Missouri 2022 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB2211 Compare Versions

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.2211
43 101STGENERALASSEMBLY
5-4274H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHURLBERT.
5+4274H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
7-Torepealsections166.700and166.705,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
8-relatingtostudentsqualifiedforempowermentscholarshipaccounts.
7+Torepealsection166.700,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
8+studentsqualifiedforempowermentscholarshipaccounts.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10-SectionA.Sections166.700and166.705,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
11-2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections166.700and166.705,toreadasfollows:
10+SectionA.Section166.700,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
11+2thereof,tobeknownassection166.700,toreadasfollows:
1212 166.700.Asusedinsections166.700to166.720,thefollowingtermsmean:
1313 2 (1)"Curriculum",acompletecourseofstudyforaparticularcontentareaorgrade
1414 3level,includinganysupplementalmaterials;
1515 4 (2)"District",thesamemeaningasusedinsection160.011;
1616 5 (3)"Educationalassistanceorganization",thesamemeaningasusedinsection
1717 6135.712;
1818 7 (4)"Parent",thesamemeaningasusedinsection135.712;
1919 8 (5)"Privateschool",aschoolthatisnotapartofthepublicschoolsystemofthestate
2020 9ofMissouriandthatchargestuitionfortherenderingofelementaryorsecondaryeducational
2121 10services;
2222 11 (6)"Program",thesamemeaningasusedinsection135.712;
23-12 (7)"Qualifiedschool",[ahomeschoolasdefinedinsection167.031or]anyofthe
23+12 (7)"Qualifiedschool",ahomeschoolasdefinedinsection167.031oranyofthe
2424 13followingentitiesthatisincorporatedinMissouriandthatdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasis
2525 14ofrace,color,ornationalorigin:
2626 15 (a)Acharterschoolasdefinedinsection160.400;
2727 16 (b)Aprivateschool;
2828 17 (c)Apublicschoolasdefinedinsection160.011;or
29-18 (d)Apublicorprivatevirtualschool;
3029 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (8)"Qualifiedstudent",anyelementaryorsecondaryschoolstudentwhoisaresident
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (d)Apublicorprivatevirtualschool;
31+19 (8)"Qualifiedstudent",anyelementaryorsecondaryschoolstudentwhoisaresident
3232 20ofthisstateandresidesinanycountywithacharterformofgovernment, anycountywithat
3333 21leastonehundredthousandinhabitants,oranycitywithatleastthirtythousandinhabitants
3434 22who:
3535 23 (a)Hasanapproved"individualizededucation[plan] program" (IEP)developed
3636 24underthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),20U.S.C.Section1400
3737 25[,]etseq.,asamended;or
3838 26 (b)Isamemberofahouseholdwhosetotalannualincomedoesnotexceedanamount
3939 27equaltotwohundredpercentoftheincomestandardusedtoqualifyforfreeandreduced
4040 28pricelunches,andmeetsatleastoneofthefollowingqualifications:
4141 29 a.Attendedapublicschoolasafull-timestudentforatleastonesemesterduringthe
4242 30previoustwelvemonths;or
4343 31 b.Isachildwhoiseligibletobeginkindergartenorfirstgradeundersections160.051
4444 32to160.055.
