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MO Rev Stat § 178.637 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.637 - State Technical College of Missouri deemed qualified for student loans or scholarship program, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014, 2 histories   178.637. State Technical College of Missouri deemed qualified for student loans or scholarship program, when. — State Technical College of Missouri shall be deemed to be a qualified college, university, or educational institution for the purposes of any higher education student loan, grant, or scholarship program established pursuant to state law. Tuition and fees for this institution shall be comparable to public four-year institutions rather than public two-year institutions. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 7, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 178.638 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.638 - Oversight of college by coordinating board and state board of education — state to provide funds, exception vocational technical education reimbursement to continue through state board of education — performance funding measures to be used, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories   178.638. Oversight of college by coordinating board and state board of education — state to provide funds, exception vocational technical education reimbursement to continue through state board of education — performance funding measures to be used, when. — 1. State Technical College of Missouri shall be under the oversight of the coordinating board for higher education. The institution shall also be subject to oversight by the state board of education to the extent it serves as an area vocational technical school. Beginning in the first full state fiscal year subsequent to the approval of State Technical College of Missouri's plan by the coordinating board submitted pursuant to section 178.637, the state of Missouri shall, subject to appropriation, provide the funds necessary to provide the staff, cost of operation, and payment of all new capital improvements commencing with that fiscal year.  2. All funds designated for the institution shall be included in the coordinating board's budget request as provided in chapter 173, except that vocational technical education reimbursements shall continue to be requested through the state board of education.  3. Unless the general assembly chooses to otherwise appropriate state funding, beginning with fiscal year 2016, at least ninety percent of any annual increase in core funding over the previous year shall be distributed in accordance with the performance funding measures under section 173.1006. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 8, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673, A.L. 2014 S.B. 492)
MO Rev Stat § 178.639 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.639 - Employees of college eligible for Missouri state employees' retirement system.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014, 2 histories   178.639. Employees of college eligible for Missouri state employees' retirement system. — Any person who becomes an employee of the State Technical College of Missouri after the conditions of section 178.631 are met shall become a member of the Missouri state employees' retirement system, if the person otherwise meets the requirements for membership in that system. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 9, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 178.651 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.651 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   178.651. Definitions. — As used in sections 178.651 to 178.658, the following words mean:  (1) "Centers" or "centers for independent living", community-based nonresidential programs designed to promote independent living for persons with disabilities;  (2) "Division", the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of elementary and secondary education;  (3) "Nonprofit corporation", a corporation in which no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and the income of which is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C.A. section 501(c)(3);  (4) "Person with a disability", any person who:  (a) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities;  (b) Has a record of such an impairment; or  (c) Is regarded as having such an impairment. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 178.652 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.652 - Plan to fund and maintain centers to be developed by division — rulemaking authority, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   178.652. Plan to fund and maintain centers to be developed by division — rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. The division shall, in consultation with persons with disabilities, develop a plan to fund and maintain organizations currently meeting the guidelines set forth in sections 178.651 to 178.673 for centers and establish and maintain new centers to assure services statewide, as such services are described in sections 178.651 to 178.673.  2. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of sections 178.651 to 178.673. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 178.651 to 178.673 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
MO Rev Stat § 178.653 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.653 - Independent living center fund created — administration — funding.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   178.653. Independent living center fund created — administration — funding. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Independent Living Center Fund" which shall be administered by the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of elementary and secondary education. Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be used to establish and maintain centers for independent living, as defined in section 178.651, in accordance with the long-term plans developed pursuant to the provisions of section 178.652.  2. The independent living center fund shall be funded with fees payable pursuant to the provisions of section 178.653.  3. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, all moneys in the fund created by this section shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of each biennium. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 167 § 3 merged with S.B. 180 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 178.654 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.654 - Financial assistance provided to centers, when — program accountability, duties of division, evaluation contents — standards.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   178.654. Financial assistance provided to centers, when — program accountability, duties of division, evaluation contents — standards. — The division shall assist individuals and organizations in the planning and establishment of centers for independent living. Subject to appropriations, the division shall provide financial assistance in the form of grants to such centers. The division shall ensure program accountability and shall monitor and evaluate centers which receive grants under the provisions of sections 178.651 to 178.658. Such evaluations shall contain, but need not be limited to, the following standards:  (1) The center shall manifest independent living philosophy;  (2) The center shall have a positive impact on consumer achievement of independent living goals;  (3) The center shall have a positive impact on community options for independent living;  (4) The center shall provide appropriate independent living services to persons with disabilities and their families;  (5) The center shall provide appropriate services to increase community capacity to meet the needs of persons with disabilities;  (6) Qualified persons with disabilities shall be substantially involved in the policy direction, decision-making, service delivery, and management of the center, and given preference as members of board of directors, managers and supervisors, and staff. Substantial involvement shall be evidenced by at least fifty-one percent of the members of the board of directors, managers, supervisors and staff being qualified persons with disabilities;  (7) The center shall establish clear priorities through annual and three-year program and financial planning;  (8) The center shall use sound organizational and personnel management practices;  (9) The center shall practice sound fiscal management;  (10) The center shall maintain an evaluation system and records adequate to measure performance on these independent living center evaluation standards. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 178.656 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.656 - Organization of centers, board of directors, staff — services provided — disabilities served — compliance with local laws and ordinances required.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   178.656. Organization of centers, board of directors, staff — services provided — disabilities served — compliance with local laws and ordinances required. — 1. Centers for independent living shall be community-based nonresidential programs designed to promote independent living for persons with disabilities. Such centers shall be organized as nonprofit corporations with persons with disabilities comprising at least fifty-one percent of the governing board of directors.  2. At least fifty-one percent of the staff of such centers shall be persons with disabilities.  3. The center shall provide to persons with disabilities within the center's target population and their families the following independent living services:  (1) Advocacy;  (2) Independent living skills training, which shall include but shall not be limited to health care and financial management;  (3) Peer counseling;  (4) Information and referral to all inquirers including those from outside the center's target population.  4. The center may provide or make available, but is not limited to, the following:  (1) Legal services;  (2) Other counseling services, which may include nonpeer, group, and family counseling;  (3) Housing services;  (4) Equipment services;  (5) Transportation services;  (6) Social and recreational services;  (7) Educational services;  (8) Vocational services, including supported employment;  (9) Reader, interpreter, and other communication services;  (10) Attendant and homemaker services; and  (11) Electronic services.  5. To qualify as a center for independent living under the provisions of sections 178.651 to 178.658, centers shall serve at least four of the following types of disabilities:  (1) Mobility;  (2) Orthopedic;  (3) Hearing impaired or deaf;  (4) Vision impaired or blind;  (5) Neurological;  (6) Intellectual disability;  (7) Developmental;  (8) Psychiatric or mental; or  (9) Learning.  6. Centers shall make maximum use of existing resources available to persons with disabilities and shall not duplicate any existing services or programs in the geographic areas to the extent that such services or programs are available through other state resources. Such centers shall, however, provide information and referral to assist persons with disabilities in obtaining available services and shall coordinate, where feasible, the delivery of such services.  7. Centers shall operate in compliance with all applicable local laws and ordinances. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 4, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064)
MO Rev Stat § 178.658 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.658 - Location of centers, restriction on funding.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   178.658. Location of centers, restriction on funding. — Centers for independent living shall be located throughout the state. Funding for such centers shall not be awarded to more than one center in any city. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 178.691 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.691 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1984   178.691. Definitions. — As used in sections 178.691 to 178.699, unless the context requires otherwise:  (1) "Developmental screening" is the process of measuring the progress of children to determine if there are problems or potential problems or advanced abilities in the areas of understanding and use of language, perception through sight, perception through hearing, motor development and hand-eye coordination, health, and physical development.  (2) "Developmentally delayed children" are children who, through developmental screening, are found to be performing below the norm for their age in one or more of the following skill areas: understanding and use of language, perception through sight, perception through hearing, motor development and hand-eye coordination.  (3) "Handicapped children" and "severely handicapped children" are those so defined in section 162.675.  (4) "Parent education" includes the provision of resource materials on home learning activities, private and group educational guidance, individual and group learning experiences for the parent and child, and other activities that enable the parent to improve learning in the home. ­­-------- (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 178.695 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.695 - Program review.

