Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2929: Establishes provisions when a district that is not maintaining a high school through twelfth grade shall be provided the rate of tuition for the next school year
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2929 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTENSEN. 6599H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 167.131, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the rate of tuition. Section A. Section 167.131, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 167.131, to read as follows: 167.131. 1. The board of education of each district in this state that does not maintain a high school offering work through the twelfth grade shall pay tuition as calculated by the receiving district under subsection 2 of this section and provide transportation consistent with the provisions of section 167.241 for each pupil resident therein who has completed the work of the highest grade offered in the schools of the district and who attends an accredited public high school in another district of the same or an adjoining county. 2. The rate of tuition to be charged by the district attended and paid by the sending district is the per pupil cost of maintaining the district's grade level grouping which includes the school attended. The cost of maintaining a grade level grouping shall be determined by the board of education of the district but in no case shall it exceed all amounts spent for teachers' wages, …
Sponsors
- Mazzie Christensen (R, 002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2929?
- HB2929 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Establishes provisions when a district that is not maintaining a high school through twelfth grade shall be provided the rate of tuition for the next school year.
- What is the status of HB2929?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2929?
- Mazzie Christensen (R, 002).
- Where is the official record for HB2929?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2929&year=2026&code=R
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