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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.910 - Election of board members — term — declarations of.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.910. Election of board members — term — declarations of. —
At the elections conducted pursuant to section 162.865, the voters of a special district with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons shall elect, by ballot, two board members to succeed those whose terms have expired and the board members so elected shall hold office for terms of three years and until their successors have been elected and qualified and shall assume the duties of their offices at the first regular meeting of the board of education held after their election. Candidates shall file their declarations of candidacy for office of board member with the secretary of the board of education of the special school district. A majority of the then qualified members of the board of education of the special school district shall certify the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for terms of three years each and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, and shall declare and certify the results of the vote cast on any question presented at the election.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 53, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.915 - Acquisition of property — condemnation powers — sites, how selected.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.915. Acquisition of property — condemnation powers — sites, how selected. —
1. The board of education of a special school district may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, bequest, eminent domain or otherwise all necessary lands, buildings, equipment, and supplies including transportation facilities, to carry out its responsibilities under sections 162.670 to 162.995. Whenever the board of education selects property or additional property for school purposes and cannot agree with the owner thereof as to the price to be paid, or for any other reason cannot secure a title thereto, the board may proceed to condemn the property in the manner provided in chapter 523 and upon such condemnation and payment of the appraisement as provided, the title to the property shall vest in the special school district.
2. The board of education of a special district may locate the sites of schools, offices, playgrounds and other necessary facilities at such places within the district as it deems in the best interests of the district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 54)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.920 - Tax rate — how increased.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
162.920. Tax rate — how increased. —
1. The initial tax imposed on property subject to the taxing power of a special school district under Article X, Section 11(a) of the Constitution of Missouri shall not exceed the annual rate of twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars assessed valuation, which tax rate shall be used for the district's programs for the education and training of handicapped and severely handicapped children and for vocational education as provided by sections 162.670 to 162.995.
2. Increases in the tax rate may be made with voter approval in the same manner as provided in chapter 164 for other school districts.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 55, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.925 - Property subject to tax — special district taxes not to be used in determining average school levy.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.925. Property subject to tax — special district taxes not to be used in determining average school levy. —
All real and tangible personal property owned by railroads, street railways, bridge companies, telegraph companies, electric light and power companies, electric transmission line companies, pipeline companies, express companies, airline companies and other companies and public utilities whose property is assessed by the state tax commission shall be taxed at the same rate of taxation levied on other property in the special school district and said property shall be taxed in the same manner and to the same extent as property which is subject to assessment and taxation for general county purposes, and all of the provisions of chapters 151, 153, 154 and 155 shall apply to taxation by special school districts to the same extent as if special school districts were specifically included in the provisions contained in chapters 151, 153, 154 and 155, except that the taxes levied by special school districts shall not be included for the purpose of determining the average school levy for the other school districts in the county in which they are situated. The taxes levied against the property by special school districts shall be collected in the same manner as general county taxes.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 56)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.930 - Approval for state aid, how obtained.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986
162.930. Approval for state aid, how obtained. —
The department of elementary and secondary education shall inspect all programs for the handicapped and severely handicapped established under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 and, upon its approval, the special school district shall receive state aid under the provisions of sections 162.935, 162.975, and 162.980 and sections 163.161, 163.172, 168.500, and 168.520.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 57, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1441)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.935 - State aid, how computed.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 2006, see footnote
162.935. State aid, how computed. —
1. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, each special district formed under provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.999 shall receive an amount equal to the district's weighted average daily attendance multiplied by the state adequacy target multiplied by the dollar value modifier minus local effort minus payments from the classroom trust fund. A student enrolled in classes or programs in both the special district and a component district or a pupil enrolled in a local district who needs itinerant or temporary services provided by the special district shall continue his enrollment in the local district for purposes of apportionment of state aid on average daily attendance. The special district may include the pupil in classes approved for special categorical aid. The district providing transportation may claim state transportation aid.
2. Any special school district which is in a county of the first classification which has a population greater than nine hundred thousand is entitled to apportionment of state aid even though the tax rate levied by the special school district is less than that required by section 163.021.
3. For the purposes of determining state aid pursuant to section 163.031, the weighted average daily attendance of a school district within any special school district which is not in a county of the first classification which has a population greater than nine hundred thousand shall reflect the average daily attendance of all pupils resident in the district and educated by the district or by the special school district, or both. The department shall pay the funds so calculated to the school district. The school district shall pay monthly to the special school district the proportional amount of state aid based on the weighted average daily attendance of students educated by the special school district to the total weighted average daily attendance of students educated by the district and the special school district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 58, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1441, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287)
Effective 7-01-06
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.940 - Tuition fees, how set — who shall pay.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
162.940. Tuition fees, how set — who shall pay. —
The board of education of the special school district shall determine as nearly as possible the per capita cost of its programs and file the same with the state department of elementary and secondary education. Upon approval thereof by the state department of elementary and secondary education, the board of education of the special school district shall require of all resident students over twenty-one years of age and all nonresident students desiring to participate in the programs of the special school district a tuition fee in an amount approved by the state department of elementary and secondary education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 59, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.945 - Notice to parent or guardian of diagnosis — contents of notice.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
162.945. Notice to parent or guardian of diagnosis — contents of notice. —
The responsible local school district, the responsible special school district, or the state department of elementary and secondary education shall notify in writing by first class mail to the last known address or by personal service every parent or guardian of every child diagnosed, evaluated, reevaluated or assigned under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 of the results of any diagnosis, evaluation or reevaluation made pursuant to the terms of sections 162.670 to 162.995 and of the recommended assignment, change in assignment, or denial of assignment of the child to a class or program provided under sections 162.670 to 162.995. The notice shall advise the parent or guardian that, upon request, the parent or guardian shall be permitted to inspect, at the school attended by the child or at another convenient place at any time during regular school hours, all records pertaining to said child including all diagnoses, evaluations and reevaluations obtained by the responsible school district or the state department of elementary and secondary education. The notice shall also contain information as to the procedure for requesting a review of any action taken by the local school district or special district or the state department of elementary and secondary education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 60, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.955 - Change in assignment, prohibited, when — child endangering self or others, court order — placement of child during interim.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2006, 2 histories
162.955. Change in assignment, prohibited, when — child endangering self or others, court order — placement of child during interim. —
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, during the pendency of any administrative or judicial proceeding pursuant to sections 162.961 and 162.963 no change in the assignment or status of a handicapped or severely handicapped child shall be made except that such change may be made with the written consent of the parent or guardian. If written consent cannot be obtained and the child is endangering himself or others, the assignment or status can be changed pursuant to court order, but without prejudice to any rights that the child and the parent or guardian may have pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.999 or otherwise pursuant to law.
2. During the pendency of any administrative or judicial proceeding pursuant to sections 162.961 and 162.963, to challenge a placement changed because of a disciplinary action to an interim alternative educational setting or to challenge the manifestation determination in connection with a disciplinary change of placement, the child shall remain in the interim alternative educational setting pending the due process hearing or until expiration of the time period of the interim alternative educational setting, whichever first occurs, unless the parent and responsible public agency agree otherwise.
