Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1744: Establishes a quality control committee for oversight and enacts education reforms
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1744 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER. 3935H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 161.020, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to education reforms. Section A. Section 161.020, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 161.020, to read as follows: 161.020. 1. There is hereby created a department of elementary and secondary education headed by a state board of education as provided in Article IX, Constitution of Missouri, and chapter 161 and others. The state board shall appoint a commissioner of education as the chief administrative officer of the department. 2. The department of education, chapter 161 and others, is abolished and its powers, duties, personnel and property are transferred as provided in this act. 3. The division of public schools of the department of education, chapter 161 and others, is abolished and its powers, duties, personnel and property, with exceptions specified elsewhere in this act, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of elementary and secondary education. 4. The Missouri School for the Deaf, chapter 178 and others, and the Missouri School for the Blind, chapter 178 and others, are transferred to the department of elementary and secondary education by a type I transfer. The …
Sponsors
- Scott Miller (R, 069) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1744?
- HB1744 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Establishes a quality control committee for oversight and enacts education reforms.
- What is the status of HB1744?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1744?
- Scott Miller (R, 069).
- Where is the official record for HB1744?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1744&year=2026&code=R
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