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Chapter 168 RSMO
Personnel--Teachers and Others
←Chapter: 167
Chapter: 169→ August 28, 2016
Teachers--license required--teaching, and administration, tobe recognized as professions.
168.011. 1. No person shall be employed to teach in any position in a public school until he has received a valid certificate of license entitling him to teach in that position.
Advisory council of certification for educatorsestablished--number--appointment--qualifications--powers--duties.
Issuance of teachers' licenses--effect of certification in anotherstate and subsequent employment in this state.
Contact hours included in professional development requirements forvocational-technical certification.
168.023. Professional development requirements pursuant to section 168.021 for vocational-technical certification or successor certification shall include contact hours relating to the specific vocational-technical subject area for which the educator seeks certification.
(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 § 2)
Revocation, suspension or refusal ofcertificate or license, grounds--procedure--appeal.
Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificateprohibited.
168.081. After September 1, 1988, no person without a valid Missouri certificate shall:
(1) Engage in the practice of teaching or the performance of education duties in grades kindergarten through twelve in any public school in the state;
(2) Act as a school administrator in any public school district.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-8, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1457 & 1501, A.L. 2002 S.B. 722, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1298 Revision)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 168.020)
Employment of certificated teachers ineligible for permanentstatus under the teacher tenure act (all districts exceptmetropolitan).
3. Each school board having one or more certificated employees as described in subsection 1 of this section under contract shall notify each such certificated employee in writing concerning his reemployment in his present staff position or lack thereof on or before the fifteenth day of April of the year in which the contract then in force expires. Failure on the part of a board to give the notice constitutes reemployment on the same terms and in the same staff position as those provided in the contract of the current fiscal year; and not later than the fifteenth day of May of the same year the board shall present a contract to each such certificated employee notified of reemployment by the district.
(L. 1973 H.B. 151 § 1, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740, A.L. 1992 S.B. 470 & 497)
168.102. Sections 168.102 to 168.130 shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Tenure Act" and shall become effective July 1, 1970.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.101)
Indefinite contract, what affects.
168.106. The contract between a school district and a permanent teacher shall be known as an indefinite contract and shall continue in effect for an indefinite period, subject only to:
(6) The revocation of the teacher's certificate.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.103)
Contract, form of--requirements.
168.108. 1. Every indefinite contract shall contain the following provisions in substantially the following form:
"It is hereby agreed by and between ......., the teacher, and the Board of Education of ........ School District, the employer, that the teacher, beginning on the .... day of ..........., 20..., shall serve in the employ of the Board of Education and its successors for a term of ........ months (the number of school months of the school year in the school district) for an annual compensation of $ ....., to be paid to the teacher in equal installments according to local school board regulations less the contributions required by law."
Contract modification, when--what provisions.
Modification or termination, how.
168.112. An indefinite contract between a permanent teacher and a board of education may be terminated or modified at any time by the mutual consent of the parties thereto. Any teacher who desires to terminate his contract at the end of a school term shall give written notice of his intention to do so and the reasons therefor not later than June first of the year in which the term ends.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.106, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740)
Board may terminate, grounds for.
Termination by board--notice--charges.
168.116. 1. The indefinite contract of a permanent teacher may not be terminated by the board of education until after service upon the teacher of written charges specifying with particularity the grounds alleged to exist for termination of such contract, notice of a hearing on charges and a hearing by the board of education on charges if requested by the teacher.
Termination hearing, procedure, costs.
168.118. If a hearing is requested on the termination of an indefinite contract it shall be conducted by the board of education in accordance with the following provisions:
Appeal by teacher, procedure.
168.120. 1. The teacher shall have the right to appeal from the decision of the board of education to the circuit court of the county where the employing school district is located. The appeal shall be taken within fifteen days after service of a copy of the decision of the board of education upon the teacher, and if an appeal is not taken within the time, then the decision of the board of education shall become final.
Leaves of absence, board may establish policy--retention of permanentstatus.
168.122. A board of education may establish policies for granting leave of absence including sabbatical leave, maternity leave, sick leave, and military leave. The board of education of a school district may, upon the written request of a teacher, and for good cause shown, grant a leave of absence or place him on a part-time teaching schedule for a period of one year, subject to renewal from year to year. Leaves and military service shall not be counted as continuous full-time service in computing tenure but shall not impair the tenure previously acquired by teacher under sections 168.102 to 168.130 nor affect any credit toward tenure previously earned. Any teacher under sections 168.102 to 168.130 who is called into active military service with the Armed Forces of the United States is eligible for reinstatement upon his discharge from said service without loss of tenure. Any permanent teacher employed on a part-time basis, whether at his request or not, shall retain permanent status. Any probationary teacher employed on a part-time basis, whether at his request or not, shall retain all credit earned toward permanent status and shall continue to earn credit on a pro rata basis toward permanent status.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.111, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740)
Board may place on leave--provisions governing--salary to be paidto affected teacher, when.
168.124. 1. The board of education of a school district may place on leave of absence as many teachers as may be necessary because of a decrease in pupil enrollment, school district reorganization or the financial condition of the school district. In placing teachers on leave, the board of education shall be governed by the following provisions:
Probationary teachers, how terminated--notice, contents--reemployed,how.
Teacher records, how maintained--evaluations, how performedand maintained.
168.128. The board of education of each school district shall maintain records showing periods of service, dates of appointment, and other necessary information for the enforcement of sections 168.102 to 168.130. In addition, the board of education of each school district shall cause a comprehensive, performance-based evaluation for each teacher employed by the district. Such evaluations shall be ongoing and of sufficient specificity and frequency to provide for demonstrated standards of competency and academic ability. All evaluations shall be maintained in the teacher's personnel file at the office of the board of education. A copy of each evaluation shall be provided to the teacher and appropriate administrator. The state department of elementary and secondary education shall provide suggested procedures for such an evaluation.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.114, A.L. 1983 H.B. 38 & 783)
Board member exempt from civil liability resulting fromcharges against teacher.
168.129. No member of a board of education or duly designated administrative officer of a board of education shall be liable in a civil action based on a statement of charges against a school teacher.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.115)
Teachers not to participate in management of school boardelection, campaign.
168.130. No teacher shall take part in the management of the campaign for the election or defeat of members of a board of education by which he is employed. Any teacher who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to termination of his employment by the district with the right of a hearing and appeal as heretofore provided.
(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.116)
Criminal background checks required for school personnel, when,procedure--rulemaking authority.
168.133. 1. The school district shall ensure that a criminal background check is conducted on any person employed after January 1, 2005, authorized to have contact with pupils and prior to the individual having contact with any pupil. Such persons include, but are not limited to, administrators, teachers, aides, paraprofessionals, assistants, secretaries, custodians, cooks, and nurses. The school district shall also ensure that a criminal background check is conducted for school bus drivers. The district may allow such drivers to operate buses pending the result of the criminal background check. For bus drivers, the school district shall be responsible for conducting the criminal background check on drivers employed by the school district. For drivers employed by a pupil transportation company under contract with the school district, the criminal background check shall be conducted pursuant to section 43.540 and conform to the requirements established in the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended by the Volunteers for Children Act. Personnel who have successfully undergone a criminal background check and a check of the family care safety registry as part of the professional license application process under section 168.021 and who have received clearance on the checks within one prior year of employment shall be considered to have completed the background check requirement. A criminal background check under this section shall include a search of any information publicly available in an electronic format through a public index or single case display.
2. In order to facilitate the criminal history background check, the applicant shall submit a set of fingerprints collected pursuant to standards determined by the Missouri highway patrol. The fingerprints shall be used by the highway patrol to search the criminal history repository and shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for searching the federal criminal history files.
3. The applicant shall pay the fee for the state criminal history record information pursuant to section 43.530 and sections 210.900 to 210.936 and pay the appropriate fee determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the federal criminal history record when he or she applies for a position authorized to have contact with pupils pursuant to this section. The department shall distribute the fees collected for the state and federal criminal histories to the Missouri highway patrol.
4. The department of elementary and secondary education shall facilitate an annual check of employed persons holding current active certificates under section 168.021 against criminal history records in the central repository under section 43.530, the sexual offender registry under sections 589.400 to 589.475*, and child abuse central registry under sections 210.109 to 210.183. The department of elementary and secondary education shall facilitate procedures for school districts to submit personnel information annually for persons employed by the school districts who do not hold a current valid certificate who are required by subsection 1 of this section to undergo a criminal background check, sexual offender registry check, and child abuse central registry check. The Missouri state highway patrol shall provide ongoing electronic updates to criminal history background checks of those persons previously submitted, both those who have an active certificate and those who do not have an active certificate, by the department of elementary and secondary education. This shall fulfill the annual check against the criminal history records in the central repository under section 43.530.
5. The school district may adopt a policy to provide for reimbursement of expenses incurred by an employee for state and federal criminal history information pursuant to section 43.530.
6. If, as a result of the criminal history background check mandated by this section, it is determined that the holder of a certificate issued pursuant to section 168.021 has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of a crime or offense listed in section 168.071, or a similar crime or offense committed in another state, the United States, or any other country, regardless of imposition of sentence, such information shall be reported to the department of elementary and secondary education.
7. Any school official making a report to the department of elementary and secondary education in conformity with this section shall not be subject to civil liability for such action.
8. For any teacher who is employed by a school district on a substitute or part-time basis within one year of such teacher's retirement from a Missouri school, the state of Missouri shall not require such teacher to be subject to any additional background checks prior to having contact with pupils. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting or otherwise restricting a school district from requiring additional background checks for such teachers employed by the school district.
9. A criminal background check and fingerprint collection conducted under subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall be valid for at least a period of one year and transferrable from one school district to another district. A school district may, in its discretion, conduct a new criminal background check and fingerprint collection under subsections 1 and 2 for a newly hired employee at the district's expense. A teacher's change in type of certification shall have no effect on the transferability or validity of such records.
10. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the standards for suspension, denial, or revocation of a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
11. The state board of education may promulgate rules for criminal history background checks made pursuant to this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after January 1, 2005, shall be invalid and void.
(L. 2004 H.B. 1453 § 168.283, A.L. 2005 H.B. 487, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1449, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2011 S.B. 54)
*Section 589.475 does not exist.
Solicitation of or payment by teacher of expenses of schoolprohibited, penalty.
168.151. It is unlawful for any school board or any member or employee of a school board to solicit or to receive any money from any teacher employed by their district for the purpose of paying tuition or any other expenses of the operation of schools. It is unlawful for any teacher to contribute or to agree to contribute any portion of his salary to his school board, or any member, or employee thereof, for the purposes stated above. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year or by both fine and imprisonment.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-15)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.380)
Exception to prohibition, certain districts, 167.151
Supervisor of physical education, supervisor of health andschool nurses may be employed in certain districts.
168.171. Each school board employing thirty or more teachers may employ a supervisor of physical education for the schools under its jurisdiction whose qualifications for service shall be established by the state board of education. The supervisor of physical education, under the direction of the superintendent of schools of the district, shall supervise the teaching of all subjects related to physical education and the physical well-being of the children under his charge, direct the supervised play and gymnastics in the schools and control school athletics. School boards employing thirty or more teachers may employ, or otherwise provide or secure the service of, a supervisor of health and of one or more school nurses, who shall serve under the administration of the superintendent of schools of the district. If the supervisor of physical education is qualified to perform the duties of supervisor of health, he may perform the duties of both offices. All duties performed by the supervisor of health or the school nurses shall be performed with the advice and cooperation of the director of the state department of health and senior services.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-17)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.270)
Business manager and clerical help may be employed in certaindistricts--duties.
168.181. The school board in every school district containing a city which has a population of not less than ten thousand inhabitants may:
(1) Employ the clerical help and telephone service which the board, in its judgment, deems necessary to administer the affairs of the public school system in the school district.
(2) Employ a business manager for the school district, at a salary to be fixed by the board for a term of not to exceed four years unless sooner removed for cause by the board, who shall, under the direction of the board, perform the duties delegated to him by the board relating to the business management of the school district. Under the direction of the board he shall have charge of the purchasing of all supplies and materials for the repair and maintenance of the school buildings and other buildings owned by the school district and the upkeep of all buildings and grounds of the school district. He shall, as far as possible, relieve the superintendent of schools of the business management of the school district, now delegated to superintendents of the school districts by school boards, so as to enable the superintendent to devote his full time to educational matters within the school district. The business manager shall at all times be subject to the direction and supervision of the school board in all duties he performs.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-18)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.153)
Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (firstclass charter counties).
168.191. In all counties of the first class except counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, any board of education, other than boards in urban districts, in charge of a public school system maintaining a classified high school, previously approved by the state board of education, and employing a superintendent devoting his full time to supervisory and administrative work, may employ and enter into contract with a superintendent of schools for the school district for a period of not to exceed three years. This law shall not invalidate or repeal any other law of this state relating to the employment of teachers, principals or superintendents of public schools.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-19, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.147)
Superintendent of schools and other employees--employment of byall districts except metropolitan authorized.
168.201. The board of education in all districts except metropolitan districts may employ and contract with a superintendent for a term not to exceed three years from the time of making the contract, and may employ such other servants and agents as it deems necessary, and prescribe their powers, duties, compensation and term of office or employment which shall not exceed three years. It shall provide and keep a corporate seal.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-20, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.387)
Superintendent, school districts may share, when.
168.205. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, two or more school districts may share a superintendent who possesses a valid Missouri superintendent's license. If any school districts choose to share a superintendent, they shall not be required to receive approval from the department of elementary and secondary education but may notify the department.
(L. 2014 S.B. 701)
Superintendent of schools, appointment, term--superintendent toappoint a treasurer and commissioner of school buildings andassociate and assistant superintendents--bond--powers ofsuperintendent (metropolitan districts).
Probationary period for teachers--removal of probationary andpermanent personnel--hearing--demotions--reduction of personnel(metropolitan districts).
3. No teacher whose appointment has become permanent may be removed except for one or more of the following causes: immorality, incompetency, or inefficiency in line of duty, violation of the published regulations of the school district, violation of the laws of Missouri governing the public schools of the state, or physical or mental condition which incapacitates him for instructing or associating with children, and then only by a vote of not less than a majority of all the members of the board, upon written charges presented by the superintendent of schools, to be heard by the board after thirty days' notice, with copy of the charges served upon the person against whom they are preferred, who shall have the privilege of being present at the hearing, together with counsel, offering evidence and making defense thereto. At the request of any person so charged the hearing shall be public. During any time in which powers granted to the district's board of education are vested in a special administrative board, the special administrative board may appoint a hearing officer to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing as a contested case under chapter 536 and shall issue a written recommendation to the board rendering the charges against the teacher. The board shall render a decision on the charges upon the review of the hearing officer's recommendations and the record from the hearing. The action and decision of the board upon the charges shall be final. Pending the hearing of the charges, the person charged may be suspended if the rules of the board so prescribe, but in the event the board does not by a majority vote of all the members remove the teacher upon charges presented by the superintendent, the person shall not suffer any loss of salary by reason of the suspension. Incompetency or inefficiency in line of duty is cause for dismissal only after the teacher has been notified in writing at least thirty days prior to the presentment of charges against him by the superintendent. The notification shall specify the nature of the incompetency or inefficiency with such particularity as to enable the teacher to be informed of the nature of his or her incompetency or inefficiency.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-22, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1469 merged with S.B. 781, A.L. 2005 H.B. 297 merged with S.B. 299, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1543, A.L. 2013 S.B. 125)
Consequences of dissolution of St. Louis special school district.
168.232. 1. If the responsibility for teaching all or any group of students in a special school district located in a county of the first classification with a charter form of government and population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants is transferred or removed to one or more separate school districts by vote of the citizens, dissolution, annexation, court action, or any other authority under Missouri or federal laws, the latter school district or districts shall become the receiving or successor school district or districts.
2. The successor school district or districts shall honor the provisions of all teachers' contracts of teachers of the sending or prior school district who are employed by the successor school district pertaining to the tenure status or years of credit toward tenure or both of said teachers and their salary position on the salary schedule and fringe benefits.
3. This section shall only apply to the transfer of an* academic, special education, vocational education or technical education program or athletic program from one school district identified in subsection 1 of this section to one or more separate school districts.
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a successor district to employ any person.
(L. 1998 S.B. 781 § 168.231)
Noncertificated employees--appointment, promotion, removal, suspension(metropolitan districts).
168.251. 1. All employees of a metropolitan school district shall be appointed and promoted under rules and regulations prescribed by the board of education of the school district. The rules shall be complementary to the provisions of sections 168.251 to 168.291* as to the removal, discharge, suspension without pay or demotion of permanent employees and not in derogation thereof. The word "employee" or "employees" as used in this section means all employees, male or female, except certificated employees.
Director of personnel, appointment--personnel committee,appointment (metropolitan districts).
168.261. A director of personnel may be appointed by the superintendent of schools subject to the approval of the board of education of the metropolitan school district. The director of personnel shall be a member of a personnel committee representing certificated and noncertificated employees, the committee to be appointed in the manner that the rules of the board of education provide.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-26, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 2005 H.B. 297 merged with S.B. 298)
(Source: L. 1961 p. 354 § 2)
Probationary period for employees--discharge during (metropolitandistricts).
168.271. The first year of employment of all employees covered by sections 168.251 to 168.291* shall be deemed a period of probation. During the probationary period, any probationary employee whose work is found to be unsatisfactory shall be furnished a written statement by the administrative officer of the department in which he is employed, setting forth the nature of his unsatisfactory work or incompetency and a copy of the statement shall be filed with the personnel director. If improvement satisfactory to the administrative officer of the department is not made within one month after the receipt of the statement, the probationary employee shall be discharged.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-27)
(Source: L. 1961 p. 354 § 4)
Permanent employees, removal, procedure--suspension,demotion--reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts).
168.281. 1. After completion of satisfactory probationary service, appointments of employees shall become permanent subject to removal for any one or more causes herein described as well as to the right of the board to terminate services of all who attain the age of compulsory retirement fixed by the retirement system.
District employers may authorize contributions to credit unions andfor other purposes, to be deducted and paid fromcompensation--procedure.
168.300. 1. Every school district in this state including special school districts may adopt policies and regulations providing for deductions from the compensation of the district's employees whenever a request to do so is presented to the board by a group of ten or more employees.
Job-sharing rules to be adopted by board, job sharing defined.
168.303. The state board of education shall adopt rules to facilitate job-sharing positions for classroom teachers, as the term "job-sharing" is defined in this section. These rules shall provide that a classroom teacher in a job-sharing position shall receive paid legal holidays, annual vacation leave, sick leave, and personal leave on a pro rata basis. "Job-sharing position" shall mean any position:
(1) Shared with one other employee;
(2) Requiring employment of at least seventeen hours per week but not more than twenty hours per week on a regular basis; and
(3) Requiring at least seventy percent of all time spent in classroom instruction as determined by the employer;
provided that, job-sharing position shall not include instructional support or school services positions including, but not limited to, school counselor, media coordinator, psychologist, social worker, audiologist, speech and language pathologist, and nursing positions.
(L. 2003 H.B. 152 & 180 merged with H.B. 346 & 174 merged with S.B. 248, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2428)
Programs established for public school personnel--contents.
168.400. 1. Sections 168.400 to 168.415 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Professional Teacher and Administrator Act". This section shall become effective September 1, 1988, and shall establish programs for the following public school personnel:
Administrator assessment center established--certificateissued--unsatisfactory assessment, hearing.
168.405. There is hereby established an "Administrator Assessment Center", which shall be organized and administered by the department of elementary and secondary education, either individually or through contract, for the purpose of assessing prospective school administrators. Beginning September 1, 1988, all prospective administrators seeking initial administration certification shall make application to and be approved by the department of elementary and secondary education for admission to the administrator assessment center. The assessment established under this section shall include, but need not be limited to, simulations, observations, evaluations and recommendations. The assessment shall be reviewed by the certifying authority prior to issuance of a certificate. An unsatisfactory assessment shall result in the nonissuance of a certificate. Persons who are aggrieved by the nonissuance of a certificate may appeal such nonissuance in the manner provided in section 168.071.
