Missouri Education Bills

Modifies language relating to school protection officers and creates Missouri Rangers training program

Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for certain persons convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated

Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County

Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education

Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law

Establishes the "Interscholastic Athletic Oversight Commission", a board of directors appointed by the Governor to hear appeals of certain decisions made by statewide activities associations

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Appropriates money for capital improvements

Modifies the required school year start date for school districts in which a charter school operates

Modifies provisions relating to admission of nonresident students

Requires all rules and regulations for library programs receiving state funding to comply with the First Amendment

Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in charter schools and public middle and high schools

Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students and a tax deduction for persons or entities that donate to a fund that reimburses schools for free school meals

Modifies provisions relating to grants for certain workforce training programs

Modifies and establishes provisions relating to moneys in school funds

Allows speech-language pathologists employed by a public school to qualify for benefits under the Public Schools Retirement System of Missouri

Provides that the court shall not order a parent to pay child support to the other parent for reasonable or necessary expenses of the child if the parents are awarded equal time with the child

Creates and modifies provisions relating to education

Modifies provisions governing student attendance data reported for school accreditation processes