3622S.05F
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SENATE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2287
AN ACT
To repeal sections 135.713, 161.670, 168.021, and
571.010, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof seven new
sections relating to elementary and secondary
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 135.713, 161.670, 168.021, and 1
571.010, RSMo, are repealed and seven new sections enacted in 2
lieu thereof, to be known as sections 135.713, 161.670, 167.012, 3
167.013, 168.021, 571.010, and 1, to read as follows:4
135.713. 1. Any taxpayer who makes a qualifying 1
contribution to an educational assistance organization after 2
August 28, 2021, may claim a credit against the tax 3
otherwise due under chapter 143, other than taxes withheld 4
under sections 143.191 to 143.265, and cha pter 153 in an 5
amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount the 6
taxpayer contributed during the tax year for which the 7
credit is claimed. No taxpayer shall claim a credit [under] 8
pursuant to sections 135.712 to 135.719 for any contribution 9
made by the taxpayer, or an agent of the taxpayer, on behalf 10
of the taxpayer's dependent or, in the case of a business 11
taxpayer, on behalf of the business's agent's dependent. 12
2. The amount of the tax credit claimed shall not 13
exceed fifty percent of th e taxpayer's state tax liability 14
for the tax year for which the credit is claimed. The state 15
treasurer shall certify the tax credit amount to the 16
taxpayer. A taxpayer may carry the credit forward to any of 17
[such taxpayer's] his or her four subsequent tax years. All 18
tax credits authorized [under] pursuant to the program shall 19
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not be transferred, sold, or assigned, and are not 20
refundable. 21
3. The cumulative amount of tax credits that may be 22
allocated to all taxpayers contributing to educationa l 23
assistance organizations in any one calendar year shall not 24
exceed fifty million dollars, which amount shall be annually 25
adjusted by the state treasurer for inflation based on the 26
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 27
Midwest region, as defined and officially recorded by the 28
United States Department of Labor or its successor, such 29
annual increase will cease when the amount of tax credits 30
reach seventy-five million dollars. The state treasurer 31
shall establish a procedure by which, from the beginning of 32
the calendar year until August first, the cumulative amount 33
of tax credits shall be allocated on a first -come, first- 34
served basis among all educational assistance 35
organizations. If an educational assistance organization 36
fails to use all, or some percentage to be determined by the 37
state treasurer, of its allocated tax credits during this 38
period, the state treasurer may reallocate these unused tax 39
credits to those educational assistance organizations that 40
have used all, or som e percentage to be determined by the 41
state treasurer, of their allocated tax credits during this 42
period. The state treasurer may establish more than one 43
period and reallocate more than once during each calendar 44
year. The state treasurer shall establi sh the procedure 45
described in this subsection in such a manner as to ensure 46
that taxpayers can claim all the tax credits possible up to 47
the cumulative amount of tax credits available for the 48
calendar year. 49
4. A taxpayer who makes a contribution t o an education 50
assistance organization shall not designate the student who 51
will receive a scholarship grant. 52
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5. The provisions of sections 135.712 to 135.719 and 53
sections 166.700 to 166.720 shall be effective in any fiscal 54
year immediately [subsequent to] after any fiscal year in 55
which the amount appropriated for pupil transportation 56
[under] pursuant to section 163.161 equals or exceeds forty 57
percent of the projected amount necessary to fully fund 58
transportation aid funding for fiscal year 202 1. If the 59
amount appropriated for transportation [under] pursuant to 60
section 163.161 in any succeeding year falls below such 61
amount, no additional scholarships for newly qualified 62
students shall be awarded. 63
161.670. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, prior to 1
July 1, 2007, the state board of education shall establish 2
the "Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program" to 3
serve school-age students residing in the state. The 4
Missouri course access and virtual school program shall 5
offer nonclassroom-based instruction in a virtual setting 6
using technology, intranet, or internet methods of 7
communication. Any student under the age of twenty -one in 8
grades kindergarten through twelve who resides in this state 9
shall be eligible to enroll in the Missouri course access 10
and virtual school program pursuant to subsection 3 of this 11
section. 12
2. (1) For purposes of calculation and distribution 13
of state school aid, students enrolled in the Missouri 14
course access and virtual school program shall be included 15
in the student enrollment of the school district in which 16
the student is enrolled under the relevant provisions of 17
subsection 3 of this section [; provided that any such ] for 18
such enrollment. Student attendance for full -time virtual 19
program students shall only be included in any district 20
pupil attendance calculation under chapter 163 [and any 21
charter school pupil attendance calculation under section 22
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160.415,] using current-year pupil attendance for such full - 23
time virtual program pupils [; and further provided that ]. 24
For the purpose of calculating average daily attendance in 25
full time virtual programs under this section, average daily 26
attendance shall be defined as the quotient or the sum of 27
the quotients obtained by dividing the total number of hours 28
attended in a term by enrolled pupils between the ages of 29
five and twenty-one by the actual number of hours that the 30
program was in session in that term, and the provisions of 31
section 162.1250 shall not apply to s uch funding 32
calculation. Such calculation shall be generated by the 33
virtual provider and provided to the host district for 34
submission to the department of elementary and secondary 35
education. Such students may complete their instructional 36
activities, as defined in subsection 4 of this section, 37
during any hour of the day and during any day of the week. 38
The hours attended for each enrolled pupil shall be 39
documented by the pupil's weekly progress in the educational 40
program according to a process dete rmined by the virtual 41
program and published annually in the virtual program's 42
enrollment handbook or policy. To the average daily 43
attendance of the following school term shall be added the 44
full-time equivalent average daily attendance of summer 45
school students. In the case of a host school district 46
enrolling one or more full -time virtual school students, 47
such enrolling district shall , as part of its monthly state 48
allocation, receive no less under the state aid calculation 49
for such students than a n amount equal to the state adequacy 50
target multiplied by the weighted average daily attendance 51
of such full-time students. Students residing in Missouri 52
and enrolled in a full -time virtual school program operated 53
by a public institution of higher edu cation in this state 54
shall be counted for a state aid calculation by the 55
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department, and the department shall pay, from funds 56
dedicated to state school aid payments made under section 57
163.031, to such institution an amount equal to the state 58
adequacy target multiplied by the weighted average daily 59
attendance of such full -time students. 60
(2) The Missouri course access and virtual school 61
program shall report to the district of residence the 62
following information about each student served by the 63
Missouri course access and virtual school program: name, 64
address, eligibility for free or reduced -price lunch, 65
limited English proficiency status, special education needs, 66
and the number of courses in which the student is enrolled. 67
The Missouri course access and virtual school program shall 68
promptly notify the resident district when a student 69
discontinues enrollment. A "full-time equivalent student" 70
is a student who is enrolled in the instructional equivalent 71
of six credits per regular term. Each Missouri course 72
access and virtual school program course shall count as one 73
class and shall generate that portion of a full -time 74
equivalent that a comparable course offered by the school 75
district would generate. 76
(3) Pursuant to an education ser vices plan and 77
collaborative agreement under subsection 3 of this section, 78
full-time equivalent students may be allowed to use a 79
physical location of the resident school district for all or 80
some portion of ongoing instructional activity, and the 81
enrollment plan shall provide for reimbursement of costs of 82
the resident district for providing such access pursuant to 83
rules promulgated under this section by the department. 84
(4) In no case shall more than the full -time 85
equivalency of a regular term o f attendance for a single 86
student be used to claim state aid. Full-time equivalent 87
student credit completed shall be reported to the department 88
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of elementary and secondary education in the manner 89
prescribed by the department. Nothing in this section shall 90
prohibit students from enrolling in additional courses under 91
a separate agreement that includes terms for paying tuition 92
or course fees. 93
(5) A full-time virtual school program serving full - 94
time equivalent students shall be considered an att endance 95
center in the host school district and shall participate in 96
the statewide assessment system as defined in section 97
160.518. The academic performance of students enrolled in a 98
full-time virtual school program shall be assigned to the 99
designated attendance center of the full -time virtual school 100
program and shall be considered in like manner to other 101
attendance centers. The academic performance of any student 102
who disenrolls from a full -time virtual school program and 103
enrolls in a public schoo l or charter school shall not be 104
used in determining the annual performance report score of 105
the attendance center or school district in which the 106
student enrolls for twelve months from the date of 107
enrollment. 108
(6) For the purposes of this section, a public 109
institution of higher education operating a full -time 110
virtual school program shall be subject to all requirements 111
applicable to a host school district with respect to its 112
full-time equivalent students. 113
3. (1) A student who resides in t his state may enroll 114
in Missouri course access and virtual school program courses 115
of his or her choice as a part of the student's annual 116
course load each school year, with any costs associated with 117
such course or courses to be paid by the school distri ct or 118
charter school if: 119
(a) The student is enrolled full -time in a public 120
school, including any charter school; and 121
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(b) Prior to enrolling in any Missouri course access 122
and virtual school program course, a student has received 123
approval from his or her school district or charter school 124
through the procedure described under subdivision (2) of 125
this subsection. 126
(2) Each school district or charter school shall adopt 127
a policy that delineates the process by which a student may 128
enroll in courses provided by the Missouri course access and 129
virtual school program that is substantially similar to the 130
typical process by which a district student would enroll in 131
courses offered by the school district and a charter school 132
student would enroll in courses offered by the charter 133
school. The policy may include consultation with the 134
school's counselor and may include parental notification or 135
authorization. The policy shall ensure that available 136
opportunities for in -person instruction are consi dered prior 137
to moving a student to virtual courses. The policy shall 138
allow for continuous enrollment throughout the school year. 139
If the school district or charter school disapproves a 140
student's request to enroll in a course or courses provided 141
by the Missouri course access and virtual school program, 142
the reason shall be provided in writing and it shall be for 143
good cause. Good cause justification to disapprove a 144
student's request for enrollment in a course shall be a 145
determination that doing so is not in the best educational 146
interest of the student, and shall be consistent with the 147
determination that would be made for such course request 148
under the process by which a district student would enroll 149
in a similar course offered by the school distr ict and a 150
charter school student would enroll in a similar course 151
offered by the charter school, except that the determination 152
may consider the suitability of virtual courses for the 153
student based on prior participation in virtual courses by 154
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the student. Appeals of any course denials under this 155
subsection shall be considered under a policy that is 156
substantially similar to the typical process by which 157
appeals would be considered for a student seeking to enroll 158
in courses offered by the school distr ict and a charter 159
school student seeking to enroll in courses offered by the 160
charter school. 161
(3) For students enrolled in any Missouri course 162
access and virtual school program course in which costs 163
associated with such course are to be paid by th e school 164
district or charter school as described under this 165
subdivision, the school district or charter school shall pay 166
the content provider directly on a pro rata monthly basis 167
based on a student's completion of assignments and 168
assessments. If a student discontinues enrollment, the 169
district or charter school may stop making monthly payments 170
to the content provider. No school district or charter 171
school shall pay, for any one course for a student, more 172
than the market necessary costs but in no ca se shall pay 173
more than fourteen percent of the state adequacy target, as 174
defined under section 163.011, as calculated at the end of 175
the most recent school year for any single, year -long course 176
and no more than seven percent of the state adequacy target 177
as described above for any single semester equivalent course. 178
(4) [For students enrolling in a full -time virtual 179
program, the department of elementary and secondary 180
education shall adopt a policy that delineates the process 181
by which] (a) A student who lives in this state may enroll 182
in a virtual program of their choice as provided in this 183
subdivision, and the provisions of subdivisions 1 to 3 of 184
this subsection shall not apply to such enrollment in a full - 185
time virtual program . Each host school district operating a 186
full-time virtual program under this section shall adopt, 187
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operate and implement [the state] an enrollment policy[, 188
subject to] as specified by the provisions of this 189
subdivision. [The policy shall: 190
(a) Require the good faith collaboration of ] The 191
student, the student's parent or guardian if the student is 192
not considered homeless, the virtual program, the host 193
district, and the resident district [;] shall collaborate in 194
good faith to implement the enrollment policy regar ding the 195
student's enrollment, and the resident school district and 196
the host school district may mutually agree that the 197
resident district shall offer or continue to offer services 198
for the student under an agreement that includes financial 199
terms for reimbursement by the host school district for the 200
necessary costs of the resident school district providing 201
such services. An enrollment policy specified under this 202
subsection shall: 203
a. Require a student's parent or guardian, if the 204
student is not considered homeless, to apply for enrollment 205
in a full-time virtual program directly with the virtual 206
program; 207
[(b)] b. Specify timelines for timely participation by 208
the virtual program, the host district, and resident 209
district; provided that t he resident district shall provide 210
any relevant information and input on the enrollment within 211
ten business days of notice from the virtual program of the 212
enrollment application; 213
[(c)] c. Include a survey of the reasons for the 214
student's and parent's interests in participating in the 215
virtual program; 216
[(d)] d. Include consideration of available 217
opportunities for in -person instruction prior to enrolling a 218
student in a virtual program; 219
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[(e)] e. Evaluate requests for enrollment based on 220
meeting the needs for a student to be successful considering 221
all relevant factors; 222
[(f)] f. Ensure that, for any enrolling student with a 223
covered disability, an individualized education [services 224
plan and collaborative agreement is ] program and a related 225
services agreement, in cases where such agreement is needed, 226
are created to provide all services required to ensure a 227
free and appropriate public education, including financial 228
terms for reimbursement by the host district for the 229
necessary costs of any virtual program, school district, or 230
public or private entity providing all or a portion of such 231
services; 232
[(g)] g. Require the virtual program to determine 233
whether an enrolling student will be admitted, based on the 234
enrollment policy, in consideration of all relevant factors 235
and provide the basis for its determination and any service 236
plan for the student, in writing, to the student, the 237
student's parent or guardian, the host district, and the 238
resident district; and 239
[(h)] h. Provide a process for reviewing appeals of 240
decisions made under this subdivision [; and]. 241
[(i) Require] (b) The department [to] shall publish 242
an annual report based on the enrollments and enrollment 243
surveys conducted under this subdivision that pr ovides data 244
at the statewide and district levels of sufficient detail to 245
allow analysis of trends regarding the reasons for 246
participation in the virtual program at the statewide and 247
district levels; provided that no such survey results will 248
be published in a manner that reveals individual student 249
information. The department shall also include, in the 250
annual report, data at the statewide and district levels of 251
sufficient detail to allow detection and analysis of the 252
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racial, ethnic, and socio -economic balance of virtual 253
program participation among schools and districts at the 254
statewide and district levels, provided that no such survey 255
results will be published in a manner that reveals 256
individual student information. 257
(5) In the case of a stu dent who is a candidate for A+ 258
tuition reimbursement and taking a virtual course under this 259
section, the school shall attribute no less than ninety -five 260
percent attendance to any such student who has completed 261
such virtual course. 262
(6) The Missouri course access and virtual school 263
program shall ensure that individual learning plans designed 264
by certified teachers and professional staff are developed 265
for all students enrolled in more than two full -time course 266
access program courses or a full -time virtual school. 267
(7) Virtual school programs shall monitor individual 268
student success and engagement of students enrolled in their 269
program[,] and, for students enrolled in virtual courses on 270
a part-time basis, the virtual school program shall provide 271
regular student progress reports for each student at least 272
four times per school year to the school district or charter 273
school, provide the host school district and the resident 274
school district ongoing access to academic and other 275
relevant information on student success and engagement, and 276
shall terminate or alter the course offering if it is found 277
the course [or full-time virtual school] is not meeting the 278
educational needs of the students enrolled in the course. 279
(8) The department of ele mentary and secondary 280
education shall monitor the aggregate performance of 281
providers and make such information available to the public 282
under subsection 11 of this section. 283
(9) Pursuant to rules to be promulgated by the 284
department of elementary an d secondary education, when a 285
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student transfers into a school district or charter school, 286
credits previously gained through successful passage of 287
approved courses under the Missouri course access and 288
virtual school program shall be accepted by the scho ol 289
district or charter school. 290
(10) Pursuant to rules to be promulgated by the 291
department of elementary and secondary education, if a 292
student transfers into a school district or charter school 293
while enrolled in a Missouri course access and virtua l 294
school program course or full -time virtual school, the 295
student shall continue to be enrolled in such course or 296
school. 297
(11) Nothing in this section shall prohibit home 298
school students, private school students, or students 299
wishing to take addit ional courses beyond their regular 300
course load from enrolling in Missouri course access and 301
virtual school program courses under an agreement that 302
includes terms for paying tuition or course fees. 303
(12) Nothing in this subsection shall require any 304
school district, charter school, virtual program, or the 305
state to provide computers, equipment, or internet access to 306
any student unless required under the education services 307
plan created for an eligible student under subdivision (4) 308
of this subsection or for an eligible student with a 309
disability to comply with federal law. An education 310
services plan may require an eligible student to have access 311
to school facilities of the resident school district during 312
regular school hours for participation and instructional 313
activities of a virtual program under this section, and the 314
education services plan shall provide for reimbursement of 315
the resident school district for such access pursuant to 316
rules adopted by the department under this section. 317
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(13) The authorization process shall provide for 318
continuous monitoring of approved providers and courses. 319
The department shall revoke or suspend or take other 320
corrective action regarding the authorization of any course 321
or provider no longer meeting the r equirements of the 322
program. Unless immediate action is necessary, prior to 323
revocation or suspension, the department shall notify the 324
provider and give the provider a reasonable time period to 325
take corrective action to avoid revocation or suspension. 326
The process shall provide for periodic renewal of 327
authorization no less frequently than once every three years. 328
(14) Courses approved as of August 28, 2018, by the 329
department to participate in the Missouri virtual 330
instruction program shall be aut omatically approved to 331
participate in the Missouri course access and virtual school 332
program, but shall be subject to periodic renewal. 333
(15) Any online course or virtual program offered by a 334
school district or charter school, including those offere d 335
prior to August 28, 2018, which meets the requirements of 336
section 162.1250 shall be automatically approved to 337
participate in the Missouri course access and virtual school 338
program. Such course or program shall be subject to 339
periodic renewal. A school district or charter school 340
offering such a course or virtual school program shall be 341
deemed an approved provider. 342
(16) A host district may contract with a provider to 343
perform any required services involved with delivering a 344
full-time virtual education. 345
4. (1) As used in this subsection, the term 346
"instructional activities" means classroom -based or 347
nonclassroom-based activities that a student shall be 348
expected to complete, participate in, or attend during any 349
given school day, such as: 350
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(a) Online logins to curricula or programs; 351
(b) Offline activities; 352
(c) Completed assignments within a particular program, 353
curriculum, or class; 354
(d) Testing; 355
(e) Face-to-face communications or meetings with 356
school staff; 357
(f) Telephone or video conferences with school staff; 358
(g) School-sanctioned field trips; or 359
(h) Orientation. 360
(2) A full-time virtual school shall submit a 361
notification to the parent or guardian of any student who is 362
not consistently engaged in instructional activities and 363
shall provide regular student progress reports for each 364
student at least four times per school year . 365
(3) Each full-time virtual school shall develop, 366
adopt, and post on the school's website a policy setting 367
forth the consequences for a student who fails to complete 368
the required instructional activities. Such policy shall 369
state, at a minimum, that if a student fails to complete the 370
instructional activities after receiving a notification 371
under subdivision (2) of this subsection, and after 372
reasonable intervention strategies have been implemented, 373
that the student shall be subject to certain consequences 374
which may include disenrollment from the school. Prior to 375
any disenrollment, the parent or guardian shall have the 376
opportunity to present any information that the parent deems 377
relevant, and such information shall be considered prior to 378
any final decision. 379
(4) If a full-time virtual school disenrolls a student 380
under subdivision (3) of this subs ection, the school shall 381
immediately provide written notification to such student's 382
school district of residence. The student's school district 383
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of residence shall then provide to the parents or guardian 384
of the student a written list of available educa tional 385
options and promptly enroll the student in the selected 386
option. Any student disenrolled from a full -time virtual 387
school shall be prohibited from reenrolling in the same 388
virtual school for the remainder of the school year. 389
5. School districts or charter schools shall inform 390
parents of their child's right to participate in the 391
program. Availability of the program shall be made clear in 392
the parent handbook, registration documents, and featured on 393
the home page of the school district or c harter school's 394
website. 395
6. The department shall: 396
(1) Establish an authorization process for course or 397
full-time virtual school providers that includes multiple 398
opportunities for submission each year; 399
(2) Pursuant to the time line esta blished by the 400
department, authorize course or full -time virtual school 401
providers that: 402
(a) Submit all necessary information pursuant to the 403
requirements of the process; and 404
(b) Meet the criteria described in subdivision (3) of 405
this subsection; 406
(3) Review, pursuant to the authorization process, 407
proposals from providers to provide a comprehensive, full - 408
time equivalent course of study for students through the 409
Missouri course access and virtual school program. The 410
department shall ensure that these comprehensive courses of 411
study align to state academic standards and that there is 412
consistency and compatibility in the curriculum used by all 413
providers from one grade level to the next grade level; 414
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(4) Within thirty days of any de nial, provide a 415
written explanation to any course or full -time virtual 416
school providers that are denied authorization; 417
(5) Allow a course or full -time virtual school 418
provider denied authorization to reapply at any point in the 419
future. 420
7. The department shall publish the process 421
established under this section, including any deadlines and 422
any guidelines applicable to the submission and 423
authorization process for course or full -time virtual school 424
providers on its website. 425
8. If the department determines that there are 426
insufficient funds available for evaluating and authorizing 427
course or full-time virtual school providers, the department 428
may charge applicant course or full -time virtual school 429
providers a fee up to, but no greater th an, the amount of 430
the costs in order to ensure that evaluation occurs. The 431
department shall establish and publish a fee schedule for 432
purposes of this subsection. 433
9. Except as specified in this section and as may be 434
specified by rule of the state board of education, the 435
Missouri course access and virtual school program shall 436
comply with all state laws and regulations applicable to 437
school districts, including but not limited to the Missouri 438
school improvement program (MSIP), annual performance report 439
(APR), teacher certification, curriculum standards, audit 440
requirements under chapter 165, access to public records 441
under chapter 610, and school accountability report cards 442
under section 160.522. Teachers and administrators employed 443
by a virtual provider shall be considered to be employed in 444
a public school for all certification purposes under chapter 445
168. 446
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10. The department shall submit and publicly publish 447
an annual report on the Missouri course access and virtual 448
school program and the participation of entities to the 449
governor, the chair and ranking member of the senate 450
education committee, and the chair and ranking member of the 451
house of representatives elementary and secondary education 452
committee. The report shall at a minimu m include the 453
following information: 454
(1) The annual number of unique students participating 455
in courses authorized under this section and the total 456
number of courses in which students are enrolled in; 457
(2) The number of authorized providers; 458
(3) The number of authorized courses and the number of 459
students enrolled in each course; 460
(4) The number of courses available by subject and 461
grade level; 462
(5) The number of students enrolled in courses broken 463
down by subject and grade lev el; 464
(6) Student outcome data, including completion rates, 465
student learning gains, student performance on state or 466
nationally accepted assessments, by subject and grade level 467
per provider. This outcome data shall be published in a 468
manner that protects student privacy; 469
(7) The costs per course; 470
(8) Evaluation of in-school course availability 471
compared to course access availability to ensure gaps in 472
course access are being addressed statewide. 473
11. (1) The department shall be resp onsible for 474
creating the Missouri course access and virtual school 475
program catalog providing a listing of all courses 476
authorized and available to students in the state, detailed 477
information, including costs per course, about the courses 478
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to inform student enrollment decisions, and the ability for 479
students to submit their course enrollments. 480
(2) On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall 481
publish on its website, and distribute to all school 482
districts and charter schools in this state, a g uidance 483
document that details the options for virtual course access 484
and full-time virtual course access for all students in the 485
state. The guidance document shall include a complete and 486
readily understood description of the applicable enrollment 487
processes including the opportunity for students to enroll 488
and the roles and responsibilities of the student, parent, 489
virtual provider, school district or districts, and charter 490
schools, as appropriate. The guidance document shall be 491
distributed in writte n and electronic form to all school 492
districts, charter schools, and virtual providers. School 493
districts and charter schools shall provide a copy of the 494
guidance document to every pupil and parent or legal 495
guardian of every pupil enrolled in the distri ct or charter 496
school at the beginning of each school year and upon 497
enrollment for every pupil enrolling at a different time of 498
the school year. School districts and charter schools shall 499
provide a readily viewable link to the electronic version of 500
the guidance document on the main page of the district's or 501
charter school's website. 502
12. The state board of education through the 503
rulemaking process and the department of elementary and 504
secondary education in its policies and procedures shall 505
ensure that multiple content providers and learning 506
management systems are allowed, ensure digital content 507
conforms to accessibility requirements, provide an easily 508
accessible link for providers to submit courses or full -time 509
virtual schools on the Missour i course access and virtual 510
school program website, and allow any person, organization, 511
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or entity to submit courses or full -time virtual schools for 512
approval. No content provider shall be allowed that is 513
unwilling to accept payments in the amount and manner as 514
described under subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of this 515
section or does not meet performance or quality standards 516
adopted by the state board of education. 517
13. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 518
defined in section 536.010, th at is created under the 519
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 520
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 521
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 522
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 523
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 524
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 525
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 526
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 527
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 528
2006, shall be invalid and void. 529
167.012. 1. For purposes of state law regarding this 1
section and sections 161.670, 162.996, 167.013, 167.031, 2
167.042, 167.061, 167.600, 167.619, 210.167, 210.211, 3
211.031, and 452.375, a "home school" is a school, whether 4
incorporated or unincorporated, that: 5
(1) Has as its primary purpose the provision of 6
private or religious -based instruction; 7
(2) Enrolls children between the ages of seven years 8
and the compulsory attendance age for the school district in 9
which the home school is located, of which no more than four 10
are unrelated by affinity or consanguinity in the third 11
degree; 12
(3) Does not charge or receive consideration in the 13
form of tuition, fees, or other remuneration in a genuine 14
and fair exchange for provision of instruction; 15
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(4) Does not enroll children who participate in the 16
program established in sections 135.712 to 135.719 and 17
sections 166.700 to 166.720; and 18
(5) Is not an FPE school. 19
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, as 20
evidence that a child is receiving regular instruction, the 21
child's parent, guardian, or other person having control or 22
custody of the child shall: 23
(1) Maintain the following records: 24
(a) a. A plan book, diary, or other written record 25
indicating subjects taught and activities engaged in; 26
b. A portfolio of samples of the child's academic 27
work; and 28
c. A record of evaluations of the child's academic 29
progress; or 30
(b) Other written or credible evidence equivalent to 31
subparagraphs a. to c. of paragraph (a) of this subdivision; 32
and 33
(2) Offer at least one thousand hours of instruction, 34
at least six hundred hours of which shall be in reading, 35
language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, or 36
academic courses that are related to such subject areas and 37
consonant with the child's age and ability. At least four 38
hundred of the six hundred hours shall occur at the regular 39
home school location; 40
(3) The requirements of this subsection shall not 41
apply to any pupil sixteen years of age or older. 42
3. The production of a daily log by a parent, 43
guardian, or other person having control or custody of a 44
child showing that a home school h as a course of instruction 45
that satisfies the requirements of this section and section 46
167.031 or, in the case of a pupil sixteen years of age or 47
older who attended a metropolitan school district the 48
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previous year, a written statement that the pupil is 49
attending home school in compliance with section 167.031 50
shall be a defense to any prosecution under section 167.031 51
and to any charge or action for educational neglect brought 52
under chapter 210. Home school education enforcement and 53
records pursuant to this section, and sections 210.167 and 54
211.031, shall be subject to review only by the local 55
prosecuting attorney. 56
167.013. 1. For purposes of state law regarding this 1
section and sections 161.670, 162.996, 166.700, 167.012, 2
167.031, 167.061, 167.600, 167.619, 210.167, 210.211, 3
211.031, and 452.375, a "Family Paced Education (FPE) 4
school" or "FPE school" is a school, whether incorporated or 5
unincorporated, that: 6
(1) Has as its primary purpose the provision of 7
private or religious-based instruction; 8
(2) Enrolls children between the ages of seven years 9
and the compulsory attendance age for the school district in 10
which the FPE school is located, of which no more than four 11
are unrelated by affinity or consanguin ity in the third 12
degree; 13
(3) Does not charge or receive consideration in the 14
form of tuition, fees, or other remuneration in a genuine 15
and fair exchange for provision of instruction; and 16
(4) May enroll children who participate in the program 17
established in sections 135.712 to 135.719 and sections 18
166.700 to 166.720. 19
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, as 20
evidence that a child is receiving regular instruction, the 21
child's parent, guardian, or other person having contr ol or 22
custody of the child shall: 23
(1) Maintain the following records: 24
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(a) a. A plan book, diary, or other written record 25
indicating subjects taught and activities engaged in; 26
b. A portfolio of samples of the child's academic 27
work; and 28
c. A record of evaluations of the child's academic 29
progress; or 30
(b) Other written or credible evidence equivalent to 31
subparagraphs a. to c. of paragraph (a) of this subdivision; 32
and 33
(2) Offer at least one thousand hours of instruction , 34
at least six hundred hours of which shall be in reading, 35
language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, or 36
academic courses that are related to such subject areas and 37
consonant with the child's age and ability. At least four 38
hundred of the six hundred hours shall occur at the regular 39
FPE school location; 40
(3) The requirements of this subsection shall not 41
apply to any pupil sixteen years of age or older. 42
3. The production of a daily log by a parent, 43
guardian, or other person havin g control or custody of a 44
child showing that a FPE school has a course of instruction 45
that satisfies the requirements of this section and section 46
167.031 or, in the case of a pupil sixteen years of age or 47
older who attended a metropolitan school distri ct the 48
previous year, a written statement that the pupil is 49
attending a FPE school in compliance with section 167.031 50
shall be a defense to any prosecution under section 167.031 51
and to any charge or action for educational neglect brought 52
under chapter 210. FPE school education enforcement and 53
records pursuant to this section, and sections 210.167 and 54
211.031, shall be subject to review only by the local 55
prosecuting attorney. 56
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168.021. 1. Certificates of license to teach in the 1
public schools of the state shall be granted as follows: 2
(1) By the state board, under rules and regulations 3
prescribed by it: 4
(a) Upon the basis of college credit; 5
(b) Upon the basis of examination; 6
