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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.032 - Annexation or dissolution of school district, health care coverage continuation responsibility of successor district.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2004
162.032. Annexation or dissolution of school district, health care coverage continuation responsibility of successor district. —
If a school district is annexed to an existing district or divided into two or more districts by a vote of the citizens, or is dissolved under the lapse procedures in section 162.081, court action, or any other authority of Missouri or federal laws, the successor school district shall become responsible for ensuring access to continuation of health insurance coverage for retired teachers and employees of the district if the original district offers health insurance coverage to its retirees at the time of its loss of corporate structure. If an original district is divided into multiple successor districts, such responsibility shall be assigned to the successor district with the largest eligible pupil count in the most recently completed school year.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.041 - Arbitration of disagreement as to apportionment — arbitrator's compensation — effect of award.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
162.041. Arbitration of disagreement as to apportionment — arbitrator's compensation — effect of award. —
1. If the school boards of the several districts cannot agree upon an adjustment and apportionment of property and indebtedness as provided in section 162.031, the board of either district may appeal to the state board of education, which shall appoint three persons as a board of arbitration to make an adjustment and apportionment of property and indebtedness in accordance with section 162.031. The board of arbitration may hold hearings after giving the affected districts reasonable notice thereof before making its award. Each member of the board of arbitration shall be paid fifty dollars per day by the district instituting the appeal.
2. Any sum awarded by agreement of the school boards or by decision of a board of arbitration to any school district shall be a legal and valid claim in its favor and against the school district charged therewith. The amount of indebtedness, if any, apportioned to any school district shall be a legal and valid obligation.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-4, A.L. 1975 H.B. 945, A.L. 1983 H.B. 815, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.015)
Effective 4-17-92
(1974) The findings of fact of the board of arbitrators when made in accordance with applicable law are not subject to review by either the circuit or supreme court and the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, do not apply. Constitutionality of section upheld. State ex rel. Reorganized School Dist. R-9 of Grundy Co. v. Windes (Mo.), 513 S.W.2d 385.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.051 - Special board meetings, how called — notice.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
162.051. Special board meetings, how called — notice. —
Special meetings of school boards may be held at the times fixed by the board, or on the call of the president or of a majority of the members of the board. Each member shall be notified of the time, place and purpose of the meeting.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.063 - School districts may provide hospital and medical coverage for students, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1972
162.063. School districts may provide hospital and medical coverage for students, when. —
Any school district may, upon adoption of a resolution by a majority of its entire board of directors, designate specific school sponsored programs of instruction and extracurricular activities which the board believes present unusual physical hazards to students involved therein. Upon designating a hazardous program the board may authorize expenditure of school funds to purchase hospitalization and medical insurance covering students while engaged in the program, but said purchases of insurance shall be limited to instances wherein it has been determined by the board that the purchase of the same would constitute a financial hardship to the person or persons responsible for the support of the student. A school district purchasing insurance pursuant to this section shall not be obliged to purchase insurance for all activities which it may deem to be hazardous. All insurance under this section shall be awarded on a bid basis.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 1066 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.064 - Bus drivers, medical endorsement required, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
162.064. Bus drivers, medical endorsement required, when. —
Each school district shall have on file a statement from a medical examiner which indicates that the driver is physically qualified to operate a school bus for the purpose of transporting pupils. Such statement shall be made on a biennial basis. The term
"medical examiner"
includes, but is not limited to, doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and doctors of chiropractic. For new drivers, such statement shall be on file prior to the driver's initial operation of a school bus. This section shall apply to drivers employed by the school district or under contract with the school district.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 487 § 1, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.065 - Bus driver training required.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2005
162.065. Bus driver training required. —
On an annual basis, each school district shall provide training in at least eight hours of duration to each school bus driver employed by the school district or under contract with the school district. Such training shall provide special instruction in school bus driving.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 487 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.069 - Employee-student communications, written policy required — training materials, required content.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
162.069. Employee-student communications, written policy required — training materials, required content. —
1. Every school district shall, by March 1, 2012, promulgate a written policy concerning employee-student communication. The governing body of each charter school shall adopt a written policy concerning employee-student communication by January 1, 2014. Such policy shall include, but not be limited to, the use of electronic media and other mechanisms to prevent improper communications between staff members and students.
2. The school board of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall, by January 1, 2014, adopt and implement training guidelines and an annual training program for all school employees who are mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect under section 210.115.
3. Every school district and the governing body of each charter school shall, by July 1, 2014, include in its teacher and employee training a component that provides up-to-date and reliable information on identifying signs of sexual abuse in children and danger signals of potentially abusive relationships between children and adults. The training shall emphasize the importance of mandatory reporting of abuse under section 210.115 including the obligation of mandated reporters to report suspected abuse by other mandated reporters, and how to establish an atmosphere of trust so that students feel their school has concerned adults with whom they feel comfortable discussing matters related to abuse. The training shall also emphasize that:
(1) All mandatory reporters shall, upon finding reasonable cause, directly and immediately report suspected child abuse or neglect as provided in section 210.115;
(2) No supervisor or administrator may impede or inhibit any reporting under section 210.115; and
(3) No person making a report under section 210.115 shall be subject to any sanction, including any adverse employment action, for making such report.
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(L. 2011 S.B. 54, A.L. 2011 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 1, A.L. 2013 H.B. 505)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.071 - Annexation of district to adjoining district, when — state board of education, duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
162.071. Annexation of district to adjoining district, when — state board of education, duties. —
When the creation of a school district or a change in the boundaries of an existing school district leaves the remaining part of a district containing less than twenty children of school age or when the remaining part of a district is left without a schoolhouse, the state board of education shall order its annexation to an adjoining district. The annexed territory shall become a part of the receiving district on receipt by the secretary or clerk of the district of notice of annexation from the state board of education.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-7, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.167, 165.287, 165.685)
Effective 4-17-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.073 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
162.073. Definitions. —
For the purposes of sections 162.071, 162.073, 162.152, 162.171, 162.181, 162.191, 162.201, 162.241, 162.301, 162.311, 162.821 and 167.121, in those counties without a county commission, the following words shall have the following meaning:
(1)
"County clerk"
shall mean the vice-chairman of the county legislature or county council;
(2)
"County commission"
shall mean the county legislature or county council;
(3)
"Presiding commissioner of the county commission"
shall mean the chairman of the county legislature or county council.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 280 § 2, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.083 - Special administrative board, additional members authorized — term of office — return to local governance, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
162.083. Special administrative board, additional members authorized — term of office — return to local governance, when. —
1. The state board of education may appoint additional members to any special administrative board appointed under section 162.081.
2. The state board of education may set a final term of office for any member of a special administrative board, after which a successor member shall be elected by the voters of the district.
(1) All final terms of office for members of the special administrative board established under this section shall expire on June thirtieth.
(2) The election of a successor member shall occur on the general municipal election day immediately prior to the expiration of the final term of office.
(3) The election shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the election laws applicable to the school district.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as barring an otherwise qualified member of the special administrative board from standing for an elected term on the board.
4. On a date set by the state board of education, any district operating under the governance of a special administrative board shall return to local governance, and continue operation as a school district as otherwise authorized by law.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2013 S.B. 125)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.084 - Annual performance report, schools in bottom five percent — letter to parents — rating and ranking, display requirements.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2022
162.084. Annual performance report, schools in bottom five percent — letter to parents — rating and ranking, display requirements. —
1. If any individual public elementary or secondary school, any charter school, or any school district is determined to be in the bottom five percent of scores on the annual performance report, such school, charter school, or district shall mail a letter to the parents and guardians of each student in such school, charter school, or district informing such parents and guardians:
(1) That the individual public elementary or secondary school, charter school, or school district has been determined to be in the bottom five percent of scores on the annual performance report; and
(2) What options are available to such students as a result of the school's, charter school's, or district's current status.
2. (1) Rules relating to the annual performance report rating shall require the department of elementary and secondary education to display, in a clear and easily accessible manner on the department's website, the annual performance report rating and ranking percentage for each local education agency and each attendance center within the local education agency, the accreditation status for each school district, and a list of the bottom five percent of scores for all schools and for all local education agencies.
(2) Each local education agency shall display the same information outlined in subdivision (1) of this subsection for the local education agency and each attendance center within the local education agency in a clear and easily accessible manner on the local education agency's website. Information required to be posted on websites under this subdivision shall be included in the annual school accountability report card information required under section 160.522.
3. The requirements to mail a letter under subsection 1 of this section and display information on the local education agency's website under subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section shall not apply to any special school district or state-operated school in which all of the students enrolled are students with disabilities.
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(L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.085 - Lapse of district upon withdrawal of provisional accreditation.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 01 Jan 2010, see footnote
162.085. Lapse of district upon withdrawal of provisional accreditation. —
If a school district has been classified as unaccredited within the previous five school years and the district is subsequently classified as provisionally accredited, the district shall be subject to lapse on June thirtieth of any school year in which the state board of education withdraws provisional accreditation or at a later date as determined by the state board of education. The provisions of this section shall become effective January 1, 2010.
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(L. 2006 S.B. 894 § 3)
Effective 1-01-10
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.091 - Neglect or refusal to comply with school laws by public official a misdemeanor, penalty.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
162.091. Neglect or refusal to comply with school laws by public official a misdemeanor, penalty. —
Any county clerk, county treasurer, school board member, officer or employee, or other officer, who willfully neglects or refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him by chapters 160 to 168, 170, 171, 177 and 178, or who willfully violates any provision of these chapters, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-9, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.160, 165.651)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.152 - Section of district reorganization created — duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
162.152. Section of district reorganization created — duties. —
The state board of education shall establish within the department of elementary and secondary education a section of district reorganization. The state board, through the section of district reorganization, shall advise and, upon request by any county commission, cooperate with the various county commissions in making plans for the enlargement and reorganization of school districts throughout the state and shall provide the technical and advisory assistance in connection therewith that, in the discretion of the board, will promote efficiency in school administration and the improvement of educational opportunities for the school children of the state.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 280)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.171 - Reorganization plans may be proposed.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
162.171. Reorganization plans may be proposed. —
The county commission may, from time to time, pursuant to the provisions of section 161.152, submit to the state board of education specific plans for the reorganization of school districts of the state. Each plan shall be in writing and shall include charts, maps and statistical information necessary to document properly the plan for the proposed reorganized districts and to provide a comparison of existing districts with proposed reorganized districts. In recommending prepared reorganization plans, the county commission may divide all existing unreorganized districts and any reorganized district not offering an approved program of work through the twelfth grade if division is in the best interests of the children, and place any portion in any proposed district, but each proposed district shall be composed of contiguous territory.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-17, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.685)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.181 - Reorganization, procedure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
162.181. Reorganization, procedure. —
Upon receipt of a plan for the reorganization of districts in any county, the state board of education shall examine the plan. The state board shall approve or disapprove the plan either in whole or in part. If the plan includes any proposed district with territory in more than one county, the state board shall designate the county containing that portion of the proposed district which has the highest assessed valuation as the county to which the district belongs. The county clerk shall be notified of the state board's action within sixty days following receipt of the plan by the state board. If the state board finds that the reorganization plan is inadequate in whole or in part, it shall return the plan to the county clerk with a full statement indicating the parts thereof it has approved and its reasons for finding the plan or any part inadequate. The county commission has sixty days to review the rejected plan or parts thereof, make alterations, amendments and revisions as deemed advisable and return the revised plan or part to the state board for its action.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-18, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 470 & 497)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.677)
(1960) Where two plans for reorganization of the county submitted by the county board had been disapproved by the state board, and election on a third plan which had been disapproved would be enjoined and an election on a proposed reorganization of part of the territory in the county prepared by the state board would be ordered. Glasgow Sch. Dist. No. 60, Howard Co. v. Marshall (A.), 333 S.W.2d 547.
(1962) Where four common school districts lying in one county had been included in reorganization plans of that county and another and the county boards were unable to agree as to their disposition, an organizational problem common to both county boards was presented which the state board had authority to determine, and on approval by the voters of the plan approved by the state board, that district became lawfully organized. State ex rel. Reorg. Sch. Dist. R-1 of Miller County v. Van Landuyt (Mo.), 359 S.W.2d 773.
1965) Fact that a school district came into being by reorganization under §§ 165.657 to 165.707 does not militate against fact that it is a town district. Shelby County R-IV School District v. Herman (Mo.), 392 S.W.2d 609
(1965) Section 165.010 was enacted in contemplation of §§ 165.657 to 165.707 and classifies public school districts organized under any of the laws of the state into four classes (common, consolidated, town and city). Sections 165.657 to 165.707 do not expressly, or by implication, create a new fifth class of school districts, actually or by name. Shelby County R-IV School District v. Herman (Mo.), 392 S.W.2d 609.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.191 - Election in proposed district.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
162.191. Election in proposed district. —
1. Within sixty days after receipt of approval by the state board of education of the reorganization plan or part thereof, the county clerk shall submit the question in each proposed school district wholly within the county or which has been designated by the state board of education as belonging to the county. The notices of the election shall be signed by the presiding commissioner of the county commission and the county clerk. The cost shall be paid from the incidental fund.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the ______ school district (and the ______ school district) be reorganized as a district?
3. A majority affirmative vote in each district to be affected
*
is required for adoption of the proposed seven-director district. If the plan is not adopted, no subsequent plan involving any part of the same area may be submitted sooner than one year following the date of the submission of the question at which the plan was defeated.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-19, A.L. 1972 S.B. 577, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1997 H.B. 521)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.680, 165.693)
*Word "effected" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.201 - Certification of election results.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
162.201. Certification of election results. —
Not later than three days after the election as provided for in section 162.191, the county clerk shall certify to the state board of education the results of the election in each proposed seven-director school district.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-20, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.683)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.202 - Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
162.202. Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated. —
For purposes of determining the proposed tax rate when two or more school districts are consolidating, the tax rate ceiling of the consolidated district shall be determined by multiplying each district's tax rate ceiling by its total assessed valuation, adding such products and dividing the sum by the combined assessed valuation of the component districts.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 1)
Effective 4-17-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.203 - Orientation and training requirements for board members initially elected or appointed — refresher training.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
162.203. Orientation and training requirements for board members initially elected or appointed — refresher training. —
1. Board members initially elected or appointed under section 162.291, 162.459, 162.471, or 162.581 after August 28, 1993, in addition to the qualifications prescribed in those sections, shall successfully complete orientation and training requirements within one year of the date of the election or appointment. The orientation and training shall consist of at least eighteen hours and thirty minutes with the cost of such training to be paid by the district.
2. The orientation and training required under subsection 1 of this section shall include two hours and thirty minutes of training that provides up-to-date and reliable information on identifying signs of sexual abuse in children and danger signals of potentially abusive relationships between children and adults. The training shall emphasize how to establish an atmosphere of trust so that students feel their school has concerned adults with whom students can feel comfortable discussing matters related to abuse. If, before August 28, 2019, a board member completed the orientation and training requirements of this section as they existed before August 28, 2019, the board member shall not be required to complete any additional training other than the refresher training described in subsection 3 of this section.
3. Any school board member serving a term as of August 28, 2019, or elected or appointed after August 28, 2019, shall complete at least one hour of refresher training each year of any term in office; except that, the refresher training shall not be required in the year in which the member completes the initial orientation and training under subsection 1 of this section. The refresher training shall address concepts covered in the initial training including, but not limited to, the prevention of sexual abuse of children.
4. All programs providing the orientation and training required under the provisions of this section shall be offered by a statewide association organized for the benefit of members of boards of education or be approved by the state board of education.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 13, A.L. 2019 H.B. 604)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.204 - Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2009
162.204. Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted. —
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a school district may fulfill its statutory responsibility to maintain permanent records by maintaining or storing such records in a digital or electronic format. A school district that maintains or stores records in a digital or electronic format shall follow all guidelines, suggestions, or recommendations set forth by the manufacturer of the digital or electronic storage media. A school district shall not use or maintain digital or electronic storage media beyond the manufacturer-suggested or recommended period of time.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.208 - Internet websites, required postings.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2004
162.208. Internet websites, required postings. —
If any public school district hosts a district-sponsored internet website, that district shall post the following on such site:
(1) A current version of that district's policy manual and all related documents; and
(2) A current version of that district's handbook, or, if the district has more than one handbook, a current version of all of that district's handbooks.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969 § 3 merged with S.B. 1020, et al. § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.211 - Seven-director district, who may establish.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
162.211. Seven-director district, who may establish. —
A seven-director school district may be established by the voters of
(1) Any city or town whose population is evenly divided by a school district boundary line and which is not located in a county of the first class;
(2) Any two or more adjacent seven-director school districts without limitations as to size or enrollment.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-21, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1985 H.B. 463)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.263, 165.267, 165.270, 165.273, 165.277, 165.280)
(1969) This section authorizes the creation of a six-director school district by the combination of an existing district and a part of another, and does not require that the new district be created only from existing whole districts. State v. Milan C-II School District, Sullivan County (Mo.), 446 S.W.2d 768.
(1974) This section not impliedly repealed by § 162.096 of S.B. 187 of the 75th G.A. (1969), if petition was timely filed. State ex rel. Johnston v. Mallory (A.), 510 S.W.2d 769.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.212 - Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.212. Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district. —
The six-director school district shall hereafter be known as the seven-director school district.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.215 - School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
162.215. School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws. —
1. The school board of any school district may authorize and commission school officers to enforce laws relating to crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, and on school buses operating within the school district only upon the execution of a memorandum of understanding with each municipal law enforcement agency and county sheriff's office which has law enforcement jurisdiction over the school district's premises and location of school activities, provided that the memorandum shall not grant statewide arrest authority. School officers shall be licensed peace officers, as defined in section 590.010, and shall comply with the provisions of chapter 590. The powers and duties of a peace officer shall continue throughout the employee's tenure as a school officer.
2. School officers shall abide by district school board policies, all terms and conditions defined within the executed memorandum of understanding with each municipal law enforcement agency and county sheriff's office which has law enforcement jurisdiction over the school district's premises and location of school activities, and shall consult with and coordinate activities through the school superintendent or the superintendent's designee. School officers' authority shall be limited to crimes committed on school premises, at school activities, and on school buses operating within the jurisdiction of the executed memorandum of understanding. All crimes involving any sexual offense or any felony involving the threat or use of force shall remain under the authority of the local jurisdiction where the crime occurred. School officers may conduct any justified stop on school property and enforce any local violation that occurs on school grounds. School officers shall have the authority to stop, detain, and arrest for crimes committed on school property, at school activities, and on school buses.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2013 H.B. 152)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.221 - Seven-director district, procedure to organize.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.221. Seven-director district, procedure to organize. —
1. When the voters of any one or more districts as authorized in section 162.211, except those districts designated in subdivision (2) thereof, desire to form a seven-director district, a petition signed by at least ten percent in number of those voting for school board members in the last annual school election in each district or one hundred voters, whichever is the higher number, shall be filed with the state board of education. On receipt of the petition, a representative of the state department of education, designated by the commissioner of education, shall visit the districts and determine the exact boundaries of the proposed seven-director district. In determining these boundaries, he shall so locate the boundary lines as will in his judgment form the best possible seven-director district, having due regard also to the welfare of adjoining districts.
2. Within sixty days after the receipt of the petition, the commissioner of education shall submit the question to the voters of the proposed district. The notice shall include a statement of the purpose together with a plat of the proposed district. The state commissioner shall file a copy of the petition and of the plat with the county clerk. The election shall be conducted in the manner provided in section 162.191.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-22, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.283)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.231 - Failure to approve proposed district — effect.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.231. Failure to approve proposed district — effect. —
If any proposed seven-director district does not receive the required majority affirmative vote, the school districts constituting the proposed new school district shall remain as they were prior to the submission of the question.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-23, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.693)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.241 - Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
162.241. Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid. —
If a proposal to form a district pursuant to the provisions of sections 162.171 to 162.191, 162.211 and 162.221, or section 162.223 receives the required majority of the votes cast on the proposition, the state board of education or the county commission, in the case of a district formed pursuant to the provisions of sections 162.171 to 162.191 or 162.211 and 162.221, shall order an election in the district to be held. This election shall be for the purpose of electing seven members to serve on the school board of the district. Such election shall be held on the next election day as provided under section 115.123. The election shall be conducted in the manner provided by section 162.371
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. A letter from the commissioner of education, delivered by certified mail to the presiding commissioner of the county commission of the county to which the district formed by provisions of section 162.223 is assigned shall be the authority for the county commission to proceed with election procedures in the same manner as they would be performed by the district board of education were it in existence; but the costs of the election shall be paid from the incidental fund of the new district. Two directors shall be elected to serve until the next municipal election, two to serve until the second municipal election, and two to serve until the third municipal election. The seventh board member shall be elected to serve until the municipal election during which the majority of school districts elect three board members.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-24, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1971 H.B. 468, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1676, A.L. 1997 H.B. 521)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.687)
*See also chapter 115.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.251 - New district, officers, elected, when — funds, how transferred — obligations assumed.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
162.251. New district, officers, elected, when — funds, how transferred — obligations assumed. —
Should the proposal to form a seven-director district in the manner provided in section 162.223 receive the necessary favorable vote, the terms of office of all directors and officers of each of the school districts comprising the territory incorporated in the new seven-director district shall cease on July first following the submission of the question, at which time such directors and officers shall deliver to the board of the newly formed school district all property, records, books and papers belonging to the component districts. On such date, all funds to the credit of the districts incorporated in the new seven-director district shall be transferred to the credit of the treasurer of the seven-director district, who shall make settlement therefor as provided by section 165.101. The new district shall faithfully perform all existing contracts and assume all legal obligations of the component districts.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-25, A.L. 1969 p. 260, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.690)
Effective 4-17-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.261 - Seven-director district, board of, terms — vacancies — prohibition on hiring spouse of board member, when — constitutional prohibition on nepotism applies to districts.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 4 histories
162.261. Seven-director district, board of, terms — vacancies — prohibition on hiring spouse of board member, when — constitutional prohibition on nepotism applies to districts. —
1. The government and control of a seven-director school district, other than an urban district, is vested in a board of education of seven members, who hold their office for three years, except as provided in sections 162.241 and 162.563, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the board shall be filled by the remaining members of the board; except that if there are more than two vacancies at any one time, the county commission upon receiving written notice of the vacancies shall fill the vacancies by appointment. If there are more than two vacancies at any one time in a county without a county commission, the county executive upon receiving written notice of the vacancies shall fill the vacancies, with the advice and consent of the county council, by appointment. The person appointed shall hold office until the next municipal election, when a director shall be elected for the unexpired term.
2. No seven-director, urban, or metropolitan school district board of education shall hire a spouse of any member of such board for a vacant or newly created position unless the position has been advertised pursuant to board policy and the superintendent of schools submits a written recommendation for the employment of the spouse to the board of education. The names of all applicants as well as the name of the applicant hired for the position shall be included in the board minutes.
3. The provisions of Article VII, Section 6 of the Missouri Constitution apply to school districts.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-26, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 2003 S.B. 686, A.L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.317)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.281 - Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
162.281. Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when. —
Except as provided in section 162.563, in all seven-director districts, including urban districts, when directors are to be elected for terms of different lengths, each candidate shall declare for a term of a specific number of years and the different terms shall be voted upon as separate propositions.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-28, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.291 - Directors — election — qualifications.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
162.291. Directors — election — qualifications. —
Except as provided in section 162.563, the voters of each seven-director district other than urban districts shall, at municipal elections, elect two directors who are citizens of the United States and resident taxpayers of the district, who have resided in the district for one year next preceding their election or appointment, and who are at least twenty-four years of age.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-29, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.313)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.301 - Organization of board — quorum — officers.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003
162.301. Organization of board — quorum — officers. —
1. Within fourteen days after the election of the first school board in each seven-director district, other than an urban district, and within fourteen days after each annual election, the board shall meet. The newly elected members shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by Article VII, Section 11, of the Constitution of Missouri.
2. The board shall organize by the election of a president and vice president, and the board shall, on or before the fifteenth day of July of each year, elect a secretary and a treasurer, who shall enter upon their respective duties on the fifteenth day of July. The secretary and treasurer may be or may not be members of the board. No compensation shall be granted to either the secretary or the treasurer until his report and settlement are made and filed or published as the law directs.
3. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but no contract shall be let, person employed, bill approved or warrant ordered unless a majority of the whole board votes therefor.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-30, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 2003 S.B. 136)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.320)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.303 - Failure of member to attend board meetings, effect — attendance, defined — vacancies, how filled.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1992
162.303. Failure of member to attend board meetings, effect — attendance, defined — vacancies, how filled. —
1. For the purposes of this section,
"attendance"
shall be defined as actual, physical attendance at the board meeting until all of the business of the board has been completed unless a member is excused by a majority of the board. This subsection shall not apply to seven-director districts.
2. Any member of the school board of a seven-director district, including urban districts, failing to attend the meetings of the board for three consecutive regular meetings, unless excused by the board for reasons satisfactory to the board, shall be deemed to have vacated the seat; and the secretary of the board shall certify that fact to the board. The vacancy shall be filled as other vacancies occurring in the board.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 815, A.L. 1992 S.B. 485)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.311 - Name of district adopted, when — seal required.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
162.311. Name of district adopted, when — seal required. —
1. The board of education of a seven-director district at its first meeting shall adopt and enter of record the name of the district and shall notify the clerk of the county commission of the name so adopted. The name adopted shall comply with any applicable regulations of the state board of education.
2. The board shall keep a common seal with which to attest its official acts.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-31, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280)
(Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.263, 165.323, A.L. 1961 p. 353)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.321 - Change of district name — effect.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.321. Change of district name — effect. —
1. The board of education of any seven-director district may change the name of the district by unanimous consent of the members of the board, the name to comply with any applicable regulations of the state board of education, after first giving notice of the change by publication in some newspaper published in the county in which the district is located. The notice shall be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks. The first publication shall be made not less than three weeks prior to the date upon which the board proposes to make the change of name, and the last publication shall be made not more than seven days prior to that date. However, if a petition signed by twenty voters residing within the district is filed with the board on or before the date specified in the notice protesting against the change of name then the proposed change of name shall be presented as a question at the next municipal election. If the question is assented to by a majority of the voters of the district voting on the question, the board of education shall declare the change of name to be in effect.
2. The changing of the name of the school district under this section shall in no way change its classification or have any effect upon its contracts, indebtedness, existence, or other rights and liabilities.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-32, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.265)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.341 - Annual election, when held.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.341. Annual election, when held. —
The annual election in seven-director districts, except urban districts, shall be held on municipal election days.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-34, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.330)