MO HB1018

Beginning in school year 2016-17, all school held during June, July, and August must be conducted on a four-day school week schedule, with local school boards determining which days school will be in session.

School districts wanting to open more than ten calendar days before the first Monday in September must hold a separate public meeting (not a regular board meeting) with newspaper notice published at least two weeks prior.

Minimum school term requirements remain at 174 days for five-day school weeks or 142 days for four-day school weeks, with 1,044 hours of actual pupil attendance required.

Districts violating school start date provisions face a penalty of one quarter of their state funding under section 163.031 withheld for each day in violation.

Year-round schools (12 months) are exempt from the start date restrictions, and the state board of education may grant one-year exemptions for districts demonstrating highly unusual circumstances.