FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.812
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBOYKO.
1920H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection166.700,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
Missouriempowermentscholarshipaccountsprogram.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section166.700,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection166.700,toreadasfollows:
166.700.Asusedinsections166.700to166.720,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Curriculum",acompletecourseofstudyforaparticularcontentareaorgrade
3level,includinganysupplementalmaterials;
4 (2)"District",thesamemeaningasusedinsection160.011;
5 (3)"Educationalassistanceorganization",thesamemeaningasusedinsection
6135.712;
7 (4)"Illegalalien",anypersonwhoisnotlawfullypresentintheUnitedStatesorany
8personwhogainedillegalentryintotheUnitedStates;
9 (5)"Parent",thesamemeaningasusedinsection135.712;
10 (6)"Privateschool",aschoolthatisnotapartofthepublicschoolsystemofthestate
11ofMissouriandthatchargestuitionfortherenderingofelementaryorsecondaryeducational
12services;
13 (7)"Program",thesamemeaningasusedinsection135.712;
14 (8)"Qualifiedschool"[,]:
15 (a)a.AnFPEschoolasdefinedinsection167.013;or
16 b.Anyoftheentitieslistedinparagraph(b)ofthissubdivisionthatcomplywith
17thelawsandregulationsregardingthefollowingrequirements:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (i)Theminimumschooltermundersection163.021;
19 (ii)Dyslexiaassessmentandparentnotificationundersection167.645;
20 (iii)Studentparticipationinmoderatephysicalactivityundersection167.720;
21 (iv)Interscholasticyouthsportsbraininjurypreventionundersection167.765;
22 (v)ConductingeducationalprogramsandactivitiesandobservingVeteransDay
23undersection170.049;
24 (vi)Providingcardiopulmonaryresuscitationinstructionandtraininginhigh
25schoolundersection170.310;
26 (vii)DisplayingtheflagoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandparticipatinginthe
27recitationofthePledgeofAllegiancetotheflagoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaunder
28section171.021;
29 (viii)Providingaccesstoofficialrecruitingrepresentativesofthemilitaryunder
30section171.026;
31 (ix)Settinganopeningschooltermdatethatisnoearlierthanfourteendays
32priortothefirstMondayinSeptemberundersection171.031;and
33 (x)Prevailingwagerequirementsforschoolconstructionprojectsundersection
34290.230;and
35 (b)Anyofthefollowingentitiesthat[is]areincorporatedinMissouri[and];that
36[does] donotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,ornationalorigin; andthatcomply
37withthelawsandregulationsregardingtherequirementslistedinsubparagraphb.of
38paragraph(a)ofthissubdivisionshallbedeemedaqualifiedschool:
39 [(a)]a.Acharterschoolasdefinedinsection160.400;
40 [(b)]b.Aprivateschool;
41 [(c)]c.Apublicschoolasdefinedinsection160.011;or
42 [(d)]d.Apublicorprivatevirtualschool;
43 (9)"Qualifiedstudent",anyelementaryorsecondaryschoolstudentwhoisaresident
44ofthisstate,whoisnotanillegalalien,andwho:
45 (a)Hasanapproved"individualizededucation[plan] program" (IEP)developed
46underthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),20U.S.C.Section1400
47etseq.,asamended;or
48 (b)Isamemberofahouseholdwhosetotalannualincomedoesnotexceedanamount
49equaltothreehundredpercentoftheincomestandardusedtoqualifyforfreeandreduced
50pricelunches,andthatmeetsatleastoneofthefollowingqualifications:
51 a.Attendedapublicschoolasafull-timestudentforatleastonesemesterduringthe
52previoustwelvemonths;
53 b.Isachildwhoiseligibletobeginkindergartenorfirstgradeundersections160.051
54to160.055;or
HB812 2 55 c.Isasiblingofaqualifiedstudentwhoreceivedascholarshipgrantintheprevious
56schoolyearandwillreceiveascholarshipgrantinthecurrentschoolyear.
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