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Missouri House Bill HB31

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.31
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-0206H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDAVIDSON.
5+0206H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections167.012,167.013,167.042,210.167,and211.031,RSMo,andtoenactin
8-lieuthereoffivenewsectionsrelatingtohome-basededucationprotections.
8+lieuthereoffournewsectionsrelatingtohomeschoolprotections.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections167.012,167.013,167.042,210.167,and211.031,RSMo,are
11-2repealedandfivenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections167.012,
12-3167.013,167.042,210.167,and211.031,toreadasfollows:
11+2repealedandfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections167.012,
12+3167.013,210.167,and211.031,toreadasfollows:
1313 167.012.1.Forpurposesofstatelawregardingthissectionandsections161.670,
14-2162.996,167.013,167.031,167.042,167.061,167.600,167.619,210.167,210.211,211.031,
15-3and452.375,a"homeschool"isaschool,whetherincorporatedorunincorporated,that:
16-4 (1)Hasasitsprimarypurposetheprovisionofprivateorreligious-basedinstruction;
17-5 (2)Enrollschildrenbetweentheagesofsevenyearsandthecompulsoryattendance
18-6agefortheschooldistrictinwhichthehomeschoolislocated,ofwhichnomorethanfourare
19-7unrelatedbyaffinityorconsanguinityinthethirddegree;
20-8 (3)Doesnotchargeorreceiveconsiderationintheformoftuition,fees,orother
21-9remunerationinagenuineandfairexchangeforprovisionofinstruction;
22-10 (4)Doesnotenrollchildrenwhoparticipateintheprogramestablishedinsections
23-11135.712to135.719andsections166.700to166.720;and
24-12 (5)IsnotanFPEschool.
25-13 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedin[this]subsection3ofthissection, asevidencethat
26-14achildisreceivingregularinstruction,thechild'sparent,guardian,orotherpersonhaving
27-15controlorcustodyofthechildshall:
28-16 (1)Maintainthefollowingrecords:
14+2162.996,167.013,167.031,[167.042,] 167.061,167.600,167.619,210.167,210.211,
15+3211.031,and452.375,a"homeschool"isaschool,whetherincorporatedor
16+4unincorporated,that:
17+5 (1)Hasasitsprimarypurposetheprovisionofprivateorreligious-basedinstruction;
18+6 (2)Enrollschildrenbetweentheagesofsevenyearsandthecompulsoryattendance
19+7agefortheschooldistrictinwhichthehomeschoolislocated,ofwhichnomorethanfourare
20+8unrelatedbyaffinityorconsanguinityinthethirddegree;
21+9 (3)Doesnotchargeorreceiveconsiderationintheformoftuition,fees,orother
22+10remunerationinagenuineandfairexchangeforprovisionofinstruction;
23+11 (4)Doesnotenrollchildrenwhoparticipateintheprogramestablishedinsections
24+12135.712to135.719andsections166.700to166.720;and
25+13 (5)IsnotanFPEschool.
26+14 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedin[this]subsection3ofthissection, asevidencethat
27+15achildisreceivingregularinstruction,thechild'sparent,guardian,orotherpersonhaving
28+16controlorcustodyofthechildshall:
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (a)a.Aplanbook,diary,orotherwrittenrecordindicatingsubjectstaughtand
31-18activitiesengagedin;
32-19 b.Aportfolioofsamplesofthechild'sacademicwork;and
33-20 c.Arecordofevaluationsofthechild'sacademicprogress;or
34-21 (b)Otherwrittenorcredibleevidenceequivalenttosubparagraphsa.toc.of
35-22paragraph(a)ofthissubdivision;and
36-23 (2)Offeratleastonethousandhoursofinstruction,atleastsixhundredhoursof
37-24whichshallbeinreading,languagearts,mathematics,socialstudies,science,oracademic
38-25coursesthatarerelatedtosuchsubjectareasandconsonantwiththechild'sageandability.
39-26Atleastfourhundredofthesixhundredhoursshalloccurattheregularhomeschoollocation
40-27[;].
41-28 [(3)]3.Therequirementsof[this]subsection2ofthissectionshallnotapplytoany
42-29pupilsixteenyearsofageorolder.
43-30 [3.]4.Theproductionofadailylogbyaparent,guardian,orotherpersonhaving
44-31controlorcustodyofachildshowingthatahomeschoolhasacourseofinstructionthat
45-32satisfiestherequirementsofthissectionandsection167.031or,inthecaseofapupilsixteen
46-33yearsofageorolderwhoattendedametropolitanschooldistrictthepreviousyear,awritten
47-34statementthatthepupilisattendinghomeschoolincompliancewithsection167.031shallbe
48-35adefensetoanyprosecutionundersection167.031andtoanychargeoractionfor
49-36educationalneglectbroughtunderchapter210.
