Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Division 20 - Division of Learning Services › Chapter 500 - Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services › Section 5 CSR 20-500.320 - Missouri State Plan for Adult Education

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule incorporates the current state
				  plan for adult education, which serves as an agreement between state and
				  federal governments regarding the conduct and administration of the program in
				  Missouri.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has
				  determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
				  or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be
				  maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the
				  public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost. This note
				  applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed
				  here.
The Missouri State Board of Education is responsible for
				  administering and supervising the adult education program at the state level to
				  provide adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy
				  services, family literacy, and English literacy programs. Funds will be
				  distributed to eligible providers such as local education agencies, public or
				  private nonprofit agencies, community-based organizations, correctional
				  education agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, and other
				  institutions that have the ability to provide comprehensive literacy services
				  to adults and families for the purpose of providing instruction in adult
				  education, which is designed to teach persons out of school who are seventeen
				  (17) years of age or older or meet the compulsory attendance requirements of
				  section
				  167.031,
				  RSMo, to obtain sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable them
				  to function effectively in society. The program priorities and objectives
				  are-to assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills
				  necessary for employment and self-sufficiency, assist adults who are parents to
				  obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the
				  educational development of their children, and assist adults in the completion
				  of a secondary school education and/or obtain a high school equivalence
				  certificate. These objectives are achieved by providing funds to eligible
				  providers and by providing professional development for adult education staff
				  members through local, state, regional, and national sponsored training
				  programs. Project applications are reviewed to assure their compliance with
				  federal and state guidelines. Eligible providers are responsible for meeting
				  federal and state performance measures incorporated in the five (5)-year
				  program plan, as revised, for adult education, which serves as an agreement
				  between state and federal governments regarding the conduct and administration
				  of the program in Missouri for Fiscal Years 2000-2004, as revised. The Missouri
				  Adult Education and Literacy State Plan 2000-2004 (Revised 2009) is hereby
				  incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. A copy of the state
				  plan may be obtained by contacting the Adult Education and Literacy Section,
				  205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480. This rule does
				  not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973,
					 2002, 2003; 167.031, RSMo 1963, amended 1977, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2006,
					 2008, 2009; and 178.430, RSMo 1963.