HB 31 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to home school protections

HB 31 modifies rules for home schools and Family Paced Education (FPE) schools in the state. It defines both types of schools with specific enrollment limits (no more than four unrelated children), requires parents to maintain records of instruction (including a plan book, academic samples, and progress evaluations), and mandates at least 1,000 hours of instruction annually (600 hours in core academic subjects). The bill exempts students aged 16+ from some record-keeping and instructional hour requirements. Enforcement of these rules is limited to local prosecutors reviewing cases only with probable cause, preventing school districts from initiating investigations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Apr 28, 2025
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Introduced House Committee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to expand from four new sections to five new sections, changing the title from 'home school protections' to 'home-based education protections'. The definition of 'home school' was modified to include 167.042 in the list of related statutes, and the definition of 'FPE school' was adjusted to clarify that FPE schools may enroll children participating in specific programs that home schools cannot.
Scope change
The bill now covers five new sections instead of four, and the terminology changed from 'home school' to 'home-based education' to reflect broader educational arrangements.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'home school' was updated to include section 167.042 in the list of related statutes for legal purposes.

The definition of 'FPE school' was changed to clarify that FPE schools are allowed to enroll children who participate in certain programs that home schools are prohibited from enrolling.

SCOPE

The bill title and act description were changed from 'home school protections' to 'home-based education protections' and from four new sections to five new sections.

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Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 3
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
lower
Dec 2, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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