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Missouri House Bill HB2202

Missouri 2022 Regular Session

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63 HOUSEBILLNO.2202
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8-4721S.03C ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary
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10-To repeal sections 160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 167.268, 167.630, 167.640, 167.645, 167.903,
11-170.014, 170.018, 302.010, and 304.060, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twenty-
12-three new sections relating to elementary and secondary education, with an effective
13-date for a certain section.
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8+Torepealsection170.018,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingto
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1510 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
16- Section A. Sections 160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 167.268, 1
17-167.630, 167.640, 167.645, 167.903, 170.014, 170.018, 302.010, 2
18-and 304.060, RSMo, are repealed and twenty -three new sections 3
19-enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 160 .560, 4
20-160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 161.214, 161.241, 161.380, 5
21-161.385, 162.1255, 167.268, 167.630, 167.640, 167.645, 167.903, 6
22-167.907, 167.908, 170.014, 170.018, 170.036, 173.831, 186.080, 7
23-302.010, and 304.060, to read as follows:8
24- 160.560. 1. The department of elementary and 1
25-secondary education shall establish the "Show Me Success 2
26-Diploma Program". 3
27- 2. Under the show me success diploma program, the 4
28-department of elementary and secondary education shall 5
29-develop the "Show Me Success Diploma" as an alternative 6
30-pathway to graduation for high school students that may be 7
31-earned at any point between the end of a student's tenth 8
32-grade year and the conclusion of the student's twelfth grade 9
33-year. 10 SCS HB 2202 2
34- 3. By July 1, 2023, the department of element ary and 11
35-secondary education shall develop detailed requirements for 12
36-students to become eligible for the show me success diploma 13
37-that include at least the following: 14
38- (1) Demonstrated skills and knowledge in English, 15
39-science, and mathematical liter acy to be successful in 16
40-college level courses offered by the community colleges in 17
41-this state that count toward a degree or certificate without 18
42-taking remedial or developmental course work; and 19
43- (2) Satisfactory grades on approved examinations in 20
44-subjects determined to be necessary to prepare a student to 21
45-enter postsecondary education without remedial or 22
46-developmental course work. 23
47- 4. School districts and charter schools may offer a 24
48-course of study designed to meet the requirements to obtai n 25
49-a show me success diploma to students entering the ninth 26
50-grade. Students who elect to pursue a show me success 27
51-diploma shall participate in a course of study designed by 28
52-the school district to meet the requirements established 29
53-under subsection 3 of this section. The show me success 30
54-diploma shall be available to any such student until the end 31
55-of that student's twelfth grade year. 32
56- 5. Students who earn a show me success diploma may 33
57-remain in high school and participate in programs of study 34
58-available through the school district or charter school 35
59-until that student would otherwise have graduated at the end 36
60-of grade twelve. For purposes of calculation and 37
61-distribution of state aid, the school district or charter 38
62-school of a pupil having ear ned a show me success diploma 39
63-who remains enrolled in the school district or charter 40
64-school shall continue to include the pupil in the pupil 41
65-enrollment of each such school district or charter school 42 SCS HB 2202 3
66-and shall continue to receive funding for a pupil who earns 43
67-a show me success diploma until that pupil would otherwise 44
68-have graduated at the end of grade twelve. Students who 45
69-elect to remain in high school under this subsection shall 46
70-be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities, 47
71-including interscholastic sports, through the end of grade 48
72-twelve. 49
73- 6. Students who pursue but do not meet the eligibility 50
74-requirements for a show me success diploma at the end of 51
75-grade ten or eleven shall receive a customized program of 52
76-assistance during th e next school year that addresses areas 53
77-in which the student demonstrated deficiencies in the course 54
78-requirements. Students may choose to return to a 55
79-traditional academic program without completing the show me 56
80-success diploma. 57
81- 7. The department of elementary and secondary 58
82-education shall provide training, guidance, and assistance 59
83-to teachers and administrators of the schools offering the 60
84-show me success diploma and shall closely monitor the 61
85-progress of the schools in the development of the pr ogram. 62
86- 8. Pupils who earn a show me success diploma and do 63
87-not remain enrolled in the district or charter school and 64
88-instead enroll, or show proof that they will enroll, in a 65
89-postsecondary educational institution eligible to 66
90-participate in a stud ent aid program administered by the 67
91-U.S. Department of Education shall be included in the 68
92-district's or charter school's state aid calculation under 69
93-section 163.031, until such time that the pupil would have 70
94-completed the pupil's twelfth grade year had the pupil not 71
95-earned a show me success diploma. The funding assigned to a 72
96-pupil under this subsection shall be calculated as if the 73
97-pupil's attendance percentage equaled the district's or 74 SCS HB 2202 4
98-charter school's prior year average attendance percentage. 75
99-For a pupil who, as provided in this subsection, is included 76
100-in the district's or charter school's state aid calculation 77
101-but who is not enrolled in the district or charter school, 78
102-an amount equal to ninety percent of the pupil's 79
103-proportionate share of t he state, local, and federal aid 80
104-that the district or charter school receives for the pupil 81
105-under this subsection shall be deposited by the school 82
106-district or charter school into an account established under 83
107-sections 166.400 to 166.455 that lists the p upil as the 84
108-beneficiary. The state treasurer shall provide guidance and 85
109-assist school districts, charter schools, pupils, and 86
110-parents or guardians of pupils with the creation, 87
111-maintenance, and use of an account that has been established 88
112-under sections 166.400 to 166.455. 89
113- 9. The department of elementary and secondary 90
114-education shall promulgate all necessary rules and 91
115-regulations for the administration of this section. Any 92
116-rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 93
117-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 94
118-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 95
119-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 96
120-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 97
121-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, a nd if any of the 98
122-powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 99
123-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 100
124-and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 101
125-then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule propo sed 102
126-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 103
127- 160.2700. For purposes of sections 160.2700 to 1
128-160.2725, "adult high school" means a school that: 2 SCS HB 2202 5
129- (1) Is for individuals who do not have a high school 3
130-diploma and who are twenty-one years of age or older; 4
131- (2) Offers an industry certification program or 5
132-programs and a high school diploma in a manner that allows 6
133-students to earn a diploma at the same time that they earn 7
134-an industry certification; 8
135- (3) Offers [on-site] child care for children of 9
136-enrolled students attending the school; and 10
137- (4) Is not eligible to receive funding under section 11
138-160.415 or 163.031. 12
139- 160.2705. 1. The department of elementary and 1
140-secondary education shall authorize before January 1, 2018, 2
141-a Missouri-based nonprofit organization meeting the criteria 3
142-under subsection 2 of this section to establish and operate 4
143-four adult high schools, with: 5
144- (1) One adult high school to be located in a city not 6
145-within a county; 7
146- (2) One adult high school to be located in a county of 8
147-the third classification without a township form of 9
148-government and with more than forty -one thousand but fewer 10
149-than forty-five thousand inhabitants or a county contiguous 11
150-to that county; 12
151- (3) One adult high school to be located in a county of 13
152-the first classification with more than two hundred sixty 14
153-thousand but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants 15
154-or a county contiguous to that county; and 16
155- (4) One adult high school to be located in a county of 17
156-the first classification with more than one hundred fifty 18
157-thousand but fewer than two hundred thousand inhabitants. 19
158- 2. The department of elementary and secondary 20
159-education shall grant the authorization des cribed under 21
160-subsection 1 of this section based on a bid process 22 SCS HB 2202 6
161-conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations 23
162-governing purchasing through the office of administration. 24
163-The successful bidder shall: 25
164- (1) Demonstrate the ability to establ ish, within 26
165-twenty-one months of the receipt of the authorization, four 27
166-adult high schools offering high school diplomas, an 28
167-industry certification program or programs, and [on-site] 29
168-child care for children of the students attending the high 30
169-schools; 31
170- (2) Commit at least two million dollars in investment 32
171-for the purpose of establishing the necessary infrastructure 33
172-to operate four adult high schools; 34
173- (3) Demonstrate substantial and positive experience in 35
174-providing services, including indus try certifications and 36
175-job placement services, to adults twenty -one years of age or 37
176-older whose educational and training opportunities have been 38
177-limited by educational disadvantages, disabilities, 39
178-homelessness, criminal history, or similar circumstance s; 40
179- (4) Establish a partnership with a state -supported 41
180-postsecondary education institution or more than one such 42
181-partnership, if a partnership or partnerships are necessary 43
182-in order to meet the requirements for an adult high school; 44
183- (5) Establish a comprehensive plan that sets forth how 45
184-the adult high schools will help address the need for a 46
185-sufficiently trained workforce in the surrounding region for 47
186-each adult high school; 48
187- (6) Establish partnerships and strategies for engaging 49
188-the community and business leaders in carrying out the goals 50
189-of each adult high school; 51
190- (7) Establish the ability to meet quality standards 52
191-through certified teachers and programs that support each 53 SCS HB 2202 7
192-student in [his or her] such student's goal to find a more 54
193-rewarding job; 55
194- (8) Establish a plan for assisting students in 56
195-overcoming barriers to educational success including, but 57
196-not limited to, educational disadvantages, homelessness, 58
197-criminal history, disability, including learning disability 59
198-such as dyslexia, and similar circumstances; 60
199- (9) Establish a process for determining outcomes of 61
200-the adult high school, including outcomes related to a 62
201-student's ability to find a more rewarding job through the 63
202-attainment of a high school diploma an d job training and 64
203-certification; and 65
204- (10) Bids shall not include an administrative fee 66
205-greater than ten percent. 67
206- 3. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 68
207-education shall establish academic requirements for students 69
208-to obtain high school diplomas. 70
209- (2) Requirements for a high school diploma shall be 71
210-based on an adult student's prior high school achievement 72
211-and the remaining credits and coursework that would be 73
212-necessary for the student to receive a high school diploma 74
213-if [he or she] such student were in a traditional high 75
214-school setting. The adult student shall meet the 76
215-requirements with the same level of academic rigor as would 77
216-otherwise be necessary to attain such credits. 78
217- (3) The adult high school authorized un der this 79
218-section shall award high school diplomas to students who 80
219-successfully meet the established academic requirements. 81
220-The adult high school authorized under this section shall 82
221-confer the diploma as though the student earned the diploma 83
222-at a traditional high school. The diploma shall have no 84
223-differentiating marks, titles, or other symbols. 85 SCS HB 2202 8
224- (4) Students at adult high schools may complete 86
225-required coursework at their own pace and as available 87
226-through the adult high school. They shall not be required 88
227-to satisfy any specific number of class minutes. The adult 89
228-high school may also make classes available to students 90
229-online as may be appropriate. However, students shall not 91
230-complete the majority of instruction of the school's 92
231-curriculum online or through remote instruction. For the 93
232-purposes of this subsection, synchronous instruction 94
233-connecting students to a live class conducted in a Missouri 95
234-adult high school shall be treated the same as in -person 96
235-instruction. 97
236- (5) The department of elementary and secondary 98
237-education shall not create additional regulations or burdens 99
238-on the adult high school or the students attending the adult 100
239-high schools beyond certifying necessary credits and 101
240-ensuring that students have sufficiently maste red the 102
241-subject matter to make them eligible for credit. 103
242- 4. An adult high school shall be deemed a "secondary 104
243-school system" for the purposes of subdivision (15) of 105
244-subsection 1 of section 210.211. 106
245- 161.097. 1. The state board of education shall 1
246-establish standards and procedures by which it will evaluate 2
247-all teacher training institutions in this state for the 3
248-approval of teacher education programs. The state board of 4
249-education shall not require teacher training institution s to 5
250-meet national or regional accreditation as a part of its 6
251-standards and procedures in making those evaluations, but it 7
252-may accept such accreditations in lieu of such approval if 8
253-standards and procedures set thereby are at least as 9
254-stringent as those set by the board. The state board of 10
255-education's standards and procedures for evaluating teacher 11 SCS HB 2202 9
256-training institutions shall equal or exceed those of 12
257-national or regional accrediting associations. 13
258- 2. There is hereby established within the depa rtment 14
259-of elementary and secondary education the "Missouri Advisory 15
260-Board for Educator Preparation", hereinafter referred to as 16
261-"MABEP". The MABEP shall advise the state board of 17
262-education and the coordinating board for higher education 18
263-regarding matters of mutual interest in the area of quality 19
264-educator preparation programs in Missouri. The advisory 20
265-board shall include at least three active elementary or 21
266-secondary classroom teachers and at least three faculty 22
267-members within approved educator pre paration programs. The 23
268-classroom teacher members shall be selected to represent 24
269-various regions of the state and districts of different 25
270-sizes. The faculty representatives shall represent 26
271-institutions from various regions of the state and sizes of 27
272-program. The advisory board shall hold regular meetings 28
273-that allow members to share needs and concerns and plan 29
274-strategies to enhance teacher preparation. 30
275- 3. Upon approval by the state board of education of 31
276-the teacher education program at a partic ular teacher 32
277-training institution, any person who graduates from that 33
278-program, and who meets other requirements which the state 34
279-board of education shall prescribe by rule, regulation and 35
280-statute shall be granted a certificate or license to teach 36
281-in the public schools of this state. However, no such rule 37
282-or regulation shall require that the program from which the 38
283-person graduates be accredited by any national or regional 39
284-accreditation association. 40
285- 4. The state board of education shall, in cons ultation 41
286-with MABEP, align literacy and reading instruction 42
287-coursework for teacher education programs in early 43 SCS HB 2202 10
288-childhood, kindergarten to fifth grade elementary teacher 44
289-certification, middle school communication arts, high school 45
290-communication arts, a nd all reading and special education 46
291-certificates to include the following: 47
292- (1) Teacher candidates shall receive classroom and 48
293-clinical training in: 49
294- (a) The core components of reading, including phonemic 50
295-awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehen sion, morphology, 51
296-syntax, and vocabulary; 52
297- (b) Oral and written language development; and 53
298- (c) Identification of reading deficiencies, dyslexia, 54
299-and other language difficulties; 55
300- (2) Teacher candidates shall also have training on: 56
301- (a) The selection and use of reading curricula and 57
302-instructional materials; 58
303- (b) The administration and interpretation of 59
304-assessments; 60
305- (c) How to translate assessment results into effective 61
306-practice in the classroom specific to the needs of stu dents; 62
307-and 63
308- (d) Additional best practices in the field of literacy 64
309-instruction as recommended by the literacy advisory council 65
310-pursuant to section 186.080. 66
311- 5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 67
312-defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 68
313-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 69
314-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 70
315-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 71
316-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 72
317-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 73
318-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 74
319-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 75 SCS HB 2202 11
320-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 76
321-authority and any rule proposed or a dopted after August 28, 77
322-2014, shall be invalid and void. 78
323- 161.214. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
324-following terms shall mean: 2
325- (1) "Board", the state board of education; 3
326- (2) "Department", the department of elementary and 4
327-secondary education; 5
328- (3) "School innovation team", a group of natural 6
329-persons officially authorized by: 7
330- (a) A single elementary or secondary school; 8
331- (b) A group of two or more elementary or secondary 9
332-schools within the same school district that share common 10
333-interests, such as geographical location or educational 11
334-focus, or that sequentially serve classes of students as 12
335-they progress through elementary and secondary education; 13
336- (c) A group of two or more elementary or secondar y 14
337-schools not within the same school district that share 15
338-common interests, such as geographical location or 16
339-educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of 17
340-students as they progress through elementary and secondary 18
341-education; 19
342- (d) A single school district; or 20
343- (e) A group of two or more school districts that share 21
344-common interests, such as geographical location or 22
345-educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of 23
346-students as they progress through elementary and secondary 24
347-education; 25
348- (4) "School innovation waiver", a waiver granted by 26
349-the board to a single school, group of schools, single 27
350-school district, or group of school districts pursuant to 28
351-this section, in which the school, group of schools, school 29 SCS HB 2202 12
352-district, or group of school districts is exempt from a 30
353-specific requirement imposed by chapter 160, chapter 161, 31
354-chapter 162, chapter 167, chapter 170, or chapter 171, or 32
355-any regulations promulgated thereunder by the board or the 33
356-department. Any school innovation waiver granted to a 34
357-school district or group of school districts shall be 35
358-applicable to every elementary and secondary school within 36
359-the school district or group of school districts unless the 37
360-plan specifically provides otherwise. 38
361- 2. Any school innovation team seeking a school 39
362-innovation waiver may submit a plan to the board for one or 40
363-more of the following purposes: 41
364- (1) Improving student readiness for employment, higher 42
365-education, vocational training, technical training, or any 43
366-other form of career and job training; 44
367- (2) Increasing the compensation of teachers; or 45
368- (3) Improving the recruitment, retention, training, 46
369-preparation, or professional development of teachers. 47
370- 3. Any plan for a school innovation waiver shall: 48
371- (1) Identify the specific provision of law for which a 49
372-waiver is being requested and provide an explanation for why 50
373-the specific provision of law inhibits the ability of the 51
374-school or school district to accomplish the goal stated in 52
375-the plan; 53
376- (2) Demonstrate that the intent of the specific 54
377-provision of law can be addressed in a more effective, 55
378-efficient or economical manner and that the waiver or 56
379-modification is necessary to implement the plan; 57
380- (3) Include measurable annual perform ance targets and 58
381-goals for the implementation of the plan; 59 SCS HB 2202 13
382- (4) Specify the innovations to be pursued in meeting 60
383-one or more of the goals listed in subsection 2 of this 61
384-section; 62
385- (5) Demonstrate parental, school employee, and 63
386-community and business support for, and engagement with, the 64
387-plan; and 65
388- (6) Be approved by at least the minimum number of 66
389-people required to be on the school innovation team prior to 67
390-submitting the plan for approval. 68
391- 4. (1) In evaluating a plan submitted b y a school 69
392-innovation team under subsection 2 of this section, the 70
393-board shall consider whether the plan will: 71
394- (a) Improve the preparation, counseling, and overall 72
395-readiness of students for postsecondary life; 73
396- (b) Increase teacher salaries i n a financially 74
397-sustainable and prudent manner; or 75
398- (c) Increase the attractiveness of the teaching 76
399-profession for prospective teachers and active teachers 77
400-alike. 78
401- (2) The board may approve any plan submitted under 79
402-subsection 2 of this sectio n if it determines that: 80
403- (a) The plan successfully demonstrates the ability to 81
404-address the intent of the provision of law to be waived in a 82
405-more effective, efficient or economical manner; 83
406- (b) The waivers or modifications are demonstrated to 84
407-be necessary to stimulate improved student readiness for 85
408-postsecondary life, increase teacher salaries, or increase 86
409-the attractiveness of the teaching profession for 87
410-prospective teachers and active teachers; 88
411- (c) The plan has demonstrated sufficien t participation 89
412-from among the teachers, principals, superintendent, 90 SCS HB 2202 14
413-faculty, school board, parents, and the community at large; 91
414-and 92
415- (d) The plan is based upon sound educational 93
416-practices, does not endanger the health and safety of 94
417-students or staff, and does not compromise equal opportunity 95
418-for learning. 96
419- (3) The board may propose modifications to the plan in 97
420-cooperation with the school innovation team. 98
421- 5. Any waiver granted under this section shall be 99
422-effective for a period of no longer than three school years 100
423-beginning the school year following the school year in which 101
424-the waiver is approved. Any waiver may be renewed. No more 102
425-than one school innovation waiver shall be in effect with 103
426-respect to any one elementary or secondar y school at one 104
427-time. 105
428- 6. This section shall not be construed to allow the 106
429-state board of education to authorize the waiver of any 107
430-statutory requirements relating to teacher certification, 108
431-teacher tenure, or any requirement imposed by federal law. 109
432- 7. The board may promulgate rules implementing the 110
433-provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, 111
434-as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created 112
435-under the authority delegated in this section shall become 113
436-effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 114
437-the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 115
438-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 116
439-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 117
440-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 118
441-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 119
442-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 120
443-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 121
444-2022, shall be invalid and void. 122 SCS HB 2202 15
445- 161.241. 1. The state board of education, in 1
446-collaboration with the coordinating board for higher 2
447-education and the commissioner's advisory council under 3
448-section 186.080, shall develop a plan to establish a 4
449-comprehensive system of services for reading instru ction. 5
450- 2. The state board of education shall establish and 6
451-periodically update a statewide literacy plan that supports 7
452-high quality, evidence -based reading instruction for all 8
453-students. 9
454- 3. The state board of education shall create an office 10
455-of literacy. The commissioner of education shall coordinate 11
456-staff with roles relating to literacy and align staff work 12
457-around supporting best practices in reading instruction. 13
458- 4. The state board of education shall align literacy 14
459-and reading instruction coursework for teacher education 15
460-programs as required under subsection 4 of section 161.097. 16
461- 5. Subject to appropriation, the department of 17
462-elementary and secondary education shall recruit and employ 18
463-quality teacher trainers with expertise in reading 19
464-instruction and provide opportunities for evidence -based 20
465-professional development in reading instruction available 21
466-for all active teachers. 22
467- 6. The department shall maintain and publish data on 23
468-reading outcomes, provided that the repor t shall not include 24
469-individually identifiable student data. 25
470- 7. The department shall publish criteria and examples 26
471-to help districts and schools select and use evidence -based 27
472-reading curricula and instructional materials. 28
473-Additionally, the depart ment shall publish a list of 29
474-curricula that ensure instruction is explicit, systematic, 30
475-diagnostic and based on phonological awareness, phonics, 31 SCS HB 2202 16
476-fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, morphology, syntax, and 32
477-semantics. This shall be a resource to distric ts. 33
478- 8. The department shall provide online tools and 34
479-training for active teachers on evidence -based reading 35
480-instruction. 36
481- 9. There is hereby created in the state treasury the 37
482-"Evidence-based Reading Instruction Program Fund". The fund 38
483-shall be administered by the department and used to 39
484-reimburse school districts and charter schools for efforts 40
485-to improve student literacy, including, but not limited to: 41
486-initiatives that provide optional training and materials to 42
487-teachers regarding best p ractices in reading pedagogies; 43
488-resources for parents and guardians to assist them in 44
489-teaching their children to read; funding for reading 45
490-tutoring programs outside of regular school hours; stipends 46
491-for teachers who undergo additional training in readi ng 47
492-instruction, which may also count toward professional 48
493-development requirements; and funding for summer reading 49
494-programs. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated 50
495-annually by the general assembly from general revenue to 51
496-such fund, any moneys p aid into the state treasury and 52
497-required by law to be credited to such fund and any gifts, 53
498-bequests, or donations to such fund. The fund shall be kept 54
499-separate and apart from all other moneys in the state 55
500-treasury and shall be paid out by the state tr easurer 56
501-pursuant to chapter 33. Notwithstanding the provisions of 57
502-section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund at the 58
503-end of the biennium shall not be transferred to the credit 59
504-of the general revenue fund. All interest and moneys earned 60
505-on the fund shall be credited to the fund. 61 SCS HB 2202 17
506- 161.380. 1. Subject to appropriations, the department 1
507-of elementary and secondary education shall establish the 2
508-"Competency-Based Education Grant Program". 3
509- 2. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury 4
510-the "Competency-Based Education Grant Program Fund". The 5
511-fund shall consist of any appropriations to such fund and 6
512-any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from 7
513-private or other sources for the purpose of providing 8
514-competency-based education programs. The state treasurer 9
515-shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 10
516-30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 11
517-disbursements of public moneys in accordance with 12
518-distribution requirements and pro cedures developed by the 13
519-department of elementary and secondary education. The fund 14
520-shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in 15
521-the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this 16
522-section. 17
523- (2) Notwithstanding the provis ions of section 33.080 18
524-to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 19
525-of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 20
526-general revenue fund. 21
527- (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 22
528-fund in the same manner as other fu nds are invested. Any 23
529-interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 24
530-credited to the fund. 25
531- 3. The department of elementary and secondary 26
532-education shall award grants from the competency -based 27
533-education grant program fund to eligible sch ool districts 28
534-for the purpose of providing competency -based education 29
535-programs. A school district wishing to receive such a grant 30
536-shall submit an application to the department of elementary 31
537-and secondary education addressing: 32 SCS HB 2202 18
538- (1) A core mission that competency-based education 33
539-courses shall help achieve; 34
540- (2) A plan that outlines competency -based education 35
541-courses and key metrics that will show success; 36
542- (3) Resources available to the school and in the 37
543-community that will assist in cr eating successful competency - 38
544-based outcomes; and 39
545- (4) Resources and support needed to help the school 40
546-succeed in implementing competency -based education courses. 41
547- 4. The department of elementary and secondary 42
548-education shall facilitate the cre ation, sharing, and 43
549-development of course assessments, curriculum, training and 44
550-guidance for teachers, and best practices for the school 45
551-districts that offer competency -based education courses. 46
552- 5. For purposes of this section, the term "competency - 47
553-based education program" means an educational program that: 48
554- (1) Affords students flexibility to progress and earn 49
555-course credit upon demonstration of mastery, including 50
556-through early high school graduation; 51
557- (2) Provides individual learning and assessment 52
558-options, including through experiential and project -based 53
559-learning, online or blended learning, additional remedial 54
560-education time, and accelerated -pace curricula; 55
561- (3) Assesses student proficiency based on graduate 56
562-profiles describing meaningful and critical knowledge and 57
563-skills that students should have upon graduation; or 58
564- (4) Assesses student proficiency through tasks 59
565-developed both locally and at the state level, performance 60
566-of which demonstrate mastery. 61
567- 6. The department of elementary and secondary 62
568-education shall promulgate all necessary rules and 63
569-regulations for the administration of this section. Any 64 SCS HB 2202 19
570-rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 65
571-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 66
572-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 67
573-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 68
574-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 69
575-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the 70
576-powers vested with th e general assembly pursuant to chapter 71
577-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 72
578-and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 73
579-then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 74
580-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 75
581- 161.385. 1. There is hereby established the 1
582-"Competency-Based Education Task Force" to study and develop 2
583-competency-based education programs in public schools. Task 3
584-force members shall be chosen to repres ent the geographic 4
585-diversity of the state. Task force members shall be 5
586-appointed for a term of two years and may be reappointed. 6
587-All task force members shall be appointed before October 31, 7
588-2022, and every other year thereafter by December thirty - 8
589-first of that year. The task force members shall be 9
590-appointed as follows: 10
591- (1) Two members of the house of representatives 11
592-appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 12
593-with one such member from the majority party and one such 13
594-member from the minority party; 14
595- (2) Two members of the senate appointed by the 15
596-president pro tempore of the senate, with one such member 16
597-from the majority party and one such member from the 17
598-minority party; 18
599- (3) The commissioner of the department of el ementary 19
600-and secondary education or his or her designee; and 20 SCS HB 2202 20
601- (4) Four members appointed by the governor. Two 21
602-members shall each represent a separate school district that 22
603-offers competency-based education courses. 23
604- 2. The members of the task force established under 24
605-subsection 1 of this section shall elect a chair from among 25
606-the membership of the task force. The task force shall meet 26
607-as needed to complete its consideration of its objectives as 27
608-established in subsections 4 and 5 of this sec tion. Any 28
609-vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the same manner 29
610-as the original appointment. Members of the task force 30
611-shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to 31
612-reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in 32
613-the performance of official duties. 33
614- 3. The department of elementary and secondary 34
615-education shall provide such legal, research, clerical, and 35
616-technical services as the task force may require in the 36
617-performance of official duties. 37
618- 4. The task force shall: 38
619- (1) Work toward implementing competency -based 39
620-education courses statewide and devising a plan for Missouri 40
621-to lead the way in competency -based education courses; 41
622- (2) Solicit input from individuals and organizations 42
623-with information or expertise relevant to the task force's 43
624-objective, including experts and educators with experience 44
625-related to competency -based education programs; 45
626- (3) Hold at least three public hearings to provide an 46
627-opportunity to receive public testimony inc luding, but not 47
628-limited to, testimony from educators, local school boards, 48
629-parents, representatives from business and industry, labor 49
630-and community leaders, members of the general assembly, and 50
631-the general public; 51 SCS HB 2202 21
632- (4) Identify promising competenc y-based education 52
633-programs, including programs that: 53
634- (a) Afford students flexibility to progress and earn 54
635-course credit upon demonstration of mastery, including 55
636-through early high school graduation; 56
637- (b) Provide individual learning and assess ment 57
638-options, including through experiential and project -based 58
639-learning, online or blended learning, additional remedial 59
640-education time, and accelerated -pace curricula; 60
641- (c) Assess student proficiency through tasks developed 61
642-both locally and at th e state level, performance of which 62
643-demonstrate mastery; 63
644- (5) Identify obstacles to implementing competency - 64
645-based education programs in Missouri public schools; 65
646- (6) Develop comprehensive graduate profiles that 66
647-describe meaningful and critical knowledge skills that 67
648-students should have upon graduation that can be implemented 68
649-into a diploma designation; 69
650- (7) Develop findings and recommendations for 70
651-implementing competency -based education models and practices 71
652-in Missouri public schools, including recommending changes 72
653-to existing legislation, rules, and regulations; and 73
654- (8) Develop findings and recommendations for 74
655-implementing a competency -based performance assessment that: 75
656- (a) Is consistent with the most effective competency - 76
657-based education programs identified by the task force under 77
658-subdivision (3) of this subsection; 78
659- (b) Assesses students based on both locally developed 79
660-and common statewide performance tasks tied to grade and 80
661-course competencies aligned with state content standards; and 81
662- (c) Complies with all applicable federal law, 82
663-including 20 U.S.C. Section 6311(b)(1)(B), as amended. To 83 SCS HB 2202 22
664-the extent that implementing a competency -based performance 84
665-assessment would require the department of elementary and 85
666-secondary education to obtain innovative assessment and 86
667-accountability demonstration authority under 20 U.S.C. 87
668-Section 6364, as amended, the task force shall develop 88
669-findings and recommendations for obtaining such authority. 89
670- 5. The task force shall present its findings and 90
671-recommendations to the speaker of the house of 91
672-representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, 92
673-the joint committee on education, and the state board of 93
674-education by December first annually. 94
675- 162.1255. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
676-following terms shall mean: 2
677- (1) "Competency-based credit", credit awarded by 3
678-school districts and charter schools to high school students 4
679-upon demonstration of competency as determined by a school 5
680-district. Such credit shall be awarded upon receipt of 6
681-"proficient" or "advanced" on an end -of-course assessment; 7
682- (2) "Prior year average attendance percentage", the 8
683-quotient of the district or charter school's prior year 9
684-average daily attendance divi ded by the district or charter 10
685-school's prior year average yearly enrollment. 11
686- 2. School districts and charter schools shall receive 12
687-state school funding under sections 163.031, 163.043, 13
688-163.044, and 163.087 for resident pupils enrolled in the 14
689-school district or charter school and taking competency - 15
690-based courses offered by the school district. 16
691- 3. For purposes of calculation and distribution of 17
692-state aid under section 163.031, attendance of a student 18
693-enrolled in a district's or charter scho ol's competency- 19
694-based courses shall equal, upon course completion, the 20
695-product of the district or charter school's prior year 21 SCS HB 2202 23
696-average attendance percentage multiplied by the total number 22
697-of attendance hours normally allocable to a noncompetency - 23
698-based course of equal credit value. 24
699- 167.268. 1. Each [local] school district and charter 1
700-school shall have on file a policy for reading 2
701-[intervention] success plans [for any pupils of the district 3
702-in grades kindergarten through three purs uant to the 4
703-provisions of this section. Such plans shall identify 5
704-strategies to be followed by the district teachers to raise 6
705-a pupil identified as reading below grade level by 7
706-recognized methods to reading at grade level by the end of 8
707-the third grade. Recognized methods of identification may 9
708-include but need not be limited to the scores of the pupil 10
709-obtained through any established standardized testing 11
710-program currently administered by the district, observations 12
711-of classroom teachers, and docume nted classroom 13
712-performance]. Each school district and charter school 14
713-shall provide all parents and guardians of students, 15
714-including parents of students who are identified as having a 16
715-substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of 17
716-section 167.645, with suggestions for regular parent -guided 18
717-home reading. 19
718- 2. [The state board of education ] The department of 20
719-elementary and secondary education shall develop guidelines 21
720-to assist districts and charter schools in formulating 22
721-policies for reading [intervention] success plans. Such 23
722-guidelines may include, but are not limited to, measures of 24
723-reading proficiency, strategies for addressing reading 25
724-deficiencies, timelines for measuring pupil improvement in 26
725-reading, and information on screenin g [for and treatment] of 27
726-[auditory] dyslexia[, and information on the Lindamood 28
727-Auditory Conceptualization Test and the Auditory 29 SCS HB 2202 24
728-Discrimination in Depth Program ]. Such guidelines may also 30
729-identify performance levels for pupils identified as 31
730-handicapped or severely handicapped and conditions under 32
731-which such pupils [are] may be exempt from the provisions of 33
732-this section and section 167.645. 34
733- 3. [Each local school district enrolling a pupil 35
734-identified as reading below grade level shall develop a n 36
735-individual plan of reading intervention for such pupil. The 37
736-individual pupil's plan may include individual or group 38
737-reading development activities. The plan may be developed 39
738-after consultation with the pupil's parent or legal 40
739-guardian] Each school district and charter school shall 41
740-provide intensive reading instruction to students as 42
741-provided in section 167.645 . 43
742- 167.630. 1. Each school board may authorize a school 1
743-nurse licensed under chapter 335 who is employed by the 2
744-school district and for whom the board is responsible for to 3
745-maintain an adequate supply of prefilled auto syringes of 4
746-epinephrine with fifteen -hundredths milligram or three - 5
747-tenths milligram delivery at the school. The nurse shall 6
748-recommend to the school b oard the number of prefilled 7
749-epinephrine auto syringes that the school should maintain. 8
750- 2. To obtain prefilled epinephrine auto syringes for a 9
751-school district, a prescription written by a licensed 10
752-physician, a physician's assistant, or nurse pract itioner is 11
753-required. For such prescriptions, the school district shall 12
754-be designated as the patient, the nurse's name shall be 13
755-required, and the prescription shall be filled at a licensed 14
756-pharmacy. 15
757- 3. A school nurse [or], agent trained by a nurs e and 16
758-contracted for the transportation of school children, or 17
759-other school employee trained by and supervised by the 18 SCS HB 2202 25
760-nurse, shall have the discretion to use an epinephrine auto 19
761-syringe on any student the school nurse [or], trained 20
762-employee, or trained agent contracted for the transportation 21
763-of school children believes is having a life -threatening 22
764-anaphylactic reaction based on the training in recognizing 23
765-an acute episode of an anaphylactic reaction. The 24
766-provisions of section 167.624 concerning im munity from civil 25
767-liability for trained employees administering lifesaving 26
768-methods shall apply to trained employees administering a 27
769-prefilled auto syringe under this section. Trained agents 28
770-contracted for the transportation of school children shall 29
771-have immunity from civil liability for administering a 30
772-prefilled auto syringe under this section. 31
773- 167.640. 1. School districts [may] shall adopt a 1
774-policy with regard to student promotion which may require 2
775-remediation as a condition o f promotion to the next grade 3
776-level for any student identified by the district as failing 4
777-to master skills and competencies established for that 5
778-particular grade level by the district board of education. 6
779-School districts may also require parents or gu ardians of 7
780-such students to commit to conduct home -based tutorial 8
781-activities with their children or, in the case of a student 9
782-with disabilities eligible for services pursuant to sections 10
783-162.670 to 162.1000, the individual education plan shall 11
784-determine the nature of parental involvement consistent with 12
785-the requirements for a free, appropriate public education. 13
786- 2. Such remediation shall recognize that different 14
787-students learn differently and shall employ methods designed 15
788-to help these students achieve at high levels. Such 16
789-remediation may include, but shall not necessarily be 17
790-limited to, a mandatory summer school program focused on the 18
791-areas of deficiency or other such activities conducted by 19 SCS HB 2202 26
792-the school district outside of the regular schoo l day. 20
793-Decisions concerning the instruction of a child who receives 21
794-special educational services pursuant to sections 162.670 to 22
795-162.1000 shall be made in accordance with the child's 23
796-individualized education plan. 24
797- 3. School districts providing r emediation pursuant to 25
798-this section or section 167.645 outside of the traditional 26
799-school day may count extra hours of instruction in the 27
800-calculation of average daily attendance as defined in 28
801-section 163.011. 29
802- 167.645. 1. [For purposes of this section, the 1
803-following terms mean: 2
804- (1) "Reading assessment", a recognized method of 3
805-judging a student's reading ability, with results expressed 4
806-as reading at a particular grade level. The term reading 5
807-assessment shall include, but is not limited to, standard 6
808-checklists designed for use as a student reads out loud, 7
809-paper-and-pencil tests promulgated by nationally recognized 8
810-organizations and other recognized methods of determining a 9
811-student's reading accuracy, expression, fluency an d 10
812-comprehension in order to make a determination of the 11
813-student's grade-level reading ability. Assessments which do 12
814-not give a grade-level result may be used in combination 13
815-with other assessments to reach a grade -level 14
816-determination. Districts are encouraged but not required to 15
817-select assessment methods identified pursuant to section 16
818-167.346. Districts are also encouraged to use multiple 17
819-methods of assessment; 18
820- (2) "Summer school", for reading instruction purposes, 19
821-a minimum of forty hours of reading instruction and 20
822-practice. A school district may arrange the hours and days 21 SCS HB 2202 27
823-of instruction to coordinate with its regular program of 22
824-summer school. 23
825- 2. For purposes of this section, methods of reading 24
826-assessment shall be determined by e ach school district. 25
827-Unless a student has been determined in the current school 26
828-year to be reading at grade level or above, each school 27
829-district shall administer a reading assessment or set of 28
830-assessments to each student within forty -five days of the 29
831-end of the third-grade year, except that the provisions of 30
832-this subsection shall not apply to students receiving 31
833-special education services under an individualized education 32
834-plan pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.999, to students 33
835-receiving services pursuant to Section 504 of the 34
836-Rehabilitation Act of 1973 whose services plan includes an 35
837-element addressing reading or to students determined to have 36
838-limited English proficiency or to students who have been 37
839-determined, prior to the beginning of any sc hool year, to 38
840-have a cognitive ability insufficient to meet the reading 39
841-requirement set out in this section, provided that districts 40
842-shall provide reading improvement plans for students 41
843-determined to have such insufficient cognitive ability. The 42
844-assessment required by this subsection shall also be 43
845-required for students who enter a school district in grades 44
846-four, five or six unless such student has been determined in 45
847-the current school year to be reading at grade level or 46
848-above. 47
849- 3. Beginning with school year 2002 -03, for each 48
850-student whose third-grade reading assessment determines that 49
851-such student is reading below second -grade level, the school 50
852-district shall design a reading improvement plan for the 51
853-student's fourth-grade year. Such reading improvement plan 52
854-shall include, at a minimum, thirty hours of additional 53 SCS HB 2202 28
855-reading instruction or practice outside the regular school 54
856-day during the fourth -grade year. The school district shall 55
857-determine the method of reading instruction necessary to 56
858-enforce this subsection. The school district may also 57
859-require the student to attend summer school for reading 58
860-instruction as a condition of promotion to fourth grade. 59
861-The department of elementary and secondary education may, 60
862-from funds appropriat ed for the purpose, reimburse school 61
863-districts for additional instructional personnel costs 62
864-incurred in the implementation and execution of the thirty 63
865-hours of additional reading instruction minus the revenue 64
866-generated by the school district through th e foundation 65
867-formula for the additional reading instruction average daily 66
868-attendance. 67
869- 4. Each student for whom a reading improvement plan 68
870-has been designed pursuant to subsection 3 of this section 69
871-shall be given another reading assessment, to be 70
872-administered within forty -five days of the end of such 71
873-student's fourth-grade year. If such student is determined 72
874-to be reading below third -grade level, the student shall be 73
875-required to attend summer school to receive reading 74
876-instruction. At the end of such summer school instruction, 75
877-such student shall be given another reading assessment. If 76
878-such student is determined to be reading below third -grade 77
879-level, the district shall notify the student's parents or 78
880-guardians, and the student shall not be promoted to fifth 79
881-grade. No student shall be denied promotion more than once 80
882-solely for inability to meet the reading standards set out 81
883-in this section. 82
884- 5. The process described in subsections 3 and 4 of 83
885-this section shall be repeated as necess ary through the end 84
886-of the sixth grade, with the target grade level rising 85 SCS HB 2202 29
887-accordingly. Mandatory retention in grade shall not apply 86
888-to grades subsequent to fourth grade. 87
889- 6. The mandatory process of additional reading 88
890-instruction pursuant to thi s section shall cease at the end 89
891-of the sixth grade. The permanent record of students who 90
892-are determined to be reading below the fifth -grade level at 91
893-the end of sixth grade shall carry a notation advising that 92
894-such student has not met minimal reading standards. The 93
895-notation shall stay on the student's record until such time 94
896-as the district determines that a student has met minimal 95
897-reading standards. 96
898- 7. Each school district shall be required to offer 97
899-summer school reading instruction to any s tudent with a 98
900-reading improvement plan. Districts may fulfill the 99
901-requirement of this section through cooperative arrangements 100
902-with neighboring districts; provided that such districts 101
903-shall timely make all payments provided pursuant to such 102
904-cooperative agreements. 103
905- 8. A school district may adopt a policy that requires 104
906-retention in grade of any student who has been determined to 105
907-require summer school instruction in reading and who does 106
908-not fulfill the summer school attendance requirement. 107
909- 9. Nothing in this section shall preclude a school 108
910-district from retaining any student in grade when a 109
911-determination is made in accordance with district policy 110
912-that retention is in the best interests of the student. 111
913- 10. The state board of educati on shall not incorporate 112
914-information about the number of students receiving 113
915-additional instruction pursuant to this section into any 114
916-element of any standard of the Missouri school improvement 115
917-program or its successor accreditation program; provided, 116
918-however, each district shall make available, upon the 117 SCS HB 2202 30
919-request of any parent, patron, or media outlet within the 118
920-district, the number and percentage of students receiving 119
921-remediation pursuant to this section. The information shall 120
922-be presented in a way that does not permit personal 121
923-identification of any student or educational personnel. 122
924- 11. Each school district shall make a systematic 123
925-effort to inform parents of the methods and materials used 124
926-to teach reading in kindergarten through fourth grade , in 125
927-terms understandable to a layperson and shall similarly 126
928-inform parents of students for whom a reading improvement 127
929-plan is required pursuant to this section ] Each school 128
930-district and charter school shall assess all students 129
931-enrolled in kindergarte n through grade three at the 130
932-beginning and end of each school year for their level of 131
933-reading or reading readiness on state -approved reading 132
934-assessments. Additionally all school districts and charter 133
935-schools shall assess any newly enrolled student in grades 134
936-one through five for their level of reading or reading 135
937-readiness on a reading assessment from the state -approved 136
938-list. At the beginning of the school year, each school 137
939-district and charter school shall provide a reading success 138
940-plan to any student who: 139
941- (1) Exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading which 140
942-creates a barrier to the child's progress learning to read. 141
943-The identification of such deficiency may be based upon the 142
944-most recent assessments or teacher observation; or 143
945- (2) Has been identified as being at risk of dyslexia 144
946-in the statewide dyslexia screening or has a formal 145
947-diagnosis of dyslexia. 146
948-For the purposes of this section, a substantial reading 147
949-deficiency shall refer to a student who is one or more grade 148 SCS HB 2202 31
950-level or levels behind in reading or reading readiness; 149
951-provided that nothing in this section shall be interpreted 150
952-to prevent a school district or charter school from offering 151
953-a reading success plan to any student based on an assessment 152
954-completed at the start and end of the school year or teacher 153
955-observation. For any student entering the school district 154
956-or charter school after the start of the school year, such 155
957-student shall be provided a reading success plan in the 156
958-event the student has been identified as ha ving a 157
959-substantial reading deficiency based on the student's most 158
960-recent assessment or otherwise being identified through 159
961-teacher observation. The student's reading proficiency 160
962-shall be reassessed by reading assessments on the state - 161
963-approved list. The student shall continue to be provided 162
964-with intensive reading instruction under a reading success 163
965-plan until the reading deficiency is remedied. 164
966- 2. The district or charter school shall notify the 165
967-parent or guardian of any student in kindergarten through 166
968-grade three who exhibits a substantial deficiency in 167
969-reading, as described in subsection 1 of this section, at 168
970-least annually in writing, and in an appropriate, 169
971-alternative manner for the parent or other guardian if 170
972-necessary, of the followin g: 171
973- (1) That the child has been identified as having a 172
974-substantial deficiency in reading; 173
975- (2) A description of the services currently provided 174
976-to the child; 175
977- (3) A description of the proposed supplemental 176
978-instructional services and suppo rts that the school district 177
979-will provide to the child that are designed to remediate the 178
980-identified area of reading deficiency. For students 179
981-identified being at risk of dyslexia or those that have a 180 SCS HB 2202 32
982-diagnosis of dyslexia the district shall provide an 181
983-explanation that the instruction that will be used to teach 182
984-the child reading shall be explicit, systematic, and 183
985-diagnostic and based on phonological awareness, phonics, 184
986-fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, morphology, syntax, and 185
987-semantics; 186
988- (4) Strategies for parents and guardians to use in 187
989-helping the child succeed in reading proficiency, including 188
990-but not limited to the promotion of parent -guided home 189
991-reading. 190
992- 3. If the school district or charter school provides a 191
993-summer reading program under this section, the district or 192
994-charter school shall notify the parent or guardian of each 193
995-student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading of 194
996-the opportunity to attend the summer reading program. 195
997- 4. If a student has a substantial reading deficiency 196
998-at the end of third grade, the student's parent or guardian 197
999-and appropriate school staff shall discuss whether the 198
1000-student should be retained in grade level, based on a 199
1001-consideration of all relevant factors, including the reading 200
1002-deficiency, the student's progress in other subject areas, 201
1003-and the student's overall intellectual, physical, emotional, 202
1004-and social development. A decision to promote or retain a 203
1005-student with a substantial reading deficiency at the end of 204
1006-grade three shall be made only after direct personal 205
1007-consultation with the student's parent or guardian and after 206
1008-the formulation of a specific plan of action to remedy the 207
1009-student's reading deficiency. 208
1010- 5. Each school district or charter school shall do all 209
1011-of the following: 210
1012- (1) Provide students who are identified as having a 211
1013-substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of this 212 SCS HB 2202 33
1014-section, have been identified as being at risk of dyslexia 213
1015-in the statewide dyslexia screening or have a formal 214
1016-diagnosis of dyslexia with intensive instructional services 215
1017-and supports specified in a reading success plan, as 216
1018-appropriate according to student need, free of charge, to 217
1019-remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency, 218
1020-including additional scientific, evidence-based reading 219
1021-instruction and other strategies prescribed by the school 220
1022-district or charter school which may include but are not 221
1023-limited to the following: 222
1024- (a) Small group or individual instruction; 223
1025- (b) Reduced teacher-student ratios; 224
1026- (c) More frequent progress monitoring; 225
1027- (d) Tutoring or mentoring; 226
1028- (e) Extended school day, week, or year; and 227
1029- (f) Summer reading programs; 228
1030- (2) For any student with a formal diagnosis of 229
1031-dyslexia or for a student who was fou nd to be at risk of 230
1032-dyslexia in the statewide dyslexia screening, the school 231
1033-district or charter school shall provide evidence -based 232
1034-reading instruction that addresses phonology, sound -symbol 233
1035-association, syllable instruction, morphology, syntax, and 234
1036-semantics provided through systematic, cumulative, explicit, 235
1037-and diagnostic methods; 236
1038- (3) At regular intervals, but no less than four times 237
1039-per year in a manner that reflects progress through each 238
1040-school term, notify the parent or guardian of acade mic and 239
1041-other progress being made by the student and give the parent 240
1042-or guardian other useful information. 241
1043- (4) In addition to required reading enhancement and 242
1044-acceleration strategies, provide all parents of students, 243
1045-including parents of students who are identified as having a 244 SCS HB 2202 34
1046-substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of this 245
1047-section, with a plan that includes suggestions for regular 246
1048-parent-guided home reading. 247
1049- 6. Each school district and charter school shall 248
1050-ensure that intensive reading instruction through a reading 249
1051-development initiative shall be provided to each 250
1052-kindergarten through grade five student who is assessed as 251
1053-exhibiting a substantial deficiency in reading. In addition 252
1054-to the requirements otherwise provided, such instruction 253
1055-will also comply with all of the following criteria: 254
1056- (1) Be provided to all kindergarten through grade five 255
1057-students who exhibit a substantial deficiency in reading 256
1058-under this section. The assessments shall measure phonemic 257
1059-awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 258
1060- (2) Be provided during regular school hours; 259
1061- (3) Provide a reading curriculum that meets the 260
1062-requirements of section 170.014, and at a minimum has the 261
1063-following specifications: 262
1064- (a) Assists students assessed as exhibiting a 263
1065-substantial deficiency in reading to develop the skills to 264
1066-read at grade level; 265
1067- (b) Provides skill development in phonemic awareness, 266
1068-phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 267
1069- (c) Includes a scientifically based and reliable 268
1070-assessment; 269
1071- (d) Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each 270
1072-student's reading progress; and 271
1073- (e) Provides a curriculum in core academic subjects to 272
1074-assist the student in maintaining or meeting proficiency 273
1075-levels for the appropriate grade in all academic subjects. 274
1076- 7. School districts and charter schools shall report 275
1077-to the department the specific intensive reading 276 SCS HB 2202 35
1078-interventions and supports implemented by the school 277
1079-district or charter school pursua nt to this section as well 278
1080-as the reading assessment data collected for grades 279
1081-kindergarten through five. The department shall annually 280
1082-prescribe the components of required or requested reports. 281
1083- 8. (1) Each school district and charter school sha ll 282
1084-address reading proficiency as part of its comprehensive 283
1085-school improvement plan, drawing upon information about 284
1086-children from assessments conducted pursuant to subsection 1 285
1087-and the prevalence of deficiencies identified by classroom, 286
1088-elementary school, and other student characteristics. As 287
1089-part of its comprehensive school improvement plan or 288
1090-contract, each school district or charter school shall 289
1091-review chronic early elementary absenteeism for its impact 290
1092-on literacy development. If more than fifteen percent of an 291
1093-attendance center's students are not at grade level in 292
1094-reading by the end of third grade, the comprehensive school 293
1095-improvement plan or contract shall include strategies to 294
1096-reduce that percentage, including school and community 295
1097-strategies to raise the percentage of students who are 296
1098-proficient in reading. 297
1099- (2) Each school district and charter school shall 298
1100-provide professional development services to enhance the 299
1101-skills of elementary teachers in responding to children's 300
1102-unique reading issues and needs and to increase the use of 301
1103-evidence-based strategies. 302
1104- 167.903. 1. The department of elementary and 1
1105-secondary education shall establish a process by which each 2
1106-student prior to [his or her] the student's ninth grade year 3
1107-at a public school, including a charter school, [may] shall 4
1108-develop with help from the student's parent or guardian and 5
1109-the school's guidance counselors [a personal] an individual 6 SCS HB 2202 36
1110-career and academic plan of study, which shall be reviewed 7
1111-[regularly, as needed ] annually by [school personnel] the 8
1112-school's guidance counselors and the student's parent or 9
1113-guardian and updated based upon the needs of the student. 10
1114-Each plan shall present a sequence of courses and 11
1115-experiences that conclude w ith the student reaching [his or 12
1116-her] the student's postsecondary goals, with implementation 13
1117-of the plan of study transferring to the program of 14
1118-postsecondary education or training upon the student's high 15
1119-school graduation. The plan shall include, but not be 16
1120-limited to: 17
1121- (1) Requirements for graduation from the school 18
1122-district or charter school; 19
1123- (2) Career or postsecondary goals; 20
1124- (3) Coursework or program of study related to career 21
1125-and postsecondary goals, which shall include, if re levant, 22
1126-opportunities that the district or school may not directly 23
1127-offer; 24
1128- (4) Grade-appropriate and career -related experiences, 25
1129-as outlined in the grade -level expectations of the Missouri 26
1130-comprehensive guidance program; and 27
1131- (5) Student assessments, interest inventories, or 28
1132-academic results needed to develop, review, and revise the 29
1133-personal plan of study, which shall include, if relevant, 30
1134-assessments, inventories, or academic results that the 31
1135-school district or charter school may not offe r. 32
1136- 2. Each school district shall adopt a policy to permit 33
1137-the waiver of the requirements of this section for any 34
1138-student with a disability if recommended by the student's 35
1139-IEP committee. For purposes of this subsection, "IEP" means 36
1140-individualized education program. 37 SCS HB 2202 37
1141- 3. Each student prior to the completion of the second 38
1142-semester of the student's twelfth -grade year shall include, 39
1143-as part of the student's individual career and academic 40
1144-plan, a declaration of the student's postsecondary plans 41
1145-including, but not limited to, the following: 42
1146- (1) Confirmation of employment upon graduation; 43
1147- (2) Acceptance to an institution of higher education, 44
1148-whether a two-year institution or a four -year institution; 45
1149- (3) Acceptance to participate in a vocational, 46
1150-technical, or other training program designed to prepare the 47
1151-student for employment; or 48
1152- (4) Commitment to enlist in the Armed Forces of the 49
1153-United States. 50
1154- 167.907. 1. No student shall receive a certificate of 1
1155-graduation from any public school or charter school unless 2
1156-the student has completed and submitted the Free Application 3
1157-for Federal Student Aid, as maintained by the United States 4
1158-Department of Education. 5
1159- 2. A student shall be exempt from the re quirement to 6
1160-complete or submit the Free Application for Federal Student 7
1161-Aid under subsection 1 of this section if such student 8
1162-submits to the student's school: 9
1163- (1) Written confirmation of a commitment to enlist in 10
1164-the Armed Forces of the United States; or 11
1165- (2) A written document or form, signed by the 12
1166-student's parent or guardian, attesting that the student 13
1167-understands what the application is and has chosen not to 14
1168-file such application. 15
1169- 3. A student shall be exempt from the requirem ent to 16
1170-complete or submit the Free Application for Federal Student 17
1171-Aid under subsection 1 of this section if such student is 18 SCS HB 2202 38
1172-unable to complete the application because of extenuating 19
1173-circumstances. 20
1174- 4. The department of elementary and secondary 21
1175-education shall establish a process by which each student 22
1176-adheres to subsection 1 of this section unless the student 23
1177-is exempt under the criteria under subsection 2 or 24
1178-subsection 3 of this section. 25
1179- 5. This section shall become effective on July 1, 2023. 26
1180- 167.908. 1. The department of higher education and 1
1181-workforce development shall, by rule, establish a procedure 2
1182-for providing the means and capability for high school 3
1183-students enrolled in career and technical education programs 4
1184-described in section 170.029 to complete an application for 5
1185-aid through the Employment and Training Administration of 6
1186-the United States Department of Labor under the federal 7
1187-Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The department 8
1188-shall work with school districts that deliver career and 9
1189-technical education programs to educate students on the 10
1190-value of the aid that is available to them through the 11
1191-federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113 - 12
1192-128, as amended. 13
1193- 2. To accomplish the purposes of subsection 1 of this 14
1194-section, the department shall ensure that the following 15
1195-percentages of all department of elementary and secondary 16
1196-education area career centers that deliver career and 17
1197-technical education programs have the means and ca pability 18
1198-for students at such schools to complete an application for 19
1199-aid through the Employment and Training Administration of 20
1200-the United States Department of Labor under the federal 21
1201-Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113 -128, as 22
1202-amended: 23
1203- (1) For the 2022-23 school year, fifty percent; 24 SCS HB 2202 39
1204- (2) For the 2023-24 school year, seventy percent; 25
1205- (3) For the 2024-25 school year, ninety percent; and 26
1206- (4) For the 2025-26 school year and every school year 27
1207-thereafter, one hundred pe rcent. 28
1208- 170.014. 1. This section shall be known as the 1
1209-"Reading Instruction Act" and is enacted to ensure that all 2
1210-public schools including charter schools establish reading 3
1211-programs in kindergarten through grade [three] five based in 4
1212-scientific research. "Evidence-based reading instruction" 5
1213-includes practices that have been proven effective through 6
1214-evaluation of the outcomes for large numbers of students and 7
1215-are highly likely to be effective in improving reading if 8
