Missouri's House passed a controversial bill, HB 711, enabling up to 3% of students to transfer to nonresident districts. As the Senate considers similar measures, debate intensifies over local control and potential impacts on rural communities.

The legislation creates an opt-in program where Missouri public schools can choose to accept students who live outside their district. It now goes to the Missouri Senate, where similar bills have died in prior sessions.

The Missouri House has passed a bill creating an open-enrollment program for the state’s public schools. The House voted 88-69 to pass the legislation. The legislation creates an opt-in program where schools can choose to accept students who live outside their district.