3. If during an interim alternative educational setting arranged because of a disciplinary action involving weapons, drugs, or serious bodily injury, or because the child is a danger to himself or others, the responsible educational agency proposes to change the child's placement after expiration of the interim placement, and the parents challenge the proposed change by requesting a due process hearing, the child shall remain in his current placement, which is the placement before the interim alternative educational setting, during pending proceedings to challenge the change. The responsible educational agency may request an expedited hearing pursuant to section 162.961, if it is believed it is dangerous for the child to remain in the current placement.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 62, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1151, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1376 & 1501, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1683, A.L. 2005 H.B. 276, A.L. 2006 S.B. 834)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.958 - Law in effect at time of request to be utilized.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1996
162.958. Law in effect at time of request to be utilized. —
Any due process proceeding or resulting mediation shall be processed under the law in effect at the time the request was initiated.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1376 & 1501)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.962 - Decision subject to review, when, procedure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 3 histories
162.962. Decision subject to review, when, procedure. —
In a case where review of the administrative hearing commission's decision is sought by a school district or a parent or guardian, either party may appeal as follows:
(1) The court shall hear the case without a jury and shall:
(a) Receive the records of the administrative proceedings;
(b) Hear additional evidence at the request of a party; and
(c) Grant the relief that the court determines to be appropriate, basing its decision on the preponderance of the evidence;
(2) Appeals may be taken from the judgment of the court as in other civil cases;
(3) Judicial review of the administrative hearing commission's decision may be instituted by filing a petition in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. Appeals to state court shall be filed within forty-five days after the receipt of the notice of the agency's final decision;
(4) Except when provided otherwise within this chapter or Part 300 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the provisions of chapter 536 are applicable to special education due process hearings and appeal of same;
(5) When a commissioner renders a final decision, such decision shall not be amended or modified by the commissioner or administrative hearing commission.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1979 H.B. 343, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1151, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1397, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2023, A.L. 2003 H.B. 655, A.L. 2012 S.B. 595)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.963 - Rights of parties — record of proceedings, how kept — costs, how paid.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
162.963. Rights of parties — record of proceedings, how kept — costs, how paid. —
1. At any hearing held pursuant to the provisions of section 162.961, except as otherwise provided in this section, either party or a representative shall be entitled to:
(1) Be accompanied and advised by counsel and by individuals with special knowledge or training with respect to the problems of children with disabilities;
(2) Present evidence and confront, cross-examine, and compel the attendance of witnesses;
(3) Prohibit the introduction of any evidence, including all evaluations and recommendations based on the offering party's evaluation, at the hearing that has not been disclosed to that party at least five business days before the hearing;
(4) Obtain a written or, at the option of the parents, electronic verbatim record of the hearing; and
(5) Obtain written or, at the option of the parents, electronic findings of fact and decision.
2. Parents involved in hearings have the right to have the child who is the subject of the hearing present and the right to open the hearing to the public.
3. Prior to the resolution conference or hearing, the parent or guardian or a representative of the parent or guardian shall have access to any reports, records, clinical evaluations or other materials upon which the action to be reviewed was wholly or partially based which could reasonably have a bearing on the correctness of the determination.
4. A complete record shall be made of all proceedings unless otherwise specified by statute, which records shall include verbatim transcription of all testimony and shall include all documents, writings, or other evidence presented by any party. Costs incurred during these proceedings, except those of the parties for purchasing diagnostic services or legal counsel or other services of a personal nature, shall be the responsibility of the state board of education.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1979 H.B. 343, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1151, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1397, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1376 & 1501, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1683, A.L. 2009 H.B. 289)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.974 - Reimbursement for education costs of high-need children.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
162.974. Reimbursement for education costs of high-need children. —
1. The state department of elementary and secondary education shall reimburse school districts, including special school districts, for the special educational costs of high-need children with an individualized education program exceeding three times the current expenditure per average daily attendance as calculated on the district annual secretary of the board report for the year in which expenditures are claimed. For any school district with an average daily attendance of five hundred students or fewer, the calculation of three times the current expenditure per average daily attendance shall not include any moneys reimbursed to a school district under this section.
2. A school district shall submit, through timely application, as determined by the state department of elementary and secondary education, the cost of serving any high-need
*
student with an individualized education program, as provided in subsection 1 of this section.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
*Word "high-needs" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.996 - Handicapped children attending private, parochial, parish or home schools, districts may provide special educational services — state aid, how calculated.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
162.996. Handicapped children attending private, parochial, parish or home schools, districts may provide special educational services — state aid, how calculated. —
1. Special educational services may be offered during the regular school day. Children who attend special educational services in the district and who otherwise attend a private, parochial, parish or home school shall be in compliance with section 167.031.
2. A public school district shall be entitled to state aid for resident handicapped children who attend special educational services and who otherwise attend private, parochial, parish or home schools. State aid shall be calculated on the basis of full-time equivalent average daily attendance of part-time students as provided in section 163.011.
3. Nothing in this section shall change the authority of a public school board to set the schedule of classes for full-time or part-time public school pupils including pupils receiving services under this section.
4. Nothing herein shall be construed to require transportation for these services.
5. No resident child shall be denied or discriminated against in special educational services offered by a school district on the grounds that the child regularly attends a private, parochial, parish or home school.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 402 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.997 - Surrogates appointed, when — state board of education, duties — definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
162.997. Surrogates appointed, when — state board of education, duties — definitions. —
1. The state board of education shall:
(1) Establish and maintain procedures to appoint a person to act as a surrogate for the parent or guardian of a handicapped or severely handicapped child when:
(a) The parents or guardian of the child are not known;
(b) The parents or guardian of the child are unavailable; or
(c) The child has been committed to the custody of a public agency or institution in accordance with section 211.181;
(2) Establish and maintain procedures to recruit persons to act as surrogate parents for handicapped or severely handicapped children;
(3) Establish and maintain a list of names of persons who will undertake appointments to act as surrogates for the parents or guardians of handicapped or severely handicapped children;
(4) Provide the education and training necessary to ensure that a surrogate parent appointee has the knowledge and skills to act as an effective representative of a handicapped or severely handicapped child in all decisions relating to the child's education;
(5) Establish standards and procedures by which a surrogate parent may be removed from his appointment if:
(a) He is not effectively representing the child; or
(b) The parents or guardian of a child subsequently become known or available.
2. For purposes of sections 162.997 to 162.999, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Handicapped child"
or
"severely handicapped child"
, as defined in section 162.675;
(2)
"Parent"
, a biological parent, a guardian or a person acting as a parent of a child, including but not limited to a grandparent or stepparent with whom a child lives. The term does not include the state if the child is a ward of the state. The term does not include a person whose parental rights have been terminated;
(3)
"Unavailable"
, a person is unavailable if his whereabouts are unknown after reasonable inquiry.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1237 § 1, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1151)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.998 - Board of education to be notified of need of surrogate, when, appointment, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1988
162.998. Board of education to be notified of need of surrogate, when, appointment, when. —
1. Whenever a school district, special district, state agency or other political subdivision responsible for providing education to handicapped or severely handicapped children is informed of a handicapped or severely handicapped child living within its jurisdiction, it shall, within thirty days, determine whether such child is in need of a person to act as a surrogate parent. Not more than ten days after the determination that such need exists, the school district, special district, state agency or other political subdivision shall notify the state board of education in writing of its determination. Such notification shall be accompanied by all supporting documentation. Within thirty days of such notification, the state board of education shall appoint a person to act as a surrogate for the parent or guardian of the child.
2. Any person may advise a school district, special district, state agency or other political subdivision that a handicapped or severely handicapped child within its jurisdiction may be in need of a person to act as a surrogate parent.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1237 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1040 - Citation of law — not applicable to certain districts.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1040. Citation of law — not applicable to certain districts. —
Sections 162.1040 to 162.1059 shall be known and may be cited as the "Elementary and Secondary School District Enrollment Option Act". Nothing in sections 162.1040 to 162.1059 shall apply to any school district in a county of the first classification having a charter form of government, nor to any school district within the city of St. Louis.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 1 subsec. 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1042 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1042. Definitions. —
As used in sections 162.1040 to 162.1059, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the department of elementary and secondary education;
(2)
"Enrollment option districts"
, districts, the school boards of which have by resolution entered into an enrollment plan;
(3)
"Enrollment option plan"
, a plan whereby two school districts establish a cooperative agreement to send or receive or send and receive each other's students, subject to the limitations of this section;
(4)
"Parent"
, the parent, guardian or other person having charge, control or custody of an elementary or secondary school student;
(5)
"Student"
, a student enrolled in an enrollment option district.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 1 subsec. 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1045 - State board of education to develop guidelines for enrollment option plan.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1045. State board of education to develop guidelines for enrollment option plan. —
1. The state board of education shall direct the department to develop guidelines for the establishment of enrollment option plans by pilot local school districts that will be sending or receiving students. The guidelines shall be completed no later than August 1, 1995. The guidelines shall include the following items:
(1) Application procedures, including recommended deadlines for application and for notification of students and principals in enrollment option districts whenever a student's application is accepted;
(2) Procedures to include in enrollment options agreements for admitting pupils, including but not limited to:
(a) The establishment of district capacity limits by grade level, school building and education program;
(b) A requirement that resident students enrolled in a school district be given preference over any nonresident pupil in the selection of a school to attend;
(c) Limits on the number and frequency of changes of enrollment in enrollment option districts.
2. No enrollment option plan may be designed to include or exclude a nonresident pupil solely based on any of the following reasons:
(1) Academic ability, or any level of athletic, artistic, or other extracurricular skills;
(2) Handicapping conditions;
(3) The degree of proficiency of the English language;
(4) The fact that the student has been the subject of disciplinary proceedings, except that if an applicant has been suspended or expelled for ten consecutive days or more in the term for which admission is sought or in the term immediately preceding the term for which admission is sought, the procedures may include a provision denying admission of such applicant as a nonresident student.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 1 subsecs. 3, 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1047 - Enrollment option plan standards for acceptance or rejection — notice of rejection, content.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1047. Enrollment option plan standards for acceptance or rejection — notice of rejection, content. —
The enrollment option plan shall include specific standards for the acceptance or rejection of student applications. If an application is rejected, the district shall state in the notification the reason for the rejection.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 2 subsec. 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1049 - Nonresident district and resident district to accept each other's credits.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1049. Nonresident district and resident district to accept each other's credits. —
A nonresident district shall accept all credits toward promotion or graduation awarded by a district of residence. If a student returns to the student's district of residence prior to graduation, the district of residence shall accept all credits issued by an enrollment option district.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 2 subsec. 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1052 - Rejection of admission of a nonresident by nonresident district, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1052. Rejection of admission of a nonresident by nonresident district, when. —
Notwithstanding any provision of sections 162.1040 to 162.1059 to the contrary, a nonresident district may reject an application for admission by a nonresident pupil if the:
(1) Dwelling in which the nonresident pupil resides with a parent, guardian or other person having charge, control or custody of the pupil is not within ten miles of the nonresident district; or
(2) Physical structures where the student will be attending classes in the school district of residence are closer to the structure in which the nonresident pupil resides than are the physical structures where the student will be attending classes of the nonresident district.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 3 subsec. 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1055 - School districts soliciting enrollment of a nonresident student, prohibited — activities in schools to be determined by district.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1055. School districts soliciting enrollment of a nonresident student, prohibited — activities in schools to be determined by district. —
No school district shall solicit the enrollment of a nonresident student. For the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in high school activities, the rules of any association governing such activities to which the district belongs shall govern.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 3 subsec. 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1057 - State aid, nonresident student enrolled in option district to be counted as resident.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1057. State aid, nonresident student enrolled in option district to be counted as resident. —
Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 163 to the contrary, for the purposes of determining state aid, a nonresident student enrolled pursuant to sections 162.1040 to 162.1059 in an enrollment option district shall be counted as a resident pupil.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1059 - Federal court ordering desegregation court order to govern enrollment option.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
162.1059. Federal court ordering desegregation court order to govern enrollment option. —
Whenever there is a federal court-ordered desegregation directive for a school district, enrollment options pursuant to sections 162.1040 to 162.1059 are subject to the approval of the court of continuing jurisdiction and the court order shall govern.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1218 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1061 - Transfer corporations (metropolitan schools), computation of state aid.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 01 Jul 2006, see footnote
162.1061. Transfer corporations (metropolitan schools), computation of state aid. —
Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a transfer corporation formed pursuant to section 162.1060 shall receive state aid as calculated in this section:
(1) For purposes of determining weighted average daily attendance pursuant to section 163.011 and for the purposes of determining state aid pursuant to sections 163.031, 163.043, and 163.087 and any other source of state aid distributed on a per-pupil basis, students attending a district other than their district of residence pursuant to a court-approved transfer program shall be credited to, and all related per-pupil aid shall be paid to, the transfer corporation instead of to any other district. The weighted average daily attendance and state aid calculation for the transfer corporation shall be treated on the same basis as the calculation for a separate school district; and
(2) For the eighth year of operation and thereafter, the transfer corporation shall receive transportation state aid for each student that participates in the transfer program in the amount of one hundred fifty-five percent of the statewide average per-pupil cost for transportation for the second preceding school year provided that such aid shall not exceed seventy-five percent of necessary transportation costs.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 287 § 3)
Effective 7-01-06
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1115 - Career and technical education programs, districts not penalized under school improvement program, when — revision of scoring.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
162.1115. Career and technical education programs, districts not penalized under school improvement program, when — revision of scoring. —
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no district shall be penalized for any reason under the Missouri school improvement program if students who graduate from the district complete career and technical education programs approved by the department of elementary and secondary education but are not placed in occupations directly related to their training within six months of graduating.
