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2014 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (160-186)
Chapter 161 State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Section 161.020 Department of elementary and secondary education created--superintendents of schools for deaf and for blind students--appointment.
- Section 161.022 State board of education--appointment, terms, removal, compensation.
- Section 161.032 Qualifications of state board members.
- Section 161.042 Oath of office.
- Section 161.052 Vacancies in office.
- Section 161.062 Selection of officers of the board.
- Section 161.072 Meetings of board--records, electronic availability, when.
- Section 161.082 Board members may not act individually--quorum.
- Section 161.092 Powers and duties of state board.
- Section 161.093 High school equivalency certificate may be issued by state board, when.
- Section 161.094 Examinations for high school equivalency certificate, what tests acceptable.
- Section 161.095 Fee for examination.
- Section 161.096 Statewide longitudinal data system, regulation on student data accessibility, transparency, and accountability required--regulation requirements--data not to be reported--rulemaking authority--violation, penalty--attorney general to enforce.
- Section 161.097 Evaluation of teacher education programs--rulemaking authority.
- Section 161.098 Retention and recruitment of teachers, report required.
- Section 161.099 Department to ensure that curriculum promotes preparation of teachers.
- Section 161.101 Scoring rubric on performance not to be used, when--department to develop rubric, where.
- Section 161.102 State board to adopt rules concerning courses in physical education and provide manual--procedure.
- Section 161.104 State board to adopt rules on instruction of etiquette concerning the U.S. flag.
- Section 161.106 Career and student organizations' activities, department to provide staffing support--handling of organization funds.
- Section 161.112 Commissioner of education--appointment--qualifications--compensation--removal.
- Section 161.122 Duties of the commissioner.
- Section 161.132 Department includes what--employees, appointment and compensation.
- Section 161.142 Offices of department--records.
- Section 161.152 Section of district reorganization created--duties.
- Section 161.162 Section of special education created--special education defined--director, appointment, compensation.
- Section 161.172 Veterans' training institutions, inspection and listing.
- Section 161.182 (Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1608 § A)
- Section 161.184 Department shall not assist in placement of certain records upon certain diplomas.
- Section 161.192 (Transferred 1978; now 37.075)
- Section 161.193 State council on vocational education established by executive order, assigned to department--reports, distribution.
- Section 161.202 (Transferred 1978; now 37.080)
- Section 161.203 Videotape to be produced on prison conditions and the young offender--rules for distribution to all districts--viewing required for all students and status offenders, exceptions.
- Section 161.205 (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
- Section 161.209 Rules and policies, department has affirmative duty to seek comment on--review of existing rules and policies, procedure--no penalty for failure to meet resource standards, when.
- Section 161.210 State board may modify or waive rules, when.
- Section 161.213 High-quality early childhood education standards required--rulemaking authority.
- Section 161.215 Early childhood development, education and care fund created, purpose, use of moneys--rulemaking authority--audit.
- Section 161.216 Quality rating system for early childhood education, prohibition on certain incentives and mandates to participate without statutory authority--taxpayer standing, when--definitions.
- Section 161.223 Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local school districts, preferences, discrimination prohibited.
- Section 161.226 Foreign language materials to be provided to schools, when.
- Section 161.227 Adult basic education English language services.
- Section 161.235 (Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1608 § A)
- Section 161.249 Advisory council created, members, appointment, duties.
- Section 161.252 (Transferred 1984; now 621.015)
- Section 161.262 (Transferred 1984; now 621.025)
- Section 161.263 (Transferred 1984; now 621.035)
- Section 161.272 (Transferred 1984; now 621.045)
- Section 161.273 (Transferred 1984; now 621.050)
- Section 161.274 (Transferred 1984; now 621.055)
- Section 161.282 (Transferred 1984; now 621.100)
- Section 161.292 (Transferred 1984; now 621.110)
- Section 161.302 (Transferred 1984; now 621.120)
- Section 161.312 (Transferred 1984; now 621.125)
- Section 161.322 (Transferred 1984; now 621.135)
- Section 161.332 (Transferred 1984; now 621.145)
- Section 161.337 (Transferred 1984; now 621.189)
- Section 161.338 (Transferred 1984; now 621.193)
- Section 161.342 (Transferred 1984; now 621.198)
- Section 161.350 (Transferred 1984; now 621.205)
- Section 161.365 Department to establish guidelines and specifications for program--districts to be provided with information--rulemaking authority.
