MO HB393

Establishes the "Parent Empowerment and Choice Act" (Parent Trigger Act) allowing parents to petition for school reform when more than 50% of parents at a school sign a petition.

Local educational agencies must implement one of three intervention options within 180 days: restart model (conversion to charter school under new operator), school closure (consolidation into higher-achieving schools), or educational choice (voucher program).

Students at triggered schools choosing private school receive annual scholarships equal to 75% of either the triggered school's per-pupil cost or the amount the resident district would have received, available until high school completion or age 21.

Students at triggered schools may attend any other public school with no additional fee, and may establish educational savings accounts with surplus voucher funds for tutoring, lessons, camps, materials, and educational software.

Restricts expansion of state regulatory authority under the voucher option, requiring that any regulatory board be composed of at least 50% members not from the public school system.