Legislative Advocacy 2021
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education carefully reviews legislation filed to determine the potential impact on arts education, arts educators and students of the arts. Find below the legislation under review within the current year.
Bill #
Sponsor
Description
MAAE Response
similar to HB 494 (before the Senate Committee Substitution)
Provides that no public school shall be a member of a statewide activities association if it prohibits a home school student from participating in any event or activity offered by a public school in the school district in which the student resides.
DEVELOPMENT 1/21/21: SB55 to be combined with two other ed bills (23 and 25) which are concerned with charter school expansion, vouchers, and school choice. Summary - New combined text
Christofanelli, Phil
Adam Schwadron
Chris Sander
Establishes the "Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program."
MAAE opposes HB 349
written testimony offered 3/22/21
Hurlbert, Josh
Dirk Deaton
Ben Baker
Provides that no public school shall be a member of a statewide activities association if it prohibits a home school student from participating in any event or activity offered by a public school in the school district in which the student resides.
written testimony offered 3/2/21
Kyna Iman offered in-person testimony 3/2/21
Allows show choir and marching band to satisfy high school physical education credits
Allows school districts to issue school district teaching permits for persons without a certificate of license to teach granted by the state board of education
Requires school districts and charter schools to develop a policy for inspection of classroom instructional material
similar to SB 33
Establishes the Competency-based Education Grant Program and Competency-based Education Task Force, and allows school districts and charter schools to receive funding for high school students taking competency-based credits.
similar to HB 520
Establishes the Competency-based Education Grant Program and Competency-based Education Task Force, and allows school districts and charter schools to receive funding for high school students taking competency-based credits.
similar to HB 540
Establishes the "Show Me a Brighter Future Scholarship Act"
similar to SB 34
"Show Me Success Diploma Program " and establishment of the "Competency-Based Education Task Force" to study and develop competency-based education programs in public schools.
The MAAE greatly appreciates the financial support provided by the Francis Family Foundation and the MAAE member organizations for
Fine Arts Education Day.
