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MO SB1276

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Nick Schroer

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Public schools and state agencies must post all diversity, equity, inclusion, and bias-related training and instructional materials on their websites, including titles, authors, descriptions, and review procedures

  • Schools, state agencies, and political subdivisions are prohibited from requiring students or employees to affirm beliefs that one race/sex/ethnicity is inherently superior, that individuals should be blamed for historical actions of their demographic group, or that moral character is determined by demographic identity

  • Public schools and state colleges with selective admissions must publish all admission criteria on their websites and submit annual reports detailing admission factors and their weights to the state board of education or coordinating board for higher education

  • Discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, ancestry, or national origin is prohibited in admissions decisions, including "proxy discrimination" using facially neutral factors like zip codes or feeder school quotas to achieve demographic outcomes

  • Schools have a nine-month grace period after August 28, 2026, to comply with disclosure requirements, with noncompliance potentially resulting in fines and loss of public funding

Legislative Description

Creates new provisions relating to discrimination in public entities

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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