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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2130
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE BOYKO.
4291H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 166.700, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 166.700, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 166.700, to read as follows:
166.700. As used in sections 166.700 to 166.720, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Curriculum", a complete course of study for a particular content area or grade
3 level, including any supplemental materials;
4 (2) "District", the same meaning as used in section 160.01 1;
5 (3) "Educational assistance or ganization", the same meaning as used in section
6 135.712;
7 (4) "Illegal alien", any person who is not lawfully present in the United States or any
8 person who gained illegal entry into the United States;
9 (5) "Parent", the same meaning as used in section 135.712;
10 (6) "Private school", a school that is not a part of the public school system of the state
11 of Missouri and that char ges tuition for the rendering of elementary or secondary educational
12 services;
13 (7) "Program", the same meaning as used in section 135.712;
14 (8) "Qualified school"[ , ] :
15 (a) a. An FPE school as defined in section 167.013; or
16 b. Any of the entities listed in paragraph (b) of this subdivision that comply with
17 the laws and regul ations rega rding the following requ irem ents:
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 (i) The minimum school term under section 163.021;
19 (ii) Dyslexia assessment and par ent notification under section 167.645;
20 (iii) Student participation in moderate physical activity under section 167.720;
21 (iv) Interscholastic youth sports brain injury pr evention under section 167.765;
22 (v) Conducting educational pro grams and activities and observing V eterans Day
23 under section 170.049;
24 (vi) Pr oviding cardiopulmonary res uscitation instruction and training in high
25 school under section 170.310;
26 (vii) Displaying the flag of the United States of America and participating in the
27 r ecitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America under
28 section 171.021;
29 (viii) Pr oviding access to official re cruiting repr esentatives of the military under
30 section 171.026;
31 (ix) Setting an opening school term date that is no earlier than fourteen days
32 prior to the first Monday in September under section 171.031; and
33 (x) Pr evailing wage requ irem ents for school construction projects under section
34 290.230; and
35 (b) Any of the following entities that [ is ] are incorporated in Missouri [ and ] ; that
36 [ does ] do not discriminate on the basis of race, color , or national origin ; and that comply
37 with the laws and reg ulations r egarding the req uir ements listed in subparagraph b. of
38 paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be deemed a qualified school :
39 [ (a) ] a. A charter school as defined in section 160.400;
40 [ (b) ] b. A private school;
41 [ (c) ] c. A public school as defined in section 160.01 1; or
42 [ (d) ] d. A public or private virtual school;
43 (9) "Qualified student", any elementary or secondary school student who is a resident
44 of this state, who is not an illegal alien, and who:
45 (a) Has an approved "individualized education [ plan ] prog ram " (IEP) developed
46 under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400
47 et seq., as amended; or
48 (b) Is a member of a household whose total annual income does not exceed an amount
49 equal to three hundred percent of the income standard used to qualify for free and reduced
50 price lunches, and that meets at least one of the following qualifications:
51 a. Attended a public school as a full-time student for at least one semester during the
52 previous twelve months;
53 b. Is a child who is eligible to begin kinder garten or first grade under sections 160.051
54 to 160.055; or
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55 c. Is a sibling of a qualified student who received a scholarship grant in the previous
56 school year and will receive a scholarship grant in the current school year .
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