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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title X - Taxation and Revenue › Chapter 155 - Taxation of Aircraft › Section 155.080 - Use tax on aviation fuel — amount — collection — refunds.

Title X TAXATION AND REVENUE
Chapter 155
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
155.080. Use tax on aviation fuel — amount — collection — refunds. —
1. There is hereby imposed a use tax on each gallon of aviation fuel used in propelling aircraft with reciprocating engines. The tax is imposed at the rate of nine cents per gallon. Such tax is to be collected and remitted to this state or paid to this state in the same manner and method and at the same time as is prescribed by chapter 142 for the collection of the motor fuel tax imposed on each gallon of motor fuel used in propelling motor vehicles upon the public highways of Missouri.
2. All applicable provisions contained in chapter 142 governing administration, collection and enforcement of the state motor fuel tax shall apply to this section, including but not limited to reporting, penalties and interest.
3. Each commercial agricultural aircraft operator may apply for a refund of the tax it has paid for aviation fuel used in a commercial agricultural aircraft. All such applications for refunds shall be made in accordance with the procedures specified in chapter 142 for refunds of motor fuel taxes paid. If any person who is eligible to receive a refund of aviation fuel tax fails to apply for a refund as provided in chapter 142, the refund amount shall be deposited to the credit of the aviation trust fund pursuant to section 305.230.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 797, A.L. 1998 S.B. 619, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1196)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title X - Taxation and Revenue › Chapter 155 - Taxation of Aircraft › Section 155.090 - Aviation trust fund — administration.

Title X TAXATION AND REVENUE
Chapter 155
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
155.090. Aviation trust fund — administration. —
There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Aviation Trust Fund". The use tax on aviation fuel accrued in any calendar month shall be paid on or before the last day of the next succeeding month to the director of revenue, who shall promptly deposit all such revenue in the state treasury to the credit of the aviation trust fund. The general assembly shall, by appropriation, make expenditures from the aviation trust fund.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1280)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Aviation trust fund, use of moneys, 305.230
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.021 - Classes of school districts.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 1997
160.021. Classes of school districts. —
The public school districts existing under the laws of this state are divided into the following classes; namely, seven-director, urban, and metropolitan school districts.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 1-2, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1997 H.B. 641 & 593)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.010)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.031 - School districts formed of cities or towns, defined.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 1963
160.031. School districts formed of cities or towns, defined. —
For the purpose of taxation under Section 11 of Article X of the Constitution, the term
"school districts formed of cities or towns"
includes any seven-director district in which is located any town or incorporated city.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 1-3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.041 - Minimum school day, school month, school year, defined — reduction of required number of hours and days, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
160.041. Minimum school day, school month, school year, defined — reduction of required number of hours and days, when. —
1. The
"minimum school day"
consists of three hours for schools with a five-day school week or four hours for schools with a four-day school week in which the pupils are under the guidance and direction of teachers in the teaching process. A
"school month"
consists of four weeks of five days each for schools with a five-day school week or four weeks of four days each for schools with a four-day school week. In school year 2019-20 and subsequent years, no minimum number of school days shall be required, and
"school day"
shall mean any day in which, for any amount of time, pupils are under the guidance and direction of teachers in the teaching process. The
"school year"
commences on the first day of July and ends on the thirtieth day of June following.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the commissioner of education is authorized to reduce the required number of hours or days in which the pupils are under the guidance and direction of teachers in the teaching process if:
(1) There is damage to or destruction of a public school facility which requires the dual utilization of another school facility; or
(2) Flooding or other inclement weather as defined in subsection 1 of section 171.033 prevents students from attending the public school facility.
­­Such reduction shall not extend beyond two calendar years in duration.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 1-4, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1982 S.B. 832, A.L. 1983 S.B. 39, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1456 & 1197, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 1994 S.B. 442, A.L. 2007 S.B. 64, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.020)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Make-up hours and days required due to cancellation for inclement weather, 171.033
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.045 - Standards for teaching required.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2009
160.045. Standards for teaching required. —
1. Each public school shall develop standards for teaching no later than June 30, 2010. The standards shall be applicable to all public schools, including public charter schools operated by the board of a school district.
2. Teaching standards shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Students actively participate and are successful in the learning process;
(2) Various forms of assessment are used to monitor and manage student learning;
(3) The teacher is prepared and knowledgeable of the content and effectively maintains students' on-task behavior;
(4) The teacher uses professional communication and interaction with the school community;
(5) The teacher keeps current on instructional knowledge and seeks and explores changes in teaching behaviors that will improve student performance; and
(6) The teacher acts as a responsible professional in the overall mission of the school.
3. The department may provide assistance to public schools in developing these standards upon request.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291 § 161.380)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.051 - Public school system established — child attains age five, when — board shall provide free instruction for children between ages of five and six years — literacy programs — summer school for prekindergartners.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
160.051. Public school system established — child attains age five, when — board shall provide free instruction for children between ages of five and six years — literacy programs — summer school for prekindergartners. —
1. A system of free public schools is established throughout the state for the gratuitous instruction of persons between the ages of five and twenty-one years. Any child whose fifth birthday occurs before the first day of August shall be deemed to have attained the age of five years at the commencement of the school year beginning in that calendar year or at the commencement of the summer school session immediately prior to the school term beginning in the school year beginning in that calendar year, whichever is earlier, for the purpose of apportioning state school funds and for all other purposes.
2. Public schools may establish family literacy programs for children of all ages and their families.
3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall not use school for kindergarten pupils in the summer preceding such pupils' regular fall starting date as an element of the standards of the Missouri school improvement program.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 1-5, A.L. 1967 p. 236, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1456 & 1197, A.L. 1985 H.B. 463, A.L. 1988 S.B. 797, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740, A.L. 1996 S.B. 572, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1711)
Severability clause, see § 82.293.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.053 - Child eligible for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and summer school, when — child eligible for first grade, when — state aid exception.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 01 Jul 2015, see footnote
160.053. Child eligible for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and summer school, when — child eligible for first grade, when — state aid exception. —
1. If a school district maintains a prekindergarten program, a child is eligible for admission to that prekindergarten program only if the child has reached the age of three before the first day of August of the school year beginning in that calendar year. If a school district maintains a kindergarten program, a child is eligible for admission to kindergarten and to the summer school session immediately preceding kindergarten, if offered, if the child reaches the age of five before the first day of August of the school year beginning in that calendar year or if the child is a military dependent who has successfully completed an accredited prekindergarten program or has attended an accredited kindergarten program in another state. A child is eligible for admission to first grade if the child reaches the age of six before the first day of August of the school year beginning in that calendar year or if the child is a military dependent who has successfully completed an accredited kindergarten program in another state.
2. Any kindergarten or grade one pupil beginning the school term and any pupil beginning summer school prior to a kindergarten school term in a metropolitan school district or an urban school district containing the greater part of the population of a city which has more than three hundred thousand inhabitants pursuant to section 160.054 or 160.055 and subsequently transferring to another school district in this state in which the child's birth date would preclude such child's eligibility for entrance shall be deemed eligible for attendance and shall not be required to meet the minimum age requirements. The receiving school district shall receive state aid for the child, notwithstanding the provisions of section 160.051.
3. Any child who completes the kindergarten year shall not be required to meet the age requirements of a district for entrance into grade one.
4. The provisions of this section relating to kindergarten instruction and state aid therefor shall not apply during any particular school year to those districts which do not provide kindergarten classes that year.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 10, A.L. 1996 S.B. 572, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1678, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1689)
Effective 7-01-15
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.054 - Metropolitan districts — child eligible for prekindergartens, kindergarten, and summer school, when, how determined — child eligible for first grade, when, how determined — exceptions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 01 Jul 2015, see footnote
160.054. Metropolitan districts — child eligible for prekindergartens, kindergarten, and summer school, when, how determined — child eligible for first grade, when, how determined — exceptions. —
1. Notwithstanding any provisions of sections 160.051 and 160.053, to the contrary, beginning with the 1997-98 school year, all metropolitan school districts, except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, may establish and enforce a regulation which requires that a child shall have attained the age of three by August first for purposes of prekindergarten if a school district maintains such a program, the age of five for purposes of kindergarten and summer school prior to a kindergarten school term, and the age of six for purposes of grade one, on or before any date between August first and October first of that year. The school district shall receive state aid for any child admitted to kindergarten, summer school prior to kindergarten, or grade one pursuant to this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 160.051.
2. Any kindergarten or grade one pupil beginning the school term and any pupil beginning summer school prior to a kindergarten school term in a metropolitan school district and subsequently transferring to another school district in this state in which the child's birth date would preclude such child's eligibility for entrance shall be deemed eligible for attendance and shall not be required to meet the minimum age requirements. The receiving school district shall receive state aid for the child, notwithstanding the provisions of section 160.051.
3. Any child who completes the kindergarten year in a metropolitan school district shall not be required to meet the minimum age requirements of another school district in this state for entrance into grade one.
4. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, relating to kindergarten instruction and state aid therefor, shall not apply during any particular school year to those districts which do not provide kindergarten classes that year.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 572 § 1, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1689)
Effective 7-01-15
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.055 - Urban districts — child eligible for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and summer school, when, how determined — child eligible for first grade, when, how determined.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 01 Jul 2015, see footnote
160.055. Urban districts — child eligible for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and summer school, when, how determined — child eligible for first grade, when, how determined. —
1. Notwithstanding any provisions of sections 160.051 and 160.053, to the contrary, beginning with the 1997-98 school year, all urban school districts containing the greater part of the population of a city which has more than three hundred thousand inhabitants, except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, may establish and enforce a regulation which requires that a child shall have attained the age of three by August first for purposes of prekindergarten if a school district maintains such a program, the age of five for purposes of kindergarten and summer school prior to a kindergarten school term, and the age of six for purposes of grade one, on or before any date between August first and October first of that year. The school district shall receive state aid for any child admitted to kindergarten, summer school prior to kindergarten, or grade one pursuant to this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 160.051.
2. Any kindergarten or grade one pupil beginning the school term and any pupil beginning summer school prior to a kindergarten school term in an urban school district in this state containing the greater part of the population of a city which has more than three hundred thousand inhabitants and subsequently transferring to another school district in this state in which the child's birth date would preclude such child's eligibility for entrance shall be deemed eligible for attendance and shall not be required to meet the minimum age requirements. The receiving school district shall receive state aid for the child, notwithstanding the provisions of section 160.051.
3. Any child who completes the kindergarten year in an urban school district containing the greater part of the population of a city which has more than three hundred thousand inhabitants shall not be required to meet the minimum age requirements of another school district in this state for entrance into grade one.
4. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, relating to kindergarten instruction and state aid therefor, shall not apply during any particular school year to those districts which do not provide kindergarten classes that year.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 572 § 2, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1689)
Effective 7-01-15
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.061 - Records transferred from county superintendent of schools — duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 1979
160.061. Records transferred from county superintendent of schools — duties. —
In all counties in this state the county clerk shall be responsible for maintaining records of a historical, statutory or informational nature that were formerly maintained by the county superintendent of schools.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 772 § A)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.065 - School information furnished by charter, private or parochial schools, limited liability.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2000
160.065. School information furnished by charter, private or parochial schools, limited liability. —
Charter, private and parochial schools shall not be civilly liable for providing to other schools any information required to be provided pursuant to this chapter.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 944 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.066 - Expenditures and revenue, searchable document or database required — updates — template.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2018
160.066. Expenditures and revenue, searchable document or database required — updates — template. —
1. By September 1, 2019, each public school district and each charter school shall develop, maintain, and make publicly available, at a minimum, a searchable expenditure and revenue document or database detailing actual income, expenditures, and disbursements for the current calendar or fiscal year on its district or school website, which may be in the format of a searchable PDF, document, or spreadsheet. If the public school district or charter school does not provide the aforementioned detailed financial and budgetary information on its website, then a direct link to the department of elementary and secondary education's website, which has detailed financial and budgetary information about the public school district or charter school, shall be provided on the district's website. The site shall contain only information that is a public record or that is not confidential or otherwise protected from public disclosure under state or federal law.
2. The public school district or charter school shall, to the extent practicable, update the financial data contained on the site no less frequently than every quarter and provide the data in a structured format. The public school district or charter school shall archive the financial data, which shall remain accessible and searchable, for a minimum of ten years.
3. By January 1, 2019, the department of elementary and secondary education shall create a template for voluntary use by school districts needing assistance with the online posting of the information specified in subsection 1 of this section. The template may include both the type of electronic file posted as well as the information to be included in the posting. The department may take into consideration any existing templates or reports developed by the department for purposes of financial reporting. In the event that a school district or charter school does not maintain a website, this information shall be accessible through the department.
4. Nothing in this section shall direct or require a school district or charter school to post online any personal information relating to payroll including, but not limited to, payroll deductions, payroll contributions, or any other information that is confidential or otherwise protected from public disclosure under state or federal law.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.069 - Policy on consequences of possession or drinking alcohol at school or during extracurricular activities.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2005
160.069. Policy on consequences of possession or drinking alcohol at school or during extracurricular activities. —
Every school district shall develop a policy by June 30, 2006, detailing the consequences that will result for a student at school if the student is found to be in possession or drinking alcohol either on school property or while representing the school at extracurricular activities.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 402)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.075 - American Sign Language courses, treatment as a foreign language, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2005
160.075. American Sign Language courses, treatment as a foreign language, when. —
1. Any public school or public institution of higher education in this state may offer one or more courses in American Sign Language (ASL). American Sign Language shall be treated as a foreign language for academic credit granting and receiving purposes when ASL is offered by a public school or public institution of higher education in Missouri.
2. Any student enrolled in a public school or public institution of higher education in this state that offers an American Sign Language course or courses as part of the school's or institution's regular curriculum shall receive academic credit for such course or courses if such school or institution provides academic credit for a course or courses in any other foreign language. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school or institution from offering nonacademic credit ASL classes as part of the school's or institution's educational program.
3. Any student enrolled in a public school or public institution of higher education in this state that offers an American Sign Language course or courses may earn academic credit for such course by completing the course with a passing grade or by demonstrating a proficiency in ASL at a level of competence equal to that taught in such course.
4. Academic credit received for taking an ASL course or demonstrating proficiency in ASL shall be counted toward satisfaction of any foreign language or language arts requirements of the public school or public institution of higher education, including any foreign language or language arts entrance requirements of any public institution of higher education.
5. Nothing in subsection 4 of this section shall be construed as limiting the ability of individual departments in public institutions of higher education located in the state of Missouri from establishing specific departmental language requirements for majors that cannot be met by American Sign Language.
6. The Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing and the Missouri American Sign Language teachers association shall provide assistance, advice, and guidance on the development, establishment, and teaching of American Sign Language courses in Missouri public schools and public institutions of higher education as needed and requested.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 530)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.250 - Citation of law — statutes involved.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
160.250. Citation of law — statutes involved. —
The provisions of sections 37.710
*
, 160.250, 160.261, 160.262, 162.014, 162.068, 162.069, 168.021, 168.071, 168.133
*
, 210.135, 210.145
*
, 210.152
*
, 210.915, 210.922, and 556.037 relating to protecting children from sexual offenders shall be known as the "Amy Hestir Student Protection Act".
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(L. 2011 S.B. 54 § 160.085)
*Sections 37.710, 168.133, 210.145, and 210.152 are also included as part of the "Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act of 2004" in section 210.108.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.251 - Purpose.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 1985
160.251. Purpose. —
Whereas a general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence is essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, and whereas education directly affects the future of the citizens of our state, and whereas at few times in the history of this state and country has there been greater critical interest in the public schools than at present, this act
*
, which may be referred to as the "Excellence in Education Act of 1985", is enacted to encourage and promote quality in our schools.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 2)
*"This act" (H.B. 463, 1985) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.257 - Pupil testing for competency in certain subjects — each school district to establish — department of elementary and secondary education, duties, limitations.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
160.257. Pupil testing for competency in certain subjects — each school district to establish — department of elementary and secondary education, duties, limitations. —
1. The commissioner of education shall direct the department of elementary and secondary education to insure that all school districts have a program of pupil testing which shall test competency in the subject areas of English, reading, language arts, science, mathematics, social studies and civics.
2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall identify key skills within the subject areas contained in subsection 1 of this section which shall provide the foundation for the local school district's testing program. The department of elementary and secondary education may not set maximal testing standards.
3. Each local school district shall have a testing program. District testing programs may include minimal promotion standards and shall give due consideration to the research on the influence of cultural diversity on testing performance.
4. The testing program of each local school district shall include, but shall not be limited to, criterion-referenced tests approved by the department of elementary and secondary education. This testing program shall test all students at periodic grade levels. The testing program may test students annually. The tests shall monitor progress on key skills and shall identify areas for instructional improvement. The department of elementary and secondary education may develop criterion-referenced tests and assist districts with their testing programs upon the district's request.
5. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop or select tests which measure student performance on minimum key skills, and shall annually administer such tests to a randomly selected, statewide sample of public school students.
6. Each local school district shall provide testing information upon request to the department of elementary and secondary education.
7. The department of elementary and secondary education shall annually report to the general assembly composite pupil testing information.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.262 - Mediation, office of the child advocate to coordinate, when — procedures — binding agreement, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
160.262. Mediation, office of the child advocate to coordinate, when — procedures — binding agreement, when. —
1. The office of the child advocate as created in section 37.705 shall be authorized to coordinate mediation efforts between school districts and students and charter schools and students when requested by both parties when allegations of child abuse arise in a school setting. The office of the child advocate shall maintain a list of individuals who are qualified mediators. The child advocate shall be available as one of the mediators on the list from which parents can choose.
2. Mediation procedures shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The mediation process shall not be used to deny or delay any other complaint process available to the parties; and
(2) The mediation process shall be conducted by a qualified and impartial mediator trained in effective mediation techniques who is not affiliated with schools or school professional associations, is not a mandated reporter of child abuse under state law or regulation, and who is available as a public service.
3. No student, parent of a student, school employee, charter school, or school district shall be required to participate in mediation under this section. If either the school district or charter school or the student or student's parent does not wish to enter into mediation, mediation shall not occur.
4. Each session in the mediation process shall be scheduled in a timely manner and be held in a location that is convenient to the parties in dispute.
5. Discussions that occur during the mediation process shall be confidential and may not be used as evidence in any subsequent administrative proceeding, administrative hearing, nor in any civil or criminal proceeding of any state or federal court.
6. If the parties resolve a dispute through the mediation process, the parties shall execute a legally binding agreement that sets forth the resolution and:
(1) States that all discussions that occurred during the mediation process shall remain confidential and may not be used as evidence in any subsequent administrative proceeding, administrative hearing, or civil proceeding of any federal or state court; and
(2) Is signed by a representative of each party who has authority to bind the party.
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(L. 2011 S.B. 54, A.L. 2013 H.B. 505)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.268 - Excellence in education revolving fund established — purposes — funding, administration of fund — exempt from transfer to general revenue.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
160.268. Excellence in education revolving fund established — purposes — funding, administration of fund — exempt from transfer to general revenue. —
1. There is hereby created a revolving fund for the department of elementary and secondary education which shall be known as the "Excellence in Education Fund", and which shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education. The excellence in education fund shall consist of moneys appropriated annually by the general assembly from general revenue to such fund, and any moneys paid into the state treasury and required by law to be credited to such fund. The annual increase of such appropriation to the revolving fund shall not exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of the increase in the appropriation for the foundation program under section 163.031 for any fiscal year. The excellence in education fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other moneys in the state treasury and shall be paid out by the state treasurer pursuant to chapter 33.
2. After appropriation pursuant to law, the moneys in the excellence in education fund shall be available for the payment of the costs and expenses for programs which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) The incentives for school excellence program established in section 160.264;
(2) The professional teacher and administrator programs established in sections 168.400 and 168.410;
(3) The career development and teacher excellence plan established in section 168.500 for which funding shall be distributed pursuant to section 163.031.
3. All revenue collected through cost recovery activities authorized pursuant to law shall be credited to the excellence in education fund.
4. Any unexpended balance in the excellence in education fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the general revenue fund.
5. Moneys in the excellence in education fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same deposits and obligations in which state funds are authorized by law to be invested; except that, the income accruing from such investments shall be credited to the excellence in education fund on an annual basis.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 7, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.272 - Rules and regulations, promulgation.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
160.272. Rules and regulations, promulgation. —
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. 1985 H.B. 463 § 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.276 - Scholarships for qualified students pursuing teacher education degree — amount — colleges and universities participating to provide matching fund.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
160.276. Scholarships for qualified students pursuing teacher education degree — amount — colleges and universities participating to provide matching fund. —
1. Within the limits of amounts appropriated therefor, the department of elementary and secondary education shall make one-year, nonrenewable scholarships in an amount of one thousand dollars available to high school graduates and junior and community college students who are residents of Missouri, who enter and make a commitment to pursue a teacher education program approved by the department of elementary and secondary education and offered by a four-year college or university located in Missouri, and who have:
(1) Achieved scores on an accepted standardized test of academic ability, including, but not limited to, the SAT, ACT, SCAT, which place them at or above the eighty-fifth percentile; or
(2) A high school rank at or above the eighty-fifth percentile.
2. Any college or university located in Missouri which offers a teacher education program approved by the department of elementary and secondary education, and wishes to have the scholarships provided pursuant to this section made available to eligible applicants for admittance to such college or university, must provide matching funds to match, dollar for dollar, the funds made available by the state under this section for students attending the college or university. Such matching funds shall not be taken from money made available to the college or university from state funds. The total scholarship available to any one student from state and from college and university sources under such match program shall be two thousand dollars.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 9 subsecs. 1, 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.278 - Scholarships, how awarded — students applying to indicate preferences.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
160.278. Scholarships, how awarded — students applying to indicate preferences. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop criteria, with input from teacher educators in this state, to select which of the eligible applicants shall receive the scholarships made available under sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283.
2. Students making application for the scholarships provided under sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283 shall indicate their first, second, and third preference as to which of the colleges and universities which have provided the necessary matching funds to participate in the scholarship program established under sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283 they wish to attend. The department of elementary and secondary education, in conjunction with those colleges and universities which have provided the necessary matching funds, shall develop procedures for matching students eligible for the scholarships provided under sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283 with such colleges and universities.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 9 subsecs. 3, 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.281 - Loan paid back with interest if student fails to obtain degree — loans may be sold.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
160.281. Loan paid back with interest if student fails to obtain degree — loans may be sold. —
If a student ceases his study prior to receiving a degree, any scholarship received under the provisions of sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283 shall be treated as a loan to the student and interest at the rate of nine and one-half percent per year shall be charged upon the unpaid balance of the amount received from the date the student ceases his study until the amount received is paid back to the state. In order to provide for the servicing of such loans, the department of elementary and secondary education may sell such loans to the higher education loan authority of the state of Missouri created under sections 173.350 to 173.450.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 9 subsec. 5, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.283 - Teaching five years pays off amount received — failure to teach treated as loan for unpaid amount.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
160.283. Teaching five years pays off amount received — failure to teach treated as loan for unpaid amount. —
Every student receiving scholarships under the provisions of sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283 shall teach in an elementary or secondary public school in this state for a period of five years after receiving a degree or the scholarship shall be treated as a loan to the student and interest at the rate of nine and one-half percent per year shall be charged upon the unpaid balance of the amount received from the date the student ceases to teach until the amount received is paid back to the state. In order to provide for the servicing of such loans, the department of elementary and secondary education may sell such loans to the higher education loan authority of the state of Missouri created under sections 173.350 to 173.450. For each year that the student teaches up to five years, one-fifth of the amount which was received under sections 160.276, 160.278, 160.281 and 160.283 shall be applied against the total amount received and shall not be subject to the repayment requirement of this section.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 9 subsec. 6, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.350 - Missouri award of recognition for student athletes, how chosen, qualifications.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 14 May 1987, see footnote
