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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.722 - Acceleration of students, subject or whole grade, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
162.722. Acceleration of students, subject or whole grade, when. —
1. Each school district shall establish a policy, approved by the board of education of the district, that allows acceleration for students who demonstrate:
(1) Advanced performance or potential for advanced performance; and
(2) The social and emotional readiness for acceleration.
2. The policy shall allow, for students described in this section, at least the following types of acceleration:
(1) Subject acceleration; and
(2) Whole grade acceleration.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.730 - State board to establish schools for severely disabled — special services for deaf — who shall provide — rules, procedure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008
162.730. State board to establish schools for severely disabled — special services for deaf — who shall provide — rules, procedure. —
1. The state board of education shall establish schools or programs in this state sufficient to provide special educational services for all severely handicapped children not residing in special school districts or in other school districts providing approved special educational services for severely handicapped children which schools or programs shall be referred to herein as "Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled".
2. The Missouri School for the Blind at St. Louis and the Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton are within the division of special education of the department of elementary and secondary education. The state board of education shall govern these schools.
3. The state board of education:
(1) Shall determine the type and kind of instruction to be offered and the number and qualifications of instructors and other necessary personnel in the Missouri schools for the severely disabled, the school for the blind and the school for the deaf; provided, however, that the course of study of these schools shall be of a character to develop the mental, physical, vocational and social abilities of the pupils and to prepare those students capable of advancing for admission to postsecondary programs;
(2) Shall promulgate all rules and regulations governing enrollment, including that of assigning children to the most appropriate school or programs; and
(3) Shall determine and approve all policies for the operation of said schools or programs.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each school district which is not a part of a special school district and each special school district shall provide special educational services for deaf children and youth within the ages of five through thirteen years residing in the district in accordance with rules, regulations and standards promulgated by the state board of education. Such services shall be provided within the district of residence or by contract with a nearby district or districts or nearby public agency or agencies pursuant to the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995
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, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to affect the funding or operation of the Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton nor to deny to any deaf child or youth within the age range prescribed above the right to enrollment therein.
5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 §§ 13, 14, A.L. 1977 H.B. 541, A.L. 1981 S.B. 200, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
*Section 162.995 was repealed by H.B. 258, 2005.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.740 - District of residence to pay toward cost, when — amount, how calculated.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 2 histories
162.740. District of residence to pay toward cost, when — amount, how calculated. —
The district of residence of each child attending a Missouri school for the severely disabled or an educational program for a full-time patient or resident at a facility operated by the department of mental health, except school districts which are a part of a special district and except special school districts, shall pay toward the cost of the education of the child an amount equal to the average sum produced per child by the local tax effort of the district. The district of residence shall be notified each year, not later than December fifteenth, of the names and addresses of pupils enrolled in such schools. In the case of a special district, said special district shall be responsible for an amount per child not to exceed the average sum produced per child by the local tax efforts of the component districts. The district of residence of the child's parents or guardians shall be the district responsible for local tax contributions required by this section.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 16, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1724, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.745 - Amount due from school district, notification of — payment, when — failure to pay, effect of.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1980
162.745. Amount due from school district, notification of — payment, when — failure to pay, effect of. —
1. At the end of each fiscal year the state department of elementary and secondary education and the department of mental health shall determine the amount due from each school district under section 162.740 and shall notify the local school board as to the amount of the district's obligation for the preceding school year. Upon receipt of the notice from the state department of elementary and secondary education or the department of mental health, the local school board shall within ninety days remit to the state department of elementary and secondary education or the department of mental health, from either the teacher or incidental funds of the district, the amount due the state. The state department of elementary and secondary education and the department of mental health shall deposit the moneys with the state treasurer.
2. If any district fails to remit to the state department of elementary and secondary education or the department of mental health the amount due, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1, the amount shall be deducted from the next regular apportionment of state funds to the district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 §§ 17, 18, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.750 - Special district may contract for special educational services for severely handicapped children.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
162.750. Special district may contract for special educational services for severely handicapped children. —
If a special school district is formed, it may contract with the state board of education, public agencies, or nonprofit organizations within the state which have programs meeting the standards established by the state board of education to provide special educational services for severely handicapped children residing in the special district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 19, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.755 - Transportation to be provided children, sheltered workshop employees, social centers and residents of facilities for certain disabled persons, also certain state schools.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008
162.755. Transportation to be provided children, sheltered workshop employees, social centers and residents of facilities for certain disabled persons, also certain state schools. —
1. The state board of education shall provide reasonable transportation for children who attend day schools or programs operated by the state board of education or who attend programs operated through contract by the state board of education as provided in section 162.735
*
.
2. Sheltered workshops holding a certificate of approval from the department of elementary and secondary education under section 178.920 and clients of other facilities operated under the provisions of sections 205.968 to 205.973 and Missouri schools for the severely disabled may cooperate in the provision of employee, client and student transportation. Employees of sheltered workshops and clients of other facilities operated under the provisions of sections 205.968 to 205.973 may be transported to sheltered workshops and other facilities in vehicles owned and operated by the department of elementary and secondary education or hired by the department for student transportation or students may be transported in vehicles owned and operated or hired by sheltered workshops or other facilities operated under the provisions of sections 205.968 to 205.973 to Missouri schools for the severely disabled.
3. The provision of sheltered workshop employee or other client transportation in vehicles owned and operated or hired by the department of elementary and secondary education shall not unduly interfere with the routes and schedules of the Missouri schools for the severely disabled and reasonable compensation may be paid by the sheltered workshop or other facility for the developmentally disabled to the department of elementary and secondary education.
4. The department of elementary and secondary education may secure transportation for students in the Missouri schools for the severely disabled in vehicles owned and operated or hired by sheltered workshops or other facilities operated under the provisions of sections 205.968 to 205.973 and make reasonable compensation for the service to the sheltered workshop or other facility for the developmentally disabled.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 20, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1987 H.B. 25 & 120, A.L. 1988 S.B. 676, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
*Section 162.735 was repealed by S.B. 287, 2005.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.756 - Transportation by common carriers for students of schools for the blind and deaf.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
162.756. Transportation by common carriers for students of schools for the blind and deaf. —
The state board of education may pay the travel costs, by common carrier or otherwise, for students of the school for the blind or the school for the deaf, as the case may be, when such students are traveling between their homes and those institutions.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 389 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.760 - Additional personnel of state board, appointment of.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.760. Additional personnel of state board, appointment of. —
The state board of education shall appoint a section head and the other personnel to implement, effectuate and supervise programs for severely handicapped children.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 21)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.765 - Superintendents and personnel of state schools for the deaf and blind, appointments, how made — compensation, how set and paid.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1980
162.765. Superintendents and personnel of state schools for the deaf and blind, appointments, how made — compensation, how set and paid. —
The state board of education, upon the recommendation of the state commissioner of education, shall appoint the superintendents of the Missouri School for the Blind and the Missouri School for the Deaf. All teachers, officers and employees of the schools shall be appointed by the state board of education upon the recommendation of the superintendent of the respective school and of the state commissioner of education. The state board of education shall determine the number of teachers and employees and shall also fix their compensation. The salaries and wages due teachers, officers and employees of these schools shall be allowed and paid in semimonthly or monthly installments, as designated by the commissioner of administration.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 22, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.770 - Reports by superintendents of state schools for deaf and blind required, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.770. Reports by superintendents of state schools for deaf and blind required, when. —
The superintendents of the Missouri School for the Blind and the Missouri School for the Deaf shall transmit to the state board of education reports containing information that the board desires.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 23)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.775 - Eye examinations for pupils at state school for blind required — medical treatment provided, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.775. Eye examinations for pupils at state school for blind required — medical treatment provided, when. —
The superintendent of the school for the blind shall have the eyes of every pupil admitted to the school carefully examined by the school physician or a certified ophthalmologist. If, upon examination, it appears that by medical treatment or by surgical operation sight may be improved or restored, the superintendent, after obtaining the consent of the parents or guardian of the pupil when it is practicable to obtain their consent, shall institute the medical treatment or shall have the surgical operation performed which in his judgment is practicable and advisable. If the treatment or operation is successful, the pupil shall be discharged from the school as soon thereafter as is practical.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 24)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.780 - Care and control of property of state schools for severely disabled in state board of education.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008
162.780. Care and control of property of state schools for severely disabled in state board of education. —
The state board of education shall have the care and control of all property, real and personal, necessary for the operation of the Missouri schools for the severely disabled, the school for the blind and the school for the deaf. The state board of education shall not sell or in any manner dispose of any real estate purchased by tax moneys belonging to the schools without an act of the general assembly authorizing the sale or other disposition. The state board of education may sell, convey, exchange or convert into money property of any nature, real, personal or mixed, acquired from individuals or corporations by grant, gift, bequest, devise or donation to these schools or any of them.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 25, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.785 - State board authorized to acquire property and to receive and administer grants.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008
162.785. State board authorized to acquire property and to receive and administer grants. —
1. The state board of education may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, bequest, eminent domain, or otherwise all necessary lands, buildings or equipment, including transportation facilities, for the use and benefit of the Missouri School for the Blind, the Missouri School for the Deaf and the Missouri schools for the severely disabled. Whenever the board selects property or additional property for school purposes and cannot agree with the owner thereof as to the price to be paid, or for any other cause cannot secure a title thereto, the board may proceed to condemn the property in the manner provided in chapter 523 and on such condemnation and payment of the appraisement as provided, the title to the property shall vest in the state board of education for the use and benefit of the school or schools for which it was required.
2. The state board of education may receive and administer any grants, gifts, devises, bequests or donations by any individual or corporation to the Missouri schools for the severely disabled, or any of them, the Missouri School for the Blind or the Missouri School for the Deaf. Grants, gifts, devises, bequests or donations made for a specified use shall not be applied either wholly or in part to any other use.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 §§ 26, 27, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.795 - Boards of advisors, terms, appointment, duties, meetings.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.795. Boards of advisors, terms, appointment, duties, meetings. —
1. There shall be a board of advisors for the Missouri School for the Deaf and for the Missouri School for the Blind, each composed of five members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
2. The members of each board shall hold their office for the term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
3. The boards shall act in an advisory capacity in regard to the maintenance, operation, management, control and all other matters relating to the conduct and improvement of the Missouri School for the Deaf and the Missouri School for the Blind.
4. The board of advisors for each school shall meet bimonthly. At the regular meeting following the appointment of new members, each board shall organize by electing one of its number president and one vice president and shall elect such other officers as it deems necessary. Three members of the board constitute a quorum but no business shall be transacted unless the majority of the whole board votes therefor.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 §§ 29, 30)
Effective 7-1-74
CROSS REFERENCE:
Appointment of members by commissioner of education, 161.020
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.800 - Board of advisors — compensation and expenses of members.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.800. Board of advisors — compensation and expenses of members. —
Each member of the board of advisors of the school for the blind and of the board of advisors of the school for the deaf shall receive as compensation for his services the salary of one hundred dollars per annum and his actual expenses.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 31)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.805 - State and area advisory committees, how appointed — tenure.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.805. State and area advisory committees, how appointed — tenure. —
1. The commissioner of education shall appoint such state and area advisory committees as are needed to make recommendations for the various state schools for severely handicapped children.
2. The members of these advisory committees shall serve at the discretion of the commissioner of education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 32)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.810 - Employees not to have interest in sales to schools, penalty.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008
162.810. Employees not to have interest in sales to schools, penalty. —
No employee of Missouri schools for the severely disabled, the Missouri School for the Blind or the Missouri School for the Deaf shall keep for sale or be interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale or exchange of any school furniture or apparatus, books, maps, charts, stationery, or other property or food used in the schools. Any employee found to be so interested, upon conviction, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 33, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1807)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.815 - Voters may create special district to educate severely handicapped and to provide vocational training to residents of district.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
162.815. Voters may create special district to educate severely handicapped and to provide vocational training to residents of district. —
In all areas of this state the voters may organize and create a special district for the primary purposes of
(1) Educating and training handicapped and severely handicapped children resident within the special district; and
(2) Providing vocational education for residents of the special district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 34, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.820 - Preexisting special districts covered by sections 162.670 to 162.995.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.820. Preexisting special districts covered by sections 162.670 to 162.995. —
Special school districts already in existence when sections 162.670 to 162.995 take effect are not affected
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by the organizational provisions included herein but shall operate henceforth under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 35)
Effective 7-1-74
*Word "effected" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.821 - District secretary, duties of — report, contents of.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1988
162.821. District secretary, duties of — report, contents of. —
The district secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all annual and special elections of the voters of the district and of the proceedings of the board of education. He shall make copies of the election notices, contracts with teachers, certificates and all other papers relating to the business of the district, and securely keep the same. He shall maintain a correct plat of the district and shall promptly notify the department of elementary and secondary education and the county clerk of each county affected of all changes in the boundaries of the district. He shall transmit to the county commission and to the state department of elementary and secondary education, on or before the fifteenth day of August in each year, a report embracing the following items:
(1) The number of children, male and female, attending the public schools during the year;
(2) Total number of days' attendance by all such children;
(3) The number of days the public schools of the district have been maintained during the school year;
(4) The number of teachers employed, male and female, and the wages per month of each;
(5) Estimated value of school property owned and managed by the district;
(6) Assessed valuation of the district;
(7) Rate of school tax on the assessed valuation of the district;
(8) Cash on hand at the beginning of the year;
(9) Tuition fees received and credited to the teachers' fund of the district;
(10) Public funds received by county treasurer;
(11) District tax received by county (or township) treasurer;
(12) Amount paid on teachers' wages;
(13) Amount paid for incidental expenses;
(14) Amount expended for purchasing site, erecting schoolhouses, rent and repairs;
(15) Amount expended in cancelling bonded indebtedness and paying interest on same;
(16) Amount expended for library;
(17) Cash on hand at the end of the year;
(18) Such other information as may be required by the state board of education.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-82, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1988 S.B. 789)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.220)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.825 - Special district, procedure to establish.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.825. Special district, procedure to establish. —
Whenever there is presented to the state board of education a petition signed by voters in each district in the proposed special district equal in number in each district to five percent of the number of votes cast for school board members in the last annual school election praying (a) that a special school district embracing the entire area described in the petition be organized for the education and training of handicapped and severely handicapped children and for vocational education purposes; and (b) that a proposal be submitted to the voters of the proposed district for the organization of the special school district, the state board of education, unless section 162.835 applies, shall, within thirty days of the receipt of said petition, direct the board of education of each school district comprising the proposed special district to cause the proposal to be submitted to the voters in each such district at the next municipal election or, if the next annual school election is more than sixty days away, cause the proposal to be submitted to the voters in each such district at a special election called in accordance with law on a date set by the state board of education. The election shall be conducted in each school district comprising the proposed special district in the manner provided by law for the conducting of school district elections generally in sections 162.351 and 162.601, unless a different procedure is specifically provided in sections 162.670 to 162.995.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 36, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.830 - Special district may include one or more school districts.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.830. Special district may include one or more school districts. —
A special school district organized under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 may include more than one school district and may be established irrespective of county boundaries. The boundaries of a special school district organized under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 shall coincide with the boundaries of the school districts included in the special district and the special school district shall be in addition to the school districts comprising the special district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 37)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.835 - State board to review petition, when — plan for election districts within a special district required, when — submission to voters, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.835. State board to review petition, when — plan for election districts within a special district required, when — submission to voters, when. —
Where a petition for a special district proposes a district whose boundaries do not coincide with county boundaries at all points, the petition shall be reviewed and approved by the state board of education before submission to the voters. In addition to the petition, a feasibility study shall be presented to the state board of education. The study shall include and the state board shall consider the proposed district's feasibility as to need, financial adequacy, number of students, other available services in the vicinity, and the needs of surrounding districts not included. Where the proposed district has a population in excess of one hundred thousand, there shall be presented to the state board of education a plan for dividing the area of the proposed special district into six election districts of equal population taking into account, insofar as possible, the existing school district boundary lines. Upon approval by the state board of education or, if no action is taken by the state board of education, after the expiration of sixty days from the date the petition is received by the state board of education, the state board of education shall direct the board of directors of each school district comprising the proposed special district to cause the proposal to be submitted to the voters in each district in accordance with section 162.825.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 38)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.840 - Form of ballot.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.840. Form of ballot. —
The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall there be organized a special school district comprising the school districts of ______ (described by school district name and/or number), state of Missouri, for vocational education and for the education and training of handicapped and severely handicapped children, embracing the entire area of these school districts, having the power to impose a property tax not to exceed the annual rate of twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars assessed valuation, and any additional tax that is approved hereafter by vote thereon, and to be known as "The Special School District of ______," as prayed for by a petition filed with state board of education on the ______ day of ______, 20______?
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 39, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.841 - Records to be kept — changes to be reported.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.841. Records to be kept — changes to be reported. —
The district secretary shall record a copy of all reports made by him to the state department of elementary and secondary education. He shall also record in the record book of the district a correct plat of the district, changing the same as often as alteration is made in the boundary lines by the proper authority, and shall furnish the county clerk and state department of elementary and secondary education with copies of the same and shall officially notify them of any change whenever made.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-84, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.237)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.845 - Organization election results, how determined — election of directors, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
162.845. Organization election results, how determined — election of directors, when. —
1. The results of the balloting at each polling place shall be certified and transmitted to the state board of education and to the board of education of each school district comprising the proposed special district, immediately upon tabulation following the closing of the polls. The proposal to organize the special school district, to carry, must receive a majority of the total number of votes cast thereon in the area comprising the proposed special district. The state board of education from the results so certified and attested shall determine whether the proposal for the organization of the special school district has received a majority of the votes cast and shall certify the results to the board of education of each school district comprising the proposed special district. If the certificate shows that the proposition to organize the school district has received a majority of the votes cast, the state board of education shall then declare the special school district organized.
2. If the proposal to organize the special district is approved, the state board of education shall, within thirty days of the date of approval, call an election in the special district at which the board of education of the special district shall be elected; provided, however, the date for such an election shall not be more than ninety days after the date of approval.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 40, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.855 - Board of education of a special school district, duties and powers.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.855. Board of education of a special school district, duties and powers. —
1. The board of education of a special school district with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons shall consist of seven members to be elected as provided in sections 162.670 to 162.995. In addition to the duties required of boards of education of special school districts with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.995, the board shall perform the same duties and is subject to the same liabilities as the board of a seven-director school district, other than an urban district, acting under the general school laws of the state of Missouri.
2. The board of education of a special school district with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons shall have the power, in addition to powers granted elsewhere in sections 162.670 to 162.995 and in addition to powers granted to the boards of education of seven-director school districts, other than urban districts, under the general school laws of this state, to:
(1) Establish and operate programs for the education of handicapped and severely handicapped children residing in the district subject to rules and regulations of the state board of education and the state department of elementary and secondary education promulgated pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.995;
(2) Establish and operate programs for the vocational education of residents of the district;
(3) Employ teachers and other personnel necessary to provide these programs; and
(4) Do such other things as are necessary and incidental to any of the foregoing powers whether set forth in sections 162.670 to 162.995 or in the laws applicable to seven-director school districts, except urban districts.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 42, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.857 - Board of education of special school district with population of more than 100,000 — members — powers and duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
162.857. Board of education of special school district with population of more than 100,000 — members — powers and duties. —
1. The board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall consist of seven members to be elected as provided in section 162.867. In addition to the duties required of boards of education of special school districts pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.995, the board shall perform the same duties and is subject to the same liabilities as the board of a seven-director school district, other than an urban district, acting under the general school laws of the state of Missouri, except that those powers and duties specifically reserved to the governing council pursuant to section 162.856 shall remain with the governing council and shall not be granted to the board of education.
2. The board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall have the power to:
(1) Establish and operate programs for the education of handicapped and severely handicapped children residing in the district subject to rules and regulations of the state board of education and the state department of elementary and secondary education promulgated pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.995;
(2) Develop and adopt the annual budget for submission and final approval of the governing council;
(3) To authorize all tax levies by two-thirds approval of the board of education prior to submission of the tax levy proposal to the voters of the district as provided by law;
(4) Annually develop and submit to the governing council of the district for approval a five-year plan for the operation and management of the district required pursuant to section 162.856. In developing the plan, the board of education shall solicit a broad range of public input;
(5) Establish and operate programs for the vocational education of residents of the district;
(6) Employ teachers and other personnel necessary to provide these programs;
(7) Ensure that there is no coercion or interference with any parent of a pupil of the special school district on account of the parent having exercised any rights under any law affecting the education of the pupil; and
(8) Do such other things as are necessary and incidental to any of the foregoing powers whether set forth in sections 162.670 to 162.995 or in the laws applicable to seven-director school districts, except urban districts.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 687, A.L. 1997 S.B. 146, A.L. 1998 S.B. 488, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.859 - Board members to file financial interest statements.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.859. Board members to file financial interest statements. —
All board members elected pursuant to section 162.867 shall file financial interest statements pursuant to section 105.483.
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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 162.860 - Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.860. Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where. —
Candidates for membership on the board of education of a special school district with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons shall be citizens of the United States and voters of the proposed district who have resided within the state for one year next preceding the election and who are at least twenty-four years of age. All candidates shall file their declarations of candidacy with the secretary of the state board of education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 43, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.865 - Election at large — terms of office.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.865. Election at large — terms of office. —
The board members of a special school district with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons shall be elected at large. The seven receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected and the three receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be elected for terms of three years each; the two receiving the next highest number of votes cast shall be elected for terms of two years each; and the two receiving the next highest number of votes cast shall be elected for terms of one year each. That part of the year between the date of the election of board members and the municipal election day of the following year is considered a full year in the terms of the members elected. All board members shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified and the state board of education shall issue certificates of election to the board members elected.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 44, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.870 - Results, how certified.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 24 May 1996, see footnote
162.870. Results, how certified. —
The results of board elections conducted pursuant to section 162.865 shall be certified and transmitted to the state board of education and to the board of education of each school district comprising the special district, immediately upon tabulation following the closing of the polls. The state board of education, from the results so certified, shall determine the members elected to the board of education and shall issue certificates of election to the persons entitled thereto.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 45, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.875 - District a body corporate and a political subdivision — powers granted.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.875. District a body corporate and a political subdivision — powers granted. —
When the new district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and political subdivision of the state and shall be known as "The Special District of ______" (a name selected by the governing board) and, in that name, may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of the Constitution of Missouri
*
and section 162.920, issue bonds and possess the same corporate powers as seven-director school districts, other than urban districts. All constitutional provisions and laws applicable to the organization and government of seven-director school districts, other than urban districts, are applicable to districts organized prior to the passage of sections 162.670 to 162.995.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 46)
Effective 7-1-74
*Words "of Missouri" do not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.880 - Establishment of schools, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.880. Establishment of schools, when. —
The board of education of the special district may establish schools within any school district comprising the special district for any of the children designated in sections 162.670 to 162.995 and may establish programs for any such children within any school district included in the special district in classrooms furnished by the school district, if the number of children available for instruction in such classrooms is sufficient under standards determined by the state department of elementary and secondary education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 47)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.885 - Determination of eligibility of child, how made.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.885. Determination of eligibility of child, how made. —
The determination of whether a child is eligible for the programs of the special district for the handicapped or severely handicapped shall be made by the special district in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 162.685.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 48)
Effective 7-1-74
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.890 - Special district to assume full responsibility for handicapped or severely handicapped children — exception, transition period.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
162.890. Special district to assume full responsibility for handicapped or severely handicapped children — exception, transition period. —
If a special district is organized in any area of this state under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995, neither the state board of education nor any school district within the special district shall be required to establish schools or classes for the training or education of handicapped or severely handicapped children under any other existing law, except that the component districts included in a newly formed special district and the state board of education shall continue to provide services formerly provided for children residing in the district until the resources of the special district are sufficient to permit its assuming such responsibilities. In no instance shall component districts or the state board of education be required to provide special education classes for the training or education of these children for more than one school term after the special district has been formed.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 49, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.895 - Vocational training to be provided.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
162.895. Vocational training to be provided. —
The special school district shall provide free vocational instruction for children under the age of twenty-one years resident within the district's boundaries. The vocational program of instruction shall be approved by the state department of elementary and secondary education and shall be so designed as to provide sufficient vocational and academic training for the student to receive a high school diploma at the completion of the twelfth grade. The board of education of the special school district, subject to the approval of the state department of elementary and secondary education, shall establish standards for admission to vocational programs operated by the district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 50, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.900 - Transportation of students required — state transportation aid authorized.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 28 Aug 1974
162.900. Transportation of students required — state transportation aid authorized. —
1. The board of education of each special school district shall provide for the free transportation of all children under the age of twenty-one years residing in the special district who attend its classes or schools and shall make all needed rules and regulations for the free transportation of these children.
2. A special school district is entitled to state transportation aid under section 162.985 for handicapped and severely handicapped children and under section 163.161 for children attending the vocational education program of the special district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 51, A.L. 1974 S.B. 571)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 162 - School Districts › Section 162.905 - Cooperative activities authorized.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 162
• Effective - 01 Jul 1974, see footnote
162.905. Cooperative activities authorized. —
Any special school district may, at the discretion of its board of education and upon the request of component local districts, serve as a coordinating agency for cooperative activities including but not limited to group purchasing, centralized computer services, audiovisual services and library services for the school districts served by the special district.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 52)
Effective 7-1-74