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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.610 - Procedure for reporting performance of high school graduates completing vocational education programs — procedure — data included — public reports.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
161.610. Procedure for reporting performance of high school graduates completing vocational education programs — procedure — data included — public reports. —
1. By July 1, 1994, the state board of education, within existing resources provided to the department of elementary and secondary education, shall have established and implemented a procedure for annually reporting the performance of public high school students who have completed a vocational education program in their high school or at an area vocational school. The purpose of such report shall be to assist in determining how schools are preparing students for success in the job market or for advanced postsecondary education.
2. The procedures shall be designed so that the reporting is made by the name of each high school that offers a vocational education program and by each area vocational school. The procedures shall not be designed so that the reporting contains the name of any student.
3. The data reported shall include the percentage of vocational education students who obtained employment in a job related to the training they received, obtained a job unrelated to the training received, entered military service, continued their education at the postsecondary level; and other data as determined by rule and regulation of the state board of education.
4. The state board of education shall annually prepare a report that combines information assembled pursuant to section 173.750 and subsection 1 of this section. The state board of education shall make this report available to the public and shall annually provide the report to public high schools of the state.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 19 subsecs. 4 to 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.625 - Citation of law — postsecondary information, education costs and alternative career paths — report to department, contents.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
161.625. Citation of law — postsecondary information, education costs and alternative career paths — report to department, contents. —
1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Students' Right to Know Act".
2. Beginning on January 1, 2022, to help each high school student make more informed decisions about the student's future and ensure that the student is adequately aware of the cost of four-year college and other alternative career paths, the department of higher education and workforce development shall collect and compile the following information on an annual basis:
(1) The most in-demand jobs in the state, including starting salary and education level required for such jobs;
(2) The average cost for each public institution of higher education and vocational school in the state;
(3) The average monthly student loan payment of all students in attendance at a public institution of higher education or vocational school in the state, for each public institution of higher education or vocational school in the state;
(4) The average three-year student loan default rate for each public institution of higher education and vocational school in the state;
(5) The average graduation rate for each public institution of higher education and vocational school in the state;
(6) The completion rates for apprenticeship programs, high school credential programs, career and technical education programs, and military first-term enlistments;
(7) The average starting salary for individuals graduating from each public institution of higher education in the state; and
(8) The average starting salary for individuals graduating from each vocational school in the state.
3. Each public institution of higher education and vocational school shall report to the department the information listed in subsection 2 of this section that relates to the particular institution. The department shall collect, compile, and add the information on the department's website. On or before October fifteenth of each year, the link and all relevant instruction material shall be distributed to the department of elementary and secondary education for dissemination to public high schools in the state for public distribution to students by school counselors.
4. The department may execute a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency, or division for information required to be collected by this section.
5. To comply with the requirements of this section, any public institution of higher education, vocational school and the department may use preexisting databases including, but not limited to, the College Scorecard operated by the United States Department of Education and MoJobs.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 297)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.650 - Department to identify and adopt violence prevention program, district to administer — state board to adopt violence prevention program — duties — administered how — funding.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2010
161.650. Department to identify and adopt violence prevention program, district to administer — state board to adopt violence prevention program — duties — administered how — funding. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall identify and adopt an existing program or programs of educational instruction regarding violence prevention to be administered by public school districts pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, and which shall include, but shall not be limited to, instructing students of the negative consequences, both to the individual and to society at large, of membership in or association with criminal street gangs or participation in criminal street gang activity, as those phrases are defined in section 578.421, and shall include related training for school district employees directly responsible for the education of students concerning violence prevention and early identification of and intervention in violent behavior. The state board of education shall adopt such program or programs by rule as approved for use in Missouri public schools. The program or programs of instruction shall encourage nonviolent conflict resolution of problems facing youth; present alternative constructive activities for the students; encourage community participation in program instruction, including but not limited to parents and law enforcement officials; and shall be administered as appropriate for different grade levels and shall not be offered for academic credit.
2. All public school districts within this state with the approval of the district's board of education may administer the program or programs of student instruction adopted pursuant to subsection 1 of this section to students within the district starting at the kindergarten level and every year thereafter through the twelfth-grade level.
