FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1431
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEVANSCHOIACK.
3012H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection171.033asenactedbysenatebillsnos.681&682,onehundredfirstgeneral
assembly,secondregularsession,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelating
tomakeupdaysofschool,withanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section171.033asenactedbysenatebillsnos.681&682,onehundred
2firstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
3thereof,tobeknownassection171.033,toreadasfollows:
171.033.1."Inclementweather",forpurposesofthissection,shallbedefinedasice,
2snow,extremecold,excessiveheat,flooding,oratornado.
3 2.(1)Adistrictshallberequiredtomakeupthefirstsixdaysofschoollostor
4cancelledduetoinclementweatherandhalfthenumberofdayslostorcancelledinexcessof
5sixdaysifthemakeupofthedaysisnecessarytoensurethatthedistrict'sstudentswillattend
6aminimumofonehundredforty-twodaysandaminimumofonethousandforty-fourhours
7fortheschoolyearexceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection.Schoolswithafour-day
8schoolweekmayschedulesuchmake-updaysonFridays.
9 (2)Notwithstandingsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,inschoolyear2019-20and
10subsequentyears,adistrictshallberequiredtomakeupthefirstthirty-sixhoursofschoollost
11orcancelledduetoinclementweatherandhalfthenumberofhourslostorcancelledinexcess
12ofthirty-sixifthemakeupofthehoursisnecessarytoensurethatthedistrict'sstudentsattend
13aminimumofonethousandforty-fourhoursfortheschoolyear,exceptasotherwiseprovided
14undersubsections3and4ofthissection.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 3.(1)Inthe2009-10schoolyearandsubsequentyears,aschooldistrictmaybe
16exemptfromtherequirementtomakeupdaysofschoollostorcancelledduetoinclement
17weatherintheschooldistrictwhentheschooldistricthasmadeupthesixdaysrequiredunder
18subsection2ofthissectionandhalfthenumberofadditionallostorcancelleddaysupto
19eightdays,resultinginnomorethantentotalmake-updaysrequiredbythissection.
20 (2)Inschoolyear2019-20andsubsequentyears,aschooldistrictmaybeexempt
21fromtherequirementtomakeupschoollostorcancelledduetoinclementweatherinthe
22schooldistrictwhentheschooldistricthasmadeupthethirty-sixhoursrequiredunder
23subsection2ofthissectionandhalfthenumberofadditionallostorcancelledhoursupto
24forty-eight,resultinginnomorethansixtytotalmake-uphoursrequiredbythissection.
25 4.Thecommissionerofeducationmayprovide,foranyschooldistrictthatcannot
26meettheminimumschoolcalendarrequirementofatleastonehundredseventy-fourdaysfor
27schoolswithafive-dayschoolweekoronehundredforty-twodaysforschoolswithafour-
28dayschoolweekandonethousandforty-fourhoursofactualpupilattendanceor,inschool
29year2019-20andsubsequentyears,onethousandforty-fourhoursofactualpupilattendance,
30uponrequest,awaivertobeexcusedfromsuchrequirement.Thiswaivershallberequested
31fromthecommissionerofeducationandmaybegrantediftheschoolwascloseddueto
32circumstancesbeyondschooldistrictcontrol,includinginclementweatherorfire.
33 5.(1)Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissubsection,inschoolyear2020-21and
34subsequentyears,adistrictshallnotberequiredtomakeupanyhoursofschoollostor
35cancelledduetoexceptionaloremergencycircumstancesduringaschoolyearifthedistrict
36hasanalternativemethodsofinstructionplanapprovedbythedepartmentofelementaryand
37secondaryeducationforsuchschoolyear.Exceptionaloremergencycircumstancesshall
38include,butnotbelimitedto,inclementweather,autilityoutage,oranoutbreakofa
39contagiousdisease.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotapprove
40anysuchplanunlessthedistrictdemonstratesthattheplanwillnotnegativelyimpact
41teachingandlearninginthedistrict.
42 (2)Ifschoolisclosedduetoexceptionaloremergencycircumstancesandthedistrict
43hasanapprovedalternativemethodsofinstructionplan,thedistrictshallnotifystudentsand
44parentsoneachdayoftheclosurewhetherthealternativemethodsofinstructionplanistobe
45implementedforthatday.Iftheplanistobeimplementedonanydayoftheclosure,the
46districtshallensurethateachstudentreceivesassignmentsforthatdayinhardcopyformor
47receivesinstructionthroughvirtuallearningoranothermethodofinstruction.
48 (3)Adistrictwithanapprovedalternativemethodsofinstructionplanshallnotuse
49alternativemethodsofinstructionasprovidedforintheplanformorethanthirty-sixhours
50duringaschoolyear.Adistrictthathasusedsuchalternativemethodsofinstructionfor
51thirty-sixhoursduringaschoolyearshallberequired,notwithstandingsubsections2and3of
HB1431 2 52thissection,tomakeupanysubsequenthoursofschoollostorcancelledduetoexceptionalor
53emergencycircumstancesduringsuchschoolyear.
54 (4)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallgivedistrictswith
55approvedalternativemethodsofinstructionplanscreditforthehoursinwhichtheyuse
56alternativemethodsofinstructionbyconsideringsuchhoursashoursinwhichschoolwas
57actuallyinsession.
58 (5)Anydistrictwishingtousealternativemethodsofinstructionunderthis
59subsectionshallsubmitanapplicationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
60education.Theapplicationshalldescribe:
61 (a)Themannerinwhichthedistrictintendstostrengthenandreinforceinstructional
62contentwhilesupportingstudentlearningoutsidetheclassroomenvironment;
63 (b)Theprocessthedistrictintendstousetocommunicatetostudentsandparentsthe
64decisiontoimplementalternativemethodsofinstructiononanydayofaclosure;
65 (c)Themannerinwhichthedistrictintendstocommunicatethepurposeand
66expectationsforadayinwhichalternativemethodsofinstructionwillbeimplementedto
67studentsandparents;
68 (d)Theassignmentsandmaterialstobeusedwithinthedistrictfordaysinwhich
69alternativemethodsofinstructionwillbeimplementedtoeffectivelyfacilitateteachingand
70supportlearningforthebenefitofthestudents;
71 (e)Themannerinwhichstudentattendancewillbedeterminedforadayinwhich
72alternativemethodsofinstructionwillbeimplemented.Themethodchosenshallbelinkedto
73completionoflessonsandactivities;
74 (f)Theinstructionalmethods,whichshallincludeinstructionthroughelectronic
75meansandinstructionthroughothermeansforstudentswhohavenoaccesstointernet
76servicesoracomputer;
77 (g)Instructionalplansforstudentswithindividualizededucationprograms;and
78 (h)Theroleandresponsibilityofcertifiedpersonneltobeavailabletocommunicate
79withstudents.
80 6.Inthe2022-23schoolyearandsubsequentyears,aschooldistrict'sone-half-day
81educationprogramsshallbesubjecttothefollowingprovisionsinproportionsappropriatefor
82aone-half-dayeducationprogram,asapplicable:
83 (1)Requirementsinsubsection2ofthissectiontomakeupdaysorhoursofschool
84lostorcancelledbecauseofinclementweather;
85 (2)Exemptionsinsubsection3ofthissection;
86 (3)Waiverprovisionsinsubsection4ofthissection;and
87 (4)Approvedalternativemethodsofinstructionprovisionsinsubsection5ofthis
88section.
HB1431 3 89 7.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthissectiontothecontrary,noschool
90districtshallberequiredtomakeupmorethantendaysofschoollostorcancelleddue
91toinclementweatherduringthe2024-25schoolyear.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprovideimmediaterelieffor
2schooldistrictsadverselyaffectedbyinclementweather,sectionAofthisactisdeemed
3necessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,and
4isherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andsection
5Aofthisactshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
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