MO HB1553

School boards may place open enrollment by contract on the ballot by majority vote, or voters may petition to place the issue on the ballot with signatures from 10% of registered voters or 100 voters (whichever is higher), requiring a two-thirds majority to approve.

Eligible students are those currently attending public school in the sending district for at least one continuous year after the bill's effective date, or students not yet enrolled due to age or recent move to the district.

Contract payments to receiving schools equal weighted average daily attendance multiplied by the state adequacy target and dollar value modifier, plus local tax revenues and state/federal aid, or the contractor's cost of education, whichever is less.

Public school districts may participate in open enrollment unless a majority of the school board votes to opt out after holding a public meeting with at least one week's notice; private schools may participate by affirmative vote of their governing board.

Students may return to their residence district at semester break with written notice, and students suspended from a contractor school may return to the residence district unless the residence district would have imposed the same suspension.