Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB297: Requires the authorization to establish a charter school in Boone County to be approved by a vote of the school district voters
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH (46). 0942H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk To repeal sections 160.400 and 160.415, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to charter schools. Section A. Sections 160.400 and 160.415, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 160.400 and 160.415, to read as follows: 160.400. 1. A charter school is an independent public school. 2. Except as further provided in subsection 4 of this section, charter schools may be operated (2) In an urban school district containing most or all of a city with a population greater than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants; (3) In a school district that has been classified as unaccredited by the state board of education; (4) In a school district that has been classified as provisionally accredited by the state board of education and has received scores on its annual performance report consistent with a classification of provisionally accredited or unaccredited for three consecutive school years beginning with the 2012-13 accreditation year under the following conditions: (a) The eligibility for charter schools of any school district whose provisional accreditation is based in whole or in part on financial stress as defined in sections 161.520 to 161.529, or on financial hardship as defined by rule …
Sponsors
- Smith, David Tyson (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB297?
- HB297 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Requires the authorization to establish a charter school in Boone County to be approved by a vote of the school district voters.
- What is the status of HB297?
- In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB297?
- Smith, David Tyson (R).
- Where is the official record for HB297?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB297&year=2025&code=R
Source: official Missouri record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.