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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.210 - State board may modify or waive rules, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1996
161.210. State board may modify or waive rules, when. —
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state board of education is hereby granted authority to waive or modify any administrative rule adopted by the state board or policy implemented by the department of elementary and secondary education. School districts may submit applications for a waiver or modification authorized pursuant to this section. Each application shall include a written request by the school district or school districts and shall demonstrate that the intent of the rule or policy can be addressed in a more effective, efficient or economical manner or that the waiver or modification is necessary to implement a specific plan for improved student performance and school improvement. Prior to an application for waiver, the school district shall hold a public hearing regarding such waiver.
2. The state board of education may grant waivers or modifications for a school district or school districts that successfully demonstrate the ability to address the intent of the rule or policy in a more effective, efficient or economical manner or when the waivers or modifications are demonstrated to be necessary to stimulate innovation or improve student performance, provided that the waiver or modification is based upon sound educational practices, does not endanger the health and safety of students or staff, and does not compromise equal opportunity for learning. Approved waivers or modifications shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed three school years and may be renewed by the state board of education upon application by the school district or school districts.
3. This section shall not be construed to allow the state board of education to authorize the waiver of any statutory requirements relating to teacher certification or teacher tenure.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298 § 12)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.213 - High-quality early childhood education standards required — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2006
161.213. High-quality early childhood education standards required — rulemaking authority. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop standards for high-quality early childhood education no later than June 30, 2007. The standards shall be applicable to all public school prekindergarten programs that receive Title I or Missouri preschool project funds.
2. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to, the following principles:
(1) Access for all children whose parents or guardians choose to participate;
(2) Focus on cognitive, language, physical, and social/emotional development;
(3) Assessment of needs of children and their families;
(4) Highly qualified and properly certified teachers; and
(5) Delivery of comprehensive services supported by strong and accessible technical assistance and professional development.
3. In developing such standards, the department shall involve representatives of the business community, parents as teachers, head start, early childhood start, early childhood special education, Missouri preschool project, first steps, Title I preschools, school district personnel, private providers, and faith-based providers.
4. Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, public school districts shall not be prohibited from charging tuition and related charges for early childhood education programs.
5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1511)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.217 - Early learning quality assurance report--sunset provision.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories
161.217. Early learning quality assurance report--sunset provision. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall, in collaboration with the Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Office and the department of mental health and as part of a program, provide a continuous quality improvement process for early learning programs and present families with updated consumer education about the quality of early learning programs by producing an early learning quality assurance report. The early learning quality assurance report shall be developed based on evidence-based practices.
2. Participation in the early learning quality assurance report shall be voluntary for any licensed or license-exempt early learning providers that are center-based or home-based and are providing services for children from any ages from birth up to kindergarten.
3. The early learning quality assurance report may include, but is not limited to, information regarding staff qualifications, instructional quality, professional development, health and safety standards, parent engagement, and community engagement.
4. The early learning quality assurance report shall not be used for enforcement of compliance with any law or for any punitive purposes.
5. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2016, shall be invalid and void.
6. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
(1) The provisions of the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2022, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset three years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and
(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.
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(L. 2016 S.B. 638, A.L. 2018 S.B. 743, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2365)
Sunset date 8-28-28
Termination date 9-01-29
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.223 - Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local school districts, preferences, discrimination prohibited.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
161.223. Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local school districts, preferences, discrimination prohibited. —
1. Subject to appropriation from general revenue, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide grants to assist local public school districts, community-based organizations and nonprofit agencies, including resettlement programs, to provide instruction in the English language to individuals residing in the community or district who have language background other than English and who need assistance in learning English. Preference in grants shall be given to communities and districts demonstrating the most need.
2. Services provided through the grants authorized in this section shall be offered at times and locations designed to best assure access to the services and may include the provision of services at the individual's home, refugee resettlement center, community centers, adult basic education offices, schools, and other places where such individuals congregate.
3. An entity accepting a grant under this section shall not discriminate in the provision of English language services on the grounds of the individual's race, color, religion, gender, age or national origin. Such entity shall not discriminate against a child based upon the nature of the child's school. Any entity accepting a grant under this section may provide English language instruction to individuals of one specific language background.
4. As funds are appropriated by the Missouri general assembly, the department of elementary and secondary education shall implement classes and provide instructional material for all age groups to assist individuals who are not proficient in the English language.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.226 - Foreign language materials to be provided to schools, when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
161.226. Foreign language materials to be provided to schools, when. —
Subject to appropriation from general revenue, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide technical assistance and educational materials, upon request, to public elementary and secondary schools teaching a foreign language to students.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.227 - Adult basic education English language services.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
161.227. Adult basic education English language services. —
1. The adult basic education programs administered by the department of elementary and secondary education shall include the provision of English language services to nonnative speakers who need assistance in learning English.
2. The local entity designated by the department of elementary and secondary education to offer adult basic education shall seek the assistance of local political subdivisions, community-based agencies and organizations, migrant worker groups, refugee resettlement programs, schools, churches and others in making nonnative speakers aware of the availability of English language services.
3. English language services provided through the adult basic education programs of the department of elementary and secondary education may include family and home-based curriculum and programs designed to enhance the English fluency of all family members and may include programs whereby family members teach each other the English language.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.244 - Early childhood education grants — definitions — standards.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2023
161.244. Early childhood education grants — definitions — standards. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Early childhood education services"
, programming or services intended to effect positive developmental changes in children prior to their entry into kindergarten;
(2)
"Private entity"
, an entity that meets the definition of a licensed child care provider as defined in section 210.201, license exempt as described
*
in section 210.211, or that is unlicensed but is contracted with the department of elementary and secondary education.
2. Subject to appropriation, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide grants directly to private entities for the provision of early childhood education services. The standards prescribed in section 161.213 shall be applicable to all private entities that receive such
**
grant moneys.
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(L. 2023 H.B. 447 § 161.243 merged with S.B. 24)
*Word "defined" appears here in original rolls of H.B. 447, 2023.
**Word "these" appears here in original rolls of H.B. 447, 2023.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.249 - Advisory council created, members, appointment, duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
161.249. Advisory council created, members, appointment, duties. —
1. There is hereby created the "Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children" which shall consist of seven members appointed by the commissioner of education. Members shall serve a term of four years, except for the initial appointments, which shall be for the following lengths:
(1) One member shall be appointed for a term of one year;
(2) Two members shall be appointed for a term of two years;
(3) Two members shall be appointed for a term of three years;
(4) Two members shall be appointed for a term of four years.
2. Upon the expiration of the term of a member, that member shall continue to serve until a replacement is appointed. The council shall organize with a chairperson selected by the commissioner of education. Members of the council shall serve without compensation and shall not be reimbursed for travel to and from meetings.
3. The commissioner of education shall consider recommendations for membership on the council from organizations of educators and parents of gifted and talented children and other groups with an interest in the education of gifted and talented children. The members appointed shall be residents of the state of Missouri and selected on the basis of their knowledge of, or experience in, programs and problems of the education of gifted and talented children.
4. The commissioner of education shall seek the advice of the council regarding all rules and policies to be adopted by the state board of education relating to the education of gifted and talented children. A staff person appointed by the state board of education shall serve as the state board's liaison to the council. The state board of education shall provide necessary clerical support and assistance in order to facilitate meetings of the council.
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(L. 2013 S.B. 17)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.365 - Department to establish guidelines and specifications for program — districts to be provided with information — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2008
161.365. Department to establish guidelines and specifications for program — districts to be provided with information — rulemaking authority. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall, in consultation with the department of health and senior services, and a panel of interested stakeholders, including cleaning product industry representatives, nongovernmental organizations, and others, establish and amend on an annual basis guidelines and specifications for green cleaning programs, including environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products, paper product purchases, and equipment purchases for cleaning programs. The department shall provide multiple avenues by which cleaning products may be determined to be environmentally sensitive under the guidelines. Guidelines and specifications shall be established after a review and evaluation of existing research and shall be completed no later than February 24, 2009. Guidelines and specifications may include implementation practices, including inspection. The completed guidelines and specifications shall be posted on the department of elementary and secondary education's official website.
2. Upon completion of the guidelines and specifications required under subsection 1 of this section, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide each district with a printed copy of the guidelines and specifications. Each district shall then immediately disseminate the guidelines and specifications to every school in the district. In the event the guidelines and specifications are updated by the department of elementary and secondary education, the department shall provide the updates to each district for immediate dissemination to each school. Additionally, the department of elementary and secondary education shall post all updated materials on the department's official website.
3. The department of elementary and secondary education may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 1181, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.371 - School work construction projects, random drug and alcohol testing of contractors permitted.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2010
161.371. School work construction projects, random drug and alcohol testing of contractors permitted. —
1. The office of administration shall issue regulations in accordance with chapter 536 requiring that, as a condition of bidding as a contractor or subcontracting from a bidding contractor for public works construction projects on public and charter elementary and secondary education construction projects, each said contractor or subcontractor shall establish and implement a random drug and alcohol testing program. Said drug and alcohol testing program shall be administered by a laboratory duly certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or similar agency approved by the office of administration. Such program shall require notification to the employer and employee of the results of any positive drug and alcohol test and the school district shall be notified of the action taken to protect the safety of students as a result of such positive test.
