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Legislative Issues  
                             
For a copy of the final proposed legislation under SB 291 go to SB 291's webpage.   
Go to the fourth entry:   Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed.
For HSLDA's information about the legislation First E-lert 
 
The only section that changed in 167.031 is 167.031.6(2) plus they added the entire section - 167.031.7.  These can be found online at lines 78-90 on the above links.  The brackets around "sixteen" mean this word is being deleted.  Items bolded represent new verbiage being added. Unbolded and unbracketed language is that which existed before and is not changing.
 
 (2) [Sixteen] Seventeen years of age or having successfully completed sixteen credits towards high school graduation in all other  cases. The school board of a metropolitan school district for which the compulsory attendance age is seventeen years may adopt a resolution to lower the compulsory attendance age to sixteen years; provided that such resolution shall take effect no 
earlier than the school year next following the school year during which the resolution is adopted. 
7. For purposes of subsection 2 of this section as applied in subsection 6 herein, a completed credit towards high school graduation  shall be defined as one hundred hours or more of instruction in a course.   Home school education enforcement and records pursuant to this section, and sections 210.167 and 211.031, RSMo, shall be subject to review only by the local prosecuting attorney.
 
Remember this legislation does not become law until signed by the governor.   Watch for more information from HSLDA and FHE regarding what these changes mean to you and your homeschool. 
 
For those of you wanting more information about the national curriculum movement for universal standards and how they would effect all homeschoolers, link to HSLDA.