(2) By the state board, under rules and regulations 7
prescribed by the state board with advice from the advisory 8
council established by section 168.015 to any individual who 9
presents to the state board a valid doctoral degree from an 10
accredited institution of higher education accre dited by a 11
regional accrediting association such as North Central 12
Association. Such certificate shall be limited to the major 13
area of postgraduate study of the holder, shall be issued 14
only after successful completion of the examination required 15
for graduation pursuant to rules adopted by the state board 16
of education, and shall be restricted to those certificates 17
established pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of 18
this section; 19
(3) By the state board, which shall issue the 20
professional certificate classification in both the general 21
and specialized areas most closely aligned with the current 22
areas of certification approved by the state board, 23
commensurate with the years of teaching experience of the 24
applicant, and based upon the foll owing criteria: 25
(a) a. Recommendation of a state -approved 26
baccalaureate-level teacher preparation program; 27
b. The department of elementary and secondary 28
education shall develop and maintain an eighteen hour (one 29
thousand eighty minutes) onl ine teacher preparation program 30
related to subjects appropriate for elementary and secondary 31
education settings. Any charitable organization registered 32
in Missouri that is exempt from federal taxation under the 33
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amende d, may submit a 34
teacher preparation program to the department of elementary 35
and secondary education for approval. Once approved, the 36
charitable organization shall be certified to develop and 37
maintain a teacher preparedness program. Approved teacher 38
preparedness programs created by a charitable organization 39
shall be made available by the department of elementary and 40
secondary education. An individual with a bachelor's degree 41
may complete an eighteen hour online training program, 42
either created by the department or by a charitable 43
organization, and receive a teacher certificate. Such 44
certificate shall not be accepted by Missouri public 45
schools, and non-public schools shall not be required to 46
accept the certificate; 47
(b) a. Successful attainment of the Missouri 48
qualifying score on the exit assessment for teachers or 49
administrators designated by the state board of education; 50
b. (i) Applicants who have not successfully achieved 51
a qualifying score on the designated examinations will be 52
issued a two-year nonrenewable provisional certificate; 53
(ii) During the two-year nonrenewable provisional 54
certification, an individual teacher may gain full 55
professional certification by: 56
i. Achieving a qualifying score on the designated 57
exam; or 58
ii. Successfully achieving an acceptable score on the 59
state-approved teacher evaluation system from seven walk - 60
through evaluations, two formative evaluations, and one 61
summative evaluation for each of the two probationary years 62
and being offered a third contract by the employing 63
district. For any applicant who has a change in job status 64
because of a reduction in the workforce or a change in life 65
circumstances, the scores required under this item may be 66
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scores achieved in any school district during the two -year 67
nonrenewable provisional certification period; and 68
(iii) The employing school district shall recommend to 69
the department of elementary and secondary education that 70
the individual teacher be awarded a full professional 71
certification by the state board under rules prescribed by 72
the state board; and 73
(c) Upon completion of a background check as 74
prescribed in section 168.133 and possession of a valid 75
teaching certificate in the state from which the applicant's 76
teacher preparation program was completed; 77
(4) By the state board, under rules prescribed by it, 78
on the basis of a relevant bachelor's degree, or higher 79
degree, and a passing score for the designated exit 80
examination, for individuals whose academic d egree and 81
professional experience are suitable to provide a basis for 82
instruction solely in the subject matter of banking or 83
financial responsibility, at the discretion of the state 84
board. Such certificate shall be limited to the major area 85
of study of the holder and shall be restricted to those 86
certificates established under subdivision (2) of subsection 87
3 of this section. Holders of certificates granted under 88
this subdivision shall be exempt from the teacher tenure act 89
under sections 168.102 to 168.130 and each school district 90
shall have the decision -making authority on whether to hire 91
the holders of such certificates; 92
(5) By the state board, under rules and regulations 93
prescribed by it, on the basis of certification by the 94
American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence 95
(ABCTE) and verification of ability to work with children as 96
demonstrated by sixty contact hours in any one of the 97
following areas as validated by the school principal: sixty 98
contact hours in the classroom, of which at least forty -five 99
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must be teaching; sixty contact hours as a substitute 100
teacher, with at least thirty consecutive hours in the same 101
classroom; sixty contact hours of teaching in a private 102
school; or sixty contact hours of teaching as a 103
paraprofessional, for an initial four -year ABCTE certificate 104
of license to teach, except that such certificate shall not 105
be granted for the areas of early childhood education, or 106
special education. For certification in the area of 107
elementary education, ni nety contact hours in the classroom 108
shall be required, of which at least thirty shall be in an 109
elementary classroom. Upon the completion of the following 110
requirements, an applicant shall be eligible to apply for a 111
career continuous professional certif icate under subdivision 112
(3) of subsection 3 of this section: 113
(a) Completion of thirty contact hours of professional 114
development within four years, which may include hours spent 115
in class in an appropriate college curriculum; 116
(b) Validated completion of two years of the mentoring 117
program of the American Board for Certification of Teacher 118
Excellence or a district mentoring program approved by the 119
state board of education; 120
(c) Attainment of a successful performance -based 121
teacher evaluation; and 122
(d) Participation in a beginning teacher assistance 123
program; or 124
(6) (a) By the state board, under rules and 125
regulations prescribed by the board, which shall issue an 126
initial visiting scholars certificate at the discretion of 127
the board, based on the following criteria: 128
a. Verification from the hiring school district that 129
the applicant will be employed as part of a business - 130
education partnership initiative designed to build career 131
pathways systems or employed as part of an i nitiative 132
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designed to fill vacant positions in hard -to-staff public 133
schools or hard-to-fill subject areas for students in a 134
grade or grades not lower than the ninth grade for which the 135
applicant's academic degree or professional experience 136
qualifies the applicant; 137
b. Appropriate and relevant bachelor's degree or 138
higher, occupational license, or industry -recognized 139
credential; 140
c. Completion of the application for a one -year 141
visiting scholars certificate; and 142
d. Completion of a backg round check as prescribed 143
under section 168.133. 144
(b) The initial visiting scholars certificate shall 145
certify the holder of such certificate to teach for one 146
year. An applicant shall be eligible to renew an initial 147
visiting scholars certificate a maximum of two times, based 148
upon the completion of the requirements listed under 149
subparagraphs a., b., and d. of paragraph (a) of this 150
subdivision; completion of professional development required 151
