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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.351 - Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.351. Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts. —
In any urban school district in a city having a population of more than three hundred thousand or in any seven-director school district located wholly within a city having a population of more than two hundred thousand and less than seven hundred thousand, or in any seven-director school district in a county having a population of more than seven hundred thousand the election authority in which the district is located shall conduct any or all school elections held in the district.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-48 and p. 344 § 165.465, A.L. 1965 p. 281, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.465)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.371 - Secretary to issue certificates.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.371. Secretary to issue certificates. —
The secretary of the board of education, who shall record the certification of the results of the election and, by order of the board, shall issue certificates of election to the person entitled thereto; and the results of all other propositions submitted must be reported to the secretary of the board, and by him duly entered upon the district records.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-36, A.L. 1967 p. 237, A.L. 1969 S.B. 136, A.L. 1977 H.B. 328, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 111.255, 165.330)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.381 - Conduct of special elections.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.381. Conduct of special elections. —
All district special elections shall be conducted in accordance with section 162.371.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-37, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.391 - Employment of board members prohibited — secretary and treasurer, compensated, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1989
162.391. Employment of board members prohibited — secretary and treasurer, compensated, when. —
No member of any board of education of a seven-director district, any portion of which is located in a first class county, shall hold any office or employment of profit from the board while a member thereof. No member of any board of education of a seven-director district, any portion of which is located in a county of the second, third or fourth class, shall, except as provided in sections 105.450 to 105.458, hold any office or employment of profit from the board while a member thereof. The secretary and treasurer, if not members of the board, may receive reasonable compensation for their services.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-38, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1989 H.B. 493)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.360)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.401 - Treasurer's bond.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
162.401. Treasurer's bond. —
The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall enter into a bond to the state of Missouri, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the board, conditioned that he will render a faithful and just account of all money that comes into his hands as treasurer, and otherwise perform the duties of his office according to law. The bond shall be filed with the secretary of the board. The treasurer shall be the custodian of all school moneys derived from taxation for school purposes in the district until paid out on the order of the board, and on breach of the conditions of the bond, the secretary of the board, or any resident of the school district, may cause suit to be brought thereon. The suit shall be prosecuted in the name of the state of Missouri, at the relation and to the use of the proper school district.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-39, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1070, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.337)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.411 - Board may employ attorney.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.411. Board may employ attorney. —
The board of any district may retain counsel when necessary to the exercise of its powers. In all school districts in this state which contain one or more cities or towns having a total population of thirty thousand inhabitants or over the school board may employ an attorney on a retainer basis whenever the board finds it necessary to do so and may prescribe his duties, compensation and term of office, which shall not exceed one year.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-40)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.363)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.423 - Extension of city limits does not affect district boundaries — section effective when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 01 Aug 1984, see footnote
162.423. Extension of city limits does not affect district boundaries — section effective when. —
1. Whenever, by reason of the extension of the limits of any city or town, such limits extend beyond the boundaries of a seven-director school district, the extension of the limits shall only apply to the boundary limits of the city or town. Seven-director school district boundary lines shall remain the same as before the extension of the limits of the city or town.
2. The provisions of this section shall become effective on August 1, 1984.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 815 §§ 4, A)
Effective 8-1-84
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.451 - Dissolution of district.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
162.451. Dissolution of district. —
Upon petition of at least ten percent of those voting in the last school election at which school board members were elected or one hundred voters, whichever is greater, filed with the board, the question of dissolving a seven-director district shall be submitted to the voters at a municipal election and if a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of dissolution, the district shall be dissolved and the same territory included in the district may be annexed as provided by section 162.081.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-44, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.310)
Effective 4-17-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.459 - Boards of all seven-director and urban school districts to have seven members with the exception of Kansas City — directors, how elected.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
162.459. Boards of all seven-director and urban school districts to have seven members with the exception of Kansas City — directors, how elected. —
1. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the school board of each school district designated in the statutes as a
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seven-director or urban school district shall consist of seven members. At the first election for members of the school board in each of such districts after January 1, 1993, and each three years thereafter, three members of the school board shall be elected; except, no school district composed of seven members as of January 1, 1993, shall be required to modify its schedule of electing board members.
