Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB1015 Compare Versions

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1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	HOUSEBILLNO.1015
3	3	103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
4	4	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDOUGLAS.
5	5	2289H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
6	6	ANACT
7	7	Torepealsection167.031,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
8	8	schoolattendance.
9	9	BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10	10	SectionA.Section167.031,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
11	11	2thereof,tobeknownassection167.031,toreadasfollows:
12	12	167.031.1.(1)(a)Everyparent,guardian,orotherpersoninthisstatehaving
13	13	2charge,control,orcustodyofachildisresponsibleforenrollingthechildinaprogramof
14	14	3academicinstructioninapublic,private,parochial,parishschool,[homeschool,FPEschool,]
15	15	4orfull-timeequivalentattendanceinacombinationofsuchschools[betweentheagesof
16	16	5sevenyearsand]whensuchchildisatleastfiveyearsofagebutnotolderthanthe
17	17	6compulsoryattendanceageforthedistrict.
18	18	7 (b)Everyparent,guardian,orotherpersoninthisstatehavingcharge,control,
19	19	8orcustodyofachildwhoenrollssuchchildinaprogramofacademicinstructionina
20	20	9homeschoolorFPEschoolisresponsibleforenrollingsuchchildinsuchhomeschoolor
21	21	10FPEschoolwhensuchchildisatleastsevenyearsofagebutnotolderthanthe
22	22	11compulsoryattendanceageforthedistrict.
23	23	12 (2)(a)Anyparent,guardian,orotherpersonwhoenrollsachild[betweentheages]
24	24	13offive[andseven] yearsofageorolderinapublicschoolprogramofacademicinstruction
25	25	14shallcausesuchchildtoattendtheacademicprogramonaregularbasis,accordingtothis
26	26	15section.
27	27	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
28	28	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (b)Nonattendancebysuchchildshallcausesuchparent,guardian,orother
29	29	17responsiblepersontobeinviolationoftheprovisionsofsection167.061,exceptasprovided
30	30	18bythissection.
31	31	19 (3)Aparent,guardian,orotherpersoninthisstatehavingcharge,control,orcustody
32	32	20ofachild[betweentheagesofseven] whoisatleastfiveyearsofage[and]butnotolder
33	33	21thanthecompulsoryattendanceageforthedistrictshallcausethechildtoattendregularly
34	34	22somepublic,private,parochial,parish,[homeschool,FPEschool,] oracombinationofsuch
35	35	23schoolsnotlessthantheentireschooltermoftheschoolthatthechildattends;exceptthat:
36	36	24 (a)Achildwho,tothesatisfactionofthesuperintendentofpublicschoolsofthe
37	37	25districtinwhichsuchchildresides,orifthereisnosuperintendentthenthechiefschool
38	38	26officer,isdeterminedtobementallyorphysicallyincapacitatedmaybeexcusedfrom
39	39	27attendanceatschoolforthefulltimerequired,oranypartthereof;
40	40	28 (b)Achildbetweenfourteenyearsofageandthecompulsoryattendanceageforthe
41	41	29districtmaybeexcusedfromattendanceatschoolforthefulltimerequired,oranypart
42	42	30thereof,bythesuperintendentofpublicschoolsofthedistrict,orifthereisnonethenbya
43	43	31courtofcompetentjurisdiction,whenlegalemploymenthasbeenobtainedbythechildand
44	44	32foundtobedesirable,andaftertheparentsorguardianofthechildhavebeenadvisedofthe
45	45	33pendingaction;or
46	46	34 (c)[Achildbetweenfiveandsevenyearsofageshallbeexcusedfromattendanceat
47	47	35schoolifaparent,guardian,orotherpersonhavingcharge,control,orcustodyofthechild
48	48	36makesawrittenrequestthatthechildbedroppedfromtheschool'srolls;or
49	49	37 (d)]Achildmaybeexcusedfromattendanceatschoolforthefulltimerequired,or
50	50	38anypartthereof,ifthechildisunabletoattendschoolduetomentalorbehavioralhealth
51	51	39concerns,providedthattheschoolreceivesdocumentationfromamentalhealthprofessional
52	52	40licensedunderchapter334or337actingwithinhisorherauthorizedscopeofpracticestating
53	53	41thatthechildisnotabletoattendschoolduetosuchconcerns.
54	54	42 2.Nothinginthissectionshallrequireaprivate,parochial,parish,homeschool,or
55	55	43FPEschooltoincludeinitscurriculumanyconcept,topic,orpracticeinconflictwiththe
56	56	44school'sreligiousdoctrinesortoexcludefromitscurriculumanyconcept,topic,orpractice
57	57	45consistentwiththeschool'sreligiousdoctrines.Anyotherprovisionofthelawtothecontrary
58	58	46notwithstanding,alldepartmentsoragenciesofthestateofMissourishallbeprohibitedfrom
59	59	47dictatingthroughrule,regulation,orotherdeviceanystatewidecurriculumforprivate,
60	60	48parochial,parish,homeschools,orFPEschools.
61	61	49 3.AschoolyearbeginsonthefirstdayofJulyandendsonthethirtiethdayofJune
62	62	50following.
63	63	51 4.(1)Asusedinthissection,theterm"compulsoryattendanceageforthedistrict"
64	64	52shallmean:
65	65	HB1015 2 53 (a)Seventeenyearsofageforanymetropolitanschooldistrictforwhichtheschool
66	66	54boardadoptsaresolutiontoestablishsuchcompulsoryattendanceage;providedthatsuch
67	67	55resolutionshalltakeeffectnoearlierthantheschoolyearnextfollowingtheschoolyear
68	68	56duringwhichtheresolutionisadopted;and
69	69	57 (b)Seventeenyearsofageorhavingsuccessfullycompletedsixteencreditstowards
70	70	58highschoolgraduationinallothercases.
71	71	59 (2)Theschoolboardofametropolitanschooldistrictforwhichthecompulsory
72	72	60attendanceageisseventeenyearsmayadoptaresolutiontolowerthecompulsoryattendance
73	73	61agetosixteenyears;providedthatsuchresolutionshalltakeeffectnoearlierthantheschool
74	74	62yearnextfollowingtheschoolyearduringwhichtheresolutionisadopted.
75	75	63 5.ForpurposesofhomeschoolorFPEschoolcreditstowardhighschoolgraduation,
76	76	64asappliedinsubsection4ofthissection,a"completedcredittowardshighschoolgraduation"
77	77	65shallbedefinedasonehundredhoursormoreofinstructioninacourse.
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