FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1238
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
2391H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection167.151,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
pupilattendanceatnonresidentschools.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section167.151,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection167.151,toreadasfollows:
167.151.1.Theschoolboardofanydistrict[,]:
2 (1)Initsdiscretion,mayadmittotheschoolpupilsnotentitledtofreeinstruction;
3and
4 (2)Shallprescribethetuitionfeetobepaidbythem,exceptasprovidedin:
5 (a)Subdivision(2)ofsubsection3ofthissection;
6 (b)Subsection6ofthissection;and[in]
7 (c)Sections167.121,167.131,167.132,[and]167.895, and168.151.
8 2.Orphanchildren,childrenwithonlyoneparentliving,andchildrenwhoseparents
9donotcontributetotheirsupport-ifthechildrenarebetweentheagesofsixandtwentyyears
10andareunabletopaytuition-mayattendtheschoolsofanydistrictinthestateinwhichthey
11haveapermanentortemporaryhomewithoutpayingatuitionfee.
12 3.(1)ForallschoolyearsendingonorbeforeJune30,2023,anyindividualwho
13paysaschooltaxinanyotherdistrictthanthatinwhichsuchindividualresidesmaysend
14suchindividual'schildrentoanypublicschoolinthedistrictinwhichthetaxispaidand
15receiveasacreditontheamountchargedfortuitiontheamountoftheschooltaxpaidtothe
16district;exceptthatanyindividualwhoownsrealestateofwhicheightyacresormoreare
17usedforagriculturalpurposesanduponwhichsuchindividual'sresidenceissituatedmay
18sendsuchindividual'schildrentopublicschoolinanyschooldistrictinwhichapartofsuch
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19realestate,contiguoustothatuponwhichsuchindividual'sresidenceissituated,liesandshall
20notbechargedtuitiontherefor;solongasthirty-fivepercentoftherealestateislocatedinthe
21schooldistrictofchoice.Theschooldistrictofchoiceshallcountthechildreninitsaverage
22dailyattendanceforthepurposeofdistributionofstateaidthroughthefoundationformula.
23 (2)ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,anycurrentownerof
24residentialrealpropertyoragriculturalrealpropertyoranamedbeneficiaryofatrustthat
25currentlyownsresidentialrealpropertyoragriculturalrealpropertyandthatpaysaschooltax
26inadistrictordistrictsotherthanthedistrictinwhichsuchcurrentownerorcurrent
27beneficiaryresidesmaysenduptofourofsuchowner'sorbeneficiary'schildrentoapublic
28school,excludingacharterschool,inanydistrictinwhichsuchownerortrustpayssuch
29schooltax.Forpurposesofthissubdivision,"residentialrealproperty"shallnotincludeany
30multifamilyresidentialpropertywhichexceedsfourunits.Anowneroranamedbeneficiary
31ofatrustthatcurrentlyownsresidentialrealpropertyshallnotbepermittedunderthis
32subdivisiontosendtheirchildtoadistrictoutsideofthecountyinwhichtheycurrently
33reside.Suchownerorbeneficiaryshallsendthirtydays'writtennoticetoallschooldistricts
34involvedspecifyingwhichschooldistricteachchildwillattend.Suchownerorbeneficiary
35shallalsopresentproofoftheowner'sortrust'sannualpaymentofatleasttwothousand
36dollarsofschooltaxesleviedontherealpropertyspecifiedinthissubdivisionwithinsuch
37schooldistrictandownershipofthespecifiedrealpropertyfornotlessthantheimmediately
38precedingfourconsecutiveyears.Neithertheresidentnornonresidentdistrictsshallbe
39responsibleforprovidingtransportationservicesunderthissubdivision.Theschooldistrict
40attendedshallcountachildattendingunderthissubdivisioninitsaveragedailyattendance
41forthepurposeofdistributionofstateaidunderchapter163,exceptthatsuchnonresident
42studentsshallnotbecountedinthedistrict'saveragedailyattendanceforthepurposesof
43determiningeligibilityforaidpaymentsundersection163.044.
44 4.ForanyschoolyearendingonorbeforeJune30,2023,anyownerofagricultural
45landwho,pursuanttosubsection3ofthissection,hastheoptionofsending[his]such
46individual'schildrentothepublicschoolsofmorethanonedistrictshallexercisesuchoption
47asprovidedinthissubsection.Suchpersonshallsendwrittennoticetoallschooldistricts
48involvedspecifyingtowhichschooldistrict[his]suchchildrenwillattendbyJunethirtiethin
49whichsuchaschoolyearbegins.Ifnotificationisnotreceived,suchchildrenshallattendthe
50schoolinwhichthemajorityof[his]suchindividual'spropertylies.Suchpersonshallnot
51sendanyof[his]suchindividual'schildrentothepublicschoolsofanydistrictotherthanthe
52onetowhich[he]suchindividualhassentnoticepursuanttothissubsectioninthatschool
53yearorinwhichthemajorityof[his]suchindividual'spropertylieswithoutpayingtuitionto
54suchschooldistrict.
HCSHB1238 2 55 5.Ifapupilisattendingschoolinadistrictotherthanthedistrictofresidenceandthe
56pupil'sparentisteachingintheschooldistrictorisaregularemployeeoftheschooldistrict
57whichthepupilisattending,thenthedistrictinwhichthepupilattendsschoolshallallowthe
58pupiltoattendschooluponpaymentoftuitioninthesamemannerinwhichthedistrictallows
59otherpupilsnotentitledtofreeinstructiontoattendschoolinthedistrict.Theprovisionsof
60thissubsectionshallapplyonlytopupilsattendingschoolinadistrictwhichhasan
61enrollmentinexcessofthirteenthousandpupilsandnotinexcessoffifteenthousandpupils
62andwhichdistrictislocatedinacountywithacharterformofgovernmentwhichhasa
63populationinexcessofsixhundredthousandpersonsandnotinexcessofninehundred
64thousandpersons.
65 6.(1)Asusedinthissubsection,thefollowingtermsmean:
66 (a)"Contractor",anindividualwhodevotesatleasttwentypaidhoursperweek
67fulfillingemploymentrequirementsorprovidingservicestoorforthebenefitofaschool
68districtorpublicschoolemployerinsuchdistrictinanyjobtitleorpositionthatis
69coveredforanemployeewithsuchjobtitleorinsuchpositionbyaretirementsystem
70createdunderchapter169underacontractbetweensuchindividualorsuch
71individual'semployerandsuchschooldistrictorpublicschool;
72 (b)"Regularemployee",anindividualwhodevotesatleasttwentypaidhours
73perweekfulfillingemploymentrequirementsorprovidingservicestoorforthebenefit
74ofaschooldistrictorpublicschoolinsuchdistrictinanypositionthatiscoveredbya
75retirementsystemcreatedunderchapter169.
76 (2)(a)Forthe2025-26schoolyearandallsubsequentschoolyears,aschool
77districtmayadmitachildwhoseparentisacontractororregularemployeeofaschool
78districtotherthanthechild'sschooldistrictofresidenceorapublicschoolinsuch
79district,andsuchchildmayattendschoolinsuchnonresidentschooldistrict.
80 (b)Suchnonresidentschooldistrictshallallowthechildtoattendschoolinthe
81samemannerinwhichthedistrictallowsotherpupilswhoareentitledtofree
82instructiontoattendschoolinthedistrictandwithoutpayingatuitionfee.
83 (c)Suchchildshallbeconsideredaresidentpupilofsuchnonresidentdistrict
84underthedefinitionofaveragedailyattendanceinsection163.011.
85 (d)Ifsuchchildwishestoattendaschoolwithinthenonresidentdistrictthatisa
86magnetschool,anacademicallyselectiveschool,oraschoolwithacompetitiveentrance
87processthathasadmissionsrequirements,thechild'sparentshallfurnishproofthatthe
88childmeetstheadmissionsrequirementsforsuchschoolinordertoattend.
89 (3)Theschooldistrictorpublicschoolmayrequire:
90 (a)Acontractortoprovidedocumentationshowingthatsuchcontractormeets
91therequirementsofthissubsection;and
HCSHB1238 3 92 (b)Acontractororregularemployeetohaveworkedaminimumnumberof
93days,nottoexceedsixty,forsuchcontractor'sorregularemployee'schildtobeeligible
94toattendschoolinsuchnonresidentschooldistrictunderthissubsection.
95 (4)Neithertheresidentdistrictnornonresidentdistrictshallberesponsiblefor
96providingtransportationservicesunderthissubsection.
97 (5)Iftheparentofanonresidentchildattendingschoolunderthissubsection
98ceasestobeacontractororregularemployeeofaschooldistrict,thechildmaycomplete
99theschoolyearasprovidedundertheprovisionsofthissubsection.
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