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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.700 - Involvement of parents and families, state board and school districts to adopt policies, content — review of policies.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2005
167.700. Involvement of parents and families, state board and school districts to adopt policies, content — review of policies. —
1. The state board shall, in consultation with the boards of education of school districts, educational personnel, local associations, and organizations of parents whose children are enrolled in public schools throughout this state and individual parents and legal guardians whose children are enrolled in public schools throughout this state, adopt a policy by December 1, 2005, which encourages effective involvement by parents and families in support of their children and the education of their children. The policy adopted by the state board must be considered when the board:
(1) Consults with the boards of education of school districts in the adoption of policies pursuant to subsection 3 of this section; and
(2) Interacts with school districts, public schools, educational personnel, parents and legal guardians of pupils, and members of the general public in carrying out its duties pursuant to this title.
2. The policy adopted by the state board pursuant to subsection 1 of this section must include the following elements and goals:
(1) Promotion of regular, two-way, meaningful communication between home and school;
(2) Promotion and support of responsible parenting;
(3) Recognition of the fact that parents and families play an integral role in assisting their children to learn;
(4) Promotion of a safe and open atmosphere for parents and families to visit the school that their children attend and active solicitation of parental and familial support and assistance for school programs;
(5) Inclusion of parents as full partners in decisions affecting their children and families; and
(6) Availability of community resources to strengthen and promote school programs, family practices, and the achievement of pupils.
3. The board of education of each school district shall, in consultation with the state board, educational personnel, local associations, and organizations of parents whose children are enrolled in public schools of the school district and individual parents and legal guardians whose children are enrolled in public schools of the school district, adopt policies no later than March 1, 2006, which encourage effective involvement by parents and families in support of their children and the education of their children. The policies adopted pursuant to this subsection must:
(1) Be consistent, to the extent applicable, with the policy adopted by the state board pursuant to subsection 1 of this section; and
(2) Include the elements and goals specified in subsection 2 of this section.
4. The state board and the board of trustees of each school district shall, at least once each year, review and amend their respective policies as necessary.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 480)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.720 - Physical education required — definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2009
167.720. Physical education required — definitions. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Moderate physical activity"
, low- to medium-impact physical exertion designed to increase an individual's heart rate to rise to at least seventy-five percent of his or her maximum heart rate. Activities in this category may include, but are not limited to, running, calisthenics, aerobic exercise, etc.;
(2)
"Physical education"
, instruction in healthy active living by a teacher certificated to teach physical education structured in such a way that it is a regularly scheduled class for students;
(3)
"Recess"
, a structured play environment outside of regular classroom instructional activities, where students are allowed to engage in supervised safe active free play.
2. Beginning with the school year 2010-11:
(1) School districts shall ensure that students in elementary schools participate in moderate physical activity for the entire school year, including students in alternative education programs. Students in the elementary schools shall participate in moderate physical activity for an average of one hundred fifty minutes per five-day school week, or an average of thirty minutes per day. Students with disabilities shall participate in moderate physical activity to the extent appropriate as determined by the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act;
(2) Each year the commissioner of education shall select for recognition students, schools and school districts that are considered to have achieved improvement in fitness;
(3) Students in middle schools may at the school's discretion participate in at least two hundred twenty-five minutes of physical activity per school week;
(4) A minimum of one recess period of twenty minutes per day shall be provided for children in elementary schools, which may be incorporated into the lunch period.
­­Any requirement of this section above the state minimum physical education requirement may be met by additional physical education instruction, or by other activities approved by the individual school district under the direction of any certificated teacher or administrator or other school employee under the supervision of a certificated teacher or administrator.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.765 - Interscholastic youth sports brain injury prevention, rulemaking authority — information distribution — removal of athletes from competition, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2011
167.765. Interscholastic youth sports brain injury prevention, rulemaking authority — information distribution — removal of athletes from competition, when. —
1. The provisions of this section shall be known as the "Interscholastic Youth Sports Brain Injury Prevention Act". No later than December 31, 2011, the department of health and senior services shall work with a statewide association of school boards, a statewide activities association that provides oversight for athletic or activity eligibility for students and school districts, and an organization named by the department of health and senior services that specializes in support services, education, and advocacy of those with brain injuries to promulgate rules which develop guidelines, pertinent information, and forms to educate coaches, youth athletes, and parents or guardians of youth athletes of the nature and risk of concussion and brain injury including continuing to play after concussion or brain injury. The primary focus of rules promulgated under this section shall be the safety and protection against long-term injury to the youth athlete.
