Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3123: Modifies provisions relating to age for school entry
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution to establish such compulsory attendance age; provided that such resolution shall take effect no earlier than the school year next following the school year during which the resolution is adopted; and (b) Seventeen years of age or having successfully completed sixteen credits towards high school graduation in all other cases. HB 3123 (2) The school board of a metropolitan school district for which the compulsory attendance age is seventeen years may adopt a resolution to lower the compulsory attendance age to sixteen years; provided that such resolution shall take effect no earlier.
From the introduced text:
a resolution to establish such compulsory attendance age; provided that such resolution shall take effect no earlier than the school year next following the school year during which the resolution is adopted; and (b) Seventeen years of age or having successfully completed sixteen credits towards high school graduation in all other cases. HB 3123 (2) The school board of a metropolitan school district for which the compulsory attendance age is seventeen years may adopt a resolution to lower the compulsory attendance age to sixteen years; provided that such resolution shall take effect no earlier than the school year next following the school year during which the resolution is adopted. 5. For purposes of home school or FPE school credits toward high school graduation, as applied in subsection 4 of this section, a "completed credit towards high school graduation" shall be defined as one hundred hours or more of instruction in a course. 6. For purposes of this subsection, the board of education of a city not within a county shall have the same authority to enforce compulsory attendance requirements for children who are at least five years of age as provided under this section and section 167.061. In a city not within a county, compulsory attendance enforcement officers including, but not limited to, school attendance officers, juvenile officers, and other …
Sponsors
- (D, 078) · primary sponsor