Effective - 03 Nov 1992   178.695. Program review. — 1. Programs shall be subject to review and approval under standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education consisting of early childhood education and parents as teachers programs and published as an administrative rule under the provisions of chapter 536.  2. The lieutenant governor shall act as an advisor to the department for all such programs reviewed by the department. ­­-------- (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 3, A.L. 1992 S.B. 676 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition C, November 3, 1992)
MO Rev Stat § 178.697 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.697 - Costs not to exceed appropriations — annual screenings and prenatal visit eligibility, when, expiration.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   178.697. Costs not to exceed appropriations — annual screenings and prenatal visit eligibility, when, expiration. — 1. Funding for sections 178.691 to 178.699 shall be made available pursuant to section 163.031 and shall be subject to appropriations made for this purpose.  2. Costs of contractual arrangements shall be the obligation of the school district of residence of each preschool child. Costs of contractual arrangements shall not exceed an amount equal to an amount reimbursable to the school districts under the provisions of sections 178.691 to 178.699.  3. Payments for participants for programs outlined in section 178.693 shall be uniform for all districts or public agencies.  *4. Families with children under the age of kindergarten entry shall be eligible to receive annual development screenings and parents shall be eligible to receive prenatal visits under sections 178.691 to 178.699. Priority for service delivery of approved parent education programs under sections** 178.691 to 178.699, which includes, but is not limited to, home visits, group meetings, screenings, and service referrals, shall be given to high-needs families in accordance with criteria set forth by the department of elementary and secondary education. Local school districts may establish cost sharing strategies to supplement funding for such program services. The provisions of this subsection shall expire on December 31, 2015, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly. ­­-------- (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1543)  *Subsection 4 expires 12-31-15  **Word "section" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 178.698 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.698 - Plan to distribute funds to allow voluntary participation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   178.698. Plan to distribute funds to allow voluntary participation. — Pursuant to the educational and screening program for children under age five and their parents established in sections 178.691 to 178.699, in its budget requests for fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997, in anticipation of moneys from the trust fund established in section 160.500, the department of elementary and secondary education shall include a plan to distribute sufficient moneys to public school districts to allow all eligible children and their parents to voluntarily participate in the program beginning with the 1997-98 school year. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 15)
MO Rev Stat § 178.699 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.699 - Participation voluntary — information obtained is confidential.

Effective - 28 Aug 1984   178.699. Participation voluntary — information obtained is confidential. — 1. No person shall be required to participate in any program of parent education or developmental screening, or in any program for developmentally delayed children, approved by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to sections 178.691 to 178.699.  2. Any information obtained as a result of an approved program of developmental screening is confidential, and may not be released to anyone other than parents or guardians without the express written consent of the parents or guardians of the child. ­­-------- (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 178.770 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.770 - Organization of community college districts — standards — corporate powers of districts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   178.770. Organization of community college districts — standards — corporate powers of districts. — 1. In any public school district, or in any two or more contiguous public school districts in this state, whether in the same county or not, the voters resident therein may organize a community college district in the manner hereinafter provided. Prior to the organization of a district under sections 178.770 to 178.890, the coordinating board for higher education shall establish standards for the organization of the districts which shall include among other things:  (1) Whether a community college is needed in the proposed district;  (2) Whether the assessed valuation of taxable, tangible property in the proposed district is sufficient to support adequately the proposed community college; and  (3) Whether there were a sufficient number of graduates of high school in the proposed district during the preceding year to support a community college in the proposed district.  2. When a district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Missouri and shall be known as "The Community College District of ______, Missouri" and, in that name, may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of sections 178.770 to 178.890, issue bonds and possess the same corporate powers as common and seven-director school districts in this state, other than urban districts, except as herein otherwise provided. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-77)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 178.780 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.780 - Coordinating board for higher education to supervise colleges — duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories   178.780. Coordinating board for higher education to supervise colleges — duties. — 1. Tax supported community colleges formed prior to October 13, 1961, and those formed under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 shall be under the supervision of the coordinating board for higher education.  2. The coordinating board for higher education shall:  (1) Establish the role of the two-year college in the state;  (2) Set up a survey form to be used for local surveys of need and potential for two-year colleges; provide supervision in the conducting of surveys; require that the results of the studies be used in reviewing applications for approval; and establish and use the survey results to set up priorities;  (3) Require that the initiative to establish two-year colleges come from the area to be served;  (4) Administer the state financial support program;  (5) Supervise the community college districts formed under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 and the community colleges now in existence and formed prior to October 13, 1961;  (6) Formulate and put into effect uniform policies as to budgeting, record keeping, and student accounting;  (7) Establish uniform minimum entrance requirements and uniform curricular offerings for all community colleges;  (8) Make a continuing study of community college education in the state;  (9) Be responsible for the accreditation of each community college under its supervision. Accreditation shall be conducted annually or as often as deemed advisable and made in a manner consistent with rules and regulations established and applied uniformly to all community colleges in the state. Standards for accreditation of community colleges shall be formulated with due consideration given to curriculum offerings and entrance requirements of the University of Missouri; and  (10) Establish a standard core curriculum and a common course numbering equivalency matrix for lower-division courses to be used at community colleges and other public institutions of higher education to facilitate student transfers as provided under sections 178.785 to 178.789. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-78, A.L. 2016 S.B. 997)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 2)