- Section 161.371 School work construction projects, random drug and alcohol testing of contractors permitted.
- Section 161.375 Teachers and principals, standards for high-quality mentoring to be developed.
- Section 161.400 Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created--appointment--qualifications--terms--expenses--chairperson--de members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid.
- Section 161.403 Executive director--qualifications--compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.
- Section 161.405 Commission to function as agency of state--purpose--powers and duties.
- Section 161.407 Census of deaf population of state, purpose--census report content, filed when.
- Section 161.409 Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission--violation, penalty--release of information, no liability, exception.
- Section 161.410 Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements.
- Section 161.415 Minority teaching scholarships--amount--qualifications--matching funds--renewability.
- Section 161.418 Department to develop criteria--applicant preference of schools.
- Section 161.421 Cessation of study--effect.
- Section 161.424 Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state--terms, conditions--deferral of payments.
- Section 161.450 Physical fitness challenge for students, department to adopt rules--rulemaking authority.
- Section 161.500 Citation of law.
- Section 161.502 Definitions.
- Section 161.504 Drug-free schools program created--department may apply for funding--disbursement of funds--application for funding of prevention and suppression programs--interagency agreements--administrative guidelines--annual report, contents.
- Section 161.506 Concentration of program--elements--enhanced efforts--use of funds--advisory committee.
- Section 161.508 Criteria for rating grant applications to be developed by committee--membership of committee--staff services--compensation--duties--guidelines and procedures to be developed--department to administer and monitor--personnel costs--administrative costs.
- Section 161.520 Districts in financial stress, factors determining--notification to district school board, contents--board to prepare budget and education plan, contents.
- Section 161.525 Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds--notice requirements.
- 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.
- Section 161.529 Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced.
- Section 161.610 Procedure for reporting performance of high school graduates completing vocational education programs--procedure--data included--public reports.
- Section 161.650 Department to identify and adopt violence prevention program, district to administer--state board to adopt violence prevention program--duties--administered how--funding.
- Section 161.655 (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
- Section 161.670 Virtual public school established, eligibility for enrollment--state aid calculation--rulemaking authority.
- Section 161.700 Holocaust education and awareness commission created, members--holocaust defined--executive director may be employed.
- Section 161.800 (Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1608 § A)
- Section 161.825 Citation of law--definitions--master list of autism spectrum disorder resources required--scholarship granting organizations, requirements, duties--department duties--sunset provision.
- Section 161.850 Publication to be produced, purpose, content--copy to be provided to parents--rulemaking authority.
- Section 161.855 Work groups to convene, members, recommendations--state board to adopt and implement standards, when--pilot assessments--certain persons performing work to be employees of the district.
- Section 161.900 Definitions.
- Section 161.905 Assistive technology council established--members, qualifications, terms, chairperson how selected--meetings.
- Section 161.910 Bylaws to be adopted by council, no compensation but to be paid expenses.
- Section 161.915 Council assigned to agency for technological-related assistance to individuals with disabilities.
- Section 161.920 Council assigned to department of elementary and secondary education, when--appropriation required for continued actions and staff.
- Section 161.925 Duties of council.
- Section 161.930 Assistive technology trust fund created, use of moneys.
- Section 161.935 Council to assure compliance with federal accessibility laws--duties of council to assure accessibility.
- Section 161.940 Assistive technology loan program created--council to promulgate rules to enforce.
- Section 161.945 Assistive technology loan revolving fund established.
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