by the school district and school; and attainment of a 152
satisfactory performance -based teacher evaluation. 153
2. All valid teaching certificates issued pursuant to 154
law or state board policies and regulations prior to 155
September 1, 1988, shall be exempt from the professional 156
development requirements of thi s section and shall continue 157
in effect until they expire, are revoked or suspended, as 158
provided by law. When such certificates are required to be 159
renewed, the state board or its designee shall grant to each 160
holder of such a certificate the certificate most nearly 161
equivalent to the one so held. Anyone who holds, as of 162
August 28, 2003, a valid PC -I, PC-II, or continuous 163
professional certificate shall, upon expiration of such 164
person's current certificate, be issued the appropriate 165
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level of certificate based upon the classification system 166
established pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. 167
3. (1) Certificates of license to teach in the public 168
schools of the state shall be based upon minimum 169
requirements prescribed by the state board of edu cation 170
which shall include completion of a background check as 171
prescribed in section 168.133. The state board shall 172
provide for the following levels of professional 173
certification: an initial professional certificate and a 174
career continuous professio nal certificate. 175
(2) The initial professional certificate shall be 176
issued upon completion of requirements established by the 177
state board of education and shall be valid based upon 178
verification of actual teaching within a specified time 179
period established by the state board of education. The 180
state board shall require holders of the four -year initial 181
professional certificate to: 182
(a) Participate in a mentoring program approved and 183
provided by the district for a minimum of two years; 184
(b) Complete thirty contact hours of professional 185
development, which may include hours spent in class in an 186
appropriate college curriculum, or for holders of a 187
certificate under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this 188
section, an amount of professional development in proportion 189
to the certificate holder's hours in the classroom, if the 190
certificate holder is employed less than full time; and 191
(c) Participate in a beginning teacher assistance 192
program. 193
(3) (a) The career continuous profession al 194
certificate shall be issued upon verification of completion 195
of four years of teaching under the initial professional 196
certificate and upon verification of the completion of the 197
requirements articulated in paragraphs (a) to (c) of 198
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subdivision (2) of this subsection or paragraphs (a) to (d) 199
of subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of this section. 200
(b) The career continuous professional certificate 201
shall be continuous based upon verification of actual 202
employment in an educational position as provided for in 203
state board guidelines and completion of fifteen contact 204
hours of professional development per year which may include 205
hours spent in class in an appropriate college curriculum. 206
Should the possessor of a valid career continuous 207
professional certificate fail, in any given year, to meet 208
the fifteen-hour professional development requirement, the 209
possessor may, within two years, make up the missing hours. 210
In order to make up for missing hours, the possessor shall 211
first complete the fifteen -hour requirement for the current 212
year and then may count hours in excess of the current year 213
requirement as make-up hours. Should the possessor fail to 214
make up the missing hours within two years, the certificate 215
shall become inactive. In order to reactivate the 216
certificate, the possessor shall complete twenty -four 217
contact hours of professional development which may include 218
hours spent in the classroom in an appropriate college 219
curriculum within the six months prior to or after 220
reactivating the posse ssor's certificate. The requirements 221
of this paragraph shall be monitored and verified by the 222
local school district which employs the holder of the career 223
continuous professional certificate. 224
(c) A holder of a career continuous professional 225
certificate shall be exempt from the professional 226
development contact hour requirements of paragraph (b) of 227
this subdivision if such teacher has a local professional 228
development plan in place within such teacher's school 229
district and meets two of the three following criteria: 230
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a. Has ten years of teaching experience as defined by 231
the state board of education; 232
b. Possesses a master's degree; or 233
c. Obtains a rigorous national certification as 234
approved by the state board of education. 235
4. Policies and procedures shall be established by 236
which a teacher who was not retained due to a reduction in 237
force may retain the current level of certification. There 238
shall also be established policies and procedures allowing a 239
teacher who has not b een employed in an educational position 240
for three years or more to reactivate the teacher's last 241
level of certification by completing twenty -four contact 242
hours of professional development which may include hours 243
spent in the classroom in an appropriate college curriculum 244
within the six months prior to or after reactivating the 245
teacher's certificate. 246
5. The state board shall, upon completion of a 247
background check as prescribed in section 168.133, issue a 248
professional certificate classification in the areas most 249
closely aligned with an applicant's current areas of 250
certification, commensurate with the years of teaching 251
experience of the applicant, to any person who is hired to 252
teach in a public school in this state and who possesses a 253
valid teaching certificate from another state or 254
certification under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this 255
section, provided that the certificate holder shall annually 256
complete the state board's requirements for such level of 257
certification, and shall establ ish policies by which 258
residents of states other than the state of Missouri may be 259
assessed a fee for a certificate of license to teach in the 260
public schools of Missouri. Such fee shall be in an amount 261
sufficient to recover any or all costs associated with the 262
issuing of a certificate of license to teach. The board 263
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shall promulgate rules to authorize the issuance of a 264
provisional certificate of license, which shall be valid for 265
three years and shall allow the holder to assume classroom 266
duties pending the completion of a criminal background check 267
under section 168.133, for any applicant who: 268
(1) Is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 269
stationed in Missouri; 270
(2) Relocated from another state within one year of 271
the date of applicat ion; 272
(3) Underwent a criminal background check in order to 273
be issued a teaching certificate of license from another 274
state; and 275
(4) Otherwise qualifies under this section. 276
6. The state board may assess to holders of an initial 277
professional certificate a fee, to be deposited into the 278
excellence in education fund established pursuant to section 279
160.268, for the issuance of the career continuous 280
professional certificate. However, such fee shall not 281
exceed the combined costs of issuance and any criminal 282
background check required as a condition of issuance. 283
Applicants for the initial ABCTE certificate shall be 284
responsible for any fees associated with the program leading 285
to the issuance of the certificate, but nothing in this 286
section shall prohibit a district from developing a policy 287
that permits fee reimbursement. 288
7. Any member of the public school retirement system 289
of Missouri who entered covered employment with ten or more 290
