HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 114 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COSTLOW.
4010H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to educational freedom.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next 2 following the first Monday in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by the 3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for 4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the state of 5 Missouri: Section A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new 2 section, to be known as Section 37, to read as follows: Section 37. That the government shall not deny or infringe upon a parent's 2 fundamental right to participate in and direct the education of the parent's child. Such 3 right shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: 4 (1) The right to homeschool or otherwise educate a child outside of the public 5 school system free from any and all government regulation, restriction, or record- 6 keeping requirements, regardless of whether the parent receives state aid, grant moneys, 7 scholarship funds, or any other financial assistance or programming from the 8 government, either directly or indirectly, for purposes of educating a child; and
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. HJR 114 2
9 (2) The right to transparent access to the curricula and lesson plans of the public 10 school and school district in which a child is enrolled via the public school's or school 11 district's publicly accessible website. ✔