MO SB768

School boards may allow children of teachers or regular employees not otherwise entitled to free instruction to attend school in the district with discretionary tuition fees, regardless of whether the district admits other non-resident pupils.

Orphan children, children with one parent living, and children whose parents do not contribute to their support between ages 6 and 20 may attend any public school in Missouri where they have a permanent or temporary home without paying tuition.

Persons paying school taxes in districts other than their residence district may send children to schools in the taxed district with a tuition credit equal to taxes paid, except agricultural landowners with 80+ acres may attend any district where their contiguous property lies without tuition charges.

Agricultural landowners with multiple district options must notify all involved districts by June 30 of which district their children will attend; failure to notify results in attendance at the district where the majority of property lies.

School boards and employees are prohibited from soliciting or receiving money from teachers for school operation expenses; violations constitute a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to one year or both.