1216-implemented with fidelity. Such programs shall include the 9
1217-essential components of phonemic awareness, phonics, 10
1218-fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and all new teachers 11
1219-who teach reading in kindergarten through grade three shall 12
1220-receive adequate training in t hese areas. 13
1221- 2. [The program described in subsection 1 of this 14
1222-section may include "explicit systematic phonics", which, 15
1223-for the purposes of this section, shall mean the methodology 16
1224-of pronouncing and reading words by learning the phonetic 17
1225-sound association of individual letters, letter groups, and 18
1226-syllables, and the principles governing these associations. 19
1227- 3.] Every public school in the state shall offer a 20
1228-reading program as described in subsection 1 of this section 21
1229-for kindergarten throu gh grade [three] five. 22
1230- 170.018. 1. (1) For purposes of this section, 1
1231-"computer science course" means a course in which students 2
1232-study computers and algorithmic processes, including their 3
1233-principles, hardware and software designs, i mplementation, 4
1234-and impact on society. The term shall include, but not be 5
1235-limited to, a stand-alone course at any elementary, middle, 6 SCS HB 2202 40
1236-or high school or a course at any elementary or middle 7
1237-school that embeds computer science content within other 8
1238-subjects. 9
1239- (2) The department of elementary and secondary 10
1240-education shall, before July 1, 2019, develop a high school 11
1241-graduation policy that allows a student to fulfill one unit 12
1242-of academic credit with a district -approved computer science 13
1243-course meeting the standards of subsection 2 of this section 14
1244-for any mathematics, science, or practical arts unit 15
1245-required for high school graduation. The policy shall 16
1246-require that all students have either taken all courses that 17
1247-require end-of-course examinations for math and science or 18
1248-are on track to take all courses that require end -of-course 19
1249-examinations for math and science under the Missouri school 20
1250-improvement program in order to receive credit toward high 21
1251-school graduation under this subsection. 22
1252- (3) A school district shall communicate to students 23
1253-electing to use a computer science course for a mathematics 24
1254-unit that some institutions of higher education may require 25
1255-four units of academic credit in mathematics for college 26
1256-admission. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each 27
1257-student who chooses to take a computer science course to 28
1258-fulfill a unit of academic credit in mathematics shall sign 29
1259-and submit to the school district a document containing a 30
1260-statement acknowledging that taking a com puter science 31
1261-course to fulfill a unit of academic credit in mathematics 32
1262-may have an adverse effect on college admission decisions. 33
1263- (4) The department of elementary and secondary 34
1264-education and the department of higher education and 35
1265-workforce development shall cooperate in developing and 36
1266-implementing academic requirements for computer science 37 SCS HB 2202 41
1267-courses offered in any grade or grades not lower than the 38
1268-ninth nor higher than the twelfth grade. 39
1269- 2. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 40
1270-education shall convene a work group to develop and 41
1271-recommend rigorous academic performance standards relating 42
1272-to computer science for students in kindergarten and in each 43
1273-grade not higher than the twelfth grade. The work group 44
1274-shall include, but no t be limited to, educators providing 45
1275-instruction in kindergarten or in any grade not higher than 46
1276-the twelfth grade and representatives from the department of 47
1277-elementary and secondary education, the department of higher 48
1278-education and workforce developme nt, business and industry, 49
1279-and institutions of higher education. The department of 50
1280-elementary and secondary education shall develop written 51
1281-curriculum frameworks relating to computer science that may 52
1282-be used by school districts. The requirements of s ection 53
1283-160.514 shall not apply to this section. 54
1284- (2) The state board of education shall adopt and 55
1285-implement academic performance standards relating to 56
1286-computer science beginning in the 2019 -20 school year. 57
1287- 3. Before July 1, 2019, the departme nt of elementary 58
1288-and secondary education shall develop a procedure by which 59
1289-any teacher who holds a certificate of license to teach 60
1290-under section 168.021 and demonstrates sufficient content 61
1291-knowledge of computer science shall receive a special 62
1292-endorsement on [his or her] the teacher's license signifying 63
1293-[his or her] the teacher's specialized knowledge in computer 64
1294-science. 65
1295- 4. (1) For purposes of this subsection, "eligible 66
1296-entity" means: 67
1297- (a) A local educational agency, or a consortium of 68
1298-local educational agencies, in the state, including charter 69 SCS HB 2202 42
1299-schools that have declared themselves local educational 70
1300-agencies; 71
1301- (b) An institution of higher education in the state; or 72
1302- (c) A nonprofit or private provider of nationally 73
1303-recognized and high-quality computer science professional 74
1304-development, as determined by the department of elementary 75
1305-and secondary education. 76
1306- (2) There is hereby created in the state treasury the 77
1307-"Computer Science Education Fund". The fund shall consist 78
1308-of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general 79
1309-assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests 80
1310-received from private or other sources for the purpose of 81
1311-providing teacher professional development programs relating 82
1312-to computer science. The state treasurer shall be custodian 83
1313-of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, 84
1314-the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund 85
1315-shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in 86
1316-the fund shall be used so lely for the administration of 87
1317-grants to eligible entities as described in this section. 88
1318-Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the 89
1319-contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the 90
1320-biennium shall not revert to the credit of th e general 91
1321-revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in 92
1322-the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. 93
1323-Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 94
1324-credited to the fund. 95
1325- (3) The state board of education shall award grants 96
1326-from the computer science education fund to eligible 97
1327-entities for the purpose of providing teacher professional 98
1328-development programs relating to computer science. An 99
1329-eligible entity wishing to receive such a grant shall submit 100 SCS HB 2202 43
1330-an application to the department of elementary and secondary 101
1331-education addressing how the entity plans to: 102
1332- (a) Reach new and existing teachers with little 103
1333-computer science background; 104
1334- (b) Use effective practices for professional 105
1335-development; 106
1336- (c) Focus the training on the conceptual foundations 107
1337-of computer science; 108
1338- (d) Reach and support historically underrepresented 109
1339-students in computer science; 110
1340- (e) Provide teachers with concrete experience with 111
1341-hands-on, inquiry-based practices; and 112
1342- (f) Accommodate the particular needs of students and 113
1343-teachers in each district and school. 114
1344- 5. (1) For all school years beginning on or after 115
1345-July 1, 2023, each public high school and charter high 116
1346-school shall offer at least one computer science course in 117
1347-an in-person setting or as a virtual or distance course 118
1348-option. 119
1349- (2) Any computer science course or instruction offered 120
1350-under this subsection shall: 121
1351- (a) Be of high quality as defined by the state board 122
1352-of education; 123
1353- (b) Meet or exceed the computer science performance 124
1354-standards developed and adopted by the department of 125
1355-elementary and secondary education under this section; and 126
1356- (c) For any computer science course offered by a 127
1357-public high school or charter high school, be offered in 128
1358-such school's course catalog. 129
1359- (3) On or before June thirtieth of each school year, 130
1360-each school district shall submit to the department of 131 SCS HB 2202 44
1361-elementary and secondary education a report for the current 132
1362-school year which shall in clude, but not be limited to: 133
1363- (a) The names and course codes of computer science 134
1364-courses offered in each school in the district with a course 135
1365-description and which computer science performance standards 136
1366-are covered, to the extent such information is available; 137
1367- (b) The number and percentage of students who enrolled 138
1368-in each computer science course, listed by the categories in 139
1369-subparagraphs a. to f. of this paragraph. If a category 140
1370-contains one to five students or contains a quantity of 141
1371-students that would allow the quantity of another category 142
1372-that contains five or fewer to be deduced, the number shall 143
1373-be replaced with a symbol: 144
1374- a. Sex; 145
1375- b. Race and ethnicity; 146
1376- c. Special education status including, but not limited 147
1377-to, students receiving services under the federal 148
1378-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 149
1379-U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq., as amended) or Section 504 of 150
1380-the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 151
1381-794), as amended; 152
1382- d. English language learner status; 153
1383- e. Eligibility for free or reduced price meals; and 154
1384- f. Grade level; and 155
1385- (c) The number of computer science instructors at each 156
1386-school, listed by the following categories: 157
1387- a. Applicable certifications; 158
1388- b. Sex; 159
1389- c. Race and ethnicity; and 160
1390- d. Highest academic degree. 161 SCS HB 2202 45
1391- (4) On or before September thirtieth of each school 162
1392-year, the department of elementary and secondary education 163
1393-shall post the following on the department's website: 164
1394- (a) Data received under paragraphs (a) and (b) of 165
1395-subdivision (3) of this subsection, disaggregated by school 166
1396-and aggregated statewide; and 167
1397- (b) Data received under paragraph (c) of subdivision 168
1398-(3) of this subsection, aggregated statewide. 169
1399- (5) On or before June thirtieth of each school year, 170
1400-the department of elementary and secondary education shall 171
1401-publish a list of computer science course codes and names 172
1402-with a course description and an indication of which courses 173
1403-meet or exceed the depar tment of elementary and secondary 174
1404-education's computer science performance standards. 175
1405- 6. The department of elementary and secondary 176
1406-education shall appoint a computer science supervisor. The 177
1407-computer science supervisor shall be responsible for 178
1408-implementing the provisions of this section. 179
1409- 7. For all school years beginning on or after July 1, 180
1410-2023, a computer science course successfully completed and 181
1411-counted toward state graduation requirements shall be 182
1412-equivalent to one science course or one practical arts 183
1413-credit for the purpose of satisfying any admission 184
1414-requirements of any public institution of higher education 185
1415-in this state. 186
1416- 8. The department of elementary and secondary 187
1417-education shall promulgate rules to implement the provis ions 188
1418-of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 189
1419-term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 190
1420-the authority delegated in this section shall become 191
1421-effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 192
1422-the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 193 SCS HB 2202 46
1423-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and 194
1424-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 195
1425-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 196
1426-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 197
1427-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 198
1428-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after December 199
1429-18, 2018, shall be invalid and void. 200
1430- 170.036. 1. There is hereby established the "Computer 1
1431-Science Education Task Force" within the department of 2
1432-elementary and secondary education. 3
1433- 2. The task force shall consist of the following 4
1434-members: 5
1435- (1) Two members of the house of representatives, with 6
1436-one member to be appointed by the speaker of the h ouse of 7
1437-representatives and one member to be appointed by the 8
1438-minority leader of the house of representatives; 9
1439- (2) Two members of the senate, with one member to be 10
1440-appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one 11
1441-member to be appointe d by the minority leader of the senate; 12
1442- (3) The governor or the governor's designee; 13
1443- (4) The commissioner of education or the 14
1444-commissioner's designee; 15
1445- (5) The commissioner of higher education or the 16
1446-commissioner's designee; and 17
1447- (6) Six members who represent the interests of each of 18
1448-the following groups, to be appointed by the commissioner of 19
1449-education: 20
1450- (a) The state board of education; 21
1451- (b) Private industry in this state with interest in 22
1452-computer science; 23
1453- (c) Nonprofit organizations; 24
1454- (d) An association of school superintendents; 25 SCS HB 2202 47
1455- (e) A statewide association representing computer 26
1456-science teachers; and 27
1457- (f) A secondary teacher leader from career and 28
1458-technical education representing computer scienc e teachers. 29
1459- 3. The mission of the computer science education task 30
1460-force shall be to develop a state strategic plan for 31
1461-expanding a statewide computer science education program, 32
1462-including the following: 33
1463- (1) A statement of purpose that describ es the 34
1464-objectives or goals the state board of education will 35
1465-accomplish by implementing a computer science education 36
1466-program, the strategies by which those goals will be 37
1467-achieved, and a timeline for achieving those goals; 38
1468- (2) A summary of the cur rent state landscape for K -12 39
1469-computer science education, including demographic reporting 40
1470-of students taking these courses; 41
1471- (3) A plan for expanding computer science education 42
1472-opportunities to every school in the state within five years 43
1473-and increasing the representation of students from 44
1474-traditionally underserved groups, in computer science 45
1475-including female students, students from historically 46
1476-underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, students with 47
1477-disabilities, English -language learner studen ts, students 48
1478-who qualify for free and reduced -price meals, and rural 49
1479-students; 50
1480- (4) A plan for integrating computer science 51
1481-instruction in kindergarten through eighth grades around the 52
1482-basics of computer science and computational thinking and 53
1483-exploratory computer science; 54
1484- (5) A plan for the development of rigorous standards 55
1485-and curriculum guidelines for K -12 computer science, 56 SCS HB 2202 48
1486-including ways to incorporate computer science into existing 57
1487-standards at the elementary level, as appropriate; 58
1488- (6) A plan for ensuring teachers are well -prepared to 59
1489-begin teaching computer science, including defining high - 60
1490-quality professional learning for in -service teachers and 61
1491-strategies for pre-service teacher preparation; 62
1492- (7) An ongoing evaluation process that is overseen by 63
1493-the state board of education; 64
1494- (8) Proposed rules that incorporate the principles of 65
1495-the master plan into the state's public education system as 66
1496-a whole; and 67
1497- (9) A plan to ensure long -term sustainability for 68
1498-computer science education. 69
1499- 4. The speaker of the house of representatives shall 70
1500-designate the chair of the task force, and the president pro 71
1501-tempore of the senate shall designate the vice chair of the 72
1502-task force. 73
1503- 5. Members of the task force sha ll serve without 74
1504-compensation, but the members and any staff assigned to the 75
1505-task force shall receive reimbursement for actual and 76
1506-necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the 77
1507-task force or any subcommittee thereof. All task force 78
1508-members shall be subject to the same conflict of interest 79
1509-provisions in chapter 105 that are enforced by the Missouri 80
1510-ethics commission in the same manner that elected or 81
1511-appointed officials and employees are subject to such 82
1512-provisions. 83
1513- 6. The task force shall hold its first meeting within 84
1514-one month from the effective date of this section. 85
1515- 7. Before June 30, 2023, the task force shall present 86
1516-a summary of its activities and any recommendations for 87
1517-legislation to the general assembly. 88 SCS HB 2202 49
1518- 8. The computer science education task force shall 89
1519-dissolve on June 30, 2024. 90
1520- 173.831. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
1521-terms mean: 2
1522- (1) "Academic skill intake assessment", a criterion - 3
1523-referenced assessment of numeracy and literacy skills with 4
1524-high reliability and validity as determined by third -party 5
1525-research; 6
1526- (2) "Accredited", holding an active accreditation from 7
1527-one of the seven United States regional accreditors 8
1528-including, but not limited to, the Middle States Commission 9
1529-on Higher Education, the New England Association of Schools 10
1530-and Colleges, the Higher Learning Commission, the Northwest 11
1531-Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Southern 12
1532-Association of Colleges and Schools, the Western Association 13
1533-of Schools and Colleges, and the Accrediting Commission for 14
1534-Community and Junior Colleges, as well as any successor 15
1535-entities or consolidations of the above including, but not 16
1536-limited to, AdvancEd or Cognia; 17
1537- (3) "Adult dropout recovery services", includ es, but 18
1538-is not limited to, sourcing, recruitment, and engagement of 19
1539-eligible students, learning plan development, active 20
1540-teaching, and proactive coaching and mentoring, resulting in 21
1541-an accredited high school diploma; 22
1542- (4) "Approved program provide r", a public, not-for- 23
1543-profit, or other entity that meets the requirements of 24
1544-subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of this section or any 25
1545-consortium of such entities; 26
1546- (5) "Average cost per graduate", the amount of the 27
1547-total program funding reimbursed t o an approved program 28
1548-provider for each cohort during the period of time from the 29
1549-beginning of the same cohort through the subsequent twelve 30 SCS HB 2202 50
1550-months after the close of the same cohort, divided by the 31
1551-total number of students who graduated from the same cohort 32
1552-within twelve months after the close of the same cohort; 33
1553- (6) "Career pathways coursework", one or more courses 34
1554-that align with the skill needs of industries in the economy 35
1555-of the state or region that help an individual enter or 36
1556-advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster; 37
1557- (7) "Career placement services", services designed to 38
1558-assist students in obtaining employment, such as career 39
1559-interest self-assessments and job search skills such as 40
1560-resume development and mock in terviews; 41
1561- (8) "Coaching", proactive communication between the 42
1562-approved program provider and the student related to the 43
1563-student's pace and progress through the student's learning 44
1564-plan; 45
1565- (9) "Cohort", students who enter the program between 46
1566-July 1 and June 30 of each program year; 47
1567- (10) "Department", the department of elementary and 48
1568-secondary education; 49
1569- (11) "Employability skills certification", a 50
1570-certificate earned by demonstrating professional 51
1571-nontechnical skills through assessme nt, portfolio, or 52
1572-observation; 53
1573- (12) "Graduate", a student who has successfully 54
1574-completed all of the state and approved program provider 55
1575-requirements in order to obtain a high school diploma; 56
1576- (13) "Graduation rate", the total number of gradua tes 57
1577-from a cohort who graduated within twelve months after the 58
1578-close of the cohort divided by the total number of students 59
1579-included in the same cohort; 60 SCS HB 2202 51
1580- (14) "Graduation requirements", course and credit 61
1581-requirements for the approved program provid er's accredited 62
1582-high school diploma; 63
1583- (15) "High school diploma", a diploma issued by an 64
1584-accredited institution; 65
1585- (16) "Industry-recognized credential", an education - 66
1586-related credential or work -related credential that verifies 67
1587-an individual's qualification or competence issued by a 68
1588-third party with the relevant authority to issue such 69
1589-credential; 70
1590- (17) "Learning plan", a documented plan for courses or 71
1591-credits needed for each individual in order to complete 72
1592-program and approved program provider graduation 73
1593-requirements; 74
1594- (18) "Mentoring", a direct relationship between a 75
1595-coach and a student to facilitate the completion of the 76
1596-student's learning plan designed to prepare the student to 77
1597-succeed in the program and the student's future endeavors; 78
1598- (19) "Milestones", objective measures of progress for 79
1599-which payment is made to an approved program provider under 80
1600-this section such as earned units of high school credit, 81
1601-attainment of an employability skills certificate, 82
1602-attainment of an industry-recognized credential, attainment 83
1603-of a technical skills assessment, and attainment of an 84
1604-accredited high school diploma; 85
1605- (20) "Program", the workforce diploma program 86
1606-established in this section; 87
1607- (21) "Request for qualification s", a request for 88
1608-interested potential program providers to submit evidence 89
1609-that they meet the qualifications established in subsection 90
1610-3 of this section; 91 SCS HB 2202 52
1611- (22) "Stackable credential", a third party credential 92
1612-that is part of a sequence of credent ials that can be 93
1613-accumulated over time to build up an individual's 94
1614-qualifications to advance along a career pathway; 95
1615- (23) "Student", a participant in the program 96
1616-established in this section who is twenty -one years of age 97
1617-or older, who is a reside nt of Missouri, and who has not yet 98
1618-earned a high school diploma; 99
1619- (24) "Technical skills assessment", a criterion - 100
1620-referenced assessment of an individual's skills required for 101
1621-an entry-level career or additional training in a technical 102
1622-field; 103
1623- (25) "Transcript evaluation", a documented summary of 104
1624-credits earned in previous public or private accredited high 105
1625-schools compared with the program and approved program 106
1626-provider graduation requirements; 107
1627- (26) "Unit of high school credit", credit awarded 108
1628-based on a student's demonstration that the student has 109
1629-successfully met the content expectations for the credit 110
1630-area as defined by subject area standards, expectations, or 111
1631-guidelines. 112
1632- 2. There is hereby established the "Workforce Diplom a 113
1633-Program" within the department of elementary and secondary 114
1634-education to assist students with obtaining a high school 115
1635-diploma and developing employability and career technical 116
1636-skills. The program may be delivered in campus -based, 117
1637-blended, or online modalities. 118
1638- 3. (1) Before September 1, 2022, and annually 119
1639-thereafter, the department shall issue a request for 120
1640-qualifications for interested program providers to become 121
1641-approved program providers and participate in the program. 122 SCS HB 2202 53
1642- (2) Each approved program provider shall meet all of 123
1643-the following qualifications: 124
1644- (a) Be an accredited high school diploma -granting 125
1645-entity; 126
1646- (b) Have a minimum of two years of experience 127
1647-providing adult dropout recovery services; 128
1648- (c) Provide academic skill intake assessments and 129
1649-transcript evaluations to each student. Such academic skill 130
1650-intake assessments may be administered in person or online; 131
1651- (d) Develop a learning plan for each student that 132
1652-integrates graduation requirements and care er goals; 133
1653- (e) Provide a course catalog that includes all courses 134
1654-necessary to meet graduation requirements; 135
1655- (f) Offer remediation opportunities in literacy and 136
1656-numeracy, as applicable; 137
1657- (g) Offer employability skills certification, as 138
1658-applicable; 139
1659- (h) Offer career pathways coursework, as applicable; 140
1660- (i) Ability to provide preparation for industry - 141
1661-recognized credentials or stackable credentials, a technical 142
1662-skills assessment, or a combination thereof; and 143
1663- (j) Offer career placement services, as applicable. 144
1664- (3) Upon confirmation by the department that an 145
1665-interested program provider meets all of the qualifications 146
1666-listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, an interested 147
1667-program provider shall become an approved program provider. 148
1668- 4. (1) The department shall announce the approved 149
1669-program providers before October sixteenth annually, with 150
1670-authorization for the approved program providers to begin 151
1671-enrolling students before November fifteenth annually. 152
1672- (2) Approved program providers shall maintain approval 153
1673-without reapplying annually if the approved program provider 154 SCS HB 2202 54
1674-has not been removed from the approved program provider list 155
1675-under this section. 156
1676- 5. All approved program providers shall comply wit h 157
1677-requirements as provided by the department to ensure: 158
1678- (1) An accurate accounting of a student's accumulated 159
1679-credits toward a high school diploma; 160
1680- (2) An accurate accounting of credits necessary to 161
1681-complete a high school diploma; and 162
1682- (3) The provision of coursework aligned to the 163
1683-academic performance standards of the state. 164
1684- 6. (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 165
1685-subsection, the department shall pay an amount as set by the 166
1686-department to approved program providers for the following 167
1687-milestones provided by the approved program provider: 168
1688- (a) Completion of each half unit of high school credit; 169
1689- (b) Attainment of an employability skills 170
1690-certification; 171
1691- (c) Attainment of an industry -recognized credentia l, 172
1692-technical skills assessment, or stackable credential 173
1693-requiring no more than fifty hours of training; 174
1694- (d) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential or 175
1695-stackable credential requiring at least fifty -one but no 176
1696-more than one hundred hours of training; 177
1697- (e) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential or 178
1698-stackable credential requiring more than one hundred hours 179
1699-of training; and 180
1700- (f) Attainment of an accredited high school diploma. 181
1701- (2) No approved program provider shall re ceive funding 182
1702-for a student under this section if the approved program 183
1703-provider receives federal or state funding or private 184
1704-tuition for that student. No approved program provider 185
1705-shall charge student fees of any kind including, but not 186 SCS HB 2202 55
1706-limited to, textbook fees, tuition fees, lab fees, or 187
1707-participation fees unless the student chooses to obtain 188
1708-additional education offered by the approved program 189
1709-provider that is not included in the state -funded program. 190
1710- (3) Payments made under this subsectio n shall be 191
1711-subject to an appropriation made to the department for such 192
1712-purposes. 193
1713- 7. (1) Approved program providers shall submit 194
1714-monthly invoices to the department before the eleventh 195
1715-calendar day of each month for milestones met in the 196
1716-previous calendar month. 197
1717- (2) The department shall pay approved program 198
1718-providers in the order in which invoices are submitted until 199
1719-all available funds are exhausted. 200
1720- (3) The department shall provide a written update to 201
1721-approved program providers by the last calendar day of each 202
1722-month. The update shall include the aggregate total dollars 203
1723-that have been paid to approved program providers to date 204
1724-and the estimated number of enrollments still available for 205
1725-the program year. 206
1726- 8. Before July sixteenth of each year, each provider 207
1727-shall report the following metrics to the department for 208
1728-each individual cohort, on a cohort -by-cohort basis: 209
1729- (1) The total number of students who have been funded 210
1730-through the program; 211
1731- (2) The total number of credits earned; 212
1732- (3) The total number of employability skills 213
1733-certifications issued; 214
1734- (4) The total number of industry -recognized 215
1735-credentials, stackable credentials, and technical skills 216
1736-assessments earned for each tier of funding; 217
1737- (5) The total number of graduates; 218 SCS HB 2202 56
1738- (6) The average cost per graduate once the stipulated 219
1739-time to make such a calculation has passed; and 220
1740- (7) The graduation rate once the stipulated time to 221
1741-make such a calculation has passed. 222
1742- 9. (1) Before September sixteenth of each year, each 223
1743-approved program provider shall conduct and submit to the 224
1744-department the aggregate results of a survey of each 225
1745-individual cohort, on a cohort -by-cohort basis, who 226
1746-graduated from the program of the approved progr am provider 227
1747-under this section. The survey shall be conducted in the 228
1748-year after the year in which the individuals graduate and 229
1749-the next four consecutive years. 230
1750- (2) The survey shall include at least the following 231
1751-data collection elements for each year the survey is 232
1752-conducted: 233
1753- (a) The individual's employment status, including 234
1754-whether the individual is employed full time or part time; 235
1755- (b) The individual's hourly wages; 236
1756- (c) The individual's access to employer -sponsored 237
1757-health care; and 238
1758- (d) The individual's postsecondary enrollment status, 239
1759-including whether the individual has completed a 240
1760-postsecondary certificate or degree program. 241
1761- 10. (1) Beginning at the end of the second fiscal 242
1762-year of the program, the department shall review data from 243
1763-each approved program provider to ensure that each is 244
1764-achieving minimum program performance standards including, 245
1765-but not limited to: 246
1766- (a) A minimum fifty percent average graduation rate 247
1767-per cohort; and 248
1768- (b) An average cost per graduate per cohort of seven 249
1769-thousand dollars or less. 250 SCS HB 2202 57
1770- (2) Any approved program provider that fails to meet 251
1771-the minimum program performance standards described in 252
1772-subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be placed on 253
1773-probationary status for the remainder of the fiscal year by 254
1774-the department. 255
1775- (3) Any approved program provider that fails to meet 256
1776-the minimum program performance standards described in 257
1777-subdivision (1) of this subsection for two consecutive years 258
1778-shall be removed from the approved program provider list by 259
1779-the department. 260
1780- 11. (1) No approved program provider shall 261
1781-discriminate against a student on the basis of race, color, 262
1782-religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexuality, gender, 263
1783-or age. 264
1784- (2) If an approved program provider determines that a 265
1785-student would be better served by participating in a 266
1786-different program, the approved program provider may refer 267
1787-the student to the state's adult basic education services. 268
1788- 12. (1) There is hereby created i n the state treasury 269
1789-the "Workforce Diploma Program Fund", which shall consist of 270
1790-any grants, gifts, donations, bequests, or moneys 271
1791-appropriated under this section. The state treasurer shall 272
1792-be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 273
1793-30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 274
1794-disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon 275
1795-appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely as 276
1796-provided in this section. 277
1797- (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 278
1798-to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 279
1799-of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 280
1800-general revenue fund. 281 SCS HB 2202 58
1801- (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 282
1802-fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 283
1803-interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 284
1804-credited to the fund. 285
1805- 13. The department may promulgate all necessary rules 286
1806-and regulations for the administration of this section. Any 287
1807-rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 288
1808-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 289
1809-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 290
1810-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 291
1811-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 292
1812-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the 293
1813-powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 294
1814-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 295
1815-and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 296
1816-then the grant of rulemaking authority an d any rule proposed 297
1817-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 298
1818- 14. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: 299
1819- (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under 300
1820-this section shall automatically sunset six years aft er the 301
1821-effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act 302
1822-of the general assembly; and 303
1823- (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program 304
1824-authorized under this section shall automatically sunset 305
1825-twelve years after the effective date of th e reauthorization 306
1826-of this section; and 307
1827- (3) This section shall terminate on September first of 308
1828-the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in 309
1829-which the program authorized under this section is sunset. 310
1830- 186.080. 1. The commissioner of education shall 1
1831-establish a literacy advisory council. The council shall 2
1832-consist of no more than twenty members, appointed by the 3 SCS HB 2202 59
1833-commissioner, and shall include members representing the 4
1834-following stakeholder groups: 5
1835- (1) School boards; 6
1836- (2) Charter schools; 7
1837- (3) School superintendents; 8
1838- (4) Elementary and secondary building principals; 9
1839- (5) At least three teachers, including at least two 10
1840-teachers with expertise in reading instruction; 11
1841- (6) At least two special education educators; 12
1842- (7) At least two parents of elementary and secondary 13
1843-school-age pupils who have struggled with literacy 14
1844-proficiency; 15
1845- (8) At least two community members who have struggled 16
1846-with literacy proficiency or supported others who have 17
1847-struggled with literacy proficiency, at least one of whom 18
1848-shall be a high school student; 19
1849- (9) One member from a dyslexia advocacy group; 20
1850- (10) Faculty members of institutions of higher 21
1851-education with approved teacher preparati on programs; 22
1852- (11) Professionals with expertise in reading 23
1853-instruction, reading interventions and how students learn to 24
1854-read including one certified academic language therapist; and 25
1855- (12) Professionals with expertise in educational 26
1856-assessment data analysis. 27
1857- 2. The council shall meet at least twice per year to 28
1858-review best practices in literacy instruction and related 29
1859-policy provisions. The department shall provide necessary 30
1860-staff and resources for the work of the advisory council. 31
1861- 3. The council shall periodically provide 32
1862-recommendations to the commissioner and the state board of 33
1863-education regarding any identified improvements to literacy 34
1864-instruction and policy for students. The recommendations 35 SCS HB 2202 60
1865-may include recommendations for changes to state law, and 36
1866-the commissioner shall furnish any such recommendations to 37
1867-the joint committee on education. 38
1868- 4. The council recommendations shall: 39
1869- (1) Advise the department of elementary and secondary 40
1870-education on how to implement and maintain the statewide 41
1871-literacy plan required under section 161.241 and advise the 42
1872-department, school districts and charter schools on ways to 43
1873-inform and engage parents and other community members about 44
1874-the literacy plan; 45
1875- (2) Provide advice as to what services the department 46
1876-should provide to school districts and charter schools to 47
1877-support implementation of the plan and on staffing levels 48
1878-and resources needed at the department to support the 49
1879-statewide effort to improve literacy; 50
1880- (3) Provide advice regarding the statewide plan for 51
1881-collecting literacy-related data that informs: 52
1882- (a) Literacy instructional practices; 53
1883- (b) Teacher professional development in the field of 54
1884-literacy; 55
1885- (c) What proficiencies and skills shoul d be measured 56
1886-through literacy assessments and how those assessments are 57
1887-incorporated into local assessment plans; and 58
1888- (d) How to identify school progress in achieving 59
1889-literacy outcomes, including closing literacy gaps for 60
1890-students from historica lly underserved populations; 61
1891- (4) Recommend best practices for tiered literacy 62
1892-instruction within a multi -tiered system of supports to best 63
1893-improve and sustain literacy proficiency; 64
1894- (5) Review literacy assessments and outcomes and 65
1895-provide ongoing advice as to how to continuously improve 66
1896-those outcomes and sustain improvement; and 67 SCS HB 2202 61
1897- (6) Provide a means for members of the public to 68
1898-provide input and ask questions concerning literacy issues. 69
1899- 302.010. Except where otherwi se provided, when used in 1
1900-this chapter, the following words and phrases mean: 2
1901- (1) "Circuit court", each circuit court in the state; 3
1902- (2) "Commercial motor vehicle", a motor vehicle 4
1903-designed or regularly used for carrying freight and 5
1904-merchandise, or more than fifteen passengers; 6
1905- (3) "Conviction", any final conviction; also a 7
1906-forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a 8
1907-defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not 9
1908-been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction, except 10
1909-that when any conviction as a result of which points are 11
1910-assessed pursuant to section 302.302 is appealed, the term 12
1911-"conviction" means the original judgment of conviction for 13
1912-the purpose of determining the assessment of points, and the 14
1913-date of final judgment affirming the conviction shall be the 15
1914-date determining the beginning of any license suspension or 16
1915-revocation pursuant to section 302.304; 17
1916- (4) "Criminal history check", a search of criminal 18
1917-records, including criminal history record information as 19
1918-defined in section 43.500, maintained by the Missouri state 20
1919-highway patrol in the Missouri criminal records repository 21
1920-or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of its 22
1921-criminal history records, including, but not limited to, any 23
1922-record of conviction, plea of guilty or nolo contendre, or 24
1923-finding of guilty in any state for any offense related to 25
1924-alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs; 26
1925- (5) "Director", the director of revenue acting 27
1926-directly or through the director's auth orized officers and 28
1927-agents; 29 SCS HB 2202 62
1928- (6) "Farm tractor", every motor vehicle designed and 30
1929-used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing 31
1930-machines and other implements of husbandry; 32
1931- (7) "Highway", any public thoroughfare for vehicles, 33
1932-including state roads, county roads and public streets, 34
1933-avenues, boulevards, parkways, or alleys in any municipality; 35
1934- (8) "Incompetent to drive a motor vehicle", a person 36
1935-who has become physically incapable of meeting the 37
1936-prescribed requirements of an examination for an operator's 38
1937-license, or who has been adjudged by a probate division of 39
1938-the circuit court in a capacity hearing of being 40
1939-incapacitated; 41
1940- (9) "License", a license issued by a state to a person 42
1941-which authorizes a person to opera te a motor vehicle; 43
1942- (10) "Motor vehicle", any self -propelled vehicle not 44
1943-operated exclusively upon tracks except motorized bicycles, 45
1944-as defined in section 307.180 and electric bicycles, as 46
1945-defined in section 301.010; 47
1946- (11) "Motorcycle", a motor vehicle operated on two 48
1947-wheels; however, this definition shall not include motorized 49
1948-bicycles or electric bicycles as such terms are defined in 50
1949-section 301.010; 51
1950- (12) "Motortricycle", a motor vehicle operated on 52
1951-three wheels, including a motorc ycle operated with any 53
1952-conveyance, temporary or otherwise, requiring the use of a 54
1953-third wheel, but excluding an electric bicycle as defined in 55
1954-section 301.010; 56
1955- (13) "Moving violation", that character of traffic 57
1956-violation where at the time of viol ation the motor vehicle 58
1957-involved is in motion, except that the term does not include 59
1958-the driving of a motor vehicle without a valid motor vehicle 60
1959-registration license, or violations of sections 304.170 to 61 SCS HB 2202 63
1960-304.240, inclusive, relating to sizes and weigh ts of 62
1961-vehicles; 63
1962- (14) "Municipal court", every division of the circuit 64
1963-court having original jurisdiction to try persons for 65
1964-violations of city ordinances; 66
1965- (15) "Nonresident", every person who is not a resident 67
1966-of this state; 68
1967- (16) "Operator", every person who is in actual 69
1968-physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; 70
1969- (17) "Owner", a person who holds the legal title of a 71
1970-vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an 72
1971-agreement for the conditional sale or lease ther eof with the 73
1972-right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated 74
1973-in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession 75
1974-vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event 76
1975-a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then 77
1976-such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be 78
1977-deemed the owner for the purpose of sections 302.010 to 79
1978-302.540; 80
1979- (18) "Record" includes, but is not limited to, papers, 81
1980-documents, facsimile information, microphotographic process, 82
1981-electronically generated or electronically recorded 83
1982-information, digitized images, deposited or filed with the 84
1983-department of revenue; 85
1984- (19) "Residence address", "residence", or "resident 86
1985-address" shall be the location at which a person has been 87
1986-physically present, and that the person regards as home. A 88
1987-residence address is a person's true, fixed, principal, and 89
1988-permanent home, to which a person intends to return and 90
1989-remain, even though currently residing elsewhere; 91
1990- (20) "Restricted driving privilege ", a sixty-day 92
1991-driving privilege issued by the director of revenue 93 SCS HB 2202 64
1992-following a suspension of driving privileges for the limited 94
1993-purpose of driving in connection with the driver's business, 95
1994-occupation, employment, formal program of secondary, 96
1995-postsecondary or higher education, or for an alcohol 97
1996-education or treatment program or certified ignition 98
1997-interlock provider, or a ninety -day interlock restricted 99
1998-privilege issued by the director of revenue for the limited 100
1999-purpose of driving in connection with the driver's business, 101
2000-occupation, employment, seeking medical treatment for such 102
2001-driver or a dependent family member, attending school or 103
2002-other institution of higher education, attending alcohol - or 104
2003-drug-treatment programs, seeking the required servic es of a 105
2004-certified ignition interlock provider, fulfilling court 106
2005-obligations, including required appearances and probation 107
2006-and parole obligations, religious services, the care of a 108
2007-child or children, including scheduled visitation or 109
2008-custodial obligations pursuant to a court order, fueling 110
2009-requirements for any vehicle utilized, and seeking basic 111
2010-nutritional requirements; 112
2011- (21) "School bus", when used in sections 302.010 to 113
2012-302.540, means any motor vehicle, either publicly or 114
2013-privately owned, designed for carrying more than ten 115
2014-passengers, that is used to transport students to and from 116
2015-school, or to transport pupils properly chaperoned to and 117
2016-from any place within the state for educational purposes. 118
2017-The term "school bus" shall not include a bus operated by a 119
2018-public utility, municipal corporation or common carrier 120
2019-authorized to conduct local or interstate transportation of 121
2020-passengers when such bus is not traveling a specific school 122
2021-bus route but is: 123
2022- (a) On a regularly scheduled route for the 124
2023-transportation of fare -paying passengers; or 125 SCS HB 2202 65
2024- (b) Furnishing charter service for the transportation 126
2025-of persons enrolled as students on field trips or other 127
2026-special trips or in connection with other special events; 128
2027- (22) "School bus operator", an operator who operates a 129
2028-school bus as defined in subdivision (21) of this section in 130
2029-the transportation of any schoolchildren and who receives 131
2030-compensation for such service. The term "school bus 132
2031-operator" shall not include any person who t ransports 133
2032-schoolchildren as an incident to employment with a school or 134
2033-school district, such as a teacher, coach, administrator, 135
2034-secretary, school nurse, or janitor unless such person is 136
2035-under contract with or employed by a school or school 137
2036-district as a school bus operator; 138
2037- (23) "Signature", any method determined by the 139
2038-director of revenue for the signing, subscribing or 140
2039-verifying of a record, report, application, driver's 141
2040-license, or other related document that shall have the same 142
2041-validity and consequences as the actual signing by the 143
2042-person providing the record, report, application, driver's 144
2043-license or related document; 145
2044- (24) "Substance abuse traffic offender program", a 146
2045-program certified by the division of alcohol and drug abuse 147
2046-of the department of mental health to provide education or 148
2047-rehabilitation services pursuant to a professional 149
2048-assessment screening to identify the individual needs of the 150
2049-person who has been referred to the program as the result of 151
2050-an alcohol- or drug-related traffic offense. Successful 152
2051-completion of such a program includes participation in any 153
2052-education or rehabilitation program required to meet the 154
2053-needs identified in the assessment screening. The 155
2054-assignment recommendations based upon such assess ment shall 156
2055-be subject to judicial review as provided in subsection 14 157 SCS HB 2202 66
2056-of section 302.304 and subsections 1 and 5 of section 158
2057-302.540; 159
2058- (25) "Vehicle", any mechanical device on wheels, 160
2059-designed primarily for use, or used on highways, except 161
2060-motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or 162
2061-drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively 163
2062-on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized 164
2063-wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. 165
2064- 304.060. 1. The state board of education shall adopt 1
2065-and enforce regulations not inconsistent with law to cover 2
2066-the design and operation of all school buses used for the 3
2067-transportation of school children when owned and operated by 4
2068-any school district or privately ow ned and operated under 5
2069-contract with any school district in this state, and such 6
2070-regulations shall by reference be made a part of any such 7
2071-contract with a school district. School districts shall 8
2072-have the authority to use vehicles other than school bus es 9
2073-for the purpose of transporting school children. The state 10
2074-board of education may adopt rules and regulations governing 11
2075-the use of other vehicles owned by a district or operated 12
2076-under contract with any school district in this state and 13
2077-used for the purpose of transporting school children , except 14
2078-motor vehicles operating under sections 387.400 to 387.440 . 15
2079-[The operator of such vehicle shall be licensed in 16
2080-accordance with section 302.272, and such vehicle ] Vehicles 17
2081-other than school buses shall transport no more children 18
2082-than the manufacturer suggests as appropriate for such 19
2083-vehicle, and shall meet any additional requirements of the 20
2084-school district. The state board of education may also 21
2085-adopt rules and regulations governing the use of author ized 22
2086-common carriers for the transportation of students on field 23
2087-trips or other special trips for educational purposes. 24 SCS HB 2202 67
2088-Every school district, its officers and employees, and every 25
2089-person employed under contract by a school district shall be 26
2090-subject to such regulations. The state board of education 27
2091-shall cooperate with the state transportation department and 28
2092-the state highway patrol in placing suitable warning signs 29
2093-at intervals on the highways of the state. 30
2094- 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 31
2095-this section, any school board in the state of Missouri in 32
2096-an urban district containing the greater part of the 33
2097-population of a city which has more than three hundred 34
2098-thousand inhabitants may contract with any municipality, bi - 35
2099-state agency, or other governmental entity for the purpose 36
2100-of transporting school children attending a grade or grades 37
2101-not lower than the ninth nor higher than the twelfth grade, 38
2102-provided that such contract shall be for additional 39
2103-transportation services, and shall not replace or fulfill 40
2104-any of the school district's obligations pursuant to section 41
2105-167.231. The school district may notify students of the 42
2106-option to use district -contracted transportation services. 43
2107- 3. Any officer or employee of any sch ool district who 44
2108-violates any of the regulations or fails to include 45
2109-obligation to comply with such regulations in any contract 46
2110-executed by him on behalf of a school district shall be 47
2111-guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or 48
2112-employment. Any person operating a school bus under 49
2113-contract with a school district who fails to comply with any 50
2114-such regulations shall be guilty of breach of contract and 51
2115-such contract shall be cancelled after notice and hearing by 52
2116-the responsible officers o f such school district. 53
2117- 4. Any other provision of the law to the contrary 54
2118-notwithstanding, in any county of the first class with a 55 SCS HB 2202 68
2119-charter form of government adjoining a city not within a 56
2120-county, school buses may bear the word "special". 57
2121- Section B. The repeal and reenactment of section 1
2122-167.645 of this act shall become effective January 1, 2023. 2
2123-
11+SectionA.Section170.018,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
12+2thereof,tobeknownassections170.018and170.036,toreadasfollows:
13+170.018.1.(1)Forpurposesofthissection,"computersciencecourse"meansa
14+2courseinwhichstudentsstudycomputersandalgorithmicprocesses,includingtheir
15+3principles,hardwareandsoftwaredesigns,implementation,andimpactonsociety.Theterm
16+4shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,astand-alonecourseatanyelementary,middle,or
17+5highschooloracourseatanyelementaryormiddleschoolthatembedscomputer
18+6sciencecontentwithinothersubjects.
19+7 (2)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall,beforeJuly1,2019,
20+8developahighschoolgraduationpolicythatallowsastudenttofulfilloneunitofacademic
21+9creditwithadistrict-approvedcomputersciencecoursemeetingthestandardsofsubsection2
22+10ofthissectionforanymathematics,science,orpracticalartsunitrequiredforhighschool
23+11graduation.Thepolicyshallrequirethatallstudentshaveeithertakenallcoursesthatrequire
24+12end-of-courseexaminationsformathandscienceorareontracktotakeallcoursesthat
25+13requireend-of-courseexaminationsformathandscienceundertheMissourischool
26+14improvementprograminordertoreceivecredittowardhighschoolgraduationunderthis
27+15subsection.
28+EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
29+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (3)Aschooldistrictshallcommunicatetostudentselectingtouseacomputerscience
30+17courseforamathematicsunitthatsomeinstitutionsofhighereducationmayrequirefour
31+18unitsofacademiccreditinmathematicsforcollegeadmission.Theparent,guardian,orlegal
32+19custodianofeachstudentwhochoosestotakeacomputersciencecoursetofulfillaunitof
33+20academiccreditinmathematicsshallsignandsubmittotheschooldistrictadocument
34+21containingastatementacknowledgingthattakingacomputersciencecoursetofulfillaunit
35+22ofacademiccreditinmathematicsmayhaveanadverseeffectoncollegeadmission
36+23decisions.
37+24 (4)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationandthedepartmentof
38+25highereducationandworkforcedevelopmentshallcooperateindevelopingandimplementing
39+26academicrequirementsforcomputersciencecoursesofferedinanygradeorgradesnotlower
40+27thantheninthnorhigherthanthetwelfthgrade.
41+28 2.(1)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallconveneawork
42+29grouptodevelopandrecommendrigorousacademicperformancestandardsrelatingto
43+30computerscienceforstudentsinkindergartenandineachgradenothigherthanthetwelfth
44+31grade.Theworkgroupshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,educatorsprovidinginstructionin
45+32kindergartenorinanygradenothigherthanthetwelfthgradeandrepresentativesfromthe
46+33departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,thedepartmentofhighereducationand
47+34workforcedevelopment,businessandindustry,andinstitutionsofhighereducation.The
48+35departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopwrittencurriculum
49+36frameworksrelatingtocomputersciencethatmaybeusedbyschooldistricts.The
50+37requirementsofsection160.514shallnotapplytothissection.
51+38 (2)Thestateboardofeducationshalladoptandimplementacademicperformance
52+39standardsrelatingtocomputersciencebeginninginthe2019-20schoolyear.
53+40 3.BeforeJuly1,2019,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
54+41developaprocedurebywhichanyteacherwhoholdsacertificateoflicensetoteachunder
55+42section168.021anddemonstratessufficientcontentknowledgeofcomputerscienceshall
56+43receiveaspecialendorsementon[hisorher]theteacher'slicensesignifying[hisorher]the
57+44teacher'sspecializedknowledgeincomputerscience.
58+45 4.(1)Forpurposesofthissubsection,"eligibleentity"means:
59+46 (a)Alocaleducationalagency,oraconsortiumoflocaleducationalagencies,inthe
60+47state,includingcharterschoolsthathavedeclaredthemselveslocaleducationalagencies;
61+48 (b)Aninstitutionofhighereducationinthestate;or
62+49 (c)Anonprofitorprivateproviderofnationallyrecognizedandhigh-quality
63+50computerscienceprofessionaldevelopment,asdeterminedbythedepartmentofelementary
64+51andsecondaryeducation.
65+HB2202 2 52 (2)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"ComputerScienceEducation
66+53Fund".Thefundshallconsistofallmoneysthatmaybeappropriatedtoitbythegeneral
67+54assemblyandanygifts,contributions,grants,orbequestsreceivedfromprivateorother
68+55sourcesforthepurposeofprovidingteacherprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsrelatingto
69+56computerscience.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith
70+57sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbe
71+58adedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelyforthe
72+59administrationofgrantstoeligibleentitiesasdescribedinthissection.Notwithstandingthe
73+60provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendof
74+61thebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer
75+62shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterest
76+63andmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund.
77+64 (3)Thestateboardofeducationshallawardgrantsfromthecomputerscience
78+65educationfundtoeligibleentitiesforthepurposeofprovidingteacherprofessional
79+66developmentprogramsrelatingtocomputerscience.Aneligibleentitywishingtoreceive
80+67suchagrantshallsubmitanapplicationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
81+68educationaddressinghowtheentityplansto:
82+69 (a)Reachnewandexistingteacherswithlittlecomputersciencebackground;
83+70 (b)Useeffectivepracticesforprofessionaldevelopment;
84+71 (c)Focusthetrainingontheconceptualfoundationsofcomputerscience;
85+72 (d)Reachandsupporthistoricallyunderrepresentedstudentsincomputerscience;
86+73 (e)Provideteacherswithconcreteexperiencewithhands-on,inquiry-basedpractices;
87+74and
88+75 (f)Accommodatetheparticularneedsofstudentsandteachersineachdistrictand
89+76school.
90+77 5.(1)ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,eachpublichigh
91+78schoolandcharterhighschoolshallofferatleastonecomputersciencecourseinanin-
92+79personsettingorasavirtualordistancecourseoption.
93+80 (2)Anycomputersciencecourseorinstructionofferedunderthissubsection
94+81shall:
95+82 (a)Beofhighqualityasdefinedbythestateboardofeducation;
96+83 (b)Meetorexceedthecomputerscienceperformancestandardsdevelopedand
97+84adoptedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationunderthissection;
98+85and
99+86 (c)Foranycomputersciencecourseofferedbyapublichighschoolorcharter
100+87highschool,beofferedinsuchschool'scoursecatalog.
101+HB2202 3 88 (3)OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachschoolyear,eachschooldistrictshall
102+89submittothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationareportforthe
103+90currentschoolyearwhichshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto:
104+91 (a)Thenamesandcoursecodesofcomputersciencecoursesofferedineach
105+92schoolinthedistrictwithacoursedescriptionandwhichcomputerscienceperformance
106+93standardsarecovered,totheextentsuchinformationisavailable;
107+94 (b)Thenumberandpercentageofstudentswhoenrolledineachcomputer
108+95sciencecourse,listedbythecategoriesinsubparagraphsa.tof.ofthisparagraph.Ifa
109+96categorycontainsonetofivestudentsorcontainsaquantityofstudentsthatwould
110+97allowthequantityofanothercategorythatcontainsfiveorfewertobededuced,the
111+98numbershallbereplacedwithasymbol:
112+99 a.Sex;
113+100 b.Raceandethnicity;
114+101 c.Specialeducationstatusincluding,butnotlimitedto,studentsreceiving
115+102servicesunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)(20U.S.C.
116+103Section1400etseq.,asamended)orSection504ofthefederalRehabilitationActof
117+1041973(29U.S.C.Section794),asamended;
118+105 d.Englishlanguagelearnerstatus;
119+106 e.Eligibilityforfreeorreducedpricemeals;and
120+107 f.Gradelevel;and
121+108 (c)Thenumberofcomputerscienceinstructorsateachschool,listedbythe
122+109followingcategories:
123+110 a.Applicablecertifications;
124+111 b.Sex;
125+112 c.Raceandethnicity;and
126+113 d.Highestacademicdegree.
127+114 (4)OnorbeforeSeptemberthirtiethofeachschoolyear,thedepartmentof
128+115elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpostthefollowingonthedepartment's
129+116website:
130+117 (a)Datareceivedunderparagraphs(a)and(b)ofsubdivision(3)ofthis
131+118subsection,disaggregatedbyschoolandaggregatedstatewide;and
132+119 (b)Datareceivedunderparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection,
133+120aggregatedstatewide.
134+121 (5)OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachschoolyear,thedepartmentofelementary
135+122andsecondaryeducationshallpublishalistofcomputersciencecoursecodesandnames
136+123withacoursedescriptionandanindicationofwhichcoursesmeetorexceedthe
137+HB2202 4 124departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation'scomputerscienceperformance
138+125standards.
139+126 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallappointa
140+127computersciencesupervisor.Thecomputersciencesupervisorshallberesponsiblefor
141+128implementingtheprovisionsofthissection.
142+129 7.ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,acomputerscience
143+130coursesuccessfullycompletedandcountedtowardstategraduationrequirementsshall
144+131beequivalenttoonesciencecourseoronepracticalartscreditforthepurposeof
145+132satisfyinganyadmissionrequirementsofanypublicinstitutionofhighereducationin
146+133thisstate.
147+134 8.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpromulgaterulesto
148+135implementtheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefined
149+136insection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecome
150+137effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,if
151+138applicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthe
152+139powersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe
153+140effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,then
154+141thegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterDecember18,2018,
155+142shallbeinvalidandvoid.
156+170.036.1.Thereisherebyestablishedthe"ComputerScienceEducationTask
157+2Force"withinthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.
158+3 2.Thetaskforceshallconsistofthefollowingmembers:
159+4 (1)Twomembersofthehouseofrepresentatives,withonemembertobe
160+5appointedbythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesandonemembertobe
161+6appointedbytheminorityleaderofthehouseofrepresentatives;
162+7 (2)Twomembersofthesenate,withonemembertobeappointedbythe
163+8presidentprotemporeofthesenateandonemembertobeappointedbytheminority
164+9leaderofthesenate;
165+10 (3)Thegovernororthegovernor'sdesignee;
166+11 (4)Thecommissionerofeducationorthecommissioner'sdesignee;
167+12 (5)Thecommissionerofhighereducationorthecommissioner'sdesignee;and
168+13 (6)Sixmemberswhorepresenttheinterestsofeachofthefollowinggroups,to
169+14beappointedbythecommissionerofeducation:
170+15 (a)Thestateboardofeducation;
171+16 (b)Privateindustryinthisstatewithinterestincomputerscience;
172+17 (c)Nonprofitorganizations;
173+18 (d)Anassociationofschoolsuperintendents;
174+HB2202 5 19 (e)Astatewideassociationrepresentingcomputerscienceteachers;and
175+20 (f)Asecondaryteacherleaderfromcareerandtechnicaleducationrepresenting
176+21computerscienceteachers.
177+22 3.Themissionofthecomputerscienceeducationtaskforceshallbetodevelopa
178+23statestrategicplanforexpandingastatewidecomputerscienceeducationprogram,
179+24includingthefollowing:
180+25 (1)Astatementofpurposethatdescribestheobjectivesorgoalsthestateboard
181+26ofeducationwillaccomplishbyimplementingacomputerscienceeducationprogram,
182+27thestrategiesbywhichthosegoalswillbeachieved,andatimelineforachievingthose
183+28goals;
184+29 (2)AsummaryofthecurrentstatelandscapeforK-12computerscience
185+30education,includingdemographicreportingofstudentstakingthesecourses;
186+31 (3)Aplanforexpandingcomputerscienceeducationopportunitiestoevery
187+32schoolinthestatewithinfiveyearsandincreasingtherepresentationofstudentsfrom
188+33traditionallyunderservedgroups,incomputerscienceincludingfemalestudents,
189+34studentsfromhistoricallyunderrepresentedracialandethnicgroups,studentswith
190+35disabilities,English-languagelearnerstudents,studentswhoqualifyforfreeand
191+36reduced-pricemeals,andruralstudents;
192+37 (4)Aplanforintegratingcomputerscienceinstructioninkindergartenthrough
193+38eighthgradesaroundthebasicsofcomputerscienceandcomputationalthinkingand
194+39exploratorycomputerscience;
195+40 (5)Aplanforthedevelopmentofrigorousstandardsandcurriculumguidelines
196+41forK-12computerscience,includingwaystoincorporatecomputerscienceintoexisting
197+42standardsattheelementarylevel,asappropriate;
198+43 (6)Aplanforensuringteachersarewell-preparedtobeginteachingcomputer
199+44science,includingdefininghigh-qualityprofessionallearningforin-serviceteachersand
200+45strategiesforpre-serviceteacherpreparation;
201+46 (7)Anongoingevaluationprocessthatisoverseenbythestateboardof
202+47education;
203+48 (8)Proposedrulesthatincorporatetheprinciplesofthemasterplanintothe
204+49state'spubliceducationsystemasawhole;and
205+50 (9)Aplantoensurelong-termsustainabilityforcomputerscienceeducation.
206+51 4.Thespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesshalldesignatethechairofthe
207+52taskforce,andthepresidentprotemporeofthesenateshalldesignatethevicechairof
208+53thetaskforce.
209+54 5.Membersofthetaskforceshallservewithoutcompensation,butthemembers
210+55andanystaffassignedtothetaskforceshallreceivereimbursementforactualand
211+HB2202 6 56necessaryexpensesincurredinattendingmeetingsofthetaskforceorany
212+57subcommitteethereof.Alltaskforcemembersshallbesubjecttothesameconflictof
213+58interestprovisionsinchapter105thatareenforcedbytheMissouriethicscommissionin
214+59thesamemannerthatelectedorappointedofficialsandemployeesaresubjecttosuch
215+60provisions.
216+61 6.Thetaskforceshallholditsfirstmeetingwithinonemonthfromtheeffective
217+62dateofthissection.
218+63 7.BeforeJune30,2023,thetaskforceshallpresentasummaryofitsactivities
219+64andanyrecommendationsforlegislationtothegeneralassembly.
220+65 8.ThecomputerscienceeducationtaskforceshalldissolveonJune30,2024.
221+✔
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