2. Provisions of law applicable to
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seven-director and urban school districts, except those which conflict with the provisions of this section, shall apply to and govern the school districts designated in subsection 1 of this section.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1456 & 1197, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 1994 S.B. 442, A.L. 2013 S.B. 258)
*Words "seven-director," appear here in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.461 - Corporate powers of urban districts.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.461. Corporate powers of urban districts. —
Each urban school district is a body corporate known as "The School District of ______" (in which title the name of the city and any further designation that is required by regulations of the state board of education shall be inserted), possessing the same corporate powers and being governed by the same general laws as other seven-director school districts, except as otherwise provided by law.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-45)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.377)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.471 - Board of directors — qualifications, terms, vacancies.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
162.471. Board of directors — qualifications, terms, vacancies. —
1. The government and control of an urban school district is vested in a board of seven directors.
2. Except as provided in section 162.563, each director shall be a voter of the district who has resided within this state for one year next preceding the director's election or appointment and who is at least twenty-four years of age. All directors, except as otherwise provided in sections 162.481, 162.492, and 162.563, shall hold their offices for six years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All vacancies occurring in the board, except as provided in section 162.492, shall be filled by appointment by the board as soon as practicable, and the person appointed shall hold office until the next school board election, when a successor shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term. The power of the board to perform any official duty during the existence of a vacancy continues unimpaired thereby.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-46, A.L. 1967 p. 232, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1425 merged with S.B. 470 & 497, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1272, A.L. 2013 S.B. 258, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.380)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.491 - Directors may be nominated by petition, when — contents of petition, certain districts — no petition required, Buchanan County — no declaration of candidacy as sole method of filing.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
162.491. Directors may be nominated by petition, when — contents of petition, certain districts — no petition required, Buchanan County — no declaration of candidacy as sole method of filing. —
1. Directors for urban school districts, other than those districts containing the greater part of a city of over one hundred thirty thousand inhabitants, may be nominated by petition to be filed with the secretary of the board and signed by a number of voters in the district equal to ten percent of the total number of votes cast for the director receiving the highest number of votes cast at the next preceding biennial election, except as provided in subsection 4 of this section.
2. This section shall not be construed as providing the sole method of nominating candidates for the office of school director in urban school districts that do not contain the greater part of a city of over three hundred thousand inhabitants.
3. A director for any urban school district containing a city of greater than one hundred thirty thousand inhabitants and less than three hundred thousand inhabitants may be nominated as an independent candidate by filing with the secretary of the board a petition signed by five hundred registered voters of such school district.
4. In any urban school district located in a county of the first classification with more than eighty-three thousand but fewer than ninety-two thousand inhabitants and with a home rule city with more than seventy-six thousand but fewer than ninety-one thousand inhabitants as the county seat, a candidate for director shall file a declaration of candidacy with the secretary of the board and shall not be required to submit a petition.
