Committee
Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
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committee members
Vice Chair
Brad Banderman (R)
Stephanie Boykin (D)
Mark Boyko (D)
Tricia Byrnes (R)
Jamie Ray Gragg (R)
John Hewkin (R)
Josh Hurlbert (R)
Martin Jacobs (D)
Ann Kelley (R)
Becky Laubinger (R)
Chair
Ed Lewis (R)
Cathy Loy (R)
Ian Mackey (D)
John Martin (R)
Mark Meirath (R)
Matthew Overcast (R)
Brad Pollitt (R)
Melissa Schmidt (R)
Kem Smith (D)
Ranking Democratic Member
Kathy Steinhoff (D)
Connie Steinmetz (D)
Cecelie Williams (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB31 | Modifies provisions relating to home school protections | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB32 | Lowers the age for adult high schools from 21 to 18 | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB112 | Requires public schools to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students attending classes in such school | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB116 | Establishes the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act" | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB220 | Authorizes and establishes standards for virtual schools or programs administering statewide assessments | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB248 | Requires public schools to offer a driver education course that students must complete before graduating | Dead | 02/27/2025 |
| HB267 | Modifies provisions governing public school teachers | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB285 | Requires certain public schools to offer breakfast after the bell | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB306 | Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB332 | Modifies provisions governing school employee training requirements | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB355 | Provides a state supplement for public schools to hire a school nurse and a mental health professional | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB368 | Changes provisions governing additional state aid provided to school districts for increasing teacher salaries | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB371 | Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to develop, use, and report student grade-level equivalence data | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB408 | Prohibits student use of telecommunications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB477 | Establishes written parental consent requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs) | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB498 | Authorizes the establishment of charter schools in school districts in St. Louis County | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB519 | Changes the definition of "qualified student" for the Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts program | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB538 | Modifies provisions governing school transportation | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB644 | Modifies provisions relating to teacher retirement | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB655 | Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB656 | Establishes written parental consent requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs) | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB711 | Establishes transfer procedures to nonresident districts for students in public schools | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB712 | Modifies provisions governing elementary and secondary education | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB744 | Establishes provisions governing duties and responsibilities of public entities | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB854 | Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB873 | Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB941 | Prohibits school districts from using a three-cueing system model of reading instruction | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB1039 | Extends the expiration date of a provision allowing retired teachers to serve as substitute teachers without a discontinuance of such teacher's retirement allowance | Dead | 02/27/2025 |
| HB1044 | Changes provisions governing charter schools | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB1074 | Requires local educational agencies to report school safety incidents to the department of elementary and secondary education | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB1082 | Modifies provisions governing background checks for individuals residing in a home school or Family Paced Education (FPE) school | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB1123 | Modifies provisions relating to the statewide assessment system | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB1146 | Establishes provisions relating to the reconsideration of materials in a public library or public school library | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB1153 | Modifies certificates of license to teach and substitute teach | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB1180 | Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to develop a curriculum on personal finance to be used by school districts | Dead | 02/27/2025 |
| HB1221 | Authorizes the use of moneys in Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts for driver education purposes | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB1238 | Modifies provisions governing pupil attendance at nonresident schools | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB1262 | Enacts the "Missouri Religious Liberty in Schools Awareness Act" | Dead | 03/19/2025 |
| HB1269 | Modifies provisions governing proprietary schools | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| HB1273 | Prohibits public school districts and charter schools from membership in or payment of dues to certain statewide activities associations | Dead | 04/07/2025 |
| HB1287 | Enacts the Missouri Educators and Parental Empowerment and Rights Act | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB1339 | Modifies provisions relating to driving offenses committed by young drivers | Dead | 03/25/2025 |
| HB1365 | Modifies provisions governing school administrator evaluations and contracts | Dead | 04/03/2025 |
| HB1413 | Modifies the appointment of teacher representatives on the State Board of Education | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| HB1472 | Enacts provisions governing panic-alert technology in schools | Dead | 03/25/2025 |
| HB1516 | Enacts provisions governing adult student access to virtual schools | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| HCR16 | Establishes a Seal of Civic Recognition for certain graduating high school seniors | Dead | 04/15/2025 |
| HJR81 | Proposes a constitutional amendment to assert the right of parents to participate in and direct the education of their children free from government interference | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| SB49 | Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/27/2025 |
| SB63 | Creates and modifies provisions relating to the participation of certain students in nontraditional educational settings | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/19/2025 |
| SB68 | Creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/19/2025 |
| SB266 | Creates and modifies provisions relating to responsibilities of publicly funded elementary and secondary educational entities | Dead | 04/17/2025 |