(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 168.405 subsec. 1)
Principal-administrator academy program for school leaders.
168.407. There is hereby created the "Principal-Administrator Academy" under the auspices of the department of elementary and secondary education. The academy is not a single institution, but is an organizational framework for a wide array of educational and training programs for school leaders, which may be conducted at several sites in the state by the department of elementary and secondary education, individually or through contract.
(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 168.405 subsec. 2)
Fees and costs for assessment center and academy.
168.409. The department of elementary and secondary education may charge a reasonable fee to cover the expenses and costs related to the services provided at the assessment center established under section 168.405 or at the academy established under section 168.407. Such fees shall be deposited in the excellence in education fund. Participant travel, living and incidental costs shall be at the expense of the participant, or may be reimbursed by a local school district.
(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 168.405 subsec. 3)
Evaluations of school administrators and districtsuperintendents--copy of evaluation to person evaluated.
168.410. School administrators and school district superintendents shall be evaluated in the following manner:
Officer training, Missouri state training center to develop curriculumand certification requirements.
168.450. The Missouri state training center for the D.A.R.E. program shall develop the curriculum and certification requirements for school resource officers. At a minimum, school resource officers must complete forty hours of basic school resource officer training to include legal operations within an educational environment, intruder training and planning, juvenile law, and any other relevant topics relating to the job and functions of a school resource officer.
(L. 2013 H.B. 152 § 1 merged with H.B. 675 § 1)
Career and teacher excellence plan, career ladder forward funding fundestablished--general assembly to appropriate funds--terminationof fund--participation to be voluntary--qualifications--speechpathologists on career program, when--funding limitations.
168.500. 1. For the purpose of providing career pay, which shall be a salary supplement, for public school teachers, which for the purpose of sections 168.500 to 168.515 shall include classroom teachers, librarians, school counselors and certificated teachers who hold positions as school psychological examiners, parents as teachers educators, school psychologists, special education diagnosticians and speech pathologists, and are on the district salary schedule, there is hereby created and established a career advancement program which shall be known as the "Missouri Career Development and Teacher Excellence Plan", hereinafter known as the "career plan or program". Participation by local school districts in the career advancement program established under this section shall be voluntary. The career advancement program is a matching fund program. The general assembly may make an annual appropriation to the excellence in education fund established under section 160.268 for the purpose of providing the state's portion for the career advancement program. The "Career Ladder Forward Funding Fund" is hereby established in the state treasury. Beginning with fiscal year 1998 and until the career ladder forward funding fund is terminated pursuant to this subsection, the general assembly may appropriate funds to the career ladder forward funding fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium. All interest or other gain received from investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All funds deposited in the fund shall be maintained in the fund until such time as the balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year is equal to or greater than the appropriation for the career ladder program for the following year, at which time all such revenues shall be used to fund, in advance, the career ladder program for such following year and the career ladder forward funding fund shall thereafter be terminated.
168.505. 1. Any teacher receiving career pay pursuant to section 163.031 for entitlements authorized under any plan or program established under sections 168.500 to 168.515 shall continue to receive the district base pay to which he would be entitled if he were not receiving the career pay provided for in sections 168.500 to 168.515.
Disqualified from participating in career plan, grounds.
168.510. After a teacher who is duly employed by a district qualifies and is selected for participation under a career plan established under sections 168.500 to 168.515, such teacher shall not be denied the career pay authorized by such plan unless he:
(1) Is dismissed for cause as established under section 168.114; or
(2) Fails to maintain or renew any certificate required by the department of elementary and secondary education; or
(3) Fails to maintain the performance level as required for the attainment of the career stage as set forth in the plan effective in the local district as provided in section 168.500; or
(4) Fails to complete professional responsibilities required for the attainment of each stage; and
(5) Has exhausted all due process procedures provided by subdivision (6) of subsection 2 of section 168.500.