2. On a yearly basis, each school district shall distribute a concussion and brain injury information sheet to each youth athlete participating in the district's athletic program. The information form shall be signed by the youth athlete's parent or guardian and submitted to the school district prior to the youth athlete's participation in any athletic practice or competition.
3. A youth athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or brain injury in a practice or game shall be removed from competition at that time and for no less than twenty-four hours.
4. A youth athlete who has been removed from play shall not return to competition until the athlete is evaluated by a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions as defined in the guidelines developed under subsection 1 of this section and receives written clearance to return to competition from that health care provider.
5. 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, 2011, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 300, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.775 - Annual report on impact of concussions and head injuries, statewide athletic organizations.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2011
167.775. Annual report on impact of concussions and head injuries, statewide athletic organizations. —
1. Any statewide athletic organization with a public school district as a member shall be required to publish an annual report relating to the impact of concussions and head injuries on student athletes which details efforts that may be made to minimize damages from injuries sustained by students participating in school sports. The annual report shall be distributed to the joint committee on education, the house committee on elementary and secondary education or any other education committee designated by the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate committee on education or any other education committee designated by the president pro tem of the senate. The first report required under this section shall be completed and distributed no later than January 31, 2012. Such report shall be made available to school districts and to parents of students.
2. Notwithstanding any other law, no public school shall be a member of any statewide athletic organization failing to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 of this section.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 300, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.800 - Definitions

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.800. Definitions —
For purposes of sections 167.800 to 167.824, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the department of elementary and secondary education;
(2)
"Diabetes medical management plan"
, a document developed by the student's personal health care team that sets out the health services needed by the student at school and is signed by the student's personal health care team and parent or guardian;
(3)
"District"
or
"school district"
, shall have the same meaning as used in subdivision (1) of section 160.011;
(4)
"School"
, shall include any elementary or secondary public school or charter school located within the state of Missouri;
(5)
"School employee"
, shall include any person employed by a school district or charter school, any person employed by a local health department who is assigned to a school district or charter school, or any subcontractor designated for this function;
(6)
"Trained diabetes care personnel"
, a school employee who volunteers to be trained in accordance with section 167.803. Such employee need not be a health care professional.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.806 - Plan to be submitted by parent or guardian of student with diabetes — review by school.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.806. Plan to be submitted by parent or guardian of student with diabetes — review by school. —
The parent or guardian of each student with diabetes who seeks diabetes care while at school should submit to the school a diabetes medical management plan, which upon receipt shall be reviewed by the school.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.809 - Diabetic care may be provided to students, when, trained personnel to be on site.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.809. Diabetic care may be provided to students, when, trained personnel to be on site. —
1. The school board of each school district and the governing body of each charter school may provide all students with diabetes in the school or district appropriate and needed diabetes care as specified in their diabetes medical management plan. In accordance with the request of the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes and the student's diabetes medical management plan, the school nurse or, in the absence of the school nurse, trained diabetes care personnel may perform diabetes care functions including, but not limited to:
(1) Checking and recording blood glucose levels and ketone levels or assisting a student with such checking and recording;
(2) Responding to blood glucose levels that are outside of the student's target range;
(3) Administering glucagon and other emergency treatments as prescribed;
(4) Administering insulin or assisting a student in administering insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses;
(5) Providing oral diabetes medications; and
(6) Following instructions regarding meals, snacks, and physical activity.
2. The school nurse or at least one of the trained diabetes care personnel may be on site and available to provide care to each student with diabetes as set forth in subsection 1 of this section during regular school hours and during all school-sponsored activities, including school-sponsored before-school and after-school care programs, field trips, extended off-site excursions, extracurricular activities, and on buses when the bus driver has not completed the necessary training.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.812 - Diabetic care not practice of nursing, when — health care professionals may provide training.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.812. Diabetic care not practice of nursing, when — health care professionals may provide training. —
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the activities set forth in subsection 1 of section 167.809 shall not constitute the practice of nursing and shall be exempted from all applicable statutory and regulatory provisions that restrict what activities can be delegated to or performed by a person who is not a licensed health care professional.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it shall be lawful for a licensed health care professional to provide training to school employees in the activities set forth in subsection 1 of section 167.809 or to supervise such school personnel in performing these tasks.
3. Nothing in this act
*
shall exceed the rights of eligible students or the obligations of school districts under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 794, or the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
*"This act" (H.B. 675, 2013) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.818 - Student may perform certain diabetic care for self, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.818. Student may perform certain diabetic care for self, when. —
Upon written request of the parent or guardian and authorization by the student's diabetes medical management plan, a student with diabetes shall be permitted to perform blood glucose checks, administer insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses, treat hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and otherwise attend to the care and management of his or her diabetes in the classroom, in any area of the school or school grounds, and at any school-related activity, and to possess on his or her person at all times all necessary supplies and equipment to perform these monitoring and treatment functions. If the parent or student so requests, the student shall have access to a private area for performing diabetes care tasks.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.821 - Immunity from liability, when

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.821. Immunity from liability, when —
No physician, nurse, school employee, charter school or school district shall be liable for civil damages or subject to disciplinary action under professional licensing regulations or school disciplinary policies as a result of the activities authorized by sections 167.800 to 167.824 when such acts are committed as an ordinarily reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.824 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
167.824. Rulemaking authority. —
1. By January 15, 2014, the department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of sections 167.800 to 167.824.
2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2013, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.890 - Student performance data scores, department to compile and maintain — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2019
167.890. Student performance data scores, department to compile and maintain — rulemaking authority. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall compile and maintain student performance data scores of all students enrolled in districts other than their resident districts as provided under section 167.895 and make such data available on the Missouri comprehensive data system. No personally identifiable data shall be accessible on the database.
2. 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, 2019 shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.902 - Critical need occupations, data and information distribution.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2018
167.902. Critical need occupations, data and information distribution. —
1. The department of economic development shall annually identify occupations in which a critical need or shortage of trained personnel exists in the labor markets in this state and provide such information to the state board of education. Upon receipt of such data, the state board of education shall, in collaboration with the department of economic development, compile the following data and information:
(1) Information on how to obtain industry-recognized certificates and credentials;
(2) Information on how to obtain a license and the requirements for a license when licensure is required for an occupation;
(3) Access to assessments and interest inventories that provide insight into the types of careers that would be suitable for students;
(4) Resources that describe the types of skills and occupations most in demand in the current job market and those skills and occupations likely to be in high demand in future years;
(5) Resources that describe the typical salaries for occupations and salary trends;
(6) Information on how to obtain financial assistance for postsecondary education;
(7) Information on how to choose a college, school, or apprenticeship that aligns with the student's career goals and values;
(8) Information on self-employment;
(9) Resources related to creating a resume, interviewing, networking, and finding job opportunities; and
(10) Information on the skills and traits necessary to succeed in various careers.
