Missouri Revised Statutes Title XI. Education and Libraries § 160.527. Health and family education credit -- work groups, duties, members -- academic performance standards

1. The one-half unit of credit in health education required by the state board of education shall be renamed “Health and Family Education” for the 2024-25 school year and all subsequent school years.

2. The state board of education shall convene a work group to develop and recommend academic performance standards relating to the one-half unit of credit of health and family education required by the board. The work group shall include, but not be limited to, educators providing instruction in health education and family and consumer science in grades nine to twelve, representatives from the department of elementary and secondary education, and nonprofit organizations that focus on public health, parenting, and social services. The work group shall develop written curriculum frameworks relating to health and family education with an emphasis on behavioral health relating to the causes of morbidity and mortality of youth, chronic disease management, and parenting skills associated with optimal family health over a lifetime that may be used by school districts.

3. The state board of education shall adopt and implement academic performance standards relating to health and family education for the 2024-25 school year and all subsequent school years.

4. The requirements of section 160.514 shall not apply to this section.