Bill > SB681

This bill modifies various provisions relating to elementary and secondary education in Missouri. Key provisions include: - Establishing the "Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act" to require schools to test and remediate drinking water with lead levels above 5 parts per billion, and providing funding to assist schools in complying with these requirements. - Creating the "Show-Me Success Diploma Program" as an alternative pathway to graduation for high school students that allows them to earn a diploma at any point between the end of 10th grade and 12th grade. - Establishing the "Workforce Diploma Program" to assist students 21 and older in obtaining a high school diploma and developing employability skills, with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education contracting with approved program providers to deliver these services. - Requiring all public high schools and charter high schools to offer at least one computer science course starting in the 2023-24 school year. - Expanding requirements for reading instruction and intervention in grades K-5, including mandating that schools provide intensive reading instruction to students with substantial reading deficiencies. The bill also makes various other changes to Missouri's education laws, including provisions related to school board elections, school safety, teacher certification, suicide prevention, and school transportation.

Budget and Finance, Education, Government Affairs

https://www.senate.mo.gov/22info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=71259862