SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: HCS HB 607 Sponsor: Lewis Hearing Date: 4/10/2025

COMMITTEE: Education

CHAIRMAN: Brattin

DATE REFERRED: 3/24/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 3/25/2025

STAFF: Tom Estes Heidi Kolkmeyer Olivia Shannon

WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION: Cory Koedel - Show Me Institute

WITNESSES FOR: Brandt Shields - Missouri School Boards' Association Michael Harris - MSTA Bill Gamble - Special School District of St. Louis County Otto Fajen - Missouri NEA Tyler Wilson David Winton - MERS Goodwill Kyna Iman - Parents for School Options Jerry Hobbs - Stride Jim Mulle - Aligned Mike Lodewegan - Missouri Council of School Administrators Maria Walden - MRTA

WITNESSES AGAINST: Steve Carroll - St. Louis Public Schools

Standard Legislative Form 9402 In compliance with Section 610.020 Rev. 1/99 Chairman

Statutes affected:
Introduced (0419H.02): 163.045, 163.172
Committee (0419H.03): 163.045, 163.172
Perfected (0419H.03): 160.518, 160.522, 160.2700, 160.2705, 160.2710, 161.670, 163.044, 163.045, 163.172, 167.151, 167.167, 168.021, 168.025, 168.036, 170.014, 173.232, 177.086
Committee (0419S.10): 160.264, 160.518, 160.522, 160.701, 160.2700, 160.2705, 160.2710, 161.670, 163.044, 163.045, 163.172, 167.164, 167.167, 167.850, 168.021, 168.025, 168.036, 168.133, 168.409, 170.014, 171.027, 173.232, 173.1352, 177.086