reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MO Rev Stat § 161.400 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.400 - Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created — appointment — qualifications — terms — expenses — chairperson — deaf members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   161.400. Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created — appointment — qualifications — terms — expenses — chairperson — deaf members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid. — 1. As used in sections 161.400 to 161.405, the term "commission" means the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing.  2. There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education a commission, to be known as the "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing", which shall be composed of nine members. Each member shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three years, except that, of the members first appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of three years, three for a term of two years and three for a term of one year. Of the members appointed, two shall be deaf or hard of hearing, one shall be a parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child, one shall be a representative of an organization representing the interests of the deaf or hard of hearing, one shall be a representative of the Missouri School for the Deaf or the department of elementary and secondary education, one shall be an interpreter for the deaf, one shall be a representative of the business community, one shall be a representative of local public school administration and one shall be a professional from one of the following fields: audiology, psychology, speech pathology, mental health or medicine. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional successive terms. The members shall receive no compensation for their services on the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, but shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The provisions of this subsection shall not prevent any person serving on the commission on August 28, 1994, from completing the term for which that person was appointed.  3. A chairperson shall be selected by the commission from among its members. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less than four times per year. Professional interpreting services for the deaf members shall be provided for at every meeting of the commission, with the expense of the services to be borne by the commission. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 1, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
MO Rev Stat § 161.403 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.403 - Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   161.403. Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department. — 1. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve as an executive officer of the commission. As a priority, the director shall be a deaf or hard of hearing person or shall have a background and knowledge of deafness and shall be fluent in using and reading American sign language or signed English as a means of communication.  2. Salary, office space and staff for the executive director shall be provided by the department of elementary and secondary education. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 2, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
MO Rev Stat § 161.405 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.405 - Commission to function as agency of state — purpose — powers and duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   161.405. Commission to function as agency of state — purpose — powers and duties. — The commission shall function as an agency of the state to advocate public policies, regulations and programs to improve the quality and coordination of existing services for deaf and hard of hearing persons and to promote new services whenever necessary. The commission shall:  (1) Promote deaf awareness to the general public and serve as a consultant to any public agency needing information regarding deafness;  (2) Develop a system of state certification for those individuals serving as interpreters of the deaf by:  (a) Conducting evaluations; and  (b) Developing a fee scale for different classes of interpreters;  (3) Maintain the quality of interpreting services by:  (a) Conducting interpreter training workshops to update knowledge and skills; and  (b) Working closely with the institutions of higher education which provide, or plan to provide, instructional programs for learning sign language;  (4) Conduct and maintain a census of the deaf population in Missouri;  (5) Promote the development of a plan which advocates the initiation of improved physical and mental health services for deaf Missourians;  (6) Conduct or make available workshops or seminars as needed for educating nondeaf individuals of the problems associated with deafness and ways by which these groups or agencies can more effectively interact with those who are deaf;  (7) Promote the development of services for deaf and hard of hearing adults, such as shelter homes, independent living skill training facilities and postschool educational training which will help provide for those deaf and hard of hearing individuals requiring such services an opportunity to live independently;  (8) Establish a network for effective communication among the deaf adult community and promote the establishment of TDD relay services where needed;  (9) Develop and establish interpreting services for state agencies. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 3, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
MO Rev Stat § 161.407 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.407 - Census of deaf population of state, purpose — census report content, filed when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   161.407. Census of deaf population of state, purpose — census report content, filed when. — 1. In order to conduct and maintain a census of the deaf population in Missouri as mandated in section 161.405, the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall establish a census information system. The commission may also use the data collected by the census to determine needs of Missouri citizens who have a hearing loss.  2. Licensed professional clinical audiologists, licensed otolaryngologists, licensed hearing aid fitters and dealers or their designee shall inform all patients of the commission's purpose to maintain a census of the deaf population in Missouri and of the statutory requirement to file a report of deafness and hearing loss to the commission within one month of identification of such deafness or hearing loss.  3. To provide an accurate census of the deaf population in Missouri, the census report shall include the name of the patient, the patient's address, the patient's birth date, the type of hearing loss and, if known, the cause of the hearing loss being treated. The census report shall be on forms provided or approved by the commission. In order to protect identifying information, the commission shall assign a unique identifier for each report maintained in the census information system.  4. Nothing in sections 161.400 to 161.411 shall be construed to compel any individual to submit to any medical examination, treatment or supervision nor any examination, treatment or supervision by the commission of any kind. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
MO Rev Stat § 161.409 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.409 - Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission — violation, penalty — release of information, no liability, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   161.409. Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission — violation, penalty — release of information, no liability, exception. — 1. The commission shall ensure the confidentiality of all reports and records made pursuant to sections 161.400 to 161.411 and maintained by the commission.  2. Only designated staff of the commission shall have access to the reports and records in which a hearing loss was substantiated.  3. The commission shall not reveal the identity of a person diagnosed with a hearing loss, a reporting professional clinical audiologist, otolaryngologist, hearing aid fitter and dealer, hospital or clinic.  4. The data accumulated through the reporting system established in section 161.407 may be made public by the commission to advance research, education and services regarding persons with hearing loss. However, the data shall be organized in such a manner that no individual may be identified.  5. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section, or who permits or encourages the unauthorized dissemination of information contained in the reports and records of the commission made pursuant to sections 161.400 to 161.411, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.  6. No individual or organization providing information to the commission in accordance with sections 161.400 to 161.411 shall be held liable in a civil or criminal action for divulging confidential information unless such individual or organization acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568)
MO Rev Stat § 161.410 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.410 - Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   161.410. Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements. — 1. The executive director of the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall administer a revolving fund to be known as the "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund" which is hereby established in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations made by the general assembly, any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources, and moneys transferred or paid to the commission in return for goods and services provided by the commission to any governmental entity or the public. The state treasurer shall approve all disbursements from the fund for the purchase of goods or services at the request of the executive director of the commission.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. ­­-------- (L. 2002 H.B. 1783, A.L. 2006 S.B. 900)
MO Rev Stat § 161.412 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.412 - Issuance of grants to deaf-blind adults and children and their families.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   161.412. Issuance of grants to deaf-blind adults and children and their families. — 1. Subject to appropriations, the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall provide grants to:  (1) Organizations that provide services for deaf-blind children and their families. Such services may include providing family support advocates to assist deaf-blind children in participating in their communities and family education specialists to teach parents and siblings skills to support the deaf-blind children in their family;  (2) Organizations that provide services for deaf-blind adults. Such grants shall be used to provide assistance to deaf-blind adults who are working towards establishing and maintaining independence; and  (3) Organizations that train support service providers. Such grants shall be used to provide training that will lead to certification of support service providers in Missouri.  2. The commission shall use a request-for-proposal process to award the grants in this section. Organizations that receive grants under this section may expend the grant for any purpose authorized in this section. The total amount of grants provided under this section shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars annually. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1696)
MO Rev Stat § 161.418 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.418 - Department to develop criteria — applicant preference of schools.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   161.418. Department to develop criteria — applicant preference of schools. — 1. The department of higher education and workforce development shall develop criteria, with input from teacher educators in this state, to select which of the eligible applicants shall receive the scholarships made available under sections 161.415 to 161.424.  2. Students making application for the scholarships provided under sections 161.415 to 161.424 shall indicate their first, second, and third preference as to which of the colleges and universities which have provided the necessary matching funds to participate in the scholarship program established under sections 161.415 to 161.424 they wish to attend. The department of higher education and workforce development, in conjunction with those colleges and universities which have provided the necessary matching funds, shall develop procedures for matching students eligible for the scholarships provided under sections 161.415 to 161.424 with such colleges and universities. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1142 § 5, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 161.421 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.421 - Cessation of study — effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   161.421. Cessation of study — effect. — If a student ceases his study prior to receiving a degree, any scholarship received under the provisions of sections 161.415 to 161.424 shall be treated as a loan to the student and interest at the rate of nine and one-half percent per year shall be charged upon the unpaid balance of the amount received from the date the student ceases his study until the amount received is paid back to the state. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1142 § 6)