2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall revise its scoring guide under the Missouri school improvement program to provide additional points to districts that create and enter into a partnership with area career centers, comprehensive high schools, industry, and business to develop and implement a pathway for students to:
(1) Enroll in a program of career and technical education while in high school;
(2) Participate and complete an internship or apprenticeship during their final year of high school; and
(3) Obtain the industry certification or credentials applicable to their program or career and technical education and internship or apprenticeship.
3. Each school district shall be authorized to create and enter into a partnership with area career centers, comprehensive high schools, industry, and business to develop and implement a pathway for students to:
(1) Enroll in a program of career and technical education while in high school;
(2) Participate and complete an internship or apprenticeship during their final year of high school; and
(3) Obtain the industry certification or credentials applicable to their program or career and technical education and internship or apprenticeship.
4. In complying with the provisions of subsection 3 of this section, each school district may rely on technical coursework and skills assessments developed for industry-recognized certificates and credentials.
5. The department of elementary and secondary education shall permit student scores, that are from a nationally recognized examination that demonstrates achievement of workplace employability skills, to count towards credit for college and career readiness standards on the Missouri school improvement program or any subsequent school accreditation or improvement program.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 701 § 1, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1415)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1125 - Kaitlyn's law — certain IDEA students may participate in graduation ceremonies and related activities.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 14 May 2009, see footnote
162.1125. Kaitlyn's law — certain IDEA students may participate in graduation ceremonies and related activities. —
1. The provisions of this section shall be known and referred to as "Kaitlyn's Law".
2. Each school district that operates a high school shall establish a policy and adopt procedures that allow a student eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act who will have completed four years of high school at the end of a school year to participate in the graduation ceremony of the student's high school graduating class and all related activities if the student's individualized education program prescribes special education, transition planning, transition services, or related services beyond the student's four years of high school, and the student's individualized education program team determines the student is making satisfactory progress toward the completion of the individual education program and participation in the graduation ceremony is determined appropriate. The policy and procedures shall require timely and meaningful written notice to children with disabilities and their parents or guardians about the school district's policy and procedures adopted in accordance with this section.
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(L. 2009 H.B. 236 § 162.1380)
Effective 5-14-09
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1130 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
162.1130. Definitions. —
As used in sections 162.1130 to 162.1145, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Appraisal"
, an evaluation of a child's current level of performance in the context of cognitive skills and the ability to master academic skills of literacy such as reading, comprehension, composition and mathematics;
(2)
"Blindness skills specialist in education"
, any individual certified pursuant to rules of the department of elementary and secondary education who has reasonable knowledge of instructional techniques for the teaching of Braille reading and writing, orientation and mobility, assistive technology and other alternative skills of blindness;
(3)
"Braille"
, the six-dot, two-grade tactile system used by blind persons for reading and writing;
(4)
"Eligible student"
, any blind or visually impaired child, including any student who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with conventional correction, or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance not greater than twenty degrees, and who is eligible for special education services for the visually impaired as defined in the department of elementary and secondary education state plan;
(5)
"IEP"
, a plan or set of goals designed to meet the specific short- and long-term educational needs of a student and address academic, activities of daily living and transitional issues to enable a child to maximize his ability to function competently and independently;
(6)
"Literacy"
, an ability to read, write and speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and independently, to achieve one's goals and develop one's knowledge and potential;
(7)
"Teacher assistant for the blind"
, an individual, with knowledge of one or more alternative skills of blindness, including proficiency in the reading and writing of Braille, producing Braille materials or providing instruction in alternative techniques of blindness.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 401)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1133 - Blindness skills specialist available at each regional professional development center, duties — task force established.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
162.1133. Blindness skills specialist available at each regional professional development center, duties — task force established. —
1. The division of special education within the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and coordinate a program to provide a blindness skills specialist available at each regional professional development center.
