This bill adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. The purpose of the compact is to increase access to audiology and speech-language services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses.

Bill allows those with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) licenses moving into Missouri to go to work using their out-of-state license under the EMS Licensure Compact. Also know as (REPLICA)

Missouri joins the Counseling Interstate Compact.

Allows LN's issued licenses outside of MO to work inside MO on their existing license.

Establishes the Occupational Therapy Compact to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access.

Enacted the Physical Therapy Licensing Compact (PTLC) for licensing/practice in MO. This bill allows licensed Physical Therapists to move to Missouri and work off of their existing license as long as the state they came from is also a compact state.

Bill allows those holding psychology licenses and coming into Missouri to work inside Missouri using their out-of-state license under the rules of the psychologists interstate compact. PSYPACT portion begins at the bottom of page 7 of the complete bill description by staff of the Missouri Legislature (Linked here).

SB 70 was amended to include the Social Worker Compact and signed by the Governor on 7 July 2023, joining Missouri to the Social Worker Compact.

According to Defense Department sponsored research, Missouri has been identified as a state with existing Advanced Enrollment policies that facilitate the effective implementation of procedures designed to streamline enrollment for military-connected children. Chapter 167.020 of Missouri Statute addresses residency questions and specifies in-person appearance to register is not required.

As part of the Missouri School Improvement Program and Every Student Succeeds Act, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education publishes Military Student Identifier information within their State Report Card data. The report card is published annually on the state portal, and it is part of the K-12 Enrollment report.

The Missouri Purple Star School designation is awarded to military-friendly local education agencies (LEAs) that have demonstrated a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military. DESE honored the first cohort of schools earning this designation in fall 2022. The designation is valid for three years, which means schools that received it in 2024 could reapply by December 15th, 2027. As part of its website for military families, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education published information about the Purple Star School Program, application information, requirements, resources, recertification opportunities.