50-37 5.Homeschooleducationenforcementandrecordspursuanttothissection,and
51-38sections210.167and211.031,shallbesubjecttoreviewonlybythelocalprosecuting
52-39attorneyandsuchreviewshallbebasedonlyuponprobablecause.
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (1)Maintainthefollowingrecords:
31+18 (a)a.Aplanbook,diary,orotherwrittenrecordindicatingsubjectstaughtand
32+19activitiesengagedin;
33+20 b.Aportfolioofsamplesofthechild'sacademicwork;and
34+21 c.Arecordofevaluationsofthechild'sacademicprogress;or
35+22 (b)Otherwrittenorcredibleevidenceequivalenttosubparagraphsa.toc.of
36+23paragraph(a)ofthissubdivision;and
37+24 (2)Offeratleastonethousandhoursofinstruction,atleastsixhundredhoursof
38+25whichshallbeinreading,languagearts,mathematics,socialstudies,science,oracademic
39+26coursesthatarerelatedtosuchsubjectareasandconsonantwiththechild'sageandability.
40+27Atleastfourhundredofthesixhundredhoursshalloccurattheregularhomeschoollocation
41+28[;].
42+29 [(3)]3.Therequirementsof[this]subsection2ofthissectionshallnotapplytoany
43+30pupilsixteenyearsofageorolder.
44+31 [3.]4.Theproductionofadailylogbyaparent,guardian,orotherpersonhaving
45+32controlorcustodyofachildshowingthatahomeschoolhasacourseofinstructionthat
46+33satisfiestherequirementsofthissectionandsection167.031or,inthecaseofapupilsixteen
47+34yearsofageorolderwhoattendedametropolitanschooldistrictthepreviousyear,awritten
48+35statementthatthepupilisattendinghomeschoolincompliancewithsection167.031shallbe
49+36adefensetoanyprosecutionundersection167.031andtoanychargeoractionfor
50+37educationalneglectbroughtunderchapter210.
51+38 5.Homeschooleducationenforcementandrecordspursuanttothissection,and
52+39sections210.167and211.031,shallbesubjecttoreviewonlybythelocalprosecuting
53+40attorneyandsuchreviewshallbebasedonlyuponprobablecause.
5354 167.013.1.Forpurposesofstatelawregardingthissectionandsections161.670,
5455 2162.996,166.700,167.012,167.031,167.061,167.600,167.619,210.167,210.211,211.031,
5556 3and452.375,a"FamilyPacedEducation(FPE)school"or"FPEschool"isaschool,whether
5657 4incorporatedorunincorporated,that:
5758 5 (1)Hasasitsprimarypurposetheprovisionofprivateorreligious-basedinstruction;
5859 6 (2)Enrollschildrenbetweentheagesofsevenyearsandthecompulsoryattendance
5960 7agefortheschooldistrictinwhichtheFPEschoolislocated,ofwhichnomorethanfourare
6061 8unrelatedbyaffinityorconsanguinityinthethirddegree;
6162 9 (3)Doesnotchargeorreceiveconsiderationintheformoftuition,fees,orother
6263 10remunerationinagenuineandfairexchangeforprovisionofinstruction;and
6364 11 (4)Mayenrollchildrenwhoparticipateintheprogramestablishedinsections
6465 12135.712to135.719andsections166.700to166.720.
65-HCSHB31 2 13 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedin[this]subsection3ofthissection, asevidencethat
66+HB31 2 13 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedin[this]subsection3ofthissection, asevidencethat
6667 14achildisreceivingregularinstruction,thechild'sparent,guardian,orotherpersonhaving
6768 15controlorcustodyofthechildshall:
6869 16 (1)Maintainthefollowingrecords:
6970 17 (a)a.Aplanbook,diary,orotherwrittenrecordindicatingsubjectstaughtand
7071 18activitiesengagedin;
7172 19 b.Aportfolioofsamplesofthechild'sacademicwork;and
7273 20 c.Arecordofevaluationsofthechild'sacademicprogress;or
7374 21 (b)Otherwrittenorcredibleevidenceequivalenttosubparagraphsa.toc.of
7475 22paragraph(a)ofthissubdivision;and
7576 23 (2)Offeratleastonethousandhoursofinstruction,atleastsixhundredhoursof
7677 24whichshallbeinreading,languagearts,mathematics,socialstudies,science,oracademic
7778 25coursesthatarerelatedtosuchsubjectareasandconsonantwiththechild'sageandability.
7879 26AtleastfourhundredofthesixhundredhoursshalloccurattheregularFPEschoollocation
7980 27[;].
8081 28 [(3)]3.Therequirementsof[this]subsection2ofthissectionshallnotapplytoany
8182 29pupilsixteenyearsofageorolder.
8283 30 [3.]4.Theproductionofadailylogbyaparent,guardian,orotherpersonhaving
8384 31controlorcustodyofachildshowingthatanFPEschoolhasacourseofinstructionthat
8485 32satisfiestherequirementsofthissectionandsection167.031or,inthecaseofapupilsixteen
8586 33yearsofageorolderwhoattendedametropolitanschooldistrictthepreviousyear,awritten
8687 34statementthatthepupilisattendinganFPEschoolincompliancewithsection167.031shall
8788 35beadefensetoanyprosecutionundersection167.031andtoanychargeoractionfor
8889 36educationalneglectbroughtunderchapter210.
8990 37 5.FPEschooleducationenforcementandrecordspursuanttothissection,and
9091 38sections210.167and211.031,shallbesubjecttoreviewonlybythelocalprosecuting
9192 39attorneyandsuchreviewshallbebasedonlyuponprobablecause.
92-167.042.[Forthepurposeofminimizingunnecessaryinvestigationsduetoreportsof
93-2truancy,each] Ifaparent,guardian,orotherperson[responsibleforthe]havingcharge,
94-3control,orcustodyofthechild[whocauseshischildtoattendregularlyahomeschoolmay
95-4providetotherecorderofdeedsofthecountywherethechildlegallyresides,ortothechief
96-5schoolofficerof]makesawrittennotificationoftheirintenttopursueothereducational
97-6optionsundersection167.031,andrequeststhatthechildbedroppedfromthepublic
98-7schooldistrictrollswherethechildlegallyresides,[asigned,writtendeclarationof
99-8enrollmentstatingtheirintentforthechildtoattendahomeschoolwithinthirtydaysafterthe
100-9establishmentofthehomeschoolandbySeptemberfirstannuallythereafter.Thenameand
101-10ageofeachchildattendingthehomeschool,theaddressandtelephonenumberofthehome
102-HCSHB31 3 11school,thenameofeachpersonteachinginthehomeschool,andthename,addressand
103-12signatureofeachpersonmakingthedeclarationofenrollmentshallbeincludedinsaidnotice.
104-13Adeclarationofenrollmenttoprovideahomeschoolshallnotbecausetoinvestigate
105-14violationsofsection167.031.Therecorderofdeedsmaychargeaservicecostofnotmore
106-15thanonedollarforeachnoticefiled]suchschoolshallcomplywiththerequestandremove
107-16saidchildfromtherollspromptly.
10893 210.167.Ifaninvestigationconductedbythechildren'sdivisionundersection
10994 2210.145revealsthattheonlybasisforactioninvolvesaquestionofanallegedviolationof
11095 3section167.031,thenthelocalofficeofthedivisionshallsendthereporttotheschooldistrict
11196 4inwhichthechildresides.Theschooldistrictshallimmediatelyreferallprivate,parochial,
11297 5parish,homeschool,orFPEschoolmatterstotheprosecutingattorneyofthecountywherein
11398 6thechildlegallyresides.Theschooldistrictmayreferpublicschoolviolationsofsection
11499 7167.031totheprosecutingattorney.Anyinvestigationforaviolationofsection167.031
115100 8involvingachildwhoisbeinghomeschooledorwhoisenrolledinanFPEschoolshall
116101 9besubjecttoreviewonlybythelocalprosecutingattorneyandshallbebasedonlyupon
117102 10probablecause.
118-211.031.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthischapter,thejuvenilecourtorthe
103+HB31 3 211.031.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthischapter,thejuvenilecourtorthe
119104 2familycourtincircuitsthathaveafamilycourtasprovidedinchapter487shallhave
120105 3exclusiveoriginaljurisdictioninproceedings:
121106 4 (1)Involvinganychildwhomaybearesidentoforfoundwithinthecountyandwho
122107 5isallegedtobeinneedofcareandtreatmentbecause:
123108 6 (a)Theparents,orotherpersonslegallyresponsibleforthecareandsupportofthe
124109 7child,neglectorrefusetoprovidepropersupport,educationwhichisrequiredbylaw,
125110 8medical,surgicalorothercarenecessaryforhisorherwell-being;exceptthatreliancebya
126111 9parent,guardianorcustodianuponremedialtreatmentotherthanmedicalorsurgical
127112 10treatmentforachildshallnotbeconstruedasneglectwhenthetreatmentisrecognizedor
128113 11permittedpursuanttothelawsofthisstate;
129114 12 (b)Thechildisotherwisewithoutpropercare,custodyorsupport;
130115 13 (c)Thechildwaslivinginaroom,buildingorotherstructureatthetimesuch
131116 14dwellingwasfoundbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictiontobeapublicnuisancepursuantto
132117 15section195.130;or
133118 16 (d)Thechildisinneedofmentalhealthservicesandtheparent,guardianor
134119 17custodianisunabletoaffordoraccessappropriatementalhealthtreatmentorcareforthe
135120 18child;
136121 19 (2)Involvinganychildwhomaybearesidentoforfoundwithinthecountyandwho
137122 20isallegedtobeinneedofcareandtreatmentbecause:
138-HCSHB31 4 21 (a)Thechildwhilesubjecttocompulsoryschoolattendanceisrepeatedlyandwithout
123+21 (a)Thechildwhilesubjecttocompulsoryschoolattendanceisrepeatedlyandwithout
139124 22justificationabsentfromschool;
140125 23 (b)Thechilddisobeysthereasonableandlawfuldirectionsofhisorherparentsor
141126 24othercustodianandisbeyondtheircontrol;
142127 25 (c)Thechildishabituallyabsentfromhisorherhomewithoutsufficientcause,
143128 26permission,orjustification;
144129 27 (d)Thebehaviororassociationsofthechildareotherwiseinjurioustohisorher
145130 28welfareortothewelfareofothers;or
146131 29 (e)Thechildischargedwithanoffensenotclassifiedascriminal,orwithanoffense
147132 30applicableonlytochildren;exceptthat,thejuvenilecourtshallnothavejurisdictionoverany
148133 31childfifteenyearsofagewhoisallegedtohaveviolatedastateormunicipaltrafficordinance
149134 32orregulation,theviolationofwhichdoesnotconstituteafelony,oranychildwhoisalleged
150135 33tohaveviolatedastateormunicipalordinanceorregulationprohibitingpossessionoruseof
151136 34anytobaccoproduct;
152137 35 (3)Involvinganychildwhoisallegedtohaveviolatedastatelawormunicipal
153138 36ordinance,oranypersonwhoisallegedtohaveviolatedastatelawormunicipalordinance
154139 37priortoattainingtheageofeighteenyears,inwhichcasesjurisdictionmaybetakenbythe
155-38courtofthecircuitinwhichtheviolationisallegedtohaveoccurred,exceptasprovidedin
140+HB31 4 38courtofthecircuitinwhichtheviolationisallegedtohaveoccurred,exceptasprovidedin
156141 39subsection2ofthissection;exceptthat,thejuvenilecourtshallnothavejurisdictionoverany
157142 40childfifteenyearsofagewhoisallegedtohaveviolatedastateormunicipaltrafficordinance
158143 41orregulation,theviolationofwhichdoesnotconstituteafelony,andexceptthatthejuvenile
159144 42courtshallhaveconcurrentjurisdictionwiththemunicipalcourtoveranychildwhoisalleged
160145 43tohaveviolatedamunicipalcurfewordinance,andexceptthatthejuvenilecourtshallhave
161146 44concurrentjurisdictionwiththecircuitcourtonanychildwhoisallegedtohaveviolateda
162147 45stateormunicipalordinanceorregulationprohibitingpossessionoruseofanytobacco
163148 46product;
164149 47 (4)Fortheadoptionofaperson;
165150 48 (5)Forthecommitmentofachildtotheguardianshipofthedepartmentofsocial
166151 49servicesasprovidedbylaw;
167152 50 (6)Involvinganorderofprotectionpursuanttochapter455whentherespondentis
168153 51lessthaneighteenyearsofage;and
169154 52 (7)Involvingachildwhohasbeenavictimofsextraffickingorsexualexploitation.
