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Missouri Senate Bill SB681

Missouri 2022 Regular Session

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41 SECONDREGULARSESSION
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6-CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE NO. 2 FOR
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116 101STGENERALASSEMBLY
12-2022
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7+4133H.10C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
148 ANACT
15-To repeal sections 160.261, 160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 161.700, 162.261, 162.281, 162.291,
16-162.471, 162.481, 162.491, 162.720, 162.974, 163.016, 167.151, 167.225, 167.268,
17-167.640, 167.645, 168.021, 168.205, 168.500, 168.515, 170.014, 170.018, 170.047,
18-170.048, 171.033, 302.010, and 304.060, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof fifty new
19-sections relating to elementary and secondary education, with an emergency clause for
20-certain sections and an effective date for a certain section.
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9+Torepealsections37.850,160.261,160.516,160.2700,160.2705,161.097,161.210,
10+161.700,161.1050,162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,162.491,162.720,
11+162.961,162.974,163.016,167.225,167.268,167.640,167.645,168.021,168.205,
12+168.500,168.515,169.596,170.014,170.018,170.047,170.048,171.033,173.1200,
13+302.010,and304.060,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffifty-threenewsections
14+relatingtoelementaryandsecondaryeducation,withanemergencyclausefora
15+certainsection.
2216 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
23- Section A. Sections 160.261, 160.2700, 160.2705, 161.097, 1
24-161.700, 162.261, 162.281, 162.291, 162.471, 162.481, 162.491, 2
25-162.720, 162.974, 163.0 16, 167.151, 167.225, 167.268, 167.640, 3
26-167.645, 168.021, 168.205, 168.500, 168.515, 170.014, 170.018, 4
27-170.047, 170.048, 171.033, 302.010, and 304.060, RSMo, are 5
28-repealed and fifty new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be 6
29-known as sections 160.077, 160. 261, 160.560, 160.2700, 7
30-160.2705, 161.097, 161.214, 161.241, 161.380, 161.385, 161.700, 8
31-162.058, 162.084, 162.261, 162.281, 162.291, 162.471, 162.481, 9
32-162.491, 162.563, 162.720, 162.974, 162.1255, 163.016, 167.151, 10
33-167.225, 167.268, 167.625, 167.640, 167.6 45, 167.850, 168.021, 11
34-168.036, 168.037, 168.205, 168.500, 168.515, 170.014, 170.018, 12 2
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36-170.036, 170.047, 170.048, 170.307, 171.033, 173.831, 173.1352, 13
37-178.694, 186.080, 302.010, and 304.060, to read as follows:14
38- 160.077. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
39-cited as the "Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act". 2
40- 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 3
41- (1) "Department", the Missouri department of health 4
42-and senior services; 5
43- (2) "Disadvantaged school district" , any school 6
44-district that serves students from a county in which at 7
45-least twenty-five percent of the households in such county 8
46-are below the federal poverty guidelines updated 9
47-periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department 10
48-of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 11
49-U.S.C. Section 9902(2), as amended, or any school district 12
50-in which more than seventy percent of students in the 13
51-district qualify for a free or reduced price lunch under the 14
52-federal Richard B. Russell National S chool Lunch Act, 42 15
53-U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.; 16
54- (3) "Drinking water outlet", a potable water fixture 17
55-that is used for drinking or food preparation. "Drinking 18
56-water outlet" includes, but is not limited to: 19
57- (a) A water fountain, faucet, or ta p that is used or 20
58-potentially used for drinking or food preparation; and 21
59- (b) Ice–making and hot drink machines; 22
60- (4) "First draw", a two-hundred-fifty-milliliter 23
61-sample immediately collected from a drinking water outlet 24
62-that has been turned o n after a stagnation period of at 25
63-least eight hours; 26
64- (5) "Parent", a parent, guardian, or other person 27
65-having control or custody of a child; 28
66- (6) "Private school", the same definition as in 29
67-section 166.700; 30 3
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69- (7) "Public school", the same definition as in section 31
70-160.011; 32
71- (8) "Remediation", decreasing the lead concentration 33
72-in water from a drinking water outlet to less than five 34
73-parts per billion without relying solely on flushing 35
74-practices, or using methods such as the replaceme nt of lead- 36
75-containing pipes, solder, fittings, or fixtures with lead - 37
76-free components. Flushing as a stand alone action shall not 38
77-be considered remediation; 39
78- (9) "School", any public school, private school, or 40
79-provider of an early childhood educat ion program that 41
80-receives state funding. 42
81- 3. Beginning in the 2023 -24 school year and for each 43
82-subsequent school year, each school shall provide drinking 44
83-water with a lead concentration level below five parts per 45
84-billion in sufficient amounts to m eet the drinking water 46
85-needs of all students and staff as provided in this section. 47
86- 4. (1) On or before January 1, 2024, each school 48
87-shall: 49
88- (a) Conduct an inventory of all drinking water outlets 50
89-and all outlets that are used for dispensing water for 51
90-cooking or for cleaning cooking and eating utensils in each 52
91-of the school's buildings; 53
92- (b) Develop a plan for testing each outlet inventoried 54
93-under paragraph (a) of this subdivision and make such plan 55
94-available to the public; and 56
95- (c) Upon request, provide general information on the 57
96-health effects of lead contamination and additional 58
97-informational resources for employees and parents of 59
98-children at each school. 60
99- (2) Each school shall make buildings housing early 61
100-childhood education programs, kindergartens, and elementary 62 4
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102-schools the priority when complying with paragraphs (a) and 63
103-(b) of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 64
104- (3) Before August 1, 2024, or the first day on which 65
105-students will be present in the building, w hichever is 66
106-later, each school shall: 67
107- (a) Perform all testing as required by subsection 5 of 68
108-this section and within two weeks after receiving test 69
109-results, make all testing results and any lead remediation 70
110-plans available on the school's website ; 71
111- (b) Remove and replace any drinking water coolers or 72
112-drinking water outlets that the United States Environmental 73
113-Protection Agency has determined are not lead -free under the 74
114-federal Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988, as amended; 75
115-except the school shall not be required to replace those 76
116-drinking water outlets or water coolers that tested under 77
117-the requirements of this section and have been determined to 78
118-be dispensing drinking water with a lead concentration less 79
119-than five part per billion ; however, such drinking water 80
120-outlet or water cooler shall be subject to all testing 81
121-requirements and shall not be excluded from testing under 82
122-subsection 10 of this section. 83
123- (4) If testing indicates that the water source is 84
124-causing the contamina tion and until such time that the 85
125-source of the contamination has been remediated, the school 86
126-shall: 87
127- (a) Install a filter at each point at which the water 88
128-supply enters the building; 89
129- (b) Install a filter that reduces lead in drinking 90
130-water on each water outlet inventoried under paragraph (a) 91
131-of subdivision (1) of this subsection to ensure lead 92
132-concentrations are below five parts per billion; or 93 5
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134- (c) Provide purified water at each water outlet 94
135-inventoried under paragraph (a) of subdiv ision (1) of this 95
136-subsection. 96
137- (5) If testing indicates that the internal building 97
138-piping is causing the contamination and until such time that 98
139-the source of the contamination has been remediated, the 99
140-school shall: 100
141- (a) Install a filter that reduces lead in drinking 101
142-water on each water outlet inventoried under paragraph (a) 102
143-of subdivision (1) of this subsection to ensure lead 103
144-concentrations are below five parts per billion; or 104
145- (b) Provide purified water at each water outlet 105
146-inventoried under paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this 106
147-subsection. 107
148- (6) If a pipe, solder, fitting, or fixture is replaced 108
149-as part of remediation, the replacement shall be lead -free, 109
150-as such term is defined in 40 CFR 143.12, as amended. 110
151- (7) If a test result exceeds five parts per billion, 111
152-the affected school shall: 112
153- (a) Contact parents and staff via written notification 113
154-within seven business days after receiving the test result. 114
155-The notification shall include at least: 115
156- a. The test results and a summary that explains such 116
157-results; 117
158- b. A description of any remedial steps taken; and 118
159- c. A description of general health effects of lead 119
160-contamination and community specific resources; and 120
161- (b) Provide bottled water if there i s not enough water 121
162-to meet the drinking water needs of the students, teachers, 122
163-and staff. 123
164- (8) School districts shall submit such annual testing 124
165-results to the department. 125 6
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167- (9) This subsection shall not be construed to prevent 126
168-a school from conducting more frequent testing than required 127
169-under this section. 128
170- 5. (1) Before August 1, 2024, or the first day on 129
171-which students will be present in the building, whichever is 130
172-later, and annually thereafter, each school shall conduct 131
173-testing for lead by first-draw and follow-up flush samples 132
174-of a random sampling of at least twenty -five percent of 133
175-remediated drinking water outlets until all remediated 134
176-sources have been tested as recommended by the 2018 version 135
177-of the United States Environment al Protection Agency's 136
178-"Training, Testing, and Taking Action" program. The testing 137
179-shall be conducted and the results analyzed for both types 138
180-of tests by an entity or entities approved by the department. 139
181- (2) If, in the ten years prior to the 2023 -24 school 140
182-year, a fixture tested above five parts per billion for 141
183-lead, such fixture does not need to be repeat tested for 142
184-lead, but instead remediation shall begin on such fixture. 143
185- 6. (1) In addition to the apportionments payable to a 144
186-school district under chapter 163, the department of natural 145
187-resources, with support from the department of elementary 146
188-and secondary education and the department of health and 147
189-senior services, is hereby authorized to apportion to any 148
190-school additional funding f or the filtration, testing, and 149
191-other remediation of drinking water systems required under 150
192-this section, subject to appropriation. 151
193- (2) To the extent permitted by federal law, a school 152
194-district may seek reimbursement or other funds for 153
195-compliance incurred under this section under any applicable 154
196-federal law including, but not limited to, the America's 155
197-Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 and the Water 156 7
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199-Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, 33 U.S.C. 157
200-Section 3901 et seq. 158
201- (3) Disadvantaged school districts shall receive 159
202-funding priority under this subsection. 160
203- 7. The department, in conjunction with the department 161
204-of elementary and secondary education, shall publish a 162
205-report biennially based on the findings from the water 163
206-testing conducted under this section. Such report shall be 164
207-published on the department of natural resources website. 165
208- 8. For public schools, the department shall ensure 166
209-compliance with this section. Each school district shall be 167
210-responsible for ensurin g compliance within each school 168
211-within the school district's jurisdiction. 169
212- 9. No school building constructed after January 4, 170
213-2014, as provided in the federal Reduction of Lead in 171
214-Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300g -6), as amended, 172
215-shall be required to install, maintain, or replace filters 173
216-under paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of subsection 4 of 174
217-this section. 175
218- 10. A school that tests and does not find a drinking 176
219-water source with a lead concentration above the acceptable 177
220-level as described in subsection 3 of this section shall be 178
221-required to test only every five years. 179
222- 11. The department may promulgate all necessary rules 180
223-and regulations for the administration of this section. Any 181
224-rule or portion of a rule, as that term i s defined in 182
225-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 183
226-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 184
227-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 185
228-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 186
229-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the 187
230-powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 188 8
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232-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 189
233-and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 190
234-then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 191
235-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 192
236- 160.261. 1. The local board of education of each 1
237-school district shall clearly establish a written policy of 2
238-discipline, including the dis trict's determination on the 3
239-use of corporal punishment and the procedures in which 4
240-punishment will be applied. A written copy of the 5
241-district's discipline policy and corporal punishment 6
242-procedures, if applicable, shall be provided to the pupil 7
243-and parent or legal guardian of every pupil enrolled in the 8
244-district at the beginning of each school year and also made 9
245-available in the office of the superintendent of such 10
246-district, during normal business hours, for public 11
247-inspection. No pupil shall be subject to corporal 12
248-punishment procedures outlined in the discipline and 13
249-corporal punishment policy without a parent or guardian 14
250-being notified and providing written permission for the 15
251-corporal punishment. All employees of the district shall 16
252-annually receive instruction related to the specific 17
253-contents of the policy of discipline and any interpretations 18
254-necessary to implement the provisions of the policy in the 19
255-course of their duties, including but not limited to 20
256-approved methods of dealing with ac ts of school violence, 21
257-disciplining students with disabilities and instruction in 22
258-the necessity and requirements for confidentiality. 23
259- 2. The policy shall require school administrators to 24
260-report acts of school violence to all teachers at the 25
261-attendance center and, in addition, to other school district 26
262-employees with a need to know. For the purposes of this 27
263-chapter or chapter 167, "need to know" is defined as school 28 9
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265-personnel who are directly responsible for the student's 29
266-education or who other wise interact with the student on a 30
267-professional basis while acting within the scope of their 31
268-assigned duties. As used in this section, the phrase "act 32
269-of school violence" or "violent behavior" means the exertion 33
270-of physical force by a student with th e intent to do serious 34
271-physical injury as defined in section 556.061 to another 35
272-person while on school property, including a school bus in 36
273-service on behalf of the district, or while involved in 37
274-school activities. The policy shall at a minimum require 38
275-school administrators to report, as soon as reasonably 39
276-practical, to the appropriate law enforcement agency any of 40
277-the following crimes, or any act which if committed by an 41
278-adult would be one of the following crimes: 42
279- (1) First degree murder unde r section 565.020; 43
280- (2) Second degree murder under section 565.021; 44
281- (3) Kidnapping under section 565.110 as it existed 45
282-prior to January 1, 2017, or kidnapping in the first degree 46
283-under section 565.110; 47
284- (4) First degree assault under sect ion 565.050; 48
285- (5) Rape in the first degree under section 566.030; 49
286- (6) Sodomy in the first degree under section 566.060; 50
287- (7) Burglary in the first degree under section 569.160; 51
288- (8) Burglary in the second degree under section 52
289-569.170; 53
290- (9) Robbery in the first degree under section 569.020 54
291-as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or robbery in the 55
292-first degree under section 570.023; 56
293- (10) Distribution of drugs under section 195.211 as it 57
294-existed prior to January 1, 2017, or manufacture of a 58
295-controlled substance under section 579.055; 59 10
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297- (11) Distribution of drugs to a minor under section 60
298-195.212 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or delivery 61
299-of a controlled substance under section 579.020; 62
300- (12) Arson in the first degree under section 569.040; 63
301- (13) Voluntary manslaughter under section 565.023; 64
302- (14) Involuntary manslaughter under section 565.024 as 65
303-it existed prior to January 1, 2017, involuntary 66
304-manslaughter in the first degree under section 565.0 24, or 67
305-involuntary manslaughter in the second degree under section 68
306-565.027; 69
307- (15) Second degree assault under section 565.060 as it 70
308-existed prior to January 1, 2017, or second degree assault 71
309-under section 565.052; 72
310- (16) Rape in the second deg ree under section 566.031; 73
311- (17) Felonious restraint under section 565.120 as it 74
312-existed prior to January 1, 2017, or kidnapping in the 75
313-second degree under section 565.120; 76
314- (18) Property damage in the first degree under section 77
315-569.100; 78
316- (19) The possession of a weapon under chapter 571; 79
317- (20) Child molestation in the first degree pursuant to 80
318-section 566.067 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 81
319-child molestation in the first, second, or third degree 82
320-pursuant to section 566.0 67, 566.068, or 566.069; 83
321- (21) Sodomy in the second degree pursuant to section 84
322-566.061; 85
323- (22) Sexual misconduct involving a child pursuant to 86
324-section 566.083; 87
325- (23) Sexual abuse in the first degree pursuant to 88
326-section 566.100; 89 11
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328- (24) Harassment under section 565.090 as it existed 90
329-prior to January 1, 2017, or harassment in the first degree 91
330-under section 565.090; or 92
331- (25) Stalking under section 565.225 as it existed 93
332-prior to January 1, 2017, or stalking in the first degree 94
333-under section 565.225; 95
334-committed on school property, including but not limited to 96
335-actions on any school bus in service on behalf of the 97
336-district or while involved in school activities. The policy 98
337-shall require that any portion of a student's individualized 99
338-education program that is related to demonstrated or 100
339-potentially violent behavior shall be provided to any 101
340-teacher and other school district employees who are directly 102
341-responsible for the student's education or who otherwise 103
342-interact with the student on an educational basis while 104
343-acting within the scope of their assigned duties. The 105
344-policy shall also contain the consequences of failure to 106
345-obey standards of conduct set by the local board of 107
346-education, and the importance of the standards to the 108
347-maintenance of an atmosphere where orderly learning is 109
348-possible and encouraged. 110
349- 3. The policy shall provide that any student who is on 111
350-suspension for any of the offenses listed in subsection 2 of 112
351-this section or any act of violence or drug -related activity 113
352-defined by school district policy as a serious violation of 114
353-school discipline pursuant to subsection 9 of this section 115
354-shall have as a condition of his or her suspension the 116
355-requirement that such student is not allowed, while on such 117
356-suspension, to be within one thousand feet of any school 118
357-property in the school district where such student attended 119
358-school or any activity of that district, regardless of 120 12
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360-whether or not the activity takes place on district property 121
361-unless: 122
362- (1) Such student is under the direct supervision of 123
363-the student's parent, legal guardian, or custodian and the 124
364-superintendent or the superintendent's designee has 125
365-authorized the student to be on school property; 126
366- (2) Such student is under the direct supervision o f 127
367-another adult designated by the student's parent, legal 128
368-guardian, or custodian, in advance, in writing, to the 129
369-principal of the school which suspended the student and the 130
370-superintendent or the superintendent's designee has 131
371-authorized the student to be on school property; 132
372- (3) Such student is enrolled in and attending an 133
373-alternative school that is located within one thousand feet 134
374-of a public school in the school district where such student 135
375-attended school; or 136
376- (4) Such student resides wit hin one thousand feet of 137
377-any public school in the school district where such student 138
378-attended school in which case such student may be on the 139
379-property of his or her residence without direct adult 140
380-supervision. 141
381- 4. Any student who violates the condi tion of 142
382-suspension required pursuant to subsection 3 of this section 143
383-may be subject to expulsion or further suspension pursuant 144
384-to the provisions of sections 167.161, 167.164, and 145
385-167.171. In making this determination consideration shall 146
386-be given to whether the student poses a threat to the safety 147
387-of any child or school employee and whether such student's 148
388-unsupervised presence within one thousand feet of the school 149
389-is disruptive to the educational process or undermines the 150
390-effectiveness of the sch ool's disciplinary policy. Removal 151
391-of any pupil who is a student with a disability is subject 152 13
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393-to state and federal procedural rights. This section shall 153
394-not limit a school district's ability to: 154
395- (1) Prohibit all students who are suspended from b eing 155
396-on school property or attending an activity while on 156
397-suspension; 157
398- (2) Discipline students for off -campus conduct that 158
399-negatively affects the educational environment to the extent 159
400-allowed by law. 160
401- 5. The policy shall provide for a suspens ion for a 161
402-period of not less than one year, or expulsion, for a 162
403-student who is determined to have brought a weapon to 163
404-school, including but not limited to the school playground 164
405-or the school parking lot, brought a weapon on a school bus 165
406-or brought a weapon to a school activity whether on or off 166
407-of the school property in violation of district policy, 167
408-except that: 168
409- (1) The superintendent or, in a school district with 169
410-no high school, the principal of the school which such child 170
411-attends may modify such suspension on a case -by-case basis; 171
412-and 172
413- (2) This section shall not prevent the school district 173
414-from providing educational services in an alternative 174
415-setting to a student suspended under the provisions of this 175
416-section. 176
417- 6. For the purpose of this section, the term "weapon" 177
418-shall mean a firearm as defined under 18 U.S.C. Section 921 178
419-and the following items, as defined in section 571.010: a 179
420-blackjack, a concealable firearm, an explosive weapon, a 180
421-firearm, a firearm silencer, a gas gun , a knife, knuckles, a 181
422-machine gun, a projectile weapon, a rifle, a shotgun, a 182
423-spring gun or a switchblade knife; except that this section 183
424-shall not be construed to prohibit a school board from 184 14
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426-adopting a policy to allow a Civil War reenactor to carry a 185
427-Civil War era weapon on school property for educational 186
428-purposes so long as the firearm is unloaded. The local 187
429-board of education shall define weapon in the discipline 188
430-policy. Such definition shall include the weapons defined 189
431-in this subsection bu t may also include other weapons. 190
432- 7. All school district personnel responsible for the 191
433-care and supervision of students are authorized to hold 192
434-every pupil strictly accountable for any disorderly conduct 193
435-in school or on any property of the school, on any school 194
436-bus going to or returning from school, during school - 195
437-sponsored activities, or during intermission or recess 196
438-periods. 197
439- 8. Teachers and other authorized district personnel in 198
440-public schools responsible for the care, supervision, and 199
441-discipline of schoolchildren, including volunteers selected 200
442-with reasonable care by the school district, shall not be 201
443-civilly liable when acting in conformity with the 202
444-established policies developed by each board, including but 203
445-not limited to policies o f student discipline or when 204
446-reporting to his or her supervisor or other person as 205
447-mandated by state law acts of school violence or threatened 206
448-acts of school violence, within the course and scope of the 207
449-duties of the teacher, authorized district person nel or 208
450-volunteer, when such individual is acting in conformity with 209
451-the established policies developed by the board. Nothing in 210
452-this section shall be construed to create a new cause of 211
453-action against such school district, or to relieve the 212
454-school district from liability for the negligent acts of 213
455-such persons. 214
456- 9. Each school board shall define in its discipline 215
457-policy acts of violence and any other acts that constitute a 216 15
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459-serious violation of that policy. "Acts of violence" as 217
460-defined by school boards shall include but not be limited to 218
461-exertion of physical force by a student with the intent to 219
462-do serious bodily harm to another person while on school 220
463-property, including a school bus in service on behalf of the 221
464-district, or while involved i n school activities. School 222
465-districts shall for each student enrolled in the school 223
466-district compile and maintain records of any serious 224
467-violation of the district's discipline policy. Such records 225
468-shall be made available to teachers and other school 226
469-district employees with a need to know while acting within 227
470-the scope of their assigned duties, and shall be provided as 228
471-required in section 167.020 to any school district in which 229
472-the student subsequently attempts to enroll. 230
473- 10. Spanking, when administered by certificated 231
474-personnel and in the presence of a witness who is an 232
475-employee of the school district, or the use of reasonable 233
476-force to protect persons or property, when administered by 234
477-personnel of a school district in a reasonable manner i n 235
478-accordance with the local board of education's written 236
479-policy of discipline, is not abuse within the meaning of 237
480-chapter 210. [The provisions of sections 210.110 to 210.165 238
481-notwithstanding, the children's division shall not have 239
482-jurisdiction over or investigate any report of alleged child 240
483-abuse arising out of or related to the use of reasonable 241
484-force to protect persons or property when administered by 242
485-personnel of a school district or any spanking administered 243
486-in a reasonable manner by any certif icated school personnel 244
487-in the presence of a witness who is an employee of the 245
488-school district pursuant to a written policy of discipline 246
489-established by the board of education of the school 247 16
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491-district, as long as no allegation of sexual misconduct 248
492-arises from the spanking or use of force. 249
493- 11. If a student reports alleged sexual misconduct on 250
494-the part of a teacher or other school employee to a person 251
495-employed in a school facility who is required to report such 252
496-misconduct to the children's divisio n under section 210.115, 253
497-such person and the superintendent of the school district 254
498-shall report the allegation to the children's division as 255
499-set forth in section 210.115. Reports made to the 256
500-children's division under this subsection shall be 257
501-investigated by the division in accordance with the 258
502-provisions of sections 210.145 to 210.153 and shall not be 259
503-investigated by the school district under subsections 12 to 260
504-20 of this section for purposes of determining whether the 261
505-allegations should or should n ot be substantiated. The 262
506-district may investigate the allegations for the purpose of 263
507-making any decision regarding the employment of the accused 264
508-employee. 265
509- 12.] 11. Upon receipt of any reports of child abuse by 266
510-the children's division [other than reports provided under 267
511-subsection 11 of this section, ] pursuant to sections 210.110 268
512-to 210.165 which allegedly involve personnel of a school 269
513-district, the children's division shall notify the 270
514-superintendent of schools of the district or, if the person 271
515-named in the alleged incident is the superintendent of 272
516-schools, the president of the school board of the school 273
517-district where the alleged incident occurred. 274
518- [13. If, after an initial investigation, the 275
519-superintendent of schools or the president of the school 276
520-board finds that the report involves an alleged incident of 277
521-child abuse other than the administration of a spanking by 278
522-certificated school personnel or the use of reasonable force 279 17
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524-to protect persons or property when administered by schoo l 280
525-personnel pursuant to a written policy of discipline or that 281
526-the report was made for the sole purpose of harassing a 282
527-public school employee, the superintendent of schools or the 283
528-president of the school board shall immediately refer the 284
529-matter back to the children's division and take no further 285
530-action. In all matters referred back to the children's 286
531-division, the division shall treat the report in the same 287
532-manner as other reports of alleged child abuse received by 288
533-the division. 289
534- 14. If the report pertains to an alleged incident 290
535-which arose out of or is related to a spanking administered 291
536-by certificated personnel or the use of reasonable force to 292
537-protect persons or property when administered by personnel 293
538-of a school district pursuant to a w ritten policy of 294
539-discipline or a report made for the sole purpose of 295
540-harassing a public school employee, a notification of the 296
541-reported child abuse shall be sent by the superintendent of 297
542-schools or the president of the school board to the law 298
543-enforcement in the county in which the alleged incident 299
544-occurred. 300
545- 15. The report shall be jointly investigated by the 301
546-law enforcement officer and the superintendent of schools 302
547-or, if the subject of the report is the superintendent of 303
548-schools, by a law en forcement officer and the president of 304
549-the school board or such president's designee. 305
550- 16. The investigation shall begin no later than forty - 306
551-eight hours after notification from the children's division 307
552-is received, and shall consist of, but need not be limited 308
553-to, interviewing and recording statements of the child and 309
554-the child's parents or guardian within two working days 310
555-after the start of the investigation, of the school district 311 18
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557-personnel allegedly involved in the report, and of any 312
558-witnesses to the alleged incident. 313
559- 17. The law enforcement officer and the investigating 314
560-school district personnel shall issue separate reports of 315
561-their findings and recommendations after the conclusion of 316
562-the investigation to the school board of the scho ol district 317
563-within seven days after receiving notice from the children's 318
564-division. 319
565- 18. The reports shall contain a statement of 320
566-conclusion as to whether the report of alleged child abuse 321
567-is substantiated or is unsubstantiated. 322
568- 19. The school board shall consider the separate 323
569-reports referred to in subsection 17 of this section and 324
570-shall issue its findings and conclusions and the action to 325
571-be taken, if any, within seven days after receiving the last 326
572-of the two reports. The findings and conclusions shall be 327
573-made in substantially the following form: 328
574- (1) The report of the alleged child abuse is 329
575-unsubstantiated. The law enforcement officer and the 330
576-investigating school board personnel agree that there was 331
577-not a preponderance of evid ence to substantiate that abuse 332
578-occurred; 333
579- (2) The report of the alleged child abuse is 334
580-substantiated. The law enforcement officer and the 335
581-investigating school district personnel agree that the 336
582-preponderance of evidence is sufficient to support a finding 337
583-that the alleged incident of child abuse did occur; 338
584- (3) The issue involved in the alleged incident of 339
585-child abuse is unresolved. The law enforcement officer and 340
586-the investigating school personnel are unable to agree on 341
587-their findings and conclusions on the alleged incident. 342 19
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589- 20. The findings and conclusions of the school board 343
590-under subsection 19 of this section shall be sent to the 344
591-children's division. If the findings and conclusions of the 345
592-school board are that the report of t he alleged child abuse 346
593-is unsubstantiated, the investigation shall be terminated, 347
594-the case closed, and no record shall be entered in the 348
595-children's division central registry. If the findings and 349
596-conclusions of the school board are that the report of t he 350
597-alleged child abuse is substantiated, the children's 351
598-division shall report the incident to the prosecuting 352
599-attorney of the appropriate county along with the findings 353
600-and conclusions of the school district and shall include the 354
601-information in the di vision's central registry. If the 355
602-findings and conclusions of the school board are that the 356
603-issue involved in the alleged incident of child abuse is 357
604-unresolved, the children's division shall report the 358
605-incident to the prosecuting attorney of the appro priate 359
606-county along with the findings and conclusions of the school 360
607-board, however, the incident and the names of the parties 361
608-allegedly involved shall not be entered into the central 362
609-registry of the children's division unless and until the 363
610-alleged child abuse is substantiated by a court of competent 364
611-jurisdiction. 365
612- 21. Any superintendent of schools, president of a 366
613-school board or such person's designee or law enforcement 367
614-officer who knowingly falsifies any report of any matter 368
615-pursuant to this section or who knowingly withholds any 369
616-information relative to any investigation or report pursuant 370
617-to this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 371
618- 22.] 12. In order to ensure the safety of all 372
619-students, should a student be expelled for bringi ng a weapon 373
620-to school, violent behavior, or for an act of school 374 20
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622-violence, that student shall not, for the purposes of the 375
623-accreditation process of the Missouri school improvement 376
624-plan, be considered a dropout or be included in the 377
625-calculation of that district's educational persistence ratio. 378
626- 160.560. 1. The department of elementary and 1
627-secondary education shall establish the "Show -Me Success 2
628-Diploma Program". 3
629- 2. Under the show-me success diploma program, the 4
630-department of elementary and secondary education shall 5
631-develop the "Show-Me Success Diploma" as an alternative 6
632-pathway to graduation for high school students that may be 7
633-earned at any point between the end of a student's tenth 8
634-grade year and the conclusion of the s tudent's twelfth grade 9
635-year. 10
636- 3. Before July 1, 2023, the department of elementary 11
637-and secondary education shall develop detailed requirements 12
638-for students to become eligible for the show -me success 13
639-diploma that include at least the following: 14
640- (1) Demonstrated skills and knowledge in English, 15
641-science, and mathematical literacy to be successful in 16
642-college-level courses offered by the community colleges in 17
643-this state that count toward a degree or certificate without 18
644-taking remedial or devel opmental coursework; and 19
645- (2) Satisfactory grades on approved examinations in 20
646-subjects determined to be necessary to prepare a student to 21
647-enter postsecondary education without taking remedial or 22
648-developmental coursework. 23
649- 4. School districts and charter schools may offer a 24
650-course of study designed to meet the requirements to obtain 25
651-a show-me success diploma to students entering the ninth 26
652-grade. Students who elect to pursue a show -me success 27
653-diploma shall participate in a course of study de signed by 28 21
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655-the school district to meet the requirements established 29
656-under subsection 3 of this section. The show-me success 30
657-diploma shall be available to any such student until the end 31
658-of that student's twelfth grade year. 32
659- 5. Students who earn a show-me success diploma may 33
660-remain in high school and participate in programs of study 34
661-available through the school district or charter school 35
662-until that student would otherwise have graduated at the end 36
663-of grade twelve. For purposes of calculation an d 37
664-distribution of state aid, the school district or charter 38
665-school of a pupil having earned a show -me success diploma 39
666-who remains enrolled in the school district or charter 40
667-school shall continue to include the pupil in the pupil 41
668-enrollment of each suc h school district or charter school 42
669-and shall continue to receive funding for a pupil who earns 43
670-a show-me success diploma until that pupil would otherwise 44
671-have graduated at the end of grade twelve. Students who 45
672-elect to remain in high school under thi s subsection shall 46
673-be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities, 47
674-including interscholastic sports, through the end of grade 48
675-twelve. 49
676- 6. Students who pursue but do not meet the eligibility 50
677-requirements for a show -me success diploma at t he end of 51
678-grade ten or eleven shall receive a customized program of 52
679-assistance during the next school year that addresses areas 53
680-in which the student demonstrated deficiencies in the course 54
681-requirements. Students may choose to return to a 55
682-traditional academic program without completing the show -me 56
683-success diploma. 57
684- 7. The department of elementary and secondary 58
685-education shall provide training, guidance, and assistance 59
686-to teachers and administrators of the schools offering the 60 22
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688-show-me success diploma and shall closely monitor the 61
689-progress of the schools in the development of the program. 62
690- 8. Pupils who earn a show -me success diploma and do 63
691-not remain enrolled in the district or charter school and 64
692-instead enroll, or show proof that they w ill enroll, in a 65
693-postsecondary educational institution eligible to 66
694-participate in a student aid program administered by the 67
695-U.S. Department of Education shall be included in the 68
696-district's or charter school's state aid calculation under 69
697-section 163.031, until such time that the pupil would have 70
698-completed the pupil's twelfth grade year had the pupil not 71
699-earned a show-me success diploma. The funding assigned to a 72
700-pupil under this subsection shall be calculated as if the 73
701-pupil's attendance percentage equaled the district's or 74
702-charter school's prior year average attendance percentage. 75
703-For a pupil who, as provided in this subsection, is included 76
704-in the district's or charter school's state aid calculation 77
705-but who is not enrolled in the district or c harter school, 78
706-an amount equal to ninety percent of the pupil's 79
707-proportionate share of the state, local, and federal aid 80
708-that the district or charter school receives for the pupil 81
709-under this subsection shall be deposited into an account 82
710-established under sections 166.400 to 166.455 that lists the 83
711-pupil as the beneficiary. The state treasurer shall provide 84
712-guidance and assist school districts, charter schools, 85
713-pupils, and parents or guardians of pupils with the 86
714-creation, maintenance, and use of an account that has been 87
715-established under sections 166.400 to 166.455. 88
716- 9. The department of elementary and secondary 89
717-education shall promulgate all necessary rules and 90
718-regulations for the administration of this section. Any 91
719-rule or portion of a ru le, as that term is defined in 92 23
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721-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 93
722-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 94
723-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 95
724-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 96
725-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the 97
726-powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 98
727-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 99
728-and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 100
729-then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 101
730-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 102
731- 160.2700. For purposes of sections 160.2700 to 1
732-160.2725, "adult high school" means a school that: 2
733- (1) Is for individuals who do not have a high school 3
734-diploma and who are twenty -one years of age or older; 4
735- (2) Offers an industry certification program or 5
736-programs and a high school diploma in a manner that allows 6
737-students to earn a diploma at the same time that t hey earn 7
738-an industry certification; 8
739- (3) Offers [on-site] child care for children of 9
740-enrolled students attending the school; and 10
741- (4) Is not eligible to receive funding under section 11
742-160.415 or 163.031. 12
743- 160.2705. 1. The department of elementary and 1
744-secondary education shall authorize before January 1, 2018, 2
745-a Missouri-based nonprofit organization meeting the criteria 3
746-under subsection 2 of this section to establish and operate 4
747-four adult high schools, with: 5
748- (1) One adult high school to be located in a city not 6
749-within a county; 7
750- (2) One adult high school to be located in a county of 8
751-the third classification without a township form of 9
752-government and with more than forty -one thousand but fewer 10 24
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754-than forty-five thousand inhabitants or a county contiguous 11
755-to that county; 12
756- (3) One adult high school to be located in a county of 13
757-the first classification with more than two hundred sixty 14
758-thousand but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants 15
759-or a county contiguous to that county; and 16
760- (4) One adult high school to be located in a county of 17
761-the first classification with more than one hundred fifty 18
762-thousand but fewer than two hundred thousand inhabitants. 19
763- 2. The department of elementary and second ary 20
764-education shall grant the authorization described under 21
765-subsection 1 of this section based on a bid process 22
766-conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations 23
767-governing purchasing through the office of administration. 24
768-The successful bidder sh all: 25
769- (1) Demonstrate the ability to establish, within 26
770-twenty-one months of the receipt of the authorization, four 27
771-adult high schools offering high school diplomas, an 28
772-industry certification program or programs, and [on-site] 29
773-child care for childr en of the students attending the high 30
774-schools; 31
775- (2) Commit at least two million dollars in investment 32
776-for the purpose of establishing the necessary infrastructure 33
777-to operate four adult high schools; 34
778- (3) Demonstrate substantial and positive ex perience in 35
779-providing services, including industry certifications and 36
780-job placement services, to adults twenty -one years of age or 37
781-older whose educational and training opportunities have been 38
782-limited by educational disadvantages, disabilities, 39
783-homelessness, criminal history, or similar circumstances; 40
784- (4) Establish a partnership with a state -supported 41
785-postsecondary education institution or more than one such 42 25
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787-partnership, if a partnership or partnerships are necessary 43
788-in order to meet the requir ements for an adult high school; 44
789- (5) Establish a comprehensive plan that sets forth how 45
790-the adult high schools will help address the need for a 46
791-sufficiently trained workforce in the surrounding region for 47
792-each adult high school; 48
793- (6) Establish partnerships and strategies for engaging 49
794-the community and business leaders in carrying out the goals 50
795-of each adult high school; 51
796- (7) Establish the ability to meet quality standards 52
797-through certified teachers and programs that support each 53
798-student in [his or her] such student's goal to find a more 54
799-rewarding job; 55
800- (8) Establish a plan for assisting students in 56
801-overcoming barriers to educational success including, but 57
802-not limited to, educational disadvantages, homelessness, 58
803-criminal history, disability, including learning disability 59
804-such as dyslexia, and similar circumstances; 60
805- (9) Establish a process for determining outcomes of 61
806-the adult high school, including outcomes related to a 62
807-student's ability to find a more rewarding job thr ough the 63
808-attainment of a high school diploma and job training and 64
809-certification; and 65
810- (10) Bids shall not include an administrative fee 66
811-greater than ten percent. 67
812- 3. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 68
813-education shall establish ac ademic requirements for students 69
814-to obtain high school diplomas. 70
815- (2) Requirements for a high school diploma shall be 71
816-based on an adult student's prior high school achievement 72
817-and the remaining credits and coursework that would be 73
818-necessary for the student to receive a high school diploma 74 26
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820-if [he or she] such student were in a traditional high 75
821-school setting. The adult student shall meet the 76
822-requirements with the same level of academic rigor as would 77
823-otherwise be necessary to attain such credit s. 78
824- (3) The adult high school authorized under this 79
825-section shall award high school diplomas to students who 80
826-successfully meet the established academic requirements. 81
827-The adult high school authorized under this section shall 82
828-confer the diploma as though the student earned the diploma 83
829-at a traditional high school. The diploma shall have no 84
830-differentiating marks, titles, or other symbols. 85
831- (4) Students at adult high schools may complete 86
832-required coursework at their own pace and as available 87
833-through the adult high school. They shall not be required 88
834-to satisfy any specific number of class minutes. The adult 89
835-high school may also make classes available to students 90
836-online as may be appropriate. However, students shall not 91
837-complete the majority of instruction of the school's 92
838-curriculum online or through remote instruction. For the 93
839-purposes of this subsection, synchronous instruction 94
840-connecting students to a live class conducted in a Missouri 95
841-adult high school shall be treated the same a s in-person 96
842-instruction. 97
843- (5) The department of elementary and secondary 98
844-education shall not create additional regulations or burdens 99
845-on the adult high school or the students attending the adult 100
846-high schools beyond certifying necessary credits and 101
847-ensuring that students have sufficiently mastered the 102
848-subject matter to make them eligible for credit. 103
849- 4. An adult high school shall be deemed a "secondary 104
850-school system" for the purposes of subdivision (15) of 105
851-subsection 1 of section 210.211. 106 27
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853- 161.097. 1. The state board of education shall 1
854-establish standards and procedures by which it will evaluate 2
855-all teacher training institutions in this state for the 3
856-approval of teacher education programs. The state board of 4
857-education shall not require teacher training institutions to 5
858-meet national or regional accreditation as a part of its 6
859-standards and procedures in making those evaluations, but it 7
860-may accept such accreditations in lieu of such approval if 8
861-standards and proced ures set thereby are at least as 9
862-stringent as those set by the board. The state board of 10
863-education's standards and procedures for evaluating teacher 11
864-training institutions shall equal or exceed those of 12
865-national or regional accrediting associations. 13
866- 2. There is hereby established within the department 14
867-of elementary and secondary education the "Missouri Advisory 15
868-Board for Educator Preparation", hereinafter referred to as 16
869-"MABEP". The MABEP shall advise the state board of 17
870-education and the coor dinating board for higher education 18
871-regarding matters of mutual interest in the area of quality 19
872-educator preparation programs in Missouri. The advisory 20
873-board shall include at least three active elementary or 21
874-secondary classroom teachers and at least t hree faculty 22
875-members within approved educator preparation programs. The 23
876-classroom teacher members shall be selected to represent 24
877-various regions of the state and districts of different 25
878-sizes. The faculty representatives shall represent 26
879-institutions from various regions of the state and sizes of 27
880-programs. The advisory board shall hold regular meetings 28
881-that allow members to share needs and concerns and plan 29
882-strategies to enhance teacher preparation. 30
883- 3. Upon approval by the state board of educ ation of 31
884-the teacher education program at a particular teacher 32 28
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886-training institution, any person who graduates from that 33
887-program, and who meets other requirements which the state 34
888-board of education shall prescribe by rule, regulation and 35
889-statute shall be granted a certificate or license to teach 36
890-in the public schools of this state. However, no such rule 37
891-or regulation shall require that the program from which the 38
892-person graduates be accredited by any national or regional 39
893-accreditation association. 40
894- 4. The state board of education shall, in consultation 41
895-with MABEP, align literacy and reading instruction 42
896-coursework for teacher education programs in early 43
897-childhood, kindergarten to fifth grade elementary teacher 44
898-certification, middle school com munication arts, high school 45
899-communication arts, and all reading and special education 46
900-certificates to include the following: 47
901- (1) Teacher candidates shall receive classroom and 48
902-clinical training in: 49
903- (a) The core components of reading, includ ing phonemic 50
904-awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, morphology, 51
905-syntax, and vocabulary; 52
906- (b) Oral and written language development; and 53
907- (c) Identification of reading deficiencies, dyslexia, 54
908-and other language difficulties; 55
909- (2) Teacher candidates shall also have training on: 56
910- (a) The selection and use of reading curricula and 57
911-instructional materials; 58
912- (b) The administration and interpretation of 59
913-assessments; 60
914- (c) How to translate assessment results into effective 61
915-practice in the classroom specific to the needs of students; 62
916-and 63 29
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918- (d) Additional best practices in the field of literacy 64
919-instruction as recommended by the literacy advisory council 65
920-pursuant to section 186.080. 66
921- 5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 67
922-defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 68
923-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 69
924-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 70
925-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 71
926-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 72
927-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 73
928-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 74
929-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 75
930-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 76
931-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 77
932-2014, shall be invalid and void. 78
933- 161.214. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
934-following terms shall mean: 2
935- (1) "Board", the state board of education; 3
936- (2) "Department", the department of elementary and 4
937-secondary education; 5
938- (3) "School innovation team", a group of natural 6
939-persons officially authorized by: 7
940- (a) A single elementary or secondary school; 8
941- (b) A group of two or more elem entary or secondary 9
942-schools within the same school district that share common 10
943-interests, such as geographical location or educational 11
944-focus, or that sequentially serve classes of students as 12
945-they progress through elementary and secondary education; 13
946- (c) A group of two or more elementary or secondary 14
947-schools not within the same school district that share 15
948-common interests, such as geographical location or 16
949-educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of 17 30
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951-students as they progress through e lementary and secondary 18
952-education; 19
953- (d) A single school district; or 20
954- (e) A group of two or more school districts that share 21
955-common interests, such as geographical location or 22
956-educational focus, or that sequentially serve classes of 23
957-students as they progress through elementary and secondary 24
958-education; 25
959- (4) "School innovation waiver", a waiver granted by 26
960-the board to a single school, group of schools, single 27
961-school district, or group of school districts pursuant to 28
962-this section, in whi ch the school, group of schools, school 29
963-district, or group of school districts is exempt from a 30
964-specific requirement imposed by chapter 160, chapter 161, 31
965-chapter 162, chapter 167, chapter 170, or chapter 171, or 32
966-any regulations promulgated thereunder b y the board or the 33
967-department. Any school innovation waiver granted to a 34
968-school district or group of school districts shall be 35
969-applicable to every elementary and secondary school within 36
970-the school district or group of school districts unless the 37
971-plan specifically provides otherwise. 38
972- 2. Any school innovation team seeking a school 39
973-innovation waiver may submit a plan to the board for one or 40
974-more of the following purposes: 41
975- (1) Improving student readiness for employment, higher 42
976-education, vocational training, technical training, or any 43
977-other form of career and job training; 44
978- (2) Increasing the compensation of teachers; or 45
979- (3) Improving the recruitment, retention, training, 46
980-preparation, or professional development of teachers. 47
981- 3. Any plan for a school innovation waiver shall: 48 31
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983- (1) Identify the specific provision of law for which a 49
984-waiver is being requested and provide an explanation for why 50
985-the specific provision of law inhibits the ability of the 51
986-school or school dis trict to accomplish the goal stated in 52
987-the plan; 53
988- (2) Demonstrate that the intent of the specific 54
989-provision of law can be addressed in a more effective, 55
990-efficient, or economical manner and that the waiver or 56
991-modification is necessary to implement the plan; 57
992- (3) Include measurable annual performance targets and 58
993-goals for the implementation of the plan; 59
994- (4) Specify the innovations to be pursued in meeting 60
995-one or more of the goals listed in subsection 2 of this 61
996-section; 62
997- (5) Demonstrate parental, school employee, and 63
998-community and business support for, and engagement with, the 64
999-plan; and 65
1000- (6) Be approved by at least the minimum number of 66
1001-people required to be on the school innovation team prior to 67
1002-submitting the plan for appr oval. 68
1003- 4. (1) In evaluating a plan submitted by a school 69
1004-innovation team under subsection 2 of this section, the 70
1005-board shall consider whether the plan will: 71
1006- (a) Improve the preparation, counseling, and overall 72
1007-readiness of students for posts econdary life; 73
1008- (b) Increase teacher salaries in a financially 74
1009-sustainable and prudent manner; or 75
1010- (c) Increase the attractiveness of the teaching 76
1011-profession for prospective teachers and active teachers 77
1012-alike. 78
1013- (2) The board may approve a ny plan submitted under 79
1014-subsection 2 of this section if it determines that: 80 32
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1016- (a) The plan successfully demonstrates the ability to 81
1017-address the intent of the provision of law to be waived in a 82
1018-more effective, efficient, or economical manner; 83
1019- (b) The waivers or modifications are demonstrated to 84
1020-be necessary to stimulate improved student readiness for 85
1021-postsecondary life, increase teacher salaries, or increase 86
1022-the attractiveness of the teaching profession for 87
1023-prospective teachers and active te achers; 88
1024- (c) The plan has demonstrated sufficient participation 89
1025-from among the teachers, principals, superintendent, 90
1026-faculty, school board, parents, and the community at large; 91
1027-and 92
1028- (d) The plan is based upon sound educational 93
1029-practices, does not endanger the health and safety of 94
1030-students or staff, and does not compromise equal opportunity 95
1031-for learning. 96
1032- (3) The board may propose modifications to the plan in 97
1033-cooperation with the school innovation team. 98
1034- 5. Any waiver granted under this section shall be 99
1035-effective for a period of no longer than three school years 100
1036-beginning the school year following the school year in which 101
1037-the waiver is approved. Any waiver may be renewed. No more 102
1038-than one school innovation waiver shall be in e ffect with 103
1039-respect to any one elementary or secondary school at one 104
1040-time. 105
1041- 6. This section shall not be construed to allow the 106
1042-state board of education to authorize the waiver of any 107
1043-statutory requirements relating to teacher certification, 108
1044-teacher tenure, or any requirement imposed by federal law. 109
1045- 7. The department shall publish an annual report based 110
1046-on the school innovation waivers considered by the state 111
1047-board. The report shall document the waivers submitted and 112 33
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1049-waivers approved, at the statewide, district, and school 113
1050-building levels, and provide data at the statewide, 114
1051-district, and school building levels of sufficient detail to 115
1052-allow analysis of trends regarding the purposes for waiver 116
1053-requests, the statutes waived or requested t o be waived, any 117
1054-modifications approved by the state board, and the state 118
1055-board's actions to approve or deny waiver requests. 119
1056- 8. The board may promulgate rules implementing the 120
1057-provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, 121
1058-as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created 122
1059-under the authority delegated in this section shall become 123
1060-effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 124
1061-the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 125
1062-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 126
1063-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 127
1064-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 128
1065-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 129
1066-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulema king 130
1067-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 131
1068-2022, shall be invalid and void. 132
1069- 161.241. 1. The state board of education, in 1
1070-collaboration with the coordinating board for higher 2
1071-education and the commissioner's ad visory council under 3
1072-section 186.080, shall develop a plan to establish a 4
1073-comprehensive system of services for reading instruction. 5
1074- 2. The state board of education shall establish and 6
1075-periodically update a statewide literacy plan that supports 7
1076-high quality, evidence -based reading instruction for all 8
1077-students. 9
1078- 3. The state board of education shall create an office 10
1079-of literacy. The commissioner of education shall coordinate 11 34
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1081-staff with roles relating to literacy and align staff work 12
1082-around supporting best practices in reading instruction. 13
1083- 4. The state board of education shall align literacy 14
1084-and reading instruction coursework for teacher education 15
1085-programs as required under subsection 4 of section 161.097. 16
1086- 5. Subject to appropriation, the department of 17
1087-elementary and secondary education shall recruit and employ 18
1088-quality teacher trainers with expertise in reading 19
1089-instruction and provide opportunities for evidence -based 20
1090-professional development in reading instruction available 21
1091-for all active teachers. 22
1092- 6. The department shall maintain and publish data on 23
1093-reading outcomes, provided that the report shall not include 24
1094-individually identifiable student data. 25
1095- 7. The department shall publish criteria and examples 26
1096-to help districts and schools select and use evidence -based 27
1097-reading curricula and instructional materials. 28
1098-Additionally, the department shall publish a list of 29
1099-curricula that ensure instruction is explicit, systematic, 30
1100-diagnostic, and based on phonological a wareness, phonics, 31
1101-fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, morphology, syntax, and 32
1102-semantics. This shall be a resource to districts. 33
1103- 8. The department shall provide online tools and 34
1104-training for active teachers on evidence -based reading 35
1105-instruction. 36
1106- 9. There is hereby created in the state treasury the 37
1107-"Evidence-based Reading Instruction Program Fund". The fund 38
1108-shall be administered by the department and used to 39
1109-reimburse school districts and charter schools for efforts 40
1110-to improve student l iteracy, including, but not limited to: 41
1111-initiatives that provide optional training and materials to 42
1112-teachers regarding best practices in reading pedagogies; 43 35
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1114-resources for parents and guardians to assist them in 44
1115-teaching their children to read; funding for reading 45
1116-tutoring programs outside of regular school hours; stipends 46
1117-for teachers who undergo additional training in reading 47
1118-instruction, which may also count toward professional 48
1119-development requirements; and funding for summer reading 49
1120-programs. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated 50
1121-annually by the general assembly from general revenue to 51
1122-such fund, any moneys paid into the state treasury and 52
1123-required by law to be credited to such fund, and any gifts, 53
1124-bequests, or donations to such fun d. The fund shall be kept 54
1125-separate and apart from all other moneys in the state 55
1126-treasury and shall be paid out by the state treasurer 56
1127-pursuant to chapter 33. Notwithstanding the provisions of 57
1128-section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund at the 58
1129-end of the biennium shall not be transferred to the credit 59
1130-of the general revenue fund. All interest and moneys earned 60
1131-on the fund shall be credited to the fund. 61
1132- 161.380. 1. Subject to appropriations, the department 1
1133-of elementary and secondary education shall establish the 2
1134-"Competency-Based Education Grant Program". 3
1135- 2. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury 4
1136-the "Competency-Based Education Grant Program Fund". The 5
1137-fund shall consist of any appropriations to suc h fund and 6
1138-any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from 7
1139-private or other sources for the purpose of providing 8
1140-competency-based education programs. The state treasurer 9
1141-shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 10
1142-30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 11
1143-disbursements of public moneys in accordance with 12
1144-distribution requirements and procedures developed by the 13
1145-department of elementary and secondary education. The fund 14 36
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1147-shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appr opriation, moneys in 15
1148-the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this 16
1149-section. 17
1150- (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 18
1151-to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 19
1152-of the biennium shall not revert to the c redit of the 20
1153-general revenue fund. 21
1154- (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 22
1155-fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 23
1156-interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 24
1157-credited to the fund. 25
1158- 3. The department of elementary and secondary 26
1159-education shall award grants from the competency -based 27
1160-education grant program fund to eligible school districts 28
1161-for the purpose of providing competency -based education 29
1162-programs. A school district wishing to receive such a grant 30
1163-shall submit an application to the department of elementary 31
1164-and secondary education addressing: 32
1165- (1) A core mission that competency -based education 33
1166-courses will help achieve; 34
1167- (2) A plan that outlines competency -based education 35
1168-courses and key metrics that will show success; 36
1169- (3) Resources available to the school and in the 37
1170-community that will assist in creating successful competency - 38
1171-based outcomes; and 39
1172- (4) Resources and support needed to help the school 40
1173-succeed in implementing competency-based education courses. 41
1174- 4. The department of elementary and secondary 42
1175-education shall facilitate the creation, sharing, and 43
1176-development of course assessments; curriculum; training and 44
1177-guidance for teachers; and best practices for the school 45
1178-districts that offer competency -based education courses. 46 37
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1180- 5. For purposes of this section, the term "competency - 47
1181-based education program" means an educational program that: 48
1182- (1) Affords students flexibility to progress and earn 49
1183-course credit upon demonstration of mastery, including 50
1184-through early high school graduation; 51
1185- (2) Provides individual learning and assessment 52
1186-options, including through experiential and project -based 53
1187-learning, online or blended learning, additional reme dial 54
1188-education time, and accelerated -pace curricula; 55
1189- (3) Assesses student proficiency based on graduate 56
1190-profiles describing meaningful and critical knowledge and 57
1191-skills that students should have upon graduation; or 58
1192- (4) Assesses student profi ciency through tasks 59
1193-developed both locally and at the state level, performance 60
1194-of which demonstrates mastery. 61
1195- 6. The department of elementary and secondary 62
1196-education shall promulgate all necessary rules and 63
1197-regulations for the administration of this section. Any 64
1198-rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 65
1199-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 66
1200-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 67
1201-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 68
1202-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 69
1203-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the 70
1204-powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 71
1205-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 72
1206-and annul a rule are sub sequently held unconstitutional, 73
1207-then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 74
1208-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 75
1209- 161.385. 1. There is hereby established the 1
1210-"Competency-Based Education Task Force" to study and develop 2
1211-competency-based education programs in public schools. Task 3 38
1212- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1213-force members shall be chosen to represent the geographic 4
1214-diversity of the state. Task force members shall be 5
1215-appointed for a term of two years and may be reappoi nted. 6
1216-All task force members shall be appointed before December 7
1217-31, 2022, and every other year thereafter by December thirty - 8
1218-first of that year. The task force members shall be 9
1219-appointed as follows: 10
1220- (1) Two members of the house of representativ es 11
1221-appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 12
1222- (2) Two members of the senate appointed by the 13
1223-president pro tempore of the senate; 14
1224- (3) The commissioner of the department of elementary 15
1225-and secondary education or the commissioner 's designee; and 16
1226- (4) Four members appointed by the governor. Two 17
1227-members shall each represent a separate school district that 18
1228-offers competency-based education courses. 19
1229- 2. The members of the task force established under 20
1230-subsection 1 of this section shall elect a chair from among 21
1231-the membership of the task force. The task force shall meet 22
1232-as needed to complete its consideration of its objectives as 23
1233-established in subsections 4 and 5 of this section. Any 24
1234-vacancy on the task force shall b e filled in the same manner 25
1235-as the original appointment. Members of the task force 26
1236-shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to 27
1237-reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in 28
1238-the performance of official duties. 29
1239- 3. The department of elementary and secondary 30
1240-education shall provide such legal, research, clerical, and 31
1241-technical services as the task force may require in the 32
1242-performance of official duties. 33
1243- 4. The task force shall: 34 39
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1245- (1) Work toward implementing competency-based 35
1246-education courses statewide and devising a plan for Missouri 36
1247-to lead the way in competency -based education courses; 37
1248- (2) Solicit input from individuals and organizations 38
1249-with information or expertise relevant to the task force's 39
1250-objective, including experts and educators with experience 40
1251-related to competency -based education programs; 41
1252- (3) Hold at least three public hearings to provide an 42
1253-opportunity to receive public testimony including, but not 43
1254-limited to, testimony from e ducators, local school boards, 44
1255-parents, representatives from business and industry, labor 45
1256-and community leaders, members of the general assembly, and 46
1257-the general public; 47
1258- (4) Identify promising competency -based education 48
1259-programs, including progra ms that: 49
1260- (a) Afford students flexibility to progress and earn 50
1261-course credit upon demonstration of mastery, including 51
1262-through early high school graduation; 52
1263- (b) Provide individual learning and assessment 53
1264-options, including through experiential and project-based 54
1265-learning, online or blended learning, additional remedial 55
1266-education time, and accelerated -pace curricula; or 56
1267- (c) Assess student proficiency through tasks developed 57
1268-both locally and at the state level, performance of which 58
1269-demonstrates mastery; 59
1270- (5) Identify obstacles to implementing competency - 60
1271-based education programs in Missouri public schools; 61
1272- (6) Develop comprehensive graduate profiles that 62
1273-describe meaningful and critical knowledge skills that 63
1274-students should have upon graduation that can be implemented 64
1275-into a diploma designation; 65 40
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1277- (7) Develop findings and recommendations for 66
1278-implementing competency -based education models and practices 67
1279-in Missouri public schools, including recommending changes 68
1280-to existing legislation, rules, and regulations; and 69
1281- (8) Develop findings and recommendations for 70
1282-implementing a competency -based performance assessment that: 71
1283- (a) Is consistent with the most effective competency - 72
1284-based education programs identified by the task force under 73
1285-subdivision (4) of this subsection; 74
1286- (b) Assesses students based on both locally developed 75
1287-and common statewide performance tasks tied to grade and 76
1288-course competencies aligned with state content standards; and 77
1289- (c) Complies with all applicable federal law, 78
1290-including 20 U.S.C. Section 6311(b)(1)(B), as amended. To 79
1291-the extent that implementing a competency -based performance 80
1292-assessment would require the department of elementary and 81
1293-secondary education to obtain innovative assessment and 82
1294-accountability demonstration authority under 20 U.S.C. 83
1295-Section 6364, as amended, the task force shall develop 84
1296-findings and recommendations for obtaining such authority. 85
1297- 5. Beginning in 2023, the task force shall present its 86
1298-findings and recommendations to the speaker of the house of 87
1299-representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, 88
1300-the joint committee on education, and the state board of 89
1301-education by December first annually. 90
1302- 161.700. 1. This section shall be known as the 1
1303-"Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission Act". 2
1304- 2. There is hereby created a permanent state 3
1305-commission known as the "Holocaust Education and Awareness 4
1306-Commission". The commission shall be housed in the 5
1307-department of elementary and secondary education and shall 6
1308-promote implementation of [holocaust] Holocaust education 7 41
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1310-and awareness programs in Missouri in order to encourage 8
1311-understanding of the [holocaust] Holocaust and discourage 9
1312-bigotry. 10
1313- 3. The commission shall be composed of twelve members 11
1314-to be appointed by the governor with advice and consent of 12
1315-the senate. The makeup of the commission shall be: 13
1316- (1) The commissioner of higher education; 14
1317- (2) The commissioner of elementary and secondary 15
1318-education; 16
1319- (3) The president of the University of Missouri 17
1320-system; and 18
1321- (4) Nine members of the public, representative of the 19
1322-diverse religious and ethnic heritage groups populating 20
1323-Missouri. 21
1324- 4. The [holocaust] Holocaust education and awarene ss 22
1325-commission may receive such funds as appropriated from 23
1326-public moneys or contributed to it by private sources. [It] 24
1327-The commission may sponsor programs or publications to 25
1328-educate the public about the crimes of genocide in an effort 26
1329-to deter indifference to crimes against humanity and human 27
1330-suffering wherever they occur. 28
1331- 5. The term ["holocaust"] "Holocaust" shall be defined 29
1332-as the [period from 1933 through 1945 when ] systematic, 30
1333-state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews 31
1334-[and millions of others were murdered ] by the Nazi [Germany] 32
1335-regime and its allies and collaborators [as part of a 33
1336-structured, state-sanctioned program of genocide ] during the 34
1337-period from 1933 through 1945 . 35
1338- 6. The commission may employ an executive director and 36
1339-such other persons to carry out its functions. 37
1340- 7. (1) To educate students about the Holocaust and 38
1341-inspire in students a sense of responsibility to recognize 39 42
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1343-and uphold human value and to prevent future atrocities, the 40
1344-second week in April shall be designated as "Holocaust 41
1345-Education Week". 42
1346- (2) Holocaust education shall be taught during a week 43
1347-as determined by each school district and shall include age - 44
1348-appropriate instruction to elementary school students not 45
1349-lower than the sixth grade and high school students as 46
1350-determined by each school district. Such instruction shall 47
1351-include, but not be limited to: 48
1352- (a) Information providing a historical understanding 49
1353-of the Holocaust to offer context for the discussion of how 50
1354-and why the Holocaust happened; 51
1355- (b) Participation, in person or using technology, in 52
1356-learning projects about the Holocaust; and 53
1357- (c) The use of materials developed or supported by the 54
1358-Holocaust education and awareness commission, the United 55
1359-States Holocaust Memorial Museum, or the St. Louis Kaplan 56
1360-Feldman Holocaust Museum. 57
1361- (3) Based on the instructional materials provided 58
1362-under paragraph (c) of subdivision (2) of this subsection, 59
1363-the department of elementary and secondary education shal l 60
1364-develop a curriculum framework of instruction for studying 61
1365-the Holocaust. The department shall make such curriculum 62
1366-framework available to up to twenty -five school districts or 63
1367-schools within a district, with at least one district or 64
1368-school within each of the nine regional professional 65
1369-development centers, as defined by the department, as a 66
1370-pilot program in consultation with the Holocaust education 67
1371-and awareness commission beginning in the 2023 -24 school 68
1372-year. 69
1373- (4) Each school district part icipating in the pilot 70
1374-program shall adopt the curriculum framework provided by the 71 43
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1376-department under subdivision (3) of this subsection in the 72
1377-2023-24 school year. Each school district shall determine 73
1378-the minimum amount of instruction time that qualif ies as a 74
1379-unit of instruction satisfying the requirements of this 75
1380-subsection. 76
1381- (5) Each participating school district shall provide a 77
1382-plan of professional development for teachers to ensure such 78
1383-teachers are adequately prepared to provide the instr uction 79
1384-required under this subsection. 80
1385- (6) This subsection shall apply to schools 81
1386-participating in the pilot program starting in the 2023 -24 82
1387-school year and the program shall be expanded in all 83
1388-subsequent school years, with all school districts 84
1389-participating by the 2025 -26 school year. 85
1390- (7) The department shall provide for a program 86
1391-evaluation regarding the success and impact of the pilot 87
1392-program upon completion of the first year of the pilot 88
1393-program and shall report the results of such e valuation to 89
1394-the general assembly. The department may consult with 90
1395-organizations including, but not limited to, the Holocaust 91
1396-education and awareness commission, the United States 92
1397-Holocaust Museum, or the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust 93
1398-Museum to develop the evaluation. 94
1399- 162.058. 1. Before July 1, 2023, each school district 1
1400-and charter school shall, after receiving community input, 2
1401-implement a community engagement policy that provides 3
1402-residents of the school district methods of communicating 4
1403-with the school board or the governing board of a charter 5
1404-school located in the school district and with the 6
1405-administration of the school district or charter school. 7
1406- 2. The community engagement policy shall create a 8
1407-process allowing any resident of a school district to have 9 44
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1409-an item placed on the agenda of a school board meeting, or a 10
1410-meeting of the governing board of a charter school located 11
1411-in the school district, if the resident follows the process 12
1412-described in the policy. Such policy shall contain at least 13
1413-the following components: 14
1414- (1) No item shall be placed on a meeting agenda under 15
1415-this section unless the item is directly related to the 16
1416-governance or operation of the school district or charter 17
1417-school; 18
1418- (2) The school district or charter school may require 19
1419-the resident to first meet with the superintendent or the 20
1420-superintendent's designee to attempt a resolution of the 21
1421-issue. The superintendent or the superintendent's designee 22
1422-shall meet with the reside nt within twenty business days of 23
1423-a written request to meet. After such meeting, or if the 24
1424-superintendent or the superintendent's designee does not 25
1425-meet with the resident within twenty business days, the 26
1426-resident may submit a written request to the bo ard secretary 27
1427-to have the issue brought before the school board or the 28
1428-governing board as a meeting agenda item. If the secretary 29
1429-receives the request at least five business days prior to 30
1430-the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the issue shall 31
1431-be placed as an item on the agenda for such meeting. If the 32
1432-secretary receives the request less than five days before 33
1433-the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the issue shall 34
1434-be placed as an item on the agenda for the next subsequent 35
1435-regular board meeting. An agenda item may be moved to a 36
1436-different board meeting with the consent of the resident 37
1437-requesting the agenda item; 38
1438- (3) The school board or governing board may establish 39
1439-reasonable rules governing agenda items including, but not 40
1440-limited to, time limits for presentation or discussion of 41 45
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1442-the agenda item and limits on the number of speakers to a 42
1443-single individual or to individuals who met with the 43
1444-superintendent or the superintendent's designee before the 44
1445-issue was brought before the bo ard as a meeting agenda item; 45
1446- (4) The school board or governing board may refuse to 46
1447-hear or delay hearing an agenda item if the school board or 47
1448-governing board has heard an identical or substantially 48
1449-similar issue in the previous three calendar mo nths or if 49
1450-the resident has previously violated district rules 50
1451-regarding conduct at meetings or on school property; and 51
1452- (5) The school board or governing board may delay 52
1453-hearing an agenda item if more than three resident -initiated 53
1454-agenda items are scheduled for the same board meeting. If 54
1455-the hearing of a resident's agenda item is delayed, the 55
1456-school board or governing board shall provide the resident 56
1457-with an alternate method of communicating to the school 57
1458-board or governing board regarding th e agenda item. 58
1459- 162.084. 1. If any individual public elementary or 1
1460-secondary school, any charter school, or any school district 2
1461-is determined to be in the bottom five percent of scores on 3
1462-the annual performance report, such school, c harter school, 4
1463-or district shall mail a letter to the parents and guardians 5
1464-of each student in such school, charter school, or district 6
1465-informing such parents and guardians: 7
1466- (1) That the individual public elementary or secondary 8
1467-school, charter school, or school district has been 9
1468-determined to be in the bottom five percent of scores on the 10
1469-annual performance report; and 11
1470- (2) What options are available to such students as a 12
1471-result of the school's, charter school's, or district's 13
1472-current status. 14 46
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1474- 2. (1) Rules relating to the annual performance 15
1475-report rating shall require the department of elementary and 16
1476-secondary education to display, in a clear and easily 17
1477-accessible manner on the department's website, the annual 18
1478-performance report rating and ranking percentage for each 19
1479-local education agency and each attendance center within the 20
1480-local education agency, the accreditation status for each 21
1481-school district, and a list of the bottom five percent of 22
1482-scores for all schools and for all local education agencies. 23
1483- (2) Each local education agency shall display the same 24
1484-information outlined in subdivision (1) of this subsection 25
1485-for the local education agency and each attendance center 26
1486-within the local education agency in a clear and easily 27
1487-accessible manner on the local education agency's website. 28
1488-Information required to be posted on websites under this 29
1489-subdivision shall be included in the annual school 30
1490-accountability report card information required under 31
1491-section 160.522. 32
1492- 3. The requirements to mail a letter under subsection 33
1493-1 of this section and display information on the local 34
1494-education agency's website under subdivision (2) of 35
1495-subsection 2 of this section shall not apply to any special 36
1496-school district or state opera ted school in which all of the 37
1497-students enrolled are students with disabilities. 38
1498- 162.261. 1. The government and control of a seven - 1
1499-director school district, other than an urban district, is 2
1500-vested in a board of education of seven me mbers, who hold 3
1501-their office for three years, except as provided in 4
1502-[section] sections 162.241 and 162.563, and until their 5
1503-successors are duly elected and qualified. Any vacancy 6
1504-occurring in the board shall be filled by the remaining 7
1505-members of the board; except that if there are more than two 8 47
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1507-vacancies at any one time, the county commission upon 9
1508-receiving written notice of the vacancies shall fill the 10
1509-vacancies by appointment. If there are more than two 11
1510-vacancies at any one time in a county wit hout a county 12
1511-commission, the county executive upon receiving written 13
1512-notice of the vacancies shall fill the vacancies, with the 14
1513-advice and consent of the county council, by appointment. 15
1514-The person appointed shall hold office until the next 16
1515-municipal election, when a director shall be elected for the 17
1516-unexpired term. 18
1517- 2. No seven-director, urban, or metropolitan school 19
1518-district board of education shall hire a spouse of any 20
1519-member of such board for a vacant or newly created position 21
1520-unless the position has been advertised pursuant to board 22
1521-policy and the superintendent of schools submits a written 23
1522-recommendation for the employment of the spouse to the board 24
1523-of education. The names of all applicants as well as the 25
1524-name of the applicant hired for the position [are to] shall 26
1525-be included in the board minutes. 27
1526- 3. The provisions of Article VII, Section 6 of the 28
1527-Missouri Constitution apply to school districts. 29
1528- 162.281. Except as provided in section 162.563, in all 1
1529-seven-director districts, including urban districts, when 2
1530-directors are to be elected for terms of different lengths, 3
1531-each candidate shall declare for a term of a specific number 4
1532-of years and the different terms shall be voted upon as 5
1533-separate propositions. 6
1534- 162.291. Except as provided in section 162.563, the 1
1535-voters of each seven -director district other than urban 2
1536-districts shall, at municipal elections, elect two directors 3
1537-who are citizens of the United States and resident taxpayers 4
1538-of the district, who have resided in [this state] the 5 48
1539- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1540-district for one year next preceding their election or 6
1541-appointment, and who are at least twenty -four years of age. 7
1542- 162.471. 1. The government and control of an urban 1
1543-school district is vested in a board of seven directors. 2
1544- 2. Except as provided in section 162.563, each 3
1545-director shall be a voter of the district who has resided 4
1546-within this state for one year next preceding [his] the 5
1547-director's election or appointment and w ho is at least 6
1548-twenty-four years of age. All directors, except as 7
1549-otherwise provided in [section] sections 162.481 [and 8
1550-section], 162.492, and 162.563, shall hold their offices for 9
1551-six years and until their successors are duly elected and 10
1552-qualified. All vacancies occurring in the board, except as 11
1553-provided in section 162.492, shall be filled by appointment 12
1554-by the board as soon as practicable, and the person 13
1555-appointed shall hold [his] office until the next school 14
1556-board election, when [his] a successor shall be elected for 15
1557-the remainder of the unexpired term. The power of the board 16
1558-to perform any official duty during the existence of a 17
1559-vacancy continues unimpaired thereby. 18
1560- 162.481. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this 1
1561-section and [in section] sections 162.492 and 162.563, all 2
1562-elections of school directors in urban school districts 3
1563-shall be held biennially at the same times and places as 4
1564-municipal elections. 5
1565- 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4, 6
1566-and 5 of this section, hereafter when a seven -director 7
1567-district becomes an urban school district, the directors of 8
1568-the prior seven-director district shall continue as 9
1569-directors of the urban school district until the expiration 10
1570-of the terms for which they were elected and until their 11
1571-successors are elected as provided in this subsection. The 12 49
1572- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1573-first biennial school election for directors shall be held 13
1574-in the urban school district at the time provided in 14
1575-subsection 1 which is on the date of or subsequent to the 15
1576-expiration of the terms of the directors of the prior 16
1577-district which are first to expire, and directors shall be 17
1578-elected to succeed the directors of the prior district whose 18
1579-terms have expired. If the terms of two directors only have 19
1580-expired, the directors elected at the first biennial school 20
1581-election in the urban school district shall be elected for 21
1582-terms of six years. If the terms of four directors have 22
1583-expired, two directors shall be elected for terms of six 23
1584-years and two shall be elect ed for terms of four years. At 24
1585-the next succeeding biennial election held in the urban 25
1586-school district, successors for the remaining directors of 26
1587-the prior seven-director district shall be elected. If only 27
1588-two directors are to be elected they shall b e elected for 28
1589-terms of six years each. If four directors are to be 29
1590-elected, two shall be elected for terms of six years and two 30
1591-shall be elected for terms of two years. After seven 31
1592-directors of the urban school district have been elected 32
1593-under this subsection, their successors shall be elected for 33
1594-terms of six years. 34
1595- 3. In any school district in which a majority of the 35
1596-district is located in any home rule city with more than one 36
1597-hundred fifty-five thousand but fewer than two hundred 37
1598-thousand inhabitants, elections shall be held annually at 38
1599-the same times and places as general municipal elections for 39
1600-all years where one or more terms expire, and the terms 40
1601-shall be for three years and until their successors are duly 41
1602-elected and qualified f or all directors elected on and after 42
1603-August 28, 1998. 43 50
1604- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1605- 4. For any school district which becomes an urban 44
1606-school district by reason of the 2000 federal decennial 45
1607-census, elections shall be held annually at the same times 46
1608-and places as general muni cipal elections for all years 47
1609-where one or more terms expire, and the terms shall be for 48
1610-three years and until their successors are duly elected and 49
1611-qualified for all directors elected on and after August 28, 50
1612-2001. 51
1613- 5. In any school district in an y county with a charter 52
1614-form of government and with more than three hundred thousand 53
1615-but fewer than four hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which 54
1616-becomes an urban school district by reason of the 2010 55
1617-federal decennial census, elections shall be held a nnually 56
1618-at the same times and places as general municipal elections 57
1619-for all years where one or more terms expire, and the terms 58
1620-shall be for three years and until their successors are duly 59
1621-elected and qualified for all directors elected on and after 60
1622-April 2, 2012. 61
1623- 6. In any urban school district in a county of the 62
1624-first classification with more than eighty -three thousand 63
1625-but fewer than ninety -two thousand inhabitants and with a 64
1626-home rule city with more than seventy -six thousand but fewer 65
1627-than ninety-one thousand inhabitants as the county seat, 66
1628-elections shall be held annually at the same times and 67
1629-places as general municipal elections for all years where 68
1630-one or more terms expire, and upon expiration of any term 69
1631-after August 28, 2015, the term of office shall be for three 70
1632-years and until their successors are duly elected and 71
1633-qualified. 72
1634- 162.491. 1. Directors for urban school districts, 1
1635-other than those districts containing the greater part of a 2
1636-city of over one hundr ed thirty thousand inhabitants, may be 3 51
1637- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1638-nominated by petition to be filed with the secretary of the 4
1639-board and signed by a number of voters in the district equal 5
1640-to ten percent of the total number of votes cast for the 6
1641-director receiving the highest numb er of votes cast at the 7
1642-next preceding biennial election, except as provided in 8
1643-subsection 4 of this section. 9
1644- 2. This section shall not be construed as providing 10
1645-the sole method of nominating candidates for the office of 11
1646-school director in urban school districts [which] that do 12
1647-not contain the greater part of a city of over three hundred 13
1648-thousand inhabitants. 14
1649- 3. A director for any urban school district containing 15
1650-a city of greater than one hundred thirty thousand 16
1651-inhabitants and less tha n three hundred thousand inhabitants 17
1652-may be nominated as an independent candidate by filing with 18
1653-the secretary of the board a petition signed by five hundred 19
1654-registered voters of such school district. 20
1655- 4. In any urban school district located in a c ounty of 21
1656-the first classification with more than eighty -three 22
1657-thousand but fewer than ninety -two thousand inhabitants and 23
1658-with a home rule city with more than seventy -six thousand 24
1659-but fewer than ninety -one thousand inhabitants as the county 25
1660-seat, a candidate for director shall file a declaration of 26
1661-candidacy with the secretary of the board and shall not be 27
1662-required to submit a petition. 28
1663- 5. No candidate for election as a school board 29
1664-director representing a subdistrict as provided in section 30
1665-162.563 shall be required to file a declaration of candidacy 31
1666-as provided in this section as the sole method of filing for 32
1667-candidacy. 33
1668- 162.563. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
1669-terms mean: 2 52
1670- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1671- (1) "School board", the board v ested with the 3
1672-government and control of a school district as described in 4
1673-section 162.261 or section 162.471; 5
1674- (2) "School district", a seven -director school 6
1675-district or an urban school district established in this 7
1676-chapter. 8
1677- 2. A school board may divide the school district into 9
1678-seven subdistricts or a combination of subdistricts and at - 10
1679-large districts and establish the election of school board 11
1680-members as provided in this section. 12
1681- 3. (1) A school board desiring to divide a school 13
1682-district as provided in this section shall vote on the 14
1683-question of dividing the district as provided in this 15
1684-section. Upon the approval of the question by at least four 16
1685-members of the school board, the school board shall develop 17
1686-a proposed plan as descr ibed in subdivision (2) of this 18
1687-subsection. 19
1688- (2) A school board dividing a school district as 20
1689-provided in this section shall develop and adopt a proposed 21
1690-plan for the division of the school district. Such proposed 22
1691-plan shall be adopted upon the a pproval of at least four 23
1692-members of the school board and shall contain at least the 24
1693-following information: 25
1694- (a) A summary of the proposed plan for dividing the 26
1695-school district; 27
1696- (b) A statement indicating whether the school district 28
1697-will be divided into seven subdistricts or a combination of 29
1698-subdistricts and at-large districts; 30
1699- (c) A description of the areas of the school district 31
1700-each newly elected school board member will represent, with 32
1701-each subdistrict and at -large district repres ented by a 33
1702-number; 34 53
1703- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1704- (d) A statement indicating whether the existing school 35
1705-board members will be replaced by the newly elected school 36
1706-board members at one election or in succeeding elections to 37
1707-provide for staggered terms of the members; and 38
1708- (e) Any other information deemed necessary by the 39
1709-school board. 40
1710- (3) After the school board develops such proposed 41
1711-plan, the school board shall immediately notify the election 42
1712-authority of the county in which the school district is 43
1713-located. Upon receiving such notification, the election 44
1714-authority shall submit the question of whether to divide the 45
1715-school district as described in the proposed plan to the 46
1716-voters of the school district on the next available day for 47
1717-any municipal election. If a majority of the registered 48
1718-voters of the school district voting on the question approve 49
1719-the division of the school district, the school board shall 50
1720-follow the procedures described in subsection 4 of this 51
1721-section. If a majority of the registered voters of the 52
1722-school district voting on the question reject the division 53
1723-of the school district, no division, as described in this 54
1724-section shall occur. 55
1725- 4. (1) After approval of a question submitted under 56
1726-subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of this section, a school 57
1727-board dividing a school district as provided in this section 58
1728-shall adopt a final plan for the division of the school 59
1729-district based on the proposed plan developed under 60
1730-subsection 3 of this section. Such final plan shall contain 61
1731-at least the following information: 62
1732- (a) A summary of the proposed plan for dividing the 63
1733-school district; 64
1734- (b) The time and place of at least two public hearings 65
1735-to be held to consider the proposed plan; 66 54
1736- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1737- (c) A statement indicating whether the school district 67
1738-will be divided into seven subdistricts or a combination of 68
1739-subdistricts and at-large districts; 69
1740- (d) A description of the areas of the school district 70
1741-each newly elected school board member will represent, with 71
1742-each subdistrict and at -large district represented by a 72
1743-number; 73
1744- (e) A statement indicating whether the existing school 74
1745-board members will be replaced by the newly elected school 75
1746-board members at one election or in succeeding elections to 76
1747-provide for staggered terms of th e members; and 77
1748- (f) Any other information deemed necessary by the 78
1749-school board. 79
1750- (2) For each hearing held as provided in this 80
1751-subsection, the school board shall: 81
1752- (a) Publish notice of the hearing, the proposed plan, 82
1753-and any amendments t o the proposed plan adopted at a 83
1754-previous hearing on the school district's website and by any 84
1755-other method allowed by law, with the first publication to 85
1756-occur no more than thirty days before the hearing and the 86
1757-second publication to occur no earlier th an fifteen days and 87
1758-no later than ten days before the hearing; 88
1759- (b) Hear all alternate proposals for division of the 89
1760-school district and receive evidence for or against such 90
1761-alternate proposals; 91
1762- (c) Hear all protests and receive evidence for or 92
1763-against such proposed division; 93
1764- (d) Vote on each alternate proposal and protest, which 94
1765-vote shall be the final determination of such alternate 95
1766-proposal or protest; 96
1767- (e) Adopt any amendments to the proposed plan; and 97 55
1768- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1769- (f) Perform any other actions related to the proposed 98
1770-plan deemed necessary by the school board. 99
1771- (3) (a) After the conclusion of the final hearing 100
1772-proceedings but before adjourning such hearing, the school 101
1773-board shall adopt the final plan to divide the school 102
1774-district developed as a result of the hearings. 103
1775- (b) After the school board adopts the final plan, the 104
1776-school board shall present the final plan to the election 105
1777-authority of the county in which the school district is 106
1778-located for actions required unde r subdivision (4) of this 107
1779-subsection and publish the final plan in the same manner as 108
1780-the initial proposed plan was published under paragraph (a) 109
1781-of subdivision (2) of this subsection. The final plan shall 110
1782-contain at least the following information: 111
1783- a. A summary of the final plan for dividing the school 112
1784-district; 113
1785- b. A statement indicating whether the school district 114
1786-will be divided into seven subdistricts or a combination of 115
1787-subdistricts and at-large districts; 116
1788- c. A description of the areas of the school district 117
1789-each newly elected school board member will represent, with 118
1790-each subdistrict and at -large district represented by a 119
1791-number; 120
1792- d. The date of the election of each new school board 121
1793-member as provided in the final plan ; 122
1794- e. A statement indicating whether the existing school 123
1795-board members will be replaced by the newly elected school 124
1796-board members at one election or in succeeding elections to 125
1797-provide for staggered terms of the members; and 126
1798- f. Any other information deemed necessary by the 127
1799-school board. 128 56
1800- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1801- (4) (a) After a final plan is adopted as provided in 129
1802-subdivision (3) of this subsection, before December first of 130
1803-the calendar year immediately preceding the general 131
1804-municipal election day in the cale ndar year in which the 132
1805-residents of the school district will vote to elect new 133
1806-school board members as provided in the final plan, the 134
1807-school board shall divide the school district into seven 135
1808-subdistricts or a combination of subdistricts and at -large 136
1809-districts as directed in the final plan. All subdistricts 137
1810-required by the final plan shall be of contiguous and 138
1811-compact territory and as nearly equal in population as 139
1812-practicable in accordance with the final plan. Within six 140
1813-months after each decenni al census is reported to the 141
1814-President of the United States, the school board shall 142
1815-reapportion the subdistricts to be as nearly equal in 143
1816-population as practicable. After the school board divides 144
1817-the school district or reapportions the subdistricts, t he 145
1818-school board shall notify the residents of the school 146
1819-district as provided by law. 147
1820- (b) Any resident of the school district who believes 148
1821-the school board has divided the school district or 149
1822-reapportioned subdistricts in violation of paragraph (a ) of 150
1823-this subdivision may petition the circuit court of the 151
1824-county in which the school district exists for an order 152
1825-directing the school board to divide the school district or 153
1826-reapportion the subdistricts as provided in paragraph (a) of 154
1827-this subdivision. The petition shall be submitted to the 155
1828-circuit court within ten business days of the school board's 156
1829-notice required in paragraph (a) of this subdivision. 157
1830- (5) On the first day available for candidate filing 158
1831-for the first general municipal elec tion occurring after the 159
1832-school district is divided as provided in this subsection, 160 57
1833- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1834-any qualified resident who has or will have resided in a 161
1835-subdistrict or at-large district for the year immediately 162
1836-preceding the general municipal election day may file as a 163
1837-candidate for election to the school board as a member 164
1838-representing such subdistrict or at -large district. At the 165
1839-end of the time available for candidate filing, if no 166
1840-qualified resident of a subdistrict has filed as a candidate 167
1841-in that subdistrict, the election authority shall extend the 168
1842-time for candidate filing by seven additional days, and any 169
1843-qualified resident of the school district who has or will 170
1844-have resided in the school district for the year immediately 171
1845-preceding the general munic ipal election day may file as a 172
1846-candidate for election to the school board as a member 173
1847-representing that subdistrict. No school district shall 174
1848-require a candidate to submit a petition signed by the 175
1849-registered voters of the school district as a method of 176
1850-filing a declaration of candidacy. The election authority 177
1851-shall determine the validity of all declarations of 178
1852-candidacy. 179
1853- (6) When the election is held on the general municipal 180
1854-election day, the seven candidates, one from each of the 181
1855-subdistricts or at-large districts, who receive a plurality 182
1856-of the votes cast by the voters of that subdistrict or at - 183
1857-large district shall be elected. Any candidate who is not a 184
1858-subdistrict resident but qualifies as a candidate as a 185
1859-school district resident a s provided in subdivision (5) of 186
1860-this subsection shall be elected by the voters of the school 187
1861-district. Each member shall be elected to a term as 188
1862-provided in the final plan adopted as provided in 189
1863-subdivision (3) of this subsection. 190
1864- (7) Each member shall serve until a successor is 191
1865-elected or the member vacates the office. Any vacancy that 192 58
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1867-occurs before the end of the member's term shall be filled 193
1868-as provided in section 162.261 or 162.471. 194
1869- (8) Except for a member who is not a subdistrict 195
1870-resident but is elected as a school district resident to 196
1871-represent a subdistrict as provided in subdivision (5) of 197
1872-this subsection, each member shall reside in the subdistrict 198
1873-the member represents during the member's term. 199
1874- (9) All other provisions applicable to school 200
1875-districts that are not in conflict with this subsection 201
1876-shall apply to school districts divided as provided in this 202
1877-subsection. 203
1878- 5. (1) If any school district receives a petition, 204
1879-signed by at least ten percent of the numb er of registered 205
1880-voters of the school district voting in the last school 206
1881-board election, calling for the school district to divide 207
1882-into seven subdistricts or a combination of subdistricts and 208
1883-at-large districts and establish the election of school 209
1884-board members as provided in this subsection, the school 210
1885-district shall immediately notify the election authority of 211
1886-the county in which the school district is located. Upon 212
1887-receiving such notification, the election authority shall 213
1888-submit the question of whether to divide the school district 214
1889-as provided by the petition to the voters of the school 215
1890-district on the next available day for any municipal 216
1891-election. If a majority of the registered voters of the 217
1892-school district voting on the question approve the division 218
1893-of the school district, the school board shall begin the 219
1894-process of adopting the plan as described in this 220
1895-subsection. If a majority of the registered voters of the 221
1896-school district voting on the question reject the division 222
1897-of the school district, no division as described in the 223
1898-petition shall occur. 224 59
1899- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1900- (2) (a) Any such petition submitted to the school 225
1901-district as provided in this subsection shall contain a 226
1902-proposed plan for the division of the school district. Such 227
1903-proposed plan shall contain at least the following 228
1904-information: 229
1905- a. A summary of the proposed plan for dividing the 230
1906-school district; 231
1907- b. A statement indicating whether the school district 232
1908-will be divided into seven subdistricts or a combination of 233
1909-subdistricts and at-large districts; 234
1910- c. A description of the areas of the school district 235
1911-each newly elected school board member will represent, with 236
1912-each subdistrict and at -large district represented by a 237
1913-number; 238
1914- d. The proposed date of the electi on of each new 239
1915-school board member as provided in the proposed plan; 240
1916- e. A statement indicating whether the existing school 241
1917-board members will be replaced by the newly elected school 242
1918-board members at one election or in succeeding elections to 243
1919-provide for staggered terms of the members; and 244
1920- f. Any other information deemed necessary by the 245
1921-school board. 246
1922- (b) If a division of the school district is approved 247
1923-by the voters as provided in subdivision (1) of this 248
1924-subsection, the school board shall create a school district 249
1925-division commission to develop a final plan for division of 250
1926-the school district. The commission shall: 251
1927- a. Be composed of nine members as follows: 252
1928- (i) Three members appointed by the superintendent of 253
1929-the school district; 254
1930- (ii) Three members appointed by the county commission; 255
1931-and 256 60
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1933- (iii) Three members appointed by the organizers of the 257
1934-petition to divide the school district; and 258
1935- b. Set the time and place of at least two hearings to 259
1936-be held to consider the proposed plan. For each hearing 260
1937-held, the commission shall: 261
1938- (i) Publish notice of the hearing, the proposed plan, 262
1939-and any amendments to the proposed plan adopted at a 263
1940-previous hearing on the school district's website and by any 264
1941-other method allowed by law, with the first publication to 265
1942-occur no more than thirty days before the hearing and the 266
1943-second publication to occur no earlier than fifteen days and 267
1944-no later than ten days before the hearing; 268
1945- (ii) Conduct the hearing on th e proposal for division 269
1946-of the district on behalf of the petitioners; 270
1947- (iii) Hear all protests and receive evidence for or 271
1948-against such proposed division; and 272
1949- (iv) Vote to adopt any proposed plan amendments agreed 273
1950-to by the petitioners as a r esult of the hearings. 274
1951- (c) Within ninety days after the adjournment of the 275
1952-final hearing conducted as provided in this subdivision, the 276
1953-commission shall submit the final plan to the election 277
1954-authority of the county in which the school district is 278
1955-located for actions required in subdivision (3) of this 279
1956-subsection and publish the final plan in the same manner as 280
1957-the initial proposed plan was published as provided in item 281
1958-(i) of subparagraph b. of paragraph (b) of this 282
1959-subdivision. The final plan shall contain at least the 283
1960-following information: 284
1961- a. A summary of the final plan for dividing the school 285
1962-district; 286 61
1963- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1964- b. A statement indicating whether the school district 287
1965-will be divided into seven subdistricts or a combination of 288
1966-subdistricts and at-large districts; 289
1967- c. A description of the areas of the school district 290
1968-each newly elected school board member will represent, with 291
1969-each subdistrict and at -large district represented by a 292
1970-number; 293
1971- d. The date of the election of each new school board 294
1972-member as provided in the final plan; 295
1973- e. A statement indicating whether the existing school 296
1974-board members will be replaced by the newly elected school 297
1975-board members at one election or in succeeding elections to 298
1976-provide for staggered terms of the members; and 299
1977- f. Any other information deemed necessary by the 300
1978-commission. 301
1979- (3) (a) After a final plan is submitted to the 302
1980-election authority as provided in subdivision (2) of this 303
1981-subsection, before December first of the cal endar year 304
1982-immediately preceding the general municipal election day in 305
1983-the calendar year in which the residents of the school 306
1984-district will vote to elect new school board members as 307
1985-provided in the final plan, the school district division 308
1986-commission shall divide the school district into seven 309
1987-subdistricts or a combination of subdistricts and at -large 310
1988-districts as directed in the final plan. All subdistricts 311
1989-required by the final plan shall be of contiguous and 312
1990-compact territory and as nearly equal in population as 313
1991-practicable in accordance with the final plan. Within six 314
1992-months after each decennial census is reported to the 315
1993-President of the United States, the commission shall 316
1994-reapportion the subdistricts to be as nearly equal in 317
1995-population as practicable. After the commission divides the 318 62
1996- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
1997-school district or reapportions the subdistricts, the 319
1998-commission shall notify the residents of the school district 320
1999-as provided by law. 321
2000- (b) Any resident of the school district who believes 322
2001-the school district division commission has divided the 323
2002-school district or reapportioned subdistricts in violation 324
2003-of paragraph (a) of this subdivision may petition the 325
2004-circuit court of the county in which the school district 326
2005-exists for an order directing the co mmission to divide the 327
2006-school district or reapportion the subdistricts as provided 328
2007-in paragraph (a) of this subdivision. The petition shall be 329
2008-submitted to the circuit court within ten business days of 330
2009-the commission's notice provided in paragraph (a) of this 331
2010-subdivision. 332
2011- (4) On the first day available for candidate filing 333
2012-for the first general municipal election occurring after the 334
2013-school district is divided as provided in this subsection, 335
2014-any qualified resident who has or will have resided in a 336
2015-subdistrict or at-large district for the year immediately 337
2016-preceding the general municipal election day may file as a 338
2017-candidate for election to the school board as a member 339
2018-representing such subdistrict or at -large district. At the 340
2019-end of the time available for candidate filing, if no 341
2020-qualified resident of a subdistrict has filed as a candidate 342
2021-in that subdistrict, the election authority shall extend the 343
2022-time for candidate filing by seven additional days, and any 344
2023-qualified resident of the scho ol district who has or will 345
2024-have resided in the school district for the year immediately 346
2025-preceding the general municipal election day may file as a 347
2026-candidate for election to the school board as a member 348
2027-representing that subdistrict. No school district shall 349
2028-require a candidate to submit a petition signed by the 350 63
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2030-registered voters of the school district as a method of 351
2031-filing a declaration of candidacy. The election authority 352
2032-shall determine the validity of all declarations of 353
2033-candidacy. 354
2034- (5) When the election is held on the general municipal 355
2035-election day, the seven candidates, one from each of the 356
2036-subdistricts or at-large districts, who receive a plurality 357
2037-of the votes cast by the voters of that subdistrict shall be 358
2038-elected. Any candidate who is not a subdistrict resident 359
2039-but qualifies as a candidate as a school district resident 360
2040-as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection shall be 361
2041-elected by the voters of the school district. Each member 362
2042-shall be elected to a term as provided i n the final plan 363
2043-approved as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. 364
2044- (6) Each member shall serve until a successor is 365
2045-elected or the member vacates the office. Any vacancy that 366
2046-occurs before the end of the member's term shall be filled 367
2047-as provided in section 162.261 or 162.471. 368
2048- (7) Except for a member who is not a subdistrict 369
2049-resident but is elected as a school district resident to 370
2050-represent a subdistrict as provided in subdivision (4) of 371
2051-this subsection, each member shall reside in the subdistrict 372
2052-the member represents during the member's term. 373
2053- (8) All other provisions applicable to school 374
2054-districts that are not in conflict with this subsection 375
2055-shall apply to school districts divided as provided in this 376
2056-subsection. 377
2057- 6. No new plan for division of the school district 378
2058-shall be proposed or adopted as provided in this section 379
2059-sooner than five years after a division of the school 380
2060-district as provided in this section. 381 64
2061- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2062- 162.720. 1. (1) This subdivision shall apply to all 1
2063-school years ending before July 1, 2024. Where a sufficient 2
2064-number of children are [determined to be] identified as 3
2065-gifted and their development requires programs or services 4
2066-beyond the level of those ordinarily provided in regu lar 5
2067-public school programs, districts may establish special 6
2068-programs for such gifted children. 7
2069- (2) For school year 2024 -25 and all subsequent school 8
2070-years, if three percent or more of students enrolled in a 9
2071-school district are identified as gifte d and their 10
2072-development requires programs or services beyond the level 11
2073-of those ordinarily provided in regular public school 12
2074-programs, the district shall establish a state -approved 13
2075-gifted program for gifted children. 14
2076- 2. For school year 2024 -25 and all subsequent school 15
2077-years, any teacher providing gifted services to students in 16
2078-districts with an average daily attendance of more than 17
2079-three hundred fifty students shall be certificated in gifted 18
2080-education. In districts with an average daily atte ndance of 19
2081-three hundred fifty students or fewer, any teacher providing 20
2082-gifted services shall not be required to be certificated to 21
2083-teach gifted education but such teacher shall annually 22
2084-participate in at least six clock hours of professional 23
2085-development focused on gifted services. The school district 24
2086-shall pay for such professional development focused on 25
2087-gifted services. 26
2088- 3. The state board of education shall determine 27
2089-standards for such gifted programs and gifted services. 28
2090-Approval of [such] gifted programs shall be made by the 29
2091-state department of elementary and secondary education based 30
2092-upon project applications submitted [by July fifteenth of 31 65
2093- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2094-each year] at a time and in a form determined by the 32
2095-department of elementary and secondary ed ucation. 33
2096- [3.] 4. No district shall [make a determination as to 34
2097-whether] identify a child [is] as gifted based on the 35
2098-child's participation in an advanced placement course or 36
2099-international baccalaureate course. Districts shall 37
2100-[determine] identify a child [is] as gifted only if the 38
2101-child meets the definition of gifted children as provided in 39
2102-section 162.675. 40
2103- [4.] 5. Any district with a gifted education program 41
2104-approved under subsection [2] 3 of this section shall have a 42
2105-policy, approved by the board of education of the district, 43
2106-that establishes a process that outlines the procedures and 44
2107-conditions under which parents or guardians may request a 45
2108-review of the decision [that determined] that their child 46
2109-did not qualify to receive servic es through the district's 47
2110-gifted education program. 48
2111- [5.] 6. School districts and school district employees 49
2112-shall be immune from liability for any and all acts or 50
2113-omissions relating to the decision that a child did not 51
2114-qualify to receive services through the district's gifted 52
2115-education program. 53
2116- 7. The department of elementary and secondary 54
2117-education may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations 55
2118-for the implementation and administration of this section. 56
2119-Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 57
2120-section 536.010, that is created under the authority 58
2121-delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 59
2122-complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 60
2123-chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 61
2124-section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the 62
2125-powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 63 66
2126- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2127-536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove 64
2128-and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 65
2129-then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 66
2130-or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 67
2131- 162.974. 1. The state department of elementary and 1
2132-secondary education shall reimburse school districts, 2
2133-including special school districts, for the special 3
2134-educational costs of high -need children with an 4
2135-individualized education program exceeding three times the 5
2136-current expenditure per average daily attendance as 6
2137-calculated on the district annual secretary of the board 7
2138-report for the year in which expenditures are claimed. For 8
2139-any school district with an average daily attendance of five 9
2140-hundred students or fewer, the calculation of three times 10
2141-the current expenditure per average daily attendance shall 11
2142-not include any moneys reimbursed to a school district under 12
2143-this section. 13
2144- 2. A school district shall submit, through timely 14
2145-application, as determined by the state department of 15
2146-elementary and secondary education, the cost of serving any 16
2147-high-needs student with an individualized education program , 17
2148-as provided in subsection 1 of this section. 18
2149- 162.1255. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
2150-terms mean: 2
2151- (1) "Competency-based credit", credit awarded by 3
2152-school districts and charter schools to high school students 4
2153-upon demonstration of competency as determined by a school 5
2154-district. Such credit shall be awarded upon receipt of 6
2155-"proficient" or "advanced" on an end -of-course assessment; 7
2156- (2) "Prior year average attendance perce ntage", the 8
2157-quotient of the district or charter school's prior year 9 67
2158- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2159-average daily attendance divided by the district or charter 10
2160-school's prior year average yearly enrollment. 11
2161- 2. School districts and charter schools shall receive 12
2162-state school funding under sections 163.031, 163.043, 13
2163-163.044, and 163.087 for resident pupils enrolled in the 14
2164-school district or charter school and taking competency - 15
2165-based courses offered by the school district. 16
2166- 3. For purposes of calculation and distribution of 17
2167-state aid under section 163.031, attendance of a student 18
2168-enrolled in a district's or charter school's competency - 19
2169-based courses shall equal, upon course completion, the 20
2170-product of the district's or charter school's prior year 21
2171-average attendance percent age multiplied by the total number 22
2172-of attendance hours normally allocable to a noncompetency - 23
2173-based course of equal credit value. 24
2174- 163.016. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1
2175-163.011, for any school district located in more than one 2
2176-county and whose headquarters are located within a city of 3
2177-the fourth classification with more than two thousand five 4
2178-hundred but fewer than two thousand six hundred inhabitants 5
2179-and located in more than one county, the county signified in 6
2180-the school district number shall be the county in the 7
2181-district with the highest dollar value modifier. 8
2182- 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 163.011 9
2183-to the contrary, for any school district located in more 10
2184-than one county and whose headquarter s are located within a 11
2185-city with more than two thousand seven hundred but fewer 12
2186-than three thousand inhabitants and located in a county with 13
2187-more than fourteen thousand but fewer than fifteen thousand 14
2188-seven hundred inhabitants and with a county seat wi th more 15
2189-than two thousand but fewer than three thousand inhabitants, 16
2190-the county signified in the school district number shall be 17 68
2191- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2192-the county in the district with the highest dollar value 18
2193-modifier. 19
2194- 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 163.0 11 20
2195-to the contrary, for any school district located in more 21
2196-than one county and whose headquarters are located within a 22
2197-city with more than one thousand one hundred seventy but 23
2198-fewer than one thousand three hundred inhabitants and 24
2199-located in a county with more than sixty thousand but fewer 25
2200-than seventy thousand inhabitants, the county signified in 26
2201-the school district number shall be the county in the 27
2202-district with the highest dollar value modifier. 28
2203- 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 163.011 29
2204-to the contrary, for any school district located in more 30
2205-than one county and whose headquarters are located within a 31
2206-city with more than one thousand three hundred but fewer 32
2207-than one thousand five hundred inhabitants and partially 33
2208-located in a county with more than eight thousand but fewer 34
2209-than eight thousand nine hundred inhabitants and with a 35
2210-county seat with more than three hundred but fewer than six 36
2211-hundred inhabitants, the county signified in the school 37
2212-district number shall be the cou nty in the district with the 38
2213-highest dollar value modifier. 39
2214- 167.151. 1. The school board of any district, in its 1
2215-discretion, may admit to the school pupils not entitled to 2
2216-free instruction and prescribe the tuition fee to be paid by 3
2217-them, except as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection 3 4
2218-of this section and in sections 167.121, 167.131, 167.132, 5
2219-and 167.895. 6
2220- 2. Orphan children, children with only one parent 7
2221-living, and children whose parents do not contribute to 8
2222-their support—if the children are between the ages of six 9
2223-and twenty years and are unable to pay tuition —may attend 10 69
2224- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2225-the schools of any district in the state in which they have 11
2226-a permanent or temporary home without paying a tuition fee. 12
2227- 3. (1) For all school years ending on or before June 13
2228-30, 2023, any [person] individual who pays a school tax in 14
2229-any other district than that in which [he] such individual 15
2230-resides may send [his] such individual's children to any 16
2231-public school in the district in which t he tax is paid and 17
2232-receive as a credit on the amount charged for tuition the 18
2233-amount of the school tax paid to the district; except that 19
2234-any [person] individual who owns real estate of which eighty 20
2235-acres or more are used for agricultural purposes and up on 21
2236-which [his] such individual's residence is situated may send 22
2237-[his] such individual's children to public school in any 23
2238-school district in which a part of such real estate, 24
2239-contiguous to that upon which [his] such individual's 25
2240-residence is situated, lies and shall not be charged tuition 26
2241-therefor; so long as thirty -five percent of the real estate 27
2242-is located in the school district of choice. The school 28
2243-district of choice shall count the children in its average 29
2244-daily attendance for the purpose of di stribution of state 30
2245-aid through the foundation formula. 31
2246- (2) For all school years beginning on or after July 1, 32
2247-2023, any current owner of residential real property or 33
2248-agricultural real property or a named beneficiary of a trust 34
2249-that currently owns residential real property or 35
2250-agricultural real property and that pays a school tax in a 36
2251-district or districts other than the district in which such 37
2252-current owner or current beneficiary resides may send up to 38
2253-four of such owner's or beneficiary's chil dren to a public 39
2254-school, excluding a charter school, in any district in which 40
2255-such owner or trust pays such school tax. For purposes of 41
2256-this subdivision, "residential real property" shall not 42 70
2257- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2258-include any multi-family residential property which exceeds 43
2259-four units. An owner or a named beneficiary of a trust that 44
2260-currently owns residential real property shall not be 45
2261-permitted under this subdivision to send their child to a 46
2262-district outside of the county in which they currently 47
2263-reside. Such owner or beneficiary shall send thirty days' 48
2264-written notice to all school districts involved specifying 49
2265-which school district each child will attend. Such owner or 50
2266-beneficiary shall also present proof of the owner's or 51
2267-trust's annual payment of at least two t housand dollars of 52
2268-school taxes levied on the real property specified in this 53
2269-subdivision within such school district and ownership of the 54
2270-specified real property for not less than the immediately 55
2271-preceding four consecutive years. Neither the resident nor 56
2272-nonresident districts shall be responsible for providing 57
2273-transportation services under this subdivision. The school 58
2274-district attended shall count a child attending under this 59
2275-subdivision in its average daily attendance for the purpose 60
2276-of distribution of state aid under chapter 163, except that 61
2277-such nonresident students shall not be counted in the 62
2278-district's average daily attendance for the purposes of 63
2279-determining eligibility for aid payments under section 64
2280-163.044. 65
2281- 4. For any school year ending on or before June 30, 66
2282-2023, any owner of agricultural land who, pursuant to 67
2283-subsection 3 of this section, has the option of sending his 68
2284-children to the public schools of more than one district 69
2285-shall exercise such option as provided in this subs ection. 70
2286-Such person shall send written notice to all school 71
2287-districts involved specifying to which school district his 72
2288-children will attend by June thirtieth in which such a 73
2289-school year begins. If notification is not received, such 74 71
2290- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2291-children shall attend the school in which the majority of 75
2292-his property lies. Such person shall not send any of his 76
2293-children to the public schools of any district other than 77
2294-the one to which he has sent notice pursuant to this 78
2295-subsection in that school year or in which the majority of 79
2296-his property lies without paying tuition to such school 80
2297-district. 81
2298- 5. If a pupil is attending school in a district other 82
2299-than the district of residence and the pupil's parent is 83
2300-teaching in the school district or is a regular emp loyee of 84
2301-the school district which the pupil is attending, then the 85
2302-district in which the pupil attends school shall allow the 86
2303-pupil to attend school upon payment of tuition in the same 87
2304-manner in which the district allows other pupils not 88
2305-entitled to free instruction to attend school in the 89
2306-district. The provisions of this subsection shall apply 90
2307-only to pupils attending school in a district which has an 91
2308-enrollment in excess of thirteen thousand pupils and not in 92
2309-excess of fifteen thousand pupils a nd which district is 93
2310-located in a county [of the first classification ] with a 94
2311-charter form of government which has a population in excess 95
2312-of six hundred thousand persons and not in excess of nine 96
2313-hundred thousand persons. 97
2314- 167.225. 1. As used in subsections 1 to 4 of this 1
2315-section, the following terms mean: 2
2316- (1) "Braille", the system of reading and writing 3
2317-through touch; 4
2318- (2) "Student", any student who has an impairment in 5
2319-vision that, even with correction, adversely affe cts a 6
2320-child's educational performance and who is determined 7
2321-eligible for special education services under the 8
2322-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 9 72
2323- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2324- 2. All students shall receive instruction in braille 10
2325-reading and writing as part of their i ndividualized 11
2326-education plan unless the individual education program team 12
2327-determines, after an evaluation of a student's reading and 13
2328-writing skills, needs, and appropriate reading and writing 14
2329-media, including an evaluation of the student's future needs 15
2330-for instruction in braille or the use of braille, that 16
2331-instruction in braille or the use of braille is not 17
2332-appropriate. No student shall be denied instruction in 18
2333-braille reading and writing solely because the student has 19
2334-some remaining vision. 20
2335- 3. Instruction in braille reading and writing shall be 21
2336-sufficient to enable each student to communicate effectively 22
2337-and efficiently at a level commensurate with the student's 23
2338-sighted peers of comparable grade level and intellectual 24
2339-functioning. The student's individualized education plan 25
2340-shall specify: 26
2341- (1) How braille will be implemented as the primary 27
2342-mode for learning through integration with normal classroom 28
2343-activities. If braille will not be provided to a child who 29
2344-is blind, the reason for not incorporating it in the 30
2345-individualized education plan shall be documented therein; 31
2346- (2) The date on which braille instruction will 32
2347-commence; 33
2348- (3) The level of competency in braille reading and 34
2349-writing to be achieved by the end of the p eriod covered by 35
2350-the individualized education plan; and 36
2351- (4) The duration of each session. 37
2352- 4. As part of the certification process, teachers 38
2353-certified in the education of blind and visually impaired 39
2354-children shall be required to demonstrate c ompetence in 40
2355-reading and writing braille. The department of elementary 41 73
2356- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2357-and secondary education shall adopt assessment procedures to 42
2358-assess such competencies which are consistent with standards 43
2359-adopted by the National Library Service for the Blind and 44
2360-Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, D. 45
2361-C. 46
2362- 5. (1) Subsections 5 to 9 of this section shall be 47
2363-known and may be cited as the "Blind Students' Rights to 48
2364-Independence, Training, and Education Act" or the "BRITE 49
2365-Act". 50
2366- (2) As used in subsections 5 to 9 of this section, the 51
2367-following terms mean: 52
2368- (a) "Accessible assistive technology device", an 53
2369-assistive technology device, as defined in 20 U.S.C. Section 54
2370-1401, as amended, that provides blind or visually impaired 55
2371-students the benefits of an educational program in an 56
2372-equally effective and integrated manner as that provided to 57
2373-nondisabled students; 58
2374- (b) "Adequate instruction", the quality teaching of 59
2375-blind or visually impaired students, as it pertains to 60
2376-general education and necessary blindness skills, in 61
2377-alignment with the U.S. Department of Education's definition 62
2378-of free appropriate public education, as defined in 20 63
2379-U.S.C. Section 1401, as amended; 64
2380- (c) "Blind or visually impaired student": 65
2381- a. A child who: 66
2382- (i) Has an individualized education program (IEP) or 67
2383-an individualized family service plan (IFSP), as such terms 68
2384-are defined in 20 U.S.C. Section 1401, as amended, or a 504 69
2385-plan created under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation 70
2386-Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794, as amended; and 71
2387- (ii) Is identified as having the disability of "visual 72
2388-impairment (including blindness)" within the definition of 73 74
2389- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2390-"child with a disability" in 20 U.S.C. Section 1401, as 74
2391-amended; or 75
2392- b. An individual who is deaf -blind under the federal 76
2393-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as 77
2394-amended, or other federal law; 78
2395- (d) "Braille", the system of reading and writing 79
2396-through touch; 80
2397- (e) "Expanded core curriculum", a disability -specific 81
2398-curriculum that compensates for vision loss, is foundational 82
2399-to all other learning, and that covers the nine essential 83
2400-areas of compensatory access, sensory efficiency, assistive 84
2401-technology, orientation and mobility, social interaction, 85
2402-recreation and leisure, independent living, self - 86
2403-determination, and career education; 87
2404- (f) "Grade level instruction", instruction that aligns 88
2405-with state-designated content standards and curricula for 89
2406-students of the same age or level of maturity, based on the 90
2407-development of intellectual, emotional, physical, and 91
2408-behavioral capacity that is typical for the student's age or 92
2409-age group; 93
2410- (g) "Local educational agency" or "LEA", the same 94
2411-definition as in 20 U.S.C. Section 1401, as amended; 95
2412- (h) "Nonvisual access", the ability of a blind or 96
2413-visually impaired student to use all functions of a device, 97
2414-without using the student's vision, in an equally effective, 98
2415-equally integrated manner and with equivalent ease of use as 99
2416-the student's sighted pe ers; 100
2417- (i) "Nonvisual skills", skills that are taught in such 101
2418-a way that the student does not need to use any vision; 102
2419- (j) "State educational agency", the same definition as 103
2420-in 20 U.S.C. Section 1401, as amended; 104 75
2421- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2422- (k) "Technology-mediated learning environments and 105
2423-methods", the settings in which electronic and information 106
2424-technology including, but not limited to, the following is 107
2425-used: 108
2426- a. Computer-based applications and simulations; 109
2427- b. Personal and mobile computing devices suc h as 110
2428-smartphones or tablets; 111
2429- c. Web-based platforms; 112
2430- d. Online or distance-learning programs; 113
2431- e. Video games; and 114
2432- f. Exhibits or installations that feature digital 115
2433-media, wearable technology, or other tools that support 116
2434-participants' engagement with new knowledge, skills, or 117
2435-practices; 118
2436- (l) "U.S. Access Board", the independent federal 119
2437-agency created in 1973 that promotes equality for people 120
2438-with disabilities through leadership in accessible design 121
2439-and the development of a ccessibility guidelines and 122
2440-standards. 123
2441- 6. (1) Each blind or visually impaired student shall 124
2442-receive instruction in Braille reading and writing as part 125
2443-of such student's individualized education program (IEP) or 126
2444-individualized family support plan (IFSP) unless the IEP or 127
2445-IFSP team determines, after an evaluation of the student's 128
2446-reading and writing skills, needs, and appropriate reading 129
2447-and writing media including, but not limited to, an 130
2448-evaluation of the student's needs for instruction in Bra ille 131
2449-or the use of Braille, that instruction in Braille or the 132
2450-use of Braille is not appropriate. No blind or visually 133
2451-impaired student shall be denied instruction in Braille 134
2452-reading and writing solely because the student has some 135
2453-vision. During the evaluation and IEP process, 136 76
2454- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2455-consideration shall be given regarding appropriate Braille 137
2456-instruction based on a potential vision loss due to a 138
2457-degenerative medical diagnosis. 139
2458- (2) In conjunction with the U.S. Department of 140
2459-Education's Braille presu mption requirement in the federal 141
2460-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as 142
2461-amended, instruction in Braille reading and writing shall be 143
2462-sufficient to enable each blind or visually impaired student 144
2463-to communicate effectively and efficientl y at a level 145
2464-commensurate with the student's same age and with the 146
2465-student's nondisabled peers of comparable intellectual 147
2466-ability. The blind or visually impaired student's 148
2467-individualized education program (IEP) or individualized 149
2468-family support plan ( IFSP) shall specify: 150
2469- (a) The results obtained from an evaluation of the 151
2470-blind or visually impaired student's reading and writing 152
2471-skills, needs, and appropriate reading and writing media 153
2472-including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the blind or 154
2473-visually impaired student's needs for instruction in Braille 155
2474-or the use of Braille including, but not limited to, 156
2475-consideration regarding appropriate Braille instruction 157
2476-based on a potential vision loss due to a degenerative 158
2477-medical diagnosis; 159
2478- (b) How Braille will be implemented, if needed as 160
2479-determined by the IEP team, as a primary mode for learning 161
2480-through integration with other classroom activities; 162
2481- (c) The length of the period of instruction and the 163
2482-frequency and duration of each ins tructional session as 164
2483-determined by the IEP team, which shall, as closely as 165
2484-appropriate based on individual needs, be identical to the 166
2485-level of instruction provided to nondisabled peers; and 167 77
2486- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2487- (d) The level of competency in Braille reading and 168
2488-writing to be achieved by the end of the period. 169
2489- (3) Use, and provision, of Braille materials for 170
2490-reading and writing shall be addressed in 504 plans for 171
2491-blind or visually impaired students created under Section 172
2492-504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 173
2493-Section 794, as amended. 174
2494- 7. In conjunction with academic achievement and 175
2495-functional performance requirements of 34 CFR 176
2496-300.320(a)(2)(i), as amended, instruction in expanded core 177
2497-curriculum shall be provided to blind or visually impaired 178
2498-students to support progress in the general education 179
2499-curriculum. 180
2500- 8. (1) Each blind or visually impaired student shall 181
2501-receive instruction in assistive technology as part of the 182
2502-student's individualized education program (IEP) or 183
2503-individualized family support plan (IFSP) unless the IEP or 184
2504-IFSP team determines, after an evaluation of a student's 185
2505-needs, that instruction in assistive technology is not 186
2506-appropriate. No student shall be denied instruction in 187
2507-assistive technology solely because the student has some 188
2508-vision. 189
2509- (2) In conjunction with accessible assistive 190
2510-technology requirements of the federal Individuals with 191
2511-Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 20 U.S.C. 192
2512-1412(a)(12)(B)(i), as amended, the blind or visually 193
2513-impaired student shall receive grade -level instruction that 194
2514-will equip the blind or visually impaired student with the 195
2515-appropriate technology -mediated learning environments and 196
2516-methods to perform on the same level of proficiency expected 197
2517-of peers of comparabl e intellectual ability and grade 198 78
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2519-level. The blind or visually impaired student's IEP or IFSP 199
2520-shall specify: 200
2521- (a) The results obtained from an assessment of the 201
2522-blind or visually impaired student's skills, needs, and 202
2523-appropriate accessible assisti ve technology including, but 203
2524-not limited to, an evaluation of the future needs for 204
2525-accessible assistive technology training or the use of 205
2526-accessible assistive technology; 206
2527- (b) How accessible assistive technology will be 207
2528-implemented as a primary mo de for learning through 208
2529-integration with other classroom activities; 209
2530- (c) The frequency and duration of each instructional 210
2531-session; 211
2532- (d) The level of mastery of the accessible assistive 212
2533-technology specified by the blind or visually impaired 213
2534-student's assessment to be achieved by the end of the 214
2535-period; and 215
2536- (e) Acknowledgment that either: 216
2537- a. The blind or visually impaired student may 217
2538-transport the accessible assistive technology to and from 218
2539-school without the need for payment, fam ily assumption of 219
2540-liability for loss or damage, or any other cost to the blind 220
2541-or visually impaired student or the family; or 221
2542- b. If the accessible assistive technology remains at 222
2543-school, the LEA will provide duplicate accessible assistive 223
2544-technology in the blind or visually impaired student's home 224
2545-without requiring payment, family assumption of liability 225
2546-for loss or damage, or any other cost to the blind or 226
2547-visually impaired student or the family. 227
2548- (3) Use, and provision, of accessible ass istive 228
2549-technology shall be addressed in 504 plans for blind or 229
2550-visually impaired students created under Section 504 of the 230 79
2551- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2552-federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794, 231
2553-as amended. 232
2554- 9. (1) Each blind or visually impaired student shal l 233
2555-receive instruction in orientation and mobility as part of 234
2556-the student's individualized education program (IEP) or 235
2557-individualized family support plan (IFSP) unless the IEP or 236
2558-IFSP team determines, after an evaluation of a student's 237
2559-needs, that instruction in orientation and mobility is not 238
2560-appropriate. No student shall be denied instruction in 239
2561-orientation and mobility solely because the student has some 240
2562-vision. 241
2563- (2) In conjunction with orientation and mobility 242
2564-services requirements of 34 CF R 300.34(c)(7), as amended, 243
2565-blind or visually impaired students shall receive 244
2566-orientation and mobility instruction to equip each blind or 245
2567-visually impaired student with the age -appropriate tools, 246
2568-techniques, and nonvisual skills to navigate in and arou nd 247
2569-the student's home, schools, communities, and other 248
2570-environments as applicable, and as expected of peers of 249
2571-comparable intellectual ability and grade level. The blind 250
2572-or visually impaired student's IEP or IFSP shall specify: 251
2573- (a) The results obtained from an evaluation of the 252
2574-blind or visually impaired student's orientation and 253
2575-mobility needs including, but not limited to, an evaluation 254
2576-of the blind or visually impaired student's future needs for 255
2577-instruction in orientation and mobility; 256
2578- (b) How orientation and mobility will be integrated 257
2579-into the home, school, and community; 258
2580- (c) The date on which orientation and mobility 259
2581-instruction will commence; 260
2582- (d) The frequency and duration of each instructional 261
2583-session; and 262 80
2584- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2585- (e) The level of mastery of orientation and mobility 263
2586-skills to be achieved by the end of the period. 264
2587- (3) Orientation and mobility equipment, 265
2588-accommodations, and modifications shall be addressed in 504 266
2589-plans for blind or visually impaired students cr eated under 267
2590-Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 268
2591-U.S.C. Section 794, as amended. 269
2592- (4) An orientation and mobility evaluation shall be 270
2593-conducted by a person who is appropriately certified by the 271
2594-National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) 272
2595-with a National Orientation and Mobility Certification 273
2596-(NOMC), or through the Academy for Certification of Vision 274
2597-Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) as a 275
2598-Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), or who 276
2599-holds a nationally recognized certification related to 277
2600-orientation and mobility. 278
2601- (5) The orientation and mobility evaluations described 279
2602-in subdivision (4) of this subsection shall occur in 280
2603-familiar and unfamiliar environments, during the daytime and 281
2604-nighttime, and around the home, school, and community as 282
2605-determined age appropriate by the blind or visually impaired 283
2606-student's IEP or IFSP. 284
2607- 10. (1) As part of the state educational agency's 285
2608-certification and renewal process, educato rs hired to teach 286
2609-Braille shall be certified teachers of students with visual 287
2610-impairments, hold a current and valid National Certification 288
2611-in Unified English Braille (NCUEB) working under the 289
2612-supervision of a reading specialist, or hold a nationally 290
2613-recognized certification related to Braille instruction. 291
2614- (2) As part of the state educational agency's 292
2615-certification and renewal process, educators hired to teach 293
2616-accessible assistive technology shall be certified teachers 294 81
2617- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2618-of students with visual i mpairments, hold a valid and 295
2619-current Certified Assistive Technology Instructional 296
2620-Specialist for People with Visual Impairments (CATIS), or 297
2621-hold a valid and current National Certification in Access 298
2622-Technology for the Blind (NCATB) or other nationally 299
2623-recognized certification related to assistive technology 300
2624-instruction for individuals with visual impairments. 301
2625- (3) As part of the state educational agency's 302
2626-certification and renewal process, specialists hired to 303
2627-teach orientation and mobility shal l hold a valid and 304
2628-current National Orientation and Mobility Certification 305
2629-(NOMC) or hold a current and valid Certified Orientation and 306
2630-Mobility Specialist (COMS) certification or other nationally 307
2631-recognized certification related to orientation and mob ility 308
2632-instruction for individuals with visual impairments. 309
2633- 11. (1) LEAs shall deliver services to blind or 310
2634-visually impaired students in a manner that at all times 311
2635-abides by requirements of the federal Individuals with 312
2636-Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Title II of the Americans 313
2637-with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 314
2638-as amended, including during declared local, state, or 315
2639-national emergencies. 316
2640- (2) LEAs shall seek and obtain proof of currently 317
2641-available certified profe ssionals from any company, agency, 318
2642-or individual the LEA intends to contract with for services 319
2643-outlined in subsections 5 to 9 of this section. 320
2644- (3) LEAs shall not impose any preclusions or 321
2645-limitations on a student to receive instruction in 322
2646-orientation and mobility services in and around the home, 323
2647-school, or community setting including during daytime and 324
2648-nighttime hours. 325 82
2649- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2650- (4) LEAs may require annual written parental consent 326
2651-to conduct effective instruction when such services are 327
2652-provided before or after regular school hours or when such 328
2653-services are provided away from the educational institution 329
2654-or the blind or visually impaired student's residence. 330
2655- (5) If an LEA prohibits an orientation and mobility 331
2656-instructor from using the instru ctor's preferred mode of 332
2657-transportation to transport blind or visually impaired 333
2658-students to and from outside environments, the LEA shall 334
2659-provide an equally effective transportation alternative for 335
2660-that purpose without cost to the orientation and mobili ty 336
2661-instructor. If the blind or visually impaired student's 337
2662-family provides transportation for the student, the LEA 338
2663-shall reimburse the expense. 339
2664- 12. (1) If an LEA requires an eye report, the LEA 340
2665-shall bear all costs associated with obtaining suc h report. 341
2666-LEAs shall not delay an evaluation for eligibility based on 342
2667-the absence or delay of such report. 343
2668- (2) All electronic and information technology 344
2669-developed, procured, maintained, or used by LEAs shall be 345
2670-compliant with the U.S. Access Boa rd's Section 508 346
2671-standards, as amended. 347
2672- (3) LEAs shall anticipate the need for nonvisual 348
2673-accessibility and adopt policies and procedures to reduce or 349
2674-eliminate common barriers experienced by blind or visually 350
2675-impaired students, parents, educators , administrators, and 351
2676-other staff. 352
2677- 13. Subsections 1 to 4 of this section shall apply in 353
2678-all school years ending before July 1, 2022. Subsections 5 354
2679-to 12 of this section shall apply in school year 2022 -23 and 355
2680-all subsequent school years. 356 83
2681- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2682- 167.268. 1. Each [local] school district and charter 1
2683-school shall have on file a policy for reading 2
2684-[intervention] success plans [for any pupils of the district 3
2685-in grades kindergarten through three pursuant to the 4
2686-provisions of this section. Such plans shall identify 5
2687-strategies to be followed by the district teachers to raise 6
2688-a pupil identified as reading below grade level by 7
2689-recognized methods to reading at grade level by the end of 8
2690-the third grade. Recognized methods of ide ntification may 9
2691-include but need not be limited to the scores of the pupil 10
2692-obtained through any established standardized testing 11
2693-program currently administered by the district, observations 12
2694-of classroom teachers, and documented classroom 13
2695-performance]. Each school district and charter school shall 14
2696-provide all parents and guardians of students, including 15
2697-parents of students who are identified as having a 16
2698-substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of 17
2699-section 167.645, with suggestions for re gular parent-guided 18
2700-home reading. 19
2701- 2. [The state board of education ] The department of 20
2702-elementary and secondary education shall develop guidelines 21
2703-to assist districts and charter schools in formulating 22
2704-policies for reading [intervention] success plans. Such 23
2705-guidelines may include, but are not limited to, measures of 24
2706-reading proficiency, strategies for addressing reading 25
2707-deficiencies, timelines for measuring pupil improvement in 26
2708-reading, and information on screening [for and treatment] of 27
2709-[auditory] dyslexia[, and information on the Lindamood 28
2710-Auditory Conceptualization Test and the Auditory 29
2711-Discrimination in Depth Program ]. Such guidelines may also 30
2712-identify performance levels for pupils identified as 31
2713-handicapped or severely handicapped and conditions under 32 84
2714- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2715-which such pupils [are] may be exempt from the provisions of 33
2716-this section and section 167.645. 34
2717- 3. [Each local school district enrolling a pupil 35
2718-identified as reading below grade level shall develop an 36
2719-individual plan of reading intervention for such pupil. The 37
2720-individual pupil's plan may include individual or group 38
2721-reading development activities. The plan may be developed 39
2722-after consultation with the pupil's parent or legal 40
2723-guardian] Each school district and charter school s hall 41
2724-provide intensive reading instruction to students as 42
2725-provided in section 167.645 . 43
2726- 167.625. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
2727-cited as "Will's Law". 2
2728- 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 3
2729- (1) "Individualized emergency health care plan", a 4
2730-document developed by a school nurse, in consultation with a 5
2731-student's parent and other appropriate medical 6
2732-professionals, that is consistent with the recommendations 7
2733-of the student's health care providers, that describes 8
2734-procedural guidelines that provide specific directions about 9
2735-what to do in a particular emergency situation, and that is 10
2736-signed by the parent and the school nurse or the school 11
2737-administrator or the administrator's designee in the absenc e 12
2738-of the school nurse; 13
2739- (2) "Individualized health care plan", a document 14
2740-developed by a school nurse, in consultation with a 15
2741-student's parent and other appropriate medical professionals 16
2742-who may be providing epilepsy or seizure disorder care to 17
2743-the student, that is consistent with the recommendations of 18
2744-the student's health care providers, that describes the 19
2745-health services needed by the student at school, and that is 20
2746-signed by the parent and the school nurse or the school 21 85
2747- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2748-administrator or the administrator's designee in the absence 22
2749-of the school nurse; 23
2750- (3) "Parent", a parent, guardian, or other person 24
2751-having charge, control, or custody of a student; 25
2752- (4) "School", any public elementary or secondary 26
2753-school or charter school; 27
2754- (5) "School employee", a person employed by a school; 28
2755- (6) "Student", a student who has epilepsy or a seizure 29
2756-disorder and who attends a school. 30
2757- 3. (1) The parent of a student who seeks epilepsy or 31
2758-seizure disorder care while at school shall inform the 32
2759-school nurse or the school administrator or the 33
