Bill Overview
Modifies provisions relating to charter schools
(Expands Charter Schools, no local elected governing board, DESE to provide "start-up", Creates Governor appointed MO Charter School Commission)
Action Items
Urge Committee To Vote No For SB 1123
This Bill is In Committee
Expanding Charter Schools is not the education reform that the state of Missouri needs. Charter schools have been shown to be unsuccessful many times over in St. Louis and Kansas City. The last thing we need is more unelected governing boards, which this legislation would create via the MO Charter School Commission. Please contact Senator Brown and ask him to withdraw this bill as soon as possible.
Full Summary
SB 1123 - Under this act, charter schools may be operated in any school district located within a charter county as well as in any municipality with a population greater than 30,000.
Procedures relating to changes in a school district's accreditation status that affect charter schools are repealed under this act.
Under this act, St. Louis City shall not adopt, enforce, impose, or administer an ordinance, local policy, or local resolution that prohibits property sold, leased, or transferred by the city from being used for any lawful education purpose by a charter school.
St. Louis City may not impose, enforce, or apply any deed restriction that expressly, or by its operation, prohibits property sold, leased, or transferred by the city from being used for any lawful educational purpose by a charter school.
If St. Louis City offers property of the city for sale, lease, or rent, St. Louis shall not refuse to sell, lease, or rent to a charter school solely because the charter school intends to use the property for an educational purpose.
Any deeds that have been executed and recorded prior to the effective date of this act shall be exempt from this provision.
This act is identical to SB 304 (2023) and similar to HB 158 (2023), identical to SB 650 (2022), substantially similar to HB 2087 (2022), and similar to provisions in SCS/SB 55, 25, & 23 (2021), provisions in HB 729 (2021), provisions in SCS/SB 603 (2020), provisions in SB 649 (2020), and provisions in HB 1917 (2020).
Action Items
This bill is In Committee
Urge Committee To Vote No For SB 1123
Expanding Charter Schools is not the education reform that the state of Missouri needs. Charter schools have been shown to be unsuccessful many times over in St. Louis and Kansas City. The last thing we need is more unelected governing boards, which this legislation would create via the MO Charter School Commission. Please contact Senator Brown and ask him to withdraw this bill as soon as possible.
Bill Overview
Modifies provisions relating to charter schools
(Expands Charter Schools, no local elected governing board, DESE to provide "start-up", Creates Governor appointed MO Charter School Commission)
Full Summary
SB 1123 - Under this act, charter schools may be operated in any school district located within a charter county as well as in any municipality with a population greater than 30,000.
Procedures relating to changes in a school district's accreditation status that affect charter schools are repealed under this act.
Under this act, St. Louis City shall not adopt, enforce, impose, or administer an ordinance, local policy, or local resolution that prohibits property sold, leased, or transferred by the city from being used for any lawful education purpose by a charter school.
St. Louis City may not impose, enforce, or apply any deed restriction that expressly, or by its operation, prohibits property sold, leased, or transferred by the city from being used for any lawful educational purpose by a charter school.
If St. Louis City offers property of the city for sale, lease, or rent, St. Louis shall not refuse to sell, lease, or rent to a charter school solely because the charter school intends to use the property for an educational purpose.
Any deeds that have been executed and recorded prior to the effective date of this act shall be exempt from this provision.
This act is identical to SB 304 (2023) and similar to HB 158 (2023), identical to SB 650 (2022), substantially similar to HB 2087 (2022), and similar to provisions in SCS/SB 55, 25, & 23 (2021), provisions in HB 729 (2021), provisions in SCS/SB 603 (2020), provisions in SB 649 (2020), and provisions in HB 1917 (2020).
