Bill > HB1602

This bill proposes to change the name of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to the "Bishop Davidson Curriculum Distribution Department" beginning August 28, 2025. The bill requires that as existing materials with the current department name are depleted or expire, new materials will use the new department name. It mandates that references to the "department of elementary and secondary education" in existing laws, rules, and regulations will now refer to the newly named department. The bill instructs the revisor of statutes to update all references in Missouri's revised statutes from "department of elementary and secondary education" to "Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department" and similarly change references to the "commissioner of education" to "commissioner of the Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department". The bill also maintains the existing administrative structure, including the state board of education and the commissioner as the chief administrative officer, and includes provisions for transferring existing departmental powers, duties, personnel, and property to the newly named department.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1602&year=2025&code=R