5. No candidate for election as a school board director representing a subdistrict as provided in section 162.563 shall be required to file a declaration of candidacy as provided in this section as the sole method of filing for candidacy.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-49, A.L. 1965 p. 283, A.L. 1967 p. 232, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1987 H.B. 463, A.L. 2015 H.B. 63, A.L. 2015 S.B. 104, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.470)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.501 - Secretary to issue certificates of election.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.501. Secretary to issue certificates of election. —
The secretary of the board of directors shall lay the results before the board and record the same, and under the direction of the board shall issue certificates of election to the parties entitled thereto.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-50, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.467)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.511 - Duties, restrictions and liabilities of the board — quorum — seal.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.511. Duties, restrictions and liabilities of the board — quorum — seal. —
Except as provided in laws specifically applicable to urban districts the board in any urban district shall perform the same duties and be subject to the same restrictions and liabilities as the school boards of other school districts acting under the general school laws of the state. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. No contract shall be let, teacher employed, bill approved or warrant ordered unless a majority of the board shall vote therefor, but this provision does not apply to the reemployment of any teacher. It shall provide and keep a corporate seal.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-51)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.387)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.521 - Selection of officers of the board — terms — removal.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.521. Selection of officers of the board — terms — removal. —
Within ten days after the biennial election in any urban district, the board shall meet, the duly elected members be qualified and the board organized by the election of a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The secretary and treasurer may or may not be members of the board. The term of office of the secretary and treasurer shall be for two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. But either of them may be removed by the board for cause.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-52)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.390)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.531 - Duties of the secretary — bond.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
162.531. Duties of the secretary — bond. —
The secretary of the board of each urban district shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board; he shall also keep a record of all warrants drawn upon the treasurer, showing the date and amount of each, in whose favor and upon what account it was drawn, and shall also keep a register of the bonded indebtedness of the school district; he shall also perform other duties required of him by the board, and shall safely keep all bonds or other papers entrusted to his care. He shall, before entering upon his duties, execute a bond to the school district in the penal sum of not less than five thousand dollars, the amount thereof to be fixed by the board, with at least one surety, to be approved by the board.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-53, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.397)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.541 - Bond of treasurer.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
162.541. Bond of treasurer. —
The treasurer of each urban district, before entering upon the discharge of his duties as such, shall enter into a bond to the state of Missouri with one or more sureties, approved by the board, conditioned that he will render a faithful and just account of all moneys that come into his hands as treasurer, and otherwise perform the duties of his office according to law and shall file the bond with the secretary of the board. On breach of any of the conditions of the bond, the board, or the president or the secretary thereof, or any resident of the school district, may cause suit to be brought thereon, in the name of the state of Missouri, at the relation and to the use of the school district.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-54, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1070, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.407)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.551 - Compensation of treasurer and secretary.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
162.551. Compensation of treasurer and secretary. —
The treasurer and secretary of each urban district shall receive as full compensation for their services salaries fixed by the board before their election; but no compensation shall be paid to either the secretary or treasurer while they are in default in the making, filing or publishing of their reports and settlements, as the law directs.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-55, A.L. 1967 p. 232)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.463)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.553 - Urban school district may form ad hoc committee on dropout prevention — members — selection.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1990
162.553. Urban school district may form ad hoc committee on dropout prevention — members — selection. —
There may be established for a period of not less than one year nor more than three years within each urban school district with a reported dropout rate in excess of forty percent, an ad hoc committee of thirteen to twenty members on dropout prevention. The committee shall be composed of school personnel, parents, students and community members. The committee members shall be selected by the superintendent and president of the school board with input from community organizations, the parent organizations of the district and student organizations of the district.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 36)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.571 - Corporate powers of metropolitan district — board of education, powers.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
162.571. Corporate powers of metropolitan district — board of education, powers. —
Every city in this state, not within a county, together with the territory now within its limits, or which may in the future be included by any change thereof, constitutes a single metropolitan school district, and is a body corporate. Except as otherwise provided in section 162.621, the supervision and government of public schools and public school property therein is vested in a board, to be known as "The Board of Education of ______" (in which title the name of the city shall be inserted). The board of education, by and in that name, may sue and be sued, purchase, receive, hold and sell property, and, except as otherwise provided in section 162.621, do all things necessary to accomplish the purpose for which the school district is organized. All titles to property granted to the city by the United States or this state for school purposes, and the title to all school lands and other property of every kind, is vested in the board of education established by this law.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-57, A.L. 1965 p. 275, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.563)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.581 - Qualifications of board members — oath — exemption from service as election officers.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
162.581. Qualifications of board members — oath — exemption from service as election officers. —
1. The members of the board of education shall be elected from the city, as provided in section 162.601, on a general ticket, and shall be at least twenty-four years of age, citizens and residents of the city, and shall have been residents and citizens for at least three years immediately preceding their election. They shall not hold any office, except that of notary public, in the city or state, nor be interested in any contract with or claim against the board, either directly or indirectly. If at any time after the election of any member of the board he becomes interested in any contract with or claim against the board, either directly or indirectly, or as agent or employee of any individual, firm or corporation, which is so interested, he shall thereupon be disqualified to continue as a member of the board, and shall continue to be so disqualified during the remainder of the term for which he was elected.
