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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.925 - Fund created, use of moneys — transfer of moneys.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories
160.925. Fund created, use of moneys — transfer of moneys. —
1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Part C Early Intervention System Fund" for implementing the provisions of sections 160.900 to 160.925. Moneys deposited in the fund shall be considered state funds under Article IV, Section 15 of the Missouri Constitution. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and shall disburse moneys from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of sections 160.900 to 160.925. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
2. At the end of each biennium and after all statutorily or constitutionally required transfer of funds have been made, the state treasurer shall transfer the balance in the fund, except for gifts, donations, bequests, or money received from a federal source, created in subsection 1 of this section in excess of two hundred percent of the previous fiscal year's expenditures into the state general revenue fund.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23.253 to the contrary, the provisions of this section shall not sunset.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 500, A.L. 2007 S.B. 112)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.975 - All schools to post child abuse hotline number, signage, contents — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2015
160.975. All schools to post child abuse hotline number, signage, contents — rulemaking authority. —
1. Each public school and charter school shall post in a clearly visible location in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to students a sign in English and in Spanish that contains the toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline number established by the children's division under section 210.145. Additionally, each school shall post signs containing the same information in all student restrooms in the school, to allow for private access to the information by students of either gender.
2. The information contained on the signs required under subsection 1 of this section shall be presented on a poster at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size, contain large print, and be placed at eye level to the student for easy viewing. The hotline number shall be displayed in bold print. The signs shall contain instructions to call 911 for emergencies and directions for accessing the children's division website for more information on reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
3. The children's division shall create an acronym to help children to remember the toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline number.
4. The children's division may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2015, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 341)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.995 - Lactation accommodations, written policy, contents, requirements — model policy — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
160.995. Lactation accommodations, written policy, contents, requirements — model policy — rulemaking authority. —
1. Before July 1, 2022, the local board of education of each school district shall adopt a written policy that requires the administration of each public school building within the district to provide accommodations to lactating employees, teachers, and students to express breast milk, breast-feed a child, or address other needs relating to breast-feeding. The policy shall include provisions that require the district to provide a minimum of three opportunities during a school day, at intervals agreed upon by the district and the individual, to accommodate an employee's, teacher's, or student's need to express breast milk or breast-feed a child. The policy shall include provisions that require such accommodations to be available to each lactating employee, teacher, or student for at least one year following the birth of the employee's, teacher's, or student's child, and that permit such accommodations to be available for longer than one year as determined by each local school board.
2. District policies shall require each school building to contain suitable accommodation in the form of a room, other than a restroom, for the exclusive use of women to express breast milk or breast-feed a child. Such accommodation shall be located in close proximity to a sink with running water and a refrigerator for breast milk storage and have, at a minimum, the following features:
(1) Ventilation and a door that may be locked for privacy;
(2) A work surface and a chair; and
(3) Conveniently placed electrical outlets.
3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a model policy that satisfies the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section before January 1, 2022.
4. The department of elementary and secondary education may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2021, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 432 § 160.3005)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.2700 - Adult high school defined.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
160.2700. Adult high school defined. —
For purposes of sections 160.2700 to 160.2725,
"adult high school"
means a school that:
(1) Is for individuals who do not have a high school diploma and who are twenty-one years of age or older;
(2) Offers an industry certification program or programs and a high school diploma in a manner that allows students to earn a diploma at the same time that they earn an industry certification;
(3) Offers child care for children of enrolled students attending the school; and
(4) Is not eligible to receive funding under section 160.415 or 163.031.
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(L. 2017 H.B. 93, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.2710 - Minimum enrollment age — preference given to students receiving certain income-based assistance.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2017
160.2710. Minimum enrollment age — preference given to students receiving certain income-based assistance. —
1. Any person who is twenty-one years of age or older may enroll in an adult high school if he or she has not earned a high school diploma.
2. An adult high school shall give a preference in admission to those students who receive any local, state, or federal assistance in which a person or family is required not to exceed a certain income level in order to qualify for the assistance.
