Legislative Update (March 23, 2017)
SB 32, the private scholarship and savings accounts bill which enables parents to gain tax credits to send their children to private school or home school, is stalled. The same rural Republicans who objected to HB 634, the charter schools everywhere bill, are worried about the damage this bill will do to their public schools. A vote has been postponed again until March 27.
HB 634, the charter schools everywhere bill has been passed by the House and has been reported to the Senate and first read. No date yet for a vote. It has been amended to exclude the small rural districts whose representatives objected to it. It would now only apply to districts that have one school that earns less than 60% or less points on its APR and only if the foundation formula is fully funded. Because the legislature lowered the adequacy target for the foundation formula during the 2016 session by about $600/student, they plan to fully fund it in this year’s budget.
HB 188, the transfer law fix bill has been voted do pass out of committee.
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Calendar
March 29, 2017, Wednesday, League of Women Voters School Board Candidate Forum, 7 p.m., Metro H.S., 4015 McPherson Avenue, 63108
April 4, 2017, School Board Election, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
April 11, 2017, Tuesday, Board of Education regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Columbia Elementary School, 3120 St. Louis Avenue, 63106
April 13, 2017, Thursday, SAB meeting, 6 p.m., 801 North 11th Street, room 108
