SECONDREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSEBILLNO.2493
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBLACK(7).
5079H.01P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections163.016,168.500,168.515,and513.430,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtopublicschoolfinances.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections163.016,168.500,168.515,and513.430,RSMo,arerepealed
2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections163.016,168.500,
3168.515,and513.430,toreadasfollows:
163.016.1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011,foranyschooldistrict
2locatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocatedwithinacityofthe
3fourthclassificationwithmorethantwothousandfivehundredbutfewerthantwothousand
4sixhundredinhabitantsandlocatedinmorethanonecounty,thecountysignifiedinthe
5schooldistrictnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighestdollarvalue
6modifier.
7 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011tothecontrary,forany
8schooldistrictlocatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocated
9withinacitywithmorethantwothousandsevenhundredbutfewerthanthree
10thousandinhabitantsandlocatedinacountywithmorethanfourteenthousandbut
11fewerthanfifteenthousandsevenhundredinhabitantsandwithacountyseatwith
12morethantwothousandbutfewerthanthreethousandinhabitants,thecountysignified
13intheschooldistrictnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighestdollar
14valuemodifier.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 3.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011tothecontrary,forany
16schooldistrictlocatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocated
17withinacitywithmorethanonethousandonehundredseventybutfewerthanone
18thousandthreehundredinhabitantsandlocatedinacountywithmorethansixty
19thousandbutfewerthanseventythousandinhabitants,thecountysignifiedintheschool
20districtnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighestdollarvaluemodifier.
21 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011tothecontrary,forany
22schooldistrictlocatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocated
23withinacitywithmorethanonethousandthreehundredbutfewerthanonethousand
24fivehundredinhabitantsandpartiallylocatedinacountywithmorethaneight
25thousandbutfewerthaneightthousandninehundredinhabitantsandwithacounty
26seatwithmorethanthreehundredbutfewerthansixhundredinhabitants,thecounty
27signifiedintheschooldistrictnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighest
28dollarvaluemodifier.
168.500.1.Forthepurposeofprovidingcareerpay,whichshallbeasalary
2supplement,forpublicschoolteachers,whichforthepurposeofsections168.500to168.515
3shallincludeclassroomteachers,librarians,schoolcounselorsandcertificatedteacherswho
4holdpositionsasschoolpsychologicalexaminers,parentsasteacherseducators,school
5psychologists,specialeducationdiagnosticiansandspeechpathologists,andareonthe
6districtsalaryschedule,thereisherebycreatedandestablishedacareeradvancementprogram
7whichshallbeknownasthe"MissouriCareerDevelopmentandTeacherExcellencePlan",
8hereinafterknownasthe"careerplanorprogram".Participationbylocalschooldistrictsin
9thecareeradvancementprogramestablishedunderthissectionshallbevoluntary.Thecareer
10advancementprogramisamatchingfundprogram.Thegeneralassemblymaymakean
11annualappropriationtotheexcellenceineducationfundestablishedundersection160.268
12forthepurposeofprovidingthestate'sportionforthecareeradvancementprogram.The
13"CareerLadderForwardFundingFund"isherebyestablishedinthestatetreasury.Beginning
14withfiscalyear1998anduntilthecareerladderforwardfundingfundisterminatedpursuant
15tothissubsection,thegeneralassemblymayappropriatefundstothecareerladderforward
16fundingfund.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,moneysin
17thefundshallnotbetransferredtothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefundattheendofthe
18biennium.Allinterestorothergainreceivedfrominvestmentofmoneysinthefundshallbe
19creditedtothefund.Allfundsdepositedinthefundshallbemaintainedinthefunduntilsuch
20timeasthebalanceinthefundattheendofthefiscalyearisequaltoorgreaterthanthe
21appropriationforthecareerladderprogramforthefollowingyear,atwhichtimeallsuch
22revenuesshallbeusedtofund,inadvance,thecareerladderprogramforsuchfollowingyear
23andthecareerladderforwardfundingfundshallthereafterbeterminated.
HB2493 2 24 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,atthedirectionofthe
25commissionerofeducation,shallstudyanddevelopmodelcareerplanswhichshallbemade
26availabletothelocalschooldistricts.Thesestatemodelcareerplansshall:
27 (1)Containthreestepsorstagesofcareeradvancement;
28 (2)Containadetailedprocedurefortheadmissionofteacherstothecareerprogram;
29 (3)Containspecificcriteriaforcareerstepqualificationsandattainment.These
30criteriashallclearlydescribetheminimumnumberofprofessionalresponsibilitiesrequiredof
31theteacherateachstageoftheplanandshallincludereferencetoclassroomperformance
32evaluationsperformedpursuanttosection168.128. Thecriteriamayinclude,butshallnot
33belimitedto,teacherexternshipsasprovidedinsection168.025;
34 (4)BeconsistentwiththeteachercertificationprocessrecommendedbytheMissouri
35advisorycouncilofcertificationforeducatorsandadoptedbythedepartmentofelementary
36andsecondaryeducation;
37 (5)ProvidethatpublicschoolteachersinMissourishallbecomeeligibletoapplyfor
38admissiontothecareerplansadoptedundersections168.500to168.515after[five] two
39yearsofpublicschoolteachinginMissouri.Allteachersseekingadmissiontoanycareer
40planshall,asaminimum,meettherequirementsnecessarytoobtainthefirstrenewable
41professionalcertificateasprovidedinsection168.021;
42 (6)Provideproceduresforappealingdecisionsmadeundercareerplansestablished
43undersections168.500to168.515.
44 3.Schooldistrictcareerplansshallrecognizeadditionalresponsibilitiesand
45volunteereffortsbyteachersinformulatingcriteriaforcareerladderadmissionand
46stageachievement.Suchadditionalresponsibilitiesandvolunteereffortsshallbe
47requiredtooccuroutsideofcompensatedhoursandmayinclude,butshallnotbe
48limitedto:
49 (1)Servingasacoach,supervisor,ororganizerforanyextracurricularactivity
50forwhichtheteacherdoesnotalreadyreceiveadditionalcompensation;
51 (2)Servingasamentorforstudents,whetherinaformalorinformalcapacity;
52 (3)Receivingadditionalteachertrainingorcertificationoutsideofthatoffered
53bytheschooldistrict;
54 (4)Servingasatutororprovidingadditionallearningopportunitiestostudents;
55and
56 (5)Assistingstudentswithpostsecondaryeducationpreparationincluding,but
57notlimitedto,teachinganACTorSATpreparationcourseorassistingstudentswith
58completingcollegeorcareerschooladmissionorfinancialassistanceapplications.
HB2493 3 59 4.Thecommissionerofeducationshallcausethedepartmentofelementaryand
60secondaryeducationtoestablishguidelinesforallcareerplansestablishedunderthissection,
61andcriteriathatmustbemetbyanyschooldistrictwhichseeksfundingforitscareerplan.
62 [4.]5.Aparticipatinglocalschooldistrictmayhavetheoptionofimplementinga
63careerplandevelopedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationoralocal
64planwhichhasbeendevelopedwithadvicefromteachersemployedbythedistrictandwhich
65hasmetwiththeapprovalofthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.In
66approvinglocalcareerplans,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmay
67considerprovisionsintheplanofthelocaldistrictforrecognitionofteachermobilityfrom
68onedistricttoanotherwithinthisstate.
69 [5.]6.Thecareerplansoflocalschooldistrictsshallnotdiscriminateonthebasisof
70race,sex,religion,nationalorigin,color,creed,orage.Participationinthecareerplanofa
71localschooldistrictisoptional,andanyteacherwhodeclinestoparticipateshallnotbe
72penalizedinanyway.
73 [6.]7.Inordertoreceivefundsunderthissection,aschooldistrictwhichisnot
74subjecttosection162.920musthaveatotallevyforoperatingpurposeswhichisinexcessof
75theamountallowedinSection11(b)ofArticleXoftheMissouriConstitution;andaschool
76districtwhichissubjecttosection162.920musthaveatotallevyforoperatingpurposes
77whichisequaltoorinexcessoftwenty-fivecentsoneachhundreddollarsofassessed
78valuation.
79 [7.]8.Thecommissionerofeducationshallcausethedepartmentofelementaryand
80secondaryeducationtoregardaspeechpathologistwhoholdsbothavalidcertificateof
81licensetoteachandacertificateofclinicalcompetencetohavefulfilledthestandards
82requiredtobeplacedonstageIIIofthecareerprogram,providedthatsuchspeechpathologist
83hasbeenemployedbyapublicschoolinMissouriforatleast[five]twoyearsandisapproved
84forplacementatsuchstageIIIbythelocalschooldistrict.
85 [8.]9.Beginninginfiscalyear2012,thestateportionofcareerladderpaymentsshall
86onlybemadeavailabletolocalschooldistrictsifthegeneralassemblymakesan
87appropriationforsuchprogram.Paymentsauthorizedundersections168.500to168.515
88shallonlybemadeavailableinayearforwhichastateappropriationismade.Anystate
89appropriationshallbemadeprospectivelyinrelationtotheyearinwhichworkunderthe
90programisperformed.
91 [9.]10.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoprohibitalocalschooldistrict
92fromfundingtheprogramforitsteachersforworkperformedinyearsforwhichnostate
93appropriationismadeavailable.
168.515.1.Eachteacherselectedtoparticipateinacareerplanestablishedunder
2sections168.500to168.515,whomeetstherequirementsofsuchplan,mayreceiveasalary
HB2493 4 3supplement,thestate'sshareofwhichshallbedistributedundersection163.031,equaltothe
4followingamountsappliedtothecareerladderentitlementofsection163.031:
5 (1)CareerstageIteachersmayreceiveuptoanadditionalonethousandfivehundred
6dollarsperschoolyear;
7 (2)CareerstageIIteachersmayreceiveuptoanadditionalthreethousanddollarsper
8schoolyear;
9 (3)CareerstageIIIteachersmayreceiveuptoanadditionalfivethousanddollarsper
10schoolyear.Allteacherswithineachstagewithinthesameschooldistrictshallreceiveequal
11salarysupplements.
12 2.Thestatemaymakepaymentspursuanttosection163.031tothelocalschool
13districtforthepurposeofprovidingfundingtothelocalschooldistrictforthepaymentofany
14salarysupplementsprovidedforinthissection,subjecttotheavailabilityoffundsas
15appropriatedeachyearanddistributedonamatchingbasiswherethepercentageofstate
16fundingshallbe[forty] sixtypercentandthepercentageoflocalfundingshallbe[sixty] forty
17percent.
18 3.Notlessthaneveryfourthyear,beginningwithcalendaryear1988,thegeneral
19assembly,throughthejointcommitteeestablishedundersection160.254,shallreviewthe
20amountofthecareerpayprovidedforinthissectiontodetermineifanyincreasesare
21necessarytoreflecttheincreasesinthecostoflivingwhichhaveoccurredsincethesalary
22supplementswerelastreviewedorset.
23 4.Toparticipateinthesalarysupplementprogramestablishedunderthissection,a
24schooldistrictmaysubmittothevotersofthedistrictapropositiontoincreasetaxesforthis
25purpose.Ifaschooldistrict'scurrenttaxrateceilingisatorabovetheratefromwhichan
26increasewouldrequireatwo-thirdsmajority,theschoolboardmaysubmittothevotersofthe
27districtapropositiontoreduceoreliminatetheamountofthelevyreductionresultingfrom
28section164.013.Ifamajorityofthevotersvotingthereonvoteinfavoroftheproposition,
29theboardmaycertifythatseventy-fivepercentoftherevenuegeneratedfromthissourceshall
30beusedtoimplementthesalarysupplementprogramestablishedunderthissection.
31 5.Innocaseshallaschooldistrictusestatefundsreceivedunderthissectionnor
32localrevenuegeneratedfromataxestablishedundersubsection4ofthissectiontocomply
33withtheminimumsalaryrequirementsforteachersestablishedpursuanttosection163.172.
513.430.1.Thefollowingpropertyshallbeexemptfromattachmentandexecution
2totheextentofanyperson'sinteresttherein:
3 (1)Householdfurnishings,householdgoods,wearingapparel,appliances,books,
4animals,cropsormusicalinstrumentsthatareheldprimarilyforpersonal,familyor
5householduseofsuchpersonoradependentofsuchperson,nottoexceedthreethousand
6dollarsinvalueintheaggregate;
HB2493 5 7 (2)Aweddingringnottoexceedonethousandfivehundreddollarsinvalueandother
8jewelryheldprimarilyforthepersonal,familyorhouseholduseofsuchpersonora
9dependentofsuchperson,nottoexceedfivehundreddollarsinvalueintheaggregate;
10 (3)Anyotherpropertyofanykind,nottoexceedinvaluesixhundreddollarsinthe
11aggregate;
12 (4)Anyimplementsorprofessionalbooksortoolsofthetradeofsuchpersonorthe
13tradeofadependentofsuchpersonnottoexceedthreethousanddollarsinvalueinthe
14aggregate;
15 (5)Anymotorvehicles,nottoexceedthreethousanddollarsinvalueinthe
16aggregate;
17 (6)Anymobilehomeusedastheprincipalresidencebutnotattachedtorealproperty
18inwhichthedebtorhasafeeinterest,nottoexceedfivethousanddollarsinvalue;
19 (7)Anyoneormoreunmaturedlifeinsurancecontractsownedbysuchperson,other
20thanacreditlifeinsurancecontract,anduptofifteenthousanddollarsofanymaturedlife
21insuranceproceedsforactualfuneral,cremation,orburialexpenseswherethedeceasedisthe
22spouse,child,orparentofthebeneficiary;
23 (8)Theamountofanyaccrueddividendorinterestunder,orloanvalueof,anyoneor
24moreunmaturedlifeinsurancecontractsownedbysuchpersonunderwhichtheinsuredis
25suchpersonoranindividualofwhomsuchpersonisadependent;provided,however,thatif
26proceedingsunderTitle11oftheUnitedStatesCodearecommencedbyoragainstsuch
27person,theamountexemptinsuchproceedingsshallnotexceedinvalueonehundredfifty
28thousanddollarsintheaggregatelessanyamountofpropertyofsuchpersontransferredby
29thelifeinsurancecompanyorfraternalbenefitsocietytoitselfingoodfaithifsuchtransferis
30topayapremiumortocarryoutanonforfeitureinsuranceoptionandisrequiredtobeso
31transferredautomaticallyunderalifeinsurancecontractwithsuchcompanyorsocietythat
32wasenteredintobeforecommencementofsuchproceedings.Noamountofanyaccrued
33dividendorinterestunder,orloanvalueof,anysuchlifeinsurancecontractsshallbeexempt
34fromanyclaimforchildsupport.Notwithstandinganythingtothecontrary,nosuchamount
35shallbeexemptinsuchproceedingsunderanysuchinsurancecontractwhichwaspurchased
36bysuchpersonwithinoneyearpriortothecommencementofsuchproceedings;
37 (9)Professionallyprescribedhealthaidsforsuchpersonoradependentofsuch
38person;
39 (10)Suchperson'srighttoreceive:
40 (a)ASocialSecuritybenefit,unemploymentcompensationorapublicassistance
41benefit;
42 (b)Aveteran'sbenefit;
43 (c)Adisability,illnessorunemploymentbenefit;
HB2493 6 44 (d)Alimony,supportorseparatemaintenance,nottoexceedsevenhundredfifty
45dollarsamonth;
46 (e)a.Anypaymentunderastockbonusplan,pensionplan,disabilityordeath
47benefitplan,profit-sharingplan,nonpublicretirementplanoranyplandescribed,defined,or
48establishedpursuanttosection456.014,theperson'srighttoaparticipantaccountinany
49deferredcompensationprogramofferedbythestateofMissourioranyofitspolitical
50subdivisions,orannuityorsimilarplanorcontractonaccountofillness,disability,death,age
51orlengthofservice,totheextentreasonablynecessaryforthesupportofsuchpersonandany
52dependentofsuchpersonunless:
53 [a.](i)Suchplanorcontractwasestablishedbyorundertheauspicesofaninsider
54thatemployedsuchpersonatthetimesuchperson'srightsundersuchplanorcontractarose;
55 [b.](ii)Suchpaymentisonaccountofageorlengthofservice;and
56 [c.](iii)SuchplanorcontractdoesnotqualifyunderSection401(a),403(a),403(b),
57408,408Aor409oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,(26U.S.C.Section401
58(a),403(a),403(b),408,408Aor409)[;].
59 [exceptthat]b.Notwithstandingtheexemptionprovidedinsubparagrapha.of
60thisparagraph,anysuchpaymenttoanypersonshallbesubjecttoattachmentorexecution
61pursuanttoaqualifieddomesticrelationsorder,asdefinedbySection414(p)oftheInternal
62RevenueCodeof1986(26U.S.C.Section414(p)), asamended,issuedbyacourtinany
63proceedingfordissolutionofmarriageorlegalseparationoraproceedingfordispositionof
64propertyfollowingdissolutionofmarriagebyacourtwhichlackedpersonaljurisdictionover
65theabsentspouseorlackedjurisdictiontodisposeofmaritalpropertyatthetimeofthe
66originaljudgmentofdissolution;
67 (f)Anymoneyorassets,payabletoaparticipantorbeneficiaryfrom,oranyinterest
68ofanyparticipantorbeneficiaryin,aretirementplan,profit-sharingplan,healthsavingsplan,
69orsimilarplan,includinganinheritedaccountorplan,thatisqualifiedunderSection401(a),
70403(a),403(b),408,408Aor409oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986(26U.S.C.401(a),
71403(a),403(b),408,408A,or409),asamended,whethersuchparticipant'sorbeneficiary's
72interestarisesbyinheritance,designation,appointment,orotherwise,exceptasprovidedin
73thisparagraph.Anyplanorarrangementdescribedinthisparagraphshallnotbeexempt
74fromtheclaimofanalternatepayeeunderaqualifieddomesticrelationsorder;however,the
75interestofanyandallalternatepayeesunderaqualifieddomesticrelationsordershallbe
76exemptfromanyandallclaimsofanycreditor,otherthanthestateofMissourithroughits
77departmentofsocialservices.Asusedinthisparagraph,theterms"alternatepayee"and
78"qualifieddomesticrelationsorder"havethemeaninggiventotheminSection414(p)ofthe
79InternalRevenueCodeof1986(26U.S.C.Section414(p)), asamended.Ifproceedings
80underTitle11oftheUnitedStatesCodearecommencedbyoragainstsuchperson,no
HB2493 7 81amountoffundsshallbeexemptinsuchproceedingsunderanysuchplan,contract,ortrust
82whichisfraudulentasdefinedinsubsection2ofsection428.024andfortheperiodsuch
83personparticipatedwithinthreeyearspriortothecommencementofsuchproceedings.For
84thepurposesofthissection,whenthefraudulentlyconveyedfundsarerecoveredandafter,
85suchfundsshallbedeductedandthentreatedasthoughthefundshadneverbeencontributed
86totheplan,contract,ortrust;
87 (11)Thedebtor'srighttoreceive,orpropertythatistraceableto,apaymenton
88accountofthewrongfuldeathofanindividualofwhomthedebtorwasadependent,tothe
89extentreasonablynecessaryforthesupportofthedebtorandanydependentofthedebtor;
90 (12)Firearms,firearmaccessories,andammunition,nottoexceedonethousandfive
91hundreddollarsinvalueintheaggregate;
92 (13)Anymoneysaccruingtoanddepositedinindividualsavingsaccountsor
93individualdepositaccountsundersections166.400to166.456orsections166.500to
94166.529,subjecttothefollowingprovisions:
95 (a)Thissubdivisionshallapplytoanyproceedingthat:
96 a.IsfiledonorbeforeJanuary1,2022;or
97 b.WasfiledbeforeJanuary1,2022,andispendingoronappealafterJanuary1,
982022;
99 (b)Exceptasprovidedbyparagraph(c)ofthissubdivision,ifthedesignated
100beneficiaryofanindividualsavingsaccountorindividualdepositaccountestablished
101undersections166.400to166.456orsections166.500to166.529isalinealdescendantof
102theaccountowner,allmoneysintheaccountshallbeexemptfromanyclaimsof
103creditorsoftheaccountownerordesignatedbeneficiary;
104 (c)Theprovisionsofparagraph(b)ofthissubdivisionshallnotapplyto:
105 a.Claimsofanycreditorofanaccountownerastoamountscontributedwithin
106atwo-yearperiodprecedingthedateofthefilingofabankruptcypetitionunder11
107U.S.C.Section101etseq.,asamended;or
108 b.Claimsofanycreditorofanaccountownerastoamountscontributedwithin
109aone-yearperiodprecedinganexecutiononjudgmentforsuchclaimsagainstthe
110accountowner.
111 2.Nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedtoexemptfromattachmentorexecution
112foravalidjudicialoradministrativeorderforthepaymentofchildsupportormaintenance
113anymoneyorassets,payabletoaparticipantorbeneficiaryfrom,oranyinterestofany
114participantorbeneficiaryin,aretirementplanwhichisqualifiedpursuanttoSections408and
115408AoftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986(26U.S.C.Sections408and408A), as
116amended.
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