years of educational experience in another state o r states 291
and held a certificate issued by another state and 292
subsequently worked in a school district covered by the 293
public school retirement system of Missouri for ten or more 294
years who later became certificated in Missouri shall have 295
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that certificate dated back to the member's original date of 296
employment in a Missouri public school. 297
8. Within thirty days of receiving an application from 298
a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the 299
United States who has been transferred or is s cheduled to be 300
transferred to the state of Missouri, or who has been 301
transferred or is scheduled to be transferred to an adjacent 302
state and is or will be domiciled in the state of Missouri, 303
or has moved to the state of Missouri on a permanent change - 304
of-station basis and has successfully completed the 305
background check described under subsection 5 of this 306
section and section 168.133, the state board shall issue to 307
such applicant a full certificate of license to teach, 308
provided that the applicant has paid all necessary fees and 309
has otherwise met all requirements to be issued such a 310
certificate. 311
571.010. As used in this chapter, the following terms 1
shall mean: 2
(1) "Antique, curio or relic firearm", any firearm so 3
defined by the National Gun Control Act, 18 U.S.C. Title 26, 4
Section 5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau of 5
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR Section 178.11: 6
(a) "Antique firearm" is any firearm not designed or 7
redesigned for using rim fire or conventional center fire 8
ignition with fixed ammunition and manufactured in or before 9
1898, said ammunition not being manufactured any longer; 10
this includes any matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock, 11
percussion cap or similar type ignition system, or replic a 12
thereof; 13
(b) "Curio or relic firearm" is any firearm deriving 14
value as a collectible weapon due to its unique design, 15
ignition system, operation or at least fifty years old, 16
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associated with a historical event, renown personage or 17
major war; 18
(2) "Blackjack", any instrument that is designed or 19
adapted for the purpose of stunning or inflicting physical 20
injury by striking a person, and which is readily capable of 21
lethal use; 22
(3) "Blasting agent", any material or mixture, 23
consisting of fuel and oxidizer that is intended for 24
blasting, but not otherwise defined as an explosive under 25
this section, provided that the finished product, as mixed 26
for use of shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a 27
numbered 8 test blasting cap when unco nfined; 28
(4) "Concealable firearm", any firearm with a barrel 29
less than sixteen inches in length, measured from the face 30
of the bolt or standing breech; 31
(5) "Deface", to alter or destroy the manufacturer's 32
or importer's serial number or any o ther distinguishing 33
number or identification mark; 34
(6) "Detonator", any device containing a detonating 35
charge that is used for initiating detonation in an 36
explosive, including but not limited to, electric blasting 37
caps of instantaneous and delay types, nonelectric blasting 38
caps for use with safety fuse or shock tube and detonating 39
cord delay connectors; 40
(7) "Explosive weapon", any explosive, incendiary, or 41
poison gas bomb or similar device designed or adapted for 42
the purpose of inflictin g death, serious physical injury, or 43
substantial property damage; or any device designed or 44
adapted for delivering or shooting such a weapon. For the 45
purposes of this subdivision, the term "explosive" shall 46
mean any chemical compound mixture or device , the primary or 47
common purpose of which is to function by explosion, 48
including but not limited to, dynamite and other high 49
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explosives, pellet powder, initiating explosives, 50
detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cords, igniter 51
cords, and igniters or blasting agents; 52
(8) "Firearm", any weapon that is designed or adapted 53
to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; 54
(9) "Firearm silencer", any instrument, attachment, or 55
appliance that is designed or adapted to muffle the noise 56
made by the firing of any firearm; 57
(10) "Gas gun", any gas ejection device, weapon, 58
cartridge, container or contrivance other than a gas bomb 59
that is designed or adapted for the purpose of ejecting any 60
poison gas that will cause death or serious physical injury, 61
but not any device that ejects a repellant or temporary 62
incapacitating substance; 63
(11) "Intoxicated", substantially impaired mental or 64
physical capacity resulting from introduction of any 65
substance into the body; 66
(12) "Knife", any dagger, dirk, stiletto, or bladed 67
hand instrument that is readily capable of inflicting 68
serious physical injury or death by cutting or stabbing a 69
person. For purposes of this chapter, "knife" does not 70
include any ordinary pocketknife with no blade more than 71
four inches in length; 72
(13) "Knuckles", any instrument that consists of 73
finger rings or guards made of a hard substance that is 74
designed or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious 75
physical injury or death by striking a perso n with a fist 76
enclosed in the knuckles; 77
(14) "Machine gun", any firearm that is capable of 78
firing more than one shot automatically, without manual 79
reloading, by a single function of the trigger; 80
(15) "Projectile weapon", any bow, crossbow, p ellet 81
gun, slingshot or other weapon that is not a firearm, which 82
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is capable of expelling a projectile that could inflict 83
serious physical injury or death by striking or piercing a 84
person; 85
(16) "Rifle", any firearm designed or adapted to be 86
fired from the shoulder and to use the energy of the 87
explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire a projectile 88
through a rifled bore by a single function of the trigger; 89
(17) "School", any charter school, as such term is 90
defined in section 160.400, any private school, as such term 91
is defined in section 166.700, or any public school, as such 92
term is defined in section 160.011; 93
(18) "Short barrel", a barrel length of less than 94
sixteen inches for a rifle and eighteen inches for a 95
shotgun, both measured from the face of the bolt or standing 96
breech, or an overall rifle or shotgun length of less than 97
twenty-six inches; 98
[(18)] (19) "Shotgun", any firearm designed or adapted 99
to be fired from the shoulder and to use the energy of the 100
explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire a number of shot 101
or a single projectile through a smooth bore barrel by a 102
single function of the trigger; 103
[(19)] (20) "Spring gun", any fused, timed or 104
nonmanually controlled trap or device designed or adapted to 105
set off an explosion for the purpose of inflicting serious 106
physical injury or death; 107
[(20)] (21) "Switchblade knife", any knife which has a 108
blade that folds or closes into the handle or sheath, and: 109
(a) That opens automatically by pressu re applied to a 110
button or other device located on the handle; or 111
(b) That opens or releases from the handle or sheath 112
by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal 113
force. 114
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Section 1. Any provision of state law t hat requires a 1
school district to conduct an election of the voters of the 2
school district in order to adopt a four -day school week 3
shall not apply to any school district that had a four -day 4
school week in the 2023 -24 school year and that contains all 5
of a city with more than two thousand one hundred fifty but 6
fewer than two thousand four hundred inhabitants and is 7
located in a county with more than nineteen thousand but 8
fewer than twenty-two thousand inhabitants and with a county 9
seat with more than two thousand two hundred twenty but 10
fewer than two thousand five hundred inhabitants. 11