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(L. 2017 H.B. 93)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.2715 - State and local funding restrictions — permissible public or private funding sources — outcome expectations.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2017
160.2715. State and local funding restrictions — permissible public or private funding sources — outcome expectations. —
1. An adult high school shall not receive state funding under section
*
160.415 or 163.031 and shall not receive any local funding that is intended to benefit traditional public schools or charter schools in the state.
2. An adult high school may receive funding from public or private sources, including from the nonprofit organization operating the adult high school. If an adult high school receives funding from a public source, it shall operate in a manner so as not to violate the provisions of Article IX, Section 8, or Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution of Missouri or the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
3. The nonprofit organization operating an adult high school shall ensure that funding for the adult high school enables it to operate year-round.
4. The nonprofit organization operating an adult high school shall set the following outcome expectations for the adult high school:
(1) Each year, at least seventy-five percent of the school's students will graduate or continue working toward a high school diploma and, if applicable, an industry certification;
(2) At least fifty percent of the school's graduates will attain an industry certification or enroll in higher education or more advanced skills training within six months of graduation;
(3) At least eighty-five percent of the school's graduates who do not enroll in higher education or more advanced skills training will be employed within six months of graduation; and
(4) The school's graduates who enter the workforce shall have, on average, a wage rate at least twenty percent greater than the average Missouri wage rate for individuals without high school diplomas.
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(L. 2017 H.B. 93)
*Word "sections" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.2720 - Annual report, contents.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023, 2 histories
160.2720. Annual report, contents. —
The nonprofit organization who receives the authorization described under section 160.2705 shall submit to the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of social services, the joint committee on education, and the offices of the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and president pro tempore of the senate an annual report concerning evaluations of the adult high schools, including the impact the adult high schools have had in meeting industry needs in the state before December first of each year.
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(L. 2017 H.B. 93, A.L. 2023 H.B. 417 merged with H.B. 447)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.2725 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023, 2 histories
160.2725. Rulemaking authority. —
The department of social services may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of sections 160.2700 to 160.2720. 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, 2017, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2017 H.B. 93, A.L. 2023 H.B. 417 merged with H.B. 447)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.020 - Department of elementary and secondary education created — superintendents of schools for deaf and for blind students — appointment.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 02 May 1974, see footnote
161.020. Department of elementary and secondary education created — superintendents of schools for deaf and for blind students — appointment. —
1. There is hereby created a department of elementary and secondary education headed by a state board of education as provided in Article IX, Constitution of Missouri, and chapter 161 and others. The state board shall appoint a commissioner of education as the chief administrative officer of the department.
2. The department of education, chapter 161 and others, is abolished and its powers, duties, personnel and property are transferred as provided in this act
*
.
3. The division of public schools of the department of education, chapter 161 and others, is abolished and its powers, duties, personnel and property, with exceptions specified elsewhere in this act
*
, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of elementary and secondary education.
4. The Missouri School for the Deaf, chapter 178 and others, and the Missouri School for the Blind, chapter 178 and others, are transferred to the department of elementary and secondary education by a type I transfer. The commissioner of education shall appoint superintendents for these schools and members of the advisory boards, provided in chapter 178 and others.
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(L. 1973 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 1 § 5)
Effective 5-2-74
*"This act" refers to the Reorganization Act 1974 Appendix B.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.022 - State board of education — appointment, terms, removal, compensation.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
161.022. State board of education — appointment, terms, removal, compensation. —
1. The state board of education consists of eight lay members appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, after an open committee hearing. The term of office of each member is eight years. At the expiration of the term of each member, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor. If the general assembly is not in session at the time for making an appointment, the governor shall make a temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.
2. No member may be removed by the governor except after written notice and hearing on charges of malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.
3. Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for his services twenty-five dollars for each day actually spent in attendance at board meetings, and in addition shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as a member of the board.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-2, A.L. 1967 p. 236)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.020)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.026 - Teacher representative on state board of education, qualifications, term, vacancy — expiration date.

There are multiple enactments of 161.026
Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
*161.026. Teacher representative on state board of education, qualifications, term, vacancy — expiration date. —
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 161.032 or any other provision of law, the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a teacher representative to the state board of education, who shall attend all meetings and participate in all deliberations of the board. The teacher representative shall not have the right to vote on any matter before the board or be counted in establishing a quorum under section 161.082.
2. The teacher representative shall be an active classroom teacher. For purposes of this section,
"active classroom teacher"
means a resident of the state of Missouri who is a full-time teacher with at least five years of teaching experience in the state of Missouri, who is certified to teach under the laws governing the certification of teachers in Missouri, and who is not on leave at the time of the appointment to the position of teacher representative. The teacher representative shall have the written support of the local school board prior to accepting the appointment.
3. The term of the teacher representative shall be four years, and appointments made under this section shall be made in rotation from each congressional district beginning with the first congressional district and continuing in numerical order.
4. If a vacancy occurs for any reason in the position of teacher representative, the governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, a replacement for the unexpired term. Such replacement shall be a resident of the same congressional district as the teacher representative being replaced, shall meet the qualifications set forth under subsection 2 of this section, and shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
5. If the teacher representative ceases to be an active classroom teacher, as defined under subsection 2 of this section, or fails to follow the board's attendance policy, the teacher representative's position shall immediately become vacant unless an absence is caused by sickness or some accident preventing the representative's arrival at the time and place appointed for the meeting.
6. The teacher representative shall receive the same reimbursement for expenses as members of the state board of education receive under section 161.022.
7. At no time shall more than one nonvoting member serve on the state board of education.
8. The provisions of this section shall expire on August 28, 2026.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
Expires 8-28-26
*This section was enacted by both H.B. 1606 and S.B. 743, 2018. Due to a possible conflict, both versions are printed.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.032 - Qualifications of state board members.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.032. Qualifications of state board members. —
The members of the board shall be citizens of high moral standards and recognized ability in their respective business or profession, who have resided in the state for not less than five years immediately preceding their appointment, and not more than one of whom shall be a resident of the same county or congressional district. At no time shall more than four members be of the same political party. No member of the board shall be connected, either as an official or as an employee, with any public, private, or denominational school, college or university, nor be the holder of or a candidate for any public office.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-3)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.030)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.042 - Oath of office.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.042. Oath of office. —
Each member shall take an oath to support the constitution of the United States and of this state and to faithfully demean himself in office.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-4)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.040)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.052 - Vacancies in office.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.052. Vacancies in office. —
Any vacancy occurring in the term of office of any board member shall be filled by appointment by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term. If a vacancy occurs while the general assembly is not in session, the governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next session of the general assembly, when he shall nominate some person to fill the office.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-5)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.050)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.062 - Selection of officers of the board.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.062. Selection of officers of the board. —
The board shall elect one of its members president and one vice president and may appoint any other officers it deems necessary. The officers shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-6)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.070)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.072 - Meetings of board — records, electronic availability, when — closed meetings to teacher representative, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
161.072. Meetings of board — records, electronic availability, when — closed meetings to teacher representative, when. —
1. The state board of education shall meet semiannually in December and in June in Jefferson City. Other meetings may be called by the president of the board on seven days' written notice to the members. In the absence of the president, the commissioner of education shall call a meeting on request of three members of the board, and if both the president and the commissioner of education are absent or refuse to call a meeting, any three members of the board may call a meeting by similar notices in writing. The business to come before the board shall be available by free electronic record at least seven business days prior to the start of each meeting. All records of any decisions, votes, exhibits, or outcomes shall be available by free electronic media within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of every meeting. Any materials prepared for the members of the board by the staff shall be delivered to the members at least five days before the meeting, and to the extent such materials are public records as defined in section 610.010 and are not permitted to be closed under section 610.021, shall be made available by free electronic media at least five business days in advance of the meeting.
2. Upon an affirmative vote of the members of the board who are present and who are not teacher representatives, a given meeting closed under sections 610.021 and 610.022 shall be closed to the teacher representative.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-7, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.060)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.082 - Board members may not act individually — quorum.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.082. Board members may not act individually — quorum. —
1. The board may act only when lawfully convened in a regular or special meeting, and it may speak only through its official records. No member of the board has any authority as an individual by reason of his official position.
