Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3141: Modifies provisions governing student attendance data reported for school accreditation processes
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
An act of school violence, that student shall not, for the purposes of the accreditation process of the Missouri school improvement plan, be considered a dropout or be included in the calculation of that district's educational persistence ratio. (2) For the 2026-27 school year and all subsequent school years, if a student is suspended, expelled, or unilaterally removed to an interim educational setting for an act HB 3141 of school violence as required under a school district's discipline policy, such student's suspension, expulsion, or removal shall not be reported for any calculations of the.
From the introduced text:
an act of school violence, that student shall not, for the purposes of the accreditation process of the Missouri school improvement plan, be considered a dropout or be included in the calculation of that district's educational persistence ratio. (2) For the 2026-27 school year and all subsequent school years, if a student is suspended, expelled, or unilaterally removed to an interim educational setting for an act HB 3141 of school violence as required under a school district's discipline policy, such student's suspension, expulsion, or removal shall not be reported for any calculations of the school district's attendance or enrollment data for the purposes of the accreditation process of the Missouri school improvement program or its successor accreditation program. ✔
Sponsors
- Kem Smith (D, 068) · primary sponsor
- Rush, Tonya (D, 067)
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)