EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2202
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
4721S.03C ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 167.268, 167.630, 167.640, 167.645, 167.903,
170.014, 170.018, 302.010, and 304.060, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twenty-
three new sections relating to elementary and secondary education, with an effective
date for a certain section.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 167.268, 1
167.630, 167.640, 167.645, 167.903, 170.014, 170.018, 302.010, 2
and 304.060, RSMo, are repealed and twenty -three new sections 3
enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 160 .560, 4
160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 161.214, 161.241, 161.380, 5
161.385, 162.1255, 167.268, 167.630, 167.640, 167.645, 167.903, 6
167.907, 167.908, 170.014, 170.018, 170.036, 173.831, 186.080, 7
302.010, and 304.060, to read as follows:8
160.560. 1. The department of elementary and 1
secondary education shall establish the "Show Me Success 2
Diploma Program". 3
2. Under the show me success diploma program, the 4
department of elementary and secondary education shall 5
develop the "Show Me Success Diploma" as an alternative 6
pathway to graduation for high school students that may be 7
earned at any point between the end of a student's tenth 8
grade year and the conclusion of the student's twelfth grade 9
year. 10 SCS HB 2202 2
3. By July 1, 2023, the department of element ary and 11
secondary education shall develop detailed requirements for 12
students to become eligible for the show me success diploma 13
that include at least the following: 14
(1) Demonstrated skills and knowledge in English, 15
science, and mathematical liter acy to be successful in 16
college level courses offered by the community colleges in 17
this state that count toward a degree or certificate without 18
taking remedial or developmental course work; and 19
(2) Satisfactory grades on approved examinations in 20
subjects determined to be necessary to prepare a student to 21
enter postsecondary education without remedial or 22
developmental course work. 23
4. School districts and charter schools may offer a 24
course of study designed to meet the requirements to obtai n 25
a show me success diploma to students entering the ninth 26
grade. Students who elect to pursue a show me success 27
diploma shall participate in a course of study designed by 28
the school district to meet the requirements established 29
under subsection 3 of this section. The show me success 30
diploma shall be available to any such student until the end 31
of that student's twelfth grade year. 32
5. Students who earn a show me success diploma may 33
remain in high school and participate in programs of study 34
available through the school district or charter school 35
until that student would otherwise have graduated at the end 36
of grade twelve. For purposes of calculation and 37
distribution of state aid, the school district or charter 38
school of a pupil having ear ned a show me success diploma 39
who remains enrolled in the school district or charter 40
school shall continue to include the pupil in the pupil 41
enrollment of each such school district or charter school 42 SCS HB 2202 3
and shall continue to receive funding for a pupil who earns 43
a show me success diploma until that pupil would otherwise 44
have graduated at the end of grade twelve. Students who 45
elect to remain in high school under this subsection shall 46
be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities, 47
including interscholastic sports, through the end of grade 48
twelve. 49
6. Students who pursue but do not meet the eligibility 50
requirements for a show me success diploma at the end of 51
grade ten or eleven shall receive a customized program of 52
assistance during th e next school year that addresses areas 53
in which the student demonstrated deficiencies in the course 54
requirements. Students may choose to return to a 55
traditional academic program without completing the show me 56
success diploma. 57
7. The department of elementary and secondary 58
education shall provide training, guidance, and assistance 59
to teachers and administrators of the schools offering the 60
show me success diploma and shall closely monitor the 61
progress of the schools in the development of the pr ogram. 62
8. Pupils who earn a show me success diploma and do 63
not remain enrolled in the district or charter school and 64
instead enroll, or show proof that they will enroll, in a 65
postsecondary educational institution eligible to 66
participate in a stud ent aid program administered by the 67
U.S. Department of Education shall be included in the 68
district's or charter school's state aid calculation under 69
section 163.031, until such time that the pupil would have 70
completed the pupil's twelfth grade year had the pupil not 71
earned a show me success diploma. The funding assigned to a 72
pupil under this subsection shall be calculated as if the 73
pupil's attendance percentage equaled the district's or 74 SCS HB 2202 4
charter school's prior year average attendance percentage. 75
For a pupil who, as provided in this subsection, is included 76
in the district's or charter school's state aid calculation 77
but who is not enrolled in the district or charter school, 78
an amount equal to ninety percent of the pupil's 79
proportionate share of t he state, local, and federal aid 80
that the district or charter school receives for the pupil 81
under this subsection shall be deposited by the school 82
district or charter school into an account established under 83
sections 166.400 to 166.455 that lists the p upil as the 84
beneficiary. The state treasurer shall provide guidance and 85
assist school districts, charter schools, pupils, and 86
parents or guardians of pupils with the creation, 87
maintenance, and use of an account that has been established 88
under sections 166.400 to 166.455. 89
9. The department of elementary and secondary 90
education shall promulgate all necessary rules and 91
regulations for the administration of this section. Any 92
rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 93
section 536.010, that is created under the authority 94
delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 95
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 96
chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 97
section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, a nd if any of the 98
powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 99
536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 100
and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 101
then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule propo sed 102
or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 103
160.2700. For purposes of sections 160.2700 to 1
160.2725, "adult high school" means a school that: 2 SCS HB 2202 5
(1) Is for individuals who do not have a high school 3
diploma and who are twenty-one years of age or older; 4
(2) Offers an industry certification program or 5
programs and a high school diploma in a manner that allows 6
students to earn a diploma at the same time that they earn 7
an industry certification; 8
(3) Offers [on-site] child care for children of 9
enrolled students attending the school; and 10
(4) Is not eligible to receive funding under section 11
160.415 or 163.031. 12
160.2705. 1. The department of elementary and 1
secondary education shall authorize before January 1, 2018, 2
a Missouri-based nonprofit organization meeting the criteria 3
under subsection 2 of this section to establish and operate 4
four adult high schools, with: 5
(1) One adult high school to be located in a city not 6
within a county; 7
(2) One adult high school to be located in a county of 8
the third classification without a township form of 9
government and with more than forty -one thousand but fewer 10
than forty-five thousand inhabitants or a county contiguous 11
to that county; 12
(3) One adult high school to be located in a county of 13
the first classification with more than two hundred sixty 14
thousand but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants 15
or a county contiguous to that county; and 16
(4) One adult high school to be located in a county of 17
the first classification with more than one hundred fifty 18
thousand but fewer than two hundred thousand inhabitants. 19
2. The department of elementary and secondary 20
education shall grant the authorization des cribed under 21
subsection 1 of this section based on a bid process 22 SCS HB 2202 6
conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations 23
governing purchasing through the office of administration. 24
The successful bidder shall: 25
(1) Demonstrate the ability to establ ish, within 26
twenty-one months of the receipt of the authorization, four 27
adult high schools offering high school diplomas, an 28
industry certification program or programs, and [on-site] 29
child care for children of the students attending the high 30
schools; 31
(2) Commit at least two million dollars in investment 32
for the purpose of establishing the necessary infrastructure 33
to operate four adult high schools; 34
(3) Demonstrate substantial and positive experience in 35
providing services, including indus try certifications and 36
job placement services, to adults twenty -one years of age or 37
older whose educational and training opportunities have been 38
limited by educational disadvantages, disabilities, 39
homelessness, criminal history, or similar circumstance s; 40
(4) Establish a partnership with a state -supported 41
postsecondary education institution or more than one such 42
partnership, if a partnership or partnerships are necessary 43
in order to meet the requirements for an adult high school; 44
(5) Establish a comprehensive plan that sets forth how 45
the adult high schools will help address the need for a 46
sufficiently trained workforce in the surrounding region for 47
each adult high school; 48
(6) Establish partnerships and strategies for engaging 49
the community and business leaders in carrying out the goals 50
of each adult high school; 51
(7) Establish the ability to meet quality standards 52
through certified teachers and programs that support each 53 SCS HB 2202 7
student in [his or her] such student's goal to find a more 54
rewarding job; 55
(8) Establish a plan for assisting students in 56
overcoming barriers to educational success including, but 57
not limited to, educational disadvantages, homelessness, 58
criminal history, disability, including learning disability 59
such as dyslexia, and similar circumstances; 60
(9) Establish a process for determining outcomes of 61
the adult high school, including outcomes related to a 62
student's ability to find a more rewarding job through the 63
attainment of a high school diploma an d job training and 64
certification; and 65
(10) Bids shall not include an administrative fee 66
greater than ten percent. 67
3. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 68
education shall establish academic requirements for students 69
to obtain high school diplomas. 70
(2) Requirements for a high school diploma shall be 71
based on an adult student's prior high school achievement 72
and the remaining credits and coursework that would be 73
necessary for the student to receive a high school diploma 74
if [he or she] such student were in a traditional high 75
school setting. The adult student shall meet the 76
requirements with the same level of academic rigor as would 77
otherwise be necessary to attain such credits. 78
(3) The adult high school authorized un der this 79
section shall award high school diplomas to students who 80
successfully meet the established academic requirements. 81
The adult high school authorized under this section shall 82
confer the diploma as though the student earned the diploma 83
at a traditional high school. The diploma shall have no 84
differentiating marks, titles, or other symbols. 85 SCS HB 2202 8
(4) Students at adult high schools may complete 86
required coursework at their own pace and as available 87
through the adult high school. They shall not be required 88
to satisfy any specific number of class minutes. The adult 89
high school may also make classes available to students 90
online as may be appropriate. However, students shall not 91
complete the majority of instruction of the school's 92
curriculum online or through remote instruction. For the 93
purposes of this subsection, synchronous instruction 94
connecting students to a live class conducted in a Missouri 95
adult high school shall be treated the same as in -person 96
instruction. 97
(5) The department of elementary and secondary 98
education shall not create additional regulations or burdens 99
on the adult high school or the students attending the adult 100
high schools beyond certifying necessary credits and 101
ensuring that students have sufficiently maste red the 102
subject matter to make them eligible for credit. 103
4. An adult high school shall be deemed a "secondary 104
school system" for the purposes of subdivision (15) of 105
subsection 1 of section 210.211. 106
161.097. 1. The state board of education shall 1
establish standards and procedures by which it will evaluate 2
all teacher training institutions in this state for the 3
approval of teacher education programs. The state board of 4
education shall not require teacher training institution s to 5
meet national or regional accreditation as a part of its 6
standards and procedures in making those evaluations, but it 7
may accept such accreditations in lieu of such approval if 8
standards and procedures set thereby are at least as 9
stringent as those set by the board. The state board of 10
education's standards and procedures for evaluating teacher 11 SCS HB 2202 9
training institutions shall equal or exceed those of 12
national or regional accrediting associations. 13
2. There is hereby established within the depa rtment 14
of elementary and secondary education the "Missouri Advisory 15
Board for Educator Preparation", hereinafter referred to as 16
"MABEP". The MABEP shall advise the state board of 17
education and the coordinating board for higher education 18
regarding matters of mutual interest in the area of quality 19
educator preparation programs in Missouri. The advisory 20
board shall include at least three active elementary or 21
secondary classroom teachers and at least three faculty 22
members within approved educator pre paration programs. The 23