2760-administrator's designee in the absence of the school nurse. 34
2761- The school nurse shall develop an individualized health 35
2762-care plan and an individualized emergency health care plan 36
2763-for the student. The parent of the student shall annually 37
2764-provide to the school written authorization for the 38
2765-provision of epilepsy or seizure disorder care as described 39
2766-in the individualized plans. 40
2767- (2) The individualized plans developed under 41
2768-subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be updated by the 42
2769-school nurse before the beginning of each school year and as 43
2770-necessary if there is a change in the health status of the 44
2771-student. 45
2772- (3) Each individualized health care plan shall, and 46
2773-each individualized e mergency health care plan may, include 47
2774-but not be limited to the following information: 48
2775- (a) A notice about the student's condition for all 49
2776-school employees who interact with the student; 50
2777- (b) Written orders from the student's physician or 51
2778-advanced practice nurse describing the epilepsy or seizure 52
2779-disorder care; 53 86
2780- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2781- (c) The symptoms of the epilepsy or seizure disorder 54
2782-for that particular student and recommended care; 55
2783- (d) Whether the student may fully participate in 56
2784-exercise and sports, and any contraindications to exercise 57
2785-or accommodations that shall be made for that particular 58
2786-student; 59
2787- (e) Accommodations for school trips, after -school 60
2788-activities, class parties, and other school -related 61
2789-activities; 62
2790- (f) Information for such school employees about how to 63
2791-recognize and provide care for epilepsy and seizure 64
2792-disorders, epilepsy and seizure disorder first aid training, 65
2793-when to call for assistance, emergency contact information, 66
2794-and parent contact information; 67
2795- (g) Medical and treatment issues that may affect the 68
2796-educational process of the student; 69
2797- (h) The student's ability to manage, and the student's 70
2798-level of understanding of, the student's epilepsy or seizure 71
2799-disorder; and 72
2800- (i) How to maintain communi cation with the student, 73
2801-the student's parent and health care team, the school nurse 74
2802-or the school administrator or the administrator's designee 75
2803-in the absence of the school nurse, and the school employees. 76
2804- 4. (1) The school nurse assigned to a p articular 77
2805-school or the school administrator or the administrator's 78
2806-designee in the absence of the school nurse shall coordinate 79
2807-the provision of epilepsy and seizure disorder care at that 80
2808-school and ensure that all school employees are trained 81
2809-every two years in the care of students with epilepsy and 82
2810-seizure disorders including, but not limited to, school 83
2811-employees working with school -sponsored programs outside of 84 87
2812- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2813-the regular school day, as provided in the student's 85
2814-individualized plans. 86
2815- (2) The training required under subdivision (1) of 87
2816-this subsection shall include an online or in -person course 88
2817-of instruction approved by the department of health and 89
2818-senior services that is provided by a reputable, local, 90
2819-Missouri-based health care or no nprofit organization that 91
2820-supports the welfare of individuals with epilepsy and 92
2821-seizure disorders. 93
2822- 5. The school nurse or the school administrator or the 94
2823-administrator's designee in the absence of the school nurse 95
2824-shall obtain a release from a st udent's parent to authorize 96
2825-the sharing of medical information between the student's 97
2826-physician or advanced practice nurse and other health care 98
2827-providers. The release shall also authorize the school 99
2828-nurse or the school administrator or the administrat or's 100
2829-designee in the absence of the school nurse to share medical 101
2830-information with other school employees in the school 102
2831-district as necessary. No sharing of information under this 103
2832-subsection shall be construed to be a violation of the 104
2833-federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 105
2834-of 1996 (HIPAA) (Pub. L. 104 -191), as amended, if a 106
2835-student's parent has provided a release under this 107
2836-subsection. 108
2837- 6. No school employee including, but not limited to, a 109
2838-school nurse, a school bus driv er, a school bus aide, or any 110
2839-other officer or agent of a school shall be held liable for 111
2840-any good faith act or omission consistent with the 112
2841-provisions of this section, nor shall an action before the 113
2842-state board of nursing lie against a school nurse fo r any 114
2843-such action taken by a school employee trained in good faith 115
2844-by the school nurse under this section. "Good faith" shall 116 88
2845- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2846-not be construed to include willful misconduct, gross 117
2847-negligence, or recklessness. 118
2848- 167.640. 1. School districts [may] shall adopt a 1
2849-policy with regard to student promotion which may require 2
2850-remediation as a condition of promotion to the next grade 3
2851-level for any student identified by the district as failing 4
2852-to master skills and competencies established fo r that 5
2853-particular grade level by the district board of education. 6
2854-School districts may also require parents or guardians of 7
2855-such students to commit to conduct home -based tutorial 8
2856-activities with their children or, in the case of a student 9
2857-with disabilities eligible for services pursuant to sections 10
2858-162.670 to 162.1000, the individual education plan shall 11
2859-determine the nature of parental involvement consistent with 12
2860-the requirements for a free, appropriate public education. 13
2861- 2. Such remediation shall recognize that different 14
2862-students learn differently and shall employ methods designed 15
2863-to help these students achieve at high levels. Such 16
2864-remediation may include, but shall not necessarily be 17
2865-limited to, a mandatory summer school program focused on the 18
2866-areas of deficiency or other such activities conducted by 19
2867-the school district outside of the regular school day. 20
2868-Decisions concerning the instruction of a child who receives 21
2869-special educational services pursuant to sections 162.670 to 22
2870-162.1000 shall be made in accordance with the child's 23
2871-individualized education plan. 24
2872- 3. School districts providing remediation pursuant to 25
2873-this section or section 167.645 outside of the traditional 26
2874-school day may count extra hours of instruction in the 27
2875-calculation of average daily attendance as defined in 28
2876-section 163.011. 29 89
2877- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2878- 167.645. 1. [For purposes of this section, the 1
2879-following terms mean: 2
2880- (1) "Reading assessment", a recognized method of 3
2881-judging a student's reading ability, with results expressed 4
2882-as reading at a particular grade level. The term reading 5
2883-assessment shall include, but is not limited to, standard 6
2884-checklists designed for use as a student reads out loud, 7
2885-paper-and-pencil tests promulgated by nationally recogni zed 8
2886-organizations and other recognized methods of determining a 9
2887-student's reading accuracy, expression, fluency and 10
2888-comprehension in order to make a determination of the 11
2889-student's grade-level reading ability. Assessments which do 12
2890-not give a grade-level result may be used in combination 13
2891-with other assessments to reach a grade -level 14
2892-determination. Districts are encouraged but not required to 15
2893-select assessment methods identified pursuant to section 16
2894-167.346. Districts are also encouraged to use mult iple 17
2895-methods of assessment; 18
2896- (2) "Summer school", for reading instruction purposes, 19
2897-a minimum of forty hours of reading instruction and 20
2898-practice. A school district may arrange the hours and days 21
2899-of instruction to coordinate with its regular progr am of 22
2900-summer school. 23
2901- 2. For purposes of this section, methods of reading 24
2902-assessment shall be determined by each school district. 25
2903-Unless a student has been determined in the current school 26
2904-year to be reading at grade level or above, each school 27
2905-district shall administer a reading assessment or set of 28
2906-assessments to each student within forty -five days of the 29
2907-end of the third-grade year, except that the provisions of 30
2908-this subsection shall not apply to students receiving 31
2909-special education servic es under an individualized education 32 90
2910- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2911-plan pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.999, to students 33
2912-receiving services pursuant to Section 504 of the 34
2913-Rehabilitation Act of 1973 whose services plan includes an 35
2914-element addressing reading or to students determ ined to have 36
2915-limited English proficiency or to students who have been 37
2916-determined, prior to the beginning of any school year, to 38
2917-have a cognitive ability insufficient to meet the reading 39
2918-requirement set out in this section, provided that districts 40
2919-shall provide reading improvement plans for students 41
2920-determined to have such insufficient cognitive ability. The 42
2921-assessment required by this subsection shall also be 43
2922-required for students who enter a school district in grades 44
2923-four, five or six unless such student has been determined in 45
2924-the current school year to be reading at grade level or 46
2925-above. 47
2926- 3. Beginning with school year 2002 -03, for each 48
2927-student whose third-grade reading assessment determines that 49
2928-such student is reading below second -grade level, the school 50
2929-district shall design a reading improvement plan for the 51
2930-student's fourth-grade year. Such reading improvement plan 52
2931-shall include, at a minimum, thirty hours of additional 53
2932-reading instruction or practice outside the regular school 54
2933-day during the fourth -grade year. The school district shall 55
2934-determine the method of reading instruction necessary to 56
2935-enforce this subsection. The school district may also 57
2936-require the student to attend summer school for reading 58
2937-instruction as a condit ion of promotion to fourth grade. 59
2938-The department of elementary and secondary education may, 60
2939-from funds appropriated for the purpose, reimburse school 61
2940-districts for additional instructional personnel costs 62
2941-incurred in the implementation and execution o f the thirty 63
2942-hours of additional reading instruction minus the revenue 64 91
2943- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2944-generated by the school district through the foundation 65
2945-formula for the additional reading instruction average daily 66
2946-attendance. 67
2947- 4. Each student for whom a reading improvement plan 68
2948-has been designed pursuant to subsection 3 of this section 69
2949-shall be given another reading assessment, to be 70
2950-administered within forty -five days of the end of such 71
2951-student's fourth-grade year. If such student is determined 72
2952-to be reading below th ird-grade level, the student shall be 73
2953-required to attend summer school to receive reading 74
2954-instruction. At the end of such summer school instruction, 75
2955-such student shall be given another reading assessment. If 76
2956-such student is determined to be reading b elow third-grade 77
2957-level, the district shall notify the student's parents or 78
2958-guardians, and the student shall not be promoted to fifth 79
2959-grade. No student shall be denied promotion more than once 80
2960-solely for inability to meet the reading standards set out 81
2961-in this section. 82
2962- 5. The process described in subsections 3 and 4 of 83
2963-this section shall be repeated as necessary through the end 84
2964-of the sixth grade, with the target grade level rising 85
2965-accordingly. Mandatory retention in grade shall not apply 86
2966-to grades subsequent to fourth grade. 87
2967- 6. The mandatory process of additional reading 88
2968-instruction pursuant to this section shall cease at the end 89
2969-of the sixth grade. The permanent record of students who 90
2970-are determined to be reading below the fifth -grade level at 91
2971-the end of sixth grade shall carry a notation advising that 92
2972-such student has not met minimal reading standards. The 93
2973-notation shall stay on the student's record until such time 94
2974-as the district determines that a student has met minimal 95
2975-reading standards. 96 92
2976- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
2977- 7. Each school district shall be required to offer 97
2978-summer school reading instruction to any student with a 98
2979-reading improvement plan. Districts may fulfill the 99
2980-requirement of this section through cooperative arrangements 100
2981-with neighboring districts; provided that such districts 101
2982-shall timely make all payments provided pursuant to such 102
2983-cooperative agreements. 103
2984- 8. A school district may adopt a policy that requires 104
2985-retention in grade of any student who has been determined to 105
2986-require summer school instruction in reading and who does 106
2987-not fulfill the summer school attendance requirement. 107
2988- 9. Nothing in this section shall preclude a school 108
2989-district from retaining any student in grade when a 109
2990-determination is made in accordanc e with district policy 110
2991-that retention is in the best interests of the student. 111
2992- 10. The state board of education shall not incorporate 112
2993-information about the number of students receiving 113
2994-additional instruction pursuant to this section into any 114
2995-element of any standard of the Missouri school improvement 115
2996-program or its successor accreditation program; provided, 116
2997-however, each district shall make available, upon the 117
2998-request of any parent, patron, or media outlet within the 118
2999-district, the number and pe rcentage of students receiving 119
3000-remediation pursuant to this section. The information shall 120
3001-be presented in a way that does not permit personal 121
3002-identification of any student or educational personnel. 122
3003- 11. Each school district shall make a systemati c 123
3004-effort to inform parents of the methods and materials used 124
3005-to teach reading in kindergarten through fourth grade, in 125
3006-terms understandable to a layperson and shall similarly 126
3007-inform parents of students for whom a reading improvement 127
3008-plan is required pursuant to this section ] Each school 128 93
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3010-district and charter school shall assess all students 129
3011-enrolled in kindergarten through grade three at the 130
3012-beginning and end of each school year for their level of 131
3013-reading or reading readiness on state -approved reading 132
3014-assessments. Additionally, all school districts and charter 133
3015-schools shall assess any newly enrolled student in grades 134
3016-one through five for their level of reading or reading 135
3017-readiness on a reading assessment from the state -approved 136
3018-list. At the beginning of the school year, each school 137
3019-district and charter school shall provide a reading success 138
3020-plan to any student who: 139
3021- (1) Exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading which 140
3022-creates a barrier to the child's progress learning to read. 141
3023-The identification of such deficiency may be based upon the 142
3024-most recent assessments or teacher observation; or 143
3025- (2) Has been identified as being at risk of dyslexia 144
3026-in the statewide dyslexia screening or has a formal 145
3027-diagnosis of dyslexia. 146
3028-For the purposes of this section, a substantial reading 147
3029-deficiency shall refer to a student who is one or more grade 148
3030-level or levels behind in reading or reading readiness; 149
3031-provided that nothing in this section shall be interpreted 150
3032-to prevent a school district or c harter school from offering 151
3033-a reading success plan to any student based on an assessment 152
3034-completed at the start and end of the school year or teacher 153
3035-observation. For any student entering the school district 154
3036-or charter school after the start of the sc hool year, such 155
3037-student shall be provided a reading success plan in the 156
3038-event the student has been identified as having a 157
3039-substantial reading deficiency based on the student's most 158
3040-recent assessment or otherwise being identified through 159 94
3041- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3042-teacher observation. The student's reading proficiency 160
3043-shall be reassessed by reading assessments on the state - 161
3044-approved list. The student shall continue to be provided 162
3045-with intensive reading instruction under a reading success 163
3046-plan until the reading deficiency is remedied. 164
3047- 2. The district or charter school shall notify the 165
3048-parent or guardian of any student in kindergarten through 166
3049-grade three who exhibits a substantial deficiency in 167
3050-reading, as described in subsection 1 of this section, at 168
3051-least annually in writing, and in an appropriate, 169
3052-alternative manner for the parent or other guardian if 170
3053-necessary, of the following: 171
3054- (1) That the child has been identified as having a 172
3055-substantial deficiency in reading; 173
3056- (2) A description of the services cur rently provided 174
3057-to the child; 175
3058- (3) A description of the proposed supplemental 176
3059-instructional services and supports that the school district 177
3060-will provide to the child that are designed to remediate the 178
3061-identified area of reading deficiency. For students 179
3062-identified as being at risk of dyslexia or those that have a 180
3063-diagnosis of dyslexia the district shall provide an 181
3064-explanation that the instruction that will be used to teach 182
3065-the child reading shall be explicit, systematic, and 183
3066-diagnostic and based on phonological awareness, phonics, 184
3067-fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, morphology, syntax, and 185
3068-semantics; 186
3069- (4) Strategies for parents and guardians to use in 187
3070-helping the child succeed in reading proficiency, including 188
3071-but not limited to the pro motion of parent-guided home 189
3072-reading. 190 95
3073- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3074- 3. If the school district or charter school provides a 191
3075-summer reading program under this section, the district or 192
3076-charter school shall notify the parent or guardian of each 193
3077-student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading of 194
3078-the opportunity to attend the summer reading program. 195
3079- 4. If a student has a substantial reading deficiency 196
3080-at the end of third grade, the student's parent or guardian 197
3081-and appropriate school staff shall discuss whether the 198
3082-student should be retained in grade level, based on a 199
3083-consideration of all relevant factors, including the reading 200
3084-deficiency, the student's progress in other subject areas, 201
3085-and the student's overall intellectual, physical, emotional, 202
3086-and social development. A decision to promote or retain a 203
3087-student with a substantial reading deficiency at the end of 204
3088-grade three shall be made only after direct personal 205
3089-consultation with the student's parent or guardian and after 206
3090-the formulation of a specific plan of action to remedy the 207
3091-student's reading deficiency. 208
3092- 5. Each school district or charter school shall do all 209
3093-of the following: 210
3094- (1) Provide students who are identified as having a 211
3095-substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of this 212
3096-section, have been identified as being at risk of dyslexia 213
3097-in the statewide dyslexia screening, or have a formal 214
3098-diagnosis of dyslexia with intensive instructional services 215
3099-and supports specified in a reading success plan, as 216
3100-appropriate according to s tudent need, free of charge, to 217
3101-remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency, 218
3102-including additional scientific, evidence -based reading 219
3103-instruction and other strategies prescribed by the school 220
3104-district or charter school which may include but are not 221
3105-limited to the following: 222 96
3106- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3107- (a) Small group or individual instruction; 223
3108- (b) Reduced teacher-student ratios; 224
3109- (c) More frequent progress monitoring; 225
3110- (d) Tutoring or mentoring; 226
3111- (e) Extended school day, week, or year; and 227
3112- (f) Summer reading programs; 228
3113- (2) For any student with a formal diagnosis of 229
3114-dyslexia or for a student who was found to be at risk of 230
3115-dyslexia in the statewide dyslexia screening, the school 231
3116-district or charter school shall provide evidence -based 232
3117-reading instruction that addresses phonology, sound -symbol 233
3118-association, syllable instruction, morphology, syntax, and 234
3119-semantics provided through systematic, cumulative, explicit, 235
3120-and diagnostic methods; 236
3121- (3) At regular intervals, but no less than four times 237
3122-per year in a manner that reflects progress through each 238
3123-school term, notify the parent or guardian of academic and 239
3124-other progress being made by the student and give the parent 240
3125-or guardian other useful information; 241
3126- (4) In addition to required reading enhancement and 242
3127-acceleration strategies, provide all parents of students, 243
3128-including parents of students who are identified as having a 244
3129-substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of this 245
3130-section, with a plan that includes sugge stions for regular 246
3131-parent-guided home reading. 247
3132- 6. Each school district and charter school shall 248
3133-ensure that intensive reading instruction through a reading 249
3134-development initiative shall be provided to each 250
3135-kindergarten through grade five student w ho is assessed as 251
3136-exhibiting a substantial deficiency in reading. In addition 252
3137-to the requirements otherwise provided, such instruction 253
3138-shall also comply with all of the following criteria: 254 97
3139- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3140- (1) Be provided to all kindergarten through grade five 255
3141-students who exhibit a substantial deficiency in reading 256
3142-under this section. The assessments shall measure phonemic 257
3143-awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 258
3144- (2) Be provided during regular school hours; 259
3145- (3) Provide a reading curriculum that meets the 260
3146-requirements of section 170.014, and at a minimum has the 261
3147-following specifications: 262
3148- (a) Assists students assessed as exhibiting a 263
3149-substantial deficiency in reading to develop the skills to 264
3150-read at grade level; 265
3151- (b) Provides skill development in phonemic awareness, 266
3152-phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; 267
3153- (c) Includes a scientifically based and reliable 268
3154-assessment; 269
3155- (d) Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each 270
3156-student's reading progress; an d 271
3157- (e) Provides a curriculum in core academic subjects to 272
3158-assist the student in maintaining or meeting proficiency 273
3159-levels for the appropriate grade in all academic subjects. 274
3160- 7. School districts and charter schools shall report 275
3161-to the department the specific intensive reading 276
3162-interventions and supports implemented by the school 277
3163-district or charter school pursuant to this section as well 278
3164-as the reading assessment data collected for grades 279
3165-kindergarten through five. The department shall annu ally 280
3166-prescribe the components of required or requested reports. 281
3167- 8. (1) Each school district and charter school shall 282
3168-address reading proficiency as part of its comprehensive 283
3169-school improvement plan, drawing upon information about 284
3170-children from assessments conducted pursuant to subsection 1 285
3171-of this section and the prevalence of deficiencies 286 98
3172- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3173-identified by classroom, elementary school, and other 287
3174-student characteristics. As part of its comprehensive 288
3175-school improvement plan or contract, each scho ol district or 289
3176-charter school shall review chronic early elementary 290
3177-absenteeism for its impact on literacy development. If more 291
3178-than fifteen percent of an attendance center's students are 292
3179-not at grade level in reading by the end of third grade, the 293
3180-comprehensive school improvement plan or contract shall 294
3181-include strategies to reduce that percentage, including 295
3182-school and community strategies to raise the percentage of 296
3183-students who are proficient in reading. 297
3184- (2) Each school district and charter school shall 298
3185-provide professional development services to enhance the 299
3186-skills of elementary teachers in responding to children's 300
3187-unique reading issues and needs and to increase the use of 301
3188-evidence-based strategies. 302
3189- 167.850. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
3190-terms mean: 2
3191- (1) "Board", the state board of education; 3
3192- (2) "Commissioner", the commissioner of education; 4
3193- (3) "Recovery high school", a public high school that 5
3194-serves eligible students diagnosed with su bstance use 6
3195-disorder or dependency as defined by the most recent 7
3196-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and 8
3197-that provides both a comprehensive four -year high school 9
3198-education in an alternative public school setting and a 10
3199-structured plan of recovery; 11
3200- (4) "Sending district", the school district where a 12
3201-student attending or planning to attend the recovery high 13
3202-school resides and from which the student is referred for 14
3203-enrollment in a recovery high school. 15 99
3204- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3205- 2. (1) The commissioner may approve and authorize up 16
3206-to four pilot recovery high schools, geographically located 17
3207-in metropolitan areas throughout the state, to be 18
3208-established by school districts or groups of school 19
3209-districts for the purpose of demonstrating the effectiven ess 20
3210-of the recovery high school model in this state. The 21
3211-commissioner shall issue a request for proposals from school 22
3212-districts to operate a pilot recovery high school. Such 23
3213-proposals may be submitted by an individual school district 24
3214-proposing to operate a recovery high school or by a group of 25
3215-school districts proposing to jointly operate such a school. 26
3216- Such proposals shall be submitted to the commissioner no 27
3217-later than December first of the school year prior to the 28
3218-school year in which the reco very high school is proposed to 29
3219-begin operation. The approval of the board shall be 30
3220-required for the recovery high school to begin operation. 31
3221- (2) Proposals shall detail how the district or 32
3222-districts will satisfy the criteria for a high school 33
3223-education program under state law and board rule and how the 34
3224-recovery high school will satisfy the requirements for 35
3225-accreditation by the Association of Recovery Schools or 36
3226-another recovery school accreditation organization 37
3227-authorized by the board. The proposal shall include a 38
3228-financial plan outlining the anticipated public and private 39
3229-funding that will allow the recovery high school to operate 40
3230-and meet the school's educational and recovery criteria. 41
3231-The district or districts may partner with one or more local 42
3232-nonprofit organizations or other local educational agencies 43
3233-regarding establishment and operation of a recovery high 44
3234-school and may establish a joint board to oversee the 45
3235-operation of the recovery high school as provided in a 46 100
3236- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3237-memorandum of understanding entered with such organization 47
3238-or organizations. 48
3239- (3) By approval of the proposal upon the 49
3240-recommendation of the commissioner, the board shall be 50
3241-deemed to have authorized all necessary equivalencies and 51
3242-waivers of regulations enumer ated in the proposal. 52
3243- (4) The commissioner may specify an authorization 53
3244-period for the recovery high school, which shall be no less 54
3245-than four years. Before July first of each year the 55
3246-recovery high school is in operation, the school district or 56
3247-group of school districts, in consultation with the recovery 57
3248-high school, shall submit to the commissioner an analysis of 58
3249-the recovery high school's educational, recovery, and other 59
3250-related outcomes as specified in the proposal. The 60
3251-commissioner shall review the analysis and renew any 61
3252-recovery high school meeting the requirements of this 62
3253-section and the requirements of the school's proposal and 63
3254-may include terms and conditions to address areas needing 64
3255-correction or improvement. The commissioner may revoke or 65
3256-suspend the authorization of a recovery high school not 66
3257-meeting the requirements of this section or the requirements 67
3258-of the school's proposal. 68
3259- (5) Pupil attendance, dropout rate, student 69
3260-performance on statewide assessments, and other data 70
3261-considered in the Missouri school improvement program and 71
3262-school accreditation shall not be attributed to the general 72
3263-accreditation of either a sending district or the district 73
3264-or districts operating the recovery high school and may be 74
3265-used by the commissioner only in the renewal process for the 75
3266-recovery high school as provided in this subsection. 76
3267- 3. (1) A school district may enter into an agreement 77
3268-with a district or districts operating a recovery high 78 101
3269- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3270-school for the enrollment of an e ligible student who is 79
3271-currently enrolled in or resides in the sending district. 80
3272- (2) A parent or guardian may seek to enroll an 81
3273-eligible student residing in a sending district in a 82
3274-recovery high school created under this section. A student 83
3275-over eighteen years of age residing in a sending district 84
3276-may seek to enroll in a recovery high school. 85
3277- (3) An eligible student shall mean a student who is in 86
3278-recovery from substance use disorder or substance 87
3279-dependency, or such a condition along with co-occurring 88
3280-disorders such as anxiety, depression, and attention deficit 89
3281-hyperactivity disorder, and who is determined by the 90
3282-recovery high school to be a student who would academically 91
3283-and clinically benefit from placement in the recovery high 92
3284-school and is committed to working on the student's 93
3285-recovery. The recovery high school shall consider available 94
3286-information including, but not limited to, any 95
3287-recommendation of a drug counselor, alcoholism counselor, or 96
3288-substance abuse counselor licensed o r certified under 97
3289-applicable laws and regulations. 98
3290- (4) A recovery high school shall not limit or deny 99
3291-admission to an eligible student based on race, ethnicity, 100
3292-national origin, disability, income level, proficiency in 101
3293-the English language, or at hletic ability. 102
3294- 4. (1) The recovery high school shall annually adopt 103
3295-a policy establishing a tuition rate for its students no 104
3296-later than February first of the preceding school year. 105
3297- (2) The sending district of an eligible student who is 106
3298-enrolled in and attending a recovery high school shall pay 107
3299-tuition to the recovery high school equal to the lesser of: 108
3300- (a) The tuition rate established under subdivision (1) 109
3301-of this subsection; or 110 102
3302- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3303- (b) The state adequacy target, as defined in sec tion 111
3304-163.011, plus the average sum produced per child by the 112
3305-local tax effort above the state adequacy target of the 113
3306-sending district. 114
3307- (3) If costs associated with the provision of special 115
3308-education and related disability services to the student 116
3309-exceed the tuition to be paid under subdivision (2) of this 117
3310-subsection, the sending district shall remain responsible 118
3311-for paying the excess cost to the recovery high school. 119
3312- (4) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with 120
3313-the appropriate official or agency of another state to 121
3314-develop a reciprocity agreement for otherwise eligible, 122
3315-nonresident students seeking to attend a recovery high 123
3316-school in this state. A recovery high school may enroll 124
3317-otherwise eligible students residing in a state other than 125
3318-this state as provided in such reciprocity agreement. Such 126
3319-reciprocity agreement shall require the out -of-state 127
3320-student's district of residence to pay to the recovery high 128
3321-school an annual amount equal to one hundred five percent of 129
3322-the tuition rate for the recovery high school established 130
3323-under this subsection. If an otherwise eligible student 131
3324-resides in a state that is not subject to a reciprocity 132
3325-agreement, such student may attend a recovery high school 133
3326-provided such student pays t o the school one hundred five 134
3327-percent of the tuition rate for the recovery high school 135
3328-established under this subsection. No student enrolled and 136
3329-attending a recovery high school under this subdivision 137
3330-shall be included as a resident pupil for any sta te aid 138
3331-purpose under chapter 163. 139
3332- 5. The board, in consultation with the department of 140
3333-mental health, may promulgate rules to implement the 141
3334-provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, 142 103
3335- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3336-as that term is defined in section 536.010, th at is created 143
3337-under the authority delegated in this section shall become 144
3338-effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 145
3339-the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 146
3340-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and 147
3341-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 148
3342-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 149
3343-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 150
3344-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 151
3345-authority and any rule propose d or adopted after August 28, 152
3346-2022, shall be invalid and void. 153
3347- 168.021. 1. Certificates of license to teach in the 1
3348-public schools of the state shall be granted as follows: 2
3349- (1) By the state board, under rules and regulations 3
3350-prescribed by it: 4
3351- (a) Upon the basis of college credit; 5
3352- (b) Upon the basis of examination; 6
3353- (2) By the state board, under rules and regulations 7
3354-prescribed by the state board with advice from the advisory 8
3355-council established by section 168. 015 to any individual who 9
3356-presents to the state board a valid doctoral degree from an 10
3357-accredited institution of higher education accredited by a 11
3358-regional accrediting association such as North Central 12
3359-Association. Such certificate shall be limited to t he major 13
3360-area of postgraduate study of the holder, shall be issued 14
3361-only after successful completion of the examination required 15
3362-for graduation pursuant to rules adopted by the state board 16
3363-of education, and shall be restricted to those certificates 17
3364-established pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of 18
3365-this section; 19
3366- (3) By the state board, which shall issue the 20
3367-professional certificate classification in both the general 21 104
3368- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3369-and specialized areas most closely aligned with the current 22
3370-areas of certification approved by the state board, 23
3371-commensurate with the years of teaching experience of the 24
3372-applicant, and based upon the following criteria: 25
3373- (a) Recommendation of a state -approved baccalaureate - 26
3374-level teacher preparation program; 27
3375- (b) a. Successful attainment of the Missouri 28
3376-qualifying score on the exit assessment for teachers or 29
3377-administrators designated by the state board of education [.]; 30
3378- b. (i) Applicants who have not successfully achieved 31
3379-a qualifying score on the design ated examinations will be 32
3380-issued a two-year nonrenewable provisional certificate ; 33
3381- (ii) During the two-year nonrenewable provisional 34
3382-certification, an individual teacher may gain full 35
3383-professional certification by: 36
3384- i. Achieving a qualifying s core on the designated 37
3385-exam; or 38
3386- ii. Successfully achieving an acceptable score on the 39
3387-state-approved teacher evaluation system from seven walk - 40
3388-through evaluations, two formative evaluations, and one 41
3389-summative evaluation for each of the two probat ionary years 42
3390-and being offered a third contract by the employing 43
3391-district. For any applicant who has a change in job status 44
3392-because of a reduction in the workforce or a change in life 45
3393-circumstances, the scores required under this item may be 46
3394-scores achieved in any school district during the two -year 47
3395-nonrenewable provisional certification period; and 48
3396- (iii) The employing school district shall recommend to 49
3397-the department of elementary and secondary education that 50
3398-the individual teacher be awarde d a full professional 51
3399-certification by the state board under rules prescribed by 52
3400-the state board; and 53 105
3401- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3402- (c) Upon completion of a background check as 54
3403-prescribed in section 168.133 and possession of a valid 55
3404-teaching certificate in the state from whic h the applicant's 56
3405-teacher preparation program was completed; 57
3406- (4) By the state board, under rules prescribed by it, 58
3407-on the basis of a relevant bachelor's degree, or higher 59
3408-degree, and a passing score for the designated exit 60
3409-examination, for indivi duals whose academic degree and 61
3410-professional experience are suitable to provide a basis for 62
3411-instruction solely in the subject matter of banking or 63
3412-financial responsibility, at the discretion of the state 64
3413-board. Such certificate shall be limited to the major area 65
3414-of study of the holder and shall be restricted to those 66
3415-certificates established under subdivision (2) of subsection 67
3416-3 of this section. Holders of certificates granted under 68
3417-this subdivision shall be exempt from the teacher tenure act 69
3418-under sections 168.102 to 168.130 and each school district 70
3419-shall have the decision -making authority on whether to hire 71
3420-the holders of such certificates; 72
3421- (5) By the state board, under rules and regulations 73
3422-prescribed by it, on the basis of certificati on by the 74
3423-American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence 75
3424-(ABCTE) and verification of ability to work with children as 76
3425-demonstrated by sixty contact hours in any one of the 77
3426-following areas as validated by the school principal: sixty 78
3427-contact hours in the classroom, of which at least forty -five 79
3428-must be teaching; sixty contact hours as a substitute 80
3429-teacher, with at least thirty consecutive hours in the same 81
3430-classroom; sixty contact hours of teaching in a private 82
3431-school; or sixty contact hours of teaching as a 83
3432-paraprofessional, for an initial four -year ABCTE certificate 84
3433-of license to teach, except that such certificate shall not 85 106
3434- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3435-be granted for the areas of early childhood education, or 86
3436-special education. For certification in the area of 87
3437-elementary education, ninety contact hours in the classroom 88
3438-shall be required, of which at least thirty shall be in an 89
3439-elementary classroom. Upon the completion of the following 90
3440-requirements [listed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of 91
3441-this subdivision], an applicant shall be eligible to apply 92
3442-for a career continuous professional certificate under 93
3443-subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of this section: 94
3444- (a) Completion of thirty contact hours of professional 95
3445-development within four years, which may in clude hours spent 96
3446-in class in an appropriate college curriculum; 97
3447- (b) Validated completion of two years of the mentoring 98
3448-program of the American Board for Certification of Teacher 99
3449-Excellence or a district mentoring program approved by the 100
3450-state board of education; 101
3451- (c) Attainment of a successful performance -based 102
3452-teacher evaluation; and 103
3453- (d) Participation in a beginning teacher assistance 104
3454-program; or 105
3455- (6) (a) By the state board, under rules and 106
3456-regulations prescribed by [it] the board, which shall issue 107
3457-an initial visiting scholars certificate at the discretion 108
3458-of the board, based on the following criteria: 109
3459- [(a)] a. Verification from the hiring school district 110
3460-that the applicant will be employed as part of a business - 111
3461-education partnership initiative designed to build career 112
3462-pathways systems or employed as part of an initiative 113
3463-designed to fill vacant positions in hard -to-staff public 114
3464-schools or hard-to-fill subject areas for students in a 115
3465-grade or grades not lower tha n the ninth grade for which the 116 107
3466- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3467-applicant's academic degree or professional experience 117
3468-qualifies [him or her] the applicant; 118
3469- [(b)] b. Appropriate and relevant bachelor's degree or 119
3470-higher, occupational license, or industry -recognized 120
3471-credential; 121
3472- [(c)] c. Completion of the application for a one -year 122
3473-visiting scholars certificate; and 123
3474- [(d)] d. Completion of a background check as 124
3475-prescribed under section 168.133. 125
3476- (b) The initial visiting scholars certificate shall 126
3477-certify the holder of such certificate to teach for one 127
3478-year. An applicant shall be eligible to renew an initial 128
3479-visiting scholars certificate a maximum of two times, based 129
3480-upon the completion of the requirements listed under 130
3481-[paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) ] subparagraphs a., b., and d. 131
3482-of paragraph (a) of this subdivision; completion of 132
3483-professional development required by the school district and 133
3484-school; and attainment of a satisfactory performance -based 134
3485-teacher evaluation. 135
3486- 2. All valid teaching certificates issued pursuant to 136
3487-law or state board policies and regulations prior to 137
3488-September 1, 1988, shall be exempt from the professional 138
3489-development requirements of this section and shall continue 139
3490-in effect until they expire, are revoked or suspended, as 140
3491-provided by law. When such certificates are required to be 141
3492-renewed, the state board or its designee shall grant to each 142
3493-holder of such a certificate the certificate most nearly 143
3494-equivalent to the one so held. Anyone who holds, as of 144
3495-August 28, 2003, a val id PC-I, PC-II, or continuous 145
3496-professional certificate shall, upon expiration of [his or 146
3497-her] such person's current certificate, be issued the 147
3498-appropriate level of certificate based upon the 148 108
3499- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3500-classification system established pursuant to subsection 3 149
3501-of this section. 150
3502- 3. (1) Certificates of license to teach in the public 151
3503-schools of the state shall be based upon minimum 152
3504-requirements prescribed by the state board of education 153
3505-which shall include completion of a background check as 154
3506-prescribed in section 168.133. The state board shall 155
3507-provide for the following levels of professional 156
3508-certification: an initial professional certificate and a 157
3509-career continuous professional certificate. 158
3510- (2) The initial professional certificate shall be 159
3511-issued upon completion of requirements established by the 160
3512-state board of education and shall be valid based upon 161
3513-verification of actual teaching within a specified time 162
3514-period established by the state board of education. The 163
3515-state board shall require holde rs of the four-year initial 164
3516-professional certificate to: 165
3517- (a) Participate in a mentoring program approved and 166
3518-provided by the district for a minimum of two years; 167
3519- (b) Complete thirty contact hours of professional 168
3520-development, which may includ e hours spent in class in an 169
3521-appropriate college curriculum, or for holders of a 170
3522-certificate under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this 171
3523-section, an amount of professional development in proportion 172
3524-to the certificate holder's hours in the classroom, if the 173
3525-certificate holder is employed less than full time; and 174
3526- (c) Participate in a beginning teacher assistance 175
3527-program. 176
3528- (3) (a) The career continuous professional 177
3529-certificate shall be issued upon verification of completion 178
3530-of four years of teaching under the initial professional 179
3531-certificate and upon verification of the completion of the 180 109
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3533-requirements articulated in paragraphs (a) [, (b), and] to 181
3534-(c) of subdivision (2) of this subsection or paragraphs 182
3535-(a)[, (b), (c), and] to (d) of subdivision (5) of subsection 183
3536-1 of this section. 184
3537- (b) The career continuous professional certificate 185
3538-shall be continuous based upon verification of actual 186
3539-employment in an educational position as provided for in 187
3540-state board guidelines and completion of fifteen contact 188
3541-hours of professional development per year which may include 189
3542-hours spent in class in an appropriate college curriculum. 190
3543-Should the possessor of a valid career continuous 191
3544-professional certificate fail, in any given year, to meet 192
3545-the fifteen-hour professional development requirement, the 193
3546-possessor may, within two years, make up the missing hours. 194
3547-In order to make up for missing hours, the possessor shall 195
3548-first complete the fifteen -hour requirement for the current 196
3549-year and then may count hours in excess of the current year 197
3550-requirement as make-up hours. Should the possessor fail to 198
3551-make up the missing hours within two years, the certificate 199
3552-shall become inactive. In order to reactivate the 200
3553-certificate, the possessor shall comple te twenty-four 201
3554-contact hours of professional development which may include 202
3555-hours spent in the classroom in an appropriate college 203
3556-curriculum within the six months prior to or after 204
3557-reactivating [his or her] the possessor's certificate. The 205
3558-requirements of this paragraph shall be monitored and 206
3559-verified by the local school district which employs the 207
3560-holder of the career continuous professional certificate. 208
3561- (c) A holder of a career continuous professional 209
3562-certificate shall be exempt from the pro fessional 210
3563-development contact hour requirements of paragraph (b) of 211
3564-this subdivision if such teacher has a local professional 212 110
3565- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3566-development plan in place within such teacher's school 213
3567-district and meets two of the three following criteria: 214
3568- a. Has ten years of teaching experience as defined by 215
3569-the state board of education; 216
3570- b. Possesses a master's degree; or 217
3571- c. Obtains a rigorous national certification as 218
3572-approved by the state board of education. 219
3573- 4. Policies and procedures shall be established by 220
3574-which a teacher who was not retained due to a reduction in 221
3575-force may retain the current level of certification. There 222
3576-shall also be established policies and procedures allowing a 223
3577-teacher who has not been employed in an educational posit ion 224
3578-for three years or more to reactivate [his or her] the 225
3579-teacher's last level of certification by completing twenty - 226
3580-four contact hours of professional development which may 227
3581-include hours spent in the classroom in an appropriate 228
3582-college curriculum wi thin the six months prior to or after 229
3583-reactivating [his or her] the teacher's certificate. 230
3584- 5. The state board shall, upon completion of a 231
3585-background check as prescribed in section 168.133, issue a 232
3586-professional certificate classification in the are as most 233
3587-closely aligned with an applicant's current areas of 234
3588-certification, commensurate with the years of teaching 235
3589-experience of the applicant, to any person who is hired to 236
3590-teach in a public school in this state and who possesses a 237
3591-valid teaching certificate from another state or 238
3592-certification under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this 239
3593-section, provided that the certificate holder shall annually 240
3594-complete the state board's requirements for such level of 241
3595-certification, and shall establish polici es by which 242
3596-residents of states other than the state of Missouri may be 243
3597-assessed a fee for a certificate of license to teach in the 244 111
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3599-public schools of Missouri. Such fee shall be in an amount 245
3600-sufficient to recover any or all costs associated with the 246
3601-issuing of a certificate of license to teach. The board 247
3602-shall promulgate rules to authorize the issuance of a 248
3603-provisional certificate of license, which shall be valid for 249
3604-three years and shall allow the holder to assume classroom 250
3605-duties pending the co mpletion of a criminal background check 251
3606-under section 168.133, for any applicant who: 252
3607- (1) Is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 253
3608-stationed in Missouri; 254
3609- (2) Relocated from another state within one year of 255
3610-the date of application; 256
3611- (3) Underwent a criminal background check in order to 257
3612-be issued a teaching certificate of license from another 258
3613-state; and 259
3614- (4) Otherwise qualifies under this section. 260
3615- 6. The state board may assess to holders of an initial 261
3616-professional certificate a fee, to be deposited into the 262
3617-excellence in education [revolving] fund established 263
3618-pursuant to section 160.268, for the issuance of the career 264
3619-continuous professional certificate. However, such fee 265
3620-shall not exceed the combined costs of issuan ce and any 266
3621-criminal background check required as a condition of 267
3622-issuance. Applicants for the initial ABCTE certificate 268
3623-shall be responsible for any fees associated with the 269
3624-program leading to the issuance of the certificate, but 270
3625-nothing in this secti on shall prohibit a district from 271
3626-developing a policy that permits fee reimbursement. 272
3627- 7. Any member of the public school retirement system 273
3628-of Missouri who entered covered employment with ten or more 274
3629-years of educational experience in another state or states 275
3630-and held a certificate issued by another state and 276 112
3631- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3632-subsequently worked in a school district covered by the 277
3633-public school retirement system of Missouri for ten or more 278
3634-years who later became certificated in Missouri shall have 279
3635-that certificate dated back to [his or her] the member's 280
3636-original date of employment in a Missouri public school. 281
3637- 8. Within thirty days of receiving an application from 282
3638-a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the 283
3639-United States who has been tran sferred or is scheduled to be 284
3640-transferred to the state of Missouri, or who has been 285
3641-transferred or is scheduled to be transferred to an adjacent 286
3642-state and is or will be domiciled in the state of Missouri, 287
3643-or has moved to the state of Missouri on a perm anent change- 288
3644-of-station basis and has successfully completed the 289
3645-background check described under subsection 5 of this 290
3646-section and section 168.133, the state board shall issue to 291
3647-such applicant a full certificate of license to teach, 292
3648-provided that the applicant has paid all necessary fees and 293
3649-has otherwise met all requirements to be issued such a 294
3650-certificate. 295
3651- 168.036. 1. In addition to granting certificates of 1
3652-license to teach in public schools of the state under 2
3653-section 168.021, the state board of education shall grant 3
3654-substitute teacher certificates as provided in this section 4
3655-to any individual seeking to substitute teach in any public 5
3656-school in this state. 6
3657- 2. (1) The state board shall not grant a certificate 7
3658-of license to teach under this section to any individual who 8
3659-has not completed a background check as required under 9
3660-section 168.021. 10
3661- (2) The state board may refuse to issue or renew, 11
3662-suspend, or revoke any certificate sought or issued under 12 113
3663- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3664-this section in the same manner and for the same reasons as 13
3665-under section 168.071. 14
3666- 3. The state board may grant a certificate under this 15
3667-section to any individual who has completed: 16
3668- (1) At least thirty-six semester hours at an 17
3669-accredited institution of higher education; or 18
3670- (2) The twenty-hour online training program required 19
3671-in this section and who possesses a high school diploma or 20
3672-the equivalent thereof. 21
3673- 4. The department of elementary and secondary 22
3674-education shall develop and maintain an online training 23
3675-program for individuals, which shall consist of twenty hours 24
3676-of training related to subjects appropriate for substitute 25
3677-teachers as determined by the department. 26
3678- 5. The state board may grant a certificate under this 27
3679-section to any highly qualified individual with expertise in 28
3680-a technical or business field or with experience in the 29
3681-Armed Forces of the United States who has completed the 30
3682-background check required in this section but does not meet 31
3683-any of the qualifications unde r subdivision (1) or (2) of 32
3684-subsection 3 of this section if the superintendent of the 33
3685-school district in which the individual seeks to substitute 34
3686-teach sponsors such individual and the school board of the 35
3687-school district in which the individual seeks t o substitute 36
3688-teach votes to approve such individual to substitute teach. 37
3689- 6. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions to 38
3690-contrary, beginning on the effective date of this section 39
3691-and ending on June 30, 2025, any person, who is retired and 40
3692-currently receiving a retirement allowance under sections 41
3693-169.010 to 169.141 or sections 169.600 to 169.715, other 42
3694-than for disability, may be employed to substitute teach on 43
3695-a part time or temporary substitute basis by an employer 44 114
3696- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3697-included in the retirement system without a discontinuance 45
3698-of the person's retirement allowance. Such a person shall 46
3699-not contribute to the retirement system, or to the public 47
3700-school retirement system established by sections 169.010 to 48
3701-169.141 or to the public education employee retirement 49
3702-system established by sections 169.600 to 169.715, because 50
3703-of earnings during such period of employment. 51
3704- (2) In addition to the conditions set forth in 52
3705-subdivision 1 of this subsection, any person retired and 53
3706-currently receiving a reti rement allowance under sections 54
3707-169.010 to 169.141, other than for disability, who is 55
3708-employed by a third party or is performing work as an 56
3709-independent contractor may be employed to substitute teach 57
3710-on a part-time or temporary substitute basis, if such person 58
3711-is performing work for an employer included in the 59
3712-retirement system without a discontinuance of the person's 60
3713-retirement allowance. 61
3714- (3) If a person is employed pursuant to this 62
3715-subsection on a regular, full -time basis the person shall 63
3716-not be entitled to receive the person's retirement allowance 64
3717-for any month during which the person is so employed. The 65
3718-retirement system may require the employer, the third -party 66
3719-employer, the independent contractor, and the retiree 67
3720-subject to this subsection to provide documentation showing 68
3721-compliance with this subsection. If such documentation is 69
3722-not provided, the retirement system may deem the retiree to 70
3723-have exceeded the limitations provided in this subsection. 71
3724- 7. A certificate granted und er this section shall be 72
3725-valid for four years. A certificate granted under this 73
3726-section shall expire at the end of any calendar year in 74
3727-which the individual fails to substitute teach for at least 75
3728-five days or forty hours of in -seat instruction. 76 115
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3730- 8. (1) An individual to whom the state board grants a 77
3731-certificate under this section may be a substitute teacher 78
3732-in a public school in the state if the school district 79
3733-agrees to employ the individual as a substitute teacher and 80
3734-such individual has com pleted a background check as required 81
3735-in subsection 10 of this section. 82
3736- (2) No individual to whom the state board grants a 83
3737-certificate under this section and who is under twenty years 84
3738-of age shall be a substitute teacher in grades nine to 85
3739-twelve. 86
3740- 9. Each school district may develop an orientation for 87
3741-individuals to whom the state board grants a certificate 88
3742-under this section for such individuals employed by the 89
3743-school district and may require such individuals to complete 90
3744-such orientation. Such orientation shall contain at least 91
3745-two hours of subjects appropriate for substitute teachers 92
3746-and shall contain instruction on the school district's best 93
3747-practices for classroom management. 94
3748- 10. Beginning January 1, 2023, any substitute teac her 95
3749-may, at the time such substitute teacher submits the 96
3750-fingerprints and information required for the background 97
3751-check required under section 168.021, designate up to five 98
3752-school districts to which such substitute teacher has 99
3753-submitted an application for substitute teaching to receive 100
3754-the results of the substitute teacher's criminal history 101
3755-background check and fingerprint collection. The total 102
3756-amount of any fees for disseminating such results to up to 103
3757-five school districts under this subsection shall not exceed 104
3758-fifty dollars. 105
3759- 11. The state board may exercise the board's authority 106
3760-under chapter 161 to promulgate all necessary rules and 107
3761-regulations necessary for the administration of this section. 108 116
3762- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3763- 168.037. 1. The department of elementary and 1
3764-secondary education shall create and maintain a web -based 2
3765-survey for collecting anonymous information from substitute 3
3766-teachers in Missouri public schools. The survey will 4
3767-collect anonymous, nonbiased, real -time data that school 5
3768-districts, charter schools, and the state can access to 6
3769-study and improve the effectiveness of substitute teachers 7
3770-in supporting instruction and learning and to improve 8
3771-circumstances that may cause a shortage of available 9
3772-substitute teachers. 10
3773- 2. (1) Each substitute teacher in a public school 11
3774-shall complete the survey described in subsection 1 of this 12
3775-section at the end of each day of teaching. The district or 13
3776-charter school in which the substitute teacher is teaching 14
3777-for that day shall pro vide, by email, a web link to the 15
3778-survey. If needed, the district or charter school shall 16
3779-also provide brief access to a computer or other connected 17
3780-device sufficient to allow the survey to be completed. The 18
3781-survey can also be completed on -site by the substitute 19
3782-teacher using a personal device. 20
3783- (2) The survey described in subsection 1 of this 21
3784-section shall include, at a minimum, questions regarding: 22
3785-the age and level of education of the substitute teacher, 23
3786-the date of teaching, the district and school, the grade or 24
3787-grades taught, information about support and interaction 25
3788-with school staff, any student health or safety issues 26
3789-experienced, and rate of substitute teacher pay. 27
3790- 3. Districts and charter schools shall annually 28
3791-provide information to the department of elementary and 29
3792-secondary education regarding: use of third-party 30
3793-employment agencies for substitute teachers, daily rate of 31
3794-substitute teacher pay, employment of full -time and part- 32 117
3795- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3796-time substitute teachers, substitute tea cher recruitment 33
3797-efforts, the substitute teacher interview process, and use 34
3798-of current school staff as substitute teachers during other 35
3799-assigned time. 36
3800- 168.205. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 1
3801-the contrary, two or more sc hool districts may share a 2
3802-superintendent who possesses a valid Missouri 3
3803-superintendent's license. If any school districts choose to 4
3804-share a superintendent, they shall not be required to 5
3805-receive approval from the department of elementary and 6
3806-secondary education but may notify the department. 7
3807- 2. (1) Beginning July 1, 2023, subject to 8
3808-appropriation, a school district that enters into an 9
3809-agreement with another school district to share a 10
3810-superintendent shall receive additional state aid under th is 11
3811-subsection. 12
3812- (2) The department of elementary and secondary 13
3813-education shall annually distribute thirty thousand dollars 14
3814-to any school district that shares a superintendent under 15
3815-this subsection. Any such amount distributed to a school 16
3816-district shall be in addition to and shall not be included 17
3817-in any calculation of state aid under chapter 163. 18
3818- (3) To receive the additional thirty thousand dollars 19
3819-under this subsection, the school district shall provide 20
3820-proof to the department of elemen tary and secondary 21
3821-education that the school district will use all of the 22
3822-additional thirty thousand dollars received under this 23
3823-subsection and at least half of the amount saved as a result 24
3824-of participating in sharing a superintendent under this 25
3825-subsection to compensate teachers or to provide counseling 26
3826-services. 27 118
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3828- (4) No school district that receives additional 28
3829-funding under this subsection shall receive such funding for 29
3830-more than five years. 30
3831- 168.500. 1. For the purpose of providing career pay, 1
3832-which shall be a salary supplement, for public school 2
3833-teachers, which for the purpose of sections 168.500 to 3
3834-168.515 shall include classroom teachers, librarians, school 4
3835-counselors and certificated teachers who hold positions as 5
3836-school psychological examiners, parents as teachers 6
3837-educators, school psychologists, special education 7
3838-diagnosticians and speech pathologists, and are on the 8
3839-district salary schedule, there is hereby created and 9
3840-established a career advancement program which shall be 10
3841-known as the "Missouri Career Development and Teacher 11
3842-Excellence Plan", hereinafter known as the "career plan or 12
3843-program". Participation by local school districts in the 13
3844-career advancement program established under this section 14
3845-shall be voluntary. The career advancement program is a 15
3846-matching fund program. The general assembly may make an 16
3847-annual appropriation to the excellence in education fund 17
3848-established under section 160.268 for the purpose of 18
3849-providing the state's portion for the career advancement 19
3850-program. The "Career Ladder Forward Funding Fund" is hereby 20
3851-established in the state treasury. Beginning with fiscal 21
3852-year 1998 and until the career ladder forward funding fund 22
3853-is terminated pursuant to this subsection, the gene ral 23
3854-assembly may appropriate funds to the career ladder forward 24
3855-funding fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25
3856-33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not be 26
3857-transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund at the 27
3858-end of the biennium. All interest or other gain received 28
3859-from investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to 29 119
3860- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3861-the fund. All funds deposited in the fund shall be 30
3862-maintained in the fund until such time as the balance in the 31
3863-fund at the end of the fiscal year is equal to or greater 32
3864-than the appropriation for the career ladder program for the 33
3865-following year, at which time all such revenues shall be 34
3866-used to fund, in advance, the career ladder program for such 35
3867-following year and the career ladder forward fundi ng fund 36
3868-shall thereafter be terminated. 37
3869- 2. The department of elementary and secondary 38
3870-education, at the direction of the commissioner of 39
3871-education, shall study and develop model career plans which 40
3872-shall be made available to the local school distr icts. 41
3873-These state model career plans shall: 42
3874- (1) Contain three steps or stages of career 43
3875-advancement; 44
3876- (2) Contain a detailed procedure for the admission of 45
3877-teachers to the career program; 46
3878- (3) Contain specific criteria for career step 47
3879-qualifications and attainment. These criteria shall clearly 48
3880-describe the minimum number of professional responsibilities 49
3881-required of the teacher at each stage of the plan and shall 50
3882-include reference to classroom performance evaluations 51
3883-performed pursuant to section 168.128 . The criteria may 52
3884-include, but shall not be limited to, teacher externships as 53
3885-provided in section 168.025 ; 54
3886- (4) Be consistent with the teacher certification 55
3887-process recommended by the Missouri advisory council of 56
3888-certification for educators and adopted by the department of 57
3889-elementary and secondary education; 58
3890- (5) Provide that public school teachers in Missouri 59
3891-shall become eligible to apply for admission to the career 60
3892-plans adopted under sections 168.500 to 168.515 after [five] 61 120
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3894-two years of public school teaching in Missouri. All 62
3895-teachers seeking admission to any career plan shall, as a 63
3896-minimum, meet the requirements necessary to obtain the first 64
3897-renewable professional certificate as provided in section 65
3898-168.021; 66
3899- (6) Provide procedures for appealing decisions made 67
3900-under career plans established under sections 168.500 to 68
3901-168.515. 69
3902- 3. School district career plans shall recognize 70
3903-additional responsibilities and volunteer efforts by 71
3904-teachers in formulating criteria for career ladder admission 72
3905-and stage achievement. Such additional responsibilities and 73
3906-volunteer efforts shall be required to occur outside of 74
3907-compensated hours and may include, but shall not be limited 75
3908-to: 76
3909- (1) Serving as a coach, supervisor, or organizer for 77
3910-any extracurricular activity for which the teacher does not 78
3911-already receive additional compensation; 79
3912- (2) Serving as a mentor for students, whether in a 80
3913-formal or informal capacity; 81
3914- (3) Receiving additional teach er training or 82
3915-certification outside of that offered by the school district; 83
3916- (4) Serving as a tutor or providing additional 84
3917-learning opportunities to students; and 85
3918- (5) Assisting students with postsecondary education 86
3919-preparation including, bu t not limited to, teaching an ACT 87
3920-or SAT preparation course or assisting students with 88
3921-completing college or career school admission or financial 89
3922-assistance applications. 90
3923- 4. The commissioner of education shall cause the 91
3924-department of elementary a nd secondary education to 92
3925-establish guidelines for all career plans established under 93 121
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3927-this section, and criteria that must be met by any school 94
3928-district which seeks funding for its career plan. 95
3929- [4.] 5. A participating local school district may hav e 96
3930-the option of implementing a career plan developed by the 97
3931-department of elementary and secondary education or a local 98
3932-plan which has been developed with advice from teachers 99
3933-employed by the district and which has met with the approval 100
3934-of the department of elementary and secondary education. In 101
3935-approving local career plans, the department of elementary 102
3936-and secondary education may consider provisions in the plan 103
3937-of the local district for recognition of teacher mobility 104
3938-from one district to another within this state. 105
3939- [5.] 6. The career plans of local school districts 106
3940-shall not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, 107
3941-national origin, color, creed, or age. Participation in the 108
3942-career plan of a local school district is optional, and any 109
3943-teacher who declines to participate shall not be penalized 110
3944-in any way. 111
3945- [6.] 7. In order to receive funds under this section, 112
3946-a school district which is not subject to section 162.920 113
3947-must have a total levy for operating purposes which is in 114
3948-excess of the amount allowed in Section 11(b) of Article X 115
3949-of the Missouri Constitution; and a school district which is 116
3950-subject to section 162.920 must have a total levy for 117
3951-operating purposes which is equal to or in excess of twenty - 118
3952-five cents on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation. 119
3953- [7.] 8. The commissioner of education shall cause the 120
3954-department of elementary and secondary education to regard a 121
3955-speech pathologist who holds both a valid certificate of 122
3956-license to teach and a certificate of clinical competence to 123
3957-have fulfilled the standards required to be placed on stage 124
3958-III of the career program, provided that such speech 125 122
3959- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
3960-pathologist has been employed by a public school in Missouri 126
3961-for at least [five] two years and is approved for p lacement 127
3962-at such stage III by the local school district. 128
3963- [8.] 9. Beginning in fiscal year 2012, the state 129
3964-portion of career ladder payments shall only be made 130
3965-available to local school districts if the general assembly 131
3966-makes an appropriation for such program. Payments 132
3967-authorized under sections 168.500 to 168.515 shall only be 133
3968-made available in a year for which a state appropriation is 134
3969-made. Any state appropriation shall be made prospectively 135
3970-in relation to the year in which work under the pr ogram is 136
3971-performed. 137
3972- [9.] 10. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 138
3973-prohibit a local school district from funding the program 139
3974-for its teachers for work performed in years for which no 140
3975-state appropriation is made available. 141
3976- 168.515. 1. Each teacher selected to participate in a 1
3977-career plan established under sections 168.500 to 168.515, 2
3978-who meets the requirements of such plan, may receive a 3
3979-salary supplement, the state's share of which shall be 4
3980-distributed under sectio n 163.031, equal to the following 5
3981-amounts applied to the career ladder entitlement of section 6
3982-163.031: 7
3983- (1) Career stage I teachers may receive up to an 8
3984-additional one thousand five hundred dollars per school year; 9
3985- (2) Career stage II teacher s may receive up to an 10
3986-additional three thousand dollars per school year; 11
3987- (3) Career stage III teachers may receive up to an 12
3988-additional five thousand dollars per school year. All 13
3989-teachers within each stage within the same school district 14
3990-shall receive equal salary supplements. 15 123
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3992- 2. The state may make payments pursuant to section 16
3993-163.031 to the local school district for the purpose of 17
3994-providing funding to the local school district for the 18
3995-payment of any salary supplements provided for in th is 19
3996-section, subject to the availability of funds as 20
3997-appropriated each year and distributed on a matching basis 21
3998-where the percentage of state funding shall be [forty] sixty 22
3999-percent and the percentage of local funding shall be [sixty] 23
4000-forty percent. 24
4001- 3. Not less than every fourth year, beginning with 25
4002-calendar year 1988, the general assembly, through the joint 26
4003-committee established under section 160.254, shall review 27
4004-the amount of the career pay provided for in this section to 28
4005-determine if any increases are necessary to reflect the 29
4006-increases in the cost of living which have occurred since 30
4007-the salary supplements were last reviewed or set. 31
4008- 4. To participate in the salary supplement program 32
4009-established under this section, a school district m ay submit 33
4010-to the voters of the district a proposition to increase 34
4011-taxes for this purpose. If a school district's current tax 35
4012-rate ceiling is at or above the rate from which an increase 36
4013-would require a two-thirds majority, the school board may 37
4014-submit to the voters of the district a proposition to reduce 38
4015-or eliminate the amount of the levy reduction resulting from 39
4016-section 164.013. If a majority of the voters voting thereon 40
4017-vote in favor of the proposition, the board may certify that 41
4018-seventy-five percent of the revenue generated from this 42
4019-source shall be used to implement the salary supplement 43
4020-program established under this section. 44
4021- 5. In no case shall a school district use state funds 45
4022-received under this section nor local revenue generated from 46
4023-a tax established under subsection 4 of this section to 47 124
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4025-comply with the minimum salary requirements for teachers 48
4026-established pursuant to section 163.172. 49
4027- 170.014. 1. This section shall be known as the 1
4028-"Reading Instruction Act" and is enacted to ensure that all 2
4029-public schools including charter schools establish reading 3
4030-programs in kindergarten through grade [three] five based in 4
4031-scientific research. "Evidence-based reading instruction" 5
4032-includes practices that have been prov en effective through 6
4033-evaluation of the outcomes for large numbers of students and 7
4034-are highly likely to be effective in improving reading if 8
4035-implemented with fidelity. Such programs shall include the 9
4036-essential components of phonemic awareness, phonics, 10
4037-fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and all new teachers 11
4038-who teach reading in kindergarten through grade three shall 12
4039-receive adequate training in these areas. 13
4040- 2. [The program described in subsection 1 of this 14
4041-section may include "explicit sy stematic phonics", which, 15
4042-for the purposes of this section, shall mean the methodology 16
4043-of pronouncing and reading words by learning the phonetic 17
4044-sound association of individual letters, letter groups, and 18
4045-syllables, and the principles governing these a ssociations. 19
4046- 3.] Every public school in the state shall offer a 20
4047-reading program as described in subsection 1 of this section 21
4048-for kindergarten through grade [three] five. 22
4049- 170.018. 1. (1) For purposes of this section, 1
4050-"computer science course" means a course in which students 2
4051-study computers and algorithmic processes, including their 3
4052-principles, hardware and software designs, implementation, 4
4053-and impact on society. The term shall include, but not be 5
4054-limited to, a stand-alone course at any elementary, middle, 6
4055-or high school or a course at any elementary or middle 7 125
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4057-school that embeds computer science content within other 8
4058-subjects. 9
4059- (2) The department of elementary and secondary 10
4060-education shall, before July 1, 2019, deve lop a high school 11
4061-graduation policy that allows a student to fulfill one unit 12
4062-of academic credit with a district -approved computer science 13
4063-course meeting the standards of subsection 2 of this section 14
4064-for any mathematics, science, or practical arts unit 15
4065-required for high school graduation. The policy shall 16
4066-require that all students have either taken all courses that 17
4067-require end-of-course examinations for math and science or 18
4068-are on track to take all courses that require end -of-course 19
4069-examinations for math and science under the Missouri school 20
4070-improvement program in order to receive credit toward high 21
4071-school graduation under this subsection. 22
4072- (3) A school district shall communicate to students 23
4073-electing to use a computer science course for a ma thematics 24
4074-unit that some institutions of higher education may require 25
4075-four units of academic credit in mathematics for college 26
4076-admission. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each 27
4077-student who chooses to take a computer science course to 28
4078-fulfill a unit of academic credit in mathematics shall sign 29
4079-and submit to the school district a document containing a 30
4080-statement acknowledging that taking a computer science 31
4081-course to fulfill a unit of academic credit in mathematics 32
4082-may have an adverse effect on college admission decisions. 33
4083- (4) The department of elementary and secondary 34
4084-education and the department of higher education and 35
4085-workforce development shall cooperate in developing and 36
4086-implementing academic requirements for computer science 37
4087-courses offered in any grade or grades not lower than the 38
4088-ninth nor higher than the twelfth grade. 39 126
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4090- 2. (1) The department of elementary and secondary 40
4091-education shall convene a work group to develop and 41
4092-recommend rigorous academic performance standa rds relating 42
4093-to computer science for students in kindergarten and in each 43
4094-grade not higher than the twelfth grade. The work group 44
4095-shall include, but not be limited to, educators providing 45
4096-instruction in kindergarten or in any grade not higher than 46
4097-the twelfth grade and representatives from the department of 47
4098-elementary and secondary education, the department of higher 48
4099-education and workforce development, business and industry, 49
4100-and institutions of higher education. The department of 50
4101-elementary and secondary education shall develop written 51
4102-curriculum frameworks relating to computer science that may 52
4103-be used by school districts. The requirements of section 53
4104-160.514 shall not apply to this section. 54
4105- (2) The state board of education shall adopt a nd 55
4106-implement academic performance standards relating to 56
4107-computer science beginning in the 2019 -20 school year. 57
4108- 3. Before July 1, 2019, the department of elementary 58
4109-and secondary education shall develop a procedure by which 59
4110-any teacher who holds a certificate of license to teach 60
4111-under section 168.021 and demonstrates sufficient content 61
4112-knowledge of computer science shall receive a special 62
4113-endorsement on [his or her] the teacher's license signifying 63
4114-[his or her] the teacher's specialized knowledge in computer 64
4115-science. 65
4116- 4. (1) For purposes of this subsection, "eligible 66
4117-entity" means: 67
4118- (a) A local educational agency, or a consortium of 68
4119-local educational agencies, in the state, including charter 69
4120-schools that have declared themselves l ocal educational 70
4121-agencies; 71 127
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4123- (b) An institution of higher education in the state; or 72
4124- (c) A nonprofit or private provider of nationally 73
4125-recognized and high-quality computer science professional 74
4126-development, as determined by the department of el ementary 75
4127-and secondary education. 76
4128- (2) There is hereby created in the state treasury the 77
4129-"Computer Science Education Fund". The fund shall consist 78
4130-of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general 79
4131-assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests 80
4132-received from private or other sources for the purpose of 81
4133-providing teacher professional development programs relating 82
4134-to computer science. The state treasurer shall be custodian 83
4135-of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, 84
4136-the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund 85
4137-shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in 86
4138-the fund shall be used solely for the administration of 87
4139-grants to eligible entities as described in this section. 88
4140-Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the 89
4141-contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the 90
4142-biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general 91
4143-revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in 92
4144-the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. 93
4145-Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 94
4146-credited to the fund. 95
4147- (3) The state board of education shall award grants 96
4148-from the computer science education fund to eligible 97
4149-entities for the purpose of prov iding teacher professional 98
4150-development programs relating to computer science. An 99
4151-eligible entity wishing to receive such a grant shall submit 100
4152-an application to the department of elementary and secondary 101
4153-education addressing how the entity plans to: 102 128
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4155- (a) Reach new and existing teachers with little 103
4156-computer science background; 104
4157- (b) Use effective practices for professional 105
4158-development; 106
4159- (c) Focus the training on the conceptual foundations 107
4160-of computer science; 108
4161- (d) Reach and support historically underrepresented 109
4162-students in computer science; 110
4163- (e) Provide teachers with concrete experience with 111
4164-hands-on, inquiry-based practices; and 112
4165- (f) Accommodate the particular needs of students and 113
4166-teachers in each district and school. 114
4167- 5. (1) For all school years beginning on or after 115
4168-July 1, 2023, each public high school and charter high 116
4169-school shall offer at least one computer science course in 117
4170-an in-person setting or as a virtual or distance course 118
4171-option. 119
4172- (2) Any computer science course or instruction offered 120
4173-under this subsection shall: 121
4174- (a) Be of high quality as defined by the state board 122
4175-of education; 123
4176- (b) Meet or exceed the computer science performance 124
4177-standards developed and adopted by the department of 125
4178-elementary and secondary education under this section; and 126
4179- (c) For any computer science course offered by a 127
4180-public high school or charter high school, be offered in 128
4181-such school's course catalog. 129
4182- (3) On or before June thirtieth of each sc hool year, 130
4183-each school district shall submit to the department of 131
4184-elementary and secondary education a report for the current 132
4185-school year which shall include, but not be limited to: 133 129
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4187- (a) The names and course codes of computer science 134
4188-courses offered in each school in the district with a course 135
4189-description and which computer science performance standards 136
4190-are covered, to the extent such information is available; 137
4191- (b) The number and percentage of students who enrolled 138
4192-in each computer science course, listed by the categories in 139
4193-subparagraphs a. to f. of this paragraph. If a category 140
4194-contains one to five students or contains a quantity of 141
4195-students that would allow the quantity of another category 142
4196-that contains five or fewer to be deduced, t he number shall 143
4197-be replaced with a symbol: 144
4198- a. Sex; 145
4199- b. Race and ethnicity; 146
4200- c. Special education status including, but not limited 147
4201-to, students receiving services under the federal 148
4202-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 149
4203-U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq., as amended) or Section 504 of 150
4204-the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 151
4205-794), as amended; 152
4206- d. English language learner status; 153
4207- e. Eligibility for free or reduced price meals; and 154
4208- f. Grade level; and 155
4209- (c) The number of computer science instructors at each 156
4210-school, listed by the following categories: 157
4211- a. Applicable certifications; 158
4212- b. Sex; 159
4213- c. Race and ethnicity; and 160
4214- d. Highest academic degree. 161
4215- (4) On or before September thirtieth of each school 162
4216-year, the department of elementary and secondary education 163
4217-shall post the following on the department's website: 164 130
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4219- (a) Data received under paragraphs (a) and (b) of 165
4220-subdivision (3) of this subsection, disaggregated by school 166
4221-and aggregated statewide; and 167
4222- (b) Data received under paragraph (c) of subdivision 168
4223-(3) of this subsection, aggregated statewide. 169
4224- (5) On or before June thirtieth of each school year, 170
4225-the department of elementary and secondary educatio n shall 171
4226-publish a list of computer science course codes and names 172
4227-with a course description and an indication of which courses 173
4228-meet or exceed the department of elementary and secondary 174
4229-education's computer science performance standards. 175
4230- 6. The department of elementary and secondary 176
4231-education shall appoint a computer science supervisor. The 177
4232-computer science supervisor shall be responsible for 178
4233-implementing the provisions of this section. 179
4234- 7. For all school years beginning on or after July 1 , 180
4235-2023, a computer science course successfully completed and 181
4236-counted toward state graduation requirements shall be 182
4237-equivalent to one science course or one practical arts 183
4238-credit for the purpose of satisfying any admission 184
4239-requirements of any public ins titution of higher education 185
4240-in this state. 186
4241- 8. The department of elementary and secondary 187
4242-education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions 188
4243-of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 189
4244-term is defined in section 536.010, th at is created under 190
4245-the authority delegated in this section shall become 191
4246-effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 192
4247-the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 193
4248-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and 194
4249-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 195
4250-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 196 131
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4252-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 197
4253-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 198
4254-authority and any rule propose d or adopted after December 199
4255-18, 2018, shall be invalid and void. 200
4256- 170.036. 1. There is hereby established the "Computer 1
4257-Science Education Task Force" within the department of 2
4258-elementary and secondary education. 3
4259- 2. The task force shall consist of the following 4
4260-members: 5
4261- (1) Two members of the house of representatives, with 6
4262-one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of 7
4263-representatives and one member to be appointed by the 8
4264-minority leader of the house of repres entatives; 9
4265- (2) Two members of the senate, with one member to be 10
4266-appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one 11
4267-member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 12
4268- (3) The governor or the governor's designee; 13
4269- (4) The commissioner of education or the 14
4270-commissioner's designee; 15
4271- (5) The commissioner of higher education or the 16
4272-commissioner's designee; 17
4273- (6) Nine members who represent the interests of each 18
4274-of the following groups, to be appointed by the commis sioner 19
4275-of education: 20
4276- (a) The state board of education; 21
4277- (b) Private industry in this state with interest in 22
4278-computer science; 23
4279- (c) Nonprofit organizations; 24
4280- (d) An association of school superintendents; 25
4281- (e) A statewide associat ion representing computer 26
4282-science teachers; 27 132
4283- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4284- (f) A secondary teacher leader from career and 28
4285-technical education representing computer science teachers; 29
4286- (g) An association of school board members; 30
4287- (h) An association of elementary school pr incipals; and 31
4288- (i) An association of secondary school principals; 32
4289- (7) A representative from a Missouri institution of 33
4290-higher education, to be appointed by the commissioner of 34
4291-higher education; and 35
4292- (8) A representative from a Missouri pri vate, 36
4293-nonprofit institution of higher education, to be appointed 37
4294-by the commissioner of higher education. 38
4295- 3. The mission of the computer science education task 39
4296-force shall be to develop a state strategic plan for 40
4297-expanding a statewide computer sc ience education program, 41
4298-including the following: 42
4299- (1) A statement of purpose that describes the 43
4300-objectives or goals the state board of education will 44
4301-accomplish by implementing a computer science education 45
4302-program, the strategies by which those g oals will be 46
4303-achieved, and a timeline for achieving those goals; 47
4304- (2) A summary of the current state landscape for K -12 48
4305-computer science education, including demographic reporting 49
4306-of students taking these courses; 50
4307- (3) A plan for expanding com puter science education 51
4308-opportunities to every school in the state within five years 52
4309-and increasing the representation of students from 53
4310-traditionally underserved groups, in computer science 54
4311-including female students, students from historically 55
4312-underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, students with 56
4313-disabilities, English -language learner students, students 57
4314-who qualify for free and reduced -price meals, and rural 58
4315-students; 59 133
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4317- (4) Within one year of the task force forming, a plan 60
4318-for schools serving any student in grades kindergarten 61
4319-through eighth grade to provide instruction in the basics of 62
4320-computer science and computation thinking in an integrated 63
4321-or standalone format beginning in the 2024 -25 school year 64
4322-without creating learning loss in t he existing curriculum; 65
4323- (5) A plan for ensuring teachers are well -prepared to 66
4324-begin teaching computer science, including defining high 67
4325-quality professional learning for in -service teachers and 68
4326-strategies for pre-service teacher preparation; 69
4327- (6) A plan for ensuring teachers are well -prepared to 70
4328-begin teaching computer science, including defining high - 71
4329-quality professional learning for in -service teachers and 72
4330-strategies for pre-service teacher preparation; 73
4331- (7) An ongoing evaluation pro cess that is overseen by 74
4332-the state board of education; 75
4333- (8) Proposed rules that incorporate the principles of 76
4334-the master plan into the state's public education system as 77
4335-a whole; and 78
4336- (9) A plan to ensure long -term sustainability for 79
4337-computer science education. 80
4338- 4. The speaker of the house of representatives shall 81
4339-designate the chair of the task force, and the president pro 82
4340-tempore of the senate shall designate the vice chair of the 83
4341-task force. 84
4342- 5. Members of the task force shall serve without 85
4343-compensation, but the members and any staff assigned to the 86
4344-task force shall receive reimbursement for actual and 87
4345-necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the 88
4346-task force or any subcommittee thereof. All task force 89
4347-members shall be subject to the same conflict of interest 90
4348-provisions in chapter 105 that are enforced by the Missouri 91 134
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4350-ethics commission in the same manner that elected or 92
4351-appointed officials and employees are subject to such 93
4352-provisions. 94
4353- 6. The task force shall hold its first meeting within 95
4354-three months from the effective date of this section. 96
4355- 7. Before June 30, 2023, the task force shall present 97
4356-a summary of its activities and any recommendations for 98
4357-legislation to the general assembly. 99
4358- 8. The computer science education task force shall 100
4359-dissolve on June 30, 2024. 101
4360- 170.047. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
4361-cited as the "Jason Flatt/Avery Reine Cantor Act". 2
4362- 2. (1) Beginning in the 2017 -18 school year and 3
4363-continuing until the end of the 2022 -23 school year, any 4
4364-licensed educator may annually complete up to two hours of 5
4365-training or professional development in youth suicide 6
4366-awareness and prevention as part of the professional 7
4367-development hours required for state board of education 8
4368-certification. 9
4369- (2) Beginning in the 2023 -24 school year and 10
4370-continuing in subsequent school years, the practicing 11
4371-teacher assistance programs established under section 12
4372-168.400 may offer and include at least two hours of i n- 13
4373-service training provided by each local school district for 14
4374-all practicing teachers in such district regarding suicide 15
4375-prevention. Each school year, all teachers, principals, and 16
4376-licensed educators in each district may attend such training 17
4377-or complete training on suicide prevention through self - 18
4378-review of suicide prevention materials. Attendance at the 19
4379-training shall count as two contact hours of professional 20
4380-development under section 168.021 and shall count as two 21
4381-hours of any other such traini ng required under this section. 22 135
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4383- [2.] 3. The department of elementary and secondary 23
4384-education shall develop guidelines suitable for training or 24
4385-professional development in youth suicide awareness and 25
4386-prevention. The department [shall] may develop materials 26
4387-that may be used for [such] the training [or professional 27
4388-development] described under subsection 2 of this section or 28
4389-may offer districts materials developed by a third party 29
4390-that districts may use for the training . 30
4391- [3.] 4. For purposes of this section, the term 31
4392-"licensed educator" shall refer to any teacher with a 32
4393-certificate of license to teach issued by the state board of 33
4394-education or any other educator or administrator required to 34
4395-maintain a professional license issued by the st ate board of 35
4396-education. 36
4397- [4.] 5. The department of elementary and secondary 37
4398-education may promulgate rules and regulations to implement 38
4399-this section. 39
4400- [5.] 6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 40
4401-defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 41
4402-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 42
4403-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 43
4404-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 44
4405-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 45
4406-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 46
4407-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 47
4408-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 48
4409-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 49
4410-authority and any rule proposed or ad opted after August 28, 50
4411-2016, shall be invalid and void. 51
4412- 170.048. 1. By July 1, 2018, each district shall 1
4413-adopt a policy for youth suicide awareness and prevention, 2 136
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4415-including plans for how the district will provide for the 3
4416-training and education of its district employees. 4
4417- 2. Each district's policy shall address and include, 5
4418-but not be limited to, the following: 6
4419- (1) Strategies that can help identify students who are 7
4420-at possible risk of suicide; 8
4421- (2) Strategies and protocols for helping students at 9
4422-possible risk of suicide; and 10
4423- (3) Protocols for responding to a suicide death. 11
4424- 3. By July 1, 2017, the department of elementary and 12
4425-secondary education shall develop a model policy that 13
4426-districts may adopt. When developing the model policy, the 14
4427-department shall cooperate, consult with, and seek input 15
4428-from organizations that have expertise in youth suicide 16
4429-awareness and prevention. By July 1, 2021, and at least 17
4430-every three years thereafter, the department shall request 18
4431-information and seek feedback from districts on their 19
4432-experience with the policy for youth suicide awareness and 20
4433-prevention. The department shall review this information 21
4434-and may use it to adapt the department's model policy. The 22
4435-department shall post any information on its website that it 23
4436-has received from districts that it deems relevant. The 24
4437-department shall not post any confidential information or 25
4438-any information that personally identifies any student or 26
4439-school employee. 27
4440- 4. (1) Beginning July 1, 2023, a public school or 28
4441-charter school that serves any pupils in grades seven to 29
4442-twelve and that issues pupil identification cards shall have 30
4443-printed on either side of the cards the three -digit dialing 31
4444-code that directs calls and routes text messages to the 32
4445-Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 988. 33 137
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4447- (2) If, on July 1, 2023, a public school or charter 34
4448-school subject to the requirements of this subsection has a 35
4449-supply of unissued pupil identification cards that do not 36
4450-comply with the requirements of subdivision (1) of this 37
4451-subsection, the school shall issue those cards until that 38
4452-supply is depleted. 39
4453- (3) Subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to 40
4454-a pupil identification card issued for the first time to a 41
4455-pupil and to a card issued to replace a damaged or lost card. 42
4456- 170.307. 1. For school year 2022 -23 and each school 1
4457-year thereafter, upon graduation from high school, pupils in 2
4458-public schools and charter schools shall have received 3
4459-mental health awareness training given any time during a 4
4460-pupil's four years of high school. 5
4461- 2. Beginning in school year 2022 -23, any public school 6
4462-or charter school serving grades nine through twelve shall 7
4463-provide enrolled students instruction in mental hea lth 8
4464-awareness. Students with disabilities may participate to 9
4465-the extent appropriate as determined by the provisions of 10
4466-the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 11
4467-504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Instruction shall be 12
4468-included in the district's existing health or physical 13
4469-education curriculum. Instruction shall be based on a 14
4470-program established by the department of elementary and 15
4471-secondary education. 16
4472- 3. The department of elementary and secondary 17
4473-education shall promulgate rules to develop a model 18
4474-curriculum to be used by school districts to provide the 19
4475-instruction required by this section. Any rule or portion 20
4476-of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that 21
4477-is created under the authority delegated in this section 22
4478-shall become effective only if it complies with and is 23 138
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4480-subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if 24
4481-applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 25
4482-are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 26
4483-general assembly pursu ant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 27
4484-the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 28
4485-subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 29
4486-rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 30
4487-August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and voi d. 31
4488- 171.033. 1. "Inclement weather", for purposes of this 1
4489-section, shall be defined as ice, snow, extreme cold, 2
4490-excessive heat, flooding, or a tornado. 3
4491- 2. (1) A district shall be required to make up the 4
4492-first six days of schoo l lost or cancelled due to inclement 5
4493-weather and half the number of days lost or cancelled in 6
4494-excess of six days if the makeup of the days is necessary to 7
4495-ensure that the district's students will attend a minimum of 8
4496-one hundred forty-two days and a minimum of one thousand 9
4497-forty-four hours for the school year except as otherwise 10
4498-provided in this section. Schools with a four-day school 11
4499-week may schedule such make -up days on Fridays. 12
4500- (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this 13
4501-subsection, in school year 2019-20 and subsequent years, a 14
4502-district shall be required to make up the first thirty -six 15
4503-hours of school lost or cancelled due to inclement weather 16
4504-and half the number of hours lost or cancelled in excess of 17
4505-thirty-six if the makeup of the h ours is necessary to ensure 18
4506-that the district's students attend a minimum of one 19
4507-thousand forty-four hours for the school year, except as 20
4508-otherwise provided under subsections 3 and 4 of this section. 21
4509- 3. (1) In the 2009-10 school year and subseque nt 22
4510-years, a school district may be exempt from the requirement 23
4511-to make up days of school lost or cancelled due to inclement 24 139
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4513-weather in the school district when the school district has 25
4514-made up the six days required under subsection 2 of this 26
4515-section and half the number of additional lost or cancelled 27
4516-days up to eight days, resulting in no more than ten total 28
4517-make-up days required by this section. 29
4518- (2) In school year 2019-20 and subsequent years, a 30
4519-school district may be exempt from the requireme nt to make 31
4520-up school lost or cancelled due to inclement weather in the 32
4521-school district when the school district has made up the 33
4522-thirty-six hours required under subsection 2 of this section 34
4523-and half the number of additional lost or cancelled hours up 35
4524-to forty-eight, resulting in no more than sixty total make - 36
4525-up hours required by this section. 37
4526- 4. The commissioner of education may provide, for any 38
4527-school district that cannot meet the minimum school calendar 39
4528-requirement of at least one hundred sev enty-four days for 40
4529-schools with a five-day school week or one hundred forty -two 41
4530-days for schools with a four -day school week and one 42
4531-thousand forty-four hours of actual pupil attendance or, in 43
4532-school year 2019-20 and subsequent years, one thousand fort y- 44
4533-four hours of actual pupil attendance, upon request, a 45
4534-waiver to be excused from such requirement. This waiver 46
4535-shall be requested from the commissioner of education and 47
4536-may be granted if the school was closed due to circumstances 48
4537-beyond school district control, including inclement weather 49
4538-or fire. 50
4539- 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this 51
4540-subsection, in school year 2020 -21 and subsequent years, a 52
4541-district shall not be required to make up any hours of 53
4542-school lost or cancelled due to exce ptional or emergency 54
4543-circumstances during a school year if the district has an 55
4544-alternative methods of instruction plan approved by the 56 140
4545- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4546-department of elementary and secondary education for such 57
4547-school year. Exceptional or emergency circumstances shall 58
4548-include, but not be limited to, inclement weather, a utility 59
4549-outage, or an outbreak of a contagious disease. The 60
4550-department of elementary and secondary education shall not 61
4551-approve any such plan unless the district demonstrates that 62
4552-the plan will not negatively impact teaching and learning in 63
4553-the district. 64
4554- (2) If school is closed due to exceptional or 65
4555-emergency circumstances and the district has an approved 66
4556-alternative methods of instruction plan, the district shall 67
4557-notify students and parent s on each day of the closure 68
4558-whether the alternative methods of instruction plan is to be 69
4559-implemented for that day. If the plan is to be implemented 70
4560-on any day of the closure, the district shall ensure that 71
4561-each student receives assignments for that d ay in hard copy 72
4562-form or receives instruction through virtual learning or 73
4563-another method of instruction. 74
4564- (3) A district with an approved alternative methods of 75
4565-instruction plan shall not use alternative methods of 76
4566-instruction as provided for in th e plan for more than thirty - 77
4567-six hours during a school year. A district that has used 78
4568-such alternative methods of instruction for thirty -six hours 79
4569-during a school year shall be required, notwithstanding 80
4570-subsections 2 and 3 of this section, to make up a ny 81
4571-subsequent hours of school lost or cancelled due to 82
4572-exceptional or emergency circumstances during such school 83
4573-year. 84
4574- (4) The department of elementary and secondary 85
4575-education shall give districts with approved alternative 86
4576-methods of instruction plans credit for the hours in which 87 141
4577- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4578-they use alternative methods of instruction by considering 88
4579-such hours as hours in which school was actually in session. 89
4580- (5) Any district wishing to use alternative methods of 90
4581-instruction under this subsection s hall submit an 91
4582-application to the department of elementary and secondary 92
4583-education. The application shall describe: 93
4584- (a) The manner in which the district intends to 94
4585-strengthen and reinforce instructional content while 95
4586-supporting student learning outside the classroom 96
4587-environment; 97
4588- (b) The process the district intends to use to 98
4589-communicate to students and parents the decision to 99
4590-implement alternative methods of instruction on any day of a 100
4591-closure; 101
4592- (c) The manner in which the district intends to 102
4593-communicate the purpose and expectations for a day in which 103
4594-alternative methods of instruction will be implemented to 104
4595-students and parents; 105
4596- (d) The assignments and materials to be used within 106
4597-the district for days in which alternative methods of 107
4598-instruction will be implemented to effectively facilitate 108
4599-teaching and support learning for the benefit of the 109
4600-students; 110
4601- (e) The manner in which student attendance will be 111
4602-determined for a day in which alternative methods of 112
4603-instruction will be implemented. The method chosen shall be 113
4604-linked to completion of lessons and activities; 114
4605- (f) The instructional methods, which shall include 115
4606-instruction through electronic means and instruction through 116
4607-other means for students who have no access to internet 117
4608-services or a computer; 118 142
4609- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4610- (g) Instructional plans for students with 119
4611-individualized education programs; and 120
4612- (h) The role and responsibility of certified personnel 121
4613-to be available to communicate with students. 122
4614- 6. [For the 2018-19 school year, a district shall be 123
4615-exempt from the requirements of subsections 2 and 3 of this 124
4616-section, and only be required to make up the first six days 125
4617-of school lost or cancelled due to inclement weather ] In the 126
4618-2022-23 school year and s ubsequent years, a school 127
4619-district's one-half-day education programs shall be subject 128
4620-to the following provisions in proportions appropriate for a 129
4621-one-half-day education program, as applicable: 130
4622- (1) Requirements in subsection 2 of this section to 131
4623-make up days or hours of school lost or cancelled because of 132
4624-inclement weather; 133
4625- (2) Exemptions in subsection 3 of this section; 134
4626- (3) Waiver provisions in subsection 4 of this section; 135
4627-and 136
4628- (4) Approved alternative methods of instruction 137
4629-provisions in subsection 5 of this section . 138
4630- 173.831. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
4631-terms mean: 2
4632- (1) "Academic skill intake assessment", a criterion - 3
4633-referenced assessment of numeracy and literacy skills with 4
4634-high reliability and validity as determined by third -party 5
4635-research; 6
4636- (2) "Accredited", holding an active accreditation from 7
4637-one of the seven United States regional accreditors 8
4638-including, but not limited to, the Middle States Commission 9
4639-on Higher Education, the New England Association of Schools 10
4640-and Colleges, the Higher Learning Commission, the Northwest 11
4641-Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Southern 12 143
4642- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4643-Association of Colleges and Schools, the Western Association 13
4644-of Schools and Colleges, and the Ac crediting Commission for 14
4645-Community and Junior Colleges, as well as any successor 15
4646-entities or consolidations of the above including, but not 16
4647-limited to, AdvancEd or Cognia; 17
4648- (3) "Adult dropout recovery services", includes, but 18
4649-is not limited to, so urcing, recruitment, and engagement of 19
4650-eligible students, learning plan development, active 20
4651-teaching, and proactive coaching and mentoring, resulting in 21
4652-an accredited high school diploma; 22
4653- (4) "Approved program provider", a public, not -for- 23
4654-profit, or other entity that meets the requirements of 24
4655-subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of this section or any 25
4656-consortium of such entities; 26
4657- (5) "Average cost per graduate", the amount of the 27
4658-total program funding reimbursed to an approved program 28
4659-provider for each cohort during the period of time from the 29
4660-beginning of the same cohort through the subsequent twelve 30
4661-months after the close of the same cohort, divided by the 31
4662-total number of students who graduated from the same cohort 32
4663-within twelve months a fter the close of the same cohort; 33
4664- (6) "Career pathways coursework", one or more courses 34
4665-that align with the skill needs of industries in the economy 35
4666-of the state or region that help an individual enter or 36
4667-advance within a specific occupation or o ccupational cluster; 37
4668- (7) "Career placement services", services designed to 38
4669-assist students in obtaining employment, such as career 39
4670-interest self-assessments and job search skills such as 40
4671-resume development and mock interviews; 41
4672- (8) "Coaching", proactive communication between the 42
4673-approved program provider and the student related to the 43 144
4674- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4675-student's pace and progress through the student's learning 44
4676-plan; 45
4677- (9) "Cohort", students who enter the program between 46
4678-July first and June thirtieth of each program year; 47
4679- (10) "Department", the department of elementary and 48
4680-secondary education; 49
4681- (11) "Employability skills certification", a 50
4682-certificate earned by demonstrating professional 51
4683-nontechnical skills through assessment, portfolio, or 52
4684-observation; 53
4685- (12) "Graduate", a student who has successfully 54
4686-completed all of the state and approved program provider 55
4687-requirements in order to obtain a high school diploma; 56
4688- (13) "Graduation rate", the total number of graduates 57
4689-from a cohort who graduated within twelve months after the 58
4690-close of the cohort divided by the total number of students 59
4691-included in the same cohort; 60
4692- (14) "Graduation requirements", course and credit 61
4693-requirements for the approved program provider's accredited 62
4694-high school diploma; 63
4695- (15) "High school diploma", a diploma issued by an 64
4696-accredited institution; 65
4697- (16) "Industry-recognized credential", an education - 66
4698-related credential or work -related credential that verifies 67
4699-an individual's qualification or co mpetence issued by a 68
4700-third party with the relevant authority to issue such 69
4701-credential; 70
4702- (17) "Learning plan", a documented plan for courses or 71
4703-credits needed for each individual in order to complete 72
4704-program and approved program provider graduation 73
4705-requirements; 74 145
4706- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4707- (18) "Mentoring", a direct relationship between a 75
4708-coach and a student to facilitate the completion of the 76
4709-student's learning plan designed to prepare the student to 77
4710-succeed in the program and the student's future endeavors; 78
4711- (19) "Milestones", objective measures of progress for 79
4712-which payment is made to an approved program provider under 80
4713-this section such as earned units of high school credit, 81
4714-attainment of an employability skills certificate, 82
4715-attainment of an industry -recognized credential, attainment 83
4716-of a technical skills assessment, and attainment of an 84
4717-accredited high school diploma; 85
4718- (20) "Program", the workforce diploma program 86
4719-established in this section; 87
4720- (21) "Request for qualifications", a request for 88
4721-interested potential program providers to submit evidence 89
4722-that they meet the qualifications established in subsection 90
4723-3 of this section; 91
4724- (22) "Stackable credential", a third party credential 92
4725-that is part of a sequence of credentials that can be 93
4726-accumulated over time to build up an individual's 94
4727-qualifications to advance along a career pathway; 95
4728- (23) "Student", a participant in the program 96
4729-established in this section who is twenty -one years of age 97
4730-or older, who is a resident of Missouri, and who has not yet 98
4731-earned a high school diploma; 99
4732- (24) "Technical skills assessment", a criterion - 100
4733-referenced assessment of an individual's skills required for 101
4734-an entry-level career or additional training in a technical 102
4735-field; 103
4736- (25) "Transcript evaluation", a documented summary of 104
4737-credits earned in previous public or private accredited high 105 146
4738- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4739-schools compared with the program and approved program 106
4740-provider graduation requirements; 107
4741- (26) "Unit of high school credit", credit awarded 108
4742-based on a student's demonstration that the student has 109
4743-successfully met the content expectations for the credit 110
4744-area as defined by subject area standards, expectations, or 111
4745-guidelines. 112
4746- 2. There is hereby established the "Workforce Diploma 113
4747-Program" within the department of elementary and secondary 114
4748-education to assist students with obtaining a high school 115
4749-diploma and developing employability and career technical 116
4750-skills. The program may be delivered in campus -based, 117
4751-blended, or online modalities. 118
4752- 3. (1) Before September 1, 2022, and annually 119
4753-thereafter, the department shall issue a request for 120
4754-qualifications for interested program providers to become 121
4755-approved program providers and participate in the program. 122
4756- (2) Each approved program provi der shall meet all of 123
4757-the following qualifications: 124
4758- (a) Be an accredited high school diploma -granting 125
4759-entity; 126
4760- (b) Have a minimum of two years of experience 127
4761-providing adult dropout recovery services; 128
4762- (c) Provide academic skill intake as sessments and 129
4763-transcript evaluations to each student. Such academic skill 130
4764-intake assessments may be administered in person or online; 131
4765- (d) Develop a learning plan for each student that 132
4766-integrates graduation requirements and career goals; 133
4767- (e) Provide a course catalog that includes all courses 134
4768-necessary to meet graduation requirements; 135
4769- (f) Offer remediation opportunities in literacy and 136
4770-numeracy, as applicable; 137 147
4771- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4772- (g) Offer employability skills certification, as 138
4773-applicable; 139
4774- (h) Offer career pathways coursework, as applicable; 140
4775- (i) Ability to provide preparation for industry - 141
4776-recognized credentials or stackable credentials, a technical 142
4777-skills assessment, or a combination thereof; and 143
4778- (j) Offer career placement servic es, as applicable. 144
4779- (3) Upon confirmation by the department that an 145
4780-interested program provider meets all of the qualifications 146
4781-listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, an interested 147
4782-program provider shall become an approved program provider. 148
4783- 4. (1) The department shall announce the approved 149
4784-program providers before October sixteenth annually, with 150
4785-authorization for the approved program providers to begin 151
4786-enrolling students before November fifteenth annually. 152
4787- (2) Approved program providers shall maintain approval 153
4788-without reapplying annually if the approved program provider 154
4789-has not been removed from the approved program provider list 155
4790-under this section. 156
4791- 5. All approved program providers shall comply with 157
4792-requirements as provided by the department to ensure: 158
4793- (1) An accurate accounting of a student's accumulated 159
4794-credits toward a high school diploma; 160
4795- (2) An accurate accounting of credits necessary to 161
4796-complete a high school diploma; and 162
4797- (3) The provision of coursework aligned to the 163
4798-academic performance standards of the state. 164
4799- 6. (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 165
4800-subsection, the department shall pay an amount as set by the 166
4801-department to approved program providers for the following 167
4802-milestones provided by the approved program provider: 168
4803- (a) Completion of each half unit of high school credit; 169 148
4804- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4805- (b) Attainment of an employability skills 170
4806-certification; 171
4807- (c) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential, 172
4808-technical skills assessment, or stackable credential 173
4809-requiring no more than fifty hours of training; 174
4810- (d) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential or 175
4811-stackable credential requiring at least fifty -one but no 176
4812-more than one hundred hours of training; 177
4813- (e) Attainment of an industry -recognized credential or 178
4814-stackable credential requiring more than one hundred hours 179
4815-of training; and 180
4816- (f) Attainment of an accredited high school diploma. 181
4817- (2) No approved program provider shall receive funding 182
4818-for a student under this section if the approved program 183
4819-provider receives federal or state funding or private 184
4820-tuition for that student. No approved program provider 185
4821-shall charge student fees of any kind including, but not 186
4822-limited to, textbook fees, tuiti on fees, lab fees, or 187
4823-participation fees unless the student chooses to obtain 188
4824-additional education offered by the approved program 189
4825-provider that is not included in the state -funded program. 190
4826- (3) Payments made under this subsection shall be 191
4827-subject to an appropriation made to the department for such 192
4828-purposes. 193
4829- 7. (1) Approved program providers shall submit 194
4830-monthly invoices to the department before the eleventh 195
4831-calendar day of each month for milestones met in the 196
4832-previous calendar month. 197
4833- (2) The department shall pay approved program 198
4834-providers in the order in which invoices are submitted until 199
4835-all available funds are exhausted. 200 149
4836- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4837- (3) The department shall provide a written update to 201
4838-approved program providers by the last calendar day of each 202
4839-month. The update shall include the aggregate total dollars 203
4840-that have been paid to approved program providers to date 204
4841-and the estimated number of enrollments still available for 205
4842-the program year. 206
4843- 8. Before July sixteenth of each year , each provider 207
4844-shall report the following metrics to the department for 208
4845-each individual cohort, on a cohort -by-cohort basis: 209
4846- (1) The total number of students who have been funded 210
4847-through the program; 211
4848- (2) The total number of credits earned; 212
4849- (3) The total number of employability skills 213
4850-certifications issued; 214
4851- (4) The total number of industry -recognized 215
4852-credentials, stackable credentials, and technical skills 216
4853-assessments earned for each tier of funding; 217
4854- (5) The total number of graduates; 218
4855- (6) The average cost per graduate once the stipulated 219
4856-time to make such a calculation has passed; and 220
4857- (7) The graduation rate once the stipulated time to 221
4858-make such a calculation has passed. 222
4859- 9. (1) Before September sixteen th of each year, each 223
4860-approved program provider shall conduct and submit to the 224
4861-department the aggregate results of a survey of each 225
4862-individual cohort, on a cohort -by-cohort basis, who 226
4863-graduated from the program of the approved program provider 227
4864-under this section. The survey shall be conducted in the 228
4865-year after the year in which the individuals graduate and 229
4866-the next four consecutive years. 230 150
4867- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4868- (2) The survey shall include at least the following 231
4869-data collection elements for each year the survey is 232
4870-conducted: 233
4871- (a) The individual's employment status, including 234
4872-whether the individual is employed full time or part time; 235
4873- (b) The individual's hourly wages; 236
4874- (c) The individual's access to employer -sponsored 237
4875-health care; and 238
4876- (d) The individual's postsecondary enrollment status, 239
4877-including whether the individual has completed a 240
4878-postsecondary certificate or degree program. 241
4879- 10. (1) Beginning at the end of the second fiscal 242
4880-year of the program, the department shall review data from 243
4881-each approved program provider to ensure that each is 244
4882-achieving minimum program performance standards including, 245
4883-but not limited to: 246
4884- (a) A minimum fifty percent average graduation rate 247
4885-per cohort; and 248
4886- (b) An average cost per graduate p er cohort of seven 249
4887-thousand dollars or less. 250
4888- (2) Any approved program provider that fails to meet 251
4889-the minimum program performance standards described in 252
4890-subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be placed on 253
4891-probationary status for the remainder o f the fiscal year by 254
4892-the department. 255
4893- (3) Any approved program provider that fails to meet 256
4894-the minimum program performance standards described in 257
4895-subdivision (1) of this subsection for two consecutive years 258
4896-shall be removed from the approved progr am provider list by 259
4897-the department. 260
4898- 11. (1) No approved program provider shall 261
4899-discriminate against a student on the basis of race, color, 262 151
4900- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4901-religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexuality, gender, 263
4902-or age. 264
4903- (2) If an approved program prov ider determines that a 265
4904-student would be better served by participating in a 266
4905-different program, the approved program provider may refer 267
4906-the student to the state's adult basic education services. 268
4907- 12. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasur y 269
4908-the "Workforce Diploma Program Fund", which shall consist of 270
4909-any grants, gifts, donations, bequests, or moneys 271
4910-appropriated under this section. The state treasurer shall 272
4911-be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 273
4912-30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 274
4913-disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon 275
4914-appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely as 276
4915-provided in this section. 277
4916- (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 278
4917-to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 279
4918-of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 280
4919-general revenue fund. 281
4920- (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 282
4921-fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 283
4922-interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 284
4923-credited to the fund. 285
4924- 13. The director of the department may promulgate all 286
4925-necessary rules and regulations for the administration of 287
4926-this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term 288
4927-is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 289
4928-authority delegated in this section shall become effective 290
4929-only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 291
4930-provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 292
4931-536.028. This section and chapter 536 are no nseverable, and 293
4932-if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 294 152
4933- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4934-pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 295
4935-date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 296
4936-held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 297
4937-authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 298
4938-2022, shall be invalid and void. 299
4939- 14. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: 300
4940- (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under 301
4941-this section shall automatically sunset six years after the 302
4942-effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act 303
4943-of the general assembly; and 304
4944- (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program 305
4945-authorized under this section shall automatically sunset 306
4946-twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization 307
4947-of this section; and 308
4948- (3) This section shall terminate on September first of 309
4949-the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in 310
4950-which the program authorized under this section is sunset. 311
4951- 173.1352. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
4952-terms mean: 2
4953- (1) "Advanced placement examination", any examination 3
4954-administered through the College Board's Advanced Placement 4
4955-Program (AP); 5
4956- (2) "Institution", any in -state public community 6
4957-college, college, or university that offers postsecondary 7
4958-freshman-level courses. 8
4959- 2. (1) Each institution shall adopt and implement a 9
4960-policy to grant undergraduate course credit to entering 10
4961-freshman students for each advanced placement examination 11
4962-upon which such student achieves a score of three or higher 12
4963-for any similarly correlated course offered by the 13
4964-institution at the time of such student's acceptance into 14
4965-the institution. 15 153
4966- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
4967- (2) In the policy, the institution shall: 16
4968- (a) Establish the institution's conditions for 17
4969-granting course credit; and 18
4970- (b) Identify the specific course credit or other 19
4971-academic requirements of the institution, including the 20
4972-number of semester credit hours or other course credit, that 21
4973-the institution will grant t o a student who achieves 22
4974-required scores on advanced placement examinations. 23
4975- 3. On request of an applicant for admission as an 24
4976-entering freshman, and based on information provided by the 25
4977-applicant, an institution shall determine and notify the 26
4978-applicant regarding: 27
4979- (1) The amount and type of any course credit that 28
4980-would be granted to the applicant under the policy; and 29
4981- (2) Any other academic requirement that the applicant 30
4982-would satisfy under the policy. 31
4983- 178.694. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
4984-terms mean: 2
4985- (1) "Affiliate", the Dolly Parton's imagination 3
4986-library affiliate created under this section; 4
4987- (2) "Department", the department of elementary and 5
4988-secondary education; 6
4989- (3) "Eligible child", any child under five years of 7
4990-age who resides in this state; 8
4991- (4) "Program", the imagination library of Missouri 9
4992-program established in this section; 10
4993- (5) "Reading selection", a high -quality, age- 11
4994-appropriate book provided to an eligible child under the 12
4995-program established in this section. 13
4996- 2. There is hereby established in the department's 14
4997-office of childhood the "Imagination Library of Missouri 15
4998-Program", which shall be a statewide program for encouraging 16 154
4999- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5000-preschool children to re ad by providing monthly reading 17
5001-selections to the homes of children from birth to five years 18
5002-of age. 19
5003- 3. The office of childhood shall establish a nonprofit 20
5004-entity to work in conjunction with school districts in 21
5005-mailing monthly reading selections directly to the homes of 22
5006-eligible children. The entity shall be known as the "Dolly 23
5007-Parton's Imagination Library Affiliate" and shall be the 24
5008-statewide affiliate that works in conjunction with Dolly 25
5009-Parton's Imagination Library and school districts to provide 26
5010-reading selections under this section. 27
5011- 4. Beginning in school year 2023 -24 and continuing in 28
5012-each subsequent school year, each school district shall, in 29
5013-partnership with the affiliate, give one reading selection 30
5014-to each eligible child in the school district in each month, 31
5015-beginning as early as the child's birth month through the 32
5016-month in which the child reaches five years of age. Subject 33
5017-to appropriation, the costs of giving such reading 34
5018-selections to eligible children shall be reimbu rsed to each 35
5019-school district from the imagination library of Missouri 36
5020-fund created in this section. 37
5021- 5. The department shall promulgate rules to: 38
5022- (1) Manage the daily operations of the program; 39
5023- (2) Coordinate with organizations and publi c schools 40
5024-of this state to advance and strengthen the program and 41
5025-promote enrollment growth; 42
5026- (3) Develop, promote, and coordinate a public 43
5027-awareness program to make donors aware of the opportunity to 44
5028-donate to the imagination library of Missouri fund; 45
5029- (4) Develop, promote, and coordinate a public 46
5030-awareness program to make the public aware of the 47 155
5031- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5032-opportunity to register children to receive age -appropriate 48
5033-books on a monthly basis; and 49
5034- (5) Allow the department to implement and adminis ter 50
5035-the provisions of this section. 51
5036- 6. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury 52
5037-the "Imagination Library of Missouri Program Fund", which 53
5038-shall consist of any gifts, bequests, grants, public or 54
5039-private donations, transfers, or moneys ap propriated under 55
5040-this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the 56
5041-fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the 57
5042-state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall 58
5043-be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in th is 59
5044-fund shall be used solely as provided in this section. 60
5045- (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 61
5046-to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 62
5047-of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 63
5048-general revenue fund . 64
5049- (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 65
5050-fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 66
5051-interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 67
5052-credited to the fund. 68
5053- 7. The general assembly shall appropriate at least t wo 69
5054-and a half million dollars annually to the imagination 70
5055-library of Missouri program fund. In the department's 71
5056-budget requests for school year 2023 -24 and all subsequent 72
5057-school years, the department shall include a plan to 73
5058-distribute sufficient mone ys to school districts to allow 74
5059-each school district to give reading selections to all 75
5060-eligible children within the school district under this 76
5061-section. 77
5062- 8. To comply with this section, a school district may, 78
5063-in coordination with the department's o ffice of childhood, 79 156
5064- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5065-enter into an agreement, partnership, or similar arrangement 80
5066-with an adjacent school district. If the school district 81
5067-finds that no adjacent school district gives reading 82
5068-selections to eligible children as provided in this section, 83
5069-the school district may request the department's office of 84
5070-childhood and the affiliate to assist the school district in 85
5071-complying with this section. 86
5072- 9. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: 87
5073- (1) The provisions of the new program a uthorized under 88
5074-this section shall automatically sunset on December thirty - 89
5075-first four years after the effective date of this section 90
5076-unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and 91
5077- (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program 92
5078-authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on 93
5079-December thirty-first eight years after the effective date 94
5080-of the reauthorization of this section; and 95
5081- (3) This section shall terminate on September first of 96
5082-the calendar year immediately foll owing the calendar year in 97
5083-which the program authorized under this section is sunset. 98
5084- 186.080. 1. The commissioner of education shall 1
5085-establish a literacy advisory council. The council shall 2
5086-consist of no more than twenty members, appointed by the 3
5087-commissioner, and shall include members representing the 4
5088-following stakeholder groups: 5
5089- (1) School boards; 6
5090- (2) Charter schools; 7
5091- (3) School superintendents; 8
5092- (4) Elementary and secondary building principals; 9
5093- (5) At least three teachers, including at least two 10
5094-teachers with expertise in reading instruction; 11
5095- (6) At least two special education educators; 12 157
5096- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5097- (7) At least two parents of elementary and secondary 13
5098-school-age pupils who have struggled with lit eracy 14
5099-proficiency; 15
5100- (8) At least two community members who have struggled 16
5101-with literacy proficiency or supported others who have 17
5102-struggled with literacy proficiency, at least one of whom 18
5103-shall be a high school student; 19
5104- (9) One member from dyslexia advocacy group; 20
5105- (10) Faculty members of institutions of higher 21
5106-education with approved teacher preparation programs; 22
5107- (11) Professionals with expertise in reading 23
5108-instruction, reading interventions, and how students learn 24
5109-to read including one certified academic language therapist; 25
5110-and 26
5111- (12) Professionals with expertise in educational 27
5112-assessment data analysis. 28
5113- 2. The council shall meet at least twice per year to 29
5114-review best practices in literacy instruction and related 30
5115-policy provisions. The department shall provide necessary 31
5116-staff and resources for the work of the advisory council. 32
5117- 3. The council shall periodically provide 33
5118-recommendations to the commissioner and the state board of 34
5119-education regarding any identif ied improvements to literacy 35
5120-instruction and policy for students. The recommendations 36
5121-may include recommendations for changes to state law, and 37
5122-the commissioner shall furnish any such recommendations to 38
5123-the joint committee on education. 39
5124- 4. The council recommendations shall: 40
5125- (1) Advise the department of elementary and secondary 41
5126-education on how to implement and maintain the statewide 42
5127-literacy plan required under section 161.241 and advise the 43
5128-department, school districts, and charter scho ols on ways to 44 158
5129- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5130-inform and engage parents and other community members about 45
5131-the literacy plan; 46
5132- (2) Provide advice as to what services the department 47
5133-should provide to school districts and charter schools to 48
5134-support implementation of the plan and o n staffing levels 49
5135-and resources needed at the department to support the 50
5136-statewide effort to improve literacy; 51
5137- (3) Provide advice regarding the statewide plan for 52
5138-collecting literacy-related data that informs: 53
5139- (a) Literacy instructional pract ices; 54
5140- (b) Teacher professional development in the field of 55
5141-literacy; 56
5142- (c) What proficiencies and skills should be measured 57
5143-through literacy assessments and how those assessments are 58
5144-incorporated into local assessment plans; and 59
5145- (d) How to identify school progress in achieving 60
5146-literacy outcomes, including closing literacy gaps for 61
5147-students from historically underserved populations; 62
5148- (4) Recommend best practices for tiered literacy 63
5149-instruction within a multi -tiered system of suppor ts to best 64
5150-improve and sustain literacy proficiency; 65
5151- (5) Review literacy assessments and outcomes and 66
5152-provide ongoing advice as to how to continuously improve 67
5153-those outcomes and sustain improvement; and 68
5154- (6) Provide a means for members of the public to 69
5155-provide input and ask questions concerning literacy issues. 70
5156- 302.010. Except where otherwise provided, when used in 1
5157-this chapter, the following words and phrases mean: 2
5158- (1) "Circuit court", each circuit court in the sta te; 3
5159- (2) "Commercial motor vehicle", a motor vehicle 4
5160-designed or regularly used for carrying freight and 5
5161-merchandise, or more than fifteen passengers; 6 159
5162- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5163- (3) "Conviction", any final conviction; also a 7
5164-forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited t o secure a 8
5165-defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not 9
5166-been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction, except 10
5167-that when any conviction as a result of which points are 11
5168-assessed pursuant to section 302.302 is appealed, the term 12
5169-"conviction" means the original judgment of conviction for 13
5170-the purpose of determining the assessment of points, and the 14
5171-date of final judgment affirming the conviction shall be the 15
5172-date determining the beginning of any license suspension or 16
5173-revocation pursuant to section 302.304; 17
5174- (4) "Criminal history check", a search of criminal 18
5175-records, including criminal history record information as 19
5176-defined in section 43.500, maintained by the Missouri state 20
5177-highway patrol in the Missouri criminal records repositor y 21
5178-or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of its 22
5179-criminal history records, including, but not limited to, any 23
5180-record of conviction, plea of guilty or nolo contendre, or 24
5181-finding of guilty in any state for any offense related to 25
5182-alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs; 26
5183- (5) "Director", the director of revenue acting 27
5184-directly or through the director's authorized officers and 28
5185-agents; 29
5186- (6) "Farm tractor", every motor vehicle designed and 30
5187-used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing 31
5188-machines and other implements of husbandry; 32
5189- (7) "Highway", any public thoroughfare for vehicles, 33
5190-including state roads, county roads and public streets, 34
5191-avenues, boulevards, parkways, or alleys in any municipality; 35
5192- (8) "Incompetent to drive a motor vehicle", a person 36
5193-who has become physically incapable of meeting the 37
5194-prescribed requirements of an examination for an operator's 38 160
5195- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5196-license, or who has been adjudged by a probate division of 39
5197-the circuit court in a capacity hearing of being 40
5198-incapacitated; 41
5199- (9) "License", a license issued by a state to a person 42
5200-which authorizes a person to operate a motor vehicle; 43
5201- (10) "Motor vehicle", any self -propelled vehicle not 44
5202-operated exclusively upon tracks except motorized bicyc les, 45
5203-as defined in section 307.180 and electric bicycles, as 46
5204-defined in section 301.010; 47
5205- (11) "Motorcycle", a motor vehicle operated on two 48
5206-wheels; however, this definition shall not include motorized 49
5207-bicycles or electric bicycles as such terms a re defined in 50
5208-section 301.010; 51
5209- (12) "Motortricycle", a motor vehicle operated on 52
5210-three wheels, including a motorcycle operated with any 53
5211-conveyance, temporary or otherwise, requiring the use of a 54
5212-third wheel, but excluding an electric bicycle as d efined in 55
5213-section 301.010; 56
5214- (13) "Moving violation", that character of traffic 57
5215-violation where at the time of violation the motor vehicle 58
5216-involved is in motion, except that the term does not include 59
5217-the driving of a motor vehicle without a valid m otor vehicle 60
5218-registration license, or violations of sections 304.170 to 61
5219-304.240, inclusive, relating to sizes and weights of 62
5220-vehicles; 63
5221- (14) "Municipal court", every division of the circuit 64
5222-court having original jurisdiction to try persons for 65
5223-violations of city ordinances; 66
5224- (15) "Nonresident", every person who is not a resident 67
5225-of this state; 68
5226- (16) "Operator", every person who is in actual 69
5227-physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; 70 161
5228- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5229- (17) "Owner", a person who holds the l egal title of a 71
5230-vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an 72
5231-agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the 73
5232-right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated 74
5233-in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession 75
5234-vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event 76
5235-a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then 77
5236-such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be 78
5237-deemed the owner for the purpose of sections 302.010 to 79
5238-302.540; 80
5239- (18) "Record" includes, but is not limited to, papers, 81
5240-documents, facsimile information, microphotographic process, 82
5241-electronically generated or electronically recorded 83
5242-information, digitized images, deposited or filed with the 84
5243-department of revenue; 85
5244- (19) "Residence address", "residence", or "resident 86
5245-address" shall be the location at which a person has been 87
5246-physically present, and that the person regards as home. A 88
5247-residence address is a person's true, fixed, principal, and 89
5248-permanent home, to which a person intends to return and 90
5249-remain, even though currently residing elsewhere; 91
5250- (20) "Restricted driving privilege", a sixty -day 92
5251-driving privilege issued by the director of revenue 93
5252-following a suspension of driving privileges for the limited 94
5253-purpose of driving in connection with the driver's business, 95
5254-occupation, employment, formal program of secondary, 96
5255-postsecondary or higher education, or for an alcohol 97
5256-education or treatment program or certified ignition 98
5257-interlock provider, or a ninety -day interlock restricted 99
5258-privilege issued by the director of revenue for the limited 100
5259-purpose of driving in connection with the driver's business, 101
5260-occupation, employment, seeking medical treatment for such 102 162
5261- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5262-driver or a dependent family member, attending scho ol or 103
5263-other institution of higher education, attending alcohol - or 104
5264-drug-treatment programs, seeking the required services of a 105
5265-certified ignition interlock provider, fulfilling court 106
5266-obligations, including required appearances and probation 107
5267-and parole obligations, religious services, the care of a 108
5268-child or children, including scheduled visitation or 109
5269-custodial obligations pursuant to a court order, fueling 110
5270-requirements for any vehicle utilized, and seeking basic 111
5271-nutritional requirements; 112
5272- (21) "School bus", when used in sections 302.010 to 113
5273-302.540, means any motor vehicle, either publicly or 114
5274-privately owned, that is designed for carrying more than ten 115
5275-passengers and that is used to transport students to and 116
5276-from school, or to transport pupil s properly chaperoned to 117
5277-and from any place within the state for educational 118
5278-purposes. The term "school bus" shall not include a bus 119
5279-operated by a public utility, municipal corporation or 120
5280-common carrier authorized to conduct local or interstate 121
5281-transportation of passengers when such bus is not traveling 122
5282-a specific school bus route but is: 123
5283- (a) On a regularly scheduled route for the 124
5284-transportation of fare -paying passengers; or 125
5285- (b) Furnishing charter service for the transportation 126
5286-of persons enrolled as students on field trips or other 127
5287-special trips or in connection with other special events; 128
5288- (22) "School bus operator", an operator who operates a 129
5289-school bus as defined in subdivision (21) of this section in 130
5290-the transportation of any schoolchildren and who receives 131
5291-compensation for such service. The term "school bus 132
5292-operator" shall not include any person who transports 133
5293-schoolchildren as an incident to employment with a school or 134 163
5294- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5295-school district, such as a teacher, coach, administ rator, 135
5296-secretary, school nurse, or janitor unless such person is 136
5297-under contract with or employed by a school or school 137
5298-district as a school bus operator; 138
5299- (23) "Signature", any method determined by the 139
5300-director of revenue for the signing, subscrib ing or 140
5301-verifying of a record, report, application, driver's 141
5302-license, or other related document that shall have the same 142
5303-validity and consequences as the actual signing by the 143
5304-person providing the record, report, application, driver's 144
5305-license or related document; 145
5306- (24) "Substance abuse traffic offender program", a 146
5307-program certified by the division of alcohol and drug abuse 147
5308-of the department of mental health to provide education or 148
5309-rehabilitation services pursuant to a professional 149
5310-assessment screening to identify the individual needs of the 150
5311-person who has been referred to the program as the result of 151
5312-an alcohol- or drug-related traffic offense. Successful 152
5313-completion of such a program includes participation in any 153
5314-education or rehabilitation program required to meet the 154
5315-needs identified in the assessment screening. The 155
5316-assignment recommendations based upon such assessment shall 156
5317-be subject to judicial review as provided in subsection 14 157
5318-of section 302.304 and subsections 1 and 5 of sectio n 158
5319-302.540; 159
5320- (25) "Vehicle", any mechanical device on wheels, 160
5321-designed primarily for use, or used on highways, except 161
5322-motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or 162
5323-drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively 163
5324-on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized 164
5325-wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. 165 164
5326- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5327- 304.060. 1. The state board of education shall adopt 1
5328-and enforce regulations not inconsistent with law to cover 2
5329-the design and operation of all school buses used for the 3
5330-transportation of school children when owned and operated by 4
5331-any school district or privately owned and operated under 5
5332-contract with any school district in this state, and such 6
5333-regulations shall by reference be made a part of any such 7
5334-contract with a school district. School districts shall 8
5335-have the authority to use motor vehicles other than school 9
5336-buses for the purpose of transporting school children. The 10
5337-state board of education may adopt rules and regulations 11
5338-governing the use of other vehicles owned by a district or 12
5339-operated under contract with any school district in this 13
5340-state and used for the purpose of transporting school 14
5341-children[. The operator of such vehicle shall be licensed 15
5342-in accordance with secti on 302.272, and such vehicle ], 16
5343-excluding motor vehicles operating under the authority of 17
5344-the department of revenue under sections 387.400 to 18
5345-387.440. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 19
5346-state board of education shall not require an indivi dual who 20
5347-uses a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight that is 21
5348-less than or equal to twelve thousand pounds for the purpose 22
5349-of providing student transportation services in a vehicle 23
5350-other than a school bus to obtain any license other than a 24
5351-class F license, as described in 12 CSR 10 -24.200(6). Motor 25
5352-vehicles other than school buses used shall transport no 26
5353-more children than the manufacturer suggests as appropriate 27
5354-for such vehicle and meet any additional requirements of the 28
5355-school district. The state board of education may also 29
5356-adopt rules and regulations governing the use of authorized 30
5357-common carriers for the transportation of students on field 31
5358-trips or other special trips for educational purposes. 32 165
5359- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5360-Every school district, its officers and employees, and every 33
5361-person employed under contract by a school district shall be 34
5362-subject to such regulations. The state board of education 35
5363-shall cooperate with the state transportation department and 36
5364-the state highway patrol in placing suitable warni ng signs 37
5365-at intervals on the highways of the state. 38
5366- 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 39
5367-this section, any school board in the state of Missouri in 40
5368-an urban district containing the greater part of the 41
5369-population of a city which ha s more than three hundred 42
5370-thousand inhabitants may contract with any municipality, bi - 43
5371-state agency, or other governmental entity for the purpose 44
5372-of transporting school children attending a grade or grades 45
5373-not lower than the ninth nor higher than the tw elfth grade, 46
5374-provided that such contract shall be for additional 47
5375-transportation services, and shall not replace or fulfill 48
5376-any of the school district's obligations pursuant to section 49
5377-167.231. The school district may notify students of the 50
5378-option to use district-contracted transportation services. 51
5379- 3. Any officer or employee of any school district who 52
5380-violates any of the regulations or fails to include 53
5381-obligation to comply with such regulations in any contract 54
5382-executed by him on behalf of a sc hool district shall be 55
5383-guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or 56
5384-employment. Any person operating a school bus under 57
5385-contract with a school district who fails to comply with any 58
5386-such regulations shall be guilty of breach of contract a nd 59
5387-such contract shall be cancelled after notice and hearing by 60
5388-the responsible officers of such school district. 61
5389- 4. Any other provision of the law to the contrary 62
5390-notwithstanding, in any county of the first class with a 63 166
5391- CCS#2 HCS SS SCS SBs 681 & 662
5392-charter form of governmen t adjoining a city not within a 64
5393-county, school buses may bear the word "special". 65
5394- Section B. Because immediate action is necessary to 1
5395-provide for the safety and education of school children, the 2
5396-enactment of sections 167.625 and 168. 036 of this act is 3
5397-deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the 4
5398-public health, welfare, peace, and safety, and is hereby 5
5399-declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the 6
5400-constitution, and the enactment of sections 167.625 and 7
5401-168.036 of this act shall be in full force and effect upon 8
5402-its passage and approval. 9
5403- Section C. The repeal and reenactment of section 1
5404-167.645 of this act shall become effective January 1, 2023. 2
5405-
17+SectionA.Sections37.850,160.261,160.516,160.2700,160.2705,161.097,
18+2161.210,161.700,161.1050,162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,162.491,
19+3162.720,162.961,162.974,163.016,167.225,167.268,167.640,167.645,168.021,
20+4168.205,168.500,168.515,169.596,170.014,170.018,170.047,170.048,171.033,
21+5173.1200,302.010,and304.060,RSMo,arerepealedandfifty-threenewsectionsenacted
22+6inlieuthereof,tobeknownassections9.308,37.850,160.067,160.261,160.516,160.565,
23+7160.2700,160.2705,161.097,161.214,161.241,161.700,161.854,161.1050,162.058,
24+8162.084,162.261,162.281,162.291,162.471,162.481,162.491,162.563,162.720,162.961,
25+9162.974,163.016,167.225,167.268,167.640,167.645,167.850,168.021,168.036,168.037,
26+10168.205,168.500,168.515,169.596,170.014,170.018,170.025,170.036,170.047,170.048,
27+11170.375,171.033,173.831,173.1200,178.694,186.080,302.010,and304.060,toreadas
28+12follows:
29+EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 9.308.ThefirstfullweekinFebruaryisherebydesignatedas"School
31+2CounselingWeek"inthestateofMissouri.Citizensofthisstateareencouragedto
32+3participateinappropriateeventsandactivitiesthatrecognizetheimportantworkof
33+4schoolcounselorsinhelpingMissouri'sstudentssucceedinschoolandbeyond.
34+37.850.1.ThecommissionerofadministrationshallmaintaintheMissouri
35+2accountabilityportalestablishedinexecutiveorder07-24asafree,internet-basedtool
36+3allowingcitizenstodemandfiscaldisciplineandresponsibility.
37+4 2.TheMissouriaccountabilityportalshallconsistofaneasy-to-searchdatabaseof
38+5financialtransactionsrelatedto:
39+6 (1)Thepurchaseofgoodsandservicesandthedistributionoffundsforstate
40+7programs;
41+8 (2)Allbondsissuedbyanypublicinstitutionofhighereducation, publicschool
42+9district,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstateoritsdesignatedauthorityafterAugust28,2013;
43+10 (3)Allobligationsissuedorincurredpursuanttosection99.820byanypolitical
44+11subdivisionofthisstateoritsdesignatedauthority;[and]
45+12 (4)Therevenuestreampledgedtorepaysuchbondsorobligations;
46+13 (5)Allformsofcompensationandbenefitspaidtooronbehalfofpublic
47+14employees,includingemployeesofpoliticalsubdivisions,publicinstitutionsofhigher
48+15education,publicschooldistricts,andpubliccharterschools;and
49+16 (6)Alldebtincurredbyanypubliccharterschool.
50+17 3.TheMissouriaccountabilityportalshallbeupdatedeachstatebusinessdayand
51+18maintainedastheprimarysourceofinformationabouttheactivityofMissouri'sgovernment.
52+19 4.Upontheconductingofawithholdingorareleaseoffunds,thegovernorshall
53+20submitareportstatingallamountswithheldfromthestate'soperatingbudgetforthecurrent
54+21fiscalyear,asauthorizedbyArticleIV,Section27oftheMissouriConstitutionwhichshall
55+22be:
56+23 (1)Conspicuouslypostedontheaccountabilityportalwebsite;
57+24 (2)Searchablebytheamountswithheldorreleasedfromeachindividualfund;and
58+25 (3)Searchablebythetotalamountwithheldorreleasedfromtheoperatingbudget.
59+26 5.Everypoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includingpublicinstitutionsofhigher
60+27education[butexcluding], publicschooldistricts,andpubliccharterschoolsshallsupply
61+28allinformationdescribedinsubsection2ofthissectiontotheofficeofadministrationwithin
62+29[sevendaysofissuingorincurringsuchcorrespondingbondorobligation.Forallsuchbonds
63+30orobligationsissuedorincurredpriortoAugust28,2013,everysuchpoliticalsubdivision
64+31andpublicinstitutionofhighereducationshallhaveninetydaystosupplysuchinformation
65+32to]thenumberofdaysandinamannertobedeterminedbytheofficeofadministration.
66+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 2 33 6.Everyschooldistrictandpubliccharterschoolshallsupplyallinformation
67+34describedinsubdivisions(2),(4),(5),and(6)ofsubsection2ofthissectiontothe
68+35departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation[withinsevendaysofissuingsuchbond,
69+36orincurringsuchdebt]. Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallhave
70+37forty-eighthourstodeliversuchinformationtotheofficeofadministration.[Forallsuch
71+38bondsissuedordebtincurredpriortoAugust28,2013,everyschooldistrictandpublic
72+39charterschoolshallhaveninetydaystosupplysuchinformationtothedepartmentof
73+40elementaryandsecondaryeducation.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation
74+41shallhaveforty-eighthourstodeliversuchinformationtotheofficeofadministration.]
75+160.067.1.Anyschooldistrictwithmorethansixthousandstudentsthat
76+2receivesmoneysunderthefederalAmericanRescuePlanActof2021shallsubmita
77+3reporttothestateboardofeducationbeforeJulyfirstfollowingeachyearsuchmoneys
78+4arereceived.
79+5 2.AllmoneysreceivedbyschooldistrictsunderthefederalAmericanRescue
80+6PlanActof2021shallbeusedinaccordancewiththerequirementsofSection2001of
81+7suchact.
82+8 3.Thereportrequiredinsubsection1ofthissectionshallincludeatleast:
83+9 (1)Alistofallprogramsintheschooldistrictusingmoneysreceivedunderthe
84+10federalAmericanRescuePlanActof2021;
85+11 (2)Adescriptionofhoweachprogramlistedundersubdivision(1)ofthis
86+12subsectionusedthemoneysreceived.
87+160.261.1.Thelocalboardofeducationofeachschooldistrictshallclearlyestablish
88+2awrittenpolicyofdiscipline,includingthedistrict'sdeterminationontheuseofcorporal
89+3punishmentandtheproceduresinwhichpunishmentwillbeapplied.Awrittencopyofthe
90+4district'sdisciplinepolicyandcorporalpunishmentprocedures,ifapplicable,shallbe
91+5providedtothepupilandparentorlegalguardianofeverypupilenrolledinthedistrictatthe
92+6beginningofeachschoolyearandalsomadeavailableintheofficeofthesuperintendentof
93+7suchdistrict,duringnormalbusinesshours,forpublicinspection.Nopupilshallbesubject
94+8tocorporalpunishmentproceduresoutlinedinthedisciplineandcorporalpunishment
95+9policywithoutaparentorguardianbeingnotifiedandprovidingwrittenpermissionfor
96+10thecorporalpunishment.Allemployeesofthedistrictshallannuallyreceiveinstruction
97+11relatedtothespecificcontentsofthepolicyofdisciplineandanyinterpretationsnecessaryto
98+12implementtheprovisionsofthepolicyinthecourseoftheirduties,includingbutnotlimited
99+13toapprovedmethodsofdealingwithactsofschoolviolence,discipliningstudentswith
100+14disabilitiesandinstructioninthenecessityandrequirementsforconfidentiality.
101+15 2.Thepolicyshallrequireschooladministratorstoreportactsofschoolviolenceto
102+16allteachersattheattendancecenterand,inaddition,tootherschooldistrictemployeeswitha
103+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 3 17needtoknow.Forthepurposesofthischapterorchapter167,"needtoknow"isdefinedas
104+18schoolpersonnelwhoaredirectlyresponsibleforthestudent'seducationorwhootherwise
105+19interactwiththestudentonaprofessionalbasiswhileactingwithinthescopeoftheir
106+20assignedduties.Asusedinthissection,thephrase"actofschoolviolence"or"violent
107+21behavior"meanstheexertionofphysicalforcebyastudentwiththeintenttodoserious
108+22physicalinjuryasdefinedinsection556.061toanotherpersonwhileonschoolproperty,
109+23includingaschoolbusinserviceonbehalfofthedistrict,orwhileinvolvedinschool
110+24activities.Thepolicyshallataminimumrequireschooladministratorstoreport,assoonas
111+25reasonablypractical,totheappropriatelawenforcementagencyanyofthefollowingcrimes,
112+26oranyactwhichifcommittedbyanadultwouldbeoneofthefollowingcrimes:
113+27 (1)Firstdegreemurderundersection565.020;
114+28 (2)Seconddegreemurderundersection565.021;
115+29 (3)Kidnappingundersection565.110asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,or
116+30kidnappinginthefirstdegreeundersection565.110;
117+31 (4)Firstdegreeassaultundersection565.050;
118+32 (5)Rapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.030;
119+33 (6)Sodomyinthefirstdegreeundersection566.060;
120+34 (7)Burglaryinthefirstdegreeundersection569.160;
121+35 (8)Burglaryintheseconddegreeundersection569.170;
122+36 (9)Robberyinthefirstdegreeundersection569.020asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
123+372017,orrobberyinthefirstdegreeundersection570.023;
124+38 (10)Distributionofdrugsundersection195.211asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,
125+39ormanufactureofacontrolledsubstanceundersection579.055;
126+40 (11)Distributionofdrugstoaminorundersection195.212asitexistedpriorto
127+41January1,2017,ordeliveryofacontrolledsubstanceundersection579.020;
128+42 (12)Arsoninthefirstdegreeundersection569.040;
129+43 (13)Voluntarymanslaughterundersection565.023;
130+44 (14)Involuntarymanslaughterundersection565.024asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
131+452017,involuntarymanslaughterinthefirstdegreeundersection565.024,orinvoluntary
132+46manslaughterintheseconddegreeundersection565.027;
133+47 (15)Seconddegreeassaultundersection565.060asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
134+482017,orseconddegreeassaultundersection565.052;
135+49 (16)Rapeintheseconddegreeundersection566.031;
136+50 (17)Feloniousrestraintundersection565.120asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,
137+51orkidnappingintheseconddegreeundersection565.120;
138+52 (18)Propertydamageinthefirstdegreeundersection569.100;
139+53 (19)Thepossessionofaweaponunderchapter571;
140+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 4 54 (20)Childmolestationinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.067asitexisted
141+55priortoJanuary1,2017,orchildmolestationinthefirst,second,orthirddegreepursuantto
142+56section566.067,566.068,or566.069;
143+57 (21)Sodomyintheseconddegreepursuanttosection566.061;
144+58 (22)Sexualmisconductinvolvingachildpursuanttosection566.083;
145+59 (23)Sexualabuseinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.100;
146+60 (24)Harassmentundersection565.090asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,or
147+61harassmentinthefirstdegreeundersection565.090;or
148+62 (25)Stalkingundersection565.225asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,orstalking
149+63inthefirstdegreeundersection565.225;
150+64
151+65committedonschoolproperty,includingbutnotlimitedtoactionsonanyschoolbusin
152+66serviceonbehalfofthedistrictorwhileinvolvedinschoolactivities.Thepolicyshallrequire
153+67thatanyportionofastudent'sindividualizededucationprogramthatisrelatedto
154+68demonstratedorpotentiallyviolentbehaviorshallbeprovidedtoanyteacherandother
155+69schooldistrictemployeeswhoaredirectlyresponsibleforthestudent'seducationorwho
156+70otherwiseinteractwiththestudentonaneducationalbasiswhileactingwithinthescopeof
157+71theirassignedduties.Thepolicyshallalsocontaintheconsequencesoffailuretoobey
158+72standardsofconductsetbythelocalboardofeducation,andtheimportanceofthestandards
159+73tothemaintenanceofanatmospherewhereorderlylearningispossibleandencouraged.
160+74 3.Thepolicyshallprovidethatanystudentwhoisonsuspensionforanyofthe
161+75offenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionoranyactofviolenceordrug-relatedactivity
162+76definedbyschooldistrictpolicyasaseriousviolationofschooldisciplinepursuantto
163+77subsection9ofthissectionshallhaveasaconditionofhisorhersuspensiontherequirement
164+78thatsuchstudentisnotallowed,whileonsuchsuspension,tobewithinonethousandfeetof
165+79anyschoolpropertyintheschooldistrictwheresuchstudentattendedschooloranyactivity
166+80ofthatdistrict,regardlessofwhetherornottheactivitytakesplaceondistrictpropertyunless:
167+81 (1)Suchstudentisunderthedirectsupervisionofthestudent'sparent,legalguardian,
168+82orcustodianandthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesigneehasauthorizedthe
169+83studenttobeonschoolproperty;
170+84 (2)Suchstudentisunderthedirectsupervisionofanotheradultdesignatedbythe
171+85student'sparent,legalguardian,orcustodian,inadvance,inwriting,totheprincipalofthe
172+86schoolwhichsuspendedthestudentandthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesignee
173+87hasauthorizedthestudenttobeonschoolproperty;
174+88 (3)Suchstudentisenrolledinandattendinganalternativeschoolthatislocated
175+89withinonethousandfeetofapublicschoolintheschooldistrictwheresuchstudentattended
176+90school;or
177+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 5 91 (4)Suchstudentresideswithinonethousandfeetofanypublicschoolintheschool
178+92districtwheresuchstudentattendedschoolinwhichcasesuchstudentmaybeontheproperty
179+93ofhisorherresidencewithoutdirectadultsupervision.
180+94 4.Anystudentwhoviolatestheconditionofsuspensionrequiredpursuantto
181+95subsection3ofthissectionmaybesubjecttoexpulsionorfurthersuspensionpursuanttothe
182+96provisionsofsections167.161,167.164,and167.171.Inmakingthisdetermination
183+97considerationshallbegiventowhetherthestudentposesathreattothesafetyofanychildor
184+98schoolemployeeandwhethersuchstudent'sunsupervisedpresencewithinonethousandfeet
185+99oftheschoolisdisruptivetotheeducationalprocessorunderminestheeffectivenessofthe
186+100school'sdisciplinarypolicy.Removalofanypupilwhoisastudentwithadisabilityissubject
187+101tostateandfederalproceduralrights.Thissectionshallnotlimitaschooldistrict'sabilityto:
188+102 (1)Prohibitallstudentswhoaresuspendedfrombeingonschoolpropertyor
189+103attendinganactivitywhileonsuspension;
190+104 (2)Disciplinestudentsforoff-campusconductthatnegativelyaffectstheeducational
191+105environmenttotheextentallowedbylaw.
192+106 5.Thepolicyshallprovideforasuspensionforaperiodofnotlessthanoneyear,or
193+107expulsion,forastudentwhoisdeterminedtohavebroughtaweapontoschool,includingbut
194+108notlimitedtotheschoolplaygroundortheschoolparkinglot,broughtaweapononaschool
195+109busorbroughtaweapontoaschoolactivitywhetheronoroffoftheschoolpropertyin
196+110violationofdistrictpolicy,exceptthat:
197+111 (1)Thesuperintendentor,inaschooldistrictwithnohighschool,theprincipalofthe
198+112schoolwhichsuchchildattendsmaymodifysuchsuspensiononacase-by-casebasis;and
199+113 (2)Thissectionshallnotpreventtheschooldistrictfromprovidingeducational
200+114servicesinanalternativesettingtoastudentsuspendedundertheprovisionsofthissection.
201+115 6.Forthepurposeofthissection,theterm"weapon"shallmeanafirearmasdefined
202+116under18U.S.C.Section921andthefollowingitems,asdefinedinsection571.010:a
203+117blackjack,aconcealablefirearm,anexplosiveweapon,afirearm,afirearmsilencer,agas
204+118gun,aknife,knuckles,amachinegun,aprojectileweapon,arifle,ashotgun,aspringgunor
205+119aswitchbladeknife;exceptthatthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitaschoolboard
206+120fromadoptingapolicytoallowaCivilWarreenactortocarryaCivilWareraweaponon
207+121schoolpropertyforeducationalpurposessolongasthefirearmisunloaded.Thelocalboard
208+122ofeducationshalldefineweaponinthedisciplinepolicy.Suchdefinitionshallincludethe
209+123weaponsdefinedinthissubsectionbutmayalsoincludeotherweapons.
210+124 7.Allschooldistrictpersonnelresponsibleforthecareandsupervisionofstudents
211+125areauthorizedtoholdeverypupilstrictlyaccountableforanydisorderlyconductinschoolor
212+126onanypropertyoftheschool,onanyschoolbusgoingtoorreturningfromschool,during
213+127school-sponsoredactivities,orduringintermissionorrecessperiods.
214+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 6 128 8.Teachersandotherauthorizeddistrictpersonnelinpublicschoolsresponsiblefor
215+129thecare,supervision,anddisciplineofschoolchildren,includingvolunteersselectedwith
216+130reasonablecarebytheschooldistrict,shallnotbecivillyliablewhenactinginconformity
217+131withtheestablishedpoliciesdevelopedbyeachboard,includingbutnotlimitedtopoliciesof
218+132studentdisciplineorwhenreportingtohisorhersupervisororotherpersonasmandatedby
219+133statelawactsofschoolviolenceorthreatenedactsofschoolviolence,withinthecourseand
220+134scopeofthedutiesoftheteacher,authorizeddistrictpersonnelorvolunteer,whensuch
221+135individualisactinginconformitywiththeestablishedpoliciesdevelopedbytheboard.
222+136Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtocreateanewcauseofactionagainstsuchschool
223+137district,ortorelievetheschooldistrictfromliabilityforthenegligentactsofsuchpersons.
224+138 9.Eachschoolboardshalldefineinitsdisciplinepolicyactsofviolenceandany
225+139otheractsthatconstituteaseriousviolationofthatpolicy."Actsofviolence"asdefinedby
226+140schoolboardsshallincludebutnotbelimitedtoexertionofphysicalforcebyastudentwith
227+141theintenttodoseriousbodilyharmtoanotherpersonwhileonschoolproperty,includinga
228+142schoolbusinserviceonbehalfofthedistrict,orwhileinvolvedinschoolactivities.School
229+143districtsshallforeachstudentenrolledintheschooldistrictcompileandmaintainrecordsof
230+144anyseriousviolationofthedistrict'sdisciplinepolicy.Suchrecordsshallbemadeavailable
231+145toteachersandotherschooldistrictemployeeswithaneedtoknowwhileactingwithinthe
232+146scopeoftheirassignedduties,andshallbeprovidedasrequiredinsection167.020toany
233+147schooldistrictinwhichthestudentsubsequentlyattemptstoenroll.
234+148 10.Spanking,whenadministeredbycertificatedpersonnelandinthepresenceofa
235+149witnesswhoisanemployeeoftheschooldistrict,ortheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
236+150personsorproperty,whenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictinareasonable
237+151mannerinaccordancewiththelocalboardofeducation'swrittenpolicyofdiscipline,isnot
238+152abusewithinthemeaningofchapter210.[Theprovisionsofsections210.110to210.165
239+153notwithstanding,thechildren'sdivisionshallnothavejurisdictionoverorinvestigateany
240+154reportofallegedchildabusearisingoutoforrelatedtotheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
241+155personsorpropertywhenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictoranyspanking
242+156administeredinareasonablemannerbyanycertificatedschoolpersonnelinthepresenceofa
243+157witnesswhoisanemployeeoftheschooldistrictpursuanttoawrittenpolicyofdiscipline
244+158establishedbytheboardofeducationoftheschooldistrict,aslongasnoallegationofsexual
245+159misconductarisesfromthespankingoruseofforce.
246+160 11.Ifastudentreportsallegedsexualmisconductonthepartofateacherorother
247+161schoolemployeetoapersonemployedinaschoolfacilitywhoisrequiredtoreportsuch
248+162misconducttothechildren'sdivisionundersection210.115,suchpersonandthe
249+163superintendentoftheschooldistrictshallreporttheallegationtothechildren'sdivisionas
250+164setforthinsection210.115.Reportsmadetothechildren'sdivisionunderthissubsection
251+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 7 165shallbeinvestigatedbythedivisioninaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections210.145to
252+166210.153andshallnotbeinvestigatedbytheschooldistrictundersubsections12to20ofthis
253+167sectionforpurposesofdeterminingwhethertheallegationsshouldorshouldnotbe
254+168substantiated.Thedistrictmayinvestigatetheallegationsforthepurposeofmakingany
255+169decisionregardingtheemploymentoftheaccusedemployee.
256+170 12.]11.Uponreceiptofanyreportsofchildabusebythechildren'sdivision[other
257+171thanreportsprovidedundersubsection11ofthissection,] pursuanttosections210.110to
258+172210.165whichallegedlyinvolvepersonnelofaschooldistrict,thechildren'sdivisionshall
259+173notifythesuperintendentofschoolsofthedistrictor,ifthepersonnamedinthealleged
260+174incidentisthesuperintendentofschools,thepresidentoftheschoolboardoftheschool
261+175districtwheretheallegedincidentoccurred.
262+176 [13.If,afteraninitialinvestigation,thesuperintendentofschoolsorthepresidentof
263+177theschoolboardfindsthatthereportinvolvesanallegedincidentofchildabuseotherthanthe
264+178administrationofaspankingbycertificatedschoolpersonnelortheuseofreasonableforceto
265+179protectpersonsorpropertywhenadministeredbyschoolpersonnelpursuanttoawritten
266+180policyofdisciplineorthatthereportwasmadeforthesolepurposeofharassingapublic
267+181schoolemployee,thesuperintendentofschoolsorthepresidentoftheschoolboardshall
268+182immediatelyreferthematterbacktothechildren'sdivisionandtakenofurtheraction.Inall
269+183mattersreferredbacktothechildren'sdivision,thedivisionshalltreatthereportinthesame
270+184mannerasotherreportsofallegedchildabusereceivedbythedivision.
271+185 14.Ifthereportpertainstoanallegedincidentwhicharoseoutoforisrelatedtoa
272+186spankingadministeredbycertificatedpersonnelortheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
273+187personsorpropertywhenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictpursuanttoawritten
274+188policyofdisciplineorareportmadeforthesolepurposeofharassingapublicschool
275+189employee,anotificationofthereportedchildabuseshallbesentbythesuperintendentof
276+190schoolsorthepresidentoftheschoolboardtothelawenforcementinthecountyinwhichthe
277+191allegedincidentoccurred.
278+192 15.Thereportshallbejointlyinvestigatedbythelawenforcementofficerandthe
279+193superintendentofschoolsor,ifthesubjectofthereportisthesuperintendentofschools,bya
280+194lawenforcementofficerandthepresidentoftheschoolboardorsuchpresident'sdesignee.
281+195 16.Theinvestigationshallbeginnolaterthanforty-eighthoursafternotificationfrom
282+196thechildren'sdivisionisreceived,andshallconsistof,butneednotbelimitedto,
283+197interviewingandrecordingstatementsofthechildandthechild'sparentsorguardianwithin
284+198twoworkingdaysafterthestartoftheinvestigation,oftheschooldistrictpersonnelallegedly
285+199involvedinthereport,andofanywitnessestotheallegedincident.
286+200 17.Thelawenforcementofficerandtheinvestigatingschooldistrictpersonnelshall
287+201issueseparatereportsoftheirfindingsandrecommendationsaftertheconclusionofthe
288+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 8 202investigationtotheschoolboardoftheschooldistrictwithinsevendaysafterreceivingnotice
289+203fromthechildren'sdivision.
290+204 18.Thereportsshallcontainastatementofconclusionastowhetherthereportof
291+205allegedchildabuseissubstantiatedorisunsubstantiated.
292+206 19.Theschoolboardshallconsidertheseparatereportsreferredtoinsubsection17
293+207ofthissectionandshallissueitsfindingsandconclusionsandtheactiontobetaken,ifany,
294+208withinsevendaysafterreceivingthelastofthetworeports.Thefindingsandconclusions
295+209shallbemadeinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
296+210 (1)Thereportoftheallegedchildabuseisunsubstantiated.Thelawenforcement
297+211officerandtheinvestigatingschoolboardpersonnelagreethattherewasnotapreponderance
298+212ofevidencetosubstantiatethatabuseoccurred;
299+213 (2)Thereportoftheallegedchildabuseissubstantiated.Thelawenforcement
300+214officerandtheinvestigatingschooldistrictpersonnelagreethatthepreponderanceof
301+215evidenceissufficienttosupportafindingthattheallegedincidentofchildabusedidoccur;
302+216 (3)Theissueinvolvedintheallegedincidentofchildabuseisunresolved.Thelaw
303+217enforcementofficerandtheinvestigatingschoolpersonnelareunabletoagreeontheir
304+218findingsandconclusionsontheallegedincident.
305+219 20.Thefindingsandconclusionsoftheschoolboardundersubsection19ofthis
306+220sectionshallbesenttothechildren'sdivision.Ifthefindingsandconclusionsoftheschool
307+221boardarethatthereportoftheallegedchildabuseisunsubstantiated,theinvestigationshall
308+222beterminated,thecaseclosed,andnorecordshallbeenteredinthechildren'sdivisioncentral
309+223registry.Ifthefindingsandconclusionsoftheschoolboardarethatthereportofthealleged
310+224childabuseissubstantiated,thechildren'sdivisionshallreporttheincidenttotheprosecuting
311+225attorneyoftheappropriatecountyalongwiththefindingsandconclusionsoftheschool
312+226districtandshallincludetheinformationinthedivision'scentralregistry.Ifthefindingsand
313+227conclusionsoftheschoolboardarethattheissueinvolvedintheallegedincidentofchild
314+228abuseisunresolved,thechildren'sdivisionshallreporttheincidenttotheprosecuting
315+229attorneyoftheappropriatecountyalongwiththefindingsandconclusionsoftheschool
316+230board,however,theincidentandthenamesofthepartiesallegedlyinvolvedshallnotbe
317+231enteredintothecentralregistryofthechildren'sdivisionunlessanduntiltheallegedchild
318+232abuseissubstantiatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
319+233 21.Anysuperintendentofschools,presidentofaschoolboardorsuchperson's
320+234designeeorlawenforcementofficerwhoknowinglyfalsifiesanyreportofanymatter
321+235pursuanttothissectionorwhoknowinglywithholdsanyinformationrelativetoany
322+236investigationorreportpursuanttothissectionisguiltyofaclassAmisdemeanor.
323+237 22.]12.Inordertoensurethesafetyofallstudents,shouldastudentbeexpelledfor
324+238bringingaweapontoschool,violentbehavior,orforanactofschoolviolence,thatstudent
325+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 9 239shallnot,forthepurposesoftheaccreditationprocessoftheMissourischoolimprovement
326+240plan,beconsideredadropoutorbeincludedinthecalculationofthatdistrict'seducational
327+241persistenceratio.
328+160.516.1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection160.514,thestateboardof
329+2educationandthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotbeauthorized
330+3tomandateandareexpresslyprohibitedfrommandatingthecurriculum,textbooks,orother
331+4instructionalmaterialstobeusedinpublicschools.Eachlocalschoolboardshallbe
332+5responsiblefortheapprovalandadoptionofcurriculumusedbytheschooldistrict.The
333+6provisionsofthissubsectionshallnotapplytoschoolsandinstructionalprograms
334+7administeredbythestateboardofeducationandthedepartmentofelementaryand
335+8secondaryeducationortoschooldistrictsthatareclassifiedasunaccredited.
336+9 2.Thestateboardofeducationandthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
337+10educationshallnotrequiredistrictstouseanyappendixtothecommoncorestatestandards.
338+11 3.(1)ForallschoolyearsbeginningafterJune30,2023,eachlocalschoolboard
339+12shallannuallyreviewallcurriculaintendedforusebytheschooldistrictinconnection
340+13withpublicschoolinstructiononarotatingbasisbasedonascheduledeterminedbya
341+14boardpolicyforcurriculumdevelopmentandreview.Thecurriculatobereviewed
342+15shallbethecurriculausedforthedistrict'smath,socialstudies,science,English,foreign
343+16language,finearts,health,physicaleducation,andvocationaleducation,withallsuch
344+17curriculabeingnoticedforareviewatleastonceeveryfiveyears.
345+18 (2)Theschoolboardshallconductsuchcurriculareviewinatleastonepublic
346+19hearing.Theschoolboardshalldeterminethetimeandplaceforsuchhearing.A
347+20noticestatingthehour,date,andplaceofthehearingshallbepublishedontheschool
348+21district'swebsiteorinatleastonenewspaper,qualifiedunderthelawsofthisstate,of
349+22generalcirculationintheschooldistrict,orboth,andinatleastthreepublicplaces
350+23withintheschooldistrict.Suchnoticeshallbepublishedandpostedatleastsevendays
351+24beforethedateofthehearing.Thenoticeshalllistthecurriculatobereviewed.School
352+25districtresidentsshallhavetheopportunitytobeheardatallpublichearingsheldas
353+26providedinthissubsection.
354+27 (3)Aftertheschoolboardcompletesthereview,theschoolboardshallvote
355+28whethertoapprovethecurriculaforuseintheschooldistrict.Suchvoteshalloccurno
356+29soonerthanfourweeksaftertheschoolboardcompletesthereview.Nocurriculum
357+30shallbeusedinanyschooldistrictunlesssuchcurriculumhasbeenreviewedand
358+31approvedasprovidedinthissubsectionandhasbeenreviewedwithinthereview
359+32rotationestablishedundersubdivision(1)ofthissubsection.
360+33 4.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopamodel
361+34policyforcurriculumdevelopmentandreview.Eachschooldistrictshalladoptsuch
362+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 10 35modelpolicyorasubstantiallysimilarpolicyforthe2023-24schoolyearandall
363+36subsequentschoolyears.Suchpolicyshallincludeatleast:
364+37 (1)Acurriculumdevelopmentprocess,whichshallincludeacommittee
365+38composedofdistrictteachers,communityparents,districtadministration,andupto
366+39threeschoolboardmembers;
367+40 (2)Thescheduleforwhichcurriculumistoberevisedandreviewed;and
368+41 (3)Theprocessandproceduresforthecurriculareviewpublichearingrequired
369+42undersubdivision(2)ofsubsection3ofthissection.
370+160.565.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Extended
371+2LearningOpportunitiesAct".
372+3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
373+4 (1)"Extendedlearningopportunity",anout-of-classroomlearningexperience
374+5thatisapprovedbyalocalschoolboardoracharterschoolandthatprovidesastudent
375+6with:
376+7 (a)Enrichmentopportunities;
377+8 (b)Careerreadinessoremployabilityskillsopportunitiesincluding,butnot
378+9limitedto,internships;preapprenticeships;orapprenticeships;or
379+10 (c)Anyotherapprovededucationalopportunity;
380+11 (2)"Parent",astudent'sparent,guardian,orotherpersonhavingcontrolor
381+12custodyofsuchstudent;
382+13 (3)"Student",anychildattendinganelementaryorsecondarypublicschoolin
383+14gradeskindergartenthroughtwelve.
384+15 3.Beginningwiththe2023-24schoolyear,eachlocalschoolboardorcharter
385+16schoolshallroutinelyinformstudentsandparentsoftheabilityforstudentstoearn
386+17creditforparticipatinginextendedlearningopportunities.Publicschoolsandcharter
387+18schoolsmayassiststudentsandparentsincompletingenrollmentprocessesrequiredfor
388+19participatinginapprovedextendedlearningopportunities.Nostudentorparentshall
389+20berequiredtoobtainpermissionfromthestudent'sschooldistrictorcharterschoolto
390+21enrollinanextendedlearningopportunity.Beforeparticipatinginanyextended
391+22learningopportunity,thestudentandatleastoneparentshallsignanagreement
392+23detailingallprogramrequirementsinaformdevelopedbythedepartmentof
393+24elementaryandsecondaryeducationandapprovedbythestateboardofeducation.
394+25 4.Anextendedlearningopportunityshallcountasacredittowardgraduation
395+26requirementsandtheachievementofapplicablestatestandardsforstudents.Toreceive
396+27credit,astudentshallsubmitawrittenrequestforcreditandproofofsuccessful
397+28completionoftheextendedlearningopportunitytoadesignatedadministratorofthe
398+29schoolthestudentattends.
399+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 11 30 5.Eachlocalschooldistrictandcharterschoolshalladopt,distribute,and
400+31implementextendedlearningopportunitiespoliciesthatprovideallofthefollowing:
401+32 (1)Anapplicationprocessforacceptingandapprovingextendedlearning
402+33opportunitiesofferedforcreditfromoutsideentities;
403+34 (2)Alistofentitiesthatareeligibletosubmitapplicationstoofferextended
404+35learningopportunitiesincluding,butnotlimitedto:
405+36 (a)Nonprofitorganizations;
406+37 (b)Businesseswithestablishedlocations;
407+38 (c)Tradeassociations;and
408+39 (d)TheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,subjecttoapplicableage
409+40requirements;
410+41 (3)Aprocessforstudentsandparentstorequestcredit;
411+42 (4)Criteriathatschooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshallusetodetermine
412+43whetheraproposedextendedlearningopportunityshallbeapproved;and
413+44 (5)Criteriathatschooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshallusetoawarda
414+45certificateofcompletionandcreditforcompletinganextendedlearningopportunity
415+46including,butnotlimitedto,allowingastudenttodemonstratecompetenciesthrough
416+47performance-basedassessmentsandothermethodsindependentofinstructionaltime
417+48andcredithours.
418+49 6.Anentityapprovedbythestateboardofeducationtoofferanextended
419+50learningopportunityshallbeautomaticallyqualifiedtoofferthatextendedlearning
420+51opportunitytoallschooldistrictsandcharterschools.
421+52 7.Astudentwhosuccessfullycompletesanapprovedextendedlearning
422+53opportunityandsatisfiescriteriafortheawardofacertificationofcompletionand
423+54creditundersubdivision(5)ofsubsection5ofthissectionshallbeconsideredtohave
424+55completedallrequiredcourseworkfortheparticularcourse.Inanextendedlearning
425+56opportunitythatsatisfiesallrequiredcourseworkforahighschoolcourse,thestudent
426+57shallalsobeconsideredtohavesatisfiedtheequivalentnumberofcreditstowardthe
427+58student'sgraduationrequirements.
428+59 8.Anypolicyorprocedureadoptedbythestateboardofeducation,aschool
429+60board,oracharterschoolforparticipatinginanextendedlearningopportunityshall
430+61provideeverystudentanequalopportunitytoparticipateandshallsatisfyestablished
431+62timelinesandrequirementsforpurposesoftranscribingcreditsandstatereporting.
432+63 9.Thestateboardofeducationmaypromulgaterulestoimplementthe
433+64provisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection
434+65536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecome
435+66effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,
436+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 12 67ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapterarenonseverable,andifanyof
437+68thepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelay
438+69theeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheld
439+70unconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
440+71adoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
441+160.2700.Forpurposesofsections160.2700to160.2725,"adulthighschool"means
442+2aschoolthat:
443+3 (1)Isforindividualswhodonothaveahighschooldiplomaandwhoaretwenty-one
444+4yearsofageorolder;
445+5 (2)Offersanindustrycertificationprogramorprogramsandahighschooldiplomain
446+6amannerthatallowsstudentstoearnadiplomaatthesametimethattheyearnanindustry
447+7certification;
448+8 (3)Offers[on-site] childcareforchildrenofenrolledstudentsattendingtheschool;
449+9and
450+10 (4)Isnoteligibletoreceivefundingundersection160.415or163.031.
451+160.2705.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallauthorize
452+2beforeJanuary1,2018,aMissouri-basednonprofitorganizationmeetingthecriteriaunder
453+3subsection2ofthissectiontoestablishandoperatefouradulthighschools,with:
454+4 (1)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacitynotwithinacounty;
455+5 (2)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthethirdclassificationwithouta
456+6townshipformofgovernmentandwithmorethanforty-onethousandbutfewerthanforty-
457+7fivethousandinhabitantsoracountycontiguoustothatcounty;
458+8 (3)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwith
459+9morethantwohundredsixtythousandbutfewerthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsora
460+10countycontiguoustothatcounty;and
461+11 (4)Oneadulthighschooltobelocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwith
462+12morethanonehundredfiftythousandbutfewerthantwohundredthousandinhabitants.
463+13 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallgrantthe
464+14authorizationdescribedundersubsection1ofthissectionbasedonabidprocess
465+15conductedinaccordancewiththerulesandregulationsgoverningpurchasingthroughthe
466+16officeofadministration.Thesuccessfulbiddershall:
467+17 (1)Demonstratetheabilitytoestablish,withintwenty-onemonthsofthereceiptof
468+18theauthorization,fouradulthighschoolsofferinghighschooldiplomas,anindustry
469+19certificationprogramorprograms,and[on-site] childcareforchildrenofthestudents
470+20attendingthehighschools;
471+21 (2)Commitatleasttwomilliondollarsininvestmentforthepurposeofestablishing
472+22thenecessaryinfrastructuretooperatefouradulthighschools;
473+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 13 23 (3)Demonstratesubstantialandpositiveexperienceinprovidingservices,including
474+24industrycertificationsandjobplacementservices,toadultstwenty-oneyearsofageorolder
475+25whoseeducationalandtrainingopportunitieshavebeenlimitedbyeducationaldisadvantages,
476+26disabilities,homelessness,criminalhistory,orsimilarcircumstances;
477+27 (4)Establishapartnershipwithastate-supportedpostsecondaryeducationinstitution
478+28ormorethanonesuchpartnership,ifapartnershiporpartnershipsarenecessaryinorderto
479+29meettherequirementsforanadulthighschool;
480+30 (5)Establishacomprehensiveplanthatsetsforthhowtheadulthighschoolswillhelp
481+31addresstheneedforasufficientlytrainedworkforceinthesurroundingregionforeachadult
482+32highschool;
483+33 (6)Establishpartnershipsandstrategiesforengagingthecommunityandbusiness
484+34leadersincarryingoutthegoalsofeachadulthighschool;
485+35 (7)Establishtheabilitytomeetqualitystandardsthroughcertifiedteachersand
486+36programsthatsupporteachstudentin[hisorher]suchstudent'sgoaltofindamore
487+37rewardingjob;
488+38 (8)Establishaplanforassistingstudentsinovercomingbarrierstoeducational
489+39successincluding,butnotlimitedto,educationaldisadvantages,homelessness,criminal
490+40history,disability,includinglearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexia,andsimilarcircumstances;
491+41 (9)Establishaprocessfordeterminingoutcomesoftheadulthighschool,including
492+42outcomesrelatedtoastudent'sabilitytofindamorerewardingjobthroughtheattainmentof
493+43ahighschooldiplomaandjobtrainingandcertification;and
494+44 (10)Bidsshallnotincludeanadministrativefeegreaterthantenpercent.
495+45 3.(1)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallestablish
496+46academicrequirementsforstudentstoobtainhighschooldiplomas.
497+47 (2)Requirementsforahighschooldiplomashallbebasedonanadultstudent'sprior
498+48highschoolachievementandtheremainingcreditsandcourseworkthatwouldbenecessary
499+49forthestudenttoreceiveahighschooldiplomaif[heorshe]suchstudentwereina
500+50traditionalhighschoolsetting.Theadultstudentshallmeettherequirementswiththesame
501+51levelofacademicrigoraswouldotherwisebenecessarytoattainsuchcredits.
502+52 (3)Theadulthighschoolauthorizedunderthissectionshallawardhighschool
503+53diplomastostudentswhosuccessfullymeettheestablishedacademicrequirements.The
504+54adulthighschoolauthorizedunderthissectionshallconferthediplomaasthoughthestudent
505+55earnedthediplomaatatraditionalhighschool.Thediplomashallhavenodifferentiating
506+56marks,titles,orothersymbols.
507+57 (4)Studentsatadulthighschoolsmaycompleterequiredcourseworkattheirown
508+58paceandasavailablethroughtheadulthighschool.Theyshallnotberequiredtosatisfyany
509+59specificnumberofclassminutes.Theadulthighschoolmayalsomakeclassesavailableto
510+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 14 60studentsonlineasmaybeappropriate.However,studentsshallnotcompletethemajorityof
511+61instructionoftheschool'scurriculumonlineorthroughremoteinstruction.Forthepurposes
512+62ofthissubsection,synchronousinstructionconnectingstudentstoaliveclassconducted
513+63inaMissouriadulthighschoolshallbetreatedthesameasin-personinstruction.
514+64 (5)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotcreateadditional
515+65regulationsorburdensontheadulthighschoolorthestudentsattendingtheadulthigh
516+66schoolsbeyondcertifyingnecessarycreditsandensuringthatstudentshavesufficiently
517+67masteredthesubjectmattertomakethemeligibleforcredit.
518+68 4.Anadulthighschoolshallbedeemeda"secondaryschoolsystem"forthe
519+69purposesofsubdivision(15)ofsubsection1ofsection210.211.
520+161.097.1.Thestateboardofeducationshallestablishstandardsandproceduresby
521+2whichitwillevaluateallteachertraininginstitutionsinthisstatefortheapprovalofteacher
522+3educationprograms.Thestateboardofeducationshallnotrequireteachertraining
523+4institutionstomeetnationalorregionalaccreditationasapartofitsstandardsandprocedures
524+5inmakingthoseevaluations,butitmayacceptsuchaccreditationsinlieuofsuchapprovalif
525+6standardsandproceduressettherebyareatleastasstringentasthosesetbytheboard.The
526+7stateboardofeducation'sstandardsandproceduresforevaluatingteachertraininginstitutions
527+8shallequalorexceedthoseofnationalorregionalaccreditingassociations.
528+9 2.Thereisherebyestablishedwithinthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
529+10educationthe"MissouriAdvisoryBoardforEducatorPreparation",hereinafterreferredtoas
530+11"MABEP".TheMABEPshalladvisethestateboardofeducationandthecoordinatingboard
531+12forhighereducationregardingmattersofmutualinterestintheareaofqualityeducator
532+13preparationprogramsinMissouri.Theadvisoryboardshallincludeatleastthreeactive
533+14elementaryorsecondaryclassroomteachersandatleastthreefacultymemberswithin
534+15approvededucatorpreparationprograms.Theclassroomteachermembersshallbe
535+16selectedtorepresentvariousregionsofthestateanddistrictsofdifferentsizes.The
536+17facultyrepresentativesshallrepresentinstitutionsfromvariousregionsofthestateand
537+18sizesofprogram.Theadvisoryboardshallholdregularmeetingsthatallowmembers
538+19toshareneedsandconcernsandplanstrategiestoenhanceteacherpreparation.
539+20 3.Uponapprovalbythestateboardofeducationoftheteachereducationprogramat
540+21aparticularteachertraininginstitution,anypersonwhograduatesfromthatprogram,and
541+22whomeetsotherrequirementswhichthestateboardofeducationshallprescribebyrule,
542+23regulationandstatuteshallbegrantedacertificateorlicensetoteachinthepublicschoolsof
543+24thisstate.However,nosuchruleorregulationshallrequirethattheprogramfromwhichthe
544+25persongraduatesbeaccreditedbyanynationalorregionalaccreditationassociation.
545+26 4.Thestateboardofeducationshall,inconsultationwithMABEP,alignliteracy
546+27andreadinginstructioncourseworkforteachereducationprogramsinearlychildhood,
547+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 15 28kindergartentofifthgradeelementaryteachercertification,middleschool
548+29communicationarts,highschoolcommunicationarts,andallreadingandspecial
549+30educationcertificatestoincludethefollowing:
550+31 (1)Teachercandidatesshallreceiveclassroomandclinicaltrainingin:
551+32 (a)Thecorecomponentsofreading,includingphonemicawareness,phonics,
552+33fluency,comprehension,morphology,syntax,andvocabulary;
553+34 (b)Oralandwrittenlanguagedevelopment;and
554+35 (c)Identificationofreadingdeficiencies,dyslexia,andotherlanguage
555+36difficulties;
556+37 (2)Teachercandidatesshallalsohavetrainingon:
557+38 (a)Theselectionanduseofreadingcurriculaandinstructionalmaterials;
558+39 (b)Theadministrationandinterpretationofassessments;
559+40 (c)Howtotranslateassessmentresultsintoeffectivepracticeintheclassroom
560+41specifictotheneedsofstudents;and
561+42 (d)Additionalbestpracticesinthefieldofliteracyinstructionasrecommended
562+43bytheliteracyadvisorycouncilpursuanttosection186.080.
563+44 5.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
564+45createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
565+46withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
566+47Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
567+48generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
568+49disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
569+50rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2014,shallbeinvalid
570+51andvoid.
571+161.214.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
572+2 (1)"Board",thestateboardofeducation;
573+3 (2)"Department",thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
574+4 (3)"Schoolinnovationteam",agroupofnaturalpersonsofficiallyauthorized
575+5by:
576+6 (a)Asingleelementaryorsecondaryschool;
577+7 (b)Agroupoftwoormoreelementaryorsecondaryschoolswithinthesame
578+8schooldistrictthatsharecommoninterests,suchasgeographicallocationoreducational
579+9focus,orthatsequentiallyserveclassesofstudentsastheyprogressthroughelementary
580+10andsecondaryeducation;
581+11 (c)Agroupoftwoormoreelementaryorsecondaryschoolsnotwithinthesame
582+12schooldistrictthatsharecommoninterests,suchasgeographicallocationoreducational
583+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 16 13focus,orthatsequentiallyserveclassesofstudentsastheyprogressthroughelementary
584+14andsecondaryeducation;
585+15 (d)Asingleschooldistrict;or
586+16 (e)Agroupoftwoormoreschooldistrictsthatsharecommoninterests,suchas
587+17geographicallocationoreducationalfocus,orthatsequentiallyserveclassesofstudents
588+18astheyprogressthroughelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
589+19 (4)"Schoolinnovationwaiver",awaivergrantedbytheboardtoasingleschool,
590+20groupofschools,singleschooldistrict,orgroupofschooldistrictspursuanttothis
591+21section,inwhichtheschool,groupofschools,schooldistrict,orgroupofschooldistricts
592+22isexemptfromaspecificrequirementimposedbychapter160,chapter161,chapter
593+23162,chapter167,chapter170,orchapter171,oranyregulationspromulgated
594+24thereunderbytheboardorthedepartment.Anyschoolinnovationwaivergrantedtoa
595+25schooldistrictorgroupofschooldistrictsshallbeapplicabletoeveryelementaryand
596+26secondaryschoolwithintheschooldistrictorgroupofschooldistrictsunlesstheplan
597+27specificallyprovidesotherwise.
598+28 2.Anyschoolinnovationteamseekingaschoolinnovationwaivermaysubmita
599+29plantotheboardforoneormoreofthefollowingpurposes:
600+30 (1)Improvingstudentreadinessforemployment,highereducation,vocational
601+31training,technicaltraining,oranyotherformofcareerandjobtraining;
602+32 (2)Increasingthecompensationofteachers;or
603+33 (3)Improvingtherecruitment,retention,training,preparation,orprofessional
604+34developmentofteachers.
605+35 3.Anyplanforaschoolinnovationwaivershall:
606+36 (1)Identifythespecificprovisionoflawforwhichawaiverisbeingrequested
607+37andprovideanexplanationforwhythespecificprovisionoflawinhibitstheabilityof
608+38theschoolorschooldistricttoaccomplishthegoalstatedintheplan;
609+39 (2)Demonstratethattheintentofthespecificprovisionoflawcanbeaddressed
610+40inamoreeffective,efficientoreconomicalmannerandthatthewaiverormodification
611+41isnecessarytoimplementtheplan;
612+42 (3)Includemeasurableannualperformancetargetsandgoalsforthe
613+43implementationoftheplan;
614+44 (4)Specifytheinnovationstobepursuedinmeetingoneormoreofthegoals
615+45listedinsubsection2ofthissection;
616+46 (5)Demonstrateparental,schoolemployee,andcommunityandbusiness
617+47supportfor,andengagementwith,theplan;and
618+48 (6)Beapprovedbyatleasttheminimumnumberofpeoplerequiredtobeonthe
619+49schoolinnovationteampriortosubmittingtheplanforapproval.
620+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 17 50 4.(1)Inevaluatingaplansubmittedbyaschoolinnovationteamunder
621+51subsection2ofthissection,theboardshallconsiderwhethertheplanwill:
622+52 (a)Improvethepreparation,counseling,andoverallreadinessofstudentsfor
623+53postsecondarylife;
624+54 (b)Increaseteachersalariesinafinanciallysustainableandprudentmanner;or
625+55 (c)Increasetheattractivenessoftheteachingprofessionforprospectiveteachers
626+56andactiveteachersalike.
627+57 (2)Theboardmayapproveanyplansubmittedundersubsection2ofthis
628+58sectionifitdeterminesthat:
629+59 (a)Theplansuccessfullydemonstratestheabilitytoaddresstheintentofthe
630+60provisionoflawtobewaivedinamoreeffective,efficientoreconomicalmanner;
631+61 (b)Thewaiversormodificationsaredemonstratedtobenecessarytostimulate
632+62improvedstudentreadinessforpostsecondarylife,increaseteachersalaries,orincrease
633+63theattractivenessoftheteachingprofessionforprospectiveteachersandactive
634+64teachers;
635+65 (c)Theplanhasdemonstratedsufficientparticipationfromamongtheteachers,
636+66principals,superintendent,faculty,schoolboard,parents,andthecommunityatlarge;
637+67and
638+68 (d)Theplanisbaseduponsoundeducationalpractices,doesnotendangerthe
639+69healthandsafetyofstudentsorstaff,anddoesnotcompromiseequalopportunityfor
640+70learning.
641+71 (3)Theboardmayproposemodificationstotheplanincooperationwiththe
642+72schoolinnovationteam.
643+73 5.Anywaivergrantedunderthissectionshallbeeffectiveforaperiodofno
644+74longerthanthreeschoolyearsbeginningtheschoolyearfollowingtheschoolyearin
645+75whichthewaiverisapproved.Anywaivermayberenewed.Nomorethanoneschool
646+76innovationwaivershallbeineffectwithrespecttoanyoneelementaryorsecondary
647+77schoolatonetime.
648+78 6.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoallowthestateboardofeducationto
649+79authorizethewaiverofanystatutoryrequirementsrelatingtoteachercertification,
650+80teachertenure,oranyrequirementimposedbyfederallaw.
651+81 7.Thedepartmentshallpublishanannualreportbasedontheschoolinnovation
652+82waiversconsideredbythestateboard.Thereportshalldocumentthewaivers
653+83submittedandwaiversapproved,atthestatewide,district,andschoolbuildinglevels,
654+84andprovidedataatthestatewide,district,andschoolbuildinglevelsofsufficientdetail
655+85toallowanalysisoftrendsregardingthepurposesforwaiverrequests,thestatutes
656+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 18 86waivedorrequestedtobewaived,anymodificationsapprovedbythestateboardand
657+87thestateboard'sactionstoapproveordenywaiverrequests.
658+88 8.Theboardmaypromulgaterulesimplementingtheprovisionsofthissection.
659+89Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreated
660+90undertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
661+91withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section
662+92536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvested
663+93withthegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,
664+94ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrant
665+95ofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shall
666+96beinvalidandvoid.
667+161.241.1.Thestateboardofeducation,incollaborationwiththecoordinating
668+2boardforhighereducationandthecommissioner'sadvisorycouncilundersection
669+3186.080,shalldevelopaplantoestablishacomprehensivesystemofservicesforreading
670+4instruction.
671+5 2.Thestateboardofeducationshallestablishandperiodicallyupdatea
672+6statewideliteracyplanthatsupportshighquality,evidence-basedreadinginstruction
673+7forallstudents.
674+8 3.Thestateboardofeducationshallcreateanofficeofliteracy.The
675+9commissionerofeducationshallcoordinatestaffwithrolesrelatingtoliteracyandalign
676+10staffworkaroundsupportingbestpracticesinreadinginstruction.
677+11 4.Thestateboardofeducationshallalignliteracyandreadinginstruction
678+12courseworkforteachereducationprogramsasrequiredundersubsection4ofsection
679+13161.097.
680+14 5.Subjecttoappropriation,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
681+15educationshallrecruitandemployqualityteachertrainerswithexpertiseinreading
682+16instructionandprovideopportunitiesforevidence-basedprofessionaldevelopmentin
683+17readinginstructionavailableforallactiveteachers.
684+18 6.Thedepartmentshallmaintainandpublishdataonreadingoutcomes,
685+19providedthatthereportshallnotincludeindividuallyidentifiablestudentdata.
686+20 7.Thedepartmentshallpublishcriteriaandexamplestohelpdistrictsand
687+21schoolsselectanduseevidence-basedreadingcurriculaandinstructionalmaterials.
688+22Additionally,thedepartmentshallpublishalistofcurriculathatensureinstructionis
689+23explicit,systematic,diagnosticandbasedonphonologicalawareness,phonics,fluency,
690+24vocabulary,comprehension,morphology,syntax,andsemantics.Thisshallbea
691+25resourcetodistricts.
692+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 19 26 8.Thedepartmentshallprovideonlinetoolsandtrainingforactiveteacherson
693+27evidence-basedreadinginstruction.
694+28 9.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"Evidence-basedReading
695+29InstructionProgramFund".Thefundshallbeadministeredbythedepartmentand
696+30usedtoreimburseschooldistrictsandcharterschoolsforeffortstoimprovestudent
697+31literacy,including,butnotlimitedto:initiativesthatprovideoptionaltrainingand
698+32materialstoteachersregardingbestpracticesinreadingpedagogies;resourcesfor
699+33parentsandguardianstoassisttheminteachingtheirchildrentoread;fundingfor
700+34readingtutoringprogramsoutsideofregularschoolhours;stipendsforteacherswho
701+35undergoadditionaltraininginreadinginstruction,whichmayalsocounttoward
702+36professionaldevelopmentrequirements;andfundingforsummerreadingprograms.
703+37Thefundshallconsistofmoneysappropriatedannuallybythegeneralassemblyfrom
704+38generalrevenuetosuchfund,anymoneyspaidintothestatetreasuryandrequiredby
705+39lawtobecreditedtosuchfundandanygifts,bequestsordonationstosuchfund.The
706+40fundshallbekeptseparateandapartfromallothermoneysinthestatetreasuryand
707+41shallbepaidoutbythestatetreasurerpursuanttochapter33.Notwithstandingthe
708+42provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,moneysinthefundattheendofthe
709+43bienniumshallnotbetransferredtothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Allinterest
710+44andmoneysearnedonthefundshallbecreditedtothefund.
711+161.700.1.Thissectionshallbeknownasthe"HolocaustEducationandAwareness
712+2CommissionAct".
713+3 2.Thereisherebycreatedapermanentstatecommissionknownasthe"Holocaust
714+4EducationandAwarenessCommission".Thecommissionshallbehousedinthedepartment
715+5ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationandshallpromoteimplementationof[holocaust]
716+6HolocausteducationandawarenessprogramsinMissouriinordertoencourage
717+7understandingofthe[holocaust] Holocaustanddiscouragebigotry.
718+8 3.Thecommissionshallbecomposedoftwelvememberstobeappointedbythe
719+9governorwithadviceandconsentofthesenate.Themakeupofthecommissionshallbe:
720+10 (1)Thecommissionerofhighereducation;
721+11 (2)Thecommissionerofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
722+12 (3)ThepresidentoftheUniversityofMissourisystem;and
723+13 (4)Ninemembersofthepublic,representativeofthediversereligiousandethnic
724+14heritagegroupspopulatingMissouri.
725+15 4.The[holocaust] Holocausteducationandawarenesscommissionmayreceivesuch
726+16fundsasappropriatedfrompublicmoneysorcontributedtoitbyprivatesources.[It]The
727+17commissionmaysponsorprogramsorpublicationstoeducatethepublicaboutthecrimesof
728+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 20 18genocideinanefforttodeterindifferencetocrimesagainsthumanityandhumansuffering
729+19wherevertheyoccur.
730+20 5.Theterm"[holocaust] Holocaust" shallbedefinedastheperiodfrom1933through
731+211945whensixmillionJewsandmillionsofothersweremurderedbyNaziGermanyandits
732+22collaboratorsaspartofastructured,state-sanctionedprogramofgenocide.
733+23 6.Thecommissionmayemployanexecutivedirectorandsuchotherpersonstocarry
734+24outitsfunctions.
735+25 7.(1)ToeducatestudentsabouttheHolocaustandinspireinstudentsasenseof
736+26responsibilitytorecognizeandupholdhumanvalueandtopreventfutureatrocities,the
737+27secondweekinAprilshallbedesignatedas"HolocaustEducationWeek".
738+28 (2)Holocausteducationshallbetaughtduringaweekasdeterminedbyeach
739+29schooldistrictandshallincludeage-appropriateinstructiontoelementaryschool
740+30studentsnotlowerthanthesixthgradeandhighschoolstudentsasdeterminedbyeach
741+31schooldistrict.Suchinstructionshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto:
742+32 (a)InformationaboutthehistoryofandlessonslearnedfromtheHolocaust;
743+33 (b)Participation,inpersonorusingtechnology,inlearningprojectsaboutthe
744+34Holocaust;and
745+35 (c)TheuseofmaterialsdevelopedorsupportedbytheHolocausteducationand
746+36awarenesscommission,theUnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum,ortheSt.Louis
747+37KaplanFeldmanHolocaustMuseum.
748+38 (3)Basedontheinstructionalmaterialsprovidedunderparagraph(c)of
749+39subdivision(2)ofthissubsection,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
750+40educationshalldevelopacurriculumframeworkofinstructionforstudyingthe
751+41Holocaust.Thedepartmentshallmakesuchcurriculumframeworkavailabletoschool
752+42districtsbeginninginthe2023-24schoolyear.
753+43 (4)Eachschooldistrictshalladoptthecurriculumprovidedbythedepartment
754+44ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationundersubdivision(3)ofthissubsectionora
755+45substantiallysimilarcurriculumbeginninginthe2023-24schoolyear.Eachschool
756+46districtshalldeterminetheminimumamountofinstructiontimethatqualifiesasaunit
757+47ofinstructionsatisfyingtherequirementsofthissubsection.
758+48 (5)Eachschooldistrictshallprovideaplanofprofessionaldevelopmentfor
759+49teacherstoensuresuchteachersareadequatelypreparedtoprovidetheinstruction
760+50requiredunderthissubsection.
761+51 (6)Thissubsectionshallapplyinthe2023-24schoolyearandallsubsequent
762+52schoolyears.
763+161.854.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
764+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 21 2 (1)"Individualizededucationprogram"or"IEP",awrittenstatementfora
765+3childwithadisabilitythatisdeveloped,reviewed,andrevisedinaccordancewith34
766+4CFR300.320to300.324andunder20U.S.C.Section1401,asamended;
767+5 (2)"Localeducationalagency"or"LEA",apublicschoolorotherpolitical
768+6subdivisionofthestateservinganystudentwithanIEP;
769+7 (3)"Parent",asdefinedin34CFR300.30;
770+8 (4)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011.
771+9 2.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallimplementparentalconsentproceduresas
772+10describedin34CFR300.300andthissection.
773+11 3.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallobtainwrittenparentalconsentforinitial
774+12placement,annualplacement,placementchange,removalofaserviceorservices,or
775+13reductionofserviceminutesbymorethantwenty-fivepercentintheindividualized
776+14educationprogramofachildwithdisabilitiespriortosuchplacement,removal,or
777+15reduction.TheLEAshallmaintainwrittendocumentationofthedateofparental
778+16consentforinitialplacement,annualplacement,orrevisiontotheIEP.
779+17 4.Iftheparentsandlocaleducationalagencyfailtoreachanagreementonthe
780+18child'sindividualizededucationprogrambutreachanagreementoncertainIEP
781+19servicesorinterimplacement,thechild'snewIEPshallbeimplementedintheareasof
782+20agreementandthechild'slastagreed-uponIEPshallremainineffectintheareasof
783+21disagreementuntilthedisagreementisresolved.
784+22 5.Parentshavetherighttovisitanyprogramorclassroomproposedfortheir
785+23childbeforeconsentingtoIEPchangesifthechildisidentifiedaseligibleforspecial
786+24educationservices.
787+25 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalladoptaparental
788+26consentformthateachlocaleducationalagencyshalluseforanyactionrelatedtoa
789+27child'sindividualizededucationprogram.Suchformshallbeprovidedtotheparentin
790+28theparent'snativelanguage,asdescribedin34CFR300.503,andshallincludeatleast
791+29thefollowing:
792+30 (1)Astatementthattheparentisaparticipantofthechild'sIEPteamandhas
793+31therighttoconsentorrefuseconsenttotheactionsasdescribedinthissectionproposed
794+32bytheIEPteamorLEA.Thestatementshallincludeatleastinformationthatthe
795+33refusalofparentalconsentmeansthattheschooldistricthasnoauthoritytoproceed
796+34withtheactionswithoutparentalconsentortheLEAfilingadueprocesscomplaintin
797+35accordancewith34CFR300.507to300.508;
798+36 (2)A"Doesconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline;
799+37 (3)A"DoesNOTconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline;and
800+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 22 38 (4)A"Partialconsent"box,signatureline,dateline,andspaceindicatingthe
801+39areasofagreement.
802+40 7.Alocaleducationalagencyshallnotproceedwithimplementingachild's
803+41individualizededucationprogramwithoutparentalconsentunlesstheLEAdocuments
804+42reasonableefforts,asoutlinedintheproceduralsafeguardsnoticerequiredunder34
805+43CFR300.504,toobtaintheparent'sconsentandtheparenthasfailedtorespondorthe
806+44LEAobtainsapprovalthroughadueprocesscomplaintandhearinginwhichthe
807+45hearingofficerorcommissionerfindsthattheIEPwiththeproposedchangeorchanges
808+46providesforafreeappropriatepubliceducationforthestudentinaccordancewith34
809+47CFR300.507to300.513.
810+48 8.Ifalocaleducationalagencyandparentfailtoreachanagreement,either
811+49partymayrequestafacilitatedindividualizededucationprogrammeeting,mediation,
812+50dueprocesscomplaintandhearing,orotherdisputeresolutionoptionsasoutlinedinthe
813+51proceduralsafeguardsnotice.
814+52 9.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoabrogateanyparentalrightidentifiedin
815+53theIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)andsuchact'simplementing
816+54regulations.
817+161.1050.1.Thereisherebyestablishedwithinthedepartmentofelementaryand
818+2secondaryeducationthe"Trauma-InformedSchoolsInitiative".
819+3 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallconsultthe
820+4departmentofmentalhealthandthedepartmentofsocialservicesforassistanceinfulfilling
821+5therequirementsofthissection.
822+6 3.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall:
823+7 (1)Provideinformationregardingthetrauma-informedapproachtoallschool
824+8districts;
825+9 (2)Offertrainingonthetrauma-informedapproachtoallschooldistricts,whichshall
826+10includeinformationonhowschoolscanbecometrauma-informedschools;and
827+11 (3)Developawebsiteaboutthetrauma-informedschoolsinitiativethatincludes
828+12informationforschoolsandparentsregardingthetrauma-informedapproachandaguidefor
829+13schoolsonhowtobecometrauma-informedschools.
830+14 4.Eachschooldistrictshallprovidetheaddressofthewebsitedescribedunder
831+15subdivision(3)ofsubsection3ofthissectiontoallparentsofthestudentsinitsdistrictbefore
832+16Octoberfirstofeachschoolyear.
833+17 5.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
834+18 (1)"Trauma-informedapproach",anapproachthatinvolvesunderstandingand
835+19respondingtothesymptomsofchronicinterpersonaltraumaandtraumaticstressacrossthe
836+20lifespan;
837+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 23 21 (2)"Trauma-informedschool",aschoolthat:
838+22 (a)Realizesthewidespreadimpactoftraumaandunderstandspotentialpathsfor
839+23recovery;
840+24 (b)Recognizesthesignsandsymptomsoftraumainstudents,teachers,andstaff;
841+25 (c)Respondsbyfullyintegratingknowledgeabouttraumaintoitspolicies,
842+26procedures,andpractices;and
843+27 (d)Seekstoactivelyresistretraumatization.
844+28 6.Eachschoolthatchoosestoparticipateinthetrauma-informedschools
845+29initiativeshallkeeparecordofeachincidentinwhichachildisremovedfromor
846+30presentinaclassroomduringorfollowinganotherchild'soutburstandshallinformthe
847+31parentsorguardiansofanychildremovedfromaclassroomasdescribedinthis
848+32subsectionwithinforty-eighthoursoftheincidentbytelephone,letter,oremail.
849+162.058.1.BeforeJuly1,2023,eachschooldistrictandcharterschoolshall,
850+2afterreceivingcommunityinput,implementacommunityengagementpolicythat
851+3providesresidentsoftheschooldistrictmethodsofcommunicatingwiththeschool
852+4boardorthegoverningboardofacharterschoollocatedintheschooldistrictandwith
853+5theadministrationoftheschooldistrictorcharterschool.
854+6 2.Thecommunityengagementpolicyshallcreateaprocessallowingany
855+7residentofaschooldistricttohaveanitemplacedontheagendaofaschoolboard
856+8meeting,orameetingofthegoverningboardofacharterschoollocatedintheschool
857+9district,iftheresidentfollowstheprocessdescribedinthepolicy.Suchpolicyshall
858+10containatleastthefollowingcomponents:
859+11 (1)Noitemshallbeplacedonameetingagendaunderthissectionunlessthe
860+12itemisdirectlyrelatedtothegovernanceoroperationoftheschooldistrictorcharter
861+13school;
862+14 (2)Theschooldistrictorcharterschoolmayrequiretheresidenttofirstmeet
863+15withthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesigneetoattemptaresolutionofthe
864+16issue.Thesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesigneeshallmeetwiththeresident
865+17withintwentybusinessdaysofawrittenrequesttomeet.Aftersuchmeeting,orifthe
866+18superintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesigneedoesnotmeetwiththeresidentwithin
867+19twentybusinessdays,theresidentmaysubmitawrittenrequesttotheboardsecretary
868+20tohavetheissuebroughtbeforetheschoolboardorthegoverningboardasameeting
869+21agendaitemandmayaskfortheschoolboardtotakeactionontheissue.Ifthe
870+22secretaryreceivestherequestatleastfivebusinessdayspriortothenextregularly
871+23scheduledboardmeeting,theissueshallbeplacedasanitemontheagendaforsuch
872+24meeting.Ifthesecretaryreceivestherequestlessthanfivedaysbeforethenext
873+25regularlyscheduledboardmeeting,theissueshallbeplacedasanitemontheagenda
874+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 24 26forthenextsubsequentregularboardmeeting.Anagendaitemmaybemovedtoa
875+27differentboardmeetingwiththeconsentoftheresidentrequestingtheagendaitem;
876+28 (3)Theschoolboardorgoverningboardmayestablishreasonablerules
877+29governingagendaitemsincluding,butnotlimitedto,timelimitsforpresentationor
878+30discussionoftheagendaitemandlimitsonthenumberofspeakerstoasingleindividual
879+31ortoindividualswhometwiththesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesignee
880+32beforetheissuewasbroughtbeforetheboardasameetingagendaitem;
881+33 (4)Iftheresidenthasrequestedtheboardtotakeactionontheitembythe
882+34processdescribedundersubdivision2ofthissubsection,theschoolboardorgoverning
883+35boardshalltakeactionbyvotingontheagendaiteminthemeetinginwhichtheitemis
884+36broughtbeforetheboardorinoneofthetwosubsequentboardmeetings.Suchboard
885+37voteontheagendaitemincludes,butisnotlimitedto,thefollowing:
886+38 (a)Allowingtheschooladministration'sdecisiontostand;
887+39 (b)Reversing,revising,orchangingtheschooladministration'sdecision;
888+40 (c)Unlessthenextboardmeetingisnotoneofthethreemeetingsatwhichthe
889+41agendaitemshallbevotedonasrequiredinthissubdivision,postponingconsideration
890+42oftheissueuntilthenextboardmeeting;or
891+43 (d)Amending,modifying,ormakingnochangetoschooldistrictpolicy,
892+44procedures,oroperations;
893+45 (5)Theschoolboardorgoverningboardmayrefusetohearordelayhearingan
894+46agendaitemiftheschoolboardorgoverningboardhasheardanidenticalor
895+47substantiallysimilarissueinthepreviousthreecalendarmonthsoriftheresidenthas
896+48previouslyviolateddistrictrulesregardingconductatmeetingsoronschoolproperty;
897+49and
898+50 (6)Theschoolboardorgoverningboardmaydelayhearinganagendaitemif
899+51morethanthreeresident-initiatedagendaitemsarescheduledforthesameboard
900+52meeting.Ifthehearingofaresident'sagendaitemisdelayed,theschoolboardor
901+53governingboardshallprovidetheresidentwithanalternatemethodofcommunicating
902+54totheschoolboardorgoverningboardregardingtheagendaitem.
903+162.084.1.Ifanyindividualpublicelementaryorsecondaryschool,anycharter
904+2school,oranyschooldistrictisdeterminedtobeinthebottomfivepercentofscoreson
905+3theannualperformancereport,suchschool,charterschool,ordistrictshallmailaletter
906+4totheparentsandguardiansofeachstudentinsuchschool,charterschool,ordistrict
907+5informingsuchparentsandguardians:
908+6 (1)Thattheindividualpublicelementaryorsecondaryschool,charterschool,or
909+7schooldistricthasbeendeterminedtobeinthebottomfivepercentofscoresonthe
910+8annualperformancereport;and
911+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 25 9 (2)Whatoptionsareavailabletosuchstudentsasaresultoftheschool's,charter
912+10school's,ordistrict'scurrentstatus.
913+11 2.(1)Rulesrelatingtotheannualperformancereportratingshallrequirethe
914+12departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationtodisplay,inaclearandeasily
915+13accessiblemanneronthedepartment'swebsite,theannualperformancereportrating
916+14andrankingpercentageforeachlocaleducationagencyandeachattendancecenter
917+15withinthelocaleducationagency,theaccreditationstatusforeachschooldistrict,anda
918+16listofthebottomfivepercentofscoresforallschoolsandforalllocaleducation
919+17agencies.
920+18 (2)Eachlocaleducationagencyshalldisplaythesameinformationoutlinedin
921+19subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionforthelocaleducationagencyandeachattendance
922+20centerwithinthelocaleducationagencyinaclearandeasilyaccessiblemanneronthe
923+21localeducationagency'swebsite.Informationrequiredtobepostedonwebsitesunder
924+22thissubdivisionshallbeincludedintheannualschoolaccountabilityreportcard
925+23informationrequiredundersection160.522.
926+162.261.1.Thegovernmentandcontrolofaseven-directorschooldistrict,other
927+2thananurbandistrict,isvestedinaboardofeducationofsevenmembers,whoholdtheir
928+3officeforthreeyears,exceptasprovidedin[section] sections162.241and162.563, anduntil
929+4theirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualified.Anyvacancyoccurringintheboardshallbe
930+5filledbytheremainingmembersoftheboard;exceptthatiftherearemorethantwovacancies
931+6atanyonetime,thecountycommissionuponreceivingwrittennoticeofthevacanciesshall
932+7fillthevacanciesbyappointment.Iftherearemorethantwovacanciesatanyonetimeina
933+8countywithoutacountycommission,thecountyexecutiveuponreceivingwrittennoticeof
934+9thevacanciesshallfillthevacancies,withtheadviceandconsentofthecountycouncil,by
935+10appointment.Thepersonappointedshallholdofficeuntilthenextmunicipalelection,whena
936+11directorshallbeelectedfortheunexpiredterm.
937+12 2.Noseven-director,urban,ormetropolitanschooldistrictboardofeducationshall
938+13hireaspouseofanymemberofsuchboardforavacantornewlycreatedpositionunlessthe
939+14positionhasbeenadvertisedpursuanttoboardpolicyandthesuperintendentofschools
940+15submitsawrittenrecommendationfortheemploymentofthespousetotheboardof
941+16education.Thenamesofallapplicantsaswellasthenameoftheapplicanthiredforthe
942+17position[areto]shallbeincludedintheboardminutes.
943+18 3.TheprovisionsofArticleVII,Section6oftheMissouriConstitutionapplyto
944+19schooldistricts.
945+162.281.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,inallseven-directordistricts,
946+2includingurbandistricts,whendirectorsaretobeelectedfortermsofdifferentlengths,each
947+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 26 3candidateshalldeclareforatermofaspecificnumberofyearsandthedifferenttermsshall
948+4bevoteduponasseparatepropositions.
949+162.291.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,thevotersofeachseven-director
950+2districtotherthanurbandistrictsshall,atmunicipalelections,electtwodirectorswhoare
951+3citizensoftheUnitedStatesandresidenttaxpayersofthedistrict,whohaveresidedin[this
952+4state]thedistrictforoneyearnextprecedingtheirelectionorappointment,andwhoareat
953+5leasttwenty-fouryearsofage.
954+162.471.1.Thegovernmentandcontrolofanurbanschooldistrictisvestedina
955+2boardofsevendirectors.
956+3 2.Exceptasprovidedinsection162.563,eachdirectorshallbeavoterofthe
957+4districtwhohasresidedwithinthisstateforoneyearnextpreceding[his]thedirector's
958+5electionorappointmentandwhoisatleasttwenty-fouryearsofage.Alldirectors,exceptas
959+6otherwiseprovidedin[section] sections162.481[andsection], 162.492,and162.563,shall
960+7holdtheirofficesforsixyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualified.All
961+8vacanciesoccurringintheboard,exceptasprovidedinsection162.492,shallbefilledby
962+9appointmentbytheboardassoonaspracticable,andthepersonappointedshallhold[his]
963+10officeuntilthenextschoolboardelection,when[his]asuccessorshallbeelectedforthe
964+11remainderoftheunexpiredterm.Thepoweroftheboardtoperformanyofficialdutyduring
965+12theexistenceofavacancycontinuesunimpairedthereby.
966+162.481.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissectionand[insection] sections
967+2162.492and162.563, allelectionsofschooldirectorsinurbanschooldistrictsshallbeheld
968+3bienniallyatthesametimesandplacesasmunicipalelections.
969+4 2.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsubsections3,4,and5ofthissection,hereafter
970+5whenaseven-directordistrictbecomesanurbanschooldistrict,thedirectorsoftheprior
971+6seven-directordistrictshallcontinueasdirectorsoftheurbanschooldistrictuntilthe
972+7expirationofthetermsforwhichtheywereelectedanduntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedas
973+8providedinthissubsection.Thefirstbiennialschoolelectionfordirectorsshallbeheldinthe
974+9urbanschooldistrictatthetimeprovidedinsubsection1whichisonthedateofor
975+10subsequenttotheexpirationofthetermsofthedirectorsofthepriordistrictwhicharefirstto
976+11expire,anddirectorsshallbeelectedtosucceedthedirectorsofthepriordistrictwhoseterms
977+12haveexpired.Ifthetermsoftwodirectorsonlyhaveexpired,thedirectorselectedatthefirst
978+13biennialschoolelectionintheurbanschooldistrictshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears.If
979+14thetermsoffourdirectorshaveexpired,twodirectorsshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears
980+15andtwoshallbeelectedfortermsoffouryears.Atthenextsucceedingbiennialelectionheld
981+16intheurbanschooldistrict,successorsfortheremainingdirectorsofthepriorseven-director
982+17districtshallbeelected.Ifonlytwodirectorsaretobeelectedtheyshallbeelectedforterms
983+18ofsixyearseach.Iffourdirectorsaretobeelected,twoshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyears
984+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 27 19andtwoshallbeelectedfortermsoftwoyears.Aftersevendirectorsoftheurbanschool
985+20districthavebeenelectedunderthissubsection,theirsuccessorsshallbeelectedfortermsof
986+21sixyears.
987+22 3.Inanyschooldistrictinwhichamajorityofthedistrictislocatedinanyhomerule
988+23citywithmorethanonehundredfifty-fivethousandbutfewerthantwohundredthousand
989+24inhabitants,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneralmunicipal
990+25electionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andthetermsshallbeforthreeyears
991+26anduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforalldirectorselectedonandafter
992+27August28,1998.
993+28 4.Foranyschooldistrictwhichbecomesanurbanschooldistrictbyreasonofthe
994+292000federaldecennialcensus,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplaces
995+30asgeneralmunicipalelectionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andtheterms
996+31shallbeforthreeyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforall
997+32directorselectedonandafterAugust28,2001.
998+33 5.Inanyschooldistrictinanycountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwith
999+34morethanthreehundredthousandbutfewerthanfourhundredfiftythousandinhabitants
1000+35whichbecomesanurbanschooldistrictbyreasonofthe2010federaldecennialcensus,
1001+36electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneralmunicipalelections
1002+37forallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,andthetermsshallbeforthreeyearsanduntil
1003+38theirsuccessorsaredulyelectedandqualifiedforalldirectorselectedonandafterApril2,
1004+392012.
1005+40 6.Inanyurbanschooldistrictinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmorethan
1006+41eighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahomerule
1007+42citywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitantsas
1008+43thecountyseat,electionsshallbeheldannuallyatthesametimesandplacesasgeneral
1009+44municipalelectionsforallyearswhereoneormoretermsexpire,anduponexpirationofany
1010+45termafterAugust28,2015,thetermofofficeshallbeforthreeyearsanduntiltheir
1011+46successorsaredulyelectedandqualified.
1012+162.491.1.Directorsforurbanschooldistricts,otherthanthosedistrictscontaining
1013+2thegreaterpartofacityofoveronehundredthirtythousandinhabitants,maybenominated
1014+3bypetitiontobefiledwiththesecretaryoftheboardandsignedbyanumberofvotersinthe
1015+4districtequaltotenpercentofthetotalnumberofvotescastforthedirectorreceivingthe
1016+5highestnumberofvotescastatthenextprecedingbiennialelection,exceptasprovidedin
1017+6subsection4ofthissection.
1018+7 2.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedasprovidingthesolemethodofnominating
1019+8candidatesfortheofficeofschooldirectorinurbanschooldistricts[which] thatdonot
1020+9containthegreaterpartofacityofoverthreehundredthousandinhabitants.
1021+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 28 10 3.Adirectorforanyurbanschooldistrictcontainingacityofgreaterthanone
1022+11hundredthirtythousandinhabitantsandlessthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsmaybe
1023+12nominatedasanindependentcandidatebyfilingwiththesecretaryoftheboardapetition
1024+13signedbyfivehundredregisteredvotersofsuchschooldistrict.
1025+14 4.Inanyurbanschooldistrictlocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmore
1026+15thaneighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahome
1027+16rulecitywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitants
1028+17asthecountyseat,acandidatefordirectorshallfileadeclarationofcandidacywiththe
1029+18secretaryoftheboardandshallnotberequiredtosubmitapetition.
1030+19 5.Nocandidateforelectionasaschoolboarddirectorrepresentingasubdistrict
1031+20asprovidedinsection162.563shallberequiredtofileadeclarationofcandidacyas
1032+21providedinthissectionasthesolemethodoffilingforcandidacy.
1033+162.563.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1034+2 (1)"Schoolboard",theboardvestedwiththegovernmentandcontrolofa
1035+3schooldistrictasdescribedinsection162.261orsection162.471;
1036+4 (2)"Schooldistrict",aseven-directorschooldistrictoranurbanschooldistrict
1037+5establishedinthischapter.
1038+6 2.Aschoolboardmaydividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsora
1039+7combinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschool
1040+8boardmembersasprovidedinthissection.
1041+9 3.(1)Aschoolboarddesiringtodivideaschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
1042+10sectionshallvoteonthequestionofdividingthedistrictasprovidedinthissection.
1043+11Upontheapprovalofthequestionbyatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard,the
1044+12schoolboardshalldevelopaproposedplanasdescribedinsubdivision(2)ofthis
1045+13subsection.
1046+14 (2)Aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshall
1047+15developandadoptaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Suchproposed
1048+16planshallbeadoptedupontheapprovalofatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard
1049+17andshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
1050+18 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
1051+19 (b)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
1052+20subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
1053+21 (c)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
1054+22boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
1055+23anumber;
1056+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 29 24 (d)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
1057+25replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
1058+26electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
1059+27 (e)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
1060+28 (3)Aftertheschoolboarddevelopssuchproposedplan,theschoolboardshall
1061+29immediatelynotifytheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictis
1062+30located.Uponreceivingsuchnotification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthe
1063+31questionofwhethertodividetheschooldistrictasdescribedintheproposedplantothe
1064+32votersoftheschooldistrictonthenextavailabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifa
1065+33majorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethe
1066+34divisionoftheschooldistrict,theschoolboardshallfollowtheproceduresdescribedin
1067+35subsection4ofthissection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrict
1068+36votingonthequestionrejectthedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribed
1069+37inthissectionshalloccur.
1070+38 4.(1)Afterapprovalofaquestionsubmittedundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection
1071+393ofthissection,aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshall
1072+40adoptafinalplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrictbasedontheproposedplan
1073+41developedundersubsection3ofthissection.Suchfinalplanshallcontainatleastthe
1074+42followinginformation:
1075+43 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
1076+44 (b)Thetimeandplaceofatleasttwopublichearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
1077+45proposedplan;
1078+46 (c)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
1079+47subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
1080+48 (d)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
1081+49boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
1082+50anumber;
1083+51 (e)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
1084+52replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
1085+53electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
1086+54 (f)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
1087+55 (2)Foreachhearingheldasprovidedinthissubsection,theschoolboardshall:
1088+56 (a)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
1089+57proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyany
1090+58othermethodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirty
1091+59daysbeforethehearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendays
1092+60andnolaterthantendaysbeforethehearing;
1093+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 30 61 (b)Hearallalternateproposalsfordivisionoftheschooldistrictandreceive
1094+62evidencefororagainstsuchalternateproposals;
1095+63 (c)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
1096+64 (d)Voteoneachalternateproposalandprotest,whichvoteshallbethefinal
1097+65determinationofsuchalternateproposalorprotest;
1098+66 (e)Adoptanyamendmentstotheproposedplan;and
1099+67 (f)Performanyotheractionsrelatedtotheproposedplandeemednecessaryby
1100+68theschoolboard.
1101+69 (3)(a)Aftertheconclusionofthefinalhearingproceedingsbutbefore
1102+70adjourningsuchhearing,theschoolboardshalladoptthefinalplantodividetheschool
1103+71districtdevelopedasaresultofthehearings.
1104+72 (b)Aftertheschoolboardadoptsthefinalplan,theschoolboardshallpresent
1105+73thefinalplantotheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictis
1106+74locatedforactionsrequiredundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionandpublishthe
1107+75finalplaninthesamemannerastheinitialproposedplanwaspublishedunder
1108+76paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleast
1109+77thefollowinginformation:
1110+78 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
1111+79 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
1112+80subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
1113+81 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
1114+82boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
1115+83anumber;
1116+84 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthe
1117+85finalplan;
1118+86 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
1119+87replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
1120+88electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
1121+89 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
1122+90 (4)(a)Afterafinalplanisadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthis
1123+91subsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediatelyprecedingthe
1124+92generalmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearinwhichtheresidentsoftheschool
1125+93districtwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersasprovidedinthefinalplan,the
1126+94schoolboardshalldividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationof
1127+95subdistrictsandat-largedistrictsasdirectedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequired
1128+96bythefinalplanshallbeofcontiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalin
1129+97populationaspracticableinaccordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsafter
1130+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 31 98eachdecennialcensusisreportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,theschoolboard
1131+99shallreapportionthesubdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.
1132+100Aftertheschoolboarddividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,the
1133+101schoolboardshallnotifytheresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
1134+102 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschoolboardhasdivided
1135+103theschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationofparagraph(a)ofthis
1136+104subdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictexists
1137+105foranorderdirectingtheschoolboardtodividetheschooldistrictorreapportionthe
1138+106subdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Thepetitionshallbe
1139+107submittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysoftheschoolboard'snotice
1140+108requiredinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
1141+109 (5)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
1142+110electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
1143+111qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictforthe
1144+112yearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidate
1145+113forelectiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-large
1146+114district.Attheendofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofa
1147+115subdistricthasfiledasacandidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextend
1148+116thetimeforcandidatefilingbysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentofthe
1149+117schooldistrictwhohasorwillhaveresidedintheschooldistrictfortheyear
1150+118immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidatefor
1151+119electiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.Noschool
1152+120districtshallrequireacandidatetosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersof
1153+121theschooldistrictasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelection
1154+122authorityshalldeterminethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
1155+123 (6)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
1156+124candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveaplurality
1157+125ofthevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictorat-largedistrictshallbeelected.Any
1158+126candidatewhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschool
1159+127districtresidentasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythe
1160+128votersoftheschooldistrict.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthe
1161+129finalplanadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection.
1162+130 (7)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacates
1163+131theoffice.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilled
1164+132asprovidedinsection162.261or162.471.
1165+133 (8)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasa
1166+134schooldistrictresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthis
1167+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 32 135subsection,eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduring
1168+136themember'sterm.
1169+137 (9)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwith
1170+138thissubsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
1171+139 5.(1)Ifanyschooldistrictreceivesapetition,signedbyatleasttenpercentof
1172+140thenumberofregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotinginthelastschoolboard
1173+141election,callingfortheschooldistricttodivideintosevensubdistrictsoracombination
1174+142ofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschoolboardmembers
1175+143asprovidedinthissubsection,theschooldistrictshallimmediatelynotifytheelection
1176+144authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocated.Uponreceivingsuch
1177+145notification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthequestionofwhethertodividethe
1178+146schooldistrictasprovidedbythepetitiontothevotersoftheschooldistrictonthenext
1179+147availabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersofthe
1180+148schooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethedivisionoftheschooldistrict,the
1181+149schoolboardshallbegintheprocessofadoptingtheplanasdescribedinthissubsection.
1182+150Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionreject
1183+151thedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribedinthepetitionshalloccur.
1184+152 (2)(a)Anysuchpetitionsubmittedtotheschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
1185+153subsectionshallcontainaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Such
1186+154proposedplanshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
1187+155 a.Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
1188+156 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
1189+157subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
1190+158 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
1191+159boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
1192+160anumber;
1193+161 d.Theproposeddateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberas
1194+162providedintheproposedplan;
1195+163 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
1196+164replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
1197+165electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
1198+166 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
1199+167 (b)Ifadivisionoftheschooldistrictisapprovedbythevotersasprovidedin
1200+168subdivision(1)ofthissubsection,theschoolboardshallcreateaschooldistrictdivision
1201+169commissiontodevelopafinalplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrict.Thecommission
1202+170shall:
1203+171 a.Becomposedofninemembersasfollows:
1204+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 33 172 (i)Threemembersappointedbythesuperintendentoftheschooldistrict;
1205+173 (ii)Threemembersappointedbythecountycommission;and
1206+174 (iii)Threemembersappointedbytheorganizersofthepetitiontodividethe
1207+175schooldistrict;and
1208+176 b.Setthetimeandplaceofatleasttwohearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
1209+177proposedplan.Foreachhearingheld,thecommissionshall:
1210+178 (i)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
1211+179proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyany
1212+180othermethodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirty
1213+181daysbeforethehearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendays
1214+182andnolaterthantendaysbeforethehearing;
1215+183 (ii)Conductthehearingontheproposalfordivisionofthedistrictonbehalfof
1216+184thepetitioners;
1217+185 (iii)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
1218+186and
1219+187 (iv)Votetoadoptanyproposedplanamendmentsagreedtobythepetitionersas
1220+188aresultofthehearings.
1221+189 (c)Withinninetydaysaftertheadjournmentofthefinalhearingconductedas
1222+190providedinthissubdivision,thecommissionshallsubmitthefinalplantotheelection
1223+191authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocatedforactionsrequiredin
1224+192subdivision(3)ofthissubsectionandpublishthefinalplaninthesamemannerasthe
1225+193initialproposedplanwaspublishedasprovidedinitem(i)ofsubparagraphb.of
1226+194paragraph(b)ofthissubdivision.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleastthefollowing
1227+195information:
1228+196 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
1229+197 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
1230+198subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
1231+199 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschool
1232+200boardmemberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedby
1233+201anumber;
1234+202 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthe
1235+203finalplan;
1236+204 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
1237+205replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
1238+206electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
1239+207 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybythecommission.
1240+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 34 208 (3)(a)Afterafinalplanissubmittedtotheelectionauthorityasprovidedin
1241+209subdivision(2)ofthissubsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryear
1242+210immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearin
1243+211whichtheresidentsoftheschooldistrictwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersas
1244+212providedinthefinalplan,theschooldistrictdivisioncommissionshalldividetheschool
1245+213districtintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsas
1246+214directedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequiredbythefinalplanshallbeof
1247+215contiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticablein
1248+216accordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsaftereachdecennialcensusis
1249+217reportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,thecommissionshallreapportionthe
1250+218subdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.Afterthecommission
1251+219dividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,thecommissionshallnotify
1252+220theresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
1253+221 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschooldistrictdivision
1254+222commissionhasdividedtheschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationof
1255+223paragraph(a)ofthissubdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhich
1256+224theschooldistrictexistsforanorderdirectingthecommissiontodividetheschool
1257+225districtorreapportionthesubdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
1258+226Thepetitionshallbesubmittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysofthe
1259+227commission'snoticeprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
1260+228 (4)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
1261+229electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
1262+230qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictforthe
1263+231yearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidate
1264+232forelectiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-large
1265+233district.Attheendofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofa
1266+234subdistricthasfiledasacandidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextend
1267+235thetimeforcandidatefilingbysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentofthe
1268+236schooldistrictwhohasorwillhaveresidedintheschooldistrictfortheyear
1269+237immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidatefor
1270+238electiontotheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.Noschool
1271+239districtshallrequireacandidatetosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersof
1272+240theschooldistrictasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelection
1273+241authorityshalldeterminethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
1274+242 (5)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
1275+243candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveaplurality
1276+244ofthevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictshallbeelected.Anycandidatewhois
1277+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 35 245notasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschooldistrictresidentas
1278+246providedinsubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythevotersoftheschool
1279+247district.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthefinalplanapproved
1280+248asprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.
1281+249 (6)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacates
1282+250theoffice.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilled
1283+251asprovidedinsection162.261or162.471.
1284+252 (7)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasa
1285+253schooldistrictresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(4)ofthis
1286+254subsection,eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduring
1287+255themember'sterm.
1288+256 (8)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwith
1289+257thissubsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
1290+258 6.Nonewplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrictshallbeproposedoradoptedas
1291+259providedinthissectionsoonerthanfiveyearsafteradivisionoftheschooldistrictas
1292+260providedinthissection.
1293+162.720.1.(1)Thissubdivisionshallapplytoallschoolyearsendingbefore
1294+2July1,2024.Whereasufficientnumberofchildrenare[determinedtobe]identifiedas
1295+3giftedandtheirdevelopmentrequiresprogramsorservicesbeyondthelevelofthose
1296+4ordinarilyprovidedinregularpublicschoolprograms,districtsmayestablishspecial
1297+5programsforsuchgiftedchildren.
1298+6 (2)Forschoolyear2024-25andallsubsequentschoolyears,ifthreepercentor
1299+7moreofstudentsenrolledinaschooldistrictareidentifiedasgiftedandtheir
1300+8developmentrequiresprogramsorservicesbeyondthelevelofthoseordinarily
1301+9providedinregularpublicschoolprograms,thedistrictshallestablishastate-approved
1302+10giftedprogramforgiftedchildren.
1303+11 2.Forschoolyear2024-25andallsubsequentschoolyears,anyteacher
1304+12providinggiftedservicestostudentsindistrictswithanaveragedailyattendanceof
1305+13morethanthreehundredfiftystudentsshallbecertificatedingiftededucation.In
1306+14districtswithanaveragedailyattendanceofthreehundredfiftystudentsorfewer,any
1307+15teacherprovidinggiftedservicesshallnotberequiredtobecertificatedtoteachgifted
1308+16educationbutsuchteachershallannuallyparticipateinatleastsixclockhoursof
1309+17professionaldevelopmentfocusedongiftedservices.Theschooldistrictshallpayfor
1310+18suchprofessionaldevelopmentfocusedongiftedservices.
1311+19 3.Thestateboardofeducationshalldeterminestandardsforsuchgiftedprograms
1312+20andgiftedservices. Approvalof[such] giftedprogramsshallbemadebythestate
1313+21departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationbaseduponprojectapplicationssubmitted
1314+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 36 22[byJulyfifteenthofeachyear]atatimeandinaformdeterminedbythedepartmentof
1315+23elementaryandsecondaryeducation.
1316+24 [3.]4.Nodistrictshall[makeadeterminationastowhether] identifyachild[is]as
1317+25giftedbasedonthechild'sparticipationinanadvancedplacementcourseorinternational
1318+26baccalaureatecourse.Districtsshall[determine] identifyachild[is]asgiftedonlyifthe
1319+27childmeetsthedefinitionofgiftedchildrenasprovidedinsection162.675.
1320+28 [4.]5.Anydistrictwithagiftededucationprogramapprovedundersubsection[2]3
1321+29ofthissectionshallhaveapolicy,approvedbytheboardofeducationofthedistrict,that
1322+30establishesaprocessthatoutlinestheproceduresandconditionsunderwhichparentsor
1323+31guardiansmayrequestareviewofthedecision[thatdetermined] thattheirchilddidnot
1324+32qualifytoreceiveservicesthroughthedistrict'sgiftededucationprogram.
1325+33 [5.]6.Schooldistrictsandschooldistrictemployeesshallbeimmunefromliability
1326+34foranyandallactsoromissionsrelatingtothedecisionthatachilddidnotqualifytoreceive
1327+35servicesthroughthedistrict'sgiftededucationprogram.
1328+36 7.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgateall
1329+37necessaryrulesandregulationsfortheimplementationandadministrationofthis
1330+38section.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
1331+39createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifit
1332+40complieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,
1333+41section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowers
1334+42vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe
1335+43effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,
1336+44thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust
1337+4528,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
1338+162.961.1.Aparent,guardianortheresponsibleeducationalagencymayrequesta
1339+2dueprocesshearingbeforetheadministrativehearingcommissionwithrespecttoanymatter
1340+3relatingtoidentification,evaluation,educationalplacement,ortheprovisionofafree
1341+4appropriatepubliceducationofthechild.Suchrequestshallincludethechild'sname,
1342+5address,school,issue,andsuggestedresolutionofdisputeifknown.Exceptasprovidedin
1343+6subsection4ofthissection,theadministrativehearingcommissionshallwithinfifteendays
1344+7afterreceivingnoticeassignacommissionerwhoisnotanemployeeofthestateboardof
1345+8educationordepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationtohearthecase.
1346+9Commissionersshallhavesomeknowledgeortraininginvolvingchildrenwithdisabilities,
1347+10shallnothaveapersonalorprofessionalinterestwhichwouldconflictwith[hisorher]such
1348+11commissioner'sobjectivityinthehearing,andshallmeetthetrainingandassessment
1349+12requirementspursuanttostateregulations,federallawandregulationrequirementsofthe
1350+13IndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducationAct,andtherequirementsinsection621.253.No
1351+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 37 14commissionerwhoconductsadueprocesshearingshallhavebeenemployedwithinthelast
1352+15fiveyearsbyaschooldistrictorbyanorganizationengagedinspecialeducationparentand
1353+16studentadvocacy,performedworkforaschooldistrictorforaparentorstudentasaspecial
1354+17educationadvocatewithinthelastfiveyearsasanindependentcontractororconsultant,been
1355+18employedwithinthelastfiveyearsbythestateboardofeducationordepartmentof
1356+19elementaryandsecondaryeducation,orperformedworkforthestateboardofeducationor
1357+20departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationwithinthelastfiveyearsasan
1358+21independentcontractororconsultant,orbeenpartytoaspecialeducationproceedingasan
1359+22attorney,parent,orchild.Duringthependencyofanyhearing,orpriortotheassignmentof
1360+23thecommissioner,thepartiesmay,bymutualagreement,submittheirdisputetoamediator
1361+24pursuanttosection162.959.
1362+25 2.Theparentorguardian,schoolofficial,andotherpersonsaffectedbytheactionin
1363+26questionshallpresentatthehearingallpertinentevidencerelativetothematterunderappeal.
1364+27Allrightsandprivilegesasdescribedinsection162.963shallbepermitted.Inhearings
1365+28relatingtoachildwithadisabilitythatareheldundertheIndividualswithDisabilities
1366+29Act(20U.S.C.Section1400etseq.),applicablestatelaw,orrulesorregulations
1367+30promulgatedundersuchfederalorstatelaw,theburdenofproofandtheburdenof
1368+31productionshallbeontheschooldistrictinanydueprocesshearingregardingany
1369+32matterrelatedtotheidentification,evaluation,reevaluation,classification,educational
1370+33placement,disciplinaryaction,ortheprovisionofafreeappropriatepubliceducationof
1371+34thechild.
1372+35 3.Afterreviewofallevidencepresentedandaproperdeliberation,thecommissioner,
1373+36withinthe[timelines]timelinesrequiredbytheIndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducationAct,
1374+3720U.S.C.Section1415andanyamendmentsthereto,shalldetermineitsfindings,
1375+38conclusions,anddecisioninthematterinquestionandforwardthewrittendecisiontothe
1376+39parentsorguardianofthechildandtothepresidentoftheappropriatelocalboardof
1377+40educationorresponsibleeducationalagencyandtothedepartmentofelementaryand
1378+41secondaryeducation.Aspecificextensionofthe[timeline]timelinemaybemadebythe
1379+42commissionerassignedtothematterattherequestofeitherparty,exceptinthecaseofan
1380+43expeditedhearingasprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection.
1381+44 4.Anexpediteddueprocesshearingbytheadministrativehearingcommissionmay
1382+45berequestedbyaparenttochallengeadisciplinarychangeofplacementortochallengea
1383+46manifestationdeterminationinconnectionwithadisciplinarychangeofplacementorbya
1384+47responsibleeducationalagencytoseekaforty-fiveschooldayalternativeeducational
1385+48placementforadangerousorviolentstudent.Theadministrativehearingcommissionshall
1386+49assignacommissionertohearthecaseandrenderadecisionwithinthe[timeline]timeline
1387+50requiredbyfederallawandstateregulationsimplementingfederallaw.Aspecificextension
1388+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 38 51ofthe[timeline]timelineisonlypermissibletotheextentconsistentwithfederallawand
1389+52pursuanttostateregulations.
1390+53 5.Iftheresponsiblepublicagencyrequestsadueprocesshearingtoseekaforty-five
1391+54schooldayalternativeeducationalplacementforadangerousorviolentstudent,theagency
1392+55shallshowbysubstantialevidencethatthereisasubstantiallikelihoodthestudentwillinjure
1393+56[himself] thestudentorothersandthattheagencymadereasonableeffortstominimizethat
1394+57risk,andshallshowthattheforty-fiveschooldayalternativeeducationalplacementwill
1395+58provideafreeappropriatepubliceducationwhichincludesservicesandmodificationsto
1396+59addressthebehaviorsothat[it]suchbehaviordoesnotreoccur,andcontinuetoallow
1397+60progressinthegeneraleducationcurriculum.
1398+61 6.Anydueprocesshearingrequestandresponsestotherequestshallconformtothe
1399+62requirementsoftheIndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA).Determinationof
1400+63thesufficiencyshallbemadebythecommissioner.Thecommissionershallenforcethe
1401+64processandprocedures,including[timelines] timelines, requiredbytheIDEA,relatedto
1402+65sufficiencyofnotice,responsetonotice,determinationofsufficiencydispute,and
1403+66amendmentsofthenotice.
1404+67 7.Apreliminarymeeting,knownasaresolutionsession,shallbeconvenedbythe
1405+68responsiblepublicagency,undertherequirementsoftheIDEA.Theprocessandprocedures
1406+69requiredbytheIDEAinconnectiontotheresolutionsessionandanyresultingwritten
1407+70settlementagreementshallbeimplemented.Theresponsiblepublicagencyoritsdesignee
1408+71shallsigntheagreement.Thedesigneeidentifiedbytheresponsiblepublicagencyshallhave
1409+72theauthoritytobindtheagency.Alocalboardofeducation,asaresponsiblepublicagency,
1410+73shallidentifyadesigneewithauthoritytobindtheschooldistrict.
1411+74 8.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,whenconductingadue
1412+75processhearing,theadministrativehearingcommissionshallconformallofitspractices,
1413+76procedures,filingdeadlines,andresponsetimestotherequirementsoftheIndividualsWith
1414+77DisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA).
1415+162.974.1.Thestatedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
1416+2reimburseschooldistricts,includingspecialschooldistricts,forthespecialeducationalcosts
1417+3ofhigh-needchildrenwithanindividualizededucationprogramexceedingthreetimesthe
1418+4currentexpenditureperaveragedailyattendanceascalculatedonthedistrictannualsecretary
1419+5oftheboardreportfortheyearinwhichexpendituresareclaimed.Foranyschooldistrict
1420+6withanaveragedailyattendanceoffivehundredstudentsorfewer,thecalculationof
1421+7threetimesthecurrentexpenditureperaveragedailyattendanceshallnotincludeany
1422+8moneysreimbursedtoaschooldistrictunderthissection.
1423+9 2.Aschooldistrictshallsubmit,throughtimelyapplication,asdeterminedbythe
1424+10statedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,thecostofservinganyhigh-needs
1425+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 39 11studentwithanindividualizededucationprogram,asprovidedinsubsection1ofthis
1426+12section.
1427+163.016.1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011,foranyschooldistrict
1428+2locatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocatedwithinacityofthe
1429+3fourthclassificationwithmorethantwothousandfivehundredbutfewerthantwothousand
1430+4sixhundredinhabitantsandlocatedinmorethanonecounty,thecountysignifiedinthe
1431+5schooldistrictnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighestdollarvalue
1432+6modifier.
1433+7 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011tothecontrary,forany
1434+8schooldistrictlocatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocated
1435+9withinacitywithmorethantwothousandsevenhundredbutfewerthanthree
1436+10thousandinhabitantsandlocatedinacountywithmorethanfourteenthousandbut
1437+11fewerthanfifteenthousandsevenhundredinhabitantsandwithacountyseatwith
1438+12morethantwothousandbutfewerthanthreethousandinhabitants,thecountysignified
1439+13intheschooldistrictnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighestdollar
1440+14valuemodifier.
1441+15 3.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011tothecontrary,forany
1442+16schooldistrictlocatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocated
1443+17withinacitywithmorethanonethousandonehundredseventybutfewerthanone
1444+18thousandthreehundredinhabitantsandlocatedinacountywithmorethansixty
1445+19thousandbutfewerthanseventythousandinhabitants,thecountysignifiedintheschool
1446+20districtnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighestdollarvaluemodifier.
1447+21 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection163.011tothecontrary,forany
1448+22schooldistrictlocatedinmorethanonecountyandwhoseheadquartersarelocated
1449+23withinacitywithmorethanonethousandthreehundredbutfewerthanonethousand
1450+24fivehundredinhabitantsandpartiallylocatedinacountywithmorethaneight
1451+25thousandbutfewerthaneightthousandninehundredinhabitantsandwithacounty
1452+26seatwithmorethanthreehundredbutfewerthansixhundredinhabitants,thecounty
1453+27signifiedintheschooldistrictnumbershallbethecountyinthedistrictwiththehighest
1454+28dollarvaluemodifier.
1455+167.225.1.Asusedinsubsections1to4ofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1456+2 (1)"Braille",thesystemofreadingandwritingthroughtouch;
1457+3 (2)"Student",anystudentwhohasanimpairmentinvisionthat,evenwithcorrection,
1458+4adverselyaffectsachild'seducationalperformanceandwhoisdeterminedeligibleforspecial
1459+5educationservicesundertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct.
1460+6 2.Allstudentsshallreceiveinstructioninbraillereadingandwritingaspartoftheir
1461+7individualizededucationplanunlesstheindividualeducationprogramteamdetermines,after
1462+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 40 8anevaluationofastudent'sreadingandwritingskills,needs,andappropriatereadingand
1463+9writingmedia,includinganevaluationofthestudent'sfutureneedsforinstructioninbraille
1464+10ortheuseofbraille,thatinstructioninbrailleortheuseofbrailleisnotappropriate.No
1465+11studentshallbedeniedinstructioninbraillereadingandwritingsolelybecausethestudent
1466+12hassomeremainingvision.
1467+13 3.Instructioninbraillereadingandwritingshallbesufficienttoenableeachstudent
1468+14tocommunicateeffectivelyandefficientlyatalevelcommensuratewiththestudent'ssighted
1469+15peersofcomparablegradelevelandintellectualfunctioning.Thestudent'sindividualized
1470+16educationplanshallspecify:
1471+17 (1)Howbraillewillbeimplementedastheprimarymodeforlearningthrough
1472+18integrationwithnormalclassroomactivities.Ifbraillewillnotbeprovidedtoachildwhois
1473+19blind,thereasonfornotincorporatingitintheindividualizededucationplanshallbe
1474+20documentedtherein;
1475+21 (2)Thedateonwhichbrailleinstructionwillcommence;
1476+22 (3)Thelevelofcompetencyinbraillereadingandwritingtobeachievedbytheend
1477+23oftheperiodcoveredbytheindividualizededucationplan;and
1478+24 (4)Thedurationofeachsession.
1479+25 4.Aspartofthecertificationprocess,teacherscertifiedintheeducationofblindand
1480+26visuallyimpairedchildrenshallberequiredtodemonstratecompetenceinreadingand
1481+27writingbraille.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalladopt
1482+28assessmentprocedurestoassesssuchcompetencieswhichareconsistentwithstandards
1483+29adoptedbytheNationalLibraryServicefortheBlindandPhysicallyHandicapped,Libraryof
1484+30Congress,Washington,D.C.
1485+31 5.(1)Subsections5to9ofthissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe
1486+32"BlindStudents'RightstoIndependence,Training,andEducationAct"orthe"BRITE
1487+33Act".
1488+34 (2)Asusedinsubsections5to9ofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1489+35 (a)"Accessibleassistivetechnologydevice",anassistivetechnologydevice,as
1490+36definedin20U.S.C.Section1401,asamended,thatprovidesblindorvisuallyimpaired
1491+37studentsthebenefitsofaneducationalprograminanequallyeffectiveandintegrated
1492+38mannerasthatprovidedtonondisabledstudents;
1493+39 (b)"Adequateinstruction",thequalityteachingofblindorvisuallyimpaired
1494+40students,asitpertainstogeneraleducationandnecessaryblindnessskills,inalignment
1495+41withtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation'sdefinitionoffreeappropriatepubliceducation,
1496+42asdefinedin20U.S.C.Section1401,asamended;
1497+43 (c)"Blindorvisuallyimpairedstudent":
1498+44 a.Achildwho:
1499+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 41 45 (i)Hasanindividualizededucationprogram(IEP)oranindividualizedfamily
1500+46serviceplan(IFSP),assuchtermsaredefinedin20U.S.C.Section1401,asamended,or
1501+47a504plancreatedunderSection504ofthefederalRehabilitationActof1973,29U.S.C.
1502+48Section794,asamended;and
1503+49 (ii)Isidentifiedashavingthedisabilityof"visualimpairment(including
1504+50blindness)"withinthedefinitionof"childwithadisability"in20U.S.C.Section1401,
1505+51asamended;or
1506+52 b.Anindividualwhoisdeaf-blindunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilities
1507+53EducationAct(IDEA),asamended,orotherfederallaw;
1508+54 (d)"Braille",thesystemofreadingandwritingthroughtouch;
1509+55 (e)"Expandedcorecurriculum",adisability-specificcurriculumthat
1510+56compensatesforvisionloss,isfoundationaltoallotherlearning,andthatcoversthe
1511+57nineessentialareasofcompensatoryaccess,sensoryefficiency,assistivetechnology,
1512+58orientationandmobility,socialinteraction,recreationandleisure,independentliving,
1513+59self-determination,andcareereducation;
1514+60 (f)"Gradelevelinstruction",instructionthatalignswithstate-designated
1515+61contentstandardsandcurriculaforstudentsofthesameageorlevelofmaturity,based
1516+62onthedevelopmentofintellectual,emotional,physical,andbehavioralcapacitythatis
1517+63typicalforthestudent'sageoragegroup;
1518+64 (g)"Localeducationalagency"or"LEA",thesamedefinitionasin20U.S.C.
1519+65Section1401,asamended;
1520+66 (h)"Nonvisualaccess",theabilityofablindorvisuallyimpairedstudenttouse
1521+67allfunctionsofadevice,withoutusingthestudent'svision,inanequallyeffective,
1522+68equallyintegratedmannerandwithequivalenteaseofuseasthestudent'ssighted
1523+69peers;
1524+70 (i)"Nonvisualskills",skillsthataretaughtinsuchawaythatthestudentdoes
1525+71notneedtouseanyvision;
1526+72 (j)"Stateeducationalagency",thesamedefinitionasin20U.S.C.Section1401,
1527+73asamended;
1528+74 (k)"Technology-mediatedlearningenvironmentsandmethods",thesettingsin
1529+75whichelectronicandinformationtechnologyincluding,butnotlimitedto,thefollowing
1530+76isused:
1531+77 a.Computer-basedapplicationsandsimulations;
1532+78 b.Personalandmobilecomputingdevicessuchassmartphonesortablets;
1533+79 c.Web-basedplatforms;
1534+80 d.Onlineordistance-learningprograms;
1535+81 e.Videogames;and
1536+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 42 82 f.Exhibitsorinstallationsthatfeaturedigitalmedia,wearabletechnology,or
1537+83othertoolsthatsupportparticipants'engagementwithnewknowledge,skills,or
1538+84practices;
1539+85 (l)"U.S.AccessBoard",theindependentfederalagencycreatedin1973that
1540+86promotesequalityforpeoplewithdisabilitiesthroughleadershipinaccessibledesign
1541+87andthedevelopmentofaccessibilityguidelinesandstandards.
1542+88 6.(1)EachblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentshallreceiveinstructioninBraille
1543+89readingandwritingaspartofsuchstudent'sindividualizededucationprogram(IEP)or
1544+90individualizedfamilysupportplan(IFSP)unlesstheIEPorIFSPteamdetermines,after
1545+91anevaluationofthestudent'sreadingandwritingskills,needs,andappropriatereading
1546+92andwritingmediaincluding,butnotlimitedto,anevaluationofthestudent'sneedsfor
1547+93instructioninBrailleortheuseofBraille,thatinstructioninBrailleortheuseofBraille
1548+94isnotappropriate.Noblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentshallbedeniedinstructionin
1549+95Braillereadingandwritingsolelybecausethestudenthassomevision.Duringthe
1550+96evaluationandIEPprocess,considerationshallbegivenregardingappropriateBraille
1551+97instructionbasedonapotentialvisionlossduetoadegenerativemedicaldiagnosis.
1552+98 (2)InconjunctionwiththeU.S.DepartmentofEducation'sBraillepresumption
1553+99requirementinthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),as
1554+100amended,instructioninBraillereadingandwritingshallbesufficienttoenableeach
1555+101blindorvisuallyimpairedstudenttocommunicateeffectivelyandefficientlyatalevel
1556+102commensuratewiththestudent'ssameageandwiththestudent'snondisabledpeersof
1557+103comparableintellectualability.Theblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'sindividualized
1558+104educationprogram(IEP)orindividualizedfamilysupportplan(IFSP)shallspecify:
1559+105 (a)Theresultsobtainedfromanevaluationoftheblindorvisuallyimpaired
1560+106student'sreadingandwritingskills,needs,andappropriatereadingandwritingmedia
1561+107including,butnotlimitedto,anevaluationoftheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent's
1562+108needsforinstructioninBrailleortheuseofBrailleincluding,butnotlimitedto,
1563+109considerationregardingappropriateBrailleinstructionbasedonapotentialvisionloss
1564+110duetoadegenerativemedicaldiagnosis;
1565+111 (b)HowBraillewillbeimplemented,ifneededasdeterminedbytheIEPteam,
1566+112asaprimarymodeforlearningthroughintegrationwithotherclassroomactivities;
1567+113 (c)Thelengthoftheperiodofinstructionandthefrequencyanddurationof
1568+114eachinstructionalsessionasdeterminedbytheIEPteam,whichshall,ascloselyas
1569+115appropriatebasedonindividualneeds,beidenticaltothelevelofinstructionprovided
1570+116tonondisabledpeers;and
1571+117 (d)ThelevelofcompetencyinBraillereadingandwritingtobeachievedbythe
1572+118endoftheperiod.
1573+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 43 119 (3)Use,andprovision,ofBraillematerialsforreadingandwritingshallbe
1574+120addressedin504plansforblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentscreatedunderSection504
1575+121ofthefederalRehabilitationActof1973,29U.S.C.Section794,asamended.
1576+122 7.Inconjunctionwithacademicachievementandfunctionalperformance
1577+123requirementsof34CFR300.320(a)(2)(i),asamended,instructioninexpandedcore
1578+124curriculumshallbeprovidedtoblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentstosupportprogress
1579+125inthegeneraleducationcurriculum.
1580+126 8.(1)Eachblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentshallreceiveinstructionin
1581+127assistivetechnologyaspartofthestudent'sindividualizededucationprogram(IEP)or
1582+128individualizedfamilysupportplan(IFSP)unlesstheIEPorIFSPteamdetermines,after
1583+129anevaluationofastudent'sneeds,thatinstructioninassistivetechnologyisnot
1584+130appropriate.Nostudentshallbedeniedinstructioninassistivetechnologysolely
1585+131becausethestudenthassomevision.
1586+132 (2)Inconjunctionwithaccessibleassistivetechnologyrequirementsofthe
1587+133federalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)in20U.S.C.1412(a)(12)(B)
1588+134(i),asamended,theblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentshallreceivegrade-level
1589+135instructionthatwillequiptheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentwiththeappropriate
1590+136technology-mediatedlearningenvironmentsandmethodstoperformonthesamelevel
1591+137ofproficiencyexpectedofpeersofcomparableintellectualabilityandgradelevel.The
1592+138blindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'sIEPorIFSPshallspecify:
1593+139 (a)Theresultsobtainedfromanassessmentoftheblindorvisuallyimpaired
1594+140student'sskills,needs,andappropriateaccessibleassistivetechnologyincluding,butnot
1595+141limitedto,anevaluationofthefutureneedsforaccessibleassistivetechnologytraining
1596+142ortheuseofaccessibleassistivetechnology;
1597+143 (b)Howaccessibleassistivetechnologywillbeimplementedasaprimarymode
1598+144forlearningthroughintegrationwithotherclassroomactivities;
1599+145 (c)Thefrequencyanddurationofeachinstructionalsession;
1600+146 (d)Thelevelofmasteryoftheaccessibleassistivetechnologyspecifiedbythe
1601+147blindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'sassessmenttobeachievedbytheendoftheperiod;
1602+148and
1603+149 (e)Acknowledgmentthateither:
1604+150 a.Theblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentmaytransporttheaccessibleassistive
1605+151technologytoandfromschoolwithouttheneedforpayment,familyassumptionof
1606+152liabilityforlossordamage,oranyothercosttotheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentor
1607+153thefamily;or
1608+154 b.Iftheaccessibleassistivetechnologyremainsatschool,theLEAwillprovide
1609+155duplicateaccessibleassistivetechnologyintheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'shome
1610+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 44 156withoutrequiringpayment,familyassumptionofliabilityforlossordamage,orany
1611+157othercosttotheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentorthefamily.
1612+158 (3)Use,andprovision,ofaccessibleassistivetechnologyshallbeaddressedin
1613+159504plansforblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentscreatedunderSection504ofthe
1614+160federalRehabilitationActof1973,29U.S.C.Section794,asamended.
1615+161 9.(1)Eachblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentshallreceiveinstructionin
1616+162orientationandmobilityaspartofthestudent'sindividualizededucationprogram
1617+163(IEP)orindividualizedfamilysupportplan(IFSP)unlesstheIEPorIFSPteam
1618+164determines,afteranevaluationofastudent'sneeds,thatinstructioninorientationand
1619+165mobilityisnotappropriate.Nostudentshallbedeniedinstructioninorientationand
1620+166mobilitysolelybecausethestudenthassomevision.
1621+167 (2)Inconjunctionwithorientationandmobilityservicesrequirementsof34
1622+168CFR300.34(c)(7),asamended,blindorvisuallyimpairedstudentsshallreceive
1623+169orientationandmobilityinstructiontoequipeachblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent
1624+170withtheage-appropriatetools,techniques,andnonvisualskillstonavigateinand
1625+171aroundthestudent'shome,schools,communities,andotherenvironmentsasapplicable,
1626+172andasexpectedofpeersofcomparableintellectualabilityandgradelevel.Theblindor
1627+173visuallyimpairedstudent'sIEPorIFSPshallspecify:
1628+174 (a)Theresultsobtainedfromanevaluationoftheblindorvisuallyimpaired
1629+175student'sorientationandmobilityneedsincluding,butnotlimitedto,anevaluationof
1630+176theblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'sfutureneedsforinstructioninorientationand
1631+177mobility;
1632+178 (b)Howorientationandmobilitywillbeintegratedintothehome,school,and
1633+179community;
1634+180 (c)Thedateonwhichorientationandmobilityinstructionwillcommence;
1635+181 (d)Thefrequencyanddurationofeachinstructionalsession;and
1636+182 (e)Thelevelofmasteryoforientationandmobilityskillstobeachievedbythe
1637+183endoftheperiod.
1638+184 (3)Orientationandmobilityequipment,accommodations,andmodifications
1639+185shallbeaddressedin504plansforblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentscreatedunder
1640+186Section504ofthefederalRehabilitationActof1973,29U.S.C.Section794,asamended.
1641+187 (4)Anorientationandmobilityevaluationshallbeconductedbyapersonwhois
1642+188appropriatelycertifiedbytheNationalBlindnessProfessionalCertificationBoard
1643+189(NBPCB)withaNationalOrientationandMobilityCertification(NOMC),orthrough
1644+190theAcademyforCertificationofVisionRehabilitationandEducationProfessionals
1645+191(ACVREP)asaCertifiedOrientationandMobilitySpecialist(COMS),orwhoholdsa
1646+192nationallyrecognizedcertificationrelatedtoorientationandmobility.
1647+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 45 193 (5)Theorientationandmobilityevaluationsdescribedinsubdivision(4)ofthis
1648+194subsectionshalloccurinfamiliarandunfamiliarenvironments,duringthedaytimeand
1649+195nighttime,andaroundthehome,school,andcommunityasdeterminedageappropriate
1650+196bytheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'sIEPorIFSP.
1651+197 10.(1)Aspartofthestateeducationalagency'scertificationandrenewal
1652+198process,educatorshiredtoteachBrailleshallbecertifiedteachersofstudentswith
1653+199visualimpairments,holdacurrentandvalidNationalCertificationinUnifiedEnglish
1654+200Braille(NCUEB)workingunderthesupervisionofareadingspecialist,orholda
1655+201nationallyrecognizedcertificationrelatedtoBrailleinstruction.
1656+202 (2)Aspartofthestateeducationalagency'scertificationandrenewalprocess,
1657+203educatorshiredtoteachaccessibleassistivetechnologyshallbecertifiedteachersof
1658+204studentswithvisualimpairments,holdavalidandcurrentCertifiedAssistive
1659+205TechnologyInstructionalSpecialistforPeoplewithVisualImpairments(CATIS),or
1660+206holdavalidandcurrentNationalCertificationinAccessTechnologyfortheBlind
1661+207(NCATB)orothernationallyrecognizedcertificationrelatedtoassistivetechnology
1662+208instructionforindividualswithvisualimpairments.
1663+209 (3)Aspartofthestateeducationalagency'scertificationandrenewalprocess,
1664+210specialistshiredtoteachorientationandmobilityshallholdavalidandcurrent
1665+211NationalOrientationandMobilityCertification(NOMC)orholdacurrentandvalid
1666+212CertifiedOrientationandMobilitySpecialist(COMS)certificationorothernationally
1667+213recognizedcertificationrelatedtoorientationandmobilityinstructionforindividuals
1668+214withvisualimpairments.
1669+215 11.(1)LEAsshalldeliverservicestoblindorvisuallyimpairedstudentsina
1670+216mannerthatatalltimesabidesbyrequirementsofthefederalIndividualswith
1671+217DisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),TitleIIoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,and
1672+218theRehabilitationActof1973,asamended,includingduringdeclaredlocal,state,or
1673+219nationalemergencies.
1674+220 (2)LEAsshallseekandobtainproofofcurrentlyavailablecertified
1675+221professionalsfromanycompany,agency,orindividualtheLEAintendstocontract
1676+222withforservicesoutlinedinsubsections5to9ofthissection.
1677+223 (3)LEAsshallnotimposeanypreclusionsorlimitationsonastudenttoreceive
1678+224instructioninorientationandmobilityservicesinandaroundthehome,school,or
1679+225communitysettingincludingduringdaytimeandnighttimehours.
1680+226 (4)LEAsmayrequireannualwrittenparentalconsenttoconducteffective
1681+227instructionwhensuchservicesareprovidedbeforeorafterregularschoolhoursor
1682+228whensuchservicesareprovidedawayfromtheeducationalinstitutionortheblindor
1683+229visuallyimpairedstudent'sresidence.
1684+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 46 230 (5)IfanLEAprohibitsanorientationandmobilityinstructorfromusingthe
1685+231instructor'spreferredmodeoftransportationtotransportblindorvisuallyimpaired
1686+232studentstoandfromoutsideenvironments,theLEAshallprovideanequallyeffective
1687+233transportationalternativeforthatpurposewithoutcosttotheorientationandmobility
1688+234instructor.Iftheblindorvisuallyimpairedstudent'sfamilyprovidestransportationfor
1689+235thestudent,theLEAshallreimbursetheexpense.
1690+236 12.(1)IfanLEArequiresaneyereport,theLEAshallbearallcostsassociated
1691+237withobtainingsuchreport.LEAsshallnotdelayanevaluationforeligibilitybasedon
1692+238theabsenceordelayofsuchreport.
1693+239 (2)Allelectronicandinformationtechnologydeveloped,procured,maintained,
1694+240orusedbyLEAsshallbecompliantwiththeU.S.AccessBoard'sSection508standards,
1695+241asamended.
1696+242 (3)LEAsshallanticipatetheneedfornonvisualaccessibilityandadoptpolicies
1697+243andprocedurestoreduceoreliminatecommonbarriersexperiencedbyblindor
1698+244visuallyimpairedstudents,parents,educators,administrators,andotherstaff.
1699+245 13.Subsections1to4ofthissectionshallapplyinallschoolyearsendingbefore
1700+246July1,2022.Subsections5to12ofthissectionshallapplyinschoolyear2022-23andall
1701+247subsequentschoolyears.
1702+167.268.1.Each[local] schooldistrictandcharterschoolshallhaveonfileapolicy
1703+2forreading[intervention] successplans[foranypupilsofthedistrictingradeskindergarten
1704+3throughthreepursuanttotheprovisionsofthissection.Suchplansshallidentifystrategiesto
1705+4befollowedbythedistrictteacherstoraiseapupilidentifiedasreadingbelowgradelevelby
1706+5recognizedmethodstoreadingatgradelevelbytheendofthethirdgrade.Recognized
1707+6methodsofidentificationmayincludebutneednotbelimitedtothescoresofthepupil
1708+7obtainedthroughanyestablishedstandardizedtestingprogramcurrentlyadministeredbythe
1709+8district,observationsofclassroomteachers,anddocumentedclassroomperformance]. Each
1710+9schooldistrictandcharterschoolshallprovideallparentsandguardiansofstudents,
1711+10includingparentsofstudentswhoareidentifiedashavingasubstantialdeficiencyin
1712+11readingundersubsection1ofsection167.645,withsuggestionsforregularparent-
1713+12guidedhomereading.
1714+13 2.[Thestateboardofeducation] Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
1715+14educationshalldevelopguidelinestoassistdistrictsandcharterschoolsinformulating
1716+15policiesforreading[intervention] successplans.Suchguidelinesmayinclude,butarenot
1717+16limitedto,measuresofreadingproficiency,strategiesforaddressingreading
1718+17deficiencies,timelinesformeasuringpupilimprovementinreading,andinformationon
1719+18screening[forandtreatment] of[auditory] dyslexia[, andinformationontheLindamood
1720+19AuditoryConceptualizationTestandtheAuditoryDiscriminationinDepthProgram]. Such
1721+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 47 20guidelinesmayalsoidentifyperformancelevelsforpupilsidentifiedashandicappedor
1722+21severelyhandicappedandconditionsunderwhichsuchpupils[are]maybeexemptfromthe
1723+22provisionsofthissectionandsection167.645.
1724+23 3.[Eachlocalschooldistrictenrollingapupilidentifiedasreadingbelowgradelevel
1725+24shalldevelopanindividualplanofreadinginterventionforsuchpupil.Theindividualpupil's
1726+25planmayincludeindividualorgroupreadingdevelopmentactivities.Theplanmaybe
1727+26developedafterconsultationwiththepupil'sparentorlegalguardian] Eachschooldistrict
1728+27andcharterschoolshallprovideintensivereadinginstructiontostudentsasprovidedin
1729+28section167.645.
1730+167.640.1.Schooldistricts[may] shalladoptapolicywithregardtostudent
1731+2promotionwhichmayrequireremediationasaconditionofpromotiontothenextgradelevel
1732+3foranystudentidentifiedbythedistrictasfailingtomasterskillsandcompetencies
1733+4establishedforthatparticulargradelevelbythedistrictboardofeducation.Schooldistricts
1734+5mayalsorequireparentsorguardiansofsuchstudentstocommittoconducthome-based
1735+6tutorialactivitieswiththeirchildrenor,inthecaseofastudentwithdisabilitieseligiblefor
1736+7servicespursuanttosections162.670to162.1000,theindividualeducationplanshall
1737+8determinethenatureofparentalinvolvementconsistentwiththerequirementsforafree,
1738+9appropriatepubliceducation.
1739+10 2.Suchremediationshallrecognizethatdifferentstudentslearndifferentlyandshall
1740+11employmethodsdesignedtohelpthesestudentsachieveathighlevels.Suchremediation
1741+12mayinclude,butshallnotnecessarilybelimitedto,amandatorysummerschoolprogram
1742+13focusedontheareasofdeficiencyorothersuchactivitiesconductedbytheschooldistrict
1743+14outsideoftheregularschoolday.Decisionsconcerningtheinstructionofachildwho
1744+15receivesspecialeducationalservicespursuanttosections162.670to162.1000shallbemade
1745+16inaccordancewiththechild'sindividualizededucationplan.
1746+17 3.Schooldistrictsprovidingremediationpursuanttothissectionorsection167.245
1747+18outsideofthetraditionalschooldaymaycountextrahoursofinstructioninthecalculationof
1748+19averagedailyattendanceasdefinedinsection163.011.
1749+167.645.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1750+2 (1)"Readingassessment",arecognizedmethodofjudgingastudent'sreadingability,
1751+3withresultsexpressedasreadingataparticulargradelevel.Thetermreadingassessment
1752+4shallinclude,butisnotlimitedto,standardchecklistsdesignedforuseasastudentreadsout
1753+5loud,paper-and-penciltestspromulgatedbynationallyrecognizedorganizationsandother
1754+6recognizedmethodsofdeterminingastudent'sreadingaccuracy,expression,fluencyand
1755+7comprehensioninordertomakeadeterminationofthestudent'sgrade-levelreadingability.
1756+8Assessmentswhichdonotgiveagrade-levelresultmaybeusedincombinationwithother
1757+9assessmentstoreachagrade-leveldetermination.Districtsareencouragedbutnotrequiredto
1758+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 48 10selectassessmentmethodsidentifiedpursuanttosection167.346.Districtsarealso
1759+11encouragedtousemultiplemethodsofassessment;
1760+12 (2)"Summerschool",forreadinginstructionpurposes,aminimumoffortyhoursof
1761+13readinginstructionandpractice.Aschooldistrictmayarrangethehoursanddaysof
1762+14instructiontocoordinatewithitsregularprogramofsummerschool.
1763+15 2.Forpurposesofthissection,methodsofreadingassessmentshallbedeterminedby
1764+16eachschooldistrict.Unlessastudenthasbeendeterminedinthecurrentschoolyeartobe
1765+17readingatgradelevelorabove,eachschooldistrictshalladministerareadingassessmentor
1766+18setofassessmentstoeachstudentwithinforty-fivedaysoftheendofthethird-gradeyear,
1767+19exceptthattheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallnotapplytostudentsreceivingspecial
1768+20educationservicesunderanindividualizededucationplanpursuanttosections162.670to
1769+21162.999,tostudentsreceivingservicespursuanttoSection504oftheRehabilitationActof
1770+221973whoseservicesplanincludesanelementaddressingreadingortostudentsdeterminedto
1771+23havelimitedEnglishproficiencyortostudentswhohavebeendetermined,priortothe
1772+24beginningofanyschoolyear,tohaveacognitiveabilityinsufficienttomeetthereading
1773+25requirementsetoutinthissection,providedthatdistrictsshallprovidereadingimprovement
1774+26plansforstudentsdeterminedtohavesuchinsufficientcognitiveability.Theassessment
1775+27requiredbythissubsectionshallalsoberequiredforstudentswhoenteraschooldistrictin
1776+28gradesfour,fiveorsixunlesssuchstudenthasbeendeterminedinthecurrentschoolyearto
1777+29bereadingatgradelevelorabove.
1778+30 3.Beginningwithschoolyear2002-03,foreachstudentwhosethird-gradereading
1779+31assessmentdeterminesthatsuchstudentisreadingbelowsecond-gradelevel,theschool
1780+32districtshalldesignareadingimprovementplanforthestudent'sfourth-gradeyear.Such
1781+33readingimprovementplanshallinclude,ataminimum,thirtyhoursofadditionalreading
1782+34instructionorpracticeoutsidetheregularschooldayduringthefourth-gradeyear.Theschool
1783+35districtshalldeterminethemethodofreadinginstructionnecessarytoenforcethissubsection.
1784+36Theschooldistrictmayalsorequirethestudenttoattendsummerschoolforreading
1785+37instructionasaconditionofpromotiontofourthgrade.Thedepartmentofelementaryand
1786+38secondaryeducationmay,fromfundsappropriatedforthepurpose,reimburseschooldistricts
1787+39foradditionalinstructionalpersonnelcostsincurredintheimplementationandexecutionof
1788+40thethirtyhoursofadditionalreadinginstructionminustherevenuegeneratedbytheschool
1789+41districtthroughthefoundationformulafortheadditionalreadinginstructionaveragedaily
1790+42attendance.
1791+43 4.Eachstudentforwhomareadingimprovementplanhasbeendesignedpursuantto
1792+44subsection3ofthissectionshallbegivenanotherreadingassessment,tobeadministered
1793+45withinforty-fivedaysoftheendofsuchstudent'sfourth-gradeyear.Ifsuchstudentis
1794+46determinedtobereadingbelowthird-gradelevel,thestudentshallberequiredtoattend
1795+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 49 47summerschooltoreceivereadinginstruction.Attheendofsuchsummerschoolinstruction,
1796+48suchstudentshallbegivenanotherreadingassessment.Ifsuchstudentisdeterminedtobe
1797+49readingbelowthird-gradelevel,thedistrictshallnotifythestudent'sparentsorguardians,and
1798+50thestudentshallnotbepromotedtofifthgrade.Nostudentshallbedeniedpromotionmore
1799+51thanoncesolelyforinabilitytomeetthereadingstandardssetoutinthissection.
1800+52 5.Theprocessdescribedinsubsections3and4ofthissectionshallberepeatedas
1801+53necessarythroughtheendofthesixthgrade,withthetargetgradelevelrisingaccordingly.
1802+54Mandatoryretentioningradeshallnotapplytogradessubsequenttofourthgrade.
1803+55 6.Themandatoryprocessofadditionalreadinginstructionpursuanttothissection
1804+56shallceaseattheendofthesixthgrade.Thepermanentrecordofstudentswhoare
1805+57determinedtobereadingbelowthefifth-gradelevelattheendofsixthgradeshallcarrya
1806+58notationadvisingthatsuchstudenthasnotmetminimalreadingstandards.Thenotationshall
1807+59stayonthestudent'srecorduntilsuchtimeasthedistrictdeterminesthatastudenthasmet
1808+60minimalreadingstandards.
1809+61 7.Eachschooldistrictshallberequiredtooffersummerschoolreadinginstructionto
1810+62anystudentwithareadingimprovementplan.Districtsmayfulfilltherequirementofthis
1811+63sectionthroughcooperativearrangementswithneighboringdistricts;providedthatsuch
1812+64districtsshalltimelymakeallpaymentsprovidedpursuanttosuchcooperativeagreements.
1813+65 8.Aschooldistrictmayadoptapolicythatrequiresretentioningradeofanystudent
1814+66whohasbeendeterminedtorequiresummerschoolinstructioninreadingandwhodoesnot
1815+67fulfillthesummerschoolattendancerequirement.
1816+68 9.Nothinginthissectionshallprecludeaschooldistrictfromretaininganystudentin
1817+69gradewhenadeterminationismadeinaccordancewithdistrictpolicythatretentionisinthe
1818+70bestinterestsofthestudent.
1819+71 10.Thestateboardofeducationshallnotincorporateinformationaboutthenumber
1820+72ofstudentsreceivingadditionalinstructionpursuanttothissectionintoanyelementofany
1821+73standardoftheMissourischoolimprovementprogramoritssuccessoraccreditationprogram;
1822+74provided,however,eachdistrictshallmakeavailable,upontherequestofanyparent,patron,
1823+75ormediaoutletwithinthedistrict,thenumberandpercentageofstudentsreceiving
1824+76remediationpursuanttothissection.Theinformationshallbepresentedinawaythatdoes
1825+77notpermitpersonalidentificationofanystudentoreducationalpersonnel.
1826+78 11.Eachschooldistrictshallmakeasystematicefforttoinformparentsofthe
1827+79methodsandmaterialsusedtoteachreadinginkindergartenthroughfourthgrade,interms
1828+80understandabletoalaypersonandshallsimilarlyinformparentsofstudentsforwhoma
1829+81readingimprovementplanisrequiredpursuanttothissection.
1830+82 12.(1)Eachschooldistrictandcharterschoolshallassessallstudentsenrolled
1831+83inkindergartenthroughgradethreeatthebeginningandendofeachschoolyearfor
1832+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 50 84theirlevelofreadingorreadingreadinessonstate-approvedreadingassessments.
1833+85Additionallyallschooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshallassessanynewlyenrolled
1834+86studentingradesonethroughfivefortheirlevelofreadingorreadingreadinessona
1835+87readingassessmentfromthestate-approvedlist.Atthebeginningoftheschoolyear,
1836+88eachschooldistrictandcharterschoolshallprovideareadingsuccessplantoany
1837+89studentwho:
1838+90 (a)Exhibitsasubstantialdeficiencyinreadingwhichcreatesabarriertothe
1839+91child'sprogresslearningtoread.Theidentificationofsuchdeficiencymaybebased
1840+92uponthemostrecentassessmentsorteacherobservation;or
1841+93 (b)Hasbeenidentifiedasbeingatriskofdyslexiainthestatewidedyslexia
1842+94screeningorhasaformaldiagnosisofdyslexia.
1843+95 (2)Forthepurposesofthissection,asubstantialreadingdeficiencyshallreferto
1844+96astudentwhoisoneormoregradelevelorlevelsbehindinreadingorreading
1845+97readiness;providedthatnothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedtopreventaschool
1846+98districtorcharterschoolfromofferingareadingsuccessplantoanystudentbasedon
1847+99anassessmentcompletedatthestartandendoftheschoolyearorteacherobservation.
1848+100Foranystudententeringtheschooldistrictorcharterschoolafterthestartoftheschool
1849+101year,suchstudentshallbeprovidedareadingsuccessplanintheeventthestudenthas
1850+102beenidentifiedashavingasubstantialreadingdeficiencybasedonthestudent'smost
1851+103recentassessmentorotherwisebeingidentifiedthroughteacherobservation.The
1852+104student'sreadingproficiencyshallbereassessedbyreadingassessmentsonthestate-
1853+105approvedlist.Thestudentshallcontinuetobeprovidedwithintensivereading
1854+106instructionunderareadingsuccessplanuntilthereadingdeficiencyisremedied.
1855+107 (3)Thedistrictorcharterschoolshallnotifytheparentorguardianofany
1856+108studentinkindergartenthroughgradethreewhoexhibitsasubstantialdeficiencyin
1857+109reading,asdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,atleastannuallyinwriting,
1858+110andinanappropriate,alternativemannerfortheparentorotherguardianifnecessary,
1859+111ofthefollowing:
1860+112 (a)Thatthechildhasbeenidentifiedashavingasubstantialdeficiencyin
1861+113reading;
1862+114 (b)Adescriptionoftheservicescurrentlyprovidedtothechild;
1863+115 (c)Adescriptionoftheproposedsupplementalinstructionalservicesand
1864+116supportsthattheschooldistrictwillprovidetothechildthataredesignedtoremediate
1865+117theidentifiedareaofreadingdeficiency.Forstudentsidentifiedbeingatriskofdyslexia
1866+118orthosethathaveadiagnosisofdyslexiathedistrictshallprovideanexplanationthat
1867+119theinstructionthatwillbeusedtoteachthechildreadingshallbeexplicit,systematic,
1868+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 51 120anddiagnosticandbasedonphonologicalawareness,phonics,fluency,vocabulary,
1869+121comprehension,morphology,syntax,andsemantics;and
1870+122 (d)Strategiesforparentsandguardianstouseinhelpingthechildsucceedin
1871+123readingproficiency,includingbutnotlimitedtothepromotionofparent-guidedhome
1872+124reading.
1873+125 (4)Iftheschooldistrictorcharterschoolprovidesasummerreadingprogram
1874+126underthissection,thedistrictorcharterschoolshallnotifytheparentorguardianof
1875+127eachstudentwhoexhibitsasubstantialdeficiencyinreadingoftheopportunityto
1876+128attendthesummerreadingprogram.
1877+129 (5)Ifastudenthasasubstantialreadingdeficiencyattheendofthirdgrade,the
1878+130student'sparentorguardianandappropriateschoolstaffshalldiscusswhetherthe
1879+131studentshouldberetainedingradelevel,basedonaconsiderationofallrelevant
1880+132factors,includingthereadingdeficiency,thestudent'sprogressinothersubjectareas,
1881+133andthestudent'soverallintellectual,physical,emotional,andsocialdevelopment.A
1882+134decisiontopromoteorretainastudentwithasubstantialreadingdeficiencyattheend
1883+135ofgradethreeshallbemadeonlyafterdirectpersonalconsultationwiththestudent's
1884+136parentorguardianandaftertheformulationofaspecificplanofactiontoremedythe
1885+137student'sreadingdeficiency.
1886+138 (6)Eachschooldistrictorcharterschoolshalldoallofthefollowing:
1887+139 (a)Providestudentswhoareidentifiedashavingasubstantialdeficiencyin
1888+140readingundersubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,havebeenidentifiedasbeingatriskof
1889+141dyslexiainthestatewidedyslexiascreeningorhaveaformaldiagnosisofdyslexiawith
1890+142intensiveinstructionalservicesandsupportsspecifiedinareadingsuccessplan,as
1891+143appropriateaccordingtostudentneed,freeofcharge,toremediatetheidentifiedareas
1892+144ofreadingdeficiency,includingadditionalscientific,evidence-basedreadinginstruction
1893+145andotherstrategiesprescribedbytheschooldistrictorcharterschoolwhichmay
1894+146includebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:
1895+147 a.Smallgrouporindividualinstruction;
1896+148 b.Reducedteacher-studentratios;
1897+149 c.Morefrequentprogressmonitoring;
1898+150 d.Tutoringormentoring;
1899+151 e.Extendedschoolday,week,oryear;and
1900+152 f.Summerreadingprograms;
1901+153 (b)Foranystudentwithaformaldiagnosisofdyslexiaorforastudentwhowas
1902+154foundtobeatriskofdyslexiainthestatewidedyslexiascreening,theschooldistrictor
1903+155charterschoolshallprovideevidence-basedreadinginstructionthataddresses
1904+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 52 156phonology,sound-symbolassociation,syllableinstruction,morphology,syntax,and
1905+157semanticsprovidedthroughsystematic,cumulative,explicit,anddiagnosticmethods;
1906+158 (c)Atregularintervals,butnolessthanfourtimesperyearinamannerthat
1907+159reflectsprogressthrougheachschoolterm,notifytheparentorguardianofacademic
1908+160andotherprogressbeingmadebythestudentandgivetheparentorguardianother
1909+161usefulinformation;and
1910+162 (d)Inadditiontorequiredreadingenhancementandaccelerationstrategies,
1911+163provideallparentsofstudents,includingparentsofstudentswhoareidentifiedas
1912+164havingasubstantialdeficiencyinreadingundersubsection1ofthissection,withaplan
1913+165thatincludessuggestionsforregularparent-guidedhomereading.
1914+166 (7)Eachschooldistrictandcharterschoolshallensurethatintensivereading
1915+167instructionthroughareadingdevelopmentinitiativeshallbeprovidedtoeach
1916+168kindergartenthroughgradefivestudentwhoisassessedasexhibitingasubstantial
1917+169deficiencyinreading.Inadditiontotherequirementsotherwiseprovided,such
1918+170instructionwillalsocomplywithallofthefollowingcriteria:
1919+171 (a)Beprovidedtoallkindergartenthroughgradefivestudentswhoexhibita
1920+172substantialdeficiencyinreadingunderthissection.Theassessmentsshallmeasure
1921+173phonemicawareness,phonics,fluency,vocabulary,andcomprehension;
1922+174 (b)Beprovidedduringregularschoolhours;and
1923+175 (c)Provideareadingcurriculumthatmeetstherequirementsofsection170.014,
1924+176andataminimumhasthefollowingspecifications:
1925+177 a.Assistsstudentsassessedasexhibitingasubstantialdeficiencyinreadingto
1926+178developtheskillstoreadatgradelevel;
1927+179 b.Providesskilldevelopmentinphonemicawareness,phonics,fluency,
1928+180vocabulary,andcomprehension;
1929+181 c.Includesascientificallybasedandreliableassessment;
1930+182 d.Providesinitialandongoinganalysisofeachstudent'sreadingprogress;and
1931+183 e.Providesacurriculumincoreacademicsubjectstoassistthestudentin
1932+184maintainingormeetingproficiencylevelsfortheappropriategradeinallacademic
1933+185subjects.
1934+186 (8)Schooldistrictsandcharterschoolsshallreporttothedepartmentthe
1935+187specificintensivereadinginterventionsandsupportsimplementedbytheschooldistrict
1936+188orcharterschoolunderthissectionaswellasthereadingassessmentdatacollectedfor
1937+189gradeskindergartenthroughfive.Thedepartmentshallannuallyprescribethe
1938+190componentsofrequiredorrequestedreports.
1939+191 (9)(a)Eachschooldistrictandcharterschoolshalladdressreadingproficiency
1940+192aspartofitscomprehensiveschoolimprovementplan,drawinguponinformationabout
1941+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 53 193childrenfromassessmentsconductedundersubsection1andtheprevalenceof
1942+194deficienciesidentifiedbyclassroom,elementaryschool,andotherstudent
1943+195characteristics.Aspartofitscomprehensiveschoolimprovementplanorcontract,
1944+196eachschooldistrictorcharterschoolshallreviewchronicearlyelementaryabsenteeism
1945+197foritsimpactonliteracydevelopment.Ifmorethanfifteenpercentofanattendance
1946+198center'sstudentsarenotatgradelevelinreadingbytheendofthirdgrade,the
1947+199comprehensiveschoolimprovementplanorcontractshallincludestrategiestoreduce
1948+200thatpercentage,includingschoolandcommunitystrategiestoraisethepercentageof
1949+201studentswhoareproficientinreading.
1950+202 (b)Eachschooldistrictandcharterschoolshallprovideprofessional
1951+203developmentservicestoenhancetheskillsofelementaryteachersinrespondingto
1952+204children'suniquereadingissuesandneedsandtoincreasetheuseofevidence-based
1953+205strategies.
1954+206 13.Subsections1to11ofthissectionshallapplyinallschoolyearsendingbefore
1955+207July1,2023.Subsection12ofthissectionshallapplyinallschoolyearsbeginningonor
1956+208afterJuly1,2023.
1957+167.850.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1958+2 (1)"Board",thestateboardofeducation;
1959+3 (2)"Commissioner",thecommissionerofeducation;
1960+4 (3)"Recoveryhighschool",apublichighschoolthatserveseligiblestudents
1961+5diagnosedwithsubstanceusedisorderordependencyasdefinedbythemostrecent
1962+6DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisordersandthatprovidesbotha
1963+7comprehensivefour-yearhighschooleducationinanalternativepublicschoolsetting
1964+8andastructuredplanofrecovery;
1965+9 (4)"Sendingdistrict",theschooldistrictwhereastudentattendingorplanning
1966+10toattendtherecoveryhighschoolresidesandfromwhichthestudentisreferredfor
1967+11enrollmentinarecoveryhighschool.
1968+12 2.(1)Thecommissionermayapproveandauthorizeuptofourpilotrecovery
1969+13highschools,geographicallylocatedinmetropolitanareasthroughoutthestate,tobe
1970+14establishedbyschooldistrictsorgroupsofschooldistrictsforthepurposeof
1971+15demonstratingtheeffectivenessoftherecoveryhighschoolmodelinthisstate.The
1972+16commissionershallissuearequestforproposalsfromschooldistrictstooperateapilot
1973+17recoveryhighschool.Suchproposalsmaybesubmittedbyanindividualschooldistrict
1974+18proposingtooperatearecoveryhighschoolorbyagroupofschooldistrictsproposing
1975+19tojointlyoperatesuchaschool.Suchproposalsshallbesubmittedtothecommissioner
1976+20nolaterthanDecemberfirstoftheschoolyearpriortotheschoolyearinwhichthe
1977+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 54 21recoveryhighschoolisproposedtobeginoperation.Theapprovaloftheboardshallbe
1978+22requiredfortherecoveryhighschooltobeginoperation.
1979+23 (2)Proposalsshalldetailhowthedistrictordistrictswillsatisfythecriteriafora
1980+24highschooleducationprogramunderstatelawandboardruleandhowtherecovery
1981+25highschoolwillsatisfytherequirementsforaccreditationbytheAssociationof
1982+26RecoverySchoolsoranotherrecoveryschoolaccreditationorganizationauthorizedby
1983+27theboard.Theproposalshallincludeafinancialplanoutliningtheanticipatedpublic
1984+28andprivatefundingthatwillallowtherecoveryhighschooltooperateandmeetthe
1985+29school'seducationalandrecoverycriteria.Thedistrictordistrictsmaypartnerwith
1986+30oneormorelocalnonprofitorganizationsorotherlocaleducationalagenciesregarding
1987+31establishmentandoperationofarecoveryhighschoolandmayestablishajointboard
1988+32tooverseetheoperationoftherecoveryhighschoolasprovidedinamemorandumof
1989+33understandingenteredwithsuchorganizationororganizations.
1990+34 (3)Byapprovaloftheproposalupontherecommendationofthecommissioner,
1991+35theboardshallbedeemedtohaveauthorizedallnecessaryequivalenciesandwaiversof
1992+36regulationsenumeratedintheproposal.
1993+37 (4)Thecommissionermayspecifyanauthorizationperiodfortherecoveryhigh
1994+38school,whichshallbenolessthanfouryears.BeforeJulyfirstofeachyeartherecovery
1995+39highschoolisinoperation,theschooldistrictorgroupofschooldistricts,inconsultation
1996+40withtherecoveryhighschool,shallsubmittothecommissionerananalysisofthe
1997+41recoveryhighschool'seducational,recovery,andotherrelatedoutcomesasspecifiedin
1998+42theproposal.Thecommissionershallreviewtheanalysisandrenewanyrecoveryhigh
1999+43schoolmeetingtherequirementsofthissectionandtherequirementsoftheschool's
2000+44proposalandmayincludetermsandconditionstoaddressareasneedingcorrectionor
2001+45improvement.Thecommissionermayrevokeorsuspendtheauthorizationofa
2002+46recoveryhighschoolnotmeetingtherequirementsofthissectionortherequirementsof
2003+47theschool'sproposal.
2004+48 (5)Pupilattendance,dropoutrate,studentperformanceonstatewide
2005+49assessments,andotherdataconsideredintheMissourischoolimprovementprogram
2006+50andschoolaccreditationshallnotbeattributedtothegeneralaccreditationofeithera
2007+51sendingdistrictorthedistrictordistrictsoperatingtherecoveryhighschoolandmaybe
2008+52usedbythecommissioneronlyintherenewalprocessfortherecoveryhighschoolas
2009+53providedinthissubsection.
2010+54 3.(1)Aschooldistrictmayenterintoanagreementwithadistrictordistricts
2011+55operatingarecoveryhighschoolfortheenrollmentofaneligiblestudentwhois
2012+56currentlyenrolledinorresidesinthesendingdistrict.
2013+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 55 57 (2)Aparentorguardianmayseektoenrollaneligiblestudentresidingina
2014+58sendingdistrictinarecoveryhighschoolcreatedunderthissection.Astudentover
2015+59eighteenyearsofageresidinginasendingdistrictmayseektoenrollinarecoveryhigh
2016+60school.
2017+61 (3)Aneligiblestudentshallmeanastudentwhoisinrecoveryfromsubstance
2018+62usedisorderorsubstancedependency,orsuchaconditionalongwithco-occurring
2019+63disorderssuchasanxiety,depression,andattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder,and
2020+64whoisdeterminedbytherecoveryhighschooltobeastudentwhowouldacademically
2021+65andclinicallybenefitfromplacementintherecoveryhighschoolandiscommittedto
2022+66workingonthestudent'srecovery.Therecoveryhighschoolshallconsideravailable
2023+67informationincluding,butnotlimitedto,anyrecommendationofadrugcounselor,
2024+68alcoholismcounselor,orsubstanceabusecounselorlicensedorcertifiedunder
2025+69applicablelawsandregulations.
2026+70 (4)Arecoveryhighschoolshallnotlimitordenyadmissiontoaneligiblestudent
2027+71basedonrace,ethnicity,nationalorigin,disability,incomelevel,proficiencyinthe
2028+72Englishlanguage,orathleticability.
2029+73 4.(1)Therecoveryhighschoolshallannuallyadoptapolicyestablishinga
2030+74tuitionrateforitsstudentsnolaterthanFebruaryfirstoftheprecedingschoolyear.
2031+75 (2)Thesendingdistrictofaneligiblestudentwhoisenrolledinandattendinga
2032+76recoveryhighschoolshallpaytuitiontotherecoveryhighschoolequaltothelesserof:
2033+77 (a)Thetuitionrateestablishedundersubdivision(1)ofthissubsection;or
2034+78 (b)Thestateadequacytarget,asdefinedinsection163.011,plustheaverage
2035+79sumproducedperchildbythelocaltaxeffortabovethestateadequacytargetofthe
2036+80sendingdistrict.
2037+81 (3)Ifcostsassociatedwiththeprovisionofspecialeducationandrelated
2038+82disabilityservicestothestudentexceedthetuitiontobepaidundersubdivision(2)of
2039+83thissubsection,thesendingdistrictshallremainresponsibleforpayingtheexcesscostto
2040+84therecoveryhighschool.
2041+85 (4)Thecommissionermayenterintoanagreementwiththeappropriateofficial
2042+86oragencyofanotherstatetodevelopareciprocityagreementforotherwiseeligible,
2043+87nonresidentstudentsseekingtoattendarecoveryhighschoolinthisstate.Arecovery
2044+88highschoolmayenrollotherwiseeligiblestudentsresidinginastateotherthanthisstate
2045+89asprovidedinsuchreciprocityagreement.Suchreciprocityagreementshallrequirethe
2046+90out-of-statestudent'sdistrictofresidencetopaytotherecoveryhighschoolanannual
2047+91amountequaltoonehundredfivepercentofthetuitionratefortherecoveryhighschool
2048+92establishedunderthissubsection.Ifanotherwiseeligiblestudentresidesinastatethat
2049+93isnotsubjecttoareciprocityagreement,suchstudentmayattendarecoveryhigh
2050+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 56 94schoolprovidedsuchstudentpaystotheschoolonehundredfivepercentofthetuition
2051+95ratefortherecoveryhighschoolestablishedunderthissubsection.Nostudentenrolled
2052+96andattendingarecoveryhighschoolunderthissubdivisionshallbeincludedasa
2053+97residentpupilforanystateaidpurposeunderchapter163.
2054+98 5.Theboard,inconsultationwiththedepartmentofmentalhealth,may
2055+99promulgaterulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofa
2056+100rule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthority
2057+101delegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjectto
2058+102alloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionand
2059+103chapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
2060+104pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
2061+105arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
2062+106andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
2063+168.021.1.Certificatesoflicensetoteachinthepublicschoolsofthestateshallbe
2064+2grantedasfollows:
2065+3 (1)Bythestateboard,underrulesandregulationsprescribedbyit:
2066+4 (a)Uponthebasisofcollegecredit;
2067+5 (b)Uponthebasisofexamination;
2068+6 (2)Bythestateboard,underrulesandregulationsprescribedbythestateboardwith
2069+7advicefromtheadvisorycouncilestablishedbysection168.015toanyindividualwho
2070+8presentstothestateboardavaliddoctoraldegreefromanaccreditedinstitutionofhigher
2071+9educationaccreditedbyaregionalaccreditingassociationsuchasNorthCentralAssociation.
2072+10Suchcertificateshallbelimitedtothemajorareaofpostgraduatestudyoftheholder,shallbe
2073+11issuedonlyaftersuccessfulcompletionoftheexaminationrequiredforgraduationpursuant
2074+12torulesadoptedbythestateboardofeducation,andshallberestrictedtothosecertificates
2075+13establishedpursuanttosubdivision(2)ofsubsection3ofthissection;
2076+14 (3)Bythestateboard,whichshallissuetheprofessionalcertificateclassificationin
2077+15boththegeneralandspecializedareasmostcloselyalignedwiththecurrentareasof
2078+16certificationapprovedbythestateboard,commensuratewiththeyearsofteachingexperience
2079+17oftheapplicant,andbaseduponthefollowingcriteria:
2080+18 (a)Recommendationofastate-approvedbaccalaureate-levelteacherpreparation
2081+19program;
2082+20 (b)a.SuccessfulattainmentoftheMissouriqualifyingscoreontheexitassessment
2083+21forteachersoradministratorsdesignatedbythestateboardofeducation[.];
2084+22 b.(i)Applicantswhohavenotsuccessfullyachievedaqualifyingscoreonthe
2085+23designatedexaminationswillbeissuedatwo-yearnonrenewableprovisionalcertificate;
2086+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 57 24 (ii)Duringthetwo-yearnonrenewableprovisionalcertification,anindividual
2087+25teachermaygainfullprofessionalcertificationby:
2088+26 i.Achievingaqualifyingscoreonthedesignatedexam;or
2089+27 ii.Successfullyachievinganacceptablescoreonthestate-approvedteacher
2090+28evaluationsystemfromsevenwalk-throughevaluations,twoformativeevaluations,and
2091+29onesummativeevaluationforeachofthetwoprobationaryyearsandbeingoffereda
2092+30thirdcontractbytheemployingdistrict.Foranyapplicantwhohasachangeinjob
2093+31statusbecauseofareductionintheworkforceorachangeinlifecircumstances,the
2094+32scoresrequiredunderthisitemmaybescoresachievedinanyschooldistrictduringthe
2095+33two-yearnonrenewableprovisionalcertificationperiod;and
2096+34 (iii)Theemployingschooldistrictshallrecommendtothedepartmentof
2097+35elementaryandsecondaryeducationthattheindividualteacherbeawardedafull
2098+36professionalcertificationbythestateboardunderrulesprescribedbythestateboard;
2099+37and
2100+38 (c)Uponcompletionofabackgroundcheckasprescribedinsection168.133and
2101+39possessionofavalidteachingcertificateinthestatefromwhichtheapplicant'steacher
2102+40preparationprogramwascompleted;
2103+41 (4)Bythestateboard,underrulesprescribedbyit,onthebasisofarelevant
2104+42bachelor'sdegree,orhigherdegree,andapassingscoreforthedesignatedexitexamination,
2105+43forindividualswhoseacademicdegreeandprofessionalexperiencearesuitabletoprovidea
2106+44basisforinstructionsolelyinthesubjectmatterofbankingorfinancialresponsibility,atthe
2107+45discretionofthestateboard.Suchcertificateshallbelimitedtothemajorareaofstudyofthe
2108+46holderandshallberestrictedtothosecertificatesestablishedundersubdivision(2)of
2109+47subsection3ofthissection.Holdersofcertificatesgrantedunderthissubdivisionshallbe
2110+48exemptfromtheteachertenureactundersections168.102to168.130andeachschooldistrict
2111+49shallhavethedecision-makingauthorityonwhethertohiretheholdersofsuchcertificates;
2112+50 (5)Bythestateboard,underrulesandregulationsprescribedbyit,onthebasisof
2113+51certificationbytheAmericanBoardforCertificationofTeacherExcellence(ABCTE)and
2114+52verificationofabilitytoworkwithchildrenasdemonstratedbysixtycontacthoursinanyone
2115+53ofthefollowingareasasvalidatedbytheschoolprincipal:sixtycontacthoursinthe
2116+54classroom,ofwhichatleastforty-fivemustbeteaching;sixtycontacthoursasasubstitute
2117+55teacher,withatleastthirtyconsecutivehoursinthesameclassroom;sixtycontacthoursof
2118+56teachinginaprivateschool;orsixtycontacthoursofteachingasaparaprofessional,foran
2119+57initialfour-yearABCTEcertificateoflicensetoteach,exceptthatsuchcertificateshallnotbe
2120+58grantedfortheareasofearlychildhoodeducation,orspecialeducation.Forcertificationin
2121+59theareaofelementaryeducation,ninetycontacthoursintheclassroomshallberequired,of
2122+60whichatleastthirtyshallbeinanelementaryclassroom.Uponthecompletionofthe
2123+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 58 61followingrequirements[listedinparagraphs(a),(b),(c),and(d)ofthissubdivision], an
2124+62applicantshallbeeligibletoapplyforacareercontinuousprofessionalcertificateunder
2125+63subdivision(3)ofsubsection3ofthissection:
2126+64 (a)Completionofthirtycontacthoursofprofessionaldevelopmentwithinfouryears,
2127+65whichmayincludehoursspentinclassinanappropriatecollegecurriculum;
2128+66 (b)ValidatedcompletionoftwoyearsofthementoringprogramoftheAmerican
2129+67BoardforCertificationofTeacherExcellenceoradistrictmentoringprogramapprovedby
2130+68thestateboardofeducation;
2131+69 (c)Attainmentofasuccessfulperformance-basedteacherevaluation;and
2132+70 (d)Participationinabeginningteacherassistanceprogram;or
2133+71 (6)(a)Bythestateboard,underrulesandregulationsprescribedby[it]theboard,
2134+72whichshallissueaninitialvisitingscholarscertificateatthediscretionoftheboard,basedon
2135+73thefollowingcriteria:
2136+74 [(a)] a.Verificationfromthehiringschooldistrictthattheapplicantwillbe
2137+75employedaspartofabusiness-educationpartnershipinitiativedesignedtobuildcareer
2138+76pathwayssystemsoremployedaspartofaninitiativedesignedtofillvacantpositionsin
2139+77hard-to-staffpublicschoolsorhard-to-fillsubjectareasforstudentsinagradeorgrades
2140+78notlowerthantheninthgradeforwhichtheapplicant'sacademicdegreeorprofessional
2141+79experiencequalifies[himorher]theapplicant;
2142+80 [(b)]b.Appropriateandrelevantbachelor'sdegreeorhigher,occupationallicense,or
2143+81industry-recognizedcredential;
2144+82 [(c)]c.Completionoftheapplicationforaone-yearvisitingscholarscertificate;and
2145+83 [(d)]d.Completionofabackgroundcheckasprescribedundersection168.133.
2146+84 (b)Theinitialvisitingscholarscertificateshallcertifytheholderofsuchcertificateto
2147+85teachforoneyear.Anapplicantshallbeeligibletorenewaninitialvisitingscholars
2148+86certificateamaximumoftwotimes,baseduponthecompletionoftherequirementslisted
2149+87under[paragraphs(a),(b),and(d)]subparagraphsa.,b.,andd.ofparagraph(a)ofthis
2150+88subdivision;completionofprofessionaldevelopmentrequiredbytheschooldistrictand
2151+89school;andattainmentofasatisfactoryperformance-basedteacherevaluation.
2152+90 2.Allvalidteachingcertificatesissuedpursuanttolaworstateboardpoliciesand
2153+91regulationspriortoSeptember1,1988,shallbeexemptfromtheprofessionaldevelopment
2154+92requirementsofthissectionandshallcontinueineffectuntiltheyexpire,arerevokedor
2155+93suspended,asprovidedbylaw.Whensuchcertificatesarerequiredtoberenewed,thestate
2156+94boardoritsdesigneeshallgranttoeachholderofsuchacertificatethecertificatemostnearly
2157+95equivalenttotheonesoheld.Anyonewhoholds,asofAugust28,2003,avalidPC-I,PC-II,
2158+96orcontinuousprofessionalcertificateshall,uponexpirationof[hisorher]suchperson's
2159+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 59 97currentcertificate,beissuedtheappropriatelevelofcertificatebasedupontheclassification
2160+98systemestablishedpursuanttosubsection3ofthissection.
2161+99 3.(1)Certificatesoflicensetoteachinthepublicschoolsofthestateshallbebased
2162+100uponminimumrequirementsprescribedbythestateboardofeducationwhichshallinclude
2163+101completionofabackgroundcheckasprescribedinsection168.133.Thestateboardshall
2164+102provideforthefollowinglevelsofprofessionalcertification:aninitialprofessionalcertificate
2165+103andacareercontinuousprofessionalcertificate.
2166+104 (2)Theinitialprofessionalcertificateshallbeissueduponcompletionof
2167+105requirementsestablishedbythestateboardofeducationandshallbevalidbasedupon
2168+106verificationofactualteachingwithinaspecifiedtimeperiodestablishedbythestateboardof
2169+107education.Thestateboardshallrequireholdersofthefour-yearinitialprofessionalcertificate
2170+108to:
2171+109 (a)Participateinamentoringprogramapprovedandprovidedbythedistrictfora
2172+110minimumoftwoyears;
2173+111 (b)Completethirtycontacthoursofprofessionaldevelopment,whichmayinclude
2174+112hoursspentinclassinanappropriatecollegecurriculum,orforholdersofacertificateunder
2175+113subdivision(4)ofsubsection1ofthissection,anamountofprofessionaldevelopmentin
2176+114proportiontothecertificateholder'shoursintheclassroom,ifthecertificateholderis
2177+115employedlessthanfulltime;and
2178+116 (c)Participateinabeginningteacherassistanceprogram.
2179+117 (3)(a)Thecareercontinuousprofessionalcertificateshallbeissuedupon
2180+118verificationofcompletionoffouryearsofteachingundertheinitialprofessionalcertificate
2181+119anduponverificationofthecompletionoftherequirementsarticulatedinparagraphs(a)[,(b),
2182+120and]to(c)ofsubdivision(2)ofthissubsectionorparagraphs(a)[,(b),(c),and]to(d)of
2183+121subdivision(5)ofsubsection1ofthissection.
2184+122 (b)Thecareercontinuousprofessionalcertificateshallbecontinuousbasedupon
2185+123verificationofactualemploymentinaneducationalpositionasprovidedforinstateboard
2186+124guidelinesandcompletionoffifteencontacthoursofprofessionaldevelopmentperyear
2187+125whichmayincludehoursspentinclassinanappropriatecollegecurriculum.Shouldthe
2188+126possessorofavalidcareercontinuousprofessionalcertificatefail,inanygivenyear,tomeet
2189+127thefifteen-hourprofessionaldevelopmentrequirement,thepossessormay,withintwoyears,
2190+128makeupthemissinghours.Inordertomakeupformissinghours,thepossessorshallfirst
2191+129completethefifteen-hourrequirementforthecurrentyearandthenmaycounthoursinexcess
2192+130ofthecurrentyearrequirementasmake-uphours.Shouldthepossessorfailtomakeupthe
2193+131missinghourswithintwoyears,thecertificateshallbecomeinactive.Inordertoreactivate
2194+132thecertificate,thepossessorshallcompletetwenty-fourcontacthoursofprofessional
2195+133developmentwhichmayincludehoursspentintheclassroominanappropriatecollege
2196+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 60 134curriculumwithinthesixmonthspriortoorafterreactivating[hisorher]thepossessor's
2197+135certificate.Therequirementsofthisparagraphshallbemonitoredandverifiedbythelocal
2198+136schooldistrictwhichemploystheholderofthecareercontinuousprofessionalcertificate.
2199+137 (c)Aholderofacareercontinuousprofessionalcertificateshallbeexemptfromthe
2200+138professionaldevelopmentcontacthourrequirementsofparagraph(b)ofthissubdivisionif
2201+139suchteacherhasalocalprofessionaldevelopmentplaninplacewithinsuchteacher'sschool
2202+140districtandmeetstwoofthethreefollowingcriteria:
2203+141 a.Hastenyearsofteachingexperienceasdefinedbythestateboardofeducation;
2204+142 b.Possessesamaster'sdegree;or
2205+143 c.Obtainsarigorousnationalcertificationasapprovedbythestateboardof
2206+144education.
2207+145 4.Policiesandproceduresshallbeestablishedbywhichateacherwhowasnot
2208+146retainedduetoareductioninforcemayretainthecurrentlevelofcertification.Thereshall
2209+147alsobeestablishedpoliciesandproceduresallowingateacherwhohasnotbeenemployedin
2210+148aneducationalpositionforthreeyearsormoretoreactivate[hisorher]theteacher'slast
2211+149levelofcertificationbycompletingtwenty-fourcontacthoursofprofessionaldevelopment
2212+150whichmayincludehoursspentintheclassroominanappropriatecollegecurriculumwithin
2213+151thesixmonthspriortoorafterreactivating[hisorher]theteacher'scertificate.
2214+152 5.Thestateboardshall,uponcompletionofabackgroundcheckasprescribedin
2215+153section168.133,issueaprofessionalcertificateclassificationintheareasmostclosely
2216+154alignedwithanapplicant'scurrentareasofcertification,commensuratewiththeyearsof
2217+155teachingexperienceoftheapplicant,toanypersonwhoishiredtoteachinapublicschoolin
2218+156thisstateandwhopossessesavalidteachingcertificatefromanotherstateorcertification
2219+157undersubdivision(4)ofsubsection1ofthissection,providedthatthecertificateholdershall
2220+158annuallycompletethestateboard'srequirementsforsuchlevelofcertification,andshall
2221+159establishpoliciesbywhichresidentsofstatesotherthanthestateofMissourimaybeassessed
2222+160afeeforacertificateoflicensetoteachinthepublicschoolsofMissouri.Suchfeeshallbein
2223+161anamountsufficienttorecoveranyorallcostsassociatedwiththeissuingofacertificateof
2224+162licensetoteach.Theboardshallpromulgaterulestoauthorizetheissuanceofaprovisional
2225+163certificateoflicense,whichshallbevalidforthreeyearsandshallallowtheholdertoassume
2226+164classroomdutiespendingthecompletionofacriminalbackgroundcheckundersection
2227+165168.133,foranyapplicantwho:
2228+166 (1)IsthespouseofamemberoftheArmedForcesstationedinMissouri;
2229+167 (2)Relocatedfromanotherstatewithinoneyearofthedateofapplication;
2230+168 (3)Underwentacriminalbackgroundcheckinordertobeissuedateaching
2231+169certificateoflicensefromanotherstate;and
2232+170 (4)Otherwisequalifiesunderthissection.
2233+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 61 171 6.Thestateboardmayassesstoholdersofaninitialprofessionalcertificateafee,to
2234+172bedepositedintotheexcellenceineducation[revolving] fundestablishedpursuanttosection
2235+173160.268,fortheissuanceofthecareercontinuousprofessionalcertificate.However,suchfee
2236+174shallnotexceedthecombinedcostsofissuanceandanycriminalbackgroundcheckrequired
2237+175asaconditionofissuance.ApplicantsfortheinitialABCTEcertificateshallberesponsible
2238+176foranyfeesassociatedwiththeprogramleadingtotheissuanceofthecertificate,butnothing
2239+177inthissectionshallprohibitadistrictfromdevelopingapolicythatpermitsfee
2240+178reimbursement.
2241+179 7.AnymemberofthepublicschoolretirementsystemofMissouriwhoentered
2242+180coveredemploymentwithtenormoreyearsofeducationalexperienceinanotherstateor
2243+181statesandheldacertificateissuedbyanotherstateandsubsequentlyworkedinaschool
2244+182districtcoveredbythepublicschoolretirementsystemofMissourifortenormoreyearswho
2245+183laterbecamecertificatedinMissourishallhavethatcertificatedatedbackto[hisorher]the
2246+184member'soriginaldateofemploymentinaMissouripublicschool.
2247+185 8.Withinthirtydaysofreceivinganapplicationfromaspouseofanactiveduty
2248+186memberoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledto
2249+187betransferredtothestateofMissouri,orwhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobe
2250+188transferredtoanadjacentstateandisorwillbedomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orhas
2251+189movedtothestateofMissourionapermanentchange-of-stationbasisandhassuccessfully
2252+190completedthebackgroundcheckdescribedundersubsection5ofthissectionandsection
2253+191168.133,thestateboardshallissuetosuchapplicantafullcertificateoflicensetoteach,
2254+192providedthattheapplicanthaspaidallnecessaryfeesandhasotherwisemetallrequirements
2255+193tobeissuedsuchacertificate.
2256+168.036.1.Inadditiontograntingcertificatesoflicensetoteachinpublic
2257+2schoolsofthestateundersection168.021,thestateboardofeducationshallgrant
2258+3substituteteachercertificatesasprovidedinthissectiontoanyindividualseekingto
2259+4substituteteachinanypublicschoolinthisstate.
2260+5 2.(1)Thestateboardshallnotgrantacertificateoflicensetoteachunderthis
2261+6sectiontoanyindividualwhohasnotcompletedabackgroundcheckasrequiredunder
2262+7section168.021.
2263+8 (2)Thestateboardmayrefusetoissueorrenew,suspend,orrevokeany
2264+9certificatesoughtorissuedunderthissectioninthesamemannerandforthesame
2265+10reasonsasundersection168.071.
2266+11 3.Thestateboardmaygrantacertificateunderthissectiontoanyindividual
2267+12whohascompleted:
2268+13 (1)Atleastthirty-sixsemesterhoursatanaccreditedinstitutionofhigher
2269+14education;or
2270+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 62 15 (2)Thetwenty-houronlinetrainingprogramrequiredinthissectionandwho
2271+16possessesahighschooldiplomaortheequivalentthereof.
2272+17 4.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopand
2273+18maintainanonlinetrainingprogramforindividuals,whichshallconsistoftwentyhours
2274+19oftrainingrelatedtosubjectsappropriateforsubstituteteachersasdeterminedbythe
2275+20department.
2276+21 5.Thestateboardmaygrantacertificateunderthissectiontoanyhighly
2277+22qualifiedindividualwithexpertiseinatechnicalorbusinessfieldorwithexperiencein
2278+23theArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohascompletedthebackgroundcheck
2279+24requiredinthissectionbutdoesnotmeetanyofthequalificationsundersubdivision(1)
2280+25or(2)ofsubsection3ofthissectionifthesuperintendentoftheschooldistrictinwhich
2281+26theindividualseekstosubstituteteachsponsorssuchindividualandtheschoolboardof
2282+27theschooldistrictinwhichtheindividualseekstosubstituteteachvotestoapprovesuch
2283+28individualtosubstituteteach.
2284+29 6.(1)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionstocontrary,beginningonthe
2285+30effectivedateofthissectionandendingonJune30,2025,anyperson,whoisretiredand
2286+31currentlyreceivingaretirementallowanceundersections169.010to169.141orsections
2287+32169.600to169.715,otherthanfordisability,maybeemployedtosubstituteteachona
2288+33parttimeortemporarysubstitutebasisbyanemployerincludedintheretirement
2289+34systemwithoutadiscontinuanceoftheperson'sretirementallowance.Suchaperson
2290+35shallnotcontributetotheretirementsystem,ortothepublicschoolretirementsystem
2291+36establishedbysections169.010to169.141ortothepubliceducationemployee
2292+37retirementsystemestablishedbysections169.600to169.715,becauseofearningsduring
2293+38suchperiodofemployment.
2294+39 (2)Inadditiontotheconditionssetforthinsubdivision1ofthissubsection,any
2295+40personretiredandcurrentlyreceivingaretirementallowanceundersections169.010to
2296+41169.141,otherthanfordisability,whoisemployedbyathirdpartyorisperforming
2297+42workasanindependentcontractormaybeemployedtosubstituteteachonapart-time
2298+43ortemporarysubstitutebasis,ifsuchpersonisperformingworkforanemployer
2299+44includedintheretirementsystemwithoutadiscontinuanceoftheperson'sretirement
2300+45allowance.
2301+46 (3)Ifapersonisemployedpursuanttothissubsectiononaregular,full-time
2302+47basisthepersonshallnotbeentitledtoreceivetheperson'sretirementallowancefor
2303+48anymonthduringwhichthepersonissoemployed.Theretirementsystemmayrequire
2304+49theemployer,thethird-partyemployer,theindependentcontractor,andtheretiree
2305+50subjecttothissubsectiontoprovidedocumentationshowingcompliancewiththis
2306+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 63 51subsection.Ifsuchdocumentationisnotprovided,theretirementsystemmaydeemthe
2307+52retireetohaveexceededthelimitationsprovidedinthissubsection.
2308+53 7.Acertificategrantedunderthissectionshallbevalidforfouryears.A
2309+54certificategrantedunderthissectionshallexpireattheendofanycalendaryearin
2310+55whichtheindividualfailstosubstituteteachforatleastfivedaysorfortyhoursofin-
2311+56seatinstruction.
2312+57 8.(1)Anindividualtowhomthestateboardgrantsacertificateunderthis
2313+58sectionmaybeasubstituteteacherinapublicschoolinthestateiftheschooldistrict
2314+59agreestoemploytheindividualasasubstituteteacherandsuchindividualhas
2315+60completedabackgroundcheckasrequiredinsubsection10ofthissection.
2316+61 (2)Noindividualtowhomthestateboardgrantsacertificateunderthissection
2317+62andwhoisundertwentyyearsofageshallbeasubstituteteacheringradesnineto
2318+63twelve.
2319+64 9.Eachschooldistrictmaydevelopanorientationforindividualstowhomthe
2320+65stateboardgrantsacertificateunderthissectionforsuchindividualsemployedbythe
2321+66schooldistrictandmayrequiresuchindividualstocompletesuchorientation.Such
2322+67orientationshallcontainatleasttwohoursofsubjectsappropriateforsubstitute
2323+68teachersandshallcontaininstructionontheschooldistrict'sbestpracticesfor
2324+69classroommanagement.
2325+70 10.BeginningJanuary1,2023,anysubstituteteachermay,atthetimesuch
2326+71substituteteachersubmitsthefingerprintsandinformationrequiredforthe
2327+72backgroundcheckrequiredundersection168.021,designateuptofiveschool
2328+73districtstowhichsuchsubstituteteacherhassubmittedanapplicationforsubstitute
2329+74teachingtoreceivetheresultsofthesubstituteteacher'scriminalhistorybackground
2330+75checkandfingerprintcollection.Thetotalamountofanyfeesfordisseminatingsuch
2331+76resultstouptofiveschooldistrictsunderthissubsectionshallnotexceedfiftydollars.
2332+77 11.Thestateboardmayexercisetheboard'sauthorityunderchapter161to
2333+78promulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsnecessaryfortheadministrationofthis
2334+79section.
2335+168.037.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallcreate
2336+2andmaintainaweb-basedsurveyforcollectinganonymousinformationfromsubstitute
2337+3teachersinMissouripublicschools.Thesurveywillcollectanonymous,nonbiased,real-
2338+4timedatathatschooldistricts,charterschools,andthestatecanaccesstostudyand
2339+5improvetheeffectivenessofsubstituteteachersinsupportinginstructionandlearning
2340+6andtoimprovecircumstancesthatmaycauseashortageofavailablesubstitute
2341+7teachers.
2342+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 64 8 2.(1)Eachsubstituteteacherinapublicschoolshallcompletethesurvey
2343+9describedinsubsection1ofthissectionattheendofeachdayofteaching.Thedistrict
2344+10orcharterschoolinwhichthesubstituteteacheristeachingforthatdayshallprovide,
2345+11byemail,aweblinktothesurvey.Ifneeded,thedistrictorcharterschoolshallalso
2346+12providebriefaccesstoacomputerorotherconnecteddevicesufficienttoallowthe
2347+13surveytobecompleted.Thesurveycanalsobecompletedon-sitebythesubstitute
2348+14teacherusingapersonaldevice.
2349+15 (2)Thesurveydescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionshallincludeata
2350+16minimum,questionsregarding:theageandlevelofeducationofthesubstituteteacher,
2351+17thedateofteaching,thedistrictandschool,thegradeorgradestaught,information
2352+18aboutsupportandinteractionwithschoolstaff,anystudenthealthorsafetyissues
2353+19experienced,andrateofsubstituteteacherpay.
2354+20 3.Districtsandcharterschoolsshallannuallyprovideinformationtothe
2355+21departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationregarding:useofthird-party
2356+22employmentagenciesforsubstituteteachers,dailyrateofsubstituteteacherpay,
2357+23employmentoffull-timeandpart-timesubstituteteachers,substituteteacher
2358+24recruitmentefforts,thesubstituteteacherinterviewprocess,anduseofcurrent
2359+25schoolstaffassubstituteteachersduringotherassignedtime.
2360+168.205.1.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,twoormoreschool
2361+2districtsmayshareasuperintendentwhopossessesavalidMissourisuperintendent'slicense.
2362+3Ifanyschooldistrictschoosetoshareasuperintendent,theyshallnotberequiredtoreceive
2363+4approvalfromthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationbutmaynotifythe
2364+5department.
2365+6 2.(1)BeginningJuly1,2023,subjecttoappropriation,aschooldistrictthat
2366+7entersintoanagreementwithanotherschooldistricttoshareasuperintendentshall
2367+8receiveadditionalstateaidunderthissubsection.
2368+9 (2)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallannually
2369+10distributethirtythousanddollarstoanyschooldistrictthatsharesasuperintendent
2370+11underthissubsection.Anysuchamountdistributedtoaschooldistrictshallbein
2371+12additiontoandshallnotbeincludedinanycalculationofstateaidunderchapter163.
2372+13 (3)Toreceivetheadditionalthirtythousanddollarsunderthissubsection,the
2373+14schooldistrictshallprovideprooftothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
2374+15educationthattheschooldistrictwillusealloftheadditionalthirtythousanddollars
2375+16receivedunderthissubsectionandatleasthalfoftheamountsavedasaresultof
2376+17participatinginsharingasuperintendentunderthissubsectiontocompensateteachers
2377+18ortoprovidecounselingservices.
2378+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 65 19 (4)Noschooldistrictthatreceivesadditionalfundingunderthissubsectionshall
2379+20receivesuchfundingformorethanfiveyears.
2380+168.500.1.Forthepurposeofprovidingcareerpay,whichshallbeasalary
2381+2supplement,forpublicschoolteachers,whichforthepurposeofsections168.500to168.515
2382+3shallincludeclassroomteachers,librarians,schoolcounselorsandcertificatedteacherswho
2383+4holdpositionsasschoolpsychologicalexaminers,parentsasteacherseducators,school
2384+5psychologists,specialeducationdiagnosticiansandspeechpathologists,andareonthe
2385+6districtsalaryschedule,thereisherebycreatedandestablishedacareeradvancementprogram
2386+7whichshallbeknownasthe"MissouriCareerDevelopmentandTeacherExcellencePlan",
2387+8hereinafterknownasthe"careerplanorprogram".Participationbylocalschooldistrictsin
2388+9thecareeradvancementprogramestablishedunderthissectionshallbevoluntary.Thecareer
2389+10advancementprogramisamatchingfundprogram.Thegeneralassemblymaymakean
2390+11annualappropriationtotheexcellenceineducationfundestablishedundersection160.268
2391+12forthepurposeofprovidingthestate'sportionforthecareeradvancementprogram.The
2392+13"CareerLadderForwardFundingFund"isherebyestablishedinthestatetreasury.Beginning
2393+14withfiscalyear1998anduntilthecareerladderforwardfundingfundisterminatedpursuant
2394+15tothissubsection,thegeneralassemblymayappropriatefundstothecareerladderforward
2395+16fundingfund.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,moneysin
2396+17thefundshallnotbetransferredtothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefundattheendofthe
2397+18biennium.Allinterestorothergainreceivedfrominvestmentofmoneysinthefundshallbe
2398+19creditedtothefund.Allfundsdepositedinthefundshallbemaintainedinthefunduntilsuch
2399+20timeasthebalanceinthefundattheendofthefiscalyearisequaltoorgreaterthanthe
2400+21appropriationforthecareerladderprogramforthefollowingyear,atwhichtimeallsuch
2401+22revenuesshallbeusedtofund,inadvance,thecareerladderprogramforsuchfollowingyear
2402+23andthecareerladderforwardfundingfundshallthereafterbeterminated.
2403+24 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,atthedirectionofthe
2404+25commissionerofeducation,shallstudyanddevelopmodelcareerplanswhichshallbemade
2405+26availabletothelocalschooldistricts.Thesestatemodelcareerplansshall:
2406+27 (1)Containthreestepsorstagesofcareeradvancement;
2407+28 (2)Containadetailedprocedurefortheadmissionofteacherstothecareerprogram;
2408+29 (3)Containspecificcriteriaforcareerstepqualificationsandattainment.These
2409+30criteriashallclearlydescribetheminimumnumberofprofessionalresponsibilitiesrequiredof
2410+31theteacherateachstageoftheplanandshallincludereferencetoclassroomperformance
2411+32evaluationsperformedpursuanttosection168.128. Thecriteriamayinclude,butshallnot
2412+33belimitedto,teacherexternshipsasprovidedinsection168.025;
2413+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 66 34 (4)BeconsistentwiththeteachercertificationprocessrecommendedbytheMissouri
2414+35advisorycouncilofcertificationforeducatorsandadoptedbythedepartmentofelementary
2415+36andsecondaryeducation;
2416+37 (5)ProvidethatpublicschoolteachersinMissourishallbecomeeligibletoapplyfor
2417+38admissiontothecareerplansadoptedundersections168.500to168.515after[five] two
2418+39yearsofpublicschoolteachinginMissouri.Allteachersseekingadmissiontoanycareer
2419+40planshall,asaminimum,meettherequirementsnecessarytoobtainthefirstrenewable
2420+41professionalcertificateasprovidedinsection168.021;
2421+42 (6)Provideproceduresforappealingdecisionsmadeundercareerplansestablished
2422+43undersections168.500to168.515.
2423+44 3.Schooldistrictcareerplansshallrecognizeadditionalresponsibilitiesand
2424+45volunteereffortsbyteachersinformulatingcriteriaforcareerladderadmissionand
2425+46stageachievement.Suchadditionalresponsibilitiesandvolunteereffortsshallbe
2426+47requiredtooccuroutsideofcompensatedhoursandmayinclude,butshallnotbe
2427+48limitedto:
2428+49 (1)Servingasacoach,supervisor,ororganizerforanyextracurricularactivity
2429+50forwhichtheteacherdoesnotalreadyreceiveadditionalcompensation;
2430+51 (2)Servingasamentorforstudents,whetherinaformalorinformalcapacity;
2431+52 (3)Receivingadditionalteachertrainingorcertificationoutsideofthatoffered
2432+53bytheschooldistrict;
2433+54 (4)Servingasatutororprovidingadditionallearningopportunitiestostudents;
2434+55and
2435+56 (5)Assistingstudentswithpostsecondaryeducationpreparationincluding,but
2436+57notlimitedto,teachinganACTorSATpreparationcourseorassistingstudentswith
2437+58completingcollegeorcareerschooladmissionorfinancialassistanceapplications.
2438+59 4.Thecommissionerofeducationshallcausethedepartmentofelementaryand
2439+60secondaryeducationtoestablishguidelinesforallcareerplansestablishedunderthissection,
2440+61andcriteriathatmustbemetbyanyschooldistrictwhichseeksfundingforitscareerplan.
2441+62 [4.]5.Aparticipatinglocalschooldistrictmayhavetheoptionofimplementinga
2442+63careerplandevelopedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationoralocal
2443+64planwhichhasbeendevelopedwithadvicefromteachersemployedbythedistrictandwhich
2444+65hasmetwiththeapprovalofthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.In
2445+66approvinglocalcareerplans,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmay
2446+67considerprovisionsintheplanofthelocaldistrictforrecognitionofteachermobilityfrom
2447+68onedistricttoanotherwithinthisstate.
2448+69 [5.]6.Thecareerplansoflocalschooldistrictsshallnotdiscriminateonthebasisof
2449+70race,sex,religion,nationalorigin,color,creed,orage.Participationinthecareerplanofa
2450+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 67 71localschooldistrictisoptional,andanyteacherwhodeclinestoparticipateshallnotbe
2451+72penalizedinanyway.
2452+73 [6.]7.Inordertoreceivefundsunderthissection,aschooldistrictwhichisnot
2453+74subjecttosection162.920musthaveatotallevyforoperatingpurposeswhichisinexcessof
2454+75theamountallowedinSection11(b)ofArticleXoftheMissouriConstitution;andaschool
2455+76districtwhichissubjecttosection162.920musthaveatotallevyforoperatingpurposes
2456+77whichisequaltoorinexcessoftwenty-fivecentsoneachhundreddollarsofassessed
2457+78valuation.
2458+79 [7.]8.Thecommissionerofeducationshallcausethedepartmentofelementaryand
2459+80secondaryeducationtoregardaspeechpathologistwhoholdsbothavalidcertificateof
2460+81licensetoteachandacertificateofclinicalcompetencetohavefulfilledthestandards
2461+82requiredtobeplacedonstageIIIofthecareerprogram,providedthatsuchspeechpathologist
2462+83hasbeenemployedbyapublicschoolinMissouriforatleast[five]twoyearsandisapproved
2463+84forplacementatsuchstageIIIbythelocalschooldistrict.
2464+85 [8.]9.Beginninginfiscalyear2012,thestateportionofcareerladderpaymentsshall
2465+86onlybemadeavailabletolocalschooldistrictsifthegeneralassemblymakesan
2466+87appropriationforsuchprogram.Paymentsauthorizedundersections168.500to168.515
2467+88shallonlybemadeavailableinayearforwhichastateappropriationismade.Anystate
2468+89appropriationshallbemadeprospectivelyinrelationtotheyearinwhichworkunderthe
2469+90programisperformed.
2470+91 [9.]10.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoprohibitalocalschooldistrict
2471+92fromfundingtheprogramforitsteachersforworkperformedinyearsforwhichnostate
2472+93appropriationismadeavailable.
2473+168.515.1.Eachteacherselectedtoparticipateinacareerplanestablishedunder
2474+2sections168.500to168.515,whomeetstherequirementsofsuchplan,mayreceiveasalary
2475+3supplement,thestate'sshareofwhichshallbedistributedundersection163.031,equaltothe
2476+4followingamountsappliedtothecareerladderentitlementofsection163.031:
2477+5 (1)CareerstageIteachersmayreceiveuptoanadditionalonethousandfivehundred
2478+6dollarsperschoolyear;
2479+7 (2)CareerstageIIteachersmayreceiveuptoanadditionalthreethousanddollarsper
2480+8schoolyear;
2481+9 (3)CareerstageIIIteachersmayreceiveuptoanadditionalfivethousanddollarsper
2482+10schoolyear.Allteacherswithineachstagewithinthesameschooldistrictshallreceiveequal
2483+11salarysupplements.
2484+12 2.Thestatemaymakepaymentspursuanttosection163.031tothelocalschool
2485+13districtforthepurposeofprovidingfundingtothelocalschooldistrictforthepaymentofany
2486+14salarysupplementsprovidedforinthissection,subjecttotheavailabilityoffundsas
2487+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 68 15appropriatedeachyearanddistributedonamatchingbasiswherethepercentageofstate
2488+16fundingshallbe[forty] sixtypercentandthepercentageoflocalfundingshallbe[sixty] forty
2489+17percent.
2490+18 3.Notlessthaneveryfourthyear,beginningwithcalendaryear1988,thegeneral
2491+19assembly,throughthejointcommitteeestablishedundersection160.254,shallreviewthe
2492+20amountofthecareerpayprovidedforinthissectiontodetermineifanyincreasesare
2493+21necessarytoreflecttheincreasesinthecostoflivingwhichhaveoccurredsincethesalary
2494+22supplementswerelastreviewedorset.
2495+23 4.Toparticipateinthesalarysupplementprogramestablishedunderthissection,a
2496+24schooldistrictmaysubmittothevotersofthedistrictapropositiontoincreasetaxesforthis
2497+25purpose.Ifaschooldistrict'scurrenttaxrateceilingisatorabovetheratefromwhichan
2498+26increasewouldrequireatwo-thirdsmajority,theschoolboardmaysubmittothevotersofthe
2499+27districtapropositiontoreduceoreliminatetheamountofthelevyreductionresultingfrom
2500+28section164.013.Ifamajorityofthevotersvotingthereonvoteinfavoroftheproposition,
2501+29theboardmaycertifythatseventy-fivepercentoftherevenuegeneratedfromthissourceshall
2502+30beusedtoimplementthesalarysupplementprogramestablishedunderthissection.
2503+31 5.Innocaseshallaschooldistrictusestatefundsreceivedunderthissectionnor
2504+32localrevenuegeneratedfromataxestablishedundersubsection4ofthissectiontocomply
2505+33withtheminimumsalaryrequirementsforteachersestablishedpursuanttosection163.172.
2506+169.596.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthischaptertothecontrary,a
2507+2retiredcertificatedteacherreceivingaretirementbenefitfromtheretirementsystem
2508+3establishedpursuanttosections169.010to169.141may,withoutlosinghisorherretirement
2509+4benefit,teachfulltimeforupto[two] fouryearsforaschooldistrictcoveredbysuch
2510+5retirementsystem;providedthattheschooldistricthasashortageofcertifiedteachers,as
2511+6determinedbytheschooldistrict,andprovidedthatnosuchretiredcertificatedteachershall
2512+7beemployedasasuperintendent.Thetotalnumberofsuchretiredcertificatedteachersshall
2513+8notexceed,atanyonetime,thelesseroftenpercentofthetotalteacherstaffforthatschool
2514+9district,orfivecertificatedteachers.
2515+10 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthischaptertothecontrary,aperson
2516+11receivingaretirementbenefitfromtheretirementsystemestablishedpursuanttosections
2517+12169.600to169.715may,withoutlosinghisorherretirementbenefit,beemployedfulltime
2518+13forupto[two]fouryearsforaschooldistrictcoveredbysuchretirementsystem;provided
2519+14thattheschooldistricthasashortageofnoncertificatedemployees,asdeterminedbythe
2520+15schooldistrict.Thetotalnumberofsuchretirednoncertificatedemployeesshallnotexceed,
2521+16atanyonetime,thelesseroftenpercentofthetotalnoncertificatedstaffforthatschool
2522+17district,orfiveemployees.
2523+18 3.Theemployer'scontributionrateshallbepaidbythehiringschooldistrict.
2524+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 69 19 4.Inordertohireteachersandnoncertificatedemployeespursuanttotheprovisions
2525+20ofthissection,theschooldistrictshall:
2526+21 (1)Showagoodfaithefforttofillpositionswithnonretiredcertificatedteachersor
2527+22nonretirednoncertificatedemployees;
2528+23 (2)Postthevacancyforatleastonemonth;
2529+24 (3)Havenotofferedearlyretirementincentivesforeitheroftheprevioustwoyears;
2530+25 (4)Solicitapplicationsthroughthelocalnewspaper,othermedia,orteacher
2531+26educationprograms;
2532+27 (5)Determinethereisaninsufficientnumberofeligibleapplicantsfortheadvertised
2533+28position;and
2534+29 (6)Declareacriticalshortageofcertificatedteachersornoncertificatedemployees
2535+30thatisactiveforoneyear.
2536+31 5.AnypersonhiredpursuanttothissectionshallbeincludedintheStateDirectoryof
2537+32NewHiresforpurposesofincomeandeligibilityverificationpursuantto42U.S.C.Section
2538+331320b-7.
2539+170.014.1.Thissectionshallbeknownasthe"ReadingInstructionAct"andis
2540+2enactedtoensurethatallpublicschoolsincludingcharterschoolsestablishreading
2541+3programsinkindergartenthroughgrade[three] fivebasedinscientificresearch."Evidence-
2542+4basedreadinginstruction"includespracticesthathavebeenproveneffectivethrough
2543+5evaluationoftheoutcomesforlargenumbersofstudentsandarehighlylikelytobe
2544+6effectiveinimprovingreadingifimplementedwithfidelity.Suchprogramsshallinclude
2545+7theessentialcomponentsofphonemicawareness,phonics,fluency,vocabulary,and
2546+8comprehension,andallnewteacherswhoteachreadinginkindergartenthroughgrade
2547+9threeshallreceiveadequatetrainingintheseareas.
2548+10 2.[Theprogramdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionmayinclude"explicit
2549+11systematicphonics",which,forthepurposesofthissection,shallmeanthemethodologyof
2550+12pronouncingandreadingwordsbylearningthephoneticsoundassociationofindividual
2551+13letters,lettergroups,andsyllables,andtheprinciplesgoverningtheseassociations.
2552+14 3.]Everypublicschoolinthestateshallofferareadingprogramasdescribedin
2553+15subsection1ofthissectionforkindergartenthroughgrade[three] five.
2554+170.018.1.(1)Forpurposesofthissection,"computersciencecourse"meansa
2555+2courseinwhichstudentsstudycomputersandalgorithmicprocesses,includingtheir
2556+3principles,hardwareandsoftwaredesigns,implementation,andimpactonsociety.Theterm
2557+4shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,astand-alonecourseatanyelementary,middle,or
2558+5highschooloracourseatanyelementaryormiddleschoolthatembedscomputer
2559+6sciencecontentwithinothersubjects.
2560+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 70 7 (2)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall,beforeJuly1,2019,
2561+8developahighschoolgraduationpolicythatallowsastudenttofulfilloneunitofacademic
2562+9creditwithadistrict-approvedcomputersciencecoursemeetingthestandardsofsubsection2
2563+10ofthissectionforanymathematics,science,orpracticalartsunitrequiredforhighschool
2564+11graduation.Thepolicyshallrequirethatallstudentshaveeithertakenallcoursesthatrequire
2565+12end-of-courseexaminationsformathandscienceorareontracktotakeallcoursesthat
2566+13requireend-of-courseexaminationsformathandscienceundertheMissourischool
2567+14improvementprograminordertoreceivecredittowardhighschoolgraduationunderthis
2568+15subsection.
2569+16 (3)Aschooldistrictshallcommunicatetostudentselectingtouseacomputerscience
2570+17courseforamathematicsunitthatsomeinstitutionsofhighereducationmayrequirefour
2571+18unitsofacademiccreditinmathematicsforcollegeadmission.Theparent,guardian,orlegal
2572+19custodianofeachstudentwhochoosestotakeacomputersciencecoursetofulfillaunitof
2573+20academiccreditinmathematicsshallsignandsubmittotheschooldistrictadocument
2574+21containingastatementacknowledgingthattakingacomputersciencecoursetofulfillaunit
2575+22ofacademiccreditinmathematicsmayhaveanadverseeffectoncollegeadmission
2576+23decisions.
2577+24 (4)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationandthedepartmentof
2578+25highereducationandworkforcedevelopmentshallcooperateindevelopingandimplementing
2579+26academicrequirementsforcomputersciencecoursesofferedinanygradeorgradesnotlower
2580+27thantheninthnorhigherthanthetwelfthgrade.
2581+28 2.(1)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallconveneawork
2582+29grouptodevelopandrecommendrigorousacademicperformancestandardsrelatingto
2583+30computerscienceforstudentsinkindergartenandineachgradenothigherthanthetwelfth
2584+31grade.Theworkgroupshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,educatorsprovidinginstructionin
2585+32kindergartenorinanygradenothigherthanthetwelfthgradeandrepresentativesfromthe
2586+33departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,thedepartmentofhighereducationand
2587+34workforcedevelopment,businessandindustry,andinstitutionsofhighereducation.The
2588+35departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopwrittencurriculum
2589+36frameworksrelatingtocomputersciencethatmaybeusedbyschooldistricts.The
2590+37requirementsofsection160.514shallnotapplytothissection.
2591+38 (2)Thestateboardofeducationshalladoptandimplementacademicperformance
2592+39standardsrelatingtocomputersciencebeginninginthe2019-20schoolyear.
2593+40 3.BeforeJuly1,2019,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
2594+41developaprocedurebywhichanyteacherwhoholdsacertificateoflicensetoteachunder
2595+42section168.021anddemonstratessufficientcontentknowledgeofcomputerscienceshall
2596+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 71 43receiveaspecialendorsementon[hisorher]theteacher'slicensesignifying[hisorher]the
2597+44teacher'sspecializedknowledgeincomputerscience.
2598+45 4.(1)Forpurposesofthissubsection,"eligibleentity"means:
2599+46 (a)Alocaleducationalagency,oraconsortiumoflocaleducationalagencies,inthe
2600+47state,includingcharterschoolsthathavedeclaredthemselveslocaleducationalagencies;
2601+48 (b)Aninstitutionofhighereducationinthestate;or
2602+49 (c)Anonprofitorprivateproviderofnationallyrecognizedandhigh-quality
2603+50computerscienceprofessionaldevelopment,asdeterminedbythedepartmentofelementary
2604+51andsecondaryeducation.
2605+52 (2)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"ComputerScienceEducation
2606+53Fund".Thefundshallconsistofallmoneysthatmaybeappropriatedtoitbythegeneral
2607+54assemblyandanygifts,contributions,grants,orbequestsreceivedfromprivateorother
2608+55sourcesforthepurposeofprovidingteacherprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsrelatingto
2609+56computerscience.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith
2610+57sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbe
2611+58adedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelyforthe
2612+59administrationofgrantstoeligibleentitiesasdescribedinthissection.Notwithstandingthe
2613+60provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendof
2614+61thebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer
2615+62shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterest
2616+63andmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund.
2617+64 (3)Thestateboardofeducationshallawardgrantsfromthecomputerscience
2618+65educationfundtoeligibleentitiesforthepurposeofprovidingteacherprofessional
2619+66developmentprogramsrelatingtocomputerscience.Aneligibleentitywishingtoreceive
2620+67suchagrantshallsubmitanapplicationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
2621+68educationaddressinghowtheentityplansto:
2622+69 (a)Reachnewandexistingteacherswithlittlecomputersciencebackground;
2623+70 (b)Useeffectivepracticesforprofessionaldevelopment;
2624+71 (c)Focusthetrainingontheconceptualfoundationsofcomputerscience;
2625+72 (d)Reachandsupporthistoricallyunderrepresentedstudentsincomputerscience;
2626+73 (e)Provideteacherswithconcreteexperiencewithhands-on,inquiry-basedpractices;
2627+74and
2628+75 (f)Accommodatetheparticularneedsofstudentsandteachersineachdistrictand
2629+76school.
2630+77 5.(1)ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,eachpublichigh
2631+78schoolandcharterhighschoolshallofferatleastonecomputersciencecourseinanin-
2632+79personsettingorasavirtualordistancecourseoption.
2633+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 72 80 (2)Anycomputersciencecourseorinstructionofferedunderthissubsection
2634+81shall:
2635+82 (a)Beofhighqualityasdefinedbythestateboardofeducation;
2636+83 (b)Meetorexceedthecomputerscienceperformancestandardsdevelopedand
2637+84adoptedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationunderthissection;
2638+85and
2639+86 (c)Foranycomputersciencecourseofferedbyapublichighschoolorcharter
2640+87highschool,beofferedinsuchschool'scoursecatalog.
