SPONSOR: Douglas
The bill modifies the current definition for "qualified student" for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Program to include students with a 504 plan that is specifically for a disability that limits one or major life activities, as specified.
This bill also modifies the definition for "qualified school" for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Program to include in the definition that a qualified school cannot discriminate based on religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
The bill also prohibits otherwise qualified schools that have discriminatory creeds, practices, admission policies, or curriculum from participating in the Program.
This bill is similar to HB 2893 (2024).
Statutes affected: