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MO HB1139

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2014

Primary Sponsor

Steve Cookson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Requires students scoring less than proficient on statewide assessments to attend summer school immediately following the school term, with promotion conditioned upon attendance

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules4/3/2014
Elementary And Secondary Education1/9/2014

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