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The nut graf: Murphy said children now receive an enormous volume of media and must learn critical-thinking skills to evaluate sources, recognize persuasion and protect mental health. He described the bill as a pilot to discover effective, evidence-based instruction rather than a statewide mandate on specific content.

Representative Murphy said, \"Media literacy is an art, and it's not about brainwashing our children. This is about process.\" He told the committee that since 2012—when smartphones became prevalent—youth mental-health indicators and youth suicides have risen and that teaching critical consumption skills is a practical response.

Committee members asked whether DESE should administer the pilot and whether districts have capacity to implement it. Representative Loy pressed whether the department could take another task; Murphy and other backers said the bill is deliberately a pilot to test approaches in a small number of districts that volunteer, with training and sharing of results. Representative Smith asked about alignment with ELA standards and a fiscal note mentioned in committee discussion of approximately $250,000 for the pilot; Representative Smith and others said librarians, school psychologists and media specialists should be involved.

Witnesses for the bill included Julie Smith, a media literacy instructor at Webster University, who said, \"Media literacy is not partisan. It is not political. It is critical thinking.\" Sarah Colbert, a certified library media specialist and vice chair of the Missouri Association of School Librarians' legislative advocacy committee, told the committee school librarians are already teaching components of media literacy and that a uniform pilot would help scale effective practice. The Missouri Press Association and Missouri NEA also testified in support. A witness opposing the bill raised concerns that media-literacy efforts could be framed as partisan or ideological; the witness cited press accounts from other states and urged caution.

Ending: The committee concluded testimony on HB116; no final committee vote on the bill is recorded in the transcript. Members emphasized stakeholder collaboration and suggested parent engagement and cross-curricular approaches would be essential if a pilot proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Elementary and Secondary Education (HR1) February 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Representative Jim Murphy presented House Bill 116, the Media Literacy Critical Thinking Act, and the committee heard multiple witnesses both for and against. The bill would fund a pilot to develop best practices for K–12 media-literacy instruction; testimony touched on scope, DESE capacity and parent involvement.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MO, Missouri","taxId",77693,"location","Missouri","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335474,"Committee advances substitute for omnibus education bill, extends funding provisions and adds discipline reform amendment",828,2268000,3096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031&start=2268&end=3096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031/thumbnail_2268000.jpg","/articles/6335474/Missouri/Committee-advances-substitute-for-omnibus-education-bill-extends-funding-provisions-and-adds-discipline-reform-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335474-29cfae119b6647c90dd58949b561fa9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775424824&Signature=dfUkXeXV7L56jFY9ZpxW7L3gX~WpJ3hPxVQdLUiFqlO~XFcAbSBhFNqSjpocJksGn5Mcb7jjthShj~xpFt5aYQPKffvJ3or1i0CzRWhvtpvam7kxAbSidGtOhwhlUPF6lHDx0hgXRL5wLoWhAna8eiwNeQXFur~8sw7XWSi~TzYUdmzyZ7dfveZcF9MvJ08UPELaCCqoGSsEiSBOSr38l8wghXpU1q~j1k2PNwHCGlB6nlvAHUNZiO8XcgtqLqpGfmms-1NEPdC7eSBT8kOnir9WkHTBWdEjZxt06Q6TgQJ6I4kpJ1udOcik9-zFI19RTI5H-v5VDZ01osG-f6Go0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 712 that bundles several changes tied to prior enactments and technical fixes to school funding and personnel provisions. Committee members also adopted an amendment that limits use of zero-tolerance disciplinary policies.

The nut graf: the substitute leaves in place components of Senate Bill 727 (including the CPI language), clarifies school funding language related to the 169-day funding provision and restores statutory text so previously authorized exceptions (AMI and snow days) apply to the 169-day threshold; it also strikes a phrase about master's degrees used for funding and removes an outdated requirement about district payment of 25% of certain scholarships.

Representative Pollitt said the substitute \"took out the grade level equivalency requiring the grade level equivalency developed by panel\" and made several technical changes to align implementation with DESE. The substitute extends one payment sunset from 2025 to 2030 and removes a clause that asked for a master's degree to be in a directly related academic field for funding purposes. Representative Mackey offered and the committee adopted an amendment (0.02h) to limit zero-tolerance policies and require administrators to consider facts and context before imposing identical disciplinary sanctions on victims and perpetrators.

Committee members discussed administrative concerns about building-level reporting and whether DESE had capacity to produce building-level outputs; sponsors said DESE can provide building-by-building information. The committee then voted the House Committee substitute for House Bill 712 \"do pass.\" The transcript records the vote as 21 ayes and 0 nos.