160.350. Missouri award of recognition for student athletes, how chosen, qualifications. —
There is hereby established a "Missouri Award of Recognition" which may be presented to any student athlete who is attending any elementary school, high school, university or college located in Missouri, or to any team of athletes as a whole whose members meet the requirements of this section. Such award may be presented to the eligible student athlete or athletes by the governor, any member of the general assembly, or the general assembly, the house of representatives or the senate, as a whole. In order to be eligible for the award, the student athlete or athletes shall be sponsored by the governor, or by one or more members of the general assembly, who shall state that such student athlete or athletes have accomplished an outstanding achievement in their athletic field. A resolution or recognition ceremony relating to such athletic achievement shall be deemed the equivalent of this award.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 422 § 1)
Effective 5-14-87
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.360 - Operation recognition, honorary high school diplomas awarded to certain veterans and civilian POWs, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
Effective - 28 Aug 2003, 3 histories
160.360. Operation recognition, honorary high school diplomas awarded to certain veterans and civilian POWs, when. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education, with the cooperation of the Missouri veterans' commission, shall develop and administer a program to be known as "Operation Recognition". The purpose of the program is to award honorary high school diplomas to civilian prisoners of war (POWs) and to any veteran who left high school prior to graduation to enter United States military service. The department and commission shall jointly develop an application procedure, distribute applications and publicize the program to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, veterans' organizations, and state, regional and local media.
2. All civilian POWs who are residents or former residents of the state of Missouri and all honorably discharged veterans who are residents or former residents of the state of Missouri, who served in the United States military and who did not return to school and complete their education after their term of service shall be eligible to receive an honorary diploma. Diplomas may be issued posthumously.
3. Upon approval of an application, the department shall issue an honorary high school diploma for an eligible civilian POW or an eligible veteran. The diploma shall also include a statement specifying that the diploma is awarded in recognition of military service experiences and civic duty responsibilities. The diploma shall indicate the civilian POW's or veteran's school of attendance. The department and commission shall work together to provide school districts, schools, communities and veterans' organizations with information about hosting a diploma ceremony on or around Veterans Day. The diploma shall be mailed to the civilian POW or veteran or, if the civilian POW or veteran is deceased, to the civilian POW's or veteran's family.
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(L. 2001 H.B. 441, et al. § 160.341, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1515, A.L. 2003 S.B. 325)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 160 - Schools — General Provisions › Section 160.403 - Sponsoring a charter school, annual application and approval, contents of application, approval requirements.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 160
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
160.403. Sponsoring a charter school, annual application and approval, contents of application, approval requirements. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish an annual application and approval process for all entities eligible to sponsor charters as set forth in section 160.400 which are not sponsoring a charter school as of August 28, 2012, except that the Missouri charter public school commission shall not be required to undergo the application and approval process. No later than November 1, 2012, the department shall make available information and guidelines for all eligible sponsors concerning the opportunity to apply for sponsoring authority under this section.
2. The application process for sponsorship shall require each interested eligible sponsor, except for the Missouri charter public school commission, to submit an application by February first that includes the following:
(1) Written notification of intent to serve as a charter school sponsor in accordance with sections 160.400 to 160.425 and section 167.349;
(2) Evidence of the applicant sponsor's budget and personnel capacity;
(3) An outline of the request for proposal that the applicant sponsor would, if approved as a charter sponsor, issue to solicit charter school applicants consistent with sections 160.400 to 160.425 and section 167.349;
(4) The performance contract that the applicant sponsor would, if approved as a charter sponsor, use to evaluate the charter schools it sponsors; and
(5) The applicant sponsor's renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal processes consistent with section 160.405.
3. By April first of each year, the department shall decide whether to grant or deny a sponsoring authority to a sponsor applicant. This decision shall be made based on the applicant sponsor's compliance with sections 160.400 to 160.425 and section 167.349 and properly promulgated rules of the department.
4. Within thirty days of the department's decision, the department shall execute a renewable sponsoring contract with each entity it has approved as a sponsor. The term of each authorizing contract shall be six years and renewable.
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(L. 2012 S.B. 576, A.L. 2016 S.B. 638)