2. The educational materials and data derived from the state board of education's collaboration with the department of economic development under subsection 1 of this section shall be distributed by the board to each high school in this state for the purpose of emphasizing areas of critical workforce needs and shortages in the labor markets in this state to high school students to support such students' career pathway decisions. Each high school shall provide its students with the information provided to the school by the state board of education before November first of every school year.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.903 - Personal plan of study for certain students, contents — waiver.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2016
167.903. Personal plan of study for certain students, contents — waiver. —
1. Each student prior to his or her ninth grade year at a public school, including a charter school, may develop with help from the school's guidance counselors a personal plan of study, which shall be reviewed regularly, as needed by school personnel and the student's parent or guardian and updated based upon the needs of the student. Each plan shall present a sequence of courses and experiences that conclude with the student reaching his or her postsecondary goals, with implementation of the plan of study transferring to the program of postsecondary education or training upon the student's high school graduation. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Requirements for graduation from the school district or charter school;
(2) Career or postsecondary goals;
(3) Coursework or program of study related to career and postsecondary goals, which shall include, if relevant, opportunities that the district or school may not directly offer;
(4) Grade-appropriate and career-related experiences, as outlined in the grade-level expectations of the Missouri comprehensive guidance program; and
(5) Student assessments, interest inventories, or academic results needed to develop, review, and revise the personal plan of study, which shall include, if relevant, assessments, inventories, or academic results that the school district or charter school may not offer.
2. Each school district shall adopt a policy to permit the waiver of the requirements of this section for any student with a disability if recommended by the student's IEP committee. For purposes of this subsection,
"IEP"
means individualized education program.
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(L. 2016 S.B. 638)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.905 - At-risk students to be identified, district policy required.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2016
167.905. At-risk students to be identified, district policy required. —
1. By July 1, 2018, each school district shall develop a policy and implement a measurable system for identifying students in their ninth grade year, or students who transfer into the school subsequent to their ninth grade year, who are at risk of not being ready for college-level work or for entry-level career positions. Districts shall include, but are not limited to, the following sources of information:
(1) A student's performance on the Missouri assessment program test in eighth grade in English language arts and mathematics;
(2) A student's comparable statewide assessment performance if such student transferred from another state;
(3) The district's overall reported remediation rate under section 173.750; and
(4) A student's attendance rate.
2. The district policy shall require academic and career counseling to take place prior to graduation so that the school may attempt to provide sufficient opportunities to the student to graduate college-ready or career-ready and on time.
3. Each school district shall adopt a policy to permit the waiver of the requirements of this section for any student with a disability if recommended by the student's IEP committee. For purposes of this subsection,
"IEP"
means individualized education program.
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(L. 2016 S.B. 638)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services › Section 167.908 - Federal aid for students in career and technical education programs — completion of application, procedure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 167
Effective - 28 Aug 2022
167.908. Federal aid for students in career and technical education programs — completion of application, procedure. —
1. The department of higher education and workforce development shall, by rule, establish a procedure for providing the means and capability for high school students enrolled in career and technical education programs described in section 170.029 to complete an application for aid through the Employment and Training Administration of the United States Department of Labor under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The department shall work with school districts that deliver career and technical education programs to educate students on the value of the aid that is available to students through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
2. To accomplish the purposes of subsection 1 of this section, the department shall ensure that the following percentages of all department of elementary and secondary education area career centers that deliver career and technical education programs have the means and capability for students at such schools to complete an application for aid through the Employment and Training Administration of the United States Department of Labor under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act:
(1) For the 2022-23 school year, fifty percent;
(2) For the 2023-24 school year, seventy percent;
(3) For the 2024-25 school year, ninety percent; and
(4) For the 2025-26 school year and every school year thereafter, one hundred percent.
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(L. 2022 S.B. 718)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.011 - Teachers — license required — teaching, and administration, to be recognized as professions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
Effective - 01 Sep 1988, see footnote
168.011. Teachers — license required — teaching, and administration, to be recognized as professions. —
1. No person shall be employed to teach in any position in a public school until he has received a valid certificate of license entitling him to teach in that position.
2. Teaching in the state of Missouri, performing other related education duties, school administration, and teacher education are hereby declared to be professions with all the appropriate rights, responsibilities and privileges accorded to other recognized professions.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-1, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1457 & 1501)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 168.010)
Effective 9-1-88
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.015 - Advisory council of certification for educators established — number — appointment — qualifications — powers — duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 01 Jul 1985, see footnote
168.015. Advisory council of certification for educators established — number — appointment — qualifications — powers — duties. —
1. There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education, the "Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators", hereinafter known as the "advisory council", which shall be composed of twenty-five members to be appointed by the state board of education on the recommendation of the commissioner of education. Of the twenty-five members of the council, fifteen must be active public school classroom teachers.
2. The duties and responsibilities of the advisory council shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Making recommendations for the criteria and procedures whereby the quality and effectiveness of teacher and school administrator education programs within the state shall be evaluated;
(2) Making recommendations for the requirements for the certification of public school teachers and administrators;
(3) Making recommendations for the standards for renewal of certificates for public school teachers and administrators using academic course work as well as other types of professional development;
(4) Making recommendations concerning rules and regulations with respect to suspension and revocation of certificates of license to teach;
(5) Requesting and receiving reports from committees consisting of representatives from various professional groups, qualified in respective curriculum areas and other specialized areas, to assist in the formulation of recommendations of the advisory committee to the commissioner of education with respect to certification of public school teachers and administrators;
(6) Making recommendations for limiting the issuance of temporary certificates that are granted to those who do not meet the full requirements for certification.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1457 & 1501)
Effective 7-1-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.023 - Contact hours included in professional development requirements for vocational-technical certification.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
Effective - 28 Aug 2004
168.023. Contact hours included in professional development requirements for vocational-technical certification. —
Professional development requirements pursuant to section 168.021 for vocational-technical certification or successor certification shall include contact hours relating to the specific vocational-technical subject area for which the educator seeks certification.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.024 - Local business externship, count as contact hours of professional development.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
Effective - 28 Aug 2018
168.024. Local business externship, count as contact hours of professional development. —
1. For purposes of this section,
"local business externship"
means an experience in which a teacher, supervised by his or her school or school district, gains practical experience at a business in the local community in which the teacher is employed through observation and interaction with employers and employees who are working on issues related to subjects taught by the teacher.
2. Any hours spent in a local business externship shall count as contact hours of professional development under section 168.021.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1415 merged with H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.037 - Web-based survey, substitute teachers, purpose — survey completion and contents.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
Effective - 28 Aug 2022
168.037. Web-based survey, substitute teachers, purpose — survey completion and contents. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall create and maintain a web-based survey for collecting anonymous information from substitute teachers in Missouri public schools. The survey will collect anonymous, nonbiased, real-time data that school districts, charter schools, and the state can access to study and improve the effectiveness of substitute teachers in supporting instruction and learning and to improve circumstances that may cause a shortage of available substitute teachers.
2. (1) Each substitute teacher in a public school shall complete the survey described in subsection 1 of this section at the end of each day of teaching. The district or charter school in which the substitute teacher is teaching for that day shall provide, by email, a web link to the survey. If needed, the district or charter school shall also provide brief access to a computer or other connected device sufficient to allow the survey to be completed. The survey can also be completed on-site by the substitute teacher using a personal device.
(2) The survey described in subsection 1 of this section shall include, at a minimum, questions regarding: the age and level of education of the substitute teacher, the date of teaching, the district and school, the grade or grades taught, information about support and interaction with school staff, any student health or safety issues experienced, and rate of substitute teacher pay.
3. Districts and charter schools shall annually provide information to the department of elementary and secondary education regarding: use of third-party employment agencies for substitute teachers, daily rate of substitute teacher pay, employment of full-time and part-time substitute teachers, substitute teacher recruitment efforts, the substitute teacher interview process, and use of current school staff as substitute teachers during other assigned time.
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(L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.081 - Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificate prohibited.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
168.081. Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificate prohibited. —
After September 1, 1988, no person without a valid Missouri certificate shall:
(1) Engage in the practice of teaching or the performance of education duties in grades kindergarten through twelve in any public school in the state;
(2) Act as a school administrator in any public school district.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-8, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1457 & 1501, A.L. 2002 S.B. 722, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1298 Revision)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 168.020)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.082 - Retirement benefits, speech-language pathology assistant considered speech implementer, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
Effective - 28 Aug 2023
168.082. Retirement benefits, speech-language pathology assistant considered speech implementer, when. —
For the purposes of determining retirement benefits, any person who was employed as a speech implementer before August 1, 2022, that is employed in a position on or after August 28, 2023, as a speech-language pathology assistant, shall be considered a speech implementer for purposes of certification that the department of elementary and secondary education required such person to hold before August 1, 2022, and for purposes of consideration of Social Security coverage. Such person shall not be considered a speech implementer, as described in this section, when such person dies, retires, or no longer works in a speech-language pathology assistant position. The term
"speech-language pathology assistant"
as used in this section shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in section 345.015.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.102 - Short title.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
168.102. Short title. —
Sections 168.102 to 168.130 shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Tenure Act" and shall become effective July 1, 1970.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.101)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and administrators, academically deficient schools, when, procedure, 160.540
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.106 - Indefinite contract, what affects.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
168.106. Indefinite contract, what affects. —
The contract between a school district and a permanent teacher shall be known as an indefinite contract and shall continue in effect for an indefinite period, subject only to:
(1) Compulsory or optional retirement when the teacher reaches the age of retirement provided by law, or regulation established by the local board of education;
(2) Modification by a succeeding indefinite contract or contracts in the manner hereinafter provided;
(3) The death of the teacher;
(4) Resignation of the teacher with the written consent of the school board;
(5) Termination by the board of education after a hearing as hereinafter provided; and
(6) The revocation of the teacher's certificate.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.103)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.108 - Contract, form of — requirements.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
168.108. Contract, form of — requirements. —
1. Every indefinite contract shall contain the following provisions in substantially the following form:
"It is hereby agreed by and between ______, the teacher, and the Board of Education of ______ School District, the employer, that the teacher, beginning on the ______ day of ______, 20______, shall serve in the employ of the Board of Education and its successors for a term of ______ months (the number of school months of the school year in the school district) for an annual compensation of $ ______, to be paid to the teacher in equal installments according to local school board regulations less the contributions required by law."
"It is further agreed by the parties hereto that this contract shall continue in force from year to year, until modified or terminated in accordance with the provisions of sections 168.102 to 168.130, RSMo, and any amendments thereto prior to the date of this contract."
2. Every indefinite contract shall be made by the order of the board of education, shall be in writing and shall be signed by the permanent teacher and the president of the board of education, or a facsimile signature of the president may be affixed at his direction, and the contract shall be attested by the secretary of the board of education by signature or facsimile.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.104, A.L. 1992 S.B. 470 & 497)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.110 - Contract modification, when — what provisions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990, 2 histories
168.110. Contract modification, when — what provisions. —
The board of education of a school district may modify an indefinite contract annually on or before the fifteenth day of May in the following particulars:
(1) Determination of the date of beginning and length of the next school year;
(2) Fixing the amount of annual compensation for the following school year as provided by the salary schedule adopted by the board of education applicable to all teachers. The modifications shall be effective at the beginning of the next school year. All teachers affected by the modification shall be furnished written copies of the modifications within thirty days after their adoption by the board of education.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.105, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740)
(1993) The protection of the Teacher Tenure Act extends to only those provisions in teacher-school district contracts that cover teaching duties, being only those duties that require a teaching certificate. This act does not prevent a school board from unilaterally eliminating from a teacher's contract his extra and extended duties and the pay therefor. Sadler v. Board of Education of Cabool School District R-4, 851 S.W.2d 707 (Mo. App. S.D.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.112 - Modification or termination, how.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
168.112. Modification or termination, how. —
An indefinite contract between a permanent teacher and a board of education may be terminated or modified at any time by the mutual consent of the parties thereto. Any teacher who desires to terminate his contract at the end of a school term shall give written notice of his intention to do so and the reasons therefor not later than June first of the year in which the term ends.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.106, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.114 - Board may terminate, grounds for.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
168.114. Board may terminate, grounds for. —
1. An indefinite contract with a permanent teacher shall not be terminated by the board of education of a school district except for one or more of the following causes:
(1) Physical or mental condition unfitting him to instruct or associate with children;
(2) Immoral conduct;
(3) Incompetency, inefficiency or insubordination in line of duty;
(4) Willful or persistent violation of, or failure to obey, the school laws of the state or the published regulations of the board of education of the school district employing him;
(5) Excessive or unreasonable absence from performance of duties; or
(6) Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.