2. Every member of the board, before assuming the duties of his office, shall take oath before a circuit or associate circuit judge of the city, which oath shall be kept of record in the office of the board, that he possesses all the qualifications required by this section, and that he will not, while serving as a member of the board, become interested in any contract with or claim against the board, directly or indirectly, or as agent or employee of any individual, firm or corporation which is so interested, and that he will not be influenced, during his term of office, by any consideration except that of merit and fitness in the appointment of officers and the engagement of employees.
3. No compensation shall be paid to the members of the board, but they are exempt from service as election officers during the term of office.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-58, A.L. 1976 S.B. 821, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 781)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.567)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.591 - Organization of board — board to appoint acting superintendent, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1985
162.591. Organization of board — board to appoint acting superintendent, when. —
1. The board shall organize by electing a president, vice president, and secretary from its members. The board of education, as soon as practicable after its organization, shall appoint a superintendent of schools.
2. On an annual basis, the board of education shall reorganize by electing a president, vice president, and secretary from its members.
3. If the board determines, by vote of a majority of its members, that the superintendent of schools is unable to perform his duties as required by section 168.211 or if the office of the superintendent is vacant, the board shall appoint an acting superintendent to serve during the period of the disability of the superintendent or the vacancy in the office thereof.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-59, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1985 H.B. 379)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.570)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.603 - Nominations — procedure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
162.603. Nominations — procedure. —
A separate nomination petition shall be filed for each candidate for the office of member of the board and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one hundred dollars and shall be filed in the office of the board of election commissioners of the city of St. Louis.
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(L. 1976 S.B. 821, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.611 - Failure to attend board meetings, effect — vacancies, how filled.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 09 Jul 1999, see footnote
162.611. Failure to attend board meetings, effect — vacancies, how filled. —
Any member 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 his seat; and the secretary of the board shall certify that fact to the mayor. The secretary shall likewise certify to the mayor any other vacancy occurring in the board. Any vacancy shall be filled by the mayor by appointment for the remainder of the term.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-61, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.570, 165.577)
Effective 7-9-99
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.621 - Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
162.621. Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board. —
1. The board of education shall have general and supervising control, government and management of the public schools and public school property of the district in the city and shall exercise generally all powers in the administration of the public school system therein. The board of education has all the powers of other school districts under the laws of this state except as herein provided and shall perform all duties required by general laws of school districts so far as they are applicable to the public school affairs of the city and are consistent with this law. It shall appoint the officers, agents and employees it deems necessary and proper and fix their compensation. The board of education may:
(1) Make, amend and repeal rules and bylaws for its meetings and proceedings, for the government, regulation and management of the public schools and school property in the city, for the transaction of its business, and the examination, qualification and employment of teachers, which rules and bylaws are binding on the board of education and all parties dealing with it until formally repealed;
(2) Fix the time of its meetings;
(3) Provide for special and standing committees;
(4) Levy taxes authorized by law for school purposes;
(5) Invest the funds of the district;
(6) Purchase and hold all property, real and personal, deemed by it necessary for the purposes of public education;
(7) Build and construct improvements for such purposes, and sell the same;
(8) Provide for the gratuitous transportation of pupils to and from schools in cases where by reason of special circumstances pupils are required to attend schools at unusual distances from their residences.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the powers granted in subsection 1 of this section shall be vested, in the manner provided in section 162.1100, in the special administrative board of the transitional school district containing the city not within a county if the school district loses its accreditation from the state board of education. Thereafter, such powers shall immediately revert to the board of directors of the school district for any period of time for which no transitional school district containing the city not within a county is in existence. The board of directors of the school district shall, at all times, retain auditing and public reporting powers.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-62, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.580, 165.640)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.626 - Multiyear teacher-student grouping pilot program — class sizes, program goals — policies of school board may be reviewed by state board of education.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
