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Chapter 162

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 162

School Districts

162.011School boards may associate and appoint a member to attend meetings — may pay dues and attendance expenses 162.013School boards may expend district funds to provide accident and property damage insurance for members, when 162.014Registered sex offenders and persons convicted of certain crimes prohibited from being school board candidates 162.025(L. 2015 H.B. 63, Repealed L. 2015 S.B. 104 § A)162.031Division or addition to district — apportionment of property and obligations 162.032Annexation or dissolution of school district, health care coverage continuation responsibility of successor district 162.041Arbitration of disagreement as to apportionment — arbitrator's compensation — effect of award 162.051Special board meetings, how called — notice 162.058Community engagement policy, requirements 162.063School districts may provide hospital and medical coverage for students, when 162.064Bus drivers, medical endorsement required, when 162.065Bus driver training required 162.068Former employees, information provided by school district, written policy required — suspension of employee under investigation — immunity from liability, when, exception 162.069Employee-student communications, written policy required — training materials, required content 162.071Annexation of district to adjoining district, when — state board of education, duties 162.073Definitions 162.081Failure to provide minimum school term, effect of — unaccredited schools, hearing required, board of education options — special administrative board, duration of authority 162.083Special administrative board, additional members authorized — term of office — return to local governance, when 162.084Annual performance report, schools in bottom five percent — letter to parents — rating and ranking, display requirements 162.085Lapse of district upon withdrawal of provisional accreditation 162.091Neglect or refusal to comply with school laws by public official a misdemeanor, penalty 162.1000Interagency council on transition created, definitions, members, qualifications, chairperson how selected — meetings, powers and duties — annual report, content 162.1040Citation of law — not applicable to certain districts 162.1042Definitions 162.1045State board of education to develop guidelines for enrollment option plan 162.1047Enrollment option plan standards for acceptance or rejection — notice of rejection, content 162.1049Nonresident district and resident district to accept each other's credits 162.1052Rejection of admission of a nonresident by nonresident district, when 162.1055School districts soliciting enrollment of a nonresident student, prohibited — activities in schools to be determined by district 162.1057State aid, nonresident student enrolled in option district to be counted as resident 162.1059Federal court ordering desegregation court order to govern enrollment option 162.1060Transfer corporation, board, powers and duties, funding — termination of corporation, funds to lapse to general revenue — regional attendance zones 162.1061Transfer corporations (metropolitan schools), computation of state aid 162.1100Transitional school district, governing board, members, powers and duties — taxation — school improvement plan, review by state board of education — accountability officer, duties — dissolution of district, when 162.1115Career and technical education programs, districts not penalized under school improvement program, when — revision of scoring 162.1125Kaitlyn's law — certain IDEA students may participate in graduation ceremonies and related activities 162.1130Definitions 162.1133Blindness skills specialist available at each regional professional development center, duties — task force established 162.1136Annual study conducted, educational status of eligible students — report to the general assembly, contents 162.1139Joint referral service developed, rehabilitation services 162.1142Blindness skills specialist fund created 162.1180Instructional services and programs, educational service agency may be designated, organization, meetings 162.1190Multiple attendance centers for same grade level, board to have policy for transfer of students 162.1195Fine arts, professional development education assistance 162.1250State funding for resident students enrolled in virtual program — calculation of funding — standards for virtual courses 162.1255Funding for competency-based courses — amount 162.1300Additional students as result of boundary change, assessment scores and performance data not to be used for three years 162.1475Data breach, procedures 162.152Section of district reorganization created — duties 162.171Reorganization plans may be proposed 162.181Reorganization, procedure 162.191Election in proposed district 162.201Certification of election results 162.202Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated 162.203Orientation and training requirements for board members initially elected or appointed — refresher training 162.204Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted 162.207Electronic personal communication devices, written policy on possession and use — immunity from liability, when — expiration date 162.208Internet websites, required postings 162.211Seven-director district, who may establish 162.212Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district 162.215School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws 162.221Seven-director district, procedure to organize 162.223Consolidation of seven-director districts — petition by voters or call for election by two or more boards of education — ballot form — procedure — new district declared, when — commissioner's powers — board members, how determined 162.231Failure to approve proposed district — effect 162.241Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid 162.251New district, officers, elected, when — funds, how transferred — obligations assumed 162.261Seven-director district, board of, terms — vacancies — prohibition on hiring spouse of board member, when — constitutional prohibition on nepotism applies to districts 162.281Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when 162.291Directors — election — qualifications 162.301Organization of board — quorum — officers 162.303Failure of member to attend board meetings, effect — attendance, defined — vacancies, how filled 162.311Name of district adopted, when — seal required 162.321Change of district name — effect 162.341Annual election, when held 162.351Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts 162.371Secretary to issue certificates 162.381Conduct of special elections 162.391Employment of board members prohibited — secretary and treasurer, compensated, when 162.401Treasurer's bond 162.411Board may employ attorney 162.423Extension of city limits does not affect district boundaries — section effective when 162.431Boundary change — procedure — arbitration — compensation of arbitrators — resubmission of changes restricted 162.441Annexation — procedure, alternative — form of ballot 162.451Dissolution of district 162.459Boards of all seven-director and urban school districts to have seven members with the exception of Kansas City — directors, how elected 162.461Corporate powers of urban districts 162.471Board of directors — qualifications, terms, vacancies 162.481Elections in urban school districts, held when — elections in Springfield, post-2000 census urban school districts, St. Charles County, and Buchanan County 162.491Directors may be nominated by petition, when — contents of petition, certain districts — no petition required, Buchanan County — no declaration of candidacy as sole method of filing 162.492Director districts, candidates from subdistricts and at large — terms — vacancy, how filled 162.501Secretary to issue certificates of election 162.511Duties, restrictions and liabilities of the board — quorum — seal 162.521Selection of officers of the board — terms — removal 162.531Duties of the secretary — bond 162.541Bond of treasurer 162.551Compensation of treasurer and secretary 162.553Urban school district may form ad hoc committee on dropout prevention — members — selection 162.563Subdivision of districts — definitions — procedure — school board to adopt final plan, hearings, content — election of school board members — petition to divide, procedure 162.571Corporate powers of metropolitan district — board of education, powers 162.581Qualifications of board members — oath — exemption from service as election officers 162.591Organization of board — board to appoint acting superintendent, when 162.601Election of board members, terms — members appointed due to vacancies, terms — qualifications 162.603Nominations — procedure 162.611Failure to attend board meetings, effect — vacancies, how filled 162.621Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board 162.626Multiyear teacher-student grouping pilot program — class sizes, program goals — policies of school board may be reviewed by state board of education 162.631Jurisdiction of circuit court over board — how exercised 162.641Treasurer, duties — bond 162.651Testimony taken in board's investigations to be under oath 162.661Annual report of the board 162.666St. Louis students' bill of rights 162.670Statement of policy 162.675Definitions 162.680Disabled children to be educated with others whenever possible 162.685Hearings by state board on adoption of standards and regulations 162.686Audio recording of meetings not to be prohibited — violation, penalty 162.690Advisory committees authorized — how appointed 162.700Special educational services, required, when — diagnostic reports, how obtained — evaluations of private school students with disabilities — special services, ages three and four — remedial reading program, how funded 162.705Contracts with other districts for special educational services — costs, how paid — district must provide services, when 162.710Transportation, how provided 162.715Special training for special educational programs — professional personnel required to obtain state aid 162.720Gifted children, district to establish programs for — teacher certification required, when — state board to approve — immunity from liability, when — rulemaking authority 162.722Acceleration of students, subject or whole grade, when 162.730State board to establish schools for severely disabled — special services for deaf — who shall provide — rules, procedure 162.740District of residence to pay toward cost, when — amount, how calculated 162.745Amount due from school district, notification of — payment, when — failure to pay, effect of 162.750Special district may contract for special educational services for severely handicapped children 162.755Transportation to be provided children, sheltered workshop employees, social centers and residents of facilities for certain disabled persons, also certain state schools 162.756Transportation by common carriers for students of schools for the blind and deaf 162.760Additional personnel of state board, appointment of 162.765Superintendents and personnel of state schools for the deaf and blind, appointments, how made — compensation, how set and paid 162.770Reports by superintendents of state schools for deaf and blind required, when 162.775Eye examinations for pupils at state school for blind required — medical treatment provided, when 162.780Care and control of property of state schools for severely disabled in state board of education 162.785State board authorized to acquire property and to receive and administer grants 162.790Donated funds, how handled — special funds created — annual report on all money in trust funds required 162.795Boards of advisors, terms, appointment, duties, meetings 162.800Board of advisors — compensation and expenses of members 162.805State and area advisory committees, how appointed — tenure 162.810Employees not to have interest in sales to schools, penalty 162.815Voters may create special district to educate severely handicapped and to provide vocational training to residents of district 162.820Preexisting special districts covered by sections 162.670 to 162.995 162.821District secretary, duties of — report, contents of 162.825Special district, procedure to establish 162.830Special district may include one or more school districts 162.835State board to review petition, when — plan for election districts within a special district required, when — submission to voters, when 162.840Form of ballot 162.841Records to be kept — changes to be reported 162.845Organization election results, how determined — election of directors, when 162.855Board of education of a special school district, duties and powers 162.856Governing council of special school districts with population of more than 100,000 — members — powers and duties 162.857Board of education of special school district with population of more than 100,000 — members — powers and duties 162.858Public review committee and parental advisory committee of special school district with population of more than 100,000 — appointment of members — powers and duties 162.859Board members to file financial interest statements 162.860Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where 162.865Election at large — terms of office 162.867Candidate for board — qualifications — election process — terms — redistricting committee 162.870Results, how certified 162.875District a body corporate and a political subdivision — powers granted 162.880Establishment of schools, when 162.885Determination of eligibility of child, how made 162.890Special district to assume full responsibility for handicapped or severely handicapped children — exception, transition period 162.895Vocational training to be provided 162.900Transportation of students required — state transportation aid authorized 162.905Cooperative activities authorized 162.910Election of board members — term — declarations of 162.915Acquisition of property — condemnation powers — sites, how selected 162.920Tax rate — how increased 162.925Property subject to tax — special district taxes not to be used in determining average school levy 162.930Approval for state aid, how obtained 162.935State aid, how computed 162.940Tuition fees, how set — who shall pay 162.945Notice to parent or guardian of diagnosis — contents of notice 162.946Disability history and awareness instruction, school board may require — October designated disability history and awareness month — content and goals of instruction 162.955Change in assignment, prohibited, when — child endangering self or others, court order — placement of child during interim 162.958Law in effect at time of request to be utilized 162.959Mediation of dispute available, when — agreement to be in writing — attorney not permitted, when 162.961Due process hearing before administrative hearing commission — written decision — expedited hearing — forty-five day placement — hearing requirements — preliminary meeting 162.962Decision subject to review, when, procedure 162.963Rights of parties — record of proceedings, how kept — costs, how paid 162.974Reimbursement for education costs of high-need children 162.996Handicapped children attending private, parochial, parish, home or FPE schools, districts may provide special educational services — state aid, how calculated 162.997Surrogates appointed, when — state board of education, duties — definitions 162.998Board of education to be notified of need of surrogate, when, appointment, when 162.999Duties of surrogates, qualifications for appointment, evaluation by board, successor surrogates appointed, when — rights of surrogates — immunity from suits, exceptions — reimbursement for expenses — legal assistance and independent evaluations, rules