MO HB942

Expands postsecondary course options for high school students to explicitly include virtual courses offered in cooperation with Missouri public community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.

Requires the Department of Higher Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to jointly develop "best practices" policy for virtually delivered postsecondary courses by the 2014-15 academic year, addressing instructor training, privacy, computer requirements, and technical support.

Allows remediation and credit recovery courses to be delivered virtually through the state's virtual instruction program or district/charter school virtual programs if instructors and courses meet applicable requirements.

Requires school districts and charter schools offering virtual programs to monitor student work submissions and test-taking to ensure academic integrity, with procedures for proctored assessments for students unable to access district buildings.

Maintains that students' resident districts continue to count them in average daily attendance and state aid calculations while participating in postsecondary courses, and allows colleges to charge reasonable fees for enrollment.