2. At all meetings of the board five members are necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no official actions may be taken unless a majority of the whole board votes therefor.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-8)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 160.080, 160.090)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.093 - High school equivalency certificate may be issued by state board, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977, 2 histories
161.093. High school equivalency certificate may be issued by state board, when. —
Any person who has not obtained a high school diploma or certificate of graduation and who is a resident of Missouri or who lives on a federal reservation within Missouri or who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in Missouri may become an applicant for a high school equivalency certificate to be issued by the department of elementary and secondary education as provided under rules and regulations adopted by the state board of education.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 130 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.094 - Examinations for high school equivalency certificate, what tests acceptable.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
161.094. Examinations for high school equivalency certificate, what tests acceptable. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide for examination of such applicants at least twice each year at places reasonably convenient for the applicants. The examination shall be designed to test the applicant's knowledge of subject matter usually presented in the courses required to be successfully completed by those graduating from the public high schools of the state. The certificate of equivalence may also be issued on the basis of test scores certified to the state board of education by the United States Armed Forces Institute, or a similar agency approved by the state board of education.
2. At each place of examination established by the department of elementary and secondary education in accordance with subsection 1 of this section, each applicant shall be given the option of voluntarily submitting his or her contact information for the purposes of evaluating the college and career placement rates of high school equivalency certificate applicants. The department of elementary and secondary education shall not maintain the contact information of any applicant for longer than a period of two years, beginning on the date of examination.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 130 § 2, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.095 - Fee for examination — subsidized when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
161.095. Fee for examination — subsidized when. —
The state board of education may charge an examination fee of each applicant to cover the cost of administering the program. Subject to appropriation, the department of elementary and secondary education shall subsidize the examination fee for first-time examination takers.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 130 § 3, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.098 - Retention and recruitment of teachers, report required.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
161.098. Retention and recruitment of teachers, report required. —
Beginning December 15, 1999, and annually by that date in each following year, the state board of education shall report to the general assembly on the retention and recruitment of teachers in the state's schools. The report shall include, but not be limited to, information on the numbers of teachers entering and leaving employment in the public schools of the state, analysis of the issues affecting teacher recruitment, including the need for identifying African-American and other minority students, including males, who show potential or interest in becoming a teacher, recruiting such students as prospective teachers, and methods for providing financial aid to such students, and suggestions for meeting predicted needs of numbers of teachers and in areas of certification.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 781 § 161.220)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.099 - Department to ensure that curriculum promotes preparation of teachers.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
161.099. Department to ensure that curriculum promotes preparation of teachers. —
Beginning July 1, 1998, when considering the evaluation and approval of teacher training programs of the state as authorized by section 161.097, the state board of education shall take into account the curriculum of the institution containing the teacher training program to ensure that the curriculum promotes the preparation of teachers to instruct in and to assess for the knowledge, skills and competencies that students must demonstrate to successfully move through the public elementary and secondary education system of the state as determined by the state board of education and which eventually leads to, or qualifies a student for, high school graduation.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.101 - Scoring rubric on performance not to be used, when — department to develop rubric, where.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2004
161.101. Scoring rubric on performance not to be used, when — department to develop rubric, where. —
1. The Missouri school improvement program or successor accreditation program shall not use a scoring rubric on performance that requires a score for parents as teachers; except that, if on review deficiencies are noted, such deficiencies shall be listed as an area of concern.
2. The scoring rubric for advanced placement courses in the Missouri school improvement program or successor accreditation program shall recognize the difficulty of providing such courses in districts that have a sparse population. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop such a rubric, taking into account population density in districts and localized teacher shortages in academic specializations, and differentially rewarding districts for accomplishing delivery of such courses through electronic media under such circumstances.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 § 161.089)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.102 - State board to adopt rules concerning courses in physical education and provide manual — procedure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
161.102. State board to adopt rules concerning courses in physical education and provide manual — procedure. —
1. The state board of education shall:
(1) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary to secure courses in physical education to all pupils and students in all public schools and in all educational institutions supported in whole or in part by the state; and
*
(2) With the advice and cooperation of the director of the state department of health and senior services, compile and print a manual of physical education and health supervision and school nurse service to be distributed for use by the teachers, supervisors of physical education, school health supervisors and school nurses of the state.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-10, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.250)
*Word "and" does not appear in original rolls.
