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2017 Bill(s)
HB 69 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: IN HCS HB 48 Description: Include Ripley County in a law authorizing a sales tax by a rural fire protection district, upon voter approval.
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HB 465 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education Description: Raise the minimum salary for public schol teachers, subject to appropriation.
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HB 466 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H 2nd Read Description: Provide a 10 percent funding increase for school districts with assessed property valuation per students that was within the lowest ten percent of districts in the 2004-2005 school year.
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HB 467 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education Description: Repeal the option that allows a school district to start school earlier than the legal prohibition of opening school ten days before the first Monday in September.
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HB 468 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education Description: Require a school district audit separately disclose the costs of extracurricular activities including travel expenses, building rent, costs associated with game officials, etc.
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HB 583 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education Description: Limit the salary for a school's top administrator to three times what is paid for a teacher. Require the district to publish in the local newspaper the salary of every employee -- except school districts in St. Louis city and Kansas City.
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HB 584 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Elementary & Secondary Education Description: Require the state High School Athletic Association to appear before the legislature's joint committee on education and present various data at least once a year.
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HB 650 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: WITHDRAWN Description: Claifiy provisions for cost-of-living increases in teacher retirement benefits.
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SCS HB 700 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: S 3rd Read Description: Designate a portion of Highway 25 in Stoddard and Dunklin counties the Narvel Felts Highway.
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HB 755 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H 2nd Read Description: Exclude from a provision making confidential information involving the salaries and benefits to the executive director and trustees of the state teacher retirement system.
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SCS HCS HB 758 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: S 3rd Read Description: Let two-year community colleges offer four-year baccalaureate degrees.
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HB 820 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H 2nd Read Description: Establish provisions by which a parent can transfer a child in the public school district to a school in another district.
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HCS HB 879 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Rules - Legislative Oversight Description: Establish a system in the Transportation Department for naming a portion of a highway for a person. Require a petition signed by at least 100 signatures and include a fee. Currently, naming portions of a highway requires action by the legislature.
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HB 891 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H 2nd Read Description: Claifiy provisions for cost-of-living increases in teacher retirement benefits.
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HCS HB 959 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H Rules - Administrative Oversight Description: Allow agricultural utility vehicles to operate on state highways within a 20-mile radius of the agricultural property. Also allow any utility vehicle on state highways that can travel at least 45 miles per hour.
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HB 1053 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H 2nd Read Description: Require school districts to consult with local businesses on certifications that meet local and state workforce needs. Require a school to allocate some of its administrative budget to the school attended by a student who gained an industry-recognized certification.
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HJR 32 Sponsor:Cookson, Steve Status: H 2nd Read Description: Eliminate the personal property tax.
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