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2015 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (160-186)
Chapter 160 Schools--General Provisions
- Chapter Cross References
- Section 160.011 Definitions, certain chapters.
- Section 160.021 Classes of school districts.
- Section 160.031 School districts formed of cities or towns, defined.
- Section 160.041 Minimum school day, school month, school year, defined--reduction of required number of hours and days, when.
- Section 160.045 Standards for teaching required.
- 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.
- Section 160.053 Child eligible for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and summer school, when--child eligible for first grade, when--state aid exception.
- 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.
- Section 160.055 Urban districts--child eligible for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and summer school, when, how determined--child eligible for first grade, when, how determined.
- Section 160.061 Records transferred from county superintendent of schools--duties.
- Section 160.065 School information furnished by charter, private or parochial schools, limited liability.
- Section 160.069 Policy on consequences of possession or drinking alcohol at school or during extracurricular activities.
- Section 160.075 American Sign Language courses, treatment as a foreign language, when.
- Section 160.251 Purpose.
- Section 160.254 General assembly joint committee on education created--appointment, meetings, chairman, quorum, duties, expenses.
- Section 160.257 Pupil testing for competency in certain subjects--each school district to establish--department of elementary and secondary education, duties, limitations.
- Section 160.261 Beginning January 1, 2017--Discipline, written policy established by local boards of education--contents--reporting requirements--additional restrictions for certain suspensions--weapons offense, mandatory suspension or expulsion--no civil liability for authorized personnel--spanking not child abuse, when--investigation procedure--officials falsifying reports, penalty.
- Section 160.261 Until December 31, 2016--Discipline, written policy established by local boards of education--contents--reporting requirements--additional restrictions for certain suspensions--weapons offense, mandatory suspension or expulsion--no civil liability for authorized personnel--spanking not child abuse, when--investigation procedure--officials falsifying reports, penalty.
- Section 160.262 Mediation, office of the child advocate to coordinate, when--procedures--binding agreement, when.
- Section 160.263 Confinement of a student prohibited, when--policy on restrictive behavioral interventions required--model policy to be developed.
- Section 160.268 Excellence in education revolving fund established--purposes--funding, administration of fund--exempt from transfer to general revenue.
- Section 160.272 Rules and regulations, promulgation.
- Section 160.276 Scholarships for qualified students pursuing teacher education degree--amount--colleges and universities participating to provide matching fund.
- Section 160.278 Scholarships, how awarded--students applying to indicate preferences.
- Section 160.281 Loan paid back with interest if student fails to obtain degree--loans may be sold.
- Section 160.283 Teaching five years pays off amount received--failure to teach treated as loan for unpaid amount.
- Section 160.400 Charter schools, defined, St. Louis City and Kansas City school districts--sponsors--use of public school buildings--organization of charter schools--affiliations with college or university--criminal background check required.
- Section 160.403 Sponsoring a charter school, annual application and approval, contents of application, approval requirements.
- Section 160.405 Proposed charter, how submitted, requirements, submission to state board, powers and duties--approval, revocation, termination--definitions--lease of public school facilities, when--unlawful reprisal, defined, prohibited.
- Section 160.410 Admission, preferences for admission permitted, when--study of performance to be commissioned by department, costs, contents, results to be made public--move out of school district, effect of.
- Section 160.415 Distribution of state school aid for charter schools--powers and duties of governing body of charter schools.
- Section 160.417 Financial stress, review of report information by charter school sponsor, when--criteria for financial stress.
- Section 160.420 Employment provisions--school district personnel may accept charter school position and remain district employees, effect--noncertificated instructional personnel, employment, supervision.
- Section 160.425 Missouri charter public school commission created, members, duties--funding.
- Section 160.451 Earthquake emergency system to be established for certain school districts.
- Section 160.453 Requirements for emergency system--public inspection of system authorized.
- Section 160.455 Distribution to each student certain materials on earthquake safety--duties of school district.
- Section 160.457 School districts may elect to adopt certain provisions of earthquake emergency program.
- Section 160.500 Citation of law--outstanding schools trust fund--commissioner of administration, estimates--state treasurer, duties, transfer of funds.
- Section 160.514 Academic performance standards, adoption by state board, standards--procedure for adoption--development of written curriculum frameworks--adoption of written curriculum by boards of education.
- Section 160.516 Curriculum, textbooks, and other instructional materials not to be mandated by state board or department--exceptions--appendix to common core standards not to be required.
- Section 160.518 Statewide assessment system, standards, restriction--exemplary levels, outstanding school waivers--summary waiver of pupil testing requirements--waiver void, when--scores not counted, when--alternative assessments for special education students.
- Section 160.522 School accountability report card for each school district, purpose--standard form, contents--distribution of report card information.
- Section 160.526 Development of academic standards, learning standards, and assessment system, criteria--assistance of experts--notification of implementation of system, legislative veto--professional advice and counsel.
- Section 160.530 Eligibility for state aid, allocation of funds to professional development committee--statewide areas of critical need, funds--success leads to success grant program created, purpose--listing of expenditures.
- Section 160.534 Excursion gambling boat proceeds, transfer to classroom trust fund.
- Section 160.539 School flex program established--eligible students, requirements--annual report.
- Section 160.540 Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and administrators in academically deficient schools, when, procedure--incentive program for successful teachers.
- Section 160.660 School safety provisions--rules.
- Section 160.665 School protection officers, teachers or administrators may be designated as--authorized to carry concealed firearms--requirements--public hearing to be held, when.
- Section 160.800 Governor may name council--public hearing required.
- Section 160.805 Articles of incorporation and bylaws--members, terms, staff--annual report.
- Section 160.810 Powers and duties.
- Section 160.815 Debts not debt of the state.
- Section 160.820 Departments may contract with corporation for activities.
- Section 160.900 Participation--lead agency designation--rulemaking authority.
- Section 160.905 State interagency coordinating council established, members, meetings, duties.
- Section 160.910 Lead agency to maintain Part C early intervention system--compilation of data--monitoring of expenditures--bidding process to be established--centralized system of enrollment.
- Section 160.915 Regional office proposals, contents.
- Section 160.920 Funding limitations--third-party payers--schedule of fees for family cost participation--collection of fees.
- Section 160.925 Fund created, use of moneys--transfer of moneys.
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