Modifies provisions governing the minimum school term

Requires the observation of black history month in school districts

Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing

Establishes the "Missouri Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program"

Modifies provisions relating to employment modifying work hours on school nights for certain students less than eighteen years of age

Requires in-state public educational institutions to grant undergraduate course credit for students who score 4 or higher on international baccalaureate examinations

Modifies provisions relating to school buses

Modifies provisions relating to corporal punishment in schools

Requires election authorities to provide Braille ballots on request

Requires particular topics to be included in history curriculum in grades seven to twelve

Requires the state board of education to provide for a transition to a special administrative board for certain unaccredited school districts

Bans using seclusion to confine a student

Modifies provisions relating to school employee retirement systems

Prohibits zero-tolerance policies or practices of discipline in public schools

Changes provisions governing the statewide assessment system for public schools

Changes a pilot agricultural education program in elementary schools to a statewide program

Establishes minimum teacher's salaries and provides grant moneys to assist school districts with increasing teacher salaries

Establishes the Task Force on Juvenile Justice and Education

Modifies provisions relating to the health professional student loan repayment program

Requires certain public schools to offer breakfast after the bell

Requires hearing screenings for students

Requires in-state public educational institutions to grant undergraduate course credit for students who score 4 or higher on international baccalaureate examinations

Establishes reporting requirements for school districts and the department of elementary and secondary education when a pupil commits suicide

Modifies provisions relating to age for school entry

Requires all school districts and charter schools to provide early childhood education programs

Requires career and technical education programs to offer courses leading to insurance licensing and certification

Requires school districts to excuse students with mental or behavioral health concerns from attendance at school

Requires the state board of education to provide for a transition to a special administrative board for certain unaccredited school districts

Prohibits schools from using collection agencies to collect unpaid school meal fees

Establishes the Teacher Recruitment and Retention State Scholarship Program

Requires school districts to excuse students with mental or behavioral health concerns from attendance at school

Requires schools to allow students to leave school to vote

Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in charter schools and public middle and high schools

Creates the "Missouri Universal School Meals Act"

Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to conduct safety assessments of all public schools in the state

Modifies the required school year start date for school districts in which a charter school operates

Modifies provisions relating to higher education tuition

Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in middle schools and high schools and charter schools and repeals provisions prohibiting abortion services providers from providing instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases

Changes provisions governing compulsory school attendance

Authorizes a property tax for special educational services

Authorizes a sales tax for special educational services

Establishes new procedures for annexation of school districts to special school districts

Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to develop a curriculum on Black history and Black literature to be used by school districts

Increases the cigarette tax from $0.17 per pack of 20 cigarettes to $0.27 per pack to be used for public education and health care purposes, upon voter approval

Modifies provisions governing calculations for state aid to public schools

Bans publicly funded libraries from banning books

Creates the "Student-Teacher Collaboration Advisory Board"

Requires posters with information on driver education courses to be posted in each high school

Changes requirements for civics education in schools

Modifies provisions relating to the health professional student loan repayment program

Changes provisions governing the "Missouri Career Development and Teacher Excellence Plan"