170155 53 2.Transferofamatter,proceeding,jurisdictionorsupervisionforachildwhoresides
171156 54inacountyofthisstateshallbemadeasfollows:
172157 55 (1)Priortothefilingofapetitionanduponrequestofanypartyoratthediscretionof
173158 56thejuvenileofficer,thematterintheinterestofachildmaybetransferredbythejuvenile
174-HCSHB31 5 57officer,withthepriorconsentofthejuvenileofficerofthereceivingcourt,tothecountyof
159+57officer,withthepriorconsentofthejuvenileofficerofthereceivingcourt,tothecountyof
175160 58thechild'sresidenceortheresidenceofthepersoneighteenyearsofageforfutureaction;
176161 59 (2)Uponthemotionofanypartyoronitsownmotionpriortofinaldispositiononthe
177162 60pendingmatter,thecourtinwhichaproceedingiscommencedmaytransfertheproceedingof
178163 61achildtothecourtlocatedinthecountyofthechild'sresidence,orthecountyinwhichthe
179164 62offensepursuanttosubdivision(3)ofsubsection1ofthissectionisallegedtohaveoccurred
180165 63forfurtheraction;
181166 64 (3)Uponmotionofanypartyoronitsownmotion,thecourtinwhichjurisdictionhas
182167 65beentakenpursuanttosubsection1ofthissectionmayatanytimethereaftertransfer
183168 66jurisdictionofachildtothecourtlocatedinthecountyofthechild'sresidenceforfurther
184169 67actionwiththepriorconsentofthereceivingcourt;
185170 68 (4)Uponmotionofanypartyoruponitsownmotionatanytimefollowinga
186171 69judgmentofdispositionortreatmentpursuanttosection211.181,thecourthavingjurisdiction
187172 70ofthecausemayplacethechildunderthesupervisionofanotherjuvenilecourtwithinor
188173 71withoutthestatepursuanttosection210.570withtheconsentofthereceivingcourt;
189174 72 (5)Uponmotionofanychildorhisorherparent,thecourthavingjurisdictionshall
190175 73grantonechangeofjudgepursuanttoMissourisupremecourtrules;
191-74 (6)Uponthetransferofanymatter,proceeding,jurisdictionorsupervisionofachild,
176+HB31 5 74 (6)Uponthetransferofanymatter,proceeding,jurisdictionorsupervisionofachild,
192177 75certifiedcopiesofalllegalandsocialdocumentsandrecordspertainingtothecaseonfile
193178 76withtheclerkofthetransferringjuvenilecourtshallaccompanythetransfer.
194179 77 3.Inanyproceedinginvolvinganychildtakenintocustodyinacountyotherthanthe
195180 78countyofthechild'sresidence,thejuvenilecourtofthecountyofthechild'sresidenceshall
196181 79benotifiedofsuchtakingintocustodywithinseventy-twohours.
197182 80 4.Whenaninvestigationbyajuvenileofficerpursuanttothissectionrevealsthatthe
198183 81onlybasisforactioninvolvesanallegedviolationofsection167.031involvingachildwho
199184 82allegestobereceivinginstructionatahomeschooloranFPEschool,thejuvenileofficer
200185 83shallcontactaparentorparentsofsuchchildtoverifythatthechildisreceivinginstructionat
201186 84suchschoolandnotinviolationofsection167.031beforemakingareportofsuchaviolation.
202187 85Anyreportofaviolationofsection167.031madebyajuvenileofficerregardingachildwho
203188 86isreceivinginstructionatahomeschooloranFPEschoolshallbemadeonlytothe
204189 87prosecutingattorneyofthecountywherethechildlegallyresidesandshallbebasedonly
205190 88uponprobablecause.
206191 89 5.Thedisabilityordiseaseofaparentshallnotconstituteabasisforadetermination
207192 90thatachildisachildinneedofcareorfortheremovalofcustodyofachildfromtheparent
208-HCSHB31 6 91withoutaspecificshowingthatthereisacausalrelationbetweenthedisabilityordiseaseand
193+91withoutaspecificshowingthatthereisacausalrelationbetweenthedisabilityordiseaseand
209194 92harmtothechild.
195+[167.042.Forthepurposeofminimizingunnecessaryinvestigations
196+2 duetoreportsoftruancy,eachparent,guardian,orotherpersonresponsiblefor
197+3 thechildwhocauseshischildtoattendregularlyahomeschoolmayprovide
198+4 totherecorderofdeedsofthecountywherethechildlegallyresides,ortothe
199+5 chiefschoolofficerofthepublicschooldistrictwherethechildlegallyresides,
200+6 asigned,writtendeclarationofenrollmentstatingtheirintentforthechildto
201+7 attendahomeschoolwithinthirtydaysaftertheestablishmentofthehome
202+8 schoolandbySeptemberfirstannuallythereafter.Thenameandageofeach
203+9 childattendingthehomeschool,theaddressandtelephonenumberofthe
204+10 homeschool,thenameofeachpersonteachinginthehomeschool,andthe
205+11 name,addressandsignatureofeachpersonmakingthedeclarationof
206+12 enrollmentshallbeincludedinsaidnotice.Adeclarationofenrollmentto
207+13 provideahomeschoolshallnotbecausetoinvestigateviolationsofsection
208+14 167.031.Therecorderofdeedsmaychargeaservicecostofnotmorethan
209+15 onedollarforeachnoticefiled.]
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