MO HB1420

Requires school boards in unaccredited districts to hold at least three public meetings to discuss student transportation to accredited schools in other districts before designating five potential receiving districts.

Mandates the state auditor conduct an audit of the five candidate districts assessing classroom size, growth potential, and tuition costs, with the state board of education approving or denying each as a candidate.

Requires parents of students in unaccredited districts to vote on which receiving district they prefer, with the top two vote-getting districts designated as the mandatory receiving schools for student transportation.

Establishes a penalty where sending districts must pay 1.5 times the normal tuition cost if selected districts are outside the home county and accredited options existed within the county.

Declares the act an emergency measure effective upon passage to ensure all students can attend free public schools as required by the Missouri Constitution.