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Legislative Updates and Bulletins
Keep up-to-date on key issues during the 2011 Missouri Legislative Session. Be sure to visit CSD's Legislative Action Center Web site to track proposed bills and view Legislative Alerts posted by CSD, providing you the opportunity to contact your legislators.
Legislative Updates 2012 Bulletins.
CSD Legislative Update Feb. 17, 2012
CSD Legislative Update Feb. 10, 2012
CSD Legislative Update Feb. 3, 2012
CSD Legislative Update Jan 27, 2012
CSD Legislative Update, Jan. 20, 2012
CSD Legislative Update, Jan. 13, 2012
By visiting The Take Action page, you'll be able to e-mail your local legislator about
the take action item. Here, you will also be able to
- Find and Contact Your Local Legislator
- Search Local Officials, State Officials, State Agencies
- View Legislative Alerts and "Take Action" Updates
- View Key Bills and CSD's Position on Key Bills
- Visit the Election Guide and Voter Registration
CSD Bill Position Statements
CSD works actively in the state capitol to represent the best interests of all of our members. This includes meeting with legislators on critical topics and working closely with other educational organizations in our state.
CSD is also active in testifying on bills that will impact our member school districts. Below is the written testimony we have submitted for each of the bills listed. We also testify in person before committee to express our support or opposition to a particular bill.
Turner v. Clayton
SB 14 (Pearce): Transfer Criteria Download
SB 129 (Lembke): St. Louis Public Schools Download
Turner v. Clayton Impact Map: Unaccredited and Provisionally Accredited Districts Download
Turner v. Clayton Impact Map: K-8 Districts Download
Options to Public Schools / Unaccredited School Districts
SB 242 (Cunningham: Pupils Enrolling in Adjoining School Districts Download
SB 369 (Cunningham): Unaccredited School District Pupil Enrollment Options Download
SB 370 (Cunningham): Scholarship Program for Students from Unaccredited Schools Download
SB 371 (Cunningham): Division of a Lapsed School District Download
HB 393 (Jones): Parent Trigger Act Download
HCS HB 473 Impact Map: Charter Schools in Unaccredited and Provisionally Accredited Districts Download
HJR 10 (Barnes): Educational Freedom Download
Educator Retirement
HB 409 (Koenig): Defined Contribution Plan Download
James Moody Presentation on the “Consumption Tax,” or “Fair Tax”
James Moody, of James R. Moody and Associates, presents an analysis of the August/September 2011 Consumption Tax initiative petitions. This 18 minute video presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the Consumption Tax initiative and comes with a downloadable copy of Moody’s PowerPoint presentation.
Click here to view this presentation:
Directly above the video is a “paper clip” symbol. Click on the symbol to download a copy of the PowerPoint.
The Consumption Tax has also been known as the “Fair Tax” and is a priority position in the combined CSD-St. Louis and CSD-Greater Kansas City legislative platform. From the platform: “A ‘Fair Tax’ approach should not be pursued in our state, as analysis has shown that a successful initiative would significantly decrease school districts’ funding for the children served by ALL public schools in Missouri.