HOUSE BILL NO. 1331 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BYRNES.
2848H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 186, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the use of technology in schools.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 186, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 186.095, to read as follows: 186.095. 1. The commissioner of education shall establish an educational 2 technology impact advisory council. The council shall consist of no more than twenty- 3 five members, appointed by the commissioner, and shall include members representing 4 the following stakeholder groups: 5 (1) School boards; 6 (2) Charter schools; 7 (3) Virtual schools; 8 (4) School superintendents; 9 (5) Elementary and secondary building principals; 10 (6) At least five teachers, including a teacher with expertise in each of the 11 following: 12 (a) Reading instruction; 13 (b) Writing instruction; 14 (c) Math instruction; 15 (d) Science instruction; and 16 (e) Early childhood education;
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 1331 2
17 (7) At least one special education educator and one early childhood special 18 educator; 19 (8) At least two parents of elementary and secondary school-age pupils: one 20 parent whose child has struggled with literacy proficiency and one parent whose child 21 has struggled with math; 22 (9) One first steps provider; 23 (10) One member from a dyslexia advocacy group; 24 (11) At least one faculty member of an institution of higher education with an 25 approved teacher preparation program; 26 (12) A pediatric mental health professional or board certified behavioral analyst 27 licensed in the state, preferably with experience in technology and behavioral responses; 28 (13) A medical professional with expertise in child health and development; 29 (14) A professional with expertise in occupational therapy; and 30 (15) A professional with expertise in educational assessment data analysis. 31 2. The department shall provide necessary staff and resources for the work of 32 the advisory council. 33 3. (1) The council shall meet at least four times per year for a minimum of one 34 hundred twenty minutes per meeting without cancellations to review best practices in 35 the use of technology in instruction and related policy provisions. Items and 36 information related to such best practices and policies shall include, but not be 37 limited to: 38 (a) Impacts on educational outcomes; 39 (b) Impacts on behavioral and discipline outcomes; 40 (c) Impacts on special education; 41 (d) Impacts on early childhood brain development, including reading and 42 writing skills; 43 (e) The inclusion of artificial intelligence; 44 (f) The deterioration of student competency in reading, writing, arithmetic, and 45 science; 46 (g) The dehumanization of education in many environments and the distortion 47 of the relationship between teachers and students; 48 (h) The isolation of students in a digital and virtual world that distances students 49 from any form of social interaction; and 50 (i) Other such items and information to be determined by the council. 51 (2) The council shall meet for the first time for purposes of this subsection before 52 December first of the calendar year in which this section becomes effective and the 53 whole council or a subcommittee thereof shall hold at least three additional meetings for HB 1331 3
54 purposes of this subsection before July first of the calendar year following the calendar 55 year in which this section becomes effective. 56 (3) The council shall submit a summary of the council's actions, 57 recommendations, and policy proposals to the state board of education, the 58 committee on elementary and secondary education of the Missouri house of 59 representatives or a successor committee, and the committee on education and 60 workforce development of the Missouri senate or a successor committee. The 61 recommendations may include recommendations for changes to state statute, and the 62 commissioner shall furnish any such recommendations to the joint committee on 63 education. Such submission shall be accomplished in public hearings. Such summary 64 shall be updated at least every two years to provide additional information regarding 65 the council's actions, recommendations, and policy proposals. ✔
Statutes affected: