HB 607 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to elementary and secondary education

HB 607 modifies Missouri's education laws to change how student attendance and academic performance are measured. It requires schools to count suspended or expelled students as "in attendance" for accountability metrics like school improvement plans and weighted daily attendance calculations. The bill mandates a new performance-based statewide assessment system focused on problem-solving and skills - not rote memorization - and creates "Outstanding Schools Waivers" for schools meeting specific performance criteria for three years, allowing flexibility in testing and operations. It also establishes alternate assessments for students with special needs and military dependents, while excluding English learner test scores until they've been in English-medium schools for three years.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 17, 2024 Last action May 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Perfected → Senate Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a House Committee Substitute to a Senate Committee Substitute version, expanding the sections repealed from 17 to 24 and adding new sections to the list of enacted sections. The Senate version also updated the bill title and clerk information to reflect Senate committee work.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to repeal additional statutes and establish more new sections related to elementary and secondary education.

SCOPE

Increased number of repealed sections from 17 to 24, adding sections 167.164, 167.850, 168.133, 168.409, 171.027, and 173.1352 to the repeal list.

REQUIREMENT

Added section 160.264 regarding counting suspended or expelled students as being in attendance for school improvement plan calculations.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill designation from House Committee Substitute to Senate Committee Substitute and updated clerk information from Joseph Engler to Kristina Martin.

DEFINITION

Added new section numbers to the enacted list including 160.264, 160.701, 167.167, 168.133, and 171.027.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

upper

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, April 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Second read and referred: Education(S)

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 144 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5, HA 6, adopted.

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs(H)

lower

Dec 17, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors