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MO Rev Stat § 167.225 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.225 - Definitions — instruction in Braille for visually impaired students — teacher certification.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   167.225. Definitions — instruction in Braille for visually impaired students — teacher certification. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:  (1) "Braille", the system of reading and writing through touch;  (2) "Student", any student who has an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance and who is determined eligible for special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.  2. All students shall receive instruction in braille reading and writing as part of their individualized education plan unless the individual education program team determines, after an evaluation of a student's reading and writing skills, needs, and appropriate reading and writing media, including an evaluation of the student's future needs for instruction in braille or the use of braille, that instruction in braille or the use of braille is not appropriate. No student shall be denied instruction in braille reading and writing solely because the student has some remaining vision.  3. Instruction in braille reading and writing shall be sufficient to enable each student to communicate effectively and efficiently at a level commensurate with the student's sighted peers of comparable grade level and intellectual functioning. The student's individualized education plan shall specify:  (1) How braille will be implemented as the primary mode for learning through integration with normal classroom activities. If braille will not be provided to a child who is blind, the reason for not incorporating it in the individualized education plan shall be documented therein;  (2) The date on which braille instruction will commence;  (3) The level of competency in braille reading and writing to be achieved by the end of the period covered by the individualized education plan; and  (4) The duration of each session.  4. As part of the certification process, teachers certified in the education of blind and visually impaired children shall be required to demonstrate competence in reading and writing braille. The department of elementary and secondary education shall adopt assessment procedures to assess such competencies which are consistent with standards adopted by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 11, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
MO Rev Stat § 167.227 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.227 - Summer school programs — attendance outside of district — funding, cooperation among districts.

Effective - 10 Jul 1990   167.227. Summer school programs — attendance outside of district — funding, cooperation among districts. — 1. A pupil may attend a summer school program in a public school district other than his district of residence if accepted by the district offering the program. Such summer programs may be advanced, academic or remedial programs but shall not include those programs funded wholly by federal moneys. No pupil shall attend summer school classes in more than one district during any one summer.  2. For purposes of funding summer school programs, each district shall either consider all nonresident students residents for purposes of receiving state aid or consider all nonresident students nonresidents for purposes of collecting tuition. Any pupil attending a summer school program in a public school district other than his district of residence shall for purposes of state aid for the summer term be considered a resident of the district in which he is attending.  3. Any public school district may cooperate with other public school districts to make optimum use of faculty and resources in providing summer school options for pupils in all districts. Nothing in this section shall prohibit schools from establishing contractual services for certain summer school students. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 38)  Effective 7-10-90
MO Rev Stat § 167.232 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.232 - Tax for extra transportation may be rescinded, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   167.232. Tax for extra transportation may be rescinded, procedure. — 1. The board of education of any seven-director school district where the voters of the district have approved the transportation of pupils living less than one mile from the school and the levying of an additional tax to pay for such transportation as provided in section 167.231 may, when it determines such action advisable, present a proposition to the qualified voters of the district rescinding the tax levy and the requirement that transportation be provided for all pupils living less than one mile from school. Such a proposition shall not be presented to the voters until after such transportation services have been provided for three full school terms and then only at the annual election. Approval of the rescission by a majority of the voters would be effective on July first next following the election. After that date the district shall provide only such transportation as is authorized under subsection 1 of section 167.231. Upon December thirty-first of the year in which the rescission is effective, the district's tax levy shall be reduced by an amount equal to the increase approved by the voters under subsection 2 of section 167.231.  2. The ballot form for such an election shall be in substantially the following form:   Shall the board of education of the ______ school district be required to provide transportation only for those pupils living three and one-half miles or more from school with the option of providing transportation for those living a mile or more from school?    ☐ YES   ☐ NO    (If you are in favor of the proposition (or question), place an X in the box opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the proposition (or question), place an X in the box opposite "NO".)   ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 969)