162.626. Multiyear teacher-student grouping pilot program — class sizes, program goals — policies of school board may be reviewed by state board of education. —
There is hereby established in the metropolitan school district a pilot program of multiyear teacher-student groupings. The program shall be implemented in no fewer than ten schools in the district and shall be implemented for no less than five consecutive years in each of such schools and in at least six classrooms in each of such schools. Pupil-teacher ratios in such classrooms shall not exceed twenty-five to one. The program shall seek to improve student learning by providing a long-term relationship between the student and a particular teacher. The board shall develop a plan for grade-level groups throughout which participating classes shall maintain the same group of students with the same teacher for multiyear periods. The grade-level groups shall include at least two grade levels and shall not exceed four grade levels in the same group. The plan shall provide for voluntary participation by students. The board shall establish a policy and a procedure to review and act upon requests by a student or the parent of a student that the student be transferred to a different class with a different teacher. All policies and plans established by the board pursuant to this section
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shall be subject to review and approval of the state board of education.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 781)
*Word "subsection" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.631 - Jurisdiction of circuit court over board — how exercised.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.631. Jurisdiction of circuit court over board — how exercised. —
1. The circuit court of the city has jurisdiction over the members of the board of education and its officers to require them to account for their official conduct in the management and disposition of the funds, property and business committed to their charge; to order, decree and compel payment by them to the public school fund of all sums of money, and of the value of all property which may have been improperly retained by them, or transferred to others, or which may have been lost or wasted by any violation of their duties or abuse of their powers as such members or officers of the board; to suspend any member or officer from exercising his office, whensoever it appears that he has abused his trust or become disqualified; to remove any member or officer upon proof or conviction of gross misconduct or disqualification for his office; to restrain and prevent any alienation of property of the public schools by members or officers, in cases where it is threatened, or there is good reason to apprehend that it is intended to be made in fraud of the rights and interests of the public schools.
2. The jurisdiction conferred by this section shall be exercised as in ordinary cases upon petition, filed by or at the instance of any member or officer of the board, or at the instance of any ten citizens and householders of the city who join in the petition, verified by the affidavit of at least one of them. The petition shall be heard in a summary manner after ten days' notice in writing to the member or officer complained of; and an appeal shall lie from the judgment of the circuit court as in other causes, and shall be speedily determined; but an appeal does not operate under any condition as a supersedeas of a judgment of suspension or removal from office.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-63)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.583)
(1960) Evidence justified removal of respondent from office of president of board of education for gross misconduct on ground he had directed board's employees to work on house owned by relatives and directed payment of employees from public funds and appeal would not be dismissed because respondent's term of office had expired when case was argued since whether alleged conduct constituted gross misconduct was matter of public importance and controversy still existed as to whether respondent should repay certain sums to board. Antoine v. McCaffery (A.), 335 S.W.2d 474.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.641 - Treasurer, duties — bond.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1967
162.641. Treasurer, duties — bond. —
1. In metropolitan districts, the treasurer shall exercise a general supervision over the fiscal affairs of the public schools of the city, the collection and payment of funds to the school depositaries, and the disbursement of all revenues and moneys belonging to the board. He shall deposit daily in the designated depositaries of the board all money collected or received by him for the board. He shall see that no liability is incurred or expenditure made without due authority of law, and that the appropriations are not overdrawn. He shall have supervision of all invested property of the board. He shall be the custodian of all securities, documents, title papers, books of record and other papers belonging to the board, other than books of record of board proceedings. He shall furnish a statement of receipts and disbursements at the times that the rules of the board provide, and at the end of the fiscal year he shall make to the superintendent of schools and the board a full and comprehensive report of its financial affairs for the preceding year. He shall give bond as the board requires, but not less than fifty thousand dollars.
