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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2476 modifies state aid calculations and school attendance rules for suspended students
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Ed Lewis
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 2476 allows suspended or expelled students to be counted as in attendance for up to 180 days for school accountability and funding metrics, while modifying state aid eligibility and record-keeping requirements for school districts.
Changes how school districts calculate attendance and state funding for disciplined students, and alters the requirements districts must meet to receive state education aid.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school districts
School districts must adhere to updated attendance-counting rules for disciplined students and meet specific tax levy and reporting requirements to receive state education aid.
suspended or expelled students
Students subject to suspension or expulsion are counted toward district attendance metrics for up to 180 days, and districts retain the responsibility to educate them.
Key Facts
- Suspended or expelled students may be counted as in attendance for up to 180 days for school improvement plan metrics and weighted average daily attendance calculations.
- A student suspension or expulsion does not remove the legal responsibility to educate the student.
- School districts must maintain adequate and accurate records of attendance, personnel, and finances as required by the state board of education.
- School districts must levy an operating levy for school purposes of not less than $1.25 on each $100 of assessed valuation to receive state aid.
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- Districts where operating levies are less than the performance levy must provide written notice to the department of elementary and secondary education asserting whether they are providing an adequate education.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 17, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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