Establishes the "Missouri Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program"
HB 1505 creates the Missouri Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program to provide direct funding for classroom materials and school supplies to teachers in public school districts and charter schools. The bill authorizes the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to distribute funds based on student attendance, which schools then allocate to individual teachers via debit cards before the start of each school year. Teachers must sign an acknowledgment statement and submit receipts for all purchases made with these cards, while any unused funds remain in the account for future distribution. The program explicitly prohibits using the money to buy equipment and requires the department to establish rules for administering the debit cards and tracking expenses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2023
Last action May 17, 2024
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May 17, 2024
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Referred: General Laws(H)
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Dec 1, 2023
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
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Gretchen Bangert
DDemocratic
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