2. The office of administration shall ensure that rules promulgated to implement the provisions of this section shall not be in violation of any applicable federal law or regulation. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2010, shall be invalid and void.
3. All costs for the program of screening and testing workers for alcohol and controlled substances, as well as all costs for administration of such drug and alcohol testing program, shall be paid by the employer on the public works project. No costs under this section shall be paid by the state, any of its agencies, or any political subdivision thereof.
4. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly under chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2010, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2010 H.B. 1543)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.375 - Teachers and principals, standards for high-quality mentoring to be developed.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
161.375. Teachers and principals, standards for high-quality mentoring to be developed. —
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop standards for high-quality mentoring for beginning teachers and beginning principals no later than June 30, 2008. The standards shall be applicable to all public schools and shall be developed to ensure that the required district mentoring programs under subsection 3 of section 168.021 meet common objectives.
2. Such standards shall be established for both of the required years of mentoring under subsection 3 of section 168.021 and shall be based upon, but not be limited to, the following principles:
(1) Every district shall have a teacher-driven mentor program in collaboration with and support of the administration;
(2) Guidance and support are required for all beginning teachers, regardless of when they enter the profession;
(3) Communication between mentors and beginning teachers is open and confidential;
(4) Quality mentors are necessary to establish beginning teachers' trust and respect for their colleagues and profession; and
(5) All staff members provide informal support for beginning teachers.
3. Quality mentor programs shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) An introduction to the cultural environment of the community and the school district;
(2) A systemic and ongoing evaluation by all stakeholders;
(3) An individualized plan for beginning teachers that aligns with the district's goals and needs;
(4) Appropriate criteria for selecting mentors;
(5) Comprehensive mentor training;
(6) A complete list of responsibilities for the mentor, beginning teacher, and administrators; and
(7) Sufficient time for mentors to observe beginning teachers and for the beginning teachers to observe master teachers, structured to provide multiple opportunities over time and to minimize the need to require substitute teachers to facilitate observation.
4. In developing such standards, the department shall involve representatives who are Missouri certified teachers, administrators, and others.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 64)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.400 - Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created — appointment — qualifications — terms — expenses — chairperson — deaf members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
161.400. Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created — appointment — qualifications — terms — expenses — chairperson — deaf members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid. —
1. As used in sections 161.400 to 161.405, the term
"commission"
means the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing.
2. There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education a commission, to be known as the "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing", which shall be composed of nine members. Each member shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three years, except that, of the members first appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of three years, three for a term of two years and three for a term of one year. Of the members appointed, two shall be deaf or hard of hearing, one shall be a parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child, one shall be a representative of an organization representing the interests of the deaf or hard of hearing, one shall be a representative of the Missouri School for the Deaf or the department of elementary and secondary education, one shall be an interpreter for the deaf, one shall be a representative of the business community, one shall be a representative of local public school administration and one shall be a professional from one of the following fields: audiology, psychology, speech pathology, mental health or medicine. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional successive terms. The members shall receive no compensation for their services on the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, but shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The provisions of this subsection shall not prevent any person serving on the commission on August 28, 1994, from completing the term for which that person was appointed.
3. A chairperson shall be selected by the commission from among its members. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less than four times per year. Professional interpreting services for the deaf members shall be provided for at every meeting of the commission, with the expense of the services to be borne by the commission.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 1, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.403 - Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
161.403. Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department. —
1. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve as an executive officer of the commission. As a priority, the director shall be a deaf or hard of hearing person or shall have a background and knowledge of deafness and shall be fluent in using and reading American sign language or signed English as a means of communication.
2. Salary, office space and staff for the executive director shall be provided by the department of elementary and secondary education.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 2, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.405 - Commission to function as agency of state — purpose — powers and duties.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
161.405. Commission to function as agency of state — purpose — powers and duties. —
The commission shall function as an agency of the state to advocate public policies, regulations and programs to improve the quality and coordination of existing services for deaf and hard of hearing persons and to promote new services whenever necessary. The commission shall:
(1) Promote deaf awareness to the general public and serve as a consultant to any public agency needing information regarding deafness;
(2) Develop a system of state certification for those individuals serving as interpreters of the deaf by:
(a) Conducting evaluations; and
(b) Developing a fee scale for different classes of interpreters;
(3) Maintain the quality of interpreting services by:
(a) Conducting interpreter training workshops to update knowledge and skills; and
(b) Working closely with the institutions of higher education which provide, or plan to provide, instructional programs for learning sign language;
(4) Conduct and maintain a census of the deaf population in Missouri;
(5) Promote the development of a plan which advocates the initiation of improved physical and mental health services for deaf Missourians;
(6) Conduct or make available workshops or seminars as needed for educating nondeaf individuals of the problems associated with deafness and ways by which these groups or agencies can more effectively interact with those who are deaf;
(7) Promote the development of services for deaf and hard of hearing adults, such as shelter homes, independent living skill training facilities and postschool educational training which will help provide for those deaf and hard of hearing individuals requiring such services an opportunity to live independently;
(8) Establish a network for effective communication among the deaf adult community and promote the establishment of TDD relay services where needed;
(9) Develop and establish interpreting services for state agencies.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 3, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.407 - Census of deaf population of state, purpose — census report content, filed when.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
161.407. Census of deaf population of state, purpose — census report content, filed when. —
1. In order to conduct and maintain a census of the deaf population in Missouri as mandated in section 161.405, the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall establish a census information system. The commission may also use the data collected by the census to determine needs of Missouri citizens who have a hearing loss.
2. Licensed professional clinical audiologists, licensed otolaryngologists, licensed hearing aid fitters and dealers or their designee shall inform all patients of the commission's purpose to maintain a census of the deaf population in Missouri and of the statutory requirement to file a report of deafness and hearing loss to the commission within one month of identification of such deafness or hearing loss.
3. To provide an accurate census of the deaf population in Missouri, the census report shall include the name of the patient, the patient's address, the patient's birth date, the type of hearing loss and, if known, the cause of the hearing loss being treated. The census report shall be on forms provided or approved by the commission. In order to protect identifying information, the commission shall assign a unique identifier for each report maintained in the census information system.
4. Nothing in sections 161.400 to 161.411 shall be construed to compel any individual to submit to any medical examination, treatment or supervision nor any examination, treatment or supervision by the commission of any kind.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.409 - Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission — violation, penalty — release of information, no liability, exception.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
161.409. Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission — violation, penalty — release of information, no liability, exception. —
1. The commission shall ensure the confidentiality of all reports and records made pursuant to sections 161.400 to 161.411 and maintained by the commission.
2. Only designated staff of the commission shall have access to the reports and records in which a hearing loss was substantiated.
3. The commission shall not reveal the identity of a person diagnosed with a hearing loss, a reporting professional clinical audiologist, otolaryngologist, hearing aid fitter and dealer, hospital or clinic.
4. The data accumulated through the reporting system established in section 161.407 may be made public by the commission to advance research, education and services regarding persons with hearing loss. However, the data shall be organized in such a manner that no individual may be identified.
5. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section, or who permits or encourages the unauthorized dissemination of information contained in the reports and records of the commission made pursuant to sections 161.400 to 161.411, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
6. No individual or organization providing information to the commission in accordance with sections 161.400 to 161.411 shall be held liable in a civil or criminal action for divulging confidential information unless such individual or organization acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1044 merged with S.B. 568)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.410 - Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2006, 2 histories
161.410. Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements. —
1. The executive director of the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall administer a revolving fund to be known as the "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund" which is hereby established in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations made by the general assembly, any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources, and moneys transferred or paid to the commission in return for goods and services provided by the commission to any governmental entity or the public. The state treasurer shall approve all disbursements from the fund for the purchase of goods or services at the request of the executive director of the commission.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1783, A.L. 2006 S.B. 900)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.412 - Issuance of grants to deaf-blind adults and children and their families.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2016
161.412. Issuance of grants to deaf-blind adults and children and their families. —
1. Subject to appropriations, the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall provide grants to:
(1) Organizations that provide services for deaf-blind children and their families. Such services may include providing family support advocates to assist deaf-blind children in participating in their communities and family education specialists to teach parents and siblings skills to support the deaf-blind children in their family;
(2) Organizations that provide services for deaf-blind adults. Such grants shall be used to provide assistance to deaf-blind adults who are working towards establishing and maintaining independence; and
(3) Organizations that train support service providers. Such grants shall be used to provide training that will lead to certification of support service providers in Missouri.
2. The commission shall use a request-for-proposal process to award the grants in this section. Organizations that receive grants under this section may expend the grant for any purpose authorized in this section. The total amount of grants provided under this section shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars annually.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1696)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.418 - Department to develop criteria — applicant preference of schools.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.418. Department to develop criteria — applicant preference of schools. —
1. The department of higher education and workforce development 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 161.415 to 161.424.
2. Students making application for the scholarships provided under sections 161.415 to 161.424 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 161.415 to 161.424 they wish to attend. The department of higher education and workforce development, 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 161.415 to 161.424 with such colleges and universities.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1142 § 5, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.421 - Cessation of study — effect.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
161.421. Cessation of study — effect. —
If a student ceases his study prior to receiving a degree, any scholarship received under the provisions of sections 161.415 to 161.424 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.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1142 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.424 - Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state — terms, conditions — deferral of payments.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
161.424. Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state — terms, conditions — deferral of payments. —
1. Every student receiving scholarships under the provisions of sections 161.415 to 161.424 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. For each year that the student teaches up to five years, one-fifth of the amount which was received under sections 161.415 to 161.424 shall be applied against the total amount received and shall not be subject to the repayment requirement of this section.
2. The department of higher education and workforce development shall have the power to and shall defer interest and principal payments under certain circumstances, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the enrollment in a graduate program, service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, or teaching in areas of critical need as defined by the state board of education.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1142 § 7, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.450 - Physical fitness challenge for students, department to adopt rules — rulemaking authority.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
161.450. Physical fitness challenge for students, department to adopt rules — rulemaking authority. —
1. This section shall be known as "Cade's Law".
2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and adopt rules relating to a physical fitness challenge for elementary-, middle-, and high school-level students. The challenge shall include, but not be limited to, elements that address physical conditioning, flexibility, strength, and aerobic capacity and shall recognize individual, team, and school-wide performance.
3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2013, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.500 - Citation of law.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
161.500. Citation of law. —
Sections 161.500 to 161.508 shall be known and may be cited as the "Drug-Free Schools Act".
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(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 31)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.502 - Definitions.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
161.502. Definitions. —
As used in sections 161.500 to 161.508, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the department of elementary and secondary education;
(2)
"Drugs"
includes, but is not limited to:
(a) All controlled substances defined in chapter 195; and
(b) Alcoholic beverages.
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(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 32)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.525 - Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds — notice requirements.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
161.525. Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds — notice requirements. —
If at the end of a fiscal year a school district has a combined balance remaining in its teachers' and incidental funds of less than one percent of the amount expended from the funds during the previous fiscal year, the department of elementary and secondary education shall send a notice advising the board of education and the chief operating officer of the district of such fact. The department of elementary and secondary education shall send a copy of such notice to the boards of education and chief operating officers of all adjoining school districts.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 3 subsec. 1)
Effective 4-17-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.527 - District not required to reduce operating levy, when — restrictions on administrative costs and salaries — exemptions from restrictions, limitation — extension on exemptions may be submitted to voters.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 01 Jul 2006, see footnote
161.527. District not required to reduce operating levy, when — restrictions on administrative costs and salaries — exemptions from restrictions, limitation — extension on exemptions may be submitted to voters. —
1. If a school district, which has an assessed valuation per average daily attendance equal to or less than the state average assessed valuation per average daily attendance, has transmitted by July fifteenth to the department of elementary and secondary education the report required by section 162.821 and such school district has received a notice pursuant to section 161.525, such school district is not required to reduce its operating levy pursuant to section 164.013 when the district next determines its tax rate in accordance with the provisions of section 164.011. However, if a school district does not reduce its operating levy as permitted in this subsection, the school district shall not in the current and next school year increase:
(1) Its administrative costs; or
(2) The aggregate amount of funds paid for salaries of employees of the district.
2. The restrictions on increasing administrative costs and funds paid for salaries as provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall continue in the district for each subsequent school year until combined balances in the teachers' and incidental funds at the end of a fiscal year are equal to or exceed three percent of the amount expended from the funds during the previous fiscal year as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education. Such restrictions provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to increased expenditures of the district necessary to maintain health insurance coverage for district employees at the same level that may have been provided by the district prior to implementation of the restrictions. Further, the restrictions shall not apply to increased expenditures of the district necessary to meet the district's share of contributions for employees who are members of the public school retirement system of Missouri, the public school retirement system of the school district of Kansas City, or the public school retirement system of the city of St. Louis.
3. The exemption from reduction authorized by subsection 1 of this section shall be limited to two tax years, at which time the district may submit to the voters of the district the question of whether to continue such exemption.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 3 subsecs. 2, 3, 4, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287)
Effective 7-01-06
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XI - Education and Libraries › Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education › Section 161.529 - Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced.

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Chapter 161
• Effective - 17 Apr 1992, see footnote
161.529. Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced. —
Duties and requirements imposed on members of boards of education by section 161.520, 161.525, or 161.527, either expressed or implied, shall be enforceable by the provisions contained in section 162.091.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 4)
Effective 4-17-92