VOTE NO on HB 1540

ASK YOUR LEGISLATOR TO PROTECT LOCAL CONTROL

Overview: The Missouri Senate is poised to take up HB 1540 a bill that would strip local control of reading instruction and intervention away from local educators and districts. HB 1540 removes local flexibility for reading instruction and replaces it with a statewide one-size-fits-all approach.

ACTION NEEDED: Send an e-mail to urge your legislators to oppose HB 1540

Instruction should be student-focused: Our students deserve reading instruction and intervention focused on their needs. With COVID-19, now is the time to allow educators flexibility to meet student needs.

Costs: The legislation will cost local school districts between $11 and $132 million.

It gets worse: HB 1540 started has a small bill about special education. Since it's filing, the bill has ballooned from 5 to over 49 pages of mandates that erode local control.

Please take a moment and contact your senator today. A personal message about the importance of protecting local control, supporting educators, and focusing funds on student needs instead of one size-fits-all-approaches is urgently needed.