2. The treasurer shall be the general accountant of the board and shall preserve in his office all accounts, vouchers and contracts pertaining to school affairs. He shall examine and audit all accounts and demands against the board and certify their correctness. He shall require settlement of accounts to be verified by affidavit whenever he deems proper. He shall keep accounts and shall make available budget and cost information as requested by the superintendent of schools and the board of education.
3. The treasurer shall exercise his duties and responsibilities under the administrative supervision and direction of the superintendent of schools and subject to the rules, regulations and policies of the board of education.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-64, A.L. 1967 p. 238)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.620)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Bi-state development agency, bonds of, investment in authorized, 70.377
Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950
Savings accounts in insured savings and loan associations, investment in authorized, 369.194
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.651 - Testimony taken in board's investigations to be under oath.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1967
162.651. Testimony taken in board's investigations to be under oath. —
All testimony taken upon any investigation made by the board, or in any proceedings before the board for the removal of any officer or employee of the board, or in any investigation made by any committee of the board, shall be under oath, which oath may be administered by the secretary, the treasurer, or any officer authorized to administer oaths.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-65, A.L. 1967 p. 238)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.647)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.661 - Annual report of the board.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.661. Annual report of the board. —
The board of education shall, as soon as practicable after the close of each school year, cause to be printed and published a report of the condition of the public schools under its charge, and of all the property under its control, with a full and accurate account of all the receipts and expenditures of the board during the preceding year, and of the condition of all investments.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-66)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.650)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.670 - Statement of policy.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
162.670. Statement of policy. —
In order to fully implement Section 1(a) of Article IX, Constitution of Missouri, 1945, providing for the establishment and maintenance of free public schools for gratuitous instruction of all persons in this state within ages not in excess of twenty-one years as prescribed by law, it is hereby declared the policy of the state of Missouri to provide or to require public schools to provide to all handicapped and severely handicapped children within the ages prescribed herein, as an integral part of Missouri's system of gratuitous education, a free appropriate education consistent with the provisions set forth in state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq. and any amendments thereto. The need of such children for early recognition, diagnosis and intensive educational services leading to more successful participation in home, employment and community life is recognized. The timely implementation of this policy is declared to be an integral part of the policy of this state.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 1, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2023)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.675 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 4 histories
162.675. Definitions. —
As used in sections 162.670 to 162.995
*
, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Children with disabilities"
or
"handicapped children"
, children under the age of twenty-one years who have not completed an approved high school program and who, because of mental, physical, emotional or learning problems, require special educational services;
(2)
"Gifted children"
, children who exhibit precocious development of mental capacity and learning potential as determined by competent professional evaluation to the extent that continued educational growth and stimulation could best be served by an academic environment beyond that offered through a standard grade-level curriculum;
(3)
"Severely handicapped children"
, handicapped children under the age of twenty-one years who meet the eligibility criteria for Missouri schools for the severely disabled, identified in state regulations that implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
(4)
"Special educational services"
, programs designed to meet the needs of children with disabilities or handicapped or severely handicapped children and which include, but are not limited to, the provision of diagnostic and evaluation services, student and parent counseling, itinerant, homebound and referral assistance, organized instructional and therapeutic programs, transportation, and corrective and supporting services.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 2, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2023, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2007 S.B. 112, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
*Section 162.995 was repealed by H.B. 258, 2005.
