2016 CAPITOL REPORT VIII
2016 CAPITOL REPORT VIII
February 22-26
SWAN’S CTE AND REMEDIATION PREVENTION BILLS PASS HOUSE BY OVERWHELMING MARGIN
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Career and Technology Education Certificate bill (HB 1612) and the Remediation Prevention bill (HB 1613) sponsored by Kathryn Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) both passed the House by a vote of 154/Ayes/3 Noes on Thursday.
HB 1612 allows students to earn a Career and Technology Education certificate along with their high school diploma. The certificate documents that the students hav/e completed a program of study preparing them for entry-level positions in the workforce or for additional technical training.
In establishing CTE offerings, school districts may rely on standards, technical coursework, and skills assessments for industry-recognized certificates or credentials. Local school districts will strive to offer programs of study that are economically feasible for their students.
Swan said, “This certificate may not only prepare students for the workforce or additional training, but may increase their interest in school and prevent them from dropping out.”
HB 1613 is intended to reduce the need for developmental or remedial coursework after high school graduation. By identifying students in the ninth-grade who are at risk of not being ready for college-level work or entry-level career positions upon graduation, schools will be able to provide appropriate interventions for success.
In addition, schools may also work with students prior to their ninth-grade year to develop personal plans of study based on student interests. The plans will be reviewed annually with counselors and parents.
With ten years of experience serving on the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Swan noted, “As a state, we have struggled to eliminate the need for remedial coursework when students enter college. This bill not only has the potential to successfully prepare students for higher education, training or the workforce, it can save both time and money for students and families.”
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will a design recognition program to acknowledge school districts that offer a CTE Certificate and for districts that assist students in developing personal plans of study.
Both bills have been First Read in the Senate.
SUMMARY OF HOUSE ACTION – THIRD READ & PASSED
http://www.house.mo.gov/billreport.aspx?select=evergroupcode:8
HB 1565 – Public Assistance – Increases the asset limits for MO HealthNet permanent and totally disabled claimants, MO HealthNet blind claimants, and MO HealthNet aged claimants starting in fiscal year 2018 with cost-of-living adjustments to be implemented in fiscal year 2022.
HB 2155 – National Guard Student Resident – Permits individuals serving in the Missouri National Guard to have resident status for the purpose of admission and tuition to any approved public 4-year institution and in-state, in-district tuition at any approved 2-year institution.
HB 1387 – Newborn Screening Requirements – Requires severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) to be added to newborn screening requirements and establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to assess the impact of the disease on urban communities, examine services/resources, and develop recommendations for educational services to schools.
HB 1964 – Survivor Benefits – Adds several professions, including air ambulance pilots, air ambulance RNs, air ambulance RTs, uniformed employees of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and their children and spouses, and specified emergency medical technicians and their children and spouses to the list of those eligible to receive a Public Safety Officer or Employee Survivor Grant. Also adds uniformed employees of the Office of the State Fire Marshal and his/her child and spouse, and specified emergency medical techs and their children and spouses as eligible to receive unpaid workers’ compensation claims when the employee is killed in the line of duty.
HB 1480 – Absentee Ballot Counting – Allows the use of voting machines to count absentee ballots and makes technical changes to the absentee ballot process.
HB 1850 – Health Care Workforce Analysis – Allows various state boards to collaborate with the Department of Health and Senior Services to collect and analyze workforce data to assess the availability of qualified health care professionals.
HB 1419 – Gifted Education – Modifies school district funding with fluctuations in gifted program enrollments.
HB 1612 – CTE Certificate – Establishes a Career and Technology Education Certificate for high school graduates in addition to a high school diploma.
HB 1613 - Remediation Prevention – Requires school districts to develop a system to identify students who are at risk of not being ready for college-level work or entry-level positions.
HOUSE BILL CALENDAR: http://www.house.mo.gov/DailyCalendar.aspx
HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING SCHEDULE: http://www.house.mo.gov/HearingsDateOrder.aspx
ACTIVITY ON SPONSORED BILLS: http://www.house.mo.gov/billreport.aspx?select=xSponsorDistrict:147&sortopti...
HB 1607 – Music Therapy Licensure. Referred to Professional Registration and Licensing
HB 1608 - ‘Pill Mill” Regulation. Public Hearing Completed
HB 1609 –Tax Credits and Budget.
HB 1610 – Postsecondary Education. Voted out of Rules Committee
HB 1611 – School Guidance and Counseling Programs. Voted out of Select Committee on Education
HB 1612 – Career and Technical Education Certificate. Third Read and Passed in House
HB 1613 – Remedial Education. Third Read and Passed in House
HB 1614 – Tax Credit for Contributions to School Foundations. Voted out of Elementary and Secondary Education Committee and Referred to Select Committee on Education
HB 1615 – Public Bidding. Voted out of Small Business Committee and Referred to Select Committee on Commerce
HB 1616 – EMS Licensure Interstate Compact. Referred to Health and Mental Health Policy
HB 1645 – Modified Film Tax Credit Program. Referred to Economic Development and Business Attraction and Retention
HB 1646 - Missouri Civics Education. Referred to Senate Education Committee
HB 1667 – Early Childhood and Charter Schools. Voted out of Select Committee on Education
HB 1720 - Teacher Compensation
HB 1785 – Sales and Use Tax. Referred to Local Government
HB 1929 – Veterinary Euthanasia Technicians
HB 1953 – Abortion, Tissue Reports, Clinic Licensing and Inspections. Referred to Children and Families
HB 2043 - Nurse Licensure Compact. Referred to Professional Registration and Licensing.
HB 2055 – Child Custody. Public Hearing completed
HB 2221 – Limits lobbyist gifts, prohibits accepting anything of value in exchange for a vote. Referred to Government Accountability and Oversight
HB 2222 – Imposes 2-year rule for members of General Assembly. Referred to Government Accountability and Oversight
HB 2223 – Anonymous Complaints to Ethics Commission. Referred to Government Accountability and Oversight
HB 2379 – Dyslexia Screening. Voted out of Elementary and Secondary Education
HB 2396 – Tax Exemption for Out-of-State Income
HB 2428 – School Counselors – Name change. Referred to Elementary and Secondary Education
HB 2593 – Urban Early Childhood Fund.
HJR 79 – Constitutional Amendment establishing contribution limits to federal limits
CAPITOL VISITORS:
Jessica Hill – Safe House for Women
Lonnie Lusk – Community Counseling Center
Brenda Newbern – Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau
Marilyn Bradford – Missouri Conservation Commission
CONGRATS TO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AT THE ANNUAL OLD TOWN CAPE DINNER!
Bo Kleman, Realty Executives of Cape County – Volunteer of the Year
Sherry Yaeger, Renaissance – Business Excellence
Jay Meystedt, Shiloh Rental Properties – Adaptive Use Recognition
Rocky and Lurie Everett – John Boardman Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation
Mike and Paula Haas – Judith Ann Crow Residential Historic Rehabilitation
Jayne Ervin, Jayson Jewelers – Charles L. Hutson Visionary
Thank you for visiting our Capitol and for your contributions to our community!
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