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MO HB1206

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/10/2015

Primary Sponsor

Clem Smith

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Unaccredited schools must reduce student-to-teacher ratios in math, science, and language arts to no more than 22:1, and student-to-counselor ratios to no more than 200:1, with the state covering costs for additional staff

  • Tuition charged to receiving districts for students transferring from unaccredited districts is capped at $8,000 per pupil per year, including transportation costs

  • Lapsed districts with fewer than 4,500 students in charter counties with over 950,000 inhabitants face a lower tuition cap of $7,500 per pupil per year

  • State Board of Education must adopt a classification system that accredits individual attendance centers (school buildings) separately from the district as a whole

  • Students from unaccredited districts retain the right to transfer to accredited schools in the same or adjoining counties, with their home district responsible for tuition and transportation

Legislative Description

Changes the laws regarding school accreditation and student transfers

Last Action

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)

5/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Elementary And Secondary Education5/15/2015

Full Bill Text

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