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MO Rev Stat § 162.202 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.202 - Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated.

Effective - 17 Apr 1992   162.202. Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated. — For purposes of determining the proposed tax rate when two or more school districts are consolidating, the tax rate ceiling of the consolidated district shall be determined by multiplying each district's tax rate ceiling by its total assessed valuation, adding such products and dividing the sum by the combined assessed valuation of the component districts. ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 1)  Effective 4-17-92
MO Rev Stat § 162.203 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.203 - Orientation and training requirements for board members initially elected or appointed — refresher training.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories   162.203. Orientation and training requirements for board members initially elected or appointed — refresher training. — 1. Board members initially elected or appointed under section 162.291, 162.459, 162.471, or 162.581 after August 28, 1993, in addition to the qualifications prescribed in those sections, shall successfully complete orientation and training requirements within one year of the date of the election or appointment. The orientation and training shall consist of at least eighteen hours and thirty minutes with the cost of such training to be paid by the district.  2. The orientation and training required under subsection 1 of this section shall include two hours and thirty minutes of training that provides up-to-date and reliable information on identifying signs of sexual abuse in children and danger signals of potentially abusive relationships between children and adults. The training shall emphasize how to establish an atmosphere of trust so that students feel their school has concerned adults with whom students can feel comfortable discussing matters related to abuse. If, before August 28, 2019, a board member completed the orientation and training requirements of this section as they existed before August 28, 2019, the board member shall not be required to complete any additional training other than the refresher training described in subsection 3 of this section.  3. Any school board member serving a term as of August 28, 2019, or elected or appointed after August 28, 2019, shall complete at least one hour of refresher training each year of any term in office; except that, the refresher training shall not be required in the year in which the member completes the initial orientation and training under subsection 1 of this section. The refresher training shall address concepts covered in the initial training including, but not limited to, the prevention of sexual abuse of children.  4. All programs providing the orientation and training required under the provisions of this section shall be offered by a statewide association organized for the benefit of members of boards of education or be approved by the state board of education. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 13, A.L. 2019 H.B. 604)
MO Rev Stat § 162.204 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.204 - Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   162.204. Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a school district may fulfill its statutory responsibility to maintain permanent records by maintaining or storing such records in a digital or electronic format. A school district that maintains or stores records in a digital or electronic format shall follow all guidelines, suggestions, or recommendations set forth by the manufacturer of the digital or electronic storage media. A school district shall not use or maintain digital or electronic storage media beyond the manufacturer-suggested or recommended period of time. ­­-------- (L. 2009 S.B. 291)
MO Rev Stat § 162.208 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.208 - Internet websites, required postings.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   162.208. Internet websites, required postings. — If any public school district hosts a district-sponsored internet website, that district shall post the following on such site:  (1) A current version of that district's policy manual and all related documents; and  (2) A current version of that district's handbook, or, if the district has more than one handbook, a current version of all of that district's handbooks. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 § 3 merged with S.B. 1020, et al. § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 162.211 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.211 - Seven-director district, who may establish.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   162.211. Seven-director district, who may establish. — A seven-director school district may be established by the voters of  (1) Any city or town whose population is evenly divided by a school district boundary line and which is not located in a county of the first class;  (2) Any two or more adjacent seven-director school districts without limitations as to size or enrollment. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-21, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1985 H.B. 463)  (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.263, 165.267, 165.270, 165.273, 165.277, 165.280)  (1969) This section authorizes the creation of a six-director school district by the combination of an existing district and a part of another, and does not require that the new district be created only from existing whole districts. State v. Milan C-II School District, Sullivan County (Mo.), 446 S.W.2d 768. (1974) This section not impliedly repealed by § 162.096 of S.B. 187 of the 75th G.A. (1969), if petition was timely filed. State ex rel. Johnston v. Mallory (A.), 510 S.W.2d 769.
MO Rev Stat § 162.212 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.212 - Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district.

Effective - 24 May 1996   162.212. Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district. — The six-director school district shall hereafter be known as the seven-director school district. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 687)  Effective 5-24-96
MO Rev Stat § 162.215 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.215 - School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories   162.215. School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws. — 1. The school board of any school district may authorize and commission school officers to enforce laws relating to crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, and on school buses operating within the school district only upon the execution of a memorandum of understanding with each municipal law enforcement agency and county sheriff's office which has law enforcement jurisdiction over the school district's premises and location of school activities, provided that the memorandum shall not grant statewide arrest authority. School officers shall be licensed peace officers, as defined in section 590.010, and shall comply with the provisions of chapter 590. The powers and duties of a peace officer shall continue throughout the employee's tenure as a school officer.  2. School officers shall abide by district school board policies, all terms and conditions defined within the executed memorandum of understanding with each municipal law enforcement agency and county sheriff's office which has law enforcement jurisdiction over the school district's premises and location of school activities, and shall consult with and coordinate activities through the school superintendent or the superintendent's designee. School officers' authority shall be limited to crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, and on school buses operating within the jurisdiction of the executed memorandum of understanding. All crimes involving any sexual offense or any felony involving the threat or use of force shall remain under the authority of the local jurisdiction where the crime occurred. School officers may conduct any justified stop on school property and enforce any local violation that occurs on school grounds. School officers shall have the authority to stop, detain, and arrest for crimes committed on school property, at school activities, and on school buses. ­­-------- (L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2013 H.B. 152)
MO Rev Stat § 162.221 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.221 - Seven-director district, procedure to organize.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   162.221. Seven-director district, procedure to organize. — 1. When the voters of any one or more districts as authorized in section 162.211, except those districts designated in subdivision (2) thereof, desire to form a seven-director district, a petition signed by at least ten percent in number of those voting for school board members in the last annual school election in each district or one hundred voters, whichever is the higher number, shall be filed with the state board of education. On receipt of the petition, a representative of the state department of education, designated by the commissioner of education, shall visit the districts and determine the exact boundaries of the proposed seven-director district. In determining these boundaries, he shall so locate the boundary lines as will in his judgment form the best possible seven-director district, having due regard also to the welfare of adjoining districts.  2. Within sixty days after the receipt of the petition, the commissioner of education shall submit the question to the voters of the proposed district. The notice shall include a statement of the purpose together with a plat of the proposed district. The state commissioner shall file a copy of the petition and of the plat with the county clerk. The election shall be conducted in the manner provided in section 162.191. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-22, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.283)
MO Rev Stat § 162.231 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.231 - Failure to approve proposed district — effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   162.231. Failure to approve proposed district — effect. — If any proposed seven-director district does not receive the required majority affirmative vote, the school districts constituting the proposed new school district shall remain as they were prior to the submission of the question. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-23, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.693)
MO Rev Stat § 162.241 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.241 - Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   162.241. Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid. — If a proposal to form a district pursuant to the provisions of sections 162.171 to 162.191, 162.211 and 162.221, or section 162.223 receives the required majority of the votes cast on the proposition, the state board of education or the county commission, in the case of a district formed pursuant to the provisions of sections 162.171 to 162.191 or 162.211 and 162.221, shall order an election in the district to be held. This election shall be for the purpose of electing seven members to serve on the school board of the district. Such election shall be held on the next election day as provided under section 115.123. The election shall be conducted in the manner provided by section 162.371*. A letter from the commissioner of education, delivered by certified mail to the presiding commissioner of the county commission of the county to which the district formed by provisions of section 162.223 is assigned shall be the authority for the county commission to proceed with election procedures in the same manner as they would be performed by the district board of education were it in existence; but the costs of the election shall be paid from the incidental fund of the new district. Two directors shall be elected to serve until the next municipal election, two to serve until the second municipal election, and two to serve until the third municipal election. The seventh board member shall be elected to serve until the municipal election during which the majority of school districts elect three board members. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-24, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1971 H.B. 468, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1676, A.L. 1997 H.B. 521)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.687)  *See also chapter 115.
MO Rev Stat § 162.251 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.251 - New district, officers, elected, when — funds, how transferred — obligations assumed.

Effective - 17 Apr 1992   162.251. New district, officers, elected, when — funds, how transferred — obligations assumed. — Should the proposal to form a seven-director district in the manner provided in section 162.223 receive the necessary favorable vote, the terms of office of all directors and officers of each of the school districts comprising the territory incorporated in the new seven-director district shall cease on July first following the submission of the question, at which time such directors and officers shall deliver to the board of the newly formed school district all property, records, books and papers belonging to the component districts. On such date, all funds to the credit of the districts incorporated in the new seven-director district shall be transferred to the credit of the treasurer of the seven-director district, who shall make settlement therefor as provided by section 165.101. The new district shall faithfully perform all existing contracts and assume all legal obligations of the component districts. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-25, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.690)  Effective 4-17-92
MO Rev Stat § 162.261 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.261 - Seven-director district, board of, terms — vacancies — prohibition on hiring spouse of board member, when — constitutional prohibition on nepotism applies to districts.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories   162.261. Seven-director district, board of, terms — vacancies — prohibition on hiring spouse of board member, when — constitutional prohibition on nepotism applies to districts. — 1. The government and control of a seven-director school district, other than an urban district, is vested in a board of education of seven members, who hold their office for three years, except as provided in section 162.241, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the board shall be filled by the remaining members of the board; except that if there are more than two vacancies at any one time, the county commission upon receiving written notice of the vacancies shall fill the vacancies by appointment. If there are more than two vacancies at any one time in a county without a county commission, the county executive upon receiving written notice of the vacancies shall fill the vacancies, with the advice and consent of the county council, by appointment. The person appointed shall hold office until the next municipal election, when a director shall be elected for the unexpired term.  2. No seven-director, urban, or metropolitan school district board of education shall hire a spouse of any member of such board for a vacant or newly created position unless the position has been advertised pursuant to board policy and the superintendent of schools submits a written recommendation for the employment of the spouse to the board of education. The names of all applicants as well as the name of the applicant hired for the position are to be included in the board minutes.  3. The provisions of Article VII, Section 6 of the Missouri Constitution apply to school districts. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-26, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 2003 S.B. 686, A.L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.317)
MO Rev Stat § 162.281 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.281 - Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   162.281. Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when. — In all seven-director districts, including urban districts, when directors are to be elected for terms of different lengths, each candidate shall declare for a term of a specific number of years and the different terms shall be voted upon as separate propositions. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-28)
MO Rev Stat § 162.291 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.291 - Directors — election — qualifications.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   162.291. Directors — election — qualifications. — The voters of each seven-director district other than urban districts shall, at municipal elections, elect two directors who are citizens of the United States and resident taxpayers of the district, who have resided in this state for one year next preceding their election or appointment, and who are at least twenty-four years of age. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-29, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.313)
MO Rev Stat § 162.301 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.301 - Organization of board — quorum — officers.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   162.301. Organization of board — quorum — officers. — 1. Within fourteen days after the election of the first school board in each seven-director district, other than an urban district, and within fourteen days after each annual election, the board shall meet. The newly elected members shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by Article VII, Section 11, of the Constitution of Missouri.  2. The board shall organize by the election of a president and vice president, and the board shall, on or before the fifteenth day of July of each year, elect a secretary and a treasurer, who shall enter upon their respective duties on the fifteenth day of July. The secretary and treasurer may be or may not be members of the board. No compensation shall be granted to either the secretary or the treasurer until his report and settlement are made and filed or published as the law directs.  3. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but no contract shall be let, person employed, bill approved or warrant ordered unless a majority of the whole board votes therefor. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-30, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 2003 S.B. 136)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.320)
MO Rev Stat § 162.303 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.303 - Failure of member to attend board meetings, effect — attendance, defined — vacancies, how filled.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   162.303. Failure of member to attend board meetings, effect — attendance, defined — vacancies, how filled. — 1. For the purposes of this section, "attendance" shall be defined as actual, physical attendance at the board meeting until all of the business of the board has been completed unless a member is excused by a majority of the board. This subsection shall not apply to seven-director districts.  2. Any member of the school board of a seven-director district, including urban districts, failing to attend the meetings of the board for three consecutive regular meetings, unless excused by the board for reasons satisfactory to the board, shall be deemed to have vacated the seat; and the secretary of the board shall certify that fact to the board. The vacancy shall be filled as other vacancies occurring in the board. ­­-------- (L. 1983 H.B. 815, A.L. 1992 S.B. 485)
MO Rev Stat § 162.311 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.311 - Name of district adopted, when — seal required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   162.311. Name of district adopted, when — seal required. — 1. The board of education of a seven-director district at its first meeting shall adopt and enter of record the name of the district and shall notify the clerk of the county commission of the name so adopted. The name adopted shall comply with any applicable regulations of the state board of education.  2. The board shall keep a common seal with which to attest its official acts. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-31, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280)  (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.263, 165.323, A.L. 1961 p. 353)
MO Rev Stat § 162.321 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.321 - Change of district name — effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   162.321. Change of district name — effect. — 1. The board of education of any seven-director district may change the name of the district by unanimous consent of the members of the board, the name to comply with any applicable regulations of the state board of education, after first giving notice of the change by publication in some newspaper published in the county in which the district is located. The notice shall be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks. The first publication shall be made not less than three weeks prior to the date upon which the board proposes to make the change of name, and the last publication shall be made not more than seven days prior to that date. However, if a petition signed by twenty voters residing within the district is filed with the board on or before the date specified in the notice protesting against the change of name then the proposed change of name shall be presented as a question at the next municipal election. If the question is assented to by a majority of the voters of the district voting on the question, the board of education shall declare the change of name to be in effect.  2. The changing of the name of the school district under this section shall in no way change its classification or have any effect upon its contracts, indebtedness, existence, or other rights and liabilities. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-32, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.265)
MO Rev Stat § 162.341 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 162 - School Districts|Section 162.341 - Annual election, when held.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   162.341. Annual election, when held. — The annual election in seven-director districts, except urban districts, shall be held on municipal election days. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-34, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.330)