MO Rev Stat § 161.424 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.424 - Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state — terms, conditions — deferral of payments.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   161.424. Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state — terms, conditions — deferral of payments. — 1. Every student receiving scholarships under the provisions of sections 161.415 to 161.424 shall teach in an elementary or secondary public school in this state for a period of five years after receiving a degree or the scholarship shall be treated as a loan to the student and interest at the rate of nine and one-half percent per year shall be charged upon the unpaid balance of the amount received from the date the student ceases to teach until the amount received is paid back to the state. For each year that the student teaches up to five years, one-fifth of the amount which was received under sections 161.415 to 161.424 shall be applied against the total amount received and shall not be subject to the repayment requirement of this section.  2. The department of higher education and workforce development shall have the power to and shall defer interest and principal payments under certain circumstances, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the enrollment in a graduate program, service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, or teaching in areas of critical need as defined by the state board of education. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1142 § 7, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 161.450 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.450 - Physical fitness challenge for students, department to adopt rules — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   161.450. Physical fitness challenge for students, department to adopt rules — rulemaking authority. — 1. This section shall be known as "Cade's Law".  2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and adopt rules relating to a physical fitness challenge for elementary-, middle-, and high school-level students. The challenge shall include, but not be limited to, elements that address physical conditioning, flexibility, strength, and aerobic capacity and shall recognize individual, team, and school-wide performance.  3. 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, 2013, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2013 H.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 161.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.500 - Citation of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   161.500. Citation of law. — Sections 161.500 to 161.508 shall be known and may be cited as the "Drug-Free Schools Act". ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 31)
MO Rev Stat § 161.502 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.502 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   161.502. Definitions. — As used in sections 161.500 to 161.508, the following terms mean:  (1) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education;  (2) "Drugs" includes, but is not limited to:  (a) All controlled substances defined in chapter 195; and  (b) Alcoholic beverages. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 32)
MO Rev Stat § 161.525 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.525 - Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds — notice requirements.

Effective - 17 Apr 1992   161.525. Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds — notice requirements. — If at the end of a fiscal year a school district has a combined balance remaining in its teachers' and incidental funds of less than one percent of the amount expended from the funds during the previous fiscal year, the department of elementary and secondary education shall send a notice advising the board of education and the chief operating officer of the district of such fact. The department of elementary and secondary education shall send a copy of such notice to the boards of education and chief operating officers of all adjoining school districts. ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 3 subsec. 1)  Effective 4-17-92
MO Rev Stat § 161.527 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.527 - District not required to reduce operating levy, when — restrictions on administrative costs and salaries — exemptions from restrictions, limitation — extension on exemptions may be submitted to voters.

Effective - 01 Jul 2006   161.527. District not required to reduce operating levy, when — restrictions on administrative costs and salaries — exemptions from restrictions, limitation — extension on exemptions may be submitted to voters. — 1. If a school district, which has an assessed valuation per average daily attendance equal to or less than the state average assessed valuation per average daily attendance, has transmitted by July fifteenth to the department of elementary and secondary education the report required by section 162.821 and such school district has received a notice pursuant to section 161.525, such school district is not required to reduce its operating levy pursuant to section 164.013 when the district next determines its tax rate in accordance with the provisions of section 164.011. However, if a school district does not reduce its operating levy as permitted in this subsection, the school district shall not in the current and next school year increase:  (1) Its administrative costs; or  (2) The aggregate amount of funds paid for salaries of employees of the district.  2. The restrictions on increasing administrative costs and funds paid for salaries as provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall continue in the district for each subsequent school year until combined balances in the teachers' and incidental funds at the end of a fiscal year are equal to or exceed three percent of the amount expended from the funds during the previous fiscal year as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education. Such restrictions provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to increased expenditures of the district necessary to maintain health insurance coverage for district employees at the same level that may have been provided by the district prior to implementation of the restrictions. Further, the restrictions shall not apply to increased expenditures of the district necessary to meet the district's share of contributions for employees who are members of the public school retirement system of Missouri, the public school retirement system of the school district of Kansas City, or the public school retirement system of the city of St. Louis.  3. The exemption from reduction authorized by subsection 1 of this section shall be limited to two tax years, at which time the district may submit to the voters of the district the question of whether to continue such exemption. ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 3 subsecs. 2, 3, 4, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287)  Effective 7-01-06
MO Rev Stat § 161.529 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education|Section 161.529 - Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced.

Effective - 17 Apr 1992   161.529. Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced. — Duties and requirements imposed on members of boards of education by section 161.520, 161.525, or 161.527, either expressed or implied, shall be enforceable by the provisions contained in section 162.091. ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 4)  Effective 4-17-92