HB2878

Modifies provisions governing the school calendar

Introduced·1/8/26
Introduced Text

Modifies provisions governing the school calendar in Missouri, setting a minimum term and penalties for non-compliance.

Missouri HB2878 modifies the school calendar provisions, setting a minimum term of at least one thousand forty-four hours of actual pupil attendance. Each local school district may set its opening date each year, which date shall be no earlier than twenty-one calendar days prior to the first Monday in September. If any local district violates the provisions, the department of elementary and secondary education shall withhold an amount equal to one quarter of the state funding the district generated.

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Current
Elementary And Secondary Education Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Feb 5

House

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)

Jan 12

House

Read Second Time (H)

Jan 8

House

Introduced and Read First Time (H)