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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri HB 2050 requires superintendents in struggling districts to live locally and funds shared superintendents
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Marlene Terry
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2050 requires school superintendents in districts that are , facing accreditation loss, or experiencing funding deficits to reside within district boundaries. It also allows school districts to share a superintendent without state approval, provides $30,000 in annual for up to five years for districts participating in sharing agreements, and outlines rules for superintendent contracts and responsibilities across various district types.
School districts meeting specific accreditation or financial distress criteria must ensure their superintendent lives locally, while districts entering into superintendent-sharing agreements are eligible for $30,000 in additional annual state funding dedicated to teacher compensation or counseling services for up to five years.
- Missouri school districts operate under state statutes governing administrative contracts, superintendent qualifications, and school accreditation standards overseen by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. context
- House Bill 2050 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative Marlene Terry. context
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 superintendents
Superintendents working in unaccredited districts, districts facing accreditation loss, or districts with funding deficits must reside within district boundaries for new contracts.
School districts
Districts can share superintendents without prior state approval and may qualify for $30,000 in annual state aid under specific sharing agreements.
Teachers
School districts receiving shared-superintendent state aid are required to use the funds and administrative savings to compensate teachers.
Key Facts
- School superintendents must reside within the boundaries of their school district if the district or a school within it is classified as unaccredited, facing accreditation loss, or experiencing a funding deficit.
- The residency requirement applies to all superintendent contracts or employment agreements entered into after the effective date of the subsection.
- Two or more school districts may share a superintendent possessing a valid Missouri superintendent's license without needing approval from the department of elementary and secondary education.
- Beginning July 1, 2023, subject to appropriation, school districts that enter into a superintendent-sharing agreement receive $30,000 annually in additional state aid for a maximum of five years.
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- Districts receiving the $30,000 shared-superintendent aid must use all of those funds and at least half of the resulting administrative savings to compensate teachers or provide counseling services.
- Districts sharing a superintendent are subject to the same local residency requirement if any of the participating districts or schools are unaccredited, facing accreditation loss, or experiencing a funding deficit.
- Boards of education in eligible districts may employ and contract with a superintendent for a term not to exceed three years.
- In metropolitan districts, the superintendent of schools is appointed for a term of one to five years, during which their compensation cannot be reduced.
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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 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Mandatory Local Residency Tied to District Performance
The bill ties administrative residency mandates directly to objective measures of district distress such as unaccredited status or funding deficits.
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0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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