CROSS REFERENCE:
Surrogate parent, definitions for handicapped and severely handicapped, 162.997
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.680 - Disabled children to be educated with others whenever possible.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003
162.680. Disabled children to be educated with others whenever possible. —
1. No child may be denied services provided by sections 162.670 to 162.999 because of such child's disabling condition.
2. To the maximum extent appropriate, disabled and severely disabled children shall be educated along with children who do not have disabilities and shall attend regular classes, except that in the case of a disability resulting in violent behavior which causes a substantial likelihood of injury to the student or others, the school district shall initiate procedures consistent with state and federal law to remove the child to a more appropriate placement. Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment shall occur only when the nature or severity of the disability of a child is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 3, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1151, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298, A.L. 2003 H.B. 655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.685 - Hearings by state board on adoption of standards and regulations.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1973
162.685. Hearings by state board on adoption of standards and regulations. —
The state board of education shall adopt, after at least one public hearing has been held by the commissioner of education on each subsection of this section and upon his recommendation and, after consulting with recognized authorities in the field:
(1) Standards to be used throughout the state of Missouri in determining whether children shall be defined under sections 162.670 to 162.995 as "handicapped children" or "severely handicapped children", together with regulations implementing these standards;
(2) Regulations governing evaluation and reevaluation of handicapped and severely handicapped children prior to and during assignment in a special educational program; provided, however, each child assigned to a special educational program shall be fully reevaluated on a regular basis;
(3) Standards for approval of all special education programs established under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 including, but not limited to, the qualifications of professional personnel employed in such programs and the standards to be used in determining the assignment of each child requiring special educational services to the program which best suits the needs of the child;
(4) Regulations determining the number of enrolled children which constitutes an approved special program including provision for approval by the state board of education of a program of less than the established number if, upon investigation by the state department of elementary and secondary education and upon the recommendation of the commissioner of education, it is found a special need exists;
(5) Regulations to be used in determining the eligibility of children in special education programs to attend less than a school day pursuant to section 167.031, RSMo 1969, and in determining the amount of state aid to be paid on a pro rata basis for part-time attendance or programs.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.686 - Audio recording of meetings not to be prohibited — violation, penalty.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
162.686. Audio recording of meetings not to be prohibited — violation, penalty. —
1. No school district or charter school shall prohibit a parent or legal guardian of a student from recording by audio any meeting held under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq., as amended, or Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794, as amended.
2. Any recording made by a parent or legal guardian under this section shall be the property of the parent or legal guardian creating the recording. No recording made under this section shall be construed to be a public record made by or prepared for any public governmental body under chapter 610.
3. No school district or charter school shall impose premeeting notification requirements of recording by a parent or legal guardian of more than twenty-four hours.
4. No school district or charter school employee who reports any violations under this section shall be subject to discharge, retaliation, or any other adverse employment action for making such report.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.690 - Advisory committees authorized — how appointed.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1973
162.690. Advisory committees authorized — how appointed. —
The state commissioner of education may appoint such state and area advisory committees as he deems necessary to review special educational services to handicapped and severely handicapped children and to consider any problems presented by the commissioner of education with respect to the provision of educational services to handicapped and severely handicapped children and to give advice thereon. Such committees shall include persons broadly representative of community organizations interested in the handicapped and severely handicapped, professions related to the educational needs of the handicapped and severely handicapped, and the general public. The members of such committees shall serve at the discretion of the commissioner of education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.710 - Transportation, how provided.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.710. Transportation, how provided. —
The district responsible for furnishing special educational services shall provide necessary transportation for all handicapped children residing within the district, including transportation to and from contracted day classes, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 162.621 and 167.231.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 9)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.715 - Special training for special educational programs — professional personnel required to obtain state aid.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.715. Special training for special educational programs — professional personnel required to obtain state aid. —
State aid shall not be granted unless the professional personnel employed in special educational programs have been specially trained for work in the programs and the amount of such training shall be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the state board of education. In approving special education programs for state aid, the department of elementary and secondary education shall determine that the quality of programming, the supportive staff and services, facilities, supplies and transportation are at least equal to that provided normal children attending school in the district. Supporting auxiliary personnel to assist teachers of handicapped and severely handicapped children may be employed in accordance with standards established by the state board of education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 10)
Effective 7-1-74