2. The duties of a blindness skills specialist shall include the following:
(1) To act as a resource for school districts under the regional office of professional development with regard to eligible students;
(2) To make programming and placement recommendations to schools under the regional office of professional development using assessments and information developed within the IEP process;
(3) To provide in-service training in alternative techniques of blindness to classroom teachers and teachers' assistants for the blind engaged in the education of eligible students;
(4) To provide parents of eligible students with referrals and information regarding services available within the state;
(5) To coordinate services available from other entities who serve eligible students and the families of eligible students;
(6) To assist and support local school districts in providing special education and related services for eligible students;
(7) To support the application of appropriate technology in the education of eligible students;
(8) To contribute to the development and implementation of in-service training, regionally and statewide, which responds to the needs of educators, other professionals and parents pertaining to the needs of eligible students, which include, but are not limited to, high expectations with regard to academic and vocational performance, facilitation of the discussions of Braille instruction during IEP conferences, introduction of appropriate technology, development of blindness skills and daily living skills.
3. A task force on blind student academic and vocational performance is hereby established and shall be comprised of members appointed by the commissioner of education, in cooperation with the director of the department of social services, to represent consumer organizations, parents, teachers, public school special education administrators, school building principals, rehabilitation services for the blind, the Missouri school for the blind, employers, and others interested in quality services for blind students. This task force shall develop goals and objectives to guide the improvement of special education, related services, vocational training, transition from school to work, rehabilitation services, independent living and employment outcomes for eligible students.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 401)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1136 - Annual study conducted, educational status of eligible students — report to the general assembly, contents.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
162.1136. Annual study conducted, educational status of eligible students — report to the general assembly, contents. —
1. The division of special education within the department of elementary and secondary education shall conduct an annual study of the educational status of eligible students and report the findings of that study no later than December first of each year to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tem of the senate and to the standing committee of jurisdiction in each chamber.
2. The report shall contain information pertaining to literacy of blind and visually impaired children including:
(1) The methodology of the study;
(2) The percentage of eligible students in the study who read Braille, print, or large print;
(3) The number of students who have a visual impairment sufficient to meet the definition "eligible student", as defined in section 162.1130;
(4) The number of students currently reading Braille, large print and standard print. The report shall also detail how many eligible students there are by age, grade level, ungraded and with multiple handicaps, who are enrolled in public school, or in the Missouri school for the blind, respectively;
(5) The number of Braille-reading students who no longer receive any instruction in Braille reading and writing but do receive materials in Braille and Braille-related services;
(6) The number of certified vision teachers or teachers of the blind or visually impaired who are currently employed in the field in the state of Missouri;
(7) The number of eligible students who use a slate and stylus and/or other devices
*
in writing Braille;
(8) The number of eligible students educated in the general education classroom, in an itinerant or resource classroom, in a self-contained classroom or in a separate educational facility;
(9) The graduation rate of eligible students compared to those students who are not disabled;
(10) The number of eligible students who did not meet graduation requirements but were terminated from formal education having reached age twenty-one years;
(11) The number of eligible students who received transition planning services with the cooperation of the division of vocational rehabilitation or rehabilitation services for the blind as part of their IEP;
(12) The number of eligible students referred to rehabilitation services for the blind or division of vocational rehabilitation.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 401)
*Word "devises" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.1139 - Joint referral service developed, rehabilitation services.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
162.1139. Joint referral service developed, rehabilitation services. —
The division of special education within the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a system of joint referral with rehabilitation services for the blind. All children identified by a school district or the division of special education as eligible students, upon receipt of written documentation of parental consent or consent of the student if the student is at least eighteen years of age, shall be referred to rehabilitation services for the blind. All children identified by rehabilitation services for the blind as being eligible for services will be referred, upon receipt of written documentation of parental consent or consent of the student if the student is at least eighteen years of age, to the local school district and the division of special education of the department of elementary and secondary education.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 401)