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SB 327 - This act changes the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program (MOVIP) to "The Missouri Course Access Program" (MCAP) and allows any K-12 student to enroll in up to two MCAP courses per year, to be paid by the school district, if the student has been enrolled full-time in a public school for at least one semester immediately prior to enrolling in MCAP, and the student has received approval to enroll from his or her school counselor through a procedure described in the act. A school district shall pay, for any one course for a student, the market necessary costs or fourteen percent of the state adequacy target as calculated at the end of the most recent school year. School districts may adopt a policy to provide funding for more than two courses within a student's normal course load if it is in the best interest of the child. The act requires the State Board of Education to provide an easily accessible link for course vendors on the MCAP website, allows anyone to submit courses for approval, and requires vendors to accept monthly payments for students enrolled in their courses. The act becomes effective January 1, 2018. This act is similar to provisions contained in SB 238 (2017) and HB 138 (2017), and is similar to HB 2123 (2016). JAMIE ANDREWS
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