MO SB998

Replaces the term "illegal alien" with "legal resident" in eligibility requirements, defining legal residents as persons lawfully present in the United States under 8 U.S.C. Section 1101

Removes prior requirements that income-eligible students must have attended public school for one semester, be entering kindergarten/first grade, or be siblings of current scholarship recipients

Allows organizations to intervene as defendants on behalf of parent groups in legal proceedings challenging the program under Missouri's constitution, statutes, or regulations

Prohibits the state treasurer and Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Board from requiring qualified schools to obtain accreditation or comply with additional rules/regulations as conditions for program participation

Students who leave public or charter schools for qualified schools continue to be counted in their former school's weighted average daily attendance for state and federal funding purposes for up to five years