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MO HB43
Bill
Status
1/9/2013
Primary Sponsor
Lyle Rowland
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces section 171.031 of Missouri law relating to school calendar requirements.
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Allows school districts that provide at least 1,073 hours of actual pupil attendance in a school year to waive the minimum number of days requirement in their filed calendar.
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Maintains existing requirements for school boards to prepare annual calendars specifying opening dates and minimum attendance hours of 1,044 hours plus six makeup days for inclement weather.
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Restricts school opening dates to no earlier than ten calendar days prior to the first Monday in September unless the school board holds a public meeting and votes to approve an earlier date, with violations resulting in withholding one quarter of state funding per violation date.
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Exempts year-round schools and districts with state board-approved exemptions for highly unusual circumstances from the opening date restrictions.
Legislative Description
Allows a school district to use a calendar based on hours of attendance, rather than hours and days of attendance, if the minimum number of hours is at least 1,073
Last Action
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
1/17/2013