HB 1413 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies the appointment of teacher representatives on the State Board of Education

HB 1413 modifies Missouri's process for appointing a nonvoting teacher representative to the State Board of Education. It requires the governor, with Senate consent, to appoint an active Missouri classroom teacher with at least five years of experience in the state (and certified to teach in Missouri) who has local school board support. The appointment rotates annually by congressional district, lasts four years, and expires on August 28, 2031. The teacher representative attends all board meetings and participates in discussions but cannot vote or count toward quorum.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action May 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change how teacher representatives are selected for the state board of education. The House Committee Substitute adds a requirement that appointments rotate through congressional districts and modifies vacancy replacement rules to consider two prior representatives instead of one. It also removes the sunset provision that would have ended the teacher representative position in 2031.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on teacher representation on the state board of education, but the appointment rotation mechanism and sunset date were modified.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that teacher representative appointments rotate through congressional districts in numerical order starting with the first district.

Changed the vacancy replacement rule from avoiding the same congressional district as the immediately preceding representative to avoiding the same district as the two immediately preceding representatives.

TIMELINE

Removed the sunset provision that would have ended the teacher representative position on August 28, 2031, effectively making the position permanent.

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Committee

May 9, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors