SB 63 Missouri Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Creates and modifies provisions relating to the participation of certain students in nontraditional educational settings

SB 63 creates and modifies provisions related to certain students participating in nontraditional educational settings, such as online programs or alternative learning environments. The abstract indicates it aims to establish or adjust rules for these students' enrollment, eligibility, or support systems, but does not specify exact changes or affected groups. Without additional details on the bill's mechanisms, scope, or targeted student populations in the provided context, a precise summary cannot be developed. For specific policy changes, the full bill text would be required.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2024 Last action May 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly simplified from repealing four sections and enacting five new ones to repealing only one section and enacting a single new section. The new law focuses specifically on ensuring students from FPE schools, home schools, and virtual schools can participate in school activities without discrimination, while removing previous requirements for home school record-keeping and instruction hours.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from covering multiple home education statutes to focusing exclusively on participation rights in school activities for nontraditional educational settings.

REQUIREMENT

Removed requirements for home schools to maintain specific records, portfolios, and evaluations, and eliminated the 1,000-hour instruction mandate.

ELIGIBILITY

Added protections preventing schools and statewide activities associations from discriminating against FPE, home school, or virtual school students in extracurricular activities.

SCOPE

Changed the bill from repealing four existing sections (167.012, 167.013, 167.042, 167.850) to repealing only section 167.042.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Fine arts activities', 'Full-time equivalent student', 'Home school', and 'Integrated cocurricular activities'.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions establishing that school attendance and disciplinary policies must be applied equally to all students regardless of their educational setting.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

upper

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

CCS H Third Read and Passed

lower

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

CCS S Third Read and Passed --(0514S.15S)

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

CCR S offered & adopted --(0514S15.1SR)

upper

May 1, 2025

Introduced

S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended, and requests H recede or grant conference

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

H Third Read and Passed

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS, as amended, H adopted

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Baker)--(0514H14.10H)

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred H Rules - Administrative

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

S Third Read and Passed

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

SS, as amended, S adopted

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

SA 3 to SS S offered & adopted (Carter)--(0514S03.06S)

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

SA 2 to SS S offered & adopted (Beck)--(0514S03.02S)

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (Nurrenbern)--(0514S03.04S)

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from S Education Committee

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

upper

Dec 1, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors