HCSHBs2618&2492--ADULTHIGHSCHOOLS
SPONSOR: Davidson
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducationbyavoteof14to
0.
Thisbillallowssynchronousinstructionconnectingstudentstoa
liveclassroominaMissouriadulthighschooltobetreatedthe
sameasin-personlearning. Thebilldefines"adulthighschool"
tomeanthesameasa"secondaryschoolsystem"andtobeexempt
fromchildcarelicensureunderSection210.211,RSMo.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthislanguagewillallowadult
highschoolstousedaycaresthatarelocatednextdoortothehigh
schoolandprovideforadditionalflexibilitywhilecreating
opportunitiesforadultstudentstoattend.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Davidson;MissouriNEA;
ArnieC.AcDienoff;andMERS/GoodwillIndustriesofEastern
Missouri.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.