MO Rev Stat § 167.241 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.241 - Transportation of pupils to another district — approved charter school transportation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories   167.241. Transportation of pupils to another district — approved charter school transportation. — 1. Except as otherwise provided under this section, transportation for pupils whose tuition the district of residence is required to pay by section 167.131 or who are assigned as provided in section 167.121 shall be provided by the district of residence.  2. In the case of pupils covered by section 167.131, the district of residence shall be required to provide transportation only to school districts accredited by the state board of education pursuant to the authority of the state board of education to classify schools as established in section 161.092, and those school districts designated by the board of education of the district of residence.  3. (1) For purposes of this subsection, "approved charter school" has the same meaning given to the term under section 167.895.  (2) For pupils covered by section 167.895, the district of residence shall be required to provide transportation only to school districts or approved charter schools designated by the department of elementary and secondary education or its designee. For pupils covered by section 167.895, the department of elementary and secondary education or its designee shall designate at least one accredited district or approved charter school to which the district of residence shall provide transportation. If the designated district or charter school reaches full student capacity and is unable to receive additional students, the department of elementary and secondary education or its designee shall designate at least one additional accredited district or approved charter school to which the district of residence shall provide transportation. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 8-24 and p. 335 § 165.143, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1979 S.B. 318, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638, A.L. 2019 H.B. 604)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.143)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Transportation by common carrier for students of schools for the blind and deaf, 162.756
MO Rev Stat § 167.251 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.251 - Board to prescribe rules and regulations — driver to give bond — fund charged with transportation expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   167.251. Board to prescribe rules and regulations — driver to give bond — fund charged with transportation expenses. — When transportation is provided by a district pursuant to law, the school board shall make all needful rules and regulations for the transportation of pupils and shall require from every person employed for that purpose, a reasonable bond conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties as prescribed by the board. Expenses of transportation shall be paid out of the incidental fund of the district. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 8-25)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.140)
MO Rev Stat § 167.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.260 - Program for developmentally delayed, ages three and four — program for children from at-risk families.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990, 2 histories   167.260. Program for developmentally delayed, ages three and four — program for children from at-risk families. — 1. Any local school district offering to all pupils who are eligible by age pursuant to section 163.017 a full day of kindergarten within the school calendar as prepared pursuant to section 171.031 shall be eligible for state aid for a program for developmentally delayed children ages three and four as defined in section 178.691 and for children from at-risk families as defined in section 167.273. State aid shall be provided for no more than a half-day program within the district's school calendar. At a minimum such eligible child shall reach the age of three before the first day of October prior to the start of the school year. Such program shall emphasize social skills, physical development and preparation for kindergarten.  2. The state board of education shall approve such programs and distribute state aid. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 167.263 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.263 - Teacher assistants, grades kindergarten through three — program established — eligibility — application for assistance — rules, promulgation, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   167.263. Teacher assistants, grades kindergarten through three — program established — eligibility — application for assistance — rules, promulgation, procedure. — 1. A program to provide teacher assistants in regular classrooms in grades kindergarten through three is established. For the purposes of this section a "teacher assistant" is defined as a qualified person employed by a school district to assist a certificated teacher in classroom instruction and management. No teacher assistant shall be counted as a teacher for the purposes of establishing ratios of teachers to pupils in a classroom, school or school district. Any public elementary school containing such grades which meets the criteria pursuant to this section shall be eligible for a state financial supplement to employ teacher assistants. Eligibility criteria are that the school shall have a breakfast program, the school shall serve at least forty percent of its lunches to pupils who are eligible for free or reduced price meals according to federal guidelines, and the school shall have a reading intervention plan pursuant to section 167.268.  2. A school district which contains such eligible schools may apply to the department of elementary and secondary education for a state financial supplement to employ teacher assistants in those schools named in the application and in no other schools of the district. The state full-time equivalent financial supplement shall be three thousand dollars per teacher assistant. No more than one assistant per classroom shall be supplemented by the state pursuant to this section. Teacher assistants thus employed pursuant to this section shall assist teachers in grades kindergarten through three and in no other grades. School districts shall not apply for or assign teacher assistants employed pursuant to this section in classrooms designated as special education or compensatory education classrooms.  3. The state board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this section. Such rules shall include identifying minimum qualifications for teacher assistants which may include teacher education students, determining the minimum number of pupils per classroom to be eligible for a teacher assistant, establishing application procedures for school districts, and determining a method of awarding state financial supplements in the event that the number of applications exceeds the amounts appropriated therefor. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 3, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
MO Rev Stat § 167.265 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.265 - School counselors, grades kindergarten through nine — eligibility — application.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories   167.265. School counselors, grades kindergarten through nine — eligibility — application. — 1. A program to provide school counselors in grades kindergarten through nine is established. Any public elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or combination of such schools, containing such grades which meet the criteria pursuant to this section shall be eligible for a state financial supplement to employ a school counselor. Eligibility criteria are: the school shall have a minimum enrollment of one hundred twenty-five pupils per school site, shall have a breakfast program, and shall serve at least forty percent of its lunches to pupils who are eligible for free or reduced price meals according to federal guidelines.  2. A school district which contains such eligible schools may apply to the department of elementary and secondary education for a state financial supplement to employ a school counselor in those schools named in the application and in no other schools of the district. The state financial supplement shall not exceed ten thousand dollars per school counselor. No more than one school counselor per school shall be supplemented by the state pursuant to this section, except that a district may apply for an additional school counselor if the enrollment at the school equals four hundred or more pupils. School counselors thus employed pursuant to this section shall at a minimum engage in direct counseling activities with the pupils of the school during a portion of the school day which represents that portion of the school counselor's salary which is supplemented by the state pursuant to this section.  3. The state board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this section. Such rules shall include identifying any qualifications for school counselors which may be in addition to those promulgated pursuant to section 168.021, establishing application procedures for school districts, determining a method of awarding state financial supplements in the event that the number of applications exceeds the amounts appropriated therefor, and establishing an amount of state financial supplement per school counselor based upon the salary schedule of the district. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 4, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2428)
MO Rev Stat § 167.266 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.266 - Academic and career counseling program — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018   167.266. Academic and career counseling program — rulemaking authority. — 1. Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, the board of education of a school district or a charter school that is a local educational agency may establish an academic and career counseling program in cooperation with parents and the local community that is in the best interest of and meets the needs of students in the community. School districts and local educational agencies may use the Missouri comprehensive school counseling program as a resource for the development of a district's or local educational agency's program. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a process for recognition of a school district's academic and career counseling program established in cooperation with parents and the local community no later than January 1, 2019.  2. The state board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of 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 August 28, 2018, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
MO Rev Stat § 167.268 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.268 - Policy for reading intervention plans, grades kindergarten through three — contents — state board to develop guidelines — individual reading intervention plan to be developed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   167.268. Policy for reading intervention plans, grades kindergarten through three — contents — state board to develop guidelines — individual reading intervention plan to be developed. — 1. Each local school district shall have on file a policy for reading intervention plans for any pupils of the district in grades kindergarten through three pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such plans shall identify strategies to be followed by the district teachers to raise a pupil identified as reading below grade level by recognized methods to reading at grade level by the end of the third grade. Recognized methods of identification may include but need not be limited to the scores of the pupil obtained through any established standardized testing program currently administered by the district, observations of classroom teachers, and documented classroom performance.  2. The state board of education shall develop guidelines to assist districts in formulating policies for reading intervention plans. Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, timelines for measuring pupil improvement in reading, information on screening for and treatment of auditory dyslexia, and information on the Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test and the Auditory Discrimination in Depth Program. Such guidelines may also identify performance levels for pupils identified as handicapped or severely handicapped and conditions under which such pupils are exempt from the provisions of this section.  3. Each local school district enrolling a pupil identified as reading below grade level shall develop an individual plan of reading intervention for such pupil. The individual pupil's plan may include individual or group reading development activities. The plan may be developed after consultation with the pupil's parent or legal guardian. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 167.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services|Section 167.270 - Specialized courses of instruction — pupils at risk of dropping out — pregnant teens and teen mothers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990, 2 histories   167.270. Specialized courses of instruction — pupils at risk of dropping out — pregnant teens and teen mothers. — 1. Local school districts are encouraged to offer additional specialized programs for any pupil who has a high risk of becoming a high school dropout. Additional financial assistance from state aid provided by section 167.260 shall be provided to those school districts which offer such courses. For any programs established pursuant to this section, such additional state aid shall be distributed according to rules and regulations developed by the state board of education.  2. The rate of reimbursement to local school districts for specialized courses of instruction designed to keep high school pupils from dropping out of school shall be determined on the basis of eight thousand eighty-three dollars for each full-time teacher who teaches such a course which is approved by the state department of elementary and secondary education.  3. A local school district shall be eligible for additional state aid, subject to appropriation therefor, for a program of alternative education programs for pregnant teens and teen mothers who are enrolled as pupils in the district. Such programs may include specialized courses of instruction established pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and such supplemental services as the district may establish within guidelines set by the state board of education to enable teen mothers to complete high school. For these supplemental services a district may accept funds from federal, local and private sources as may be available. Two or more districts may form a consortium to offer these supplemental services. A district which is not a member of a consortium and which does not offer these services may contract with a district which does. Such a district offering such services may waive all or a portion of the tuition for such a pupil. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 6)