Ending: The committee advanced the omnibus substitute with the zero-tolerance amendment. Members emphasized that many changes were housekeeping or technical clarifications to larger education bills previously enacted.","The committee adopted a substitute for House Bill 712 containing a range of changes to prior statutes (including items tied to Senate Bill 727), extended a sunset for a funding provision and adopted an amendment to limit zero-tolerance disciplinary policies; the substitute was voted \"do pass.\"",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335479,"Committee adopts substitute covering phone/device use and local policy control; districts given latitude on instructional exceptions",407,1772000,2179000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031&start=1772&end=2179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031/thumbnail_1772000.jpg","/articles/6335479/Missouri/Committee-adopts-substitute-covering-phonedevice-use-and-local-policy-control-districts-given-latitude-on-instructional-exceptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335479-d6514c19b91a6172caf680e560e9a0b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775424824&Signature=bHJ--2UUPmGfYZjg3KTv9rPfq47nUaAcZDMwFjJjKKljNAYfqgtGbbpgB1IW9selftPP-53z63M6XzxEHO6q8po3K8WV7cSZ3AN90RwYfHfaxyyLcOGcY6xsrq9Ks6uolMPKAPbvKrogm68vopk~cHqfdoya7jJfjGMgv47dEvbxtZiUl1vAT7lBL~VS1iZ64okREpAiEMqs1p~~G77nxMub16YVHVx6kIWeC23JDBhIZfWLJOF9cjl8DjlN5QfodrFmMgx8iXmg0rTfwm33xOWJiDjYzOvnJW05Gn528EVgPjkrOL3k7dNVFq935Vo6I9WOES6G-he1rG8QIpiyCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education adopted a committee substitute for House Bills 408, 306 and 854 that governs student device and cell-phone use during instructional time and clarifies authority for local policy.

The nut graf: the substitute preserves local control by allowing school boards to define \"instructional time\" and to decide whether principals, teachers or others may authorize exceptions for instructional uses of devices.

Representative Jacobs asked whether authorization would rest with the classroom teacher; Representative Steinhoff said the amendment she offered would give school boards authority to define who may authorize device use. Representative Steinhoff described two small, clean-up amendments that direct districts to define instructional time and allow the school board to decide who may authorize device use for instructional purposes. \"We wanted to give the school board the decision making power to decide when we would allow phones to be used during an educational purpose,\" Steinhoff said.

Committee members adopted House Committee Amendment 1 and rolled it into a new substitute, then voted the House Committee substitute for House Bills 408, 306 and 854 \"do pass.\" The transcript records a roll-call vote of 20 ayes, 0 nos.

Ending: The committee advanced the consolidated substitute; members said the substitute keeps device-authority decisions at the local level and provides a policy framework for instructional exceptions.","The committee adopted a substitute that rolls together House Bills 408, 306 and 854 and includes language giving local school boards control to define when devices may be used for instructional purposes; the committee adopted amendments and voted the substitute \"do pass.\"",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335484,"Committee adopts substitute for bill clarifying adult high school transfers will not be recorded as dropouts",214,1554000,1768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031&start=1554&end=1768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031/thumbnail_1554000.jpg","/articles/6335484/Missouri/Committee-adopts-substitute-for-bill-clarifying-adult-high-school-transfers-will-not-be-recorded-as-dropouts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335484-3590ec3d8758bce14755fd667807c6cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1775424824&Signature=g~KSzeBkocb8SEsBEpfRI9jMNseiE6bjoztkYV~YJo6Cx4YR~Q69xrtKgr6vITtZAHicJ70H2Sa3CGEFOB7pJojjRhM2tVdg-UClp43gPcxefRI2mYO2hyN624Q3BKR-R3JaY47kRrlbC6Cdu2v4FjPCnZ0X8D0HcPyCRg2JNqqElt8fp-pvxNQ3LZnkMuaVDIZwnPpAUJ2CDVmAZP5GeNcrL-WHkUSOslDzw85~Y29qqFg29vi1a-3UteLJsvIl2ZgKitrcQwORCClvYRqPI0bbbN2G5hImQNIdZ6Wr72fSZ5htoZk8-T0h0CBcGIdJhLEUbMHWMdXR0dXJrkHCuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education adopted a committee substitute to House Bill 32 that clarifies how students transferring to adult high schools are reported for dropout data. A sponsor explained that adult high schools have an LEA number and transfers to such programs should not be held against a sending district's dropout rate.

The nut graf: the amendment aims to prevent misclassification of adult high-school transfers as dropouts in state reporting, easing concerns raised by districts and clarifying accountability language.

Sponsor testimony said the substitute \"clarify[ies] that it cannot be held against them as a dropout for compiling and tracking purposes.\" The committee adopted an amendment (House Committee Amendment 1, 0.01h), rolled that into a substitute and then voted the House Committee substitute \"do pass.\" The transcript records a roll-call vote: 20 ayes and 0 nos.

Ending: The substitute was advanced by the committee; members said the change was intended to bring statutory language into alignment with reporting practice for adult high schools and to reduce unintended negative accountability consequences for districts.","The committee adopted a substitute for House Bill 32 clarifying that transfers to adult high schools should not be counted as dropouts for accountability reports; the committee voted the substitute \"do pass.\"",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335489,"House committee adopts substitute for bill changing IEP consent timetable and dispute process",1399,119000,1518000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031&start=119&end=1518","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2289412-37f1e9047011fcbea08603e84bcc8031/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/6335489/Missouri/House-committee-adopts-substitute-for-bill-changing-IEP-consent-timetable-and-dispute-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335489-56d0ecb4cf64a44f576481b7bc8c007e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775424824&Signature=ON5CwgphCRKGWs6C-Rc2E8Kgp3eqm3JScY5Gl32tl7RuI98ch1QcKGoZGNqUlk0YBWBw3Fd2dk3XSiEdp0SoP8dZsgEvSZwNVHNCfNKmW9K~bZfB8JwUpOpa7o9OM7aQz-kyBONc7v9dvugC0pKclMjU9dm4B2BN5Ngo~-FJD~i7fEUCX~VJfOz0SjA6nUTQu9k63o~u9c3ysstFWcTVIvu1nSdq3-GUTuS64yBXj5v0teUQb22ShTs2xBfWgVslNVECKeIvlt3s8B0jA8b6bR4b6cNJbkpvhsBK8GIIlQvHa~7mA3wMkUFc67DND5CkNcBWyausRUN-qKCjNFcGHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education on a voice vote adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 477 and then voted the substitute \"do pass.\" Chairman Lewis said the substitute clarifies definitions, expands timelines and preserves existing dispute-resolution options in special education cases.

The substitute adds definitions for placement and school day, expands the definition of parent to include an emancipated child, and amends timelines for agreement on amended IEPs. \"The timetable is 10 school days for an agreement or an addendum,\" Chairman Lewis said, and the substitute \"adds an additional 20 days, and that can happen up to 2 times.\" The substitute also replaces references to \"business days\" with \"school days,\" and lists the dispute-resolution options that remain available, including facilitated IEP meetings, child complaint investigations, state-paid mediation and traditional due process.

The nut graf: supporters said the substitute is intended to give parents more time to consider requested IEP changes while preserving schools' ability to continue agreed services and to use existing dispute-resolution processes; opponents raised safety and administrative-burden concerns.

Representative Steinhoff, a committee member, said she intended to vote for the substitute but remained concerned that the measure might not fully address safety issues for other students and staff if placements change. \"I'm not sure that we have accounted for safety as much as we should,\" Steinhoff said. Representative Jacobs asked whether special-education staff would be required to run parallel plans when parts of an IEP are in dispute; committee members and the sponsor's floor designee said the substitute allows agreed services to proceed while disputed elements remain governed by the prior IEP unless a safety subsection applies.

Chairman Lewis and other committee members repeatedly said the substitute does not remove a parent's ability to pursue due process. \"The school then would implement the... process is giving them more time; it is not giving them veto power,\" Lewis said. The committee adopted the substitute and then recorded a roll-call vote on the substitute: 18 ayes, 2 no and 1 present. The chair announced, \"By your vote of 18 to 2, 1 present, the House Committee substitute for House Bill 477 is voted passed.\" The transcript records the roll-call but the committee's clerk has the official tally sheet.

Ending: The committee advanced the bill to the next stage with the substitute in place. The sponsor was not present; the chair and committee members said they had worked with DESE staff and the head of DESE's special education division during drafting and that DESE informed them the substitute should not increase the number of due-process cases, according to the chair's description of his conversation with DESE.","The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education voted to adopt a committee substitute for House Bill 477, changing timelines and dispute-resolution language for parental consent and implementation of individualized education program (IEP) amendments, including new definitions and expanded time for dispute resolution.","actionData","errors"]

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