(L. 1985 H.B. 463, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al.)
Salary supplement for participants in career plan--method ofdistribution--amounts--matching funds, contributions--review ofcareer pay--tax levy authorized, when--use of funds.
168.515. 1. Each teacher selected to participate in a career plan established under sections 168.500 to 168.515, who meets the requirements of such plan, may receive a salary supplement, the state's share of which shall be distributed under section 163.031, equal to the following amounts applied to the career ladder entitlement of section 163.031:
Career advancement program for personnel of state schools for theblind, deaf and severely disabled--salary supplement forparticipants.
168.520. 1. For the purpose of providing career pay, which shall be a salary supplement for teachers, librarians, school counselors and certificated teachers who hold positions as school psychological examiners, parents-as-teachers educators, school psychologists, special education diagnosticians or speech pathologists in Missouri schools for the severely disabled, the Missouri School for the Blind and the Missouri School for the Deaf, there is hereby established a career advancement program which shall become effective no later than September 1, 1986. Participation in the career advancement program by teachers shall be voluntary.
Reimbursement by department for coordinator, when.
168.530. The department of elementary and secondary education shall not reimburse a school district for more than one A+ program coordinator per one thousand two hundred fifty students; however a school with up to one thousand five hundred students shall be reimbursed for only one A+ program coordinator.
(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 § 1)
Citation of law--definitions--repayment of loans, contractsfor--coordinator position to be maintained--rulemakingauthority--fund created, use of moneys.
168.700. 1. This act* shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Missouri Teaching Fellows Program".
(2) "Eligible applicant", a high school senior who:
(c) Upon graduation from high school, attends a Missouri higher education institution and attains a teaching certificate and either a bachelors or graduate degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least three-point zero on a four-point scale or equivalent;
6. The department shall promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of this section, including, but not ** limited to, applicant eligibility, selection criteria, and the content of loan repayment contracts. If the number of applicants exceeds the revenues available for loan repayment or stipends, priority shall be to those applicants with the highest high school grade-point average and highest scores on the ACT or SAT assessments.
7. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2007, shall be invalid and void.
8. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Teaching Fellows Program Fund". The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Private donations, federal grants, and other funds provided for the implementation of this section shall be placed in the Missouri teaching fellows program fund. Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the repayment of loans and the payment of stipends under the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
Sunset date 8-28-13, see § 168.702
Termination date 9-01-14, see § 168.702
*"This act" (S.B. 389, 2007) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
**Word "be" appears in original rolls.
168.702. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
(1) Any new program authorized under section 168.700 shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2007, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under section 168.700 shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this act*; and
(3) Section 168.700 shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which a program authorized under section 168.700 is sunset.
Compensation package created--fund created.
168.745. 1. There is hereby created the "Teacher Choice Compensation Package" to permit performance-based salary stipends upon the decision of the teacher in a metropolitan school district as described in section 168.747 to reward teachers for objectively demonstrated superior performance.
Eligibility for compensation package.
168.747. 1. To be eligible for the teacher choice compensation package, all classroom personnel in a metropolitan school district reported as a code forty, fifty, or sixty through the core data system of the department of elementary and secondary education shall opt out of his or her indefinite contract under section 168.221 for the duration of employment with the district. A teacher may decide to end his or her eligibility for the teacher choice stipend but may not resume permanent teacher status with that district. A probationary teacher may opt out of consideration for a permanent contract in the second or subsequent years of employment by the district to participate in the teacher choice compensation package but may not return to permanent status in that district or resume the process for qualification for an indefinite contract in that district. A teacher who has chosen the teacher choice compensation package and changes employment to another district may choose to resume the process for qualification for an indefinite contract in that district. The teacher choice compensation package shall only be available for teachers in a metropolitan school district.
Eligibility for stipends, criteria.
168.749. 1. Beginning with school year 2010-11, teachers who elect to participate in the teacher choice compensation package shall be eligible for stipends based on the following criteria:
168.750. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in sections 168.745 to 168.749 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2009, shall be invalid and void.