45-166.705.1.AparentofaqualifiedstudentmayestablishaMissouriempowerment
46-2scholarshipaccountforthestudentbyenteringintoawrittenagreementwithaneducational
47-3assistanceorganization.Theagreementshallprovidethat:
48-4 (1)Thequalifiedstudentshallenrollinaqualifiedschoolandreceiveaneducationin
49-5atleastthesubjectsofEnglishlanguagearts,mathematics,socialstudies,andscience;
50-6 (2)Exceptforaqualifiedstudentwhoisinthecustodyofthestate,thequalified
51-7studentshallnotbeenrolledinapublicschooloperatedby,oracharterschoollocatedwithin,
52-8thequalifiedstudent'sdistrictofresidenceandshallreleasethedistrictofresidencefromall
53-9obligationstoeducatethequalifiedstudentwhilethequalifiedstudentisenrolledinthe
54-10program.Thissubdivisionshallnotbeconstruedtorelievethestudent'sdistrictofresidence
55-11fromtheobligationtoconductanevaluationfordisabilities;
56-12 (3)Thequalifiedstudentshallreceiveagrant,intheformofmoneysdepositedin
57-13accordancewithsection135.714,inthequalifiedstudent'sMissouriempowerment
58-14scholarshipaccount;
59-15 (4)Themoneysdepositedinthequalifiedstudent'sMissouriempowerment
60-16scholarshipaccountshallbeusedonlyforthefollowingexpensesofthequalifiedstudent:
61-17 (a)Tuitionorfeesataqualifiedschool;
62-18 (b)Textbooksrequiredbyaqualifiedschool;
63-19 (c)Educationaltherapiesorservicesfromalicensedoraccreditedpractitioneror
64-20providerincluding,butnotlimitedto,licensedoraccreditedparaprofessionalsoreducational
65-21aides;
66-22 (d)Tutoringservices;
67-23 (e)Curriculum;
68-HCSHB2211 2 24 (f)Tuitionorfeesforaprivatevirtualschool;
69-25 (g)Feesforanationallystandardizednorm-referencedachievementtest,advanced
70-26placementexaminations,internationalbaccalaureateexaminations,oranyexaminations
71-27relatedtocollegeoruniversityadmission;
72-28 (h)FeesformanagementoftheMissouriempowermentscholarshipaccountbyfirms
73-29selectedbytheeducationalassistanceorganization;
74-30 (i)Servicesprovidedbyapublicschoolincluding,butnotlimitedto,individual
75-31classesandextracurricularprograms;
76-32 (j)Computerhardwareorothertechnologicaldevicesthatareusedtohelpmeetthe
77-33qualifiedstudent'seducationalneedsandthatareapprovedbyaneducationalassistance
78-34organization;
79-35 (k)Feesforsummereducationprogramsandspecializedafter-schooleducation
80-36programs;
81-37 (l)Transportationcostsformileagetoandfromaqualifiedschool;and
82-38 (5)Moneysdepositedinthequalifiedstudent'sMissouriempowermentscholarship
83-39accountshallnotbeusedforthefollowing:
84-40 (a)Consumableeducationalsuppliesincluding,butnotlimitedto,paper,pens,
85-41pencils,ormarkers;
86-42 (b)TuitionataprivateschoollocatedoutsideofthestateofMissouri;and
87-43 (c)Paymentsorreimbursementstoanypersonrelatedwithinthethirddegreeof
88-44consanguinityoraffinitytoaqualifiedstudent.
89-45 2.Missouriempowermentscholarshipaccountsarerenewableonanannualbasis
90-46uponrequestoftheparentofaqualifiedstudent.Notwithstandinganychangestothe
91-47qualifiedstudent'smultidisciplinaryevaluationteamplan,astudentwhohaspreviously
92-48qualifiedforaMissouriempowermentscholarshipaccountshallremaineligibletoapplyfor
93-49renewaluntilthestudentcompleteshighschoolandsubmitsscorestothestatetreasurerfrom
94-50anationallystandardizednorm-referencedachievementtest,advancedplacement
95-51examination,internationalbaccalaureateexamination,oranyexaminationrelatedtocollege
96-52oruniversityadmissionpurchasedwithMissouriempowermentscholarshipaccountfunds.
97-53 3.[Asignedagreementunderthissectionshallsatisfythecompulsoryschool
98-54attendancerequirementsofsection167.031.
99-55 4.]Aqualifiedschooloraproviderofservicespurchasedunderthissectionshallnot
100-56share,refund,orrebateanyMissouriempowermentscholarshipaccountmoneyswiththe
101-57parentorqualifiedstudentinanymanner.
102-58 [5.]4.Ifaqualifiedstudentwithdrawsfromtheprogrambyenrollinginaschool
103-59otherthanaqualifiedschoolorisdisqualifiedfromtheprogramundertheprovisionsof
104-60section166.710,thequalifiedstudent'sMissouriempowermentscholarshipaccountshallbe
105-HCSHB2211 3 61closedandanyremainingfundsshallbereturnedtotheeducationalassistanceorganization
106-62forredistributiontootherqualifiedstudents.Undersuchcircumstances,theobligationto
107-63provideaneducationforsuchstudentshalltransferbacktothestudent'sdistrictofresidence.
108-64 [6.]5.Anyfundsremaininginaqualifiedstudent'sMissouriempowerment
109-65scholarshipaccountattheendofaschoolyearshallremainintheaccountandshallnotbe
110-66returnedtotheeducationalassistanceorganization.Anyfundsremaininginaqualified
111-67student'sMissouriempowermentscholarshipaccountupongraduationfromaqualified
112-68schoolshallbereturnedtotheeducationalassistanceorganizationforredistributiontoother
113-69qualifiedstudents.
114-70 [7.]6.Moneysreceivedundersections166.700to166.720shallnotconstitute
115-71Missouritaxableincometotheparentofthequalifiedstudent.
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