MO HB2287

Modifies the Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program by allowing students to enroll directly in full-time virtual programs of their choice, requiring host school districts to adopt their own enrollment policies, and redefining average daily attendance for full-time virtual students based on total hours attended divided by program hours in session rather than traditional seat-time measures

Establishes statutory definitions for "home school" and "Family Paced Education (FPE) school" as distinct categories, with FPE schools permitted to enroll children participating in the state's educational assistance organization scholarship program while home schools may not

Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and maintain an 18-hour (1,080-minute) online teacher preparation program, and allows approved charitable organizations to create alternative teacher preparation programs that can lead to a teacher certificate not accepted by Missouri public schools

Expands the definition of "school" in the state's weapons statute (Section 571.010) to include charter schools, private schools, and public schools

Exempts a specific school district (described by population parameters) that operated a four-day school week in 2023-24 from any state law requirement to hold a voter election to adopt a four-day school week