CROSS REFERENCE:
Teacher training institutions to provide physical education courses, 174.125
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.104 - State board to adopt rules on instruction of etiquette concerning the U.S. flag.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1997
161.104. State board to adopt rules on instruction of etiquette concerning the U.S. flag. —
1. The state board of education shall provide by rule for a program of instruction relating to the flag of the United States of America and instruction in etiquette and in its correct use and display and such other patriotic exercises as may be expedient. Such instruction, at a minimum, shall include sections 36 U.S.C. 170 to 177.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 630 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.106 - Career and student organizations' activities, department to provide staffing support — handling of organization funds.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
161.106. Career and student organizations' activities, department to provide staffing support — handling of organization funds. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide staffing support including but not limited to statewide coordination for career and technical student organizations' activities that are an integral part of the instructional educational curriculum for career and technical education programs approved by the department. Such career and technical organizations shall include, but not be limited to, the nationally recognized organizations of DECA, FBLA, FFA, FCCLA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA.
2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall handle the funds from the career and technical student organizations, with department personnel maintaining responsibility for the receipt and disbursement of funds. The department may ensure accountability and transparency by requiring the career and technical student organizations to provide sworn affidavits annually by personnel in the organization who are responsible for such funds as to the proper receipt and disbursement of such funds.
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(L. 2012 S.B. 599 § 1, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.112 - Commissioner of education — appointment — qualifications — compensation — removal.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2001
161.112. Commissioner of education — appointment — qualifications — compensation — removal. —
The state board of education shall appoint a commissioner of education as its chief administrative officer. The commissioner shall be a citizen and resident of the state upon assumption of his or her duties, and shall possess an educational attainment and breadth of experience in the administration of public education. The board shall prescribe the duties of the commissioner and fix the commissioner's compensation, and may remove the commissioner at its discretion.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-11, A.L. 2001 H.B. 45)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.090)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.122 - Duties of the commissioner.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2009
161.122. Duties of the commissioner. —
The commissioner of education shall supervise the department of elementary and secondary education. Either in person or by deputy, he or she shall confer with and advise county and school district officers, teachers, and patrons of the public schools on all matters pertaining to the school law; visit and supervise schools, and make suggestions in regard to the subject matter and methods of instruction, the control and government of the schools, and the care and keeping of all school property; attend and assist in meetings of teachers, directors, and patrons of the public schools; and seek in every way to elevate the standards and efficiency of the instruction given in the public schools of the state. The commissioner shall study and evaluate and test the progress, or lack thereof, in achieving these objectives and shall promptly make public by free electronic media the results of all studies and evaluations and tests insofar as consistent with student or parental privacy rights contained in federal or state law.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-12, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.100)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Courses in United States and Missouri constitutions and in American history required, 170.011
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.132 - Department includes what — employees, appointment and compensation.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.132. Department includes what — employees, appointment and compensation. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education includes the commissioner of education, the members of the professional staff, and the other employees essential to the efficient operation of the department.
2. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner the board shall appoint the members of the professional staff and the other employees and fix their compensation.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-13)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 160.090, 160.110, 160.120)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.142 - Offices of department — records.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.142. Offices of department — records. —
The headquarters of the department of elementary and secondary education shall be at the seat of government, where office space suitable and adequate for the work of the department shall be provided by the appropriate state agency. The records of the state board of education and the records, papers, and books belonging to the department of elementary and secondary education shall be kept there in charge of the state commissioner of education.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-14)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.130)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.152 - Section of district reorganization created — duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.152. Section of district reorganization created — duties. —
The state board of education shall establish a section of district reorganization. The state board, through the section of district reorganization, shall advise and, upon request by any county board of education, cooperate with the various county boards of education in making plans for the enlargement and reorganization of school districts throughout the state and shall provide the technical and advisory assistance in connection therewith that, in the discretion of the board, will promote efficiency in school administration and the improvement of educational opportunities for the school children of the state.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-15)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.140)
CROSS REFERENCE:
State board duty to establish section of district reorganization, 162.152
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.162 - Section of special education created — special education defined — director, appointment, compensation.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.162. Section of special education created — special education defined — director, appointment, compensation. —
1. The state board of education shall establish a section of special education within the department of elementary and secondary education.