classroom teacher members shall be selected to represent 24
various regions of the state and districts of different 25
sizes. The faculty representatives shall represent 26
institutions from various regions of the state and sizes of 27
program. The advisory board shall hold regular meetings 28
that allow members to share needs and concerns and plan 29
strategies to enhance teacher preparation. 30
3. Upon approval by the state board of education of 31
the teacher education program at a partic ular teacher 32
training institution, any person who graduates from that 33
program, and who meets other requirements which the state 34
board of education shall prescribe by rule, regulation and 35
statute shall be granted a certificate or license to teach 36
in the public schools of this state. However, no such rule 37
or regulation shall require that the program from which the 38
person graduates be accredited by any national or regional 39
accreditation association. 40
4. The state board of education shall, in cons ultation 41
with MABEP, align literacy and reading instruction 42
coursework for teacher education programs in early 43 SCS HB 2202 10
childhood, kindergarten to fifth grade elementary teacher 44
certification, middle school communication arts, high school 45
communication arts, a nd all reading and special education 46
certificates to include the following: 47
(1) Teacher candidates shall receive classroom and 48
clinical training in: 49
(a) The core components of reading, including phonemic 50
awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehen sion, morphology, 51
syntax, and vocabulary; 52
(b) Oral and written language development; and 53
(c) Identification of reading deficiencies, dyslexia, 54
and other language difficulties; 55
(2) Teacher candidates shall also have training on: 56
(a) The selection and use of reading curricula and 57
instructional materials; 58
(b) The administration and interpretation of 59
assessments; 60
(c) How to translate assessment results into effective 61
practice in the classroom specific to the needs of stu dents; 62
and 63
(d) Additional best practices in the field of literacy 64
instruction as recommended by the literacy advisory council 65
pursuant to section 186.080. 66
5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 67
defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 68
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 69
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 70
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 71
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 72
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 73
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 74
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 75 SCS HB 2202 11
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 76
authority and any rule proposed or a dopted after August 28, 77
2014, shall be invalid and void. 78
161.214. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
following terms shall mean: 2
(1) "Board", the state board of education; 3
(2) "Department", the department of elementary and 4
secondary education; 5
(3) "School innovation team", a group of natural 6
persons officially authorized by: 7
(a) A single elementary or secondary school; 8
(b) A group of two or more elementary or secondary 9
schools within the same school district that share common 10
interests, such as geographical location or educational 11
focus, or that sequentially serve classes of students as 12
they progress through elementary and secondary education; 13
(c) A group of two or more elementary or secondar y 14
schools not within the same school district that share 15
common interests, such as geographical location or 16
educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of 17
students as they progress through elementary and secondary 18
education; 19
(d) A single school district; or 20
(e) A group of two or more school districts that share 21
common interests, such as geographical location or 22
educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of 23
students as they progress through elementary and secondary 24
education; 25
(4) "School innovation waiver", a waiver granted by 26
the board to a single school, group of schools, single 27
school district, or group of school districts pursuant to 28
this section, in which the school, group of schools, school 29 SCS HB 2202 12
district, or group of school districts is exempt from a 30
specific requirement imposed by chapter 160, chapter 161, 31
chapter 162, chapter 167, chapter 170, or chapter 171, or 32
any regulations promulgated thereunder by the board or the 33
department. Any school innovation waiver granted to a 34
school district or group of school districts shall be 35
applicable to every elementary and secondary school within 36
the school district or group of school districts unless the 37
plan specifically provides otherwise. 38
2. Any school innovation team seeking a school 39
innovation waiver may submit a plan to the board for one or 40
more of the following purposes: 41
(1) Improving student readiness for employment, higher 42
education, vocational training, technical training, or any 43
other form of career and job training; 44
(2) Increasing the compensation of teachers; or 45
(3) Improving the recruitment, retention, training, 46
preparation, or professional development of teachers. 47
3. Any plan for a school innovation waiver shall: 48
(1) Identify the specific provision of law for which a 49
waiver is being requested and provide an explanation for why 50
the specific provision of law inhibits the ability of the 51
school or school district to accomplish the goal stated in 52
the plan; 53
(2) Demonstrate that the intent of the specific 54
provision of law can be addressed in a more effective, 55
efficient or economical manner and that the waiver or 56
modification is necessary to implement the plan; 57
(3) Include measurable annual perform ance targets and 58
goals for the implementation of the plan; 59 SCS HB 2202 13
(4) Specify the innovations to be pursued in meeting 60
one or more of the goals listed in subsection 2 of this 61
section; 62
(5) Demonstrate parental, school employee, and 63
community and business support for, and engagement with, the 64
plan; and 65
(6) Be approved by at least the minimum number of 66
people required to be on the school innovation team prior to 67
submitting the plan for approval. 68
4. (1) In evaluating a plan submitted b y a school 69
innovation team under subsection 2 of this section, the 70
board shall consider whether the plan will: 71
(a) Improve the preparation, counseling, and overall 72
readiness of students for postsecondary life; 73
(b) Increase teacher salaries i n a financially 74
sustainable and prudent manner; or 75
(c) Increase the attractiveness of the teaching 76
profession for prospective teachers and active teachers 77
alike. 78
(2) The board may approve any plan submitted under 79
subsection 2 of this sectio n if it determines that: 80
(a) The plan successfully demonstrates the ability to 81
address the intent of the provision of law to be waived in a 82
more effective, efficient or economical manner; 83
(b) The waivers or modifications are demonstrated to 84
be necessary to stimulate improved student readiness for 85
postsecondary life, increase teacher salaries, or increase 86
the attractiveness of the teaching profession for 87
prospective teachers and active teachers; 88
(c) The plan has demonstrated sufficien t participation 89
from among the teachers, principals, superintendent, 90 SCS HB 2202 14
faculty, school board, parents, and the community at large; 91
and 92
(d) The plan is based upon sound educational 93
practices, does not endanger the health and safety of 94
students or staff, and does not compromise equal opportunity 95
for learning. 96
(3) The board may propose modifications to the plan in 97
cooperation with the school innovation team. 98
5. Any waiver granted under this section shall be 99
effective for a period of no longer than three school years 100
beginning the school year following the school year in which 101
the waiver is approved. Any waiver may be renewed. No more 102
than one school innovation waiver shall be in effect with 103
respect to any one elementary or secondar y school at one 104
time. 105
6. This section shall not be construed to allow the 106
state board of education to authorize the waiver of any 107
statutory requirements relating to teacher certification, 108
teacher tenure, or any requirement imposed by federal law. 109
7. The board may promulgate rules implementing the 110
provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, 111
as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created 112
under the authority delegated in this section shall become 113
effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 114
the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 115
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 116
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 117
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 118
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 119
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 120
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 121
2022, shall be invalid and void. 122 SCS HB 2202 15
161.241. 1. The state board of education, in 1
collaboration with the coordinating board for higher 2
education and the commissioner's advisory council under 3
section 186.080, shall develop a plan to establish a 4
comprehensive system of services for reading instru ction. 5
2. The state board of education shall establish and 6
periodically update a statewide literacy plan that supports 7
high quality, evidence -based reading instruction for all 8
students. 9
3. The state board of education shall create an office 10
of literacy. The commissioner of education shall coordinate 11
staff with roles relating to literacy and align staff work 12
around supporting best practices in reading instruction. 13
4. The state board of education shall align literacy 14
and reading instruction coursework for teacher education 15
programs as required under subsection 4 of section 161.097. 16
5. Subject to appropriation, the department of 17
elementary and secondary education shall recruit and employ 18
quality teacher trainers with expertise in reading 19
instruction and provide opportunities for evidence -based 20
professional development in reading instruction available 21
for all active teachers. 22
6. The department shall maintain and publish data on 23
reading outcomes, provided that the repor t shall not include 24
individually identifiable student data. 25
7. The department shall publish criteria and examples 26
to help districts and schools select and use evidence -based 27
reading curricula and instructional materials. 28
Additionally, the depart ment shall publish a list of 29
curricula that ensure instruction is explicit, systematic, 30
diagnostic and based on phonological awareness, phonics, 31 SCS HB 2202 16
fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, morphology, syntax, and 32
semantics. This shall be a resource to distric ts. 33
8. The department shall provide online tools and 34
training for active teachers on evidence -based reading 35
instruction. 36
9. There is hereby created in the state treasury the 37
"Evidence-based Reading Instruction Program Fund". The fund 38
shall be administered by the department and used to 39
reimburse school districts and charter schools for efforts 40
to improve student literacy, including, but not limited to: 41
initiatives that provide optional training and materials to 42
teachers regarding best p ractices in reading pedagogies; 43
resources for parents and guardians to assist them in 44
teaching their children to read; funding for reading 45
tutoring programs outside of regular school hours; stipends 46
for teachers who undergo additional training in readi ng 47
instruction, which may also count toward professional 48
development requirements; and funding for summer reading 49
programs. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated 50
annually by the general assembly from general revenue to 51
such fund, any moneys p aid into the state treasury and 52
required by law to be credited to such fund and any gifts, 53
bequests, or donations to such fund. The fund shall be kept 54
separate and apart from all other moneys in the state 55
treasury and shall be paid out by the state tr easurer 56
pursuant to chapter 33. Notwithstanding the provisions of 57
section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund at the 58
end of the biennium shall not be transferred to the credit 59
of the general revenue fund. All interest and moneys earned 60
on the fund shall be credited to the fund. 61 SCS HB 2202 17
161.380. 1. Subject to appropriations, the department 1
of elementary and secondary education shall establish the 2
"Competency-Based Education Grant Program". 3
2. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury 4
the "Competency-Based Education Grant Program Fund". The 5
fund shall consist of any appropriations to such fund and 6
any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from 7
private or other sources for the purpose of providing 8
competency-based education programs. The state treasurer 9
shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 10
30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 11
disbursements of public moneys in accordance with 12
distribution requirements and pro cedures developed by the 13
department of elementary and secondary education. The fund 14
shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in 15
the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this 16
section. 17
(2) Notwithstanding the provis ions of section 33.080 18
to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 19
of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 20
general revenue fund. 21
(3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 22
fund in the same manner as other fu nds are invested. Any 23
interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 24
credited to the fund. 25
3. The department of elementary and secondary 26
education shall award grants from the competency -based 27
education grant program fund to eligible sch ool districts 28
for the purpose of providing competency -based education 29
programs. A school district wishing to receive such a grant 30
shall submit an application to the department of elementary 31
and secondary education addressing: 32 SCS HB 2202 18
