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General Assembly adjourns without passing harmful legislation
The Missouri General Assembly adjourned on May 18 without passing legislation permitting open enrollment for students in struggling school districts or requiring school districts to reimburse students' tuition costs for remedial courses taken at higher education institutions. Both proposals were opposed by MSBA.
Among the legislation that was approved in the final days of the session was SB 64. This bill requires a school board to discuss the starting date for the school year at a board meeting if the board wants to start school more than ten days before Labor Day; establishes state standards for teacher mentoring programs; and allows students in provisional, unaccredited and lapsed school districts to enroll in the new Missouri Virtual School. Another bill approved by the legislature contains a provision exempting school districts from fuel taxes on buses.
The budget for K-12 education approved by the General Assembly contains an additional $132 million to fund the second year phase-in of the new foundation formula; an additional $5 million for transportation costs; and more money for the Career Ladder and Parents As Teachers programs.
A major victory for public schools occurred earlier in the legislative session when the Missouri House defeated a proposal that would have established a tuition tax credit program. MSBA strongly opposed the bill because it would have provided an indirect public subsidy to private schools.
MSBA thanks all school board members and administrators who contacted their legislators during the just-completed session to discuss bills related to public education.
Posted: 5/21/2007
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