Bill > HB2476

This bill modifies provisions related to state aid for schools by making several key changes. First, it adjusts how student suspensions and expulsions are counted for attendance purposes, allowing students to be counted as present for up to 180 days and explicitly stating that a suspension or expulsion does not remove the school's responsibility to educate the student. The bill also modifies requirements for school districts to receive state aid, including maintaining attendance and financial records, levying an operating tax at a certain rate, and computing average daily attendance. Additionally, the bill removes previous language about making up school hours lost due to inclement weather and adds provisions about state aid calculations that take into account various factors such as operating levies, compliance with specific educational requirements, and historical funding levels. The bill requires school districts that levy an operating tax below a certain threshold to provide written notice to the state education department about their ability to provide an adequate education, with any educational inadequacy being attributed to insufficient local financial effort.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2476&year=2026&code=R