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MO HB1139
Bill
Status
1/8/2014
Primary Sponsor
Steve Cookson
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AI Summary
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Increases minimum school term requirement from 1,044 hours to 1,085 hours of actual pupil attendance for regular school districts and from 522 hours to 542.5 hours for kindergarten students
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Changes school calendar requirements to open no earlier than seven days before Labor Day and close no later than the last day of May, with opening/closing date restrictions previously based on specific September dates removed
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Requires students scoring less than proficient on statewide assessments to attend summer school immediately following the school term, with promotion conditioned upon attendance
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Defines summer school term as starting no earlier than the second Monday in June, ending no later than July 31, with a mandatory break of at least four school days around July 4th
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Increases makeup hours for inclement weather from six days to forty-two hours, with modifications to cap total required makeup at seventy hours instead of ten days
Legislative Description
Changes the laws regarding mandatory school hours
Last Action
Referred: Rules(H)
4/3/2014