3. Any district adopting and providing a program of instruction pursuant to this section shall be entitled to receive state aid pursuant to section 163.031. If such aid is determined by the department to be insufficient to implement any program or programs adopted by a district pursuant to this section:
(1) The department may fund the program or programs adopted pursuant to this section or pursuant to subsection 2 of section 160.530, or both, after securing any funding available from alternative sources; and
(2) School districts may fund the program or programs from funds received pursuant to subsection 1 of section 160.530.
4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298 § 3, A.L. 2000 S.B. 944, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1543)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.900 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.900. Definitions. —
As used in sections 161.900 to 161.945, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Accessibility"
, compliance with nationally accepted accessibility and usability standards, such as those established in Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
(2)
"Assistive technology device"
, any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities;
(3)
"Assistive technology service"
, any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device. Such term includes:
(a) The evaluation of the needs of an individual with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the individual in the individual's customary environment;
(b) Purchasing, leasing or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by individuals with disabilities;
(c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing or replacing assistive technology devices;
(d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs;
(e) Training or technical assistance for an individual with disabilities, or, where appropriate, the family of an individual with disabilities; and
(f) Training or technical assistance for professionals, including individuals providing education and rehabilitation services, employers, or other individuals who provide services to, who employ, or who are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of individuals with disabilities;
(4)
"Individual with disabilities"
, any individual who is considered to have a disability or handicap for the purposes of any federal or Missouri law;
(5)
"Information technology"
, any electronic information equipment or interconnected system that is used in the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information, including audio, graphic and text;
(6)
"State department or agency"
, each department, office, board, bureau, commission, or other unit of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, including public four-year and two-year colleges and universities;
(7)
"Undue burden"
, significant difficulty or expense, including, but not limited to, difficulty or expense associated with technical feasibility.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 589 § 1, A.L. 1999 H.B. 201, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.850
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.905 - Assistive technology council established — members, qualifications, terms, chairperson how selected — meetings.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.905. Assistive technology council established — members, qualifications, terms, chairperson how selected — meetings. —
1. The "Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council" is hereby established, as created pursuant to the Missouri state grant under Title I of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988, P.L. 100-407.
2. The voting membership of the advisory council shall be composed of twenty-three members. The successors to each of the original twenty-one members shall serve a three-year term and until his or her successor is appointed by the governor. The members appointed by the governor shall include twelve consumer representatives, the group consisting of individuals with disabilities, parents, spouses, or guardians of individuals with disabilities and shall include a variety of types of disabilities across the age span from all geographic areas of the state, and nine agency representatives, the group consisting of one representative of the division of vocational rehabilitation, one representative of the division of special education, one representative of the department of commerce and insurance, one representative of rehabilitation services for the blind, one representative of the MO HealthNet division, one representative of the department of health and senior services, one representative of the department of mental health, and two representatives of other agencies or organizations responsible for the service delivery, policy implementation, and funding of assistive technology. In addition, one member who is a member of the house of representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one member who is a member of the senate shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. The appointment of individuals representing state agencies shall be conditioned on their continued employment with their respective agencies.
3. A chairperson shall be elected by the council. The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less often than four times each year.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 589 § 2 subsecs. 1, 2, 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.853
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.910 - Bylaws to be adopted by council, no compensation but to be paid expenses.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.910. Bylaws to be adopted by council, no compensation but to be paid expenses. —
1. The council shall adopt written bylaws to govern its activities.
2. Members shall receive no additional compensation for their service to the council, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 589 § 2 subsecs. 4, 5, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.855
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.915 - Council assigned to agency for technological-related assistance to individuals with disabilities.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.915. Council assigned to agency for technological-related assistance to individuals with disabilities. —
The Missouri assistive technology advisory council is assigned to the lead agency for the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act as designated by the governor so long as funds are available under such act.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 589 § 2 subsec. 6, A.L. 1999 H.B. 201, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.857
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.920 - Council assigned to department of elementary and secondary education, when — appropriation required for continued actions and staff.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.920. Council assigned to department of elementary and secondary education, when — appropriation required for continued actions and staff. —
At such time that federal funds are no longer provided pursuant to the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, as amended, the council shall be assigned to the department of elementary and secondary education as if by a type III transfer, as this term is defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of subsection 7 of section 1 of the omnibus state reorganization act of 1974. The council may not take any official action after the assignment to the department of elementary and secondary education unless or until funds are specifically appropriated by line item to fund the actions of the council and to provide the staff and expenses necessary to carry out the official duties and responsibilities of the council.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 589 § 2 subsec. 7, A.L. 1999 H.B. 201, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.858
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.930 - Assistive technology trust fund created, use of moneys.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.930. Assistive technology trust fund created, use of moneys. —
1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Assistive Technology Trust Fund" which shall be a public/private partnership fund administered by the advisory assistive technology council. The fund shall consist of gifts, donations, grants, and bequests from individuals, private organizations, foundations, or other sources granted or given for the specific purpose of assistive technology, and moneys transferred or paid to the council in return for goods and services provided by the council.
2. Upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used to establish and maintain assistive technology programs and services provided by the council under section 161.925 and shall not be used to supplant any existing program or service.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
4. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 518, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.861
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.935 - Council to assure compliance with federal accessibility laws — duties of council to assure accessibility.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.935. Council to assure compliance with federal accessibility laws — duties of council to assure accessibility. —
1. The council shall work in conjunction with the office of information technology services division to assure state compliance with the provisions of Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 regarding accessibility of information technology for individuals with disabilities.
2. When developing, procuring, maintaining or using information technology, or when administering contracts or grants that include the procurement, development, or upgrading of information technology, each state department or agency shall ensure, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the department or agency, that the information technology allows employees, program participants and members of the general public access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access by individuals without disabilities.
3. To assure accessibility, the council and the office of information technology services division shall:
(1) Adopt accessibility standards to be used by each state department or agency in the procurement of information technology, and in the development and implementation of custom-designed information technology systems, websites and other emerging information technology systems;
(2) Establish and implement a review procedure to be used to evaluate the accessibility of custom-designed information technology systems proposed by a state department or agency prior to expenditure of state funds;
(3) Review and evaluate accessibility of information technology commonly purchased by state departments and agencies, and provide accessibility reports on such products to those responsible for purchasing decisions;
(4) Provide training and technical assistance for state departments and agencies to assure procurement of information technology that meets adopted accessibility standards;
(5) Involve individuals with disabilities in accessibility reviews of information technology and in the delivery of training and technical assistance;
(6) Establish complaint procedures, consistent with Section 508 of the Workforce Development Act of 1998 to be used by an individual with a disability who alleges that a state department or agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 201, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2117, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.863
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.940 - Assistive technology loan program created — council to promulgate rules to enforce.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.940. Assistive technology loan program created — council to promulgate rules to enforce. —
1. The Missouri assistive technology advisory council, established in section 161.905, shall establish an assistive technology loan program. The loan program shall be funded from the assistive technology loan revolving fund established pursuant to section 161.945. The fund shall receive any appropriation and grant moneys received pursuant to subsection 2 of this section to provide loans for the purchase of assistive technology devices and services, as defined in section 161.900.
2. The loan program shall provide loans for the first fiscal year following appropriation. Any matching grant moneys received by the state pursuant to Title III of the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998 or through any other applicable sources shall be used to fund the loan program. The state treasurer shall provide the assistive technology advisory council with information on the amount of moneys in the assistive technology loan revolving fund at the beginning of each fiscal year. The council shall quarterly expend such moneys in four equal shares to ensure that the loan program will provide loans throughout the entire fiscal year. Any repayments or interest earned during a fiscal year shall not be used for loans in the current fiscal year, but shall be carried over for use in the next fiscal year.
3. The interest rates for loans shall be lower than comparable commercial lending rates and shall be established by the council based on the borrower's ability to pay. Loans may be made with no interest. Loan repayment periods shall not exceed ten years.
4. The council shall:
(1) Promulgate rules relating to borrower eligibility, interest rates, repayment terms and other matters necessary to implement the purpose of this section, including limits on the number and amounts of loans to assure the continued solvency of the fund; and
(2) File annual reports with the governor and general assembly which shall include an accounting of the loans and repayments to the fund during the preceding fiscal year.
5. The council may enter into contracts as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including but not limited to contracts with disability organizations and lending institutions.
6. By no later than January 1, 2001, the council shall submit a report to the general assembly regarding any rules proposed or promulgated for the implementation of this program.
7. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 721 § 191.862, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.865
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.945 - Assistive technology loan revolving fund established.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.945. Assistive technology loan revolving fund established. —
1. In order to allow Missourians with disabilities to take advantage of Title III of the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998, there is hereby created in the state treasury the "Assistive Technology Loan Revolving Fund" which shall be administered by the Missouri assistive technology advisory council and the state treasurer.
2. Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be used to establish and maintain the assistive technology loan program established in section 161.940.
3. The fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the fund, repayments of principal and interest by qualified borrowers, and interest earned on the moneys in the fund.
4. The fund may accept federal, state and other public funds, public or private grants, contributions and loans to the fund with the approval of the Missouri assistive technology advisory council.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 721 § 191.865, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Transferred 2014; formerly 191.867
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1050 - Initiative established, department duties — definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 01 Jul 2017, see footnote
161.1050. Initiative established, department duties — definitions. —
1. There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education the "Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative".
2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall consult the department of mental health and the department of social services for assistance in fulfilling the requirements of this section.
3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall:
(1) Provide information regarding the trauma-informed approach to all school districts;
(2) Offer training on the trauma-informed approach to all school districts, which shall include information on how schools can become trauma-informed schools; and
(3) Develop a website about the trauma-informed schools initiative that includes information for schools and parents regarding the trauma-informed approach and a guide for schools on how to become trauma-informed schools.
4. Each school district shall provide the address of the website described under subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of this section to all parents of the students in its district before October first of each school year.
5. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Trauma-informed approach"
, an approach that involves understanding and responding to the symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma and traumatic stress across the lifespan;
(2)
"Trauma-informed school"
, a school that:
(a) Realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery;
(b) Recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in students, teachers, and staff;
(c) Responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into its policies, procedures, and practices; and
(d) Seeks to actively resist retraumatization.
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(L. 2016 S.B. 638)
Effective 7-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1080 - Citation of law.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1080. Citation of law. —
Sections 161.1080 to 161.1130 shall be known and may be cited as the "School Turnaround Act".
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1085 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1085. Definitions. —
For purposes of sections 161.1080 to 161.1130, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the department of elementary and secondary education;
(2)
"Governing board"
, the board of education of a district or the governing board of a charter school that has declared itself a local educational agency;
(3)
"Initial remedial year"
, the year in which a district school or charter school is designated as a school in need of intervention under section 161.1090;
(4)
"Local educational agency"
, any school district and any charter school that has declared itself a local educational agency;
(5)
"School"
, a public school under the control of a local educational agency;
(6)
"School in need of intervention"
, a school that has been designated as in need of intervention by the department according to an outcome-based measure as determined by the department under section 161.1090, which may include, but shall not be required to include, schools identified for intervention under the state's every student succeeds act plan;
(7)
"Statewide assessment"
, any test of student achievement in English language arts, mathematics, or science, including any such test administered in a computer-adaptive format, that is administered statewide under section 160.518.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1090 - School turnaround program, purpose — criteria, designation of schools in need.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1090. School turnaround program, purpose — criteria, designation of schools in need. —
1. Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish a school turnaround program to assist schools designated by the department as in need of intervention in accordance with the provisions of sections 161.1080 to 161.1130.
2. The department shall use an outcome-based measure to set criteria for the designation of schools in need of intervention.
3. No more than one month after statewide assessment results are made public, the department shall designate specific schools as in need of intervention. The department shall designate a school as in need of intervention only if sufficient funds are available in the school turnaround fund established in section 161.1105 to pay an independent school turnaround expert.
4. The department shall determine the specific criteria that a school shall be required to meet in order to exit the school turnaround program based on the same outcome-based measure that was used to designate the school as in need of intervention.
5. The department shall not designate any school as in need of intervention before September 1, 2020.
6. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the criteria established under this section from satisfying a school's requirement for intervention under the every student succeeds act.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1105 - Contracts awarded for experts, criteria — negotiation of contracts, department duties — fund created, use of moneys.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1105. Contracts awarded for experts, criteria — negotiation of contracts, department duties — fund created, use of moneys. —
1. The department shall award contracts to independent school turnaround experts. Governing boards shall not be required to pay independent school turnaround experts.
2. When awarding a contract to an independent school turnaround expert selected by the governing board under section 161.1095, the department shall ensure that a contract between the governing board and the independent school turnaround expert specifies that the department shall:
(1) Pay an independent school turnaround expert no more than fifty percent of the expert's professional fees during the time period the school turnaround expert is providing services to the school in need of intervention; and
(2) Pay the remainder of the independent school turnaround expert's professional fees upon the independent school turnaround expert successfully helping a school in need of intervention meet exit criteria as determined by the department under section 161.1090 within four school years after a school is designated as needing intervention.
3. In negotiating a contract with an independent school turnaround expert, the department shall offer:
(1) An average of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the entirety of the project;
(2) Differentiated amounts of funding based on student enrollment; and
(3) A higher amount of funding for schools that are in the lowest-performing one percent of schools statewide according to the outcome-based measure determined by the department under section 161.1090.
4. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "School Turnaround Fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements of public moneys in accordance with distribution requirements and procedures developed by the department of elementary and secondary education. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for payments to independent school turnaround experts and for administrative expenses for the school turnaround program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1110 - Review of school turnaround plan — approval criteria — rulemaking authority — fund created, use of moneys — grants awarded.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1110. Review of school turnaround plan — approval criteria — rulemaking authority — fund created, use of moneys — grants awarded. —
1. The department shall review a school turnaround plan submitted for approval under section 161.1095 within thirty days of submission.
2. The department shall approve a school turnaround plan that:
(1) Is timely;
(2) Is well-developed; and
(3) Meets the criteria described in section 161.1095.
3. The department shall promulgate rules to establish an appeals process for a governing board that does not receive approval of its school turnaround plan from the department under section 161.1095.
4. The department shall ensure that the rules require the appeals process, described in subsection 3 of this section, be resolved before May fifteenth of the initial remedial year.
5. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "School Intervention Fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources for the purpose of distributing grants to local educational agencies as described in this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements of public moneys in accordance with distribution requirements and procedures developed by the department of elementary and secondary education. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of grants to local educational agencies as described in this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
6. The department shall award grants from the school intervention fund to local educational agencies for the purpose of funding interventions identified in approved school turnaround plans. A local educational agency shall be eligible for a grant only if it provides matching funds or an in-kind contribution of goods or services in an amount equal to the grant award it would receive from the department.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1115 - Extension granted, when — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1115. Extension granted, when — rulemaking authority. —
1. A school in need of intervention that does not meet the exit criteria determined by the department under section 161.1090 within four school years after the day on which the school is designated a school in need of intervention may petition the department for an extension to continue school improvement efforts for up to two years.
2. The department shall grant an extension under subsection 1 of this section only if the school in need of intervention:
(1) Has demonstrated at least fifty percent of the improvement necessary to exit the turnaround process; or
(2) Submits an appeal to the department.
3. The department may extend the contract of an independent school turnaround expert for a school in need of intervention that is granted an extension under this section.
4. A school that has been granted an extension under this section is eligible for continued funding under subsection 3 of this section.
5. The department shall promulgate rules establishing additional interventions for:
(1) A school in need of intervention that:
(a) Does not meet the predetermined exit criteria within four school years after the day on which the school is designated in need of intervention; and
(b) Is not granted an extension under this section; and
(2) A school in need of intervention that:
(a) Is granted an extension under this section; and
(b) Does not meet the predetermined exit criteria within four school years after the day on which the school in need of intervention is granted an extension.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1120 - School recognition and reward program established, purpose — fund created, use of moneys — grants awarded.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1120. School recognition and reward program established, purpose — fund created, use of moneys — grants awarded. —
1. For purposes of this section, the term
"eligible school"
means a school in need of intervention that:
(1) Meets predetermined exit criteria within four school years after the day on which the school is designated a school in need of intervention; or
(2) If granted an extension under section 161.1115, meets predetermined exit criteria within the extension period.
2. Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish a statewide program to be known as the "School Recognition and Reward Program" to provide incentives to schools and teachers to improve schools in need of intervention.
3. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "School Recognition and Reward Fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources for the purpose of distributing grants to local educational agencies as described in this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements of public moneys in accordance with distribution requirements and procedures developed by the department of elementary and secondary education. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of grants to local educational agencies as described in this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
4. The department shall award grants from the school recognition and reward fund to local educational agencies with eligible schools. The department shall require, as a condition of awarding a grant, that the local educational agency use the grant moneys to reward eligible schools, teachers employed by eligible schools, or both the eligible schools and the teachers.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1125 - Report to joint committee on education.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1125. Report to joint committee on education. —
Before November 30, 2021, and before November thirtieth of each year thereafter, the department shall report to the joint committee on education on the implementation of sections 161.1080 to 161.1130.
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(L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.1130 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019
161.1130. Rulemaking authority. —
The department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of sections 161.1080 to 161.1130. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in sections 161.1080 to 161.1130 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. Sections 161.1080 to 161.1130 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 162 - School Districts › Section 162.011 - School boards may associate and appoint a member to attend meetings — may pay dues and attendance expenses.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1977
162.011. School boards may associate and appoint a member to attend meetings — may pay dues and attendance expenses. —
Any school board of the state of Missouri, when it deems it a matter of public interest, may by two-thirds vote of its members join the Missouri School Boards' Association and appoint one or more of its members to attend meetings called by the association within the state of Missouri. The school board may direct payment of the membership dues of the association and of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by members in attending the meetings called by the association from the incidental fund of the district.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-1, A.L. 1977 H.B. 260)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.035)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.013 - School boards may expend district funds to provide accident and property damage insurance for members, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1977
162.013. School boards may expend district funds to provide accident and property damage insurance for members, when. —
Notwithstanding other sections of the school laws which provide that members of school boards shall serve without compensation, the school board of any school district in the state, upon adoption of a resolution by the vote of a majority of all its members to authorize such action, may expend school district funds to purchase insurance to indemnify the members of the school board, individually, against loss for damages for personal or bodily injury to a person, or for damage or loss of property, caused by the negligent act, error, or omission of a member when acting within the scope of his office.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 143)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.014 - Registered sex offenders prohibited from being school board candidates.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
162.014. Registered sex offenders prohibited from being school board candidates. —
No person shall be a candidate for a member or director of the school board in any school district in this state if such person is registered or is required to be registered as a sex offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425. Any member or director of the school board of any school district who is registered or required to be registered as a sex offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall be ineligible to serve as a member or director of a school board of any school district at the conclusion of his or her term of office.
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(L. 2011 S.B. 54)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.031 - Division or addition to district — apportionment of property and obligations.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
162.031. Division or addition to district — apportionment of property and obligations. —
1. Whenever (1) a seven-director school district is created out of one or more school districts, or (2) the boundary lines of any district are changed by the changing of the boundary lines of any city, incorporated town, or school district, or (3) any part of any school district is annexed to any other district or districts, the board of the school district from which land has been taken and the school board of the district to which land has been added, or which has been newly created, shall make a just and proper adjustment and apportionment of all school property, real and personal, including moneys and a like apportionment of indebtedness, if any, to and among the school districts. The adjustment and apportionment shall be made as of the date of the vote of the electors effecting the annexation, change of boundaries or creation.
2. In making the adjustment and apportionment of property and indebtedness mentioned in subsection 1 of this section, the assessed value of land acquired by or taken from the districts, as compared with the assessed value of the other land in the districts, as well as the value of the school grounds, together with the buildings thereon, and the furniture and equipment therein, and any other school property in the districts, shall be taken into consideration in determining the amount, if any, that shall be paid by one district to another, or in apportioning the indebtedness, if any, that shall be assumed and paid by any of the districts. The adjustment and apportionment of property and indebtedness shall be made by the school boards of the several districts concerned, before or during the first school year after the boundaries are changed.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-3, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.014)
Effective 4-17-92