2641+88 (3)OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachschoolyear,eachschooldistrictshall
2642+89submittothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationareportforthe
2643+90currentschoolyearwhichshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto:
2644+91 (a)Thenamesandcoursecodesofcomputersciencecoursesofferedineach
2645+92schoolinthedistrictwithacoursedescriptionandwhichcomputerscienceperformance
2646+93standardsarecovered,totheextentsuchinformationisavailable;
2647+94 (b)Thenumberandpercentageofstudentswhoenrolledineachcomputer
2648+95sciencecourse,listedbythecategoriesinsubparagraphsa.tof.ofthisparagraph.Ifa
2649+96categorycontainsonetofivestudentsorcontainsaquantityofstudentsthatwould
2650+97allowthequantityofanothercategorythatcontainsfiveorfewertobededuced,the
2651+98numbershallbereplacedwithasymbol:
2652+99 a.Sex;
2653+100 b.Raceandethnicity;
2654+101 c.Specialeducationstatusincluding,butnotlimitedto,studentsreceiving
2655+102servicesunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)(20U.S.C.
2656+103Section1400etseq.,asamended)orSection504ofthefederalRehabilitationActof
2657+1041973(29U.S.C.Section794),asamended;
2658+105 d.Englishlanguagelearnerstatus;
2659+106 e.Eligibilityforfreeorreducedpricemeals;and
2660+107 f.Gradelevel;and
2661+108 (c)Thenumberofcomputerscienceinstructorsateachschool,listedbythe
2662+109followingcategories:
2663+110 a.Applicablecertifications;
2664+111 b.Sex;
2665+112 c.Raceandethnicity;and
2666+113 d.Highestacademicdegree.
2667+114 (4)OnorbeforeSeptemberthirtiethofeachschoolyear,thedepartmentof
2668+115elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpostthefollowingonthedepartment's
2669+116website:
2670+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 73 117 (a)Datareceivedunderparagraphs(a)and(b)ofsubdivision(3)ofthis
2671+118subsection,disaggregatedbyschoolandaggregatedstatewide;and
2672+119 (b)Datareceivedunderparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection,
2673+120aggregatedstatewide.
2674+121 (5)OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachschoolyear,thedepartmentofelementary
2675+122andsecondaryeducationshallpublishalistofcomputersciencecoursecodesandnames
2676+123withacoursedescriptionandanindicationofwhichcoursesmeetorexceedthe
2677+124departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation'scomputerscienceperformance
2678+125standards.
2679+126 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallappointa
2680+127computersciencesupervisor.Thecomputersciencesupervisorshallberesponsiblefor
2681+128implementingtheprovisionsofthissection.
2682+129 7.ForallschoolyearsbeginningonorafterJuly1,2023,acomputerscience
2683+130coursesuccessfullycompletedandcountedtowardstategraduationrequirementsshall
2684+131beequivalenttoonesciencecourseoronepracticalartscreditforthepurposeof
2685+132satisfyinganyadmissionrequirementsofanypublicinstitutionofhighereducationin
2686+133thisstate.
2687+134 8.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpromulgaterulesto
2688+135implementtheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefined
2689+136insection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecome
2690+137effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,if
2691+138applicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthe
2692+139powersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe
2693+140effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,then
2694+141thegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterDecember18,2018,
2695+142shallbeinvalidandvoid.
2696+170.025.1.Eachschooldistrictshallensurethat:
2697+2 (1)Itselementaryschoolorschoolsprovideinstructionincursivewritingsothat
2698+3studentscreatereadabledocumentsthroughlegiblecursivehandwritingbytheendof
2699+4thefifthgrade;and
2700+5 (2)Eachstudentpasseswithproficiencyateacher-constructedtest
2701+6demonstratingcompetencyinbothreadingandwritingcursive.
2702+7 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgate
2703+8rulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthat
2704+9termisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis
2705+10sectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
2706+11provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
2707+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 74 12536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
2708+13pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
2709+14arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
2710+15andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
2711+170.036.1.Thereisherebyestablishedthe"ComputerScienceEducationTask
2712+2Force"withinthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.
2713+3 2.Thetaskforceshallconsistofthefollowingmembers:
2714+4 (1)Twomembersofthehouseofrepresentatives,withonemembertobe
2715+5appointedbythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesandonemembertobe
2716+6appointedbytheminorityleaderofthehouseofrepresentatives;
2717+7 (2)Twomembersofthesenate,withonemembertobeappointedbythe
2718+8presidentprotemporeofthesenateandonemembertobeappointedbytheminority
2719+9leaderofthesenate;
2720+10 (3)Thegovernororthegovernor'sdesignee;
2721+11 (4)Thecommissionerofeducationorthecommissioner'sdesignee;
2722+12 (5)Thecommissionerofhighereducationorthecommissioner'sdesignee;and
2723+13 (6)Sixmemberswhorepresenttheinterestsofeachofthefollowinggroups,to
2724+14beappointedbythecommissionerofeducation:
2725+15 (a)Thestateboardofeducation;
2726+16 (b)Privateindustryinthisstatewithinterestincomputerscience;
2727+17 (c)Nonprofitorganizations;
2728+18 (d)Anassociationofschoolsuperintendents;
2729+19 (e)Astatewideassociationrepresentingcomputerscienceteachers;and
2730+20 (f)Asecondaryteacherleaderfromcareerandtechnicaleducationrepresenting
2731+21computerscienceteachers.
2732+22 3.Themissionofthecomputerscienceeducationtaskforceshallbetodevelopa
2733+23statestrategicplanforexpandingastatewidecomputerscienceeducationprogram,
2734+24includingthefollowing:
2735+25 (1)Astatementofpurposethatdescribestheobjectivesorgoalsthestateboard
2736+26ofeducationwillaccomplishbyimplementingacomputerscienceeducationprogram,
2737+27thestrategiesbywhichthosegoalswillbeachieved,andatimelineforachievingthose
2738+28goals;
2739+29 (2)AsummaryofthecurrentstatelandscapeforK-12computerscience
2740+30education,includingdemographicreportingofstudentstakingthesecourses;
2741+31 (3)Aplanforexpandingcomputerscienceeducationopportunitiestoevery
2742+32schoolinthestatewithinfiveyearsandincreasingtherepresentationofstudentsfrom
2743+33traditionallyunderservedgroups,incomputerscienceincludingfemalestudents,
2744+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 75 34studentsfromhistoricallyunderrepresentedracialandethnicgroups,studentswith
2745+35disabilities,English-languagelearnerstudents,studentswhoqualifyforfreeand
2746+36reduced-pricemeals,andruralstudents;
2747+37 (4)Aplanforintegratingcomputerscienceinstructioninkindergartenthrough
2748+38eighthgradesaroundthebasicsofcomputerscienceandcomputationalthinkingand
2749+39exploratorycomputerscience;
2750+40 (5)Aplanforthedevelopmentofrigorousstandardsandcurriculumguidelines
2751+41forK-12computerscience,includingwaystoincorporatecomputerscienceintoexisting
2752+42standardsattheelementarylevel,asappropriate;
2753+43 (6)Aplanforensuringteachersarewell-preparedtobeginteachingcomputer
2754+44science,includingdefininghigh-qualityprofessionallearningforin-serviceteachersand
2755+45strategiesforpre-serviceteacherpreparation;
2756+46 (7)Anongoingevaluationprocessthatisoverseenbythestateboardof
2757+47education;
2758+48 (8)Proposedrulesthatincorporatetheprinciplesofthemasterplanintothe
2759+49state'spubliceducationsystemasawhole;and
2760+50 (9)Aplantoensurelong-termsustainabilityforcomputerscienceeducation.
2761+51 4.Thespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesshalldesignatethechairofthe
2762+52taskforce,andthepresidentprotemporeofthesenateshalldesignatethevicechairof
2763+53thetaskforce.
2764+54 5.Membersofthetaskforceshallservewithoutcompensation,butthemembers
2765+55andanystaffassignedtothetaskforceshallreceivereimbursementforactualand
2766+56necessaryexpensesincurredinattendingmeetingsofthetaskforceorany
2767+57subcommitteethereof.Alltaskforcemembersshallbesubjecttothesameconflictof
2768+58interestprovisionsinchapter105thatareenforcedbytheMissouriethicscommissionin
2769+59thesamemannerthatelectedorappointedofficialsandemployeesaresubjecttosuch
2770+60provisions.
2771+61 6.Thetaskforceshallholditsfirstmeetingwithinonemonthfromtheeffective
2772+62dateofthissection.
2773+63 7.BeforeJune30,2023,thetaskforceshallpresentasummaryofitsactivities
2774+64andanyrecommendationsforlegislationtothegeneralassembly.
2775+65 8.ThecomputerscienceeducationtaskforceshalldissolveonJune30,2024.
2776+170.047.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"JasonFlatt/
2777+2AveryReineCantorAct".
2778+3 2.(1)Beginninginthe2017-18schoolyearandcontinuinguntiltheendofthe
2779+42022-23schoolyear, anylicensededucatormayannuallycompleteuptotwohoursof
2780+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 76 5trainingorprofessionaldevelopmentinyouthsuicideawarenessandpreventionaspartofthe
2781+6professionaldevelopmenthoursrequiredforstateboardofeducationcertification.
2782+7 (2)Beginninginthe2023-24schoolyearandcontinuinginsubsequentschool
2783+8years,thepracticingteacherassistanceprogramsestablishedundersection168.400may
2784+9offerandincludeatleasttwohoursofin-servicetrainingprovidedbyeachlocalschool
2785+10districtforallpracticingteachersinsuchdistrictregardingsuicideprevention.Each
2786+11schoolyear,allteachers,principals,andlicensededucatorsineachdistrictmayattend
2787+12suchtrainingorcompletetrainingonsuicidepreventionthroughself-reviewofsuicide
2788+13preventionmaterials.Attendanceatthetrainingshallcountastwocontacthoursof
2789+14professionaldevelopmentundersection168.021andshallcountastwohoursofany
2790+15othersuchtrainingrequiredunderthissection.
2791+16 [2.]3.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelop
2792+17guidelinessuitablefortrainingorprofessionaldevelopmentinyouthsuicideawarenessand
2793+18prevention.Thedepartment[shall] maydevelopmaterialsthatmaybeusedfor[such] the
2794+19training[orprofessionaldevelopment] describedundersubsection2ofthissectionormay
2795+20offerdistrictsmaterialsdevelopedbyathirdpartythatdistrictsmayuseforthe
2796+21training.
2797+22 [3.]4.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"licensededucator"shallrefertoany
2798+23teacherwithacertificateoflicensetoteachissuedbythestateboardofeducationoranyother
2799+24educatororadministratorrequiredtomaintainaprofessionallicenseissuedbythestateboard
2800+25ofeducation.
2801+26 [4.]5.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgaterules
2802+27andregulationstoimplementthissection.
2803+28 [5.]6.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
2804+29createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
2805+30withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
2806+31Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
2807+32generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
2808+33disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
2809+34rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2016,shallbeinvalid
2810+35andvoid.
2811+170.048.1.ByJuly1,2018,eachdistrictshalladoptapolicyforyouthsuicide
2812+2awarenessandprevention,includingplansforhowthedistrictwillprovideforthetraining
2813+3andeducationofitsdistrictemployees.
2814+4 2.Eachdistrict'spolicyshalladdressandinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thefollowing:
2815+5 (1)Strategiesthatcanhelpidentifystudentswhoareatpossibleriskofsuicide;
2816+6 (2)Strategiesandprotocolsforhelpingstudentsatpossibleriskofsuicide;and
2817+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 77 7 (3)Protocolsforrespondingtoasuicidedeath.
2818+8 3.ByJuly1,2017,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
2819+9developamodelpolicythatdistrictsmayadopt.Whendevelopingthemodelpolicy,the
2820+10departmentshallcooperate,consultwith,andseekinputfromorganizationsthathave
2821+11expertiseinyouthsuicideawarenessandprevention.ByJuly1,2021,andatleasteverythree
2822+12yearsthereafter,thedepartmentshallrequestinformationandseekfeedbackfromdistrictson
2823+13theirexperiencewiththepolicyforyouthsuicideawarenessandprevention.Thedepartment
2824+14shallreviewthisinformationandmayuseittoadaptthedepartment'smodelpolicy.The
2825+15departmentshallpostanyinformationonitswebsitethatithasreceivedfromdistrictsthatit
2826+16deemsrelevant.Thedepartmentshallnotpostanyconfidentialinformationorany
2827+17informationthatpersonallyidentifiesanystudentorschoolemployee.
2828+18 4.(1)BeginningJuly1,2023,apublicschoolorcharterschoolthatservesany
2829+19pupilsingradesseventotwelveandthatissuespupilidentificationcardsshallhave
2830+20printedoneithersideofthecardsthethree-digitdialingcodethatdirectscallsand
2831+21routestextmessagestotheSuicideandCrisisLifeline,988.
2832+22 (2)If,onJuly1,2023,apublicschoolorcharterschoolsubjecttothe
2833+23requirementsofthissubsectionhasasupplyofunissuedpupilidentificationcardsthat
2834+24donotcomplywiththerequirementsofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,theschool
2835+25shallissuethosecardsuntilthatsupplyisdepleted.
2836+26 (3)Subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallapplytoapupilidentificationcard
2837+27issuedforthefirsttimetoapupilandtoacardissuedtoreplaceadamagedorlostcard.
2838+170.375.Theboardofeachschooldistrictshallrequireeachpublicschoolin
2839+2suchdistricttoconducteducationalprogramsandactivitiesanddevoteaperiodoftime
2840+3atleastequaltooneclassperiodthathonorsthestrugglesandtriumphsofblack
2841+4AmericansthroughoutthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Sucheducationalprogramsand
2842+5activitiesandperiodoftimeshalltakeplaceinthemonthofFebruary.Theschool
2843+6board,inconsultationwiththeadministratorsofeachpublicschoolintheschool
2844+7district,shalldeterminetheeducationalprogramsandactivitiesthatwillbeconducted
2845+8tocomplywiththerequirementsofthissection.
2846+171.033.1."Inclementweather",forpurposesofthissection,shallbedefinedasice,
2847+2snow,extremecold,excessiveheat,flooding,oratornado.
2848+3 2.(1)Adistrictshallberequiredtomakeupthefirstsixdaysofschoollostor
2849+4cancelledduetoinclementweatherandhalfthenumberofdayslostorcancelledinexcessof
2850+5sixdaysifthemakeupofthedaysisnecessarytoensurethatthedistrict'sstudentswillattend
2851+6aminimumofonehundredforty-twodaysandaminimumofonethousandforty-fourhours
2852+7fortheschoolyearexceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection.Schoolswithafour-day
2853+8schoolweekmayschedulesuchmake-updaysonFridays.
2854+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 78 9 (2)Notwithstandingsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,inschoolyear2019-20and
2855+10subsequentyears,adistrictshallberequiredtomakeupthefirstthirty-sixhoursofschoollost
2856+11orcancelledduetoinclementweatherandhalfthenumberofhourslostorcancelledinexcess
2857+12ofthirty-sixifthemakeupofthehoursisnecessarytoensurethatthedistrict'sstudentsattend
2858+13aminimumofonethousandforty-fourhoursfortheschoolyear,exceptasotherwiseprovided
2859+14undersubsections3and4ofthissection.
2860+15 3.(1)Inthe2009-10schoolyearandsubsequentyears,aschooldistrictmaybe
2861+16exemptfromtherequirementtomakeupdaysofschoollostorcancelledduetoinclement
2862+17weatherintheschooldistrictwhentheschooldistricthasmadeupthesixdaysrequiredunder
2863+18subsection2ofthissectionandhalfthenumberofadditionallostorcancelleddaysupto
2864+19eightdays,resultinginnomorethantentotalmake-updaysrequiredbythissection.
2865+20 (2)Inschoolyear2019-20andsubsequentyears,aschooldistrictmaybeexempt
2866+21fromtherequirementtomakeupschoollostorcancelledduetoinclementweatherinthe
2867+22schooldistrictwhentheschooldistricthasmadeupthethirty-sixhoursrequiredunder
2868+23subsection2ofthissectionandhalfthenumberofadditionallostorcancelledhoursupto
2869+24forty-eight,resultinginnomorethansixtytotalmake-uphoursrequiredbythissection.
2870+25 4.Thecommissionerofeducationmayprovide,foranyschooldistrictthatcannot
2871+26meettheminimumschoolcalendarrequirementofatleastonehundredseventy-fourdaysfor
2872+27schoolswithafive-dayschoolweekoronehundredforty-twodaysforschoolswithafour-
2873+28dayschoolweekandonethousandforty-fourhoursofactualpupilattendanceor,inschool
2874+29year2019-20andsubsequentyears,onethousandforty-fourhoursofactualpupilattendance,
2875+30uponrequest,awaivertobeexcusedfromsuchrequirement.Thiswaivershallberequested
2876+31fromthecommissionerofeducationandmaybegrantediftheschoolwascloseddueto
2877+32circumstancesbeyondschooldistrictcontrol,includinginclementweatherorfire.
2878+33 5.(1)Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissubsection,inschoolyear2020-21and
2879+34subsequentyears,adistrictshallnotberequiredtomakeupanyhoursofschoollostor
2880+35cancelledduetoexceptionaloremergencycircumstancesduringaschoolyearifthedistrict
2881+36hasanalternativemethodsofinstructionplanapprovedbythedepartmentofelementaryand
2882+37secondaryeducationforsuchschoolyear.Exceptionaloremergencycircumstancesshall
2883+38include,butnotbelimitedto,inclementweather,autilityoutage,oranoutbreakofa
2884+39contagiousdisease.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallnotapprove
2885+40anysuchplanunlessthedistrictdemonstratesthattheplanwillnotnegativelyimpact
2886+41teachingandlearninginthedistrict.
2887+42 (2)Ifschoolisclosedduetoexceptionaloremergencycircumstancesandthedistrict
2888+43hasanapprovedalternativemethodsofinstructionplan,thedistrictshallnotifystudentsand
2889+44parentsoneachdayoftheclosurewhetherthealternativemethodsofinstructionplanistobe
2890+45implementedforthatday.Iftheplanistobeimplementedonanydayoftheclosure,the
2891+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 79 46districtshallensurethateachstudentreceivesassignmentsforthatdayinhardcopyformor
2892+47receivesinstructionthroughvirtuallearningoranothermethodofinstruction.
2893+48 (3)Adistrictwithanapprovedalternativemethodsofinstructionplanshallnotuse
2894+49alternativemethodsofinstructionasprovidedforintheplanformorethanthirty-sixhours
2895+50duringaschoolyear.Adistrictthathasusedsuchalternativemethodsofinstructionfor
2896+51thirty-sixhoursduringaschoolyearshallberequired,notwithstandingsubsections2and3of
2897+52thissection,tomakeupanysubsequenthoursofschoollostorcancelledduetoexceptionalor
2898+53emergencycircumstancesduringsuchschoolyear.
2899+54 (4)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallgivedistrictswith
2900+55approvedalternativemethodsofinstructionplanscreditforthehoursinwhichtheyuse
2901+56alternativemethodsofinstructionbyconsideringsuchhoursashoursinwhichschoolwas
2902+57actuallyinsession.
2903+58 (5)Anydistrictwishingtousealternativemethodsofinstructionunderthis
2904+59subsectionshallsubmitanapplicationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
2905+60education.Theapplicationshalldescribe:
2906+61 (a)Themannerinwhichthedistrictintendstostrengthenandreinforceinstructional
2907+62contentwhilesupportingstudentlearningoutsidetheclassroomenvironment;
2908+63 (b)Theprocessthedistrictintendstousetocommunicatetostudentsandparentsthe
2909+64decisiontoimplementalternativemethodsofinstructiononanydayofaclosure;
2910+65 (c)Themannerinwhichthedistrictintendstocommunicatethepurposeand
2911+66expectationsforadayinwhichalternativemethodsofinstructionwillbeimplementedto
2912+67studentsandparents;
2913+68 (d)Theassignmentsandmaterialstobeusedwithinthedistrictfordaysinwhich
2914+69alternativemethodsofinstructionwillbeimplementedtoeffectivelyfacilitateteachingand
2915+70supportlearningforthebenefitofthestudents;
2916+71 (e)Themannerinwhichstudentattendancewillbedeterminedforadayinwhich
2917+72alternativemethodsofinstructionwillbeimplemented.Themethodchosenshallbelinkedto
2918+73completionoflessonsandactivities;
2919+74 (f)Theinstructionalmethods,whichshallincludeinstructionthroughelectronic
2920+75meansandinstructionthroughothermeansforstudentswhohavenoaccesstointernet
2921+76servicesoracomputer;
2922+77 (g)Instructionalplansforstudentswithindividualizededucationprograms;and
2923+78 (h)Theroleandresponsibilityofcertifiedpersonneltobeavailabletocommunicate
2924+79withstudents.
2925+80 6.[Forthe2018-19schoolyear,adistrictshallbeexemptfromtherequirementsof
2926+81subsections2and3ofthissection,andonlyberequiredtomakeupthefirstsixdaysof
2927+82schoollostorcancelledduetoinclementweather] Inthe2022-23schoolyearand
2928+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 80 83subsequentyears,aschooldistrict'sone-half-dayeducationprogramsshallbesubjectto
2929+84thefollowingprovisionsinproportionsappropriateforaone-half-dayeducation
2930+85program,asapplicable:
2931+86 (1)Requirementsinsubsection2ofthissectiontomakeupdaysorhoursof
2932+87schoollostorcancelledbecauseofinclementweather;
2933+88 (2)Exemptionsinsubsection3ofthissection;
2934+89 (3)Waiverprovisionsinsubsection4ofthissection;and
2935+90 (4)Approvedalternativemethodsofinstructionprovisionsinsubsection5of
2936+91thissection.
2937+173.831.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2938+2 (1)"Academicskillintakeassessment",acriterion-referencedassessmentof
2939+3numeracyandliteracyskillswithhighreliabilityandvalidityasdeterminedbythird-
2940+4partyresearch;
2941+5 (2)"Accredited",holdinganactiveaccreditationfromoneofthesevenUnited
2942+6Statesregionalaccreditorsincluding,butnotlimitedto,theMiddleStatesCommission
2943+7onHigherEducation,theNewEnglandAssociationofSchoolsandColleges,theHigher
2944+8LearningCommission,theNorthwestCommissiononCollegesandUniversities,the
2945+9SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools,theWesternAssociationofSchoolsand
2946+10Colleges,andtheAccreditingCommissionforCommunityandJuniorColleges,aswell
2947+11asanysuccessorentitiesorconsolidationsoftheaboveincluding,butnotlimitedto,
2948+12AdvancEdorCognia;
2949+13 (3)"Adultdropoutrecoveryservices",includes,butisnotlimitedto,sourcing,
2950+14recruitment,andengagementofeligiblestudents,learningplandevelopment,active
2951+15teaching,andproactivecoachingandmentoring,resultinginanaccreditedhighschool
2952+16diploma;
2953+17 (4)"Approvedprogramprovider",apublic,not-for-profit,orotherentitythat
2954+18meetstherequirementsofsubdivision(2)ofsubsection3ofthissectionorany
2955+19consortiumofsuchentities;
2956+20 (5)"Averagecostpergraduate",theamountofthetotalprogramfunding
2957+21reimbursedtoanapprovedprogramproviderforeachcohortduringtheperiodoftime
2958+22fromthebeginningofthesamecohortthroughthesubsequenttwelvemonthsafterthe
2959+23closeofthesamecohort,dividedbythetotalnumberofstudentswhograduatedfrom
2960+24thesamecohortwithintwelvemonthsafterthecloseofthesamecohort;
2961+25 (6)"Careerpathwayscoursework",oneormorecoursesthatalignwiththeskill
2962+26needsofindustriesintheeconomyofthestateorregionthathelpanindividualenteror
2963+27advancewithinaspecificoccupationoroccupationalcluster;
2964+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 81 28 (7)"Careerplacementservices",servicesdesignedtoassiststudentsinobtaining
2965+29employment,suchascareerinterestself-assessmentsandjobsearchskillssuchas
2966+30resumedevelopmentandmockinterviews;
2967+31 (8)"Coaching",proactivecommunicationbetweentheapprovedprogram
2968+32providerandthestudentrelatedtothestudent'spaceandprogressthroughthe
2969+33student'slearningplan;
2970+34 (9)"Cohort",studentswhoentertheprogrambetweenJulyfirstandJune
2971+35thirtiethofeachprogramyear;
2972+36 (10)"Department",thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
2973+37 (11)"Employabilityskillscertification",acertificateearnedbydemonstrating
2974+38professionalnontechnicalskillsthroughassessment,portfolio,orobservation;
2975+39 (12)"Graduate",astudentwhohassuccessfullycompletedallofthestateand
2976+40approvedprogramproviderrequirementsinordertoobtainahighschooldiploma;
2977+41 (13)"Graduationrate",thetotalnumberofgraduatesfromacohortwho
2978+42graduatedwithintwelvemonthsafterthecloseofthecohortdividedbythetotal
2979+43numberofstudentsincludedinthesamecohort;
2980+44 (14)"Graduationrequirements",courseandcreditrequirementsforthe
2981+45approvedprogramprovider'saccreditedhighschooldiploma;
2982+46 (15)"Highschooldiploma",adiplomaissuedbyanaccreditedinstitution;
2983+47 (16)"Industry-recognizedcredential",aneducation-relatedcredentialorwork-
2984+48relatedcredentialthatverifiesanindividual'squalificationorcompetenceissuedbya
2985+49thirdpartywiththerelevantauthoritytoissuesuchcredential;
2986+50 (17)"Learningplan",adocumentedplanforcoursesorcreditsneededforeach
2987+51individualinordertocompleteprogramandapprovedprogramprovidergraduation
2988+52requirements;
2989+53 (18)"Mentoring",adirectrelationshipbetweenacoachandastudentto
2990+54facilitatethecompletionofthestudent'slearningplandesignedtopreparethestudent
2991+55tosucceedintheprogramandthestudent'sfutureendeavors;
2992+56 (19)"Milestones",objectivemeasuresofprogressforwhichpaymentismadeto
2993+57anapprovedprogramproviderunderthissectionsuchasearnedunitsofhighschool
2994+58credit,attainmentofanemployabilityskillscertificate,attainmentofanindustry-
2995+59recognizedcredential,attainmentofatechnicalskillsassessment,andattainmentofan
2996+60accreditedhighschooldiploma;
2997+61 (20)"Program",theworkforcediplomaprogramestablishedinthissection;
2998+62 (21)"Requestforqualifications",arequestforinterestedpotentialprogram
2999+63providerstosubmitevidencethattheymeetthequalificationsestablishedinsubsection
3000+643ofthissection;
3001+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 82 65 (22)"Stackablecredential",athirdpartycredentialthatispartofasequenceof
3002+66credentialsthatcanbeaccumulatedovertimetobuildupanindividual'squalifications
3003+67toadvancealongacareerpathway;
3004+68 (23)"Student",aparticipantintheprogramestablishedinthissectionwhois
3005+69twenty-oneyearsofageorolder,whoisaresidentofMissouri,andwhohasnotyet
3006+70earnedahighschooldiploma;
3007+71 (24)"TechnicalSkillsAssessment",acriterion-referencedassessmentofan
3008+72individual'sskillsrequiredforanentry-levelcareeroradditionaltraininginatechnical
3009+73field;
3010+74 (25)"Transcriptevaluation",adocumentedsummaryofcreditsearnedin
3011+75previouspublicorprivateaccreditedhighschoolscomparedwiththeprogramand
3012+76approvedprogramprovidergraduationrequirements;
3013+77 (26)"Unitofhighschoolcredit",creditawardedbasedonastudent's
3014+78demonstrationthatthestudenthassuccessfullymetthecontentexpectationsforthe
3015+79creditareaasdefinedbysubjectareastandards,expectations,orguidelines.
3016+80 2.Thereisherebyestablishedthe"WorkforceDiplomaProgram"withinthe
3017+81departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationtoassiststudentswithobtaininga
3018+82highschooldiplomaanddevelopingemployabilityandcareertechnicalskills.The
3019+83programmaybedeliveredincampus-based,blended,oronlinemodalities.
3020+84 3.(1)BeforeSeptember1,2022,andannuallythereafter,thedepartmentshall
3021+85issuearequestforqualificationsforinterestedprogramproviderstobecomeapproved
3022+86programprovidersandparticipateintheprogram.
3023+87 (2)Eachapprovedprogramprovidershallmeetallofthefollowing
3024+88qualifications:
3025+89 (a)Beanaccreditedhighschooldiploma-grantingentity;
3026+90 (b)Haveaminimumoftwoyearsofexperienceprovidingadultdropout
3027+91recoveryservices;
3028+92 (c)Provideacademicskillintakeassessmentsandtranscriptevaluationstoeach
3029+93student.Suchacademicskillintakeassessmentsmaybeadministeredinpersonor
3030+94online;
3031+95 (d)Developalearningplanforeachstudentthatintegratesgraduation
3032+96requirementsandcareergoals;
3033+97 (e)Provideacoursecatalogthatincludesallcoursesnecessarytomeet
3034+98graduationrequirements;
3035+99 (f)Offerremediationopportunitiesinliteracyandnumeracy,asapplicable;
3036+100 (g)Offeremployabilityskillscertification,asapplicable;
3037+101 (h)Offercareerpathwayscoursework,asapplicable;
3038+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 83 102 (i)Abilitytoprovidepreparationforindustry-recognizedcredentialsor
3039+103stackablecredentials,atechnicalskillsassessment,oracombinationthereof;and
3040+104 (j)Offercareerplacementservices,asapplicable.
3041+105 (3)Uponconfirmationbythedepartmentthataninterestedprogramprovider
3042+106meetsallofthequalificationslistedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection,aninterested
3043+107programprovidershallbecomeanapprovedprogramprovider.
3044+108 4.(1)Thedepartmentshallannouncetheapprovedprogramprovidersbefore
3045+109Octobersixteenthannually,withauthorizationfortheapprovedprogramprovidersto
3046+110beginenrollingstudentsbeforeNovemberfifteenthannually.
3047+111 (2)Approvedprogramprovidersshallmaintainapprovalwithoutreapplying
3048+112annuallyiftheapprovedprogramproviderhasnotbeenremovedfromtheapproved
3049+113programproviderlistunderthissection.
3050+114 5.Allapprovedprogramprovidersshallcomplywithrequirementsasprovided
3051+115bythedepartmenttoensure:
3052+116 (1)Anaccurateaccountingofastudent'saccumulatedcreditstowardahigh
3053+117schooldiploma;
3054+118 (2)Anaccurateaccountingofcreditsnecessarytocompleteahighschool
3055+119diploma;and
3056+120 (3)Theprovisionofcourseworkalignedtotheacademicperformancestandards
3057+121ofthestate.
3058+122 6.(1)Exceptasprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection,thedepartment
3059+123shallpayanamountassetbythedepartmenttoapprovedprogramprovidersforthe
3060+124followingmilestonesprovidedbytheapprovedprogramprovider:
3061+125 (a)Completionofeachhalfunitofhighschoolcredit;
3062+126 (b)Attainmentofanemployabilityskillscertification;
3063+127 (c)Attainmentofanindustry-recognizedcredential,technicalskillsassessment,
3064+128orstackablecredentialrequiringnomorethanfiftyhoursoftraining;
3065+129 (d)Attainmentofanindustry-recognizedcredentialorstackablecredential
3066+130requiringatleastfifty-onebutnomorethanonehundredhoursoftraining;
3067+131 (e)Attainmentofanindustry-recognizedcredentialorstackablecredential
3068+132requiringmorethanonehundredhoursoftraining;and
3069+133 (f)Attainmentofanaccreditedhighschooldiploma.
3070+134 (2)Noapprovedprogramprovidershallreceivefundingforastudentunderthis
3071+135sectioniftheapprovedprogramproviderreceivesfederalorstatefundingorprivate
3072+136tuitionforthatstudent.Noapprovedprogramprovidershallchargestudentfeesofany
3073+137kindincluding,butnotlimitedto,textbookfees,tuitionfees,labfees,orparticipation
3074+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 84 138feesunlessthestudentchoosestoobtainadditionaleducationofferedbytheapproved
3075+139programproviderthatisnotincludedinthestate-fundedprogram.
3076+140 (3)Paymentsmadeunderthissubsectionshallbesubjecttoanappropriation
3077+141madetothedepartmentforsuchpurposes.
3078+142 7.(1)Approvedprogramprovidersshallsubmitmonthlyinvoicestothe
3079+143departmentbeforetheeleventhcalendardayofeachmonthformilestonesmetinthe
3080+144previouscalendarmonth.
3081+145 (2)Thedepartmentshallpayapprovedprogramprovidersintheorderinwhich
3082+146invoicesaresubmitteduntilallavailablefundsareexhausted.
3083+147 (3)Thedepartmentshallprovideawrittenupdatetoapprovedprogram
3084+148providersbythelastcalendardayofeachmonth.Theupdateshallincludethe
3085+149aggregatetotaldollarsthathavebeenpaidtoapprovedprogramproviderstodateand
3086+150theestimatednumberofenrollmentsstillavailablefortheprogramyear.
3087+151 8.BeforeJulysixteenthofeachyear,eachprovidershallreportthefollowing
3088+152metricstothedepartmentforeachindividualcohort,onacohort-by-cohortbasis:
3089+153 (1)Thetotalnumberofstudentswhohavebeenfundedthroughtheprogram;
3090+154 (2)Thetotalnumberofcreditsearned;
3091+155 (3)Thetotalnumberofemployabilityskillscertificationsissued;
3092+156 (4)Thetotalnumberofindustry-recognizedcredentials,stackablecredentials,
3093+157andtechnicalskillsassessmentsearnedforeachtieroffunding;
3094+158 (5)Thetotalnumberofgraduates;
3095+159 (6)Theaveragecostpergraduateoncethestipulatedtimetomakesucha
3096+160calculationhaspassed;and
3097+161 (7)Thegraduationrateoncethestipulatedtimetomakesuchacalculationhas
3098+162passed.
3099+163 9.(1)BeforeSeptembersixteenthofeachyear,eachapprovedprogram
3100+164providershallconductandsubmittothedepartmenttheaggregateresultsofasurveyof
3101+165eachindividualcohort,onacohort-by-cohortbasis,whograduatedfromtheprogramof
3102+166theapprovedprogramproviderunderthissection.Thesurveyshallbeconductedinthe
3103+167yearaftertheyearinwhichtheindividualsgraduateandthenextfourconsecutive
3104+168years.
3105+169 (2)Thesurveyshallincludeatleastthefollowingdatacollectionelementsfor
3106+170eachyearthesurveyisconducted:
3107+171 (a)Theindividual'semploymentstatus,includingwhethertheindividualis
3108+172employedfulltimeorparttime;
3109+173 (b)Theindividual'shourlywages;
3110+174 (c)Theindividual'saccesstoemployer-sponsoredhealthcare;and
3111+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 85 175 (d)Theindividual'spostsecondaryenrollmentstatus,includingwhetherthe
3112+176individualhascompletedapostsecondarycertificateordegreeprogram.
3113+177 10.(1)Beginningattheendofthesecondfiscalyearoftheprogram,the
3114+178departmentshallreviewdatafromeachapprovedprogramprovidertoensurethateach
3115+179isachievingminimumprogramperformancestandardsincluding,butnotlimitedto:
3116+180 (a)Aminimumfiftypercentaveragegraduationratepercohort;and
3117+181 (b)Anaveragecostpergraduatepercohortofseventhousanddollarsorless.
3118+182 (2)Anyapprovedprogramproviderthatfailstomeettheminimumprogram
3119+183performancestandardsdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallbeplacedon
3120+184probationarystatusfortheremainderofthefiscalyearbythedepartment.
3121+185 (3)Anyapprovedprogramproviderthatfailstomeettheminimumprogram
3122+186performancestandardsdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionfortwo
3123+187consecutiveyearsshallberemovedfromtheapprovedprogramproviderlistbythe
3124+188department.
3125+189 11.(1)Noapprovedprogramprovidershalldiscriminateagainstastudenton
3126+190thebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,ancestry,sex,sexuality,gender,orage.
3127+191 (2)Ifanapprovedprogramproviderdeterminesthatastudentwouldbebetter
3128+192servedbyparticipatinginadifferentprogram,theapprovedprogramprovidermay
3129+193referthestudenttothestate'sadultbasiceducationservices.
3130+194 12.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"WorkforceDiploma
3131+195ProgramFund",whichshallconsistofanygrants,gifts,donations,bequests,ormoneys
3132+196appropriatedunderthissection.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.In
3133+197accordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprove
3134+198disbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneys
3135+199inthefundshallbeusedsolelyasprovidedinthissection.
3136+200 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
3137+201remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe
3138+202generalrevenuefund.
3139+203 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemanneras
3140+204otherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbe
3141+205creditedtothefund.
3142+206 13.Thedirectorofthedepartmentmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesand
3143+207regulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthat
3144+208termisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis
3145+209sectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
3146+210provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
3147+211536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
3148+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 86 212pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
3149+213arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
3150+214andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
3151+215 14.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
3152+216 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
3153+217automaticallysunsetsixyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthissectionunlessreauthorized
3154+218byanactofthegeneralassembly;and
3155+219 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissection
3156+220shallautomaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorizationof
3157+221thissection;and
3158+222 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberfirstofthecalendaryear
3159+223immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthis
3160+224sectionissunset.
3161+173.1200.1.Eachpublicinstitutionofhighereducationshalldevelopandimplement
3162+2apolicytoadvisestudentsandstaffonsuicidepreventionprogramsavailableonandoff
3163+3campusthatincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
3164+4 (1)Crisisinterventionaccess,whichincludesinformationfornational,state,and
3165+5localsuicidepreventionhotlines;
3166+6 (2)Mentalhealthprogramaccess,whichprovidesinformationontheavailabilityof
3167+7localmentalhealthclinics,studenthealthservices,andcounselingservices;
3168+8 (3)Multimediaapplicationaccess,whichincludescrisishotlinecontactinformation,
3169+9suicidewarningsigns,resourcesoffered,andfree-of-costapplications;
3170+10 (4)Studentcommunicationplans,whichconsistofcreatingoutreachplansregarding
3171+11educationalandoutreachactivitiesonsuicideprevention;and
3172+12 (5)Postinterventionplans,whichincludecreatingastrategicplantocommunicate
3173+13effectivelywithstudents,staff,andparentsafterthelossofastudenttosuicide.
3174+14 2.Suchpolicyshallalsoadvisestudents,faculty,andstaff,includingresidencehall
3175+15staff,oftheproperproceduresforidentifyingandaddressingtheneedsofstudentsexhibiting
3176+16suicidaltendenciesorbehavior,andshallprovidefortraining,whereappropriate.
3177+17 3.Eachpublicinstitutionofhighereducationshallprovideallincomingstudentswith
3178+18informationaboutdepressionandsuicidepreventionresourcesavailabletostudents.The
3179+19informationprovidedtostudentsshallincludeavailablementalhealthservicesandother
3180+20supportservices,includingstudent-runorganizationsforindividualsatriskoforaffectedby
3181+21suicide.
3182+22 4.Theinformationprescribedbysubdivisions(1)through(4)ofsubsection1ofthis
3183+23sectionshallbepostedonthewebsiteofeachinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstate.
3184+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 87 24 5.Anyapplicablefree-of-costpreventionmaterialsorprogramsshallbepostedonthe
3185+25websitesofthepublicinstitutionsofhighereducationandthedepartmentofhighereducation
3186+26andworkforcedevelopment.
3187+27 6.(1)Eachpublicinstitutionofhighereducationshallestablishandmaintain
3188+28methodsofanonymousreportingconcerningunsafe,potentiallyharmful,dangerous,violent,
3189+29orcriminalactivities,orthethreatofsuchactivities.
3190+30 (2)Suchmethodsshallensurethattheidentityofthereportingpartyremains
3191+31unknowntoallpersonsandentities,includinglawenforcementofficersandemployeesor
3192+32otherpersons,exceptwhencriminal,civil,oradministrativeactionisinitiatedregarding
3193+33unsafe,potentiallyharmful,dangerous,violent,orcriminalactivities,orthethreatofsuch
3194+34activities.
3195+35 7.(1)BeginningJuly1,2023,apublicinstitutionofhighereducationthatissues
3196+36studentidentificationcardsshallhaveprintedoneithersideofthecardsthethree-digit
3197+37dialingcodethatdirectscallsandroutestextmessagestotheSuicideandCrisisLifeline,
3198+38988.
3199+39 (2)If,onJuly1,2023,apublicinstitutionofhighereducationsubjecttothe
3200+40requirementsofthissubsectionhasasupplyofunissuedstudentidentificationcards
3201+41thatdonotcomplywiththerequirementsofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,the
3202+42institutionshallissuethosecardsuntilthatsupplyisdepleted.
3203+43 (3)Subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallapplytoastudentidentificationcard
3204+44issuedforthefirsttimetoastudentandtoacardissuedtoreplaceadamagedorlost
3205+45card.
3206+178.694.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
3207+2 (1)"Affiliate",theDollyParton'simaginationlibraryaffiliatecreatedunderthis
3208+3section;
3209+4 (2)"Department",thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
3210+5 (3)"Eligiblechild",anychildunderfiveyearsofagewhoresidesinthisstate;
3211+6 (4)"Program",theimaginationlibraryofMissouriprogramestablishedinthis
3212+7section;
3213+8 (5)"Readingselection",ahigh-quality,age-appropriatebookprovidedtoan
3214+9eligiblechildundertheprogramestablishedinthissection.
3215+10 2.Thereisherebyestablishedinthedepartment'sofficeofchildhoodthe
3216+11"ImaginationLibraryofMissouriProgram",whichshallbeastatewideprogramfor
3217+12encouragingpreschoolchildrentoreadbyprovidingmonthlyreadingselectionstothe
3218+13homesofchildrenfrombirthtofiveyearsofage.
3219+14 3.Theofficeofchildhoodshallestablishanonprofitentitytoworkin
3220+15conjunctionwithschooldistrictsinmailingmonthlyreadingselectionsdirectlytothe
3221+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 88 16homesofeligiblechildren.Theentityshallbeknownasthe"DollyParton's
3222+17ImaginationLibraryAffiliate"andshallbethestatewideaffiliatethatworksin
3223+18conjunctionwithDollyParton'sImaginationLibraryandschooldistrictstoprovide
3224+19readingselectionsunderthissection.
3225+20 4.Beginninginschoolyear2023-24andcontinuingineachsubsequentschool
3226+21year,eachschooldistrictshall,inpartnershipwiththeaffiliate,giveonereading
3227+22selectiontoeacheligiblechildintheschooldistrictineachmonth,beginningasearlyas
3228+23thechild'sbirthmonththroughthemonthinwhichthechildreachesfiveyearsofage.
3229+24Subjecttoappropriation,thecostsofgivingsuchreadingselectionstoeligiblechildren
3230+25shallbereimbursedtoeachschooldistrictfromtheimaginationlibraryofMissouri
3231+26fundcreatedinthissection.
3232+27 5.Thedepartmentshallpromulgaterulesto:
3233+28 (1)Managethedailyoperationsoftheprogram;
3234+29 (2)Coordinatewithorganizationsandpublicschoolsofthisstatetoadvanceand
3235+30strengthentheprogramandpromoteenrollmentgrowth;
3236+31 (3)Develop,promote,andcoordinateapublicawarenessprogramtomake
3237+32donorsawareoftheopportunitytodonatetotheimaginationlibraryofMissourifund;
3238+33 (4)Develop,promote,andcoordinateapublicawarenessprogramtomakethe
3239+34publicawareoftheopportunitytoregisterchildrentoreceiveage-appropriatebookson
3240+35amonthlybasis;and
3241+36 (5)Allowthedepartmenttoimplementandadministertheprovisionsofthis
3242+37section.
3243+38 6.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"ImaginationLibraryof
3244+39MissouriProgramFund",whichshallconsistofanygifts,bequests,grants,publicor
3245+40privatedonations,transfers,ormoneysappropriatedunderthissection.Thestate
3246+41treasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180,
3247+42thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundand,
3248+43uponappropriation,moneysinthisfundshallbeusedsolelyasprovidedinthissection.
3249+44 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
3250+45remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe
3251+46generalrevenuefund.
3252+47 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemanneras
3253+48otherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbe
3254+49creditedtothefund.
3255+50 7.Thegeneralassemblyshallappropriateatleastfivemilliondollarsannuallyto
3256+51theimaginationlibraryofMissouriprogramfund.Inthedepartment'sbudgetrequests
3257+52forschoolyear2023-24andallsubsequentschoolyears,thedepartmentshallincludea
3258+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 89 53plantodistributesufficientmoneystoschooldistrictstoalloweachschooldistrictto
3259+54givereadingselectionstoalleligiblechildrenwithintheschooldistrictunderthis
3260+55section.
3261+56 8.Tocomplywiththissection,aschooldistrictmay,incoordinationwiththe
3262+57department'sofficeofchildhood,enterintoanagreement,partnership,orsimilar
3263+58arrangementwithanadjacentschooldistrict.Iftheschooldistrictfindsthatno
3264+59adjacentschooldistrictgivesreadingselectionstoeligiblechildrenasprovidedinthis
3265+60section,theschooldistrictmayrequestthedepartment'sofficeofchildhoodandthe
3266+61affiliatetoassisttheschooldistrictincomplyingwiththissection.
3267+62 9.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
3268+63 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
3269+64automaticallysunsetonDecemberthirty-firstfouryearsaftertheeffectivedateofthis
3270+65sectionunlessreauthorizedbyanactofthegeneralassembly;and
3271+66 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissection
3272+67shallautomaticallysunsetonDecemberthirty-firsteightyearsaftertheeffectivedateof
3273+68thereauthorizationofthissection;and
3274+69 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberfirstofthecalendaryear
3275+70immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthis
3276+71sectionissunset.
3277+186.080.1.Thecommissionerofeducationshallestablishaliteracyadvisory
3278+2council.Thecouncilshallconsistofnomorethantwentymembers,appointedbythe
3279+3commissioner,andshallincludemembersrepresentingthefollowingstakeholder
3280+4groups:
3281+5 (1)Schoolboards;
3282+6 (2)Charterschools;
3283+7 (3)Schoolsuperintendents;
3284+8 (4)Elementaryandsecondarybuildingprincipals;
3285+9 (5)Atleastthreeteachers,includingatleasttwoteacherswithexpertisein
3286+10readinginstruction;
3287+11 (6)Atleasttwospecialeducationeducators;
3288+12 (7)Atleasttwoparentsofelementaryandsecondaryschool-agepupilswhohave
3289+13struggledwithliteracyproficiency;
3290+14 (8)Atleasttwocommunitymemberswhohavestruggledwithliteracy
3291+15proficiencyorsupportedotherswhohavestruggledwithliteracyproficiency,atleast
3292+16oneofwhomshallbeahighschoolstudent;
3293+17 (9)Onememberfromdyslexiaadvocacygroup;
3294+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 90 18 (10)Facultymembersofinstitutionsofhighereducationwithapprovedteacher
3295+19preparationprograms;
3296+20 (11)Professionalswithexpertiseinreadinginstruction,readinginterventions
3297+21andhowstudentslearntoreadincludingonecertifiedacademiclanguagetherapist;and
3298+22 (12)Professionalswithexpertiseineducationalassessmentdataanalysis.
3299+23 2.Thecouncilshallmeetatleasttwiceperyeartoreviewbestpracticesin
3300+24literacyinstructionandrelatedpolicyprovisions.Thedepartmentshallprovide
3301+25necessarystaffandresourcesfortheworkoftheadvisorycouncil.
3302+26 3.Thecouncilshallperiodicallyproviderecommendationstothecommissioner
3303+27andthestateboardofeducationregardinganyidentifiedimprovementstoliteracy
3304+28instructionandpolicyforstudents.Therecommendationsmayinclude
3305+29recommendationsforchangestostatelaw,andthecommissionershallfurnishany
3306+30suchrecommendationstothejointcommitteeoneducation.
3307+31 4.Thecouncilrecommendationsshall:
3308+32 (1)Advisethedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationonhowto
3309+33implementandmaintainthestatewideliteracyplanrequiredundersection161.241and
3310+34advisethedepartment,schooldistrictsandcharterschoolsonwaystoinformand
3311+35engageparentsandothercommunitymembersabouttheliteracyplan;
3312+36 (2)Provideadviceastowhatservicesthedepartmentshouldprovidetoschool
3313+37districtsandcharterschoolstosupportimplementationoftheplanandonstaffinglevels
3314+38andresourcesneededatthedepartmenttosupportthestatewideefforttoimprove
3315+39literacy;
3316+40 (3)Provideadviceregardingthestatewideplanforcollectingliteracy-related
3317+41datathatinforms:
3318+42 (a)Literacyinstructionalpractices;
3319+43 (b)Teacherprofessionaldevelopmentinthefieldofliteracy;
3320+44 (c)Whatproficienciesandskillsshouldbemeasuredthroughliteracy
3321+45assessmentsandhowthoseassessmentsareincorporatedintolocalassessmentplans;
3322+46and
3323+47 (d)Howtoidentifyschoolprogressinachievingliteracyoutcomes,including
3324+48closingliteracygapsforstudentsfromhistoricallyunderservedpopulations;
3325+49 (4)Recommendbestpracticesfortieredliteracyinstructionwithinamulti-
3326+50tieredsystemofsupportstobestimproveandsustainliteracyproficiency;
3327+51 (5)Reviewliteracyassessmentsandoutcomesandprovideongoingadviceasto
3328+52howtocontinuouslyimprovethoseoutcomesandsustainimprovement;and
3329+53 (6)Provideameansformembersofthepublictoprovideinputandask
3330+54questionsconcerningliteracyissues.
3331+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 91 302.010.Exceptwhereotherwiseprovided,whenusedinthischapter,thefollowing
3332+2wordsandphrasesmean:
3333+3 (1)"Circuitcourt",eachcircuitcourtinthestate;
3334+4 (2)"Commercialmotorvehicle",amotorvehicledesignedorregularlyusedfor
3335+5carryingfreightandmerchandise,ormorethanfifteenpassengers;
3336+6 (3)"Conviction",anyfinalconviction;alsoaforfeitureofbailorcollateraldeposited
3337+7tosecureadefendant'sappearanceincourt,whichforfeiturehasnotbeenvacated,shallbe
3338+8equivalenttoaconviction,exceptthatwhenanyconvictionasaresultofwhichpointsare
3339+9assessedpursuanttosection302.302isappealed,theterm"conviction"meanstheoriginal
3340+10judgmentofconvictionforthepurposeofdeterminingtheassessmentofpoints,andthedate
3341+11offinaljudgmentaffirmingtheconvictionshallbethedatedeterminingthebeginningofany
3342+12licensesuspensionorrevocationpursuanttosection302.304;
3343+13 (4)"Criminalhistorycheck",asearchofcriminalrecords,includingcriminalhistory
3344+14recordinformationasdefinedinsection43.500,maintainedbytheMissouristatehighway
3345+15patrolintheMissouricriminalrecordsrepositoryorbytheFederalBureauofInvestigationas
3346+16partofitscriminalhistoryrecords,including,butnotlimitedto,anyrecordofconviction,
3347+17pleaofguiltyornolocontendre,orfindingofguiltyinanystateforanyoffenserelatedto
3348+18alcohol,controlledsubstances,ordrugs;
3349+19 (5)"Director",thedirectorofrevenueactingdirectlyorthroughthedirector's
3350+20authorizedofficersandagents;
3351+21 (6)"Farmtractor",everymotorvehicledesignedandusedprimarilyasafarm
3352+22implementfordrawingplows,mowingmachinesandotherimplementsofhusbandry;
3353+23 (7)"Highway",anypublicthoroughfareforvehicles,includingstateroads,county
3354+24roadsandpublicstreets,avenues,boulevards,parkways,oralleysinanymunicipality;
3355+25 (8)"Incompetenttodriveamotorvehicle",apersonwhohasbecomephysically
3356+26incapableofmeetingtheprescribedrequirementsofanexaminationforanoperator'slicense,
3357+27orwhohasbeenadjudgedbyaprobatedivisionofthecircuitcourtinacapacityhearingof
3358+28beingincapacitated;
3359+29 (9)"License",alicenseissuedbyastatetoapersonwhichauthorizesapersonto
3360+30operateamotorvehicle;
3361+31 (10)"Motorvehicle",anyself-propelledvehiclenotoperatedexclusivelyupontracks
3362+32exceptmotorizedbicycles,asdefinedinsection307.180andelectricbicycles,asdefinedin
3363+33section301.010;
3364+34 (11)"Motorcycle",amotorvehicleoperatedontwowheels;however,thisdefinition
3365+35shallnotincludemotorizedbicyclesorelectricbicyclesassuchtermsaredefinedinsection
3366+36301.010;
3367+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 92 37 (12)"Motortricycle",amotorvehicleoperatedonthreewheels,includinga
3368+38motorcycleoperatedwithanyconveyance,temporaryorotherwise,requiringtheuseofa
3369+39thirdwheel,butexcludinganelectricbicycleasdefinedinsection301.010;
3370+40 (13)"Movingviolation",thatcharacteroftrafficviolationwhereatthetimeof
3371+41violationthemotorvehicleinvolvedisinmotion,exceptthatthetermdoesnotincludethe
3372+42drivingofamotorvehiclewithoutavalidmotorvehicleregistrationlicense,orviolationsof
3373+43sections304.170to304.240,inclusive,relatingtosizesandweightsofvehicles;
3374+44 (14)"Municipalcourt",everydivisionofthecircuitcourthavingoriginaljurisdiction
3375+45totrypersonsforviolationsofcityordinances;
3376+46 (15)"Nonresident",everypersonwhoisnotaresidentofthisstate;
3377+47 (16)"Operator",everypersonwhoisinactualphysicalcontrolofamotorvehicle
3378+48uponahighway;
3379+49 (17)"Owner",apersonwhoholdsthelegaltitleofavehicleorintheeventavehicle
3380+50isthesubjectofanagreementfortheconditionalsaleorleasethereofwiththerightof
3381+51purchaseuponperformanceoftheconditionsstatedintheagreementandwithanimmediate
3382+52rightofpossessionvestedintheconditionalvendeeorlessee,orintheeventamortgagorofa
3383+53vehicleisentitledtopossession,thensuchconditionalvendeeorlesseeormortgagorshallbe
3384+54deemedtheownerforthepurposeofsections302.010to302.540;
3385+55 (18)"Record"includes,butisnotlimitedto,papers,documents,facsimile
3386+56information,microphotographicprocess,electronicallygeneratedorelectronicallyrecorded
3387+57information,digitizedimages,depositedorfiledwiththedepartmentofrevenue;
3388+58 (19)"Residenceaddress","residence",or"residentaddress"shallbethelocationat
3389+59whichapersonhasbeenphysicallypresent,andthatthepersonregardsashome.Aresidence
3390+60addressisaperson'strue,fixed,principal,andpermanenthome,towhichapersonintendsto
3391+61returnandremain,eventhoughcurrentlyresidingelsewhere;
3392+62 (20)"Restricteddrivingprivilege",asixty-daydrivingprivilegeissuedbythedirector
3393+63ofrevenuefollowingasuspensionofdrivingprivilegesforthelimitedpurposeofdrivingin
3394+64connectionwiththedriver'sbusiness,occupation,employment,formalprogramofsecondary,
3395+65postsecondaryorhighereducation,orforanalcoholeducationortreatmentprogramor
3396+66certifiedignitioninterlockprovider,oraninety-dayinterlockrestrictedprivilegeissuedby
3397+67thedirectorofrevenueforthelimitedpurposeofdrivinginconnectionwiththedriver's
3398+68business,occupation,employment,seekingmedicaltreatmentforsuchdriveroradependent
3399+69familymember,attendingschoolorotherinstitutionofhighereducation,attendingalcohol-
3400+70ordrug-treatmentprograms,seekingtherequiredservicesofacertifiedignitioninterlock
3401+71provider,fulfillingcourtobligations,includingrequiredappearancesandprobationandparole
3402+72obligations,religiousservices,thecareofachildorchildren,includingscheduledvisitation
3403+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 93 73orcustodialobligationspursuanttoacourtorder,fuelingrequirementsforanyvehicle
3404+74utilized,andseekingbasicnutritionalrequirements;
3405+75 (21)"Schoolbus",whenusedinsections302.010to302.540,meansanymotor
3406+76vehicle,eitherpubliclyorprivatelyowned,thatisdesignedforcarryingmorethanten
3407+77passengersandthatisusedtotransportstudentstoandfromschool,ortotransportpupils
3408+78properlychaperonedtoandfromanyplacewithinthestateforeducationalpurposes.The
3409+79term"schoolbus"shallnotincludeabusoperatedbyapublicutility,municipalcorporationor
3410+80commoncarrierauthorizedtoconductlocalorinterstatetransportationofpassengerswhen
3411+81suchbusisnottravelingaspecificschoolbusroutebutis:
3412+82 (a)Onaregularlyscheduledrouteforthetransportationoffare-payingpassengers;or
3413+83 (b)Furnishingcharterserviceforthetransportationofpersonsenrolledasstudentson
3414+84fieldtripsorotherspecialtripsorinconnectionwithotherspecialevents;
3415+85 (22)"Schoolbusoperator",anoperatorwhooperatesaschoolbusasdefinedin
3416+86subdivision(21)ofthissectioninthetransportationofanyschoolchildrenandwhoreceives
3417+87compensationforsuchservice.Theterm"schoolbusoperator"shallnotincludeanyperson
3418+88whotransportsschoolchildrenasanincidenttoemploymentwithaschoolorschooldistrict,
3419+89suchasateacher,coach,administrator,secretary,schoolnurse,orjanitorunlesssuchperson
3420+90isundercontractwithoremployedbyaschoolorschooldistrictasaschoolbusoperator;
3421+91 (23)"Signature",anymethoddeterminedbythedirectorofrevenueforthesigning,
3422+92subscribingorverifyingofarecord,report,application,driver'slicense,orotherrelated
3423+93documentthatshallhavethesamevalidityandconsequencesastheactualsigningbythe
3424+94personprovidingtherecord,report,application,driver'slicenseorrelateddocument;
3425+95 (24)"Substanceabusetrafficoffenderprogram",aprogramcertifiedbythedivision
3426+96ofalcoholanddrugabuseofthedepartmentofmentalhealthtoprovideeducationor
3427+97rehabilitationservicespursuanttoaprofessionalassessmentscreeningtoidentifythe
3428+98individualneedsofthepersonwhohasbeenreferredtotheprogramastheresultofan
3429+99alcohol-ordrug-relatedtrafficoffense.Successfulcompletionofsuchaprogramincludes
3430+100participationinanyeducationorrehabilitationprogramrequiredtomeettheneedsidentified
3431+101intheassessmentscreening.Theassignmentrecommendationsbaseduponsuchassessment
3432+102shallbesubjecttojudicialreviewasprovidedinsubsection14ofsection302.304and
3433+103subsections1and5ofsection302.540;
3434+104 (25)"Vehicle",anymechanicaldeviceonwheels,designedprimarilyforuse,orused
3435+105onhighways,exceptmotorizedbicycles,electricbicycles,vehiclespropelledordrawnby
3436+106horsesorhumanpower,orvehiclesusedexclusivelyonfixedrailsortracks,orcottontrailers
3437+107ormotorizedwheelchairsoperatedbyhandicappedpersons.
3438+304.060.1.Thestateboardofeducationshalladoptandenforceregulationsnot
3439+2inconsistentwithlawtocoverthedesignandoperationofallschoolbusesusedforthe
3440+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 94 3transportationofschoolchildrenwhenownedandoperatedbyanyschooldistrictorprivately
3441+4ownedandoperatedundercontractwithanyschooldistrictinthisstate,andsuchregulations
3442+5shallbyreferencebemadeapartofanysuchcontractwithaschooldistrict.Schooldistricts
3443+6shallhavetheauthoritytousemotorvehiclesotherthanschoolbusesforthepurposeof
3444+7transportingschoolchildren.Thestateboardofeducationmayadoptrulesandregulations
3445+8governingtheuseofothervehiclesownedbyadistrictoroperatedundercontractwithany
3446+9schooldistrictinthisstateandusedforthepurposeoftransportingschoolchildren[. The
3447+10operatorofsuchvehicleshallbelicensedinaccordancewithsection302.272,andsuch
3448+11vehicle]. Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsoflaw,thestateboardofeducationshall
3449+12notrequireanindividualwhousesamotorvehiclewithagrossvehicleweightthatis
3450+13lessthanorequaltotwelvethousandpoundsforthepurposeofprovidingstudent
3451+14transportationservicesinavehicleotherthanaschoolbustoobtainanylicenseother
3452+15thanaclassFlicense,asdescribedinMissouricodeofstateregulationssection10-
3453+1624.200(6),excludingmotorvehiclesoperatingundertheauthorityofthedepartmentof
3454+17revenueundersections387.400to387.440.Motorvehiclesotherthanschoolbusesused
3455+18totransportschoolchildrenshalltransportnomorechildrenthanthemanufacturersuggests
3456+19asappropriateforsuchvehicleandmeetanyadditionalrequirementsoftheschool
3457+20district. Thestateboardofeducationmayalsoadoptrulesandregulationsgoverningtheuse
3458+21ofauthorizedcommoncarriersforthetransportationofstudentsonfieldtripsorotherspecial
3459+22tripsforeducationalpurposes.Everyschooldistrict,itsofficersandemployees,andevery
3460+23personemployedundercontractbyaschooldistrictshallbesubjecttosuchregulations.The
3461+24stateboardofeducationshallcooperatewiththestatetransportationdepartmentandthestate
3462+25highwaypatrolinplacingsuitablewarningsignsatintervalsonthehighwaysofthestate.
3463+26 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,anyschoolboardin
3464+27thestateofMissouriinanurbandistrictcontainingthegreaterpartofthepopulationofacity
3465+28whichhasmorethanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsmaycontractwithanymunicipality,
3466+29bi-stateagency,orothergovernmentalentityforthepurposeoftransportingschoolchildren
3467+30attendingagradeorgradesnotlowerthantheninthnorhigherthanthetwelfthgrade,
3468+31providedthatsuchcontractshallbeforadditionaltransportationservices,andshallnot
3469+32replaceorfulfillanyoftheschooldistrict'sobligationspursuanttosection167.231.The
3470+33schooldistrictmaynotifystudentsoftheoptiontousedistrict-contractedtransportation
3471+34services.
3472+35 3.Anyofficeroremployeeofanyschooldistrictwhoviolatesanyoftheregulations
3473+36orfailstoincludeobligationtocomplywithsuchregulationsinanycontractexecutedbyhim
3474+37onbehalfofaschooldistrictshallbeguiltyofmisconductandsubjecttoremovalfromoffice
3475+38oremployment.Anypersonoperatingaschoolbusundercontractwithaschooldistrictwho
3476+39failstocomplywithanysuchregulationsshallbeguiltyofbreachofcontractandsuch
3477+HCSSSSCSSB681&662 95 40contractshallbecancelledafternoticeandhearingbytheresponsibleofficersofsuchschool
3478+41district.
3479+42 4.Anyotherprovisionofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,inanycountyof
3480+43thefirstclasswithacharterformofgovernmentadjoiningacitynotwithinacounty,school
3481+44busesmaybeartheword"special".
3482+[161.210.1.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,the
3483+2 stateboardofeducationisherebygrantedauthoritytowaiveormodifyany
3484+3 administrativeruleadoptedbythestateboardorpolicyimplementedbythe
3485+4 departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.Schooldistrictsmay
3486+5 submitapplicationsforawaiverormodificationauthorizedpursuanttothis
3487+6 section.Eachapplicationshallincludeawrittenrequestbytheschooldistrict
3488+7 orschooldistrictsandshalldemonstratethattheintentoftheruleorpolicycan
3489+8 beaddressedinamoreeffective,efficientoreconomicalmannerorthatthe
3490+9 waiverormodificationisnecessarytoimplementaspecificplanforimproved
3491+10 studentperformanceandschoolimprovement.Priortoanapplicationfor
3492+11 waiver,theschooldistrictshallholdapublichearingregardingsuchwaiver.
3493+12 2.Thestateboardofeducationmaygrantwaiversormodificationsfor
3494+13 aschooldistrictorschooldistrictsthatsuccessfullydemonstratetheabilityto
3495+14 addresstheintentoftheruleorpolicyinamoreeffective,efficientor
3496+15 economicalmannerorwhenthewaiversormodificationsaredemonstratedto
3497+16 benecessarytostimulateinnovationorimprovestudentperformance,
3498+17 providedthatthewaiverormodificationisbaseduponsoundeducational
3499+18 practices,doesnotendangerthehealthandsafetyofstudentsorstaff,anddoes
3500