2. In determining the professional competency of or efficiency of
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a permanent teacher, consideration should be given to regular and special evaluation reports prepared in accordance with the policy of the employing school district and to any written standards of performance which may have been adopted by the school board.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.107)
*Word "of" omitted in original rolls.
CROSS REFERENCE:
Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and administrators, academically deficient schools, when, procedure, 160.540
(1975) Evidence held sufficient to justify dismissal for incompetency, insufficiency and insubordination. Saunders v. Reorganized School District No. 2 of Osage City (Mo.), 520 S.W.2d 29.
(1976) School board is not required to have an official, published regulation on absences in order to discharge a permanent teacher for "excessive" and "unreasonable" absences. Aubuchon v. Gasconade Co. R-1 School District (A.), 541 S.W.2d 322.
(1991) Where charges against teacher compromised teacher's integrity and respect in classroom, immoral conduct for purposes of statute providing for termination of teacher is not limited to sexual conduct but includes other conduct, such as theft of school property. Nexus must exist between teacher's fitness to teach and immoral conduct. Cochran v. Board of Education, 815 S.W.2d 55 (Mo.App.E.D.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others › Section 168.116 - Termination by board — notice — charges.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 168
• Effective - 28 Aug 1969
168.116. Termination by board — notice — charges. —
1. The indefinite contract of a permanent teacher may not be terminated by the board of education until after service upon the teacher of written charges specifying with particularity the grounds alleged to exist for termination of such contract, notice of a hearing on charges and a hearing by the board of education on charges if requested by the teacher.
2. At least thirty days before service of notice of charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or insubordination in line of duty, the teacher shall be given by the school board or the superintendent of schools warning in writing, stating specifically the causes which, if not removed, may result in charges. Thereafter, both the superintendent, or his designated representative, and the teacher shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve the matter.
3. Notice of a hearing upon charges, together with a copy of charges, shall be served on the permanent teacher at least twenty days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice and copy of the charges may be served upon the teacher by certified mail with personal delivery addressed to him at his last known address. If the teacher or his agent does not within ten days after receipt of the notice request a hearing on the charges, the board of education may, by a majority vote, order the contract of the teacher terminated. If a hearing is requested by either the teacher or the board of education, it shall take place not less than twenty nor more than thirty days after notice of a hearing has been furnished the permanent teacher.
4. On the filing of charges in accordance with this section, the board of education may suspend the teacher from active performance of duty until a decision is rendered by the board of education but the teacher's salary shall be continued during such suspension. If a decision to terminate a teacher's employment by the board of education is appealed, and the decision is reversed, the teacher shall be paid his salary lost during the pending of the appeal.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.108)
(1973) Held that the true purpose of the thirty-day notice requirement is to provide the teacher an opportunity to cure and remove the cause of the complaint. General charge of "violating school policies" is not specific enough charge on which to base a discharge. Blue Springs Reorganized School Dist. IV v. Landuyt (A.), 499 S.W.2d 33.
(1974) Evidence held sufficient to sustain dismissal of tenured teacher. Merideth v. Board of Ed. Rockwood R-6 Sch. Dist. (A.), 513 S.W.2d 740.
(1977) Held letter purporting to give "warning in writing" was not sufficiently specific to comply with statutory requirement. Dameron v. Board of Education of Lebanon School District R-3 (A.), 549 S.W.2d 671.