"Special education"
includes all schools and classes pertaining to the exceptional child.
2. The board shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the state commissioner, a director to head the section of special education. The board shall define his duties and fix his compensation.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-16)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 177.010)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.172 - Veterans' training institutions, inspection and listing.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
161.172. Veterans' training institutions, inspection and listing. —
The state board of education shall employ a director, inspectors, and other employees for the purpose of complying with the acts of Congress pertaining to the training of returning war veterans, the inspection and listing of the educational and training institutions (including industrial establishments) within the state which are qualified and equipped to furnish education and training (including apprenticeships and refresher and retraining training) for returning veterans, and to the education of war orphans.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-17)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.150)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.184 - Department shall not assist in placement of certain records upon certain diplomas.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1990
161.184. Department shall not assist in placement of certain records upon certain diplomas. —
The department of elementary and secondary education shall be prohibited from establishing policies, creating projects, or in any way supplying resources to assist in the placement on high school diplomas any student's attendance records, grades, class rank or other information which was not previously placed on such diplomas made, printed or issued for students graduating in the 1988-89 school year.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 30)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.193 - State council on vocational education established by executive order, assigned to department — reports, distribution.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1990
161.193. State council on vocational education established by executive order, assigned to department — reports, distribution. —
1. As used in this section, the word
"council"
means the state council on vocational education assigned to the department of elementary and secondary education by executive orders 85-3 and 85-5 in 1985.
2. The council shall provide to the department of economic development, the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, and the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and the senate copies of all reports which the council is required to submit or does submit to the state board of education, the governor, the state job training coordinating council, the secretary of education and the secretary of labor, or any of the above.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 470 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.203 - Videotape to be produced on prison conditions and the young offender — rules for distribution to all districts — viewing required for all students and status offenders, exceptions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1992
161.203. Videotape to be produced on prison conditions and the young offender — rules for distribution to all districts — viewing required for all students and status offenders, exceptions. —
1. The department of corrections, in cooperation with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall prepare a film or videotape which relates to Missouri prisons and which specifically addresses prison conditions, young offenders and the liberties that are lost as a result of imprisonment. Funding for the film may be made from appropriations requested by the department of elementary and secondary education and approved by the Missouri general assembly from funding received from federal or private grants or donations received from private individuals or groups. No funding shall come from general revenue.
2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the viewing of the film, prepared pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. Such rules and regulations shall attempt to make available such video or film to all districts requesting it, and require viewing by all status offenders or students convicted of misdemeanors, excluding traffic violations.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 540 §§ 2, 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.209 - Rules and policies, department has affirmative duty to seek comment on — review of existing rules and policies, procedure — no penalty for failure to meet resource standards, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2010, 2 histories
161.209. Rules and policies, department has affirmative duty to seek comment on — review of existing rules and policies, procedure — no penalty for failure to meet resource standards, when. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education has an affirmative duty to seek comment on its rules, regulations, and policies after their final approval or implementation. The department shall undertake such review on existing rules, regulations, and policies on an ad hoc, periodic basis with a priority given to such rules, regulations, and policies that could successfully be revised without affecting student achievement to accommodate periods when there is no increase in the appropriation for basic state aid funding pursuant to section 163.031 from one fiscal year to the next or when withholdings of appropriated funds result in a situation equivalent to no increase in such appropriation.
2. For fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013, if the appropriation for subsections 1 and 2 of section 163.031 is less than the annualized calculation of the amount needed for the phase-in required under subsection 4 for that fiscal year or the appropriation for transportation as provided in subsection 3 of section 163.031 is funded at a level that provides less than seventy-five percent of allowable costs, the department shall not penalize any district undergoing its accreditation review for a failure to meet resource standards under the Missouri school improvement program. If the governor withholds funds for the school funding formula basic apportionment under section 163.031 in fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013, school districts undergoing accreditation review in the fiscal year following the fiscal year of withholding shall not be penalized for failure to meet resource standards under the Missouri school improvement program.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1543)