(1) A core mission that competency-based education 33
courses shall help achieve; 34
(2) A plan that outlines competency -based education 35
courses and key metrics that will show success; 36
(3) Resources available to the school and in the 37
community that will assist in cr eating successful competency - 38
based outcomes; and 39
(4) Resources and support needed to help the school 40
succeed in implementing competency -based education courses. 41
4. The department of elementary and secondary 42
education shall facilitate the cre ation, sharing, and 43
development of course assessments, curriculum, training and 44
guidance for teachers, and best practices for the school 45
districts that offer competency -based education courses. 46
5. For purposes of this section, the term "competency - 47
based education program" means an educational program that: 48
(1) Affords students flexibility to progress and earn 49
course credit upon demonstration of mastery, including 50
through early high school graduation; 51
(2) Provides individual learning and assessment 52
options, including through experiential and project -based 53
learning, online or blended learning, additional remedial 54
education time, and accelerated -pace curricula; 55
(3) Assesses student proficiency based on graduate 56
profiles describing meaningful and critical knowledge and 57
skills that students should have upon graduation; or 58
(4) Assesses student proficiency through tasks 59
developed both locally and at the state level, performance 60
of which demonstrate mastery. 61
6. The department of elementary and secondary 62
education shall promulgate all necessary rules and 63
regulations for the administration of this section. Any 64 SCS HB 2202 19
rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 65
section 536.010, that is created under the authority 66
delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 67
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 68
chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 69
section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the 70
powers vested with th e general assembly pursuant to chapter 71
536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 72
and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 73
then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 74
or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 75
161.385. 1. There is hereby established the 1
"Competency-Based Education Task Force" to study and develop 2
competency-based education programs in public schools. Task 3
force members shall be chosen to repres ent the geographic 4
diversity of the state. Task force members shall be 5
appointed for a term of two years and may be reappointed. 6
All task force members shall be appointed before October 31, 7
2022, and every other year thereafter by December thirty - 8
first of that year. The task force members shall be 9
appointed as follows: 10
(1) Two members of the house of representatives 11
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 12
with one such member from the majority party and one such 13
member from the minority party; 14
(2) Two members of the senate appointed by the 15
president pro tempore of the senate, with one such member 16
from the majority party and one such member from the 17
minority party; 18
(3) The commissioner of the department of el ementary 19
and secondary education or his or her designee; and 20 SCS HB 2202 20
(4) Four members appointed by the governor. Two 21
members shall each represent a separate school district that 22
offers competency-based education courses. 23
2. The members of the task force established under 24
subsection 1 of this section shall elect a chair from among 25
the membership of the task force. The task force shall meet 26
as needed to complete its consideration of its objectives as 27
established in subsections 4 and 5 of this sec tion. Any 28
vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the same manner 29
as the original appointment. Members of the task force 30
shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to 31
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in 32
the performance of official duties. 33
3. The department of elementary and secondary 34
education shall provide such legal, research, clerical, and 35
technical services as the task force may require in the 36
performance of official duties. 37
4. The task force shall: 38
(1) Work toward implementing competency -based 39
education courses statewide and devising a plan for Missouri 40
to lead the way in competency -based education courses; 41
(2) Solicit input from individuals and organizations 42
with information or expertise relevant to the task force's 43
objective, including experts and educators with experience 44
related to competency -based education programs; 45
(3) Hold at least three public hearings to provide an 46
opportunity to receive public testimony inc luding, but not 47
limited to, testimony from educators, local school boards, 48
parents, representatives from business and industry, labor 49
and community leaders, members of the general assembly, and 50
the general public; 51 SCS HB 2202 21
(4) Identify promising competenc y-based education 52
programs, including programs that: 53
(a) Afford students flexibility to progress and earn 54
course credit upon demonstration of mastery, including 55
through early high school graduation; 56
(b) Provide individual learning and assess ment 57
options, including through experiential and project -based 58
learning, online or blended learning, additional remedial 59
education time, and accelerated -pace curricula; 60
(c) Assess student proficiency through tasks developed 61
both locally and at th e state level, performance of which 62
demonstrate mastery; 63
(5) Identify obstacles to implementing competency - 64
based education programs in Missouri public schools; 65
(6) Develop comprehensive graduate profiles that 66
describe meaningful and critical knowledge skills that 67
students should have upon graduation that can be implemented 68
into a diploma designation; 69
(7) Develop findings and recommendations for 70
implementing competency -based education models and practices 71
in Missouri public schools, including recommending changes 72
to existing legislation, rules, and regulations; and 73
(8) Develop findings and recommendations for 74
implementing a competency -based performance assessment that: 75
(a) Is consistent with the most effective competency - 76
based education programs identified by the task force under 77
subdivision (3) of this subsection; 78
(b) Assesses students based on both locally developed 79
and common statewide performance tasks tied to grade and 80
course competencies aligned with state content standards; and 81
(c) Complies with all applicable federal law, 82
including 20 U.S.C. Section 6311(b)(1)(B), as amended. To 83 SCS HB 2202 22
the extent that implementing a competency -based performance 84
assessment would require the department of elementary and 85
secondary education to obtain innovative assessment and 86
accountability demonstration authority under 20 U.S.C. 87
Section 6364, as amended, the task force shall develop 88
findings and recommendations for obtaining such authority. 89
5. The task force shall present its findings and 90
recommendations to the speaker of the house of 91
representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, 92
the joint committee on education, and the state board of 93
education by December first annually. 94
162.1255. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
following terms shall mean: 2
(1) "Competency-based credit", credit awarded by 3
school districts and charter schools to high school students 4
upon demonstration of competency as determined by a school 5
district. Such credit shall be awarded upon receipt of 6
"proficient" or "advanced" on an end -of-course assessment; 7
(2) "Prior year average attendance percentage", the 8
quotient of the district or charter school's prior year 9
average daily attendance divi ded by the district or charter 10
school's prior year average yearly enrollment. 11
2. School districts and charter schools shall receive 12
state school funding under sections 163.031, 163.043, 13
163.044, and 163.087 for resident pupils enrolled in the 14
school district or charter school and taking competency - 15
based courses offered by the school district. 16
3. For purposes of calculation and distribution of 17
state aid under section 163.031, attendance of a student 18
enrolled in a district's or charter scho ol's competency- 19
based courses shall equal, upon course completion, the 20
product of the district or charter school's prior year 21 SCS HB 2202 23
average attendance percentage multiplied by the total number 22
of attendance hours normally allocable to a noncompetency - 23
based course of equal credit value. 24
167.268. 1. Each [local] school district and charter 1
school shall have on file a policy for reading 2
[intervention] success plans [for any pupils of the district 3
in grades kindergarten through three purs uant to the 4
provisions of this section. Such plans shall identify 5
strategies to be followed by the district teachers to raise 6
a pupil identified as reading below grade level by 7
recognized methods to reading at grade level by the end of 8
the third grade. Recognized methods of identification may 9
include but need not be limited to the scores of the pupil 10
obtained through any established standardized testing 11
program currently administered by the district, observations 12
of classroom teachers, and docume nted classroom 13
performance]. Each school district and charter school 14
shall provide all parents and guardians of students, 15
including parents of students who are identified as having a 16
substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of 17
section 167.645, with suggestions for regular parent -guided 18
home reading. 19
2. [The state board of education ] The department of 20
elementary and secondary education shall develop guidelines 21
to assist districts and charter schools in formulating 22
policies for reading [intervention] success plans. Such 23
guidelines may include, but are not limited to, measures of 24
reading proficiency, strategies for addressing reading 25
deficiencies, timelines for measuring pupil improvement in 26
reading, and information on screenin g [for and treatment] of 27
[auditory] dyslexia[, and information on the Lindamood 28
Auditory Conceptualization Test and the Auditory 29 SCS HB 2202 24
Discrimination in Depth Program ]. Such guidelines may also 30
identify performance levels for pupils identified as 31
handicapped or severely handicapped and conditions under 32
which such pupils [are] may be exempt from the provisions of 33
this section and section 167.645. 34
3. [Each local school district enrolling a pupil 35
identified as reading below grade level shall develop a n 36
individual plan of reading intervention for such pupil. The 37
individual pupil's plan may include individual or group 38
reading development activities. The plan may be developed 39
after consultation with the pupil's parent or legal 40
guardian] Each school district and charter school shall 41
provide intensive reading instruction to students as 42
provided in section 167.645 . 43
167.630. 1. Each school board may authorize a school 1
nurse licensed under chapter 335 who is employed by the 2
school district and for whom the board is responsible for to 3
maintain an adequate supply of prefilled auto syringes of 4
epinephrine with fifteen -hundredths milligram or three - 5
tenths milligram delivery at the school. The nurse shall 6
recommend to the school b oard the number of prefilled 7
epinephrine auto syringes that the school should maintain. 8
2. To obtain prefilled epinephrine auto syringes for a 9
school district, a prescription written by a licensed 10
physician, a physician's assistant, or nurse pract itioner is 11
required. For such prescriptions, the school district shall 12
be designated as the patient, the nurse's name shall be 13
required, and the prescription shall be filled at a licensed 14
pharmacy. 15
3. A school nurse [or], agent trained by a nurs e and 16
contracted for the transportation of school children, or 17
other school employee trained by and supervised by the 18 SCS HB 2202 25
nurse, shall have the discretion to use an epinephrine auto 19
syringe on any student the school nurse [or], trained 20
employee, or trained agent contracted for the transportation 21
of school children believes is having a life -threatening 22
anaphylactic reaction based on the training in recognizing 23
an acute episode of an anaphylactic reaction. The 24
provisions of section 167.624 concerning im munity from civil 25
liability for trained employees administering lifesaving 26
methods shall apply to trained employees administering a 27
prefilled auto syringe under this section. Trained agents 28
contracted for the transportation of school children shall 29
have immunity from civil liability for administering a 30
prefilled auto syringe under this section. 31
167.640. 1. School districts [may] shall adopt a 1
policy with regard to student promotion which may require 2
remediation as a condition o f promotion to the next grade 3
level for any student identified by the district as failing 4
to master skills and competencies established for that 5
particular grade level by the district board of education. 6
School districts may also require parents or gu ardians of 7
such students to commit to conduct home -based tutorial 8
activities with their children or, in the case of a student 9
with disabilities eligible for services pursuant to sections 10
162.670 to 162.1000, the individual education plan shall 11
determine the nature of parental involvement consistent with 12
the requirements for a free, appropriate public education. 13
2. Such remediation shall recognize that different 14
students learn differently and shall employ methods designed 15
to help these students achieve at high levels. Such 16
remediation may include, but shall not necessarily be 17
limited to, a mandatory summer school program focused on the 18
areas of deficiency or other such activities conducted by 19 SCS HB 2202 26
the school district outside of the regular schoo l day. 20
Decisions concerning the instruction of a child who receives 21
special educational services pursuant to sections 162.670 to 22
162.1000 shall be made in accordance with the child's 23
individualized education plan. 24
