MO HB1927

Schools with a five-day week must have a minimum of 174 school days or 1,044 hours of pupil attendance; schools with a four-day week must have 142 days, plus six make-up days for inclement weather.

School districts cannot start earlier than ten calendar days before the first Monday in September unless the school board holds a public meeting and votes to approve an earlier date, with this approval required annually.

Districts violating start date provisions will have one quarter of their state funding withheld for each date of violation.

Unaccredited or provisionally accredited districts must limit consecutive weeks without required student attendance to six weeks between school years, three weeks between grading periods, and five days during any grading period.

State Board of Education may grant one-year exemptions for districts with highly unusual circumstances, and provisions do not apply to year-round schools or districts receiving full accreditation.