HB 1692 -- Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program

Sponsor:  Zweifel

This bill establishes the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program,
administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, as a pilot program to serve up to 10,000 students with
high quality early childhood education services for four years.
School districts applying for grants must have at least 30% of
their students eligible for the federal free or reduced school
lunch program.  A sliding fee scale based on parental income will
provide services free of charge to children with a family income
less than 200% of the poverty level.  School districts must make
a commitment for capital expenses and collect data for evaluation
on the children through their completion of high school.
Programs must coordinate with their local Parents as Teachers
Program site and may contract with community-based organizations
to manage the programs.  Any grantee that is selected will
receive full funding.

The provisions of the bill will expire six years from the
effective date.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated January 23, 2008 at 4:38 pm