3. School districts providing r emediation pursuant to 25
this section or section 167.645 outside of the traditional 26
school day may count extra hours of instruction in the 27
calculation of average daily attendance as defined in 28
section 163.011. 29
167.645. 1. [For purposes of this section, the 1
following terms mean: 2
(1) "Reading assessment", a recognized method of 3
judging a student's reading ability, with results expressed 4
as reading at a particular grade level. The term reading 5
assessment shall include, but is not limited to, standard 6
checklists designed for use as a student reads out loud, 7
paper-and-pencil tests promulgated by nationally recognized 8
organizations and other recognized methods of determining a 9
student's reading accuracy, expression, fluency an d 10
comprehension in order to make a determination of the 11
student's grade-level reading ability. Assessments which do 12
not give a grade-level result may be used in combination 13
with other assessments to reach a grade -level 14
determination. Districts are encouraged but not required to 15
select assessment methods identified pursuant to section 16
167.346. Districts are also encouraged to use multiple 17
methods of assessment; 18
(2) "Summer school", for reading instruction purposes, 19
a minimum of forty hours of reading instruction and 20
practice. A school district may arrange the hours and days 21 SCS HB 2202 27
of instruction to coordinate with its regular program of 22
summer school. 23
2. For purposes of this section, methods of reading 24
assessment shall be determined by e ach school district. 25
Unless a student has been determined in the current school 26
year to be reading at grade level or above, each school 27
district shall administer a reading assessment or set of 28
assessments to each student within forty -five days of the 29
end of the third-grade year, except that the provisions of 30
this subsection shall not apply to students receiving 31
special education services under an individualized education 32
plan pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.999, to students 33
receiving services pursuant to Section 504 of the 34
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 whose services plan includes an 35
element addressing reading or to students determined to have 36
limited English proficiency or to students who have been 37
determined, prior to the beginning of any sc hool year, to 38
have a cognitive ability insufficient to meet the reading 39
requirement set out in this section, provided that districts 40
shall provide reading improvement plans for students 41
determined to have such insufficient cognitive ability. The 42
assessment required by this subsection shall also be 43
required for students who enter a school district in grades 44
four, five or six unless such student has been determined in 45
the current school year to be reading at grade level or 46
above. 47
3. Beginning with school year 2002 -03, for each 48
student whose third-grade reading assessment determines that 49
such student is reading below second -grade level, the school 50
district shall design a reading improvement plan for the 51
student's fourth-grade year. Such reading improvement plan 52
shall include, at a minimum, thirty hours of additional 53 SCS HB 2202 28
reading instruction or practice outside the regular school 54
day during the fourth -grade year. The school district shall 55
determine the method of reading instruction necessary to 56
enforce this subsection. The school district may also 57
require the student to attend summer school for reading 58
instruction as a condition of promotion to fourth grade. 59
The department of elementary and secondary education may, 60
from funds appropriat ed for the purpose, reimburse school 61
districts for additional instructional personnel costs 62
incurred in the implementation and execution of the thirty 63
hours of additional reading instruction minus the revenue 64
generated by the school district through th e foundation 65
formula for the additional reading instruction average daily 66
attendance. 67
4. Each student for whom a reading improvement plan 68
has been designed pursuant to subsection 3 of this section 69
shall be given another reading assessment, to be 70
administered within forty -five days of the end of such 71
student's fourth-grade year. If such student is determined 72
to be reading below third -grade level, the student shall be 73
required to attend summer school to receive reading 74
instruction. At the end of such summer school instruction, 75
such student shall be given another reading assessment. If 76
such student is determined to be reading below third -grade 77
level, the district shall notify the student's parents or 78
guardians, and the student shall not be promoted to fifth 79
grade. No student shall be denied promotion more than once 80
solely for inability to meet the reading standards set out 81
in this section. 82
5. The process described in subsections 3 and 4 of 83
this section shall be repeated as necess ary through the end 84
of the sixth grade, with the target grade level rising 85 SCS HB 2202 29
accordingly. Mandatory retention in grade shall not apply 86
to grades subsequent to fourth grade. 87
6. The mandatory process of additional reading 88
instruction pursuant to thi s section shall cease at the end 89
of the sixth grade. The permanent record of students who 90
are determined to be reading below the fifth -grade level at 91
the end of sixth grade shall carry a notation advising that 92
such student has not met minimal reading standards. The 93
notation shall stay on the student's record until such time 94
as the district determines that a student has met minimal 95
reading standards. 96
7. Each school district shall be required to offer 97
summer school reading instruction to any s tudent with a 98
reading improvement plan. Districts may fulfill the 99
requirement of this section through cooperative arrangements 100
with neighboring districts; provided that such districts 101
shall timely make all payments provided pursuant to such 102
cooperative agreements. 103
8. A school district may adopt a policy that requires 104
retention in grade of any student who has been determined to 105
require summer school instruction in reading and who does 106
not fulfill the summer school attendance requirement. 107
9. Nothing in this section shall preclude a school 108
district from retaining any student in grade when a 109
determination is made in accordance with district policy 110
that retention is in the best interests of the student. 111
10. The state board of educati on shall not incorporate 112
information about the number of students receiving 113
additional instruction pursuant to this section into any 114
element of any standard of the Missouri school improvement 115
program or its successor accreditation program; provided, 116
however, each district shall make available, upon the 117 SCS HB 2202 30
request of any parent, patron, or media outlet within the 118
district, the number and percentage of students receiving 119
remediation pursuant to this section. The information shall 120
be presented in a way that does not permit personal 121
identification of any student or educational personnel. 122
11. Each school district shall make a systematic 123
effort to inform parents of the methods and materials used 124
to teach reading in kindergarten through fourth grade , in 125
terms understandable to a layperson and shall similarly 126
inform parents of students for whom a reading improvement 127
plan is required pursuant to this section ] Each school 128
district and charter school shall assess all students 129
enrolled in kindergarte n through grade three at the 130
beginning and end of each school year for their level of 131
reading or reading readiness on state -approved reading 132
assessments. Additionally all school districts and charter 133
schools shall assess any newly enrolled student in grades 134
one through five for their level of reading or reading 135
readiness on a reading assessment from the state -approved 136
list. At the beginning of the school year, each school 137
district and charter school shall provide a reading success 138
plan to any student who: 139
(1) Exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading which 140
creates a barrier to the child's progress learning to read. 141
The identification of such deficiency may be based upon the 142
most recent assessments or teacher observation; or 143
(2) Has been identified as being at risk of dyslexia 144
in the statewide dyslexia screening or has a formal 145
diagnosis of dyslexia. 146
For the purposes of this section, a substantial reading 147
deficiency shall refer to a student who is one or more grade 148 SCS HB 2202 31
level or levels behind in reading or reading readiness; 149
provided that nothing in this section shall be interpreted 150
to prevent a school district or charter school from offering 151
a reading success plan to any student based on an assessment 152
completed at the start and end of the school year or teacher 153
observation. For any student entering the school district 154
or charter school after the start of the school year, such 155
student shall be provided a reading success plan in the 156
event the student has been identified as ha ving a 157
substantial reading deficiency based on the student's most 158
recent assessment or otherwise being identified through 159
teacher observation. The student's reading proficiency 160
shall be reassessed by reading assessments on the state - 161
approved list. The student shall continue to be provided 162
with intensive reading instruction under a reading success 163
plan until the reading deficiency is remedied. 164
2. The district or charter school shall notify the 165
parent or guardian of any student in kindergarten through 166
grade three who exhibits a substantial deficiency in 167
reading, as described in subsection 1 of this section, at 168
least annually in writing, and in an appropriate, 169
alternative manner for the parent or other guardian if 170
necessary, of the followin g: 171
(1) That the child has been identified as having a 172
substantial deficiency in reading; 173
(2) A description of the services currently provided 174
to the child; 175
(3) A description of the proposed supplemental 176
instructional services and suppo rts that the school district 177
will provide to the child that are designed to remediate the 178
identified area of reading deficiency. For students 179
identified being at risk of dyslexia or those that have a 180 SCS HB 2202 32
diagnosis of dyslexia the district shall provide an 181
explanation that the instruction that will be used to teach 182
the child reading shall be explicit, systematic, and 183
diagnostic and based on phonological awareness, phonics, 184
fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, morphology, syntax, and 185
semantics; 186
(4) Strategies for parents and guardians to use in 187
helping the child succeed in reading proficiency, including 188
but not limited to the promotion of parent -guided home 189
reading. 190
3. If the school district or charter school provides a 191
summer reading program under this section, the district or 192
charter school shall notify the parent or guardian of each 193
student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading of 194
the opportunity to attend the summer reading program. 195
4. If a student has a substantial reading deficiency 196
at the end of third grade, the student's parent or guardian 197
and appropriate school staff shall discuss whether the 198
student should be retained in grade level, based on a 199
consideration of all relevant factors, including the reading 200
deficiency, the student's progress in other subject areas, 201
and the student's overall intellectual, physical, emotional, 202
and social development. A decision to promote or retain a 203
student with a substantial reading deficiency at the end of 204
grade three shall be made only after direct personal 205
consultation with the student's parent or guardian and after 206
the formulation of a specific plan of action to remedy the 207
student's reading deficiency. 208
5. Each school district or charter school shall do all 209
of the following: 210
(1) Provide students who are identified as having a 211
substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of this 212 SCS HB 2202 33
section, have been identified as being at risk of dyslexia 213
in the statewide dyslexia screening or have a formal 214
diagnosis of dyslexia with intensive instructional services 215
and supports specified in a reading success plan, as 216
appropriate according to student need, free of charge, to 217
remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency, 218
including additional scientific, evidence-based reading 219
instruction and other strategies prescribed by the school 220
district or charter school which may include but are not 221
limited to the following: 222
(a) Small group or individual instruction; 223
(b) Reduced teacher-student ratios; 224
(c) More frequent progress monitoring; 225
(d) Tutoring or mentoring; 226
(e) Extended school day, week, or year; and 227
(f) Summer reading programs; 228
(2) For any student with a formal diagnosis of 229
dyslexia or for a student who was fou nd to be at risk of 230
dyslexia in the statewide dyslexia screening, the school 231
district or charter school shall provide evidence -based 232
reading instruction that addresses phonology, sound -symbol 233
association, syllable instruction, morphology, syntax, and 234
semantics provided through systematic, cumulative, explicit, 235
and diagnostic methods; 236
(3) At regular intervals, but no less than four times 237
per year in a manner that reflects progress through each 238
school term, notify the parent or guardian of acade mic and 239
other progress being made by the student and give the parent 240
or guardian other useful information. 241
(4) In addition to required reading enhancement and 242
acceleration strategies, provide all parents of students, 243
including parents of students who are identified as having a 244 SCS HB 2202 34
substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of this 245
section, with a plan that includes suggestions for regular 246
parent-guided home reading. 247
6. Each school district and charter school shall 248
ensure that intensive reading instruction through a reading 249
development initiative shall be provided to each 250
kindergarten through grade five student who is assessed as 251
exhibiting a substantial deficiency in reading. In addition 252
to the requirements otherwise provided, such instruction 253
will also comply with all of the following criteria: 254
(1) Be provided to all kindergarten through grade five 255
students who exhibit a substantial deficiency in reading 256
under this section. The assessments shall measure phonemic 257
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 258
(2) Be provided during regular school hours; 259
(3) Provide a reading curriculum that meets the 260
requirements of section 170.014, and at a minimum has the 261
following specifications: 262
(a) Assists students assessed as exhibiting a 263
substantial deficiency in reading to develop the skills to 264
read at grade level; 265
(b) Provides skill development in phonemic awareness, 266
phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 267
(c) Includes a scientifically based and reliable 268
assessment; 269
(d) Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each 270
student's reading progress; and 271
(e) Provides a curriculum in core academic subjects to 272
assist the student in maintaining or meeting proficiency 273
levels for the appropriate grade in all academic subjects. 274
7. School districts and charter schools shall report 275
to the department the specific intensive reading 276 SCS HB 2202 35
interventions and supports implemented by the school 277
district or charter school pursua nt to this section as well 278
as the reading assessment data collected for grades 279
kindergarten through five. The department shall annually 280
prescribe the components of required or requested reports. 281
8. (1) Each school district and charter school sha ll 282
address reading proficiency as part of its comprehensive 283
school improvement plan, drawing upon information about 284
children from assessments conducted pursuant to subsection 1 285
and the prevalence of deficiencies identified by classroom, 286
elementary school, and other student characteristics. As 287
part of its comprehensive school improvement plan or 288
contract, each school district or charter school shall 289
review chronic early elementary absenteeism for its impact 290
on literacy development. If more than fifteen percent of an 291
attendance center's students are not at grade level in 292
reading by the end of third grade, the comprehensive school 293
improvement plan or contract shall include strategies to 294
reduce that percentage, including school and community 295
strategies to raise the percentage of students who are 296
proficient in reading. 297
(2) Each school district and charter school shall 298
provide professional development services to enhance the 299
skills of elementary teachers in responding to children's 300
unique reading issues and needs and to increase the use of 301
evidence-based strategies. 302
167.903. 1. The department of elementary and 1
secondary education shall establish a process by which each 2
student prior to [his or her] the student's ninth grade year 3
at a public school, including a charter school, [may] shall 4
develop with help from the student's parent or guardian and 5
the school's guidance counselors [a personal] an individual 6 SCS HB 2202 36
career and academic plan of study, which shall be reviewed 7
[regularly, as needed ] annually by [school personnel] the 8
school's guidance counselors and the student's parent or 9
guardian and updated based upon the needs of the student. 10
Each plan shall present a sequence of courses and 11
experiences that conclude w ith the student reaching [his or 12
her] the student's postsecondary goals, with implementation 13
of the plan of study transferring to the program of 14
postsecondary education or training upon the student's high 15
school graduation. The plan shall include, but not be 16
limited to: 17
(1) Requirements for graduation from the school 18
district or charter school; 19
(2) Career or postsecondary goals; 20
(3) Coursework or program of study related to career 21
and postsecondary goals, which shall include, if re levant, 22
opportunities that the district or school may not directly 23
offer; 24
(4) Grade-appropriate and career -related experiences, 25
as outlined in the grade -level expectations of the Missouri 26
comprehensive guidance program; and 27
(5) Student assessments, interest inventories, or 28
academic results needed to develop, review, and revise the 29
personal plan of study, which shall include, if relevant, 30
assessments, inventories, or academic results that the 31
school district or charter school may not offe r. 32
2. Each school district shall adopt a policy to permit 33
the waiver of the requirements of this section for any 34
student with a disability if recommended by the student's 35
IEP committee. For purposes of this subsection, "IEP" means 36
individualized education program. 37 SCS HB 2202 37
3. Each student prior to the completion of the second 38
semester of the student's twelfth -grade year shall include, 39
as part of the student's individual career and academic 40
plan, a declaration of the student's postsecondary plans 41
including, but not limited to, the following: 42
(1) Confirmation of employment upon graduation; 43
(2) Acceptance to an institution of higher education, 44
whether a two-year institution or a four -year institution; 45
(3) Acceptance to participate in a vocational, 46
technical, or other training program designed to prepare the 47
student for employment; or 48
(4) Commitment to enlist in the Armed Forces of the 49
United States. 50
167.907. 1. No student shall receive a certificate of 1
graduation from any public school or charter school unless 2
the student has completed and submitted the Free Application 3
for Federal Student Aid, as maintained by the United States 4
Department of Education. 5
2. A student shall be exempt from the re quirement to 6
complete or submit the Free Application for Federal Student 7
Aid under subsection 1 of this section if such student 8
submits to the student's school: 9
(1) Written confirmation of a commitment to enlist in 10
the Armed Forces of the United States; or 11
(2) A written document or form, signed by the 12
student's parent or guardian, attesting that the student 13
understands what the application is and has chosen not to 14
file such application. 15
3. A student shall be exempt from the requirem ent to 16
complete or submit the Free Application for Federal Student 17
Aid under subsection 1 of this section if such student is 18 SCS HB 2202 38
unable to complete the application because of extenuating 19
circumstances. 20
4. The department of elementary and secondary 21
education shall establish a process by which each student 22
adheres to subsection 1 of this section unless the student 23
is exempt under the criteria under subsection 2 or 24
subsection 3 of this section. 25
5. This section shall become effective on July 1, 2023. 26
167.908. 1. The department of higher education and 1
workforce development shall, by rule, establish a procedure 2
for providing the means and capability for high school 3
students enrolled in career and technical education programs 4
described in section 170.029 to complete an application for 5
aid through the Employment and Training Administration of 6
the United States Department of Labor under the federal 7
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The department 8
shall work with school districts that deliver career and 9
technical education programs to educate students on the 10
value of the aid that is available to them through the 11
federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113 - 12
128, as amended. 13
2. To accomplish the purposes of subsection 1 of this 14
section, the department shall ensure that the following 15
percentages of all department of elementary and secondary 16
education area career centers that deliver career and 17
technical education programs have the means and ca pability 18
for students at such schools to complete an application for 19
aid through the Employment and Training Administration of 20
the United States Department of Labor under the federal 21
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113 -128, as 22
amended: 23
(1) For the 2022-23 school year, fifty percent; 24 SCS HB 2202 39
(2) For the 2023-24 school year, seventy percent; 25
(3) For the 2024-25 school year, ninety percent; and 26
(4) For the 2025-26 school year and every school year 27
thereafter, one hundred pe rcent. 28
170.014. 1. This section shall be known as the 1
"Reading Instruction Act" and is enacted to ensure that all 2
public schools including charter schools establish reading 3
programs in kindergarten through grade [three] five based in 4
scientific research. "Evidence-based reading instruction" 5
includes practices that have been proven effective through 6
evaluation of the outcomes for large numbers of students and 7
are highly likely to be effective in improving reading if 8
implemented with fidelity. Such programs shall include the 9
essential components of phonemic awareness, phonics, 10
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and all new teachers 11
who teach reading in kindergarten through grade three shall 12
receive adequate training in t hese areas. 13
2. [The program described in subsection 1 of this 14
section may include "explicit systematic phonics", which, 15
for the purposes of this section, shall mean the methodology 16
of pronouncing and reading words by learning the phonetic 17
sound association of individual letters, letter groups, and 18
syllables, and the principles governing these associations. 19
3.] Every public school in the state shall offer a 20
reading program as described in subsection 1 of this section 21
for kindergarten throu gh grade [three] five. 22
170.018. 1. (1) For purposes of this section, 1
"computer science course" means a course in which students 2
study computers and algorithmic processes, including their 3
principles, hardware and software designs, i mplementation, 4
and impact on society. The term shall include, but not be 5
limited to, a stand-alone course at any elementary, middle, 6 SCS HB 2202 40
or high school or a course at any elementary or middle 7
school that embeds computer science content within other 8
subjects. 9
(2) The department of elementary and secondary 10
education shall, before July 1, 2019, develop a high school 11
graduation policy that allows a student to fulfill one unit 12
of academic credit with a district -approved computer science 13
course meeting the standards of subsection 2 of this section 14
for any mathematics, science, or practical arts unit 15
required for high school graduation. The policy shall 16
require that all students have either taken all courses that 17
require end-of-course examinations for math and science or 18
are on track to take all courses that require end -of-course 19
examinations for math and science under the Missouri school 20
improvement program in order to receive credit toward high 21
school graduation under this subsection. 22
(3) A school district shall communicate to students 23
electing to use a computer science course for a mathematics 24
unit that some institutions of higher education may require 25
four units of academic credit in mathematics for college 26
admission. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each 27
student who chooses to take a computer science course to 28
fulfill a unit of academic credit in mathematics shall sign 29
and submit to the school district a document containing a 30
statement acknowledging that taking a com puter science 31
course to fulfill a unit of academic credit in mathematics 32
may have an adverse effect on college admission decisions. 33
(4) The department of elementary and secondary 34
education and the department of higher education and 35
workforce development shall cooperate in developing and 36
implementing academic requirements for computer science 37 SCS HB 2202 41
courses offered in any grade or grades not lower than the 38
ninth nor higher than the twelfth grade. 39
2. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 40
education shall convene a work group to develop and 41
recommend rigorous academic performance standards relating 42
to computer science for students in kindergarten and in each 43
grade not higher than the twelfth grade. The work group 44
shall include, but no t be limited to, educators providing 45
instruction in kindergarten or in any grade not higher than 46
the twelfth grade and representatives from the department of 47
elementary and secondary education, the department of higher 48
education and workforce developme nt, business and industry, 49
and institutions of higher education. The department of 50
elementary and secondary education shall develop written 51
curriculum frameworks relating to computer science that may 52
be used by school districts. The requirements of s ection 53
160.514 shall not apply to this section. 54
(2) The state board of education shall adopt and 55
implement academic performance standards relating to 56
computer science beginning in the 2019 -20 school year. 57
3. Before July 1, 2019, the departme nt of elementary 58
and secondary education shall develop a procedure by which 59
any teacher who holds a certificate of license to teach 60
under section 168.021 and demonstrates sufficient content 61
knowledge of computer science shall receive a special 62
endorsement on [his or her] the teacher's license signifying 63
[his or her] the teacher's specialized knowledge in computer 64
science. 65
4. (1) For purposes of this subsection, "eligible 66
entity" means: 67
(a) A local educational agency, or a consortium of 68
local educational agencies, in the state, including charter 69 SCS HB 2202 42
schools that have declared themselves local educational 70
agencies; 71
(b) An institution of higher education in the state; or 72
(c) A nonprofit or private provider of nationally 73
recognized and high-quality computer science professional 74
development, as determined by the department of elementary 75
and secondary education. 76
(2) There is hereby created in the state treasury the 77
"Computer Science Education Fund". The fund shall consist 78
of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general 79
assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests 80
received from private or other sources for the purpose of 81
providing teacher professional development programs relating 82
to computer science. The state treasurer shall be custodian 83
of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, 84
the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund 85
shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in 86
the fund shall be used so lely for the administration of 87
grants to eligible entities as described in this section. 88
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the 89
contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the 90
biennium shall not revert to the credit of th e general 91
revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in 92
the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. 93
Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 94
credited to the fund. 95
(3) The state board of education shall award grants 96
from the computer science education fund to eligible 97
entities for the purpose of providing teacher professional 98
development programs relating to computer science. An 99
eligible entity wishing to receive such a grant shall submit 100 SCS HB 2202 43
an application to the department of elementary and secondary 101
education addressing how the entity plans to: 102
(a) Reach new and existing teachers with little 103
computer science background; 104
(b) Use effective practices for professional 105
development; 106
(c) Focus the training on the conceptual foundations 107
of computer science; 108
(d) Reach and support historically underrepresented 109
students in computer science; 110
(e) Provide teachers with concrete experience with 111
hands-on, inquiry-based practices; and 112
(f) Accommodate the particular needs of students and 113
teachers in each district and school. 114
5. (1) For all school years beginning on or after 115
July 1, 2023, each public high school and charter high 116
school shall offer at least one computer science course in 117
an in-person setting or as a virtual or distance course 118
option. 119
(2) Any computer science course or instruction offered 120
under this subsection shall: 121
(a) Be of high quality as defined by the state board 122
of education; 123
(b) Meet or exceed the computer science performance 124
standards developed and adopted by the department of 125
elementary and secondary education under this section; and 126
(c) For any computer science course offered by a 127
public high school or charter high school, be offered in 128
such school's course catalog. 129
(3) On or before June thirtieth of each school year, 130
each school district shall submit to the department of 131 SCS HB 2202 44
elementary and secondary education a report for the current 132
school year which shall in clude, but not be limited to: 133
(a) The names and course codes of computer science 134
courses offered in each school in the district with a course 135
description and which computer science performance standards 136
are covered, to the extent such information is available; 137
(b) The number and percentage of students who enrolled 138
in each computer science course, listed by the categories in 139
subparagraphs a. to f. of this paragraph. If a category 140
contains one to five students or contains a quantity of 141
students that would allow the quantity of another category 142
that contains five or fewer to be deduced, the number shall 143
be replaced with a symbol: 144
a. Sex; 145
b. Race and ethnicity; 146
c. Special education status including, but not limited 147
to, students receiving services under the federal 148
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 149
U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq., as amended) or Section 504 of 150
the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 151
794), as amended; 152
d. English language learner status; 153
e. Eligibility for free or reduced price meals; and 154
f. Grade level; and 155
(c) The number of computer science instructors at each 156
school, listed by the following categories: 157
a. Applicable certifications; 158
b. Sex; 159
c. Race and ethnicity; and 160
d. Highest academic degree. 161 SCS HB 2202 45
(4) On or before September thirtieth of each school 162
year, the department of elementary and secondary education 163
shall post the following on the department's website: 164
(a) Data received under paragraphs (a) and (b) of 165
subdivision (3) of this subsection, disaggregated by school 166
and aggregated statewide; and 167
(b) Data received under paragraph (c) of subdivision 168
(3) of this subsection, aggregated statewide. 169
(5) On or before June thirtieth of each school year, 170
the department of elementary and secondary education shall 171
publish a list of computer science course codes and names 172
with a course description and an indication of which courses 173
meet or exceed the depar tment of elementary and secondary 174
education's computer science performance standards. 175
6. The department of elementary and secondary 176
education shall appoint a computer science supervisor. The 177
computer science supervisor shall be responsible for 178
implementing the provisions of this section. 179
7. For all school years beginning on or after July 1, 180
2023, a computer science course successfully completed and 181
counted toward state graduation requirements shall be 182
equivalent to one science course or one practical arts 183
credit for the purpose of satisfying any admission 184
requirements of any public institution of higher education 185
in this state. 186
8. The department of elementary and secondary 187
education shall promulgate rules to implement the provis ions 188
of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 189
term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 190
the authority delegated in this section shall become 191
effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 192
the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 193 SCS HB 2202 46
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and 194
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 195
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 196
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 197
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 198
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after December 199
18, 2018, shall be invalid and void. 200
170.036. 1. There is hereby established the "Computer 1
Science Education Task Force" within the department of 2
elementary and secondary education. 3
2. The task force shall consist of the following 4
members: 5
(1) Two members of the house of representatives, with 6
one member to be appointed by the speaker of the h ouse of 7
representatives and one member to be appointed by the 8
minority leader of the house of representatives; 9
(2) Two members of the senate, with one member to be 10
appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one 11
member to be appointe d by the minority leader of the senate; 12
(3) The governor or the governor's designee; 13
(4) The commissioner of education or the 14
commissioner's designee; 15
(5) The commissioner of higher education or the 16
commissioner's designee; and 17
(6) Six members who represent the interests of each of 18
the following groups, to be appointed by the commissioner of 19
education: 20
(a) The state board of education; 21
(b) Private industry in this state with interest in 22
computer science; 23
(c) Nonprofit organizations; 24
(d) An association of school superintendents; 25 SCS HB 2202 47
(e) A statewide association representing computer 26
science teachers; and 27
(f) A secondary teacher leader from career and 28
technical education representing computer scienc e teachers. 29
3. The mission of the computer science education task 30
force shall be to develop a state strategic plan for 31
expanding a statewide computer science education program, 32
including the following: 33
(1) A statement of purpose that describ es the 34
objectives or goals the state board of education will 35
accomplish by implementing a computer science education 36
program, the strategies by which those goals will be 37
achieved, and a timeline for achieving those goals; 38
(2) A summary of the cur rent state landscape for K -12 39
computer science education, including demographic reporting 40
of students taking these courses; 41
(3) A plan for expanding computer science education 42
opportunities to every school in the state within five years 43
and increasing the representation of students from 44
traditionally underserved groups, in computer science 45
including female students, students from historically 46
underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, students with 47
disabilities, English -language learner studen ts, students 48
who qualify for free and reduced -price meals, and rural 49
students; 50
(4) A plan for integrating computer science 51
instruction in kindergarten through eighth grades around the 52
basics of computer science and computational thinking and 53
exploratory computer science; 54
(5) A plan for the development of rigorous standards 55
and curriculum guidelines for K -12 computer science, 56 SCS HB 2202 48
including ways to incorporate computer science into existing 57
standards at the elementary level, as appropriate; 58
(6) A plan for ensuring teachers are well -prepared to 59
begin teaching computer science, including defining high - 60
quality professional learning for in -service teachers and 61
strategies for pre-service teacher preparation; 62
(7) An ongoing evaluation process that is overseen by 63
the state board of education; 64
(8) Proposed rules that incorporate the principles of 65
the master plan into the state's public education system as 66
a whole; and 67
(9) A plan to ensure long -term sustainability for 68
computer science education. 69
4. The speaker of the house of representatives shall 70
designate the chair of the task force, and the president pro 71
tempore of the senate shall designate the vice chair of the 72
task force. 73
5. Members of the task force sha ll serve without 74
compensation, but the members and any staff assigned to the 75
task force shall receive reimbursement for actual and 76
necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the 77
task force or any subcommittee thereof. All task force 78
members shall be subject to the same conflict of interest 79
provisions in chapter 105 that are enforced by the Missouri 80
ethics commission in the same manner that elected or 81
appointed officials and employees are subject to such 82
provisions. 83
6. The task force shall hold its first meeting within 84
one month from the effective date of this section. 85
7. Before June 30, 2023, the task force shall present 86
a summary of its activities and any recommendations for 87
legislation to the general assembly. 88 SCS HB 2202 49
8. The computer science education task force shall 89
dissolve on June 30, 2024. 90
173.831. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
terms mean: 2
(1) "Academic skill intake assessment", a criterion - 3
referenced assessment of numeracy and literacy skills with 4
high reliability and validity as determined by third -party 5
research; 6
(2) "Accredited", holding an active accreditation from 7
one of the seven United States regional accreditors 8
including, but not limited to, the Middle States Commission 9
on Higher Education, the New England Association of Schools 10
and Colleges, the Higher Learning Commission, the Northwest 11
Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Southern 12
Association of Colleges and Schools, the Western Association 13
of Schools and Colleges, and the Accrediting Commission for 14
Community and Junior Colleges, as well as any successor 15
entities or consolidations of the above including, but not 16
limited to, AdvancEd or Cognia; 17
(3) "Adult dropout recovery services", includ es, but 18
is not limited to, sourcing, recruitment, and engagement of 19
eligible students, learning plan development, active 20
teaching, and proactive coaching and mentoring, resulting in 21
an accredited high school diploma; 22
(4) "Approved program provide r", a public, not-for- 23
profit, or other entity that meets the requirements of 24
subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of this section or any 25
consortium of such entities; 26
(5) "Average cost per graduate", the amount of the 27
total program funding reimbursed t o an approved program 28
provider for each cohort during the period of time from the 29
beginning of the same cohort through the subsequent twelve 30 SCS HB 2202 50
months after the close of the same cohort, divided by the 31
total number of students who graduated from the same cohort 32
within twelve months after the close of the same cohort; 33
(6) "Career pathways coursework", one or more courses 34
that align with the skill needs of industries in the economy 35
of the state or region that help an individual enter or 36
advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster; 37
(7) "Career placement services", services designed to 38
assist students in obtaining employment, such as career 39
interest self-assessments and job search skills such as 40
resume development and mock in terviews; 41
(8) "Coaching", proactive communication between the 42
approved program provider and the student related to the 43
student's pace and progress through the student's learning 44
plan; 45
(9) "Cohort", students who enter the program between 46
July 1 and June 30 of each program year; 47
(10) "Department", the department of elementary and 48
secondary education; 49
(11) "Employability skills certification", a 50
certificate earned by demonstrating professional 51
nontechnical skills through assessme nt, portfolio, or 52
observation; 53
(12) "Graduate", a student who has successfully 54
completed all of the state and approved program provider 55
requirements in order to obtain a high school diploma; 56
(13) "Graduation rate", the total number of gradua tes 57
from a cohort who graduated within twelve months after the 58
close of the cohort divided by the total number of students 59
included in the same cohort; 60 SCS HB 2202 51
(14) "Graduation requirements", course and credit 61
requirements for the approved program provid er's accredited 62
high school diploma; 63
(15) "High school diploma", a diploma issued by an 64
accredited institution; 65
(16) "Industry-recognized credential", an education - 66
related credential or work -related credential that verifies 67
an individual's qualification or competence issued by a 68
third party with the relevant authority to issue such 69
credential; 70
(17) "Learning plan", a documented plan for courses or 71
credits needed for each individual in order to complete 72
program and approved program provider graduation 73
requirements; 74
(18) "Mentoring", a direct relationship between a 75
coach and a student to facilitate the completion of the 76
student's learning plan designed to prepare the student to 77
succeed in the program and the student's future endeavors; 78
(19) "Milestones", objective measures of progress for 79
which payment is made to an approved program provider under 80
this section such as earned units of high school credit, 81
attainment of an employability skills certificate, 82
attainment of an industry-recognized credential, attainment 83
of a technical skills assessment, and attainment of an 84
accredited high school diploma; 85
(20) "Program", the workforce diploma program 86
established in this section; 87
(21) "Request for qualification s", a request for 88
interested potential program providers to submit evidence 89
that they meet the qualifications established in subsection 90
3 of this section; 91 SCS HB 2202 52
(22) "Stackable credential", a third party credential 92
that is part of a sequence of credent ials that can be 93
accumulated over time to build up an individual's 94
qualifications to advance along a career pathway; 95
(23) "Student", a participant in the program 96
established in this section who is twenty -one years of age 97
or older, who is a reside nt of Missouri, and who has not yet 98
earned a high school diploma; 99
(24) "Technical skills assessment", a criterion - 100
referenced assessment of an individual's skills required for 101
an entry-level career or additional training in a technical 102
field; 103
(25) "Transcript evaluation", a documented summary of 104
credits earned in previous public or private accredited high 105
schools compared with the program and approved program 106
provider graduation requirements; 107
(26) "Unit of high school credit", credit awarded 108
based on a student's demonstration that the student has 109
successfully met the content expectations for the credit 110
area as defined by subject area standards, expectations, or 111
guidelines. 112
2. There is hereby established the "Workforce Diplom a 113
Program" within the department of elementary and secondary 114
education to assist students with obtaining a high school 115
diploma and developing employability and career technical 116
skills. The program may be delivered in campus -based, 117
blended, or online modalities. 118
3. (1) Before September 1, 2022, and annually 119
thereafter, the department shall issue a request for 120
qualifications for interested program providers to become 121
approved program providers and participate in the program. 122 SCS HB 2202 53
(2) Each approved program provider shall meet all of 123
the following qualifications: 124
(a) Be an accredited high school diploma -granting 125
entity; 126
(b) Have a minimum of two years of experience 127
providing adult dropout recovery services; 128
(c) Provide academic skill intake assessments and 129
transcript evaluations to each student. Such academic skill 130
intake assessments may be administered in person or online; 131
(d) Develop a learning plan for each student that 132
integrates graduation requirements and care er goals; 133
(e) Provide a course catalog that includes all courses 134
necessary to meet graduation requirements; 135
(f) Offer remediation opportunities in literacy and 136
numeracy, as applicable; 137
(g) Offer employability skills certification, as 138
applicable; 139
(h) Offer career pathways coursework, as applicable; 140
(i) Ability to provide preparation for industry - 141
recognized credentials or stackable credentials, a technical 142
skills assessment, or a combination thereof; and 143
(j) Offer career placement services, as applicable. 144
(3) Upon confirmation by the department that an 145
interested program provider meets all of the qualifications 146
listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, an interested 147
program provider shall become an approved program provider. 148
4. (1) The department shall announce the approved 149
program providers before October sixteenth annually, with 150
authorization for the approved program providers to begin 151
enrolling students before November fifteenth annually. 152
(2) Approved program providers shall maintain approval 153
without reapplying annually if the approved program provider 154 SCS HB 2202 54
has not been removed from the approved program provider list 155
under this section. 156
5. All approved program providers shall comply wit h 157
requirements as provided by the department to ensure: 158
(1) An accurate accounting of a student's accumulated 159
credits toward a high school diploma; 160
(2) An accurate accounting of credits necessary to 161
complete a high school diploma; and 162
(3) The provision of coursework aligned to the 163
academic performance standards of the state. 164
6. (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 165
subsection, the department shall pay an amount as set by the 166
department to approved program providers for the following 167
milestones provided by the approved program provider: 168
(a) Completion of each half unit of high school credit; 169
(b) Attainment of an employability skills 170
certification; 171
(c) Attainment of an industry -recognized credentia l, 172
technical skills assessment, or stackable credential 173
requiring no more than fifty hours of training; 174
(d) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential or 175
stackable credential requiring at least fifty -one but no 176
more than one hundred hours of training; 177
(e) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential or 178
stackable credential requiring more than one hundred hours 179
of training; and 180
(f) Attainment of an accredited high school diploma. 181
(2) No approved program provider shall re ceive funding 182
for a student under this section if the approved program 183
provider receives federal or state funding or private 184
tuition for that student. No approved program provider 185
shall charge student fees of any kind including, but not 186 SCS HB 2202 55
limited to, textbook fees, tuition fees, lab fees, or 187
participation fees unless the student chooses to obtain 188
additional education offered by the approved program 189
provider that is not included in the state -funded program. 190
(3) Payments made under this subsectio n shall be 191
subject to an appropriation made to the department for such 192
purposes. 193
7. (1) Approved program providers shall submit 194
monthly invoices to the department before the eleventh 195
calendar day of each month for milestones met in the 196
previous calendar month. 197
(2) The department shall pay approved program 198
providers in the order in which invoices are submitted until 199
all available funds are exhausted. 200
(3) The department shall provide a written update to 201
approved program providers by the last calendar day of each 202
month. The update shall include the aggregate total dollars 203
that have been paid to approved program providers to date 204
and the estimated number of enrollments still available for 205
the program year. 206
8. Before July sixteenth of each year, each provider 207
shall report the following metrics to the department for 208
each individual cohort, on a cohort -by-cohort basis: 209
(1) The total number of students who have been funded 210
through the program; 211
(2) The total number of credits earned; 212
(3) The total number of employability skills 213
certifications issued; 214
(4) The total number of industry -recognized 215
credentials, stackable credentials, and technical skills 216
assessments earned for each tier of funding; 217
(5) The total number of graduates; 218 SCS HB 2202 56
(6) The average cost per graduate once the stipulated 219
time to make such a calculation has passed; and 220
(7) The graduation rate once the stipulated time to 221
make such a calculation has passed. 222
9. (1) Before September sixteenth of each year, each 223
approved program provider shall conduct and submit to the 224
department the aggregate results of a survey of each 225
individual cohort, on a cohort -by-cohort basis, who 226
graduated from the program of the approved progr am provider 227
under this section. The survey shall be conducted in the 228
year after the year in which the individuals graduate and 229
the next four consecutive years. 230
(2) The survey shall include at least the following 231
data collection elements for each year the survey is 232
conducted: 233
(a) The individual's employment status, including 234
whether the individual is employed full time or part time; 235
(b) The individual's hourly wages; 236
(c) The individual's access to employer -sponsored 237
health care; and 238
(d) The individual's postsecondary enrollment status, 239
including whether the individual has completed a 240
postsecondary certificate or degree program. 241
10. (1) Beginning at the end of the second fiscal 242
year of the program, the department shall review data from 243
each approved program provider to ensure that each is 244
achieving minimum program performance standards including, 245
but not limited to: 246
(a) A minimum fifty percent average graduation rate 247
per cohort; and 248
(b) An average cost per graduate per cohort of seven 249
thousand dollars or less. 250 SCS HB 2202 57
(2) Any approved program provider that fails to meet 251
the minimum program performance standards described in 252
subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be placed on 253
probationary status for the remainder of the fiscal year by 254
the department. 255
(3) Any approved program provider that fails to meet 256
the minimum program performance standards described in 257
subdivision (1) of this subsection for two consecutive years 258
shall be removed from the approved program provider list by 259
the department. 260
11. (1) No approved program provider shall 261
discriminate against a student on the basis of race, color, 262
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexuality, gender, 263
or age. 264
(2) If an approved program provider determines that a 265
student would be better served by participating in a 266
different program, the approved program provider may refer 267
the student to the state's adult basic education services. 268
12. (1) There is hereby created i n the state treasury 269
the "Workforce Diploma Program Fund", which shall consist of 270
any grants, gifts, donations, bequests, or moneys 271
appropriated under this section. The state treasurer shall 272
be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 273
30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 274
disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon 275
appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely as 276
provided in this section. 277
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 278
to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 279
of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 280
general revenue fund. 281 SCS HB 2202 58
(3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 282
fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 283
interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 284
credited to the fund. 285
13. The department may promulgate all necessary rules 286
and regulations for the administration of this section. Any 287
rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 288
section 536.010, that is created under the authority 289
delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 290
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 291
chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 292
section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the 293
powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 294
536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 295
and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 296
then the grant of rulemaking authority an d any rule proposed 297
or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 298
14. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: 299
(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under 300
this section shall automatically sunset six years aft er the 301
effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act 302
of the general assembly; and 303
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program 304
authorized under this section shall automatically sunset 305
twelve years after the effective date of th e reauthorization 306
of this section; and 307
(3) This section shall terminate on September first of 308
the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in 309
which the program authorized under this section is sunset. 310
186.080. 1. The commissioner of education shall 1
establish a literacy advisory council. The council shall 2
consist of no more than twenty members, appointed by the 3 SCS HB 2202 59
commissioner, and shall include members representing the 4
following stakeholder groups: 5
(1) School boards; 6
(2) Charter schools; 7
(3) School superintendents; 8
(4) Elementary and secondary building principals; 9
(5) At least three teachers, including at least two 10
teachers with expertise in reading instruction; 11
(6) At least two special education educators; 12
(7) At least two parents of elementary and secondary 13
school-age pupils who have struggled with literacy 14
proficiency; 15
(8) At least two community members who have struggled 16
with literacy proficiency or supported others who have 17
struggled with literacy proficiency, at least one of whom 18
shall be a high school student; 19
(9) One member from a dyslexia advocacy group; 20
(10) Faculty members of institutions of higher 21
education with approved teacher preparati on programs; 22
(11) Professionals with expertise in reading 23
instruction, reading interventions and how students learn to 24
read including one certified academic language therapist; and 25
(12) Professionals with expertise in educational 26
assessment data analysis. 27
2. The council shall meet at least twice per year to 28
review best practices in literacy instruction and related 29
policy provisions. The department shall provide necessary 30
staff and resources for the work of the advisory council. 31
3. The council shall periodically provide 32
recommendations to the commissioner and the state board of 33
education regarding any identified improvements to literacy 34
instruction and policy for students. The recommendations 35 SCS HB 2202 60
may include recommendations for changes to state law, and 36
the commissioner shall furnish any such recommendations to 37
the joint committee on education. 38
4. The council recommendations shall: 39
(1) Advise the department of elementary and secondary 40
education on how to implement and maintain the statewide 41
literacy plan required under section 161.241 and advise the 42
department, school districts and charter schools on ways to 43
inform and engage parents and other community members about 44
the literacy plan; 45
(2) Provide advice as to what services the department 46
should provide to school districts and charter schools to 47
support implementation of the plan and on staffing levels 48
and resources needed at the department to support the 49
statewide effort to improve literacy; 50
(3) Provide advice regarding the statewide plan for 51
collecting literacy-related data that informs: 52
(a) Literacy instructional practices; 53
(b) Teacher professional development in the field of 54
literacy; 55
(c) What proficiencies and skills shoul d be measured 56
through literacy assessments and how those assessments are 57
incorporated into local assessment plans; and 58
(d) How to identify school progress in achieving 59
literacy outcomes, including closing literacy gaps for 60
students from historica lly underserved populations; 61
(4) Recommend best practices for tiered literacy 62
instruction within a multi -tiered system of supports to best 63
improve and sustain literacy proficiency; 64
(5) Review literacy assessments and outcomes and 65
provide ongoing advice as to how to continuously improve 66
those outcomes and sustain improvement; and 67 SCS HB 2202 61
(6) Provide a means for members of the public to 68
provide input and ask questions concerning literacy issues. 69
302.010. Except where otherwi se provided, when used in 1
this chapter, the following words and phrases mean: 2
(1) "Circuit court", each circuit court in the state; 3
(2) "Commercial motor vehicle", a motor vehicle 4
designed or regularly used for carrying freight and 5
merchandise, or more than fifteen passengers; 6
(3) "Conviction", any final conviction; also a 7
forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a 8
defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not 9
been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction, except 10
that when any conviction as a result of which points are 11
assessed pursuant to section 302.302 is appealed, the term 12
"conviction" means the original judgment of conviction for 13
the purpose of determining the assessment of points, and the 14
date of final judgment affirming the conviction shall be the 15
date determining the beginning of any license suspension or 16
revocation pursuant to section 302.304; 17
(4) "Criminal history check", a search of criminal 18
records, including criminal history record information as 19
defined in section 43.500, maintained by the Missouri state 20
highway patrol in the Missouri criminal records repository 21
or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of its 22
criminal history records, including, but not limited to, any 23
record of conviction, plea of guilty or nolo contendre, or 24
finding of guilty in any state for any offense related to 25
alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs; 26
(5) "Director", the director of revenue acting 27
directly or through the director's auth orized officers and 28
agents; 29 SCS HB 2202 62
(6) "Farm tractor", every motor vehicle designed and 30
used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing 31
machines and other implements of husbandry; 32
(7) "Highway", any public thoroughfare for vehicles, 33
including state roads, county roads and public streets, 34
avenues, boulevards, parkways, or alleys in any municipality; 35
(8) "Incompetent to drive a motor vehicle", a person 36
who has become physically incapable of meeting the 37
prescribed requirements of an examination for an operator's 38
license, or who has been adjudged by a probate division of 39
the circuit court in a capacity hearing of being 40
incapacitated; 41
(9) "License", a license issued by a state to a person 42
which authorizes a person to opera te a motor vehicle; 43
(10) "Motor vehicle", any self -propelled vehicle not 44
operated exclusively upon tracks except motorized bicycles, 45
as defined in section 307.180 and electric bicycles, as 46
defined in section 301.010; 47
(11) "Motorcycle", a motor vehicle operated on two 48
wheels; however, this definition shall not include motorized 49
bicycles or electric bicycles as such terms are defined in 50
section 301.010; 51
(12) "Motortricycle", a motor vehicle operated on 52
three wheels, including a motorc ycle operated with any 53
conveyance, temporary or otherwise, requiring the use of a 54
third wheel, but excluding an electric bicycle as defined in 55
section 301.010; 56
(13) "Moving violation", that character of traffic 57
violation where at the time of viol ation the motor vehicle 58
involved is in motion, except that the term does not include 59
the driving of a motor vehicle without a valid motor vehicle 60
registration license, or violations of sections 304.170 to 61 SCS HB 2202 63
304.240, inclusive, relating to sizes and weigh ts of 62
vehicles; 63
(14) "Municipal court", every division of the circuit 64
court having original jurisdiction to try persons for 65
violations of city ordinances; 66
(15) "Nonresident", every person who is not a resident 67
of this state; 68
(16) "Operator", every person who is in actual 69
physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; 70
(17) "Owner", a person who holds the legal title of a 71
vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an 72
agreement for the conditional sale or lease ther eof with the 73
right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated 74
in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession 75
vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event 76
a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then 77
such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be 78
deemed the owner for the purpose of sections 302.010 to 79
302.540; 80
(18) "Record" includes, but is not limited to, papers, 81
documents, facsimile information, microphotographic process, 82
electronically generated or electronically recorded 83
information, digitized images, deposited or filed with the 84
department of revenue; 85
(19) "Residence address", "residence", or "resident 86
address" shall be the location at which a person has been 87
physically present, and that the person regards as home. A 88
residence address is a person's true, fixed, principal, and 89
permanent home, to which a person intends to return and 90
remain, even though currently residing elsewhere; 91
(20) "Restricted driving privilege ", a sixty-day 92
driving privilege issued by the director of revenue 93 SCS HB 2202 64
following a suspension of driving privileges for the limited 94
purpose of driving in connection with the driver's business, 95
occupation, employment, formal program of secondary, 96
postsecondary or higher education, or for an alcohol 97
education or treatment program or certified ignition 98
interlock provider, or a ninety -day interlock restricted 99
privilege issued by the director of revenue for the limited 100
purpose of driving in connection with the driver's business, 101
occupation, employment, seeking medical treatment for such 102
driver or a dependent family member, attending school or 103
other institution of higher education, attending alcohol - or 104
drug-treatment programs, seeking the required servic es of a 105
certified ignition interlock provider, fulfilling court 106
obligations, including required appearances and probation 107
and parole obligations, religious services, the care of a 108
child or children, including scheduled visitation or 109
custodial obligations pursuant to a court order, fueling 110
requirements for any vehicle utilized, and seeking basic 111
nutritional requirements; 112
(21) "School bus", when used in sections 302.010 to 113
302.540, means any motor vehicle, either publicly or 114
privately owned, designed for carrying more than ten 115
passengers, that is used to transport students to and from 116
school, or to transport pupils properly chaperoned to and 117
from any place within the state for educational purposes. 118
The term "school bus" shall not include a bus operated by a 119
public utility, municipal corporation or common carrier 120
authorized to conduct local or interstate transportation of 121
passengers when such bus is not traveling a specific school 122
bus route but is: 123
(a) On a regularly scheduled route for the 124
transportation of fare -paying passengers; or 125 SCS HB 2202 65
(b) Furnishing charter service for the transportation 126
of persons enrolled as students on field trips or other 127
special trips or in connection with other special events; 128
(22) "School bus operator", an operator who operates a 129
school bus as defined in subdivision (21) of this section in 130
the transportation of any schoolchildren and who receives 131
compensation for such service. The term "school bus 132
operator" shall not include any person who t ransports 133
schoolchildren as an incident to employment with a school or 134
school district, such as a teacher, coach, administrator, 135
secretary, school nurse, or janitor unless such person is 136
under contract with or employed by a school or school 137
district as a school bus operator; 138
(23) "Signature", any method determined by the 139
director of revenue for the signing, subscribing or 140
verifying of a record, report, application, driver's 141
license, or other related document that shall have the same 142
validity and consequences as the actual signing by the 143
person providing the record, report, application, driver's 144
license or related document; 145
(24) "Substance abuse traffic offender program", a 146
program certified by the division of alcohol and drug abuse 147
of the department of mental health to provide education or 148
rehabilitation services pursuant to a professional 149
assessment screening to identify the individual needs of the 150
person who has been referred to the program as the result of 151
an alcohol- or drug-related traffic offense. Successful 152
completion of such a program includes participation in any 153
education or rehabilitation program required to meet the 154
needs identified in the assessment screening. The 155
assignment recommendations based upon such assess ment shall 156
be subject to judicial review as provided in subsection 14 157 SCS HB 2202 66
of section 302.304 and subsections 1 and 5 of section 158
302.540; 159
(25) "Vehicle", any mechanical device on wheels, 160
designed primarily for use, or used on highways, except 161
motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or 162
drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively 163
on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized 164
wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. 165
304.060. 1. The state board of education shall adopt 1
and enforce regulations not inconsistent with law to cover 2
the design and operation of all school buses used for the 3
transportation of school children when owned and operated by 4
any school district or privately ow ned and operated under 5
contract with any school district in this state, and such 6
regulations shall by reference be made a part of any such 7
contract with a school district. School districts shall 8
have the authority to use vehicles other than school bus es 9
for the purpose of transporting school children. The state 10
board of education may adopt rules and regulations governing 11
the use of other vehicles owned by a district or operated 12
under contract with any school district in this state and 13
used for the purpose of transporting school children , except 14
motor vehicles operating under sections 387.400 to 387.440 . 15
[The operator of such vehicle shall be licensed in 16
accordance with section 302.272, and such vehicle ] Vehicles 17
other than school buses shall transport no more children 18
than the manufacturer suggests as appropriate for such 19
vehicle, and shall meet any additional requirements of the 20
school district. The state board of education may also 21
adopt rules and regulations governing the use of author ized 22
common carriers for the transportation of students on field 23
trips or other special trips for educational purposes. 24 SCS HB 2202 67
Every school district, its officers and employees, and every 25
person employed under contract by a school district shall be 26
subject to such regulations. The state board of education 27
shall cooperate with the state transportation department and 28
the state highway patrol in placing suitable warning signs 29
at intervals on the highways of the state. 30
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 31
this section, any school board in the state of Missouri in 32
an urban district containing the greater part of the 33
population of a city which has more than three hundred 34
thousand inhabitants may contract with any municipality, bi - 35
state agency, or other governmental entity for the purpose 36
of transporting school children attending a grade or grades 37
not lower than the ninth nor higher than the twelfth grade, 38
provided that such contract shall be for additional 39
transportation services, and shall not replace or fulfill 40
any of the school district's obligations pursuant to section 41
167.231. The school district may notify students of the 42
option to use district -contracted transportation services. 43
3. Any officer or employee of any sch ool district who 44
violates any of the regulations or fails to include 45
obligation to comply with such regulations in any contract 46
executed by him on behalf of a school district shall be 47
guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or 48
employment. Any person operating a school bus under 49
contract with a school district who fails to comply with any 50
such regulations shall be guilty of breach of contract and 51
such contract shall be cancelled after notice and hearing by 52
the responsible officers o f such school district. 53
4. Any other provision of the law to the contrary 54
notwithstanding, in any county of the first class with a 55 SCS HB 2202 68
charter form of government adjoining a city not within a 56
county, school buses may bear the word "special". 57
Section B. The repeal and reenactment of section 1
167.645 of this act shall become effective January 1, 2023. 2
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