sex,orbias.Suchinstructionalmaterials
7shallidentify,ataminimum:
8 a.Thetitle,author,organization,andanywebsiteassociatedwitheachmaterial
9andactivity;
10 b.Abriefdescriptionoftheinstructionalmaterial;
11 c.Alinktotheinstructionalmaterial,ifpubliclyavailableontheinternet,or
12informationonhowtorequestreviewofacopyoftheinstructionalmaterial;and
13 d.Iftheinstructionalmaterialwascreatedbyastafforfacultymember,the
14identityofsuchperson;and
15 (c)Anyproceduresforthedocumentation,review,orapprovalofthetraining,
16instructional,orcurricularmaterialsusedforstaffandfacultytrainingorstudent
17instructionattheschool,includingbytheprincipal,curriculumadministrators,orother
18teachers.
19 (2)Nothinginthissubsectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethedigital
20reproductionorpostingofcopiesofinstructionalmaterialsifsuchreproductionor
21postingwouldinfringeuponacopyright;providedthat,suchcopyrightedmaterialshall
22bemadeavailableuponrequesttotheextentauthorizedbylaw.
HCSHB2189 4 23 2.Theinformationrequiredbysubsection1ofthissectionshallbedisplayed
24onlinewithinsevendaysafterthefirstinstanceoftrainingorinstructioninwhichthe
25materialsareused.Suchinformationshallremaindisplayedontheschoolwebsiteforat
26leasttwoyears.Informationdescribingallitemsrequiredtobemadeavailabletothe
27publicunderthissectionandinstructionsforviewingsuchinformationontheschool
28websiteshallbepostedontheMissourieducationtransparencyandaccountability
29portalcreatedundersection161.852.
30 3.Anyemployeeofaschooldistrictthatdisclosesaviolationofthissectionshall
31beprotectedfromanymannerofretaliationassetforthinsection105.055.
32 4.(1)Suitforallegedviolationsofthissectionmaybebroughtbythe
33departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;theattorneygeneral;the
34prosecutingattorney,countycounselor,orcircuitattorneyforthecityorcountyin
35whichtheschooldistrict,publicschool,orcharterschoolallegedtohaveviolatedthis
36sectionislocated;oranyaggrievedperson,taxpayer,orcitizenresidinginsuchcityor
37county.
38 (2)Suchsuitshallbeinitiatedinthecircuitcourtforthecityorcountyinwhich
39theschooldistrict,publicschool,orcharterschoolallegedtohaveviolatedthissectionis
40located.
41 (3)Uponafindingbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethataschooldistrict,
42publicschool,orcharterschoolhasviolatedthissection,thecourtshallissuesuch
43injunctivereliefreasonablynecessarytocorrectsuchviolation.
44 (4)Uponafindingbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethataschooldistrict,
45publicschool,orcharterschoolhasknowinglyviolatedthissection,thecourtshallissue
46acivilpenaltyinanamountuptoonethousanddollarsandmayorderthepaymentby
47suchdistrictorschoolofallcostsandreasonableattorney'sfeestoanyparty
48successfullyestablishingsuchviolation.
49 (5)Uponafindingbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethataschooldistrict,
50publicschool,orcharterschoolhaspurposefullyviolatedthissection,thecourtshall
51issueacivilpenaltyinanamountuptotenthousanddollarsandmayorderthepayment
52bysuchdistrictorschoolofallcostsandreasonableattorney'sfeestoanyparty
53successfullyestablishingsuchviolation.
54 5.Aschooldistrictorcharterschoolthatdoubtswhetheranyactionordecision
55wouldviolatethissectionmaybringsuitatsuchdistrict'sorschool'sexpenseinthe
56circuitcourtofthecityorcountyinwhichsuchdistrictorschoolislocatedtoascertain
57theproprietyofanysuchactionordecision.Reviewofsuchactionordecisionmay
58includeconsiderationofaproposeduseofschoolresourcesorofparticularpiecesof
59training,instructional,orcurricularmaterial.
HCSHB2189 5 60 6.Aschooldistrictorcharterschoolthatdoubtswhetheranyactionordecision
61wouldviolatethissectionmayseekaformalopinionoftheattorneygeneraltoascertain
62theproprietyofanysuchactionordecision.Reviewofsuchactionordecisionmay
63includeconsiderationofaproposeduseofschoolresourcesorofparticularpiecesof
64training,instructional,orcurricularmaterial.
SectionB.Becauseoftheneedtoensurethatparentsareawareoftheeducationtheir
2childrenarereceivingfortheupcomingschoolyear,sectionAofthisactisdeemednecessary
3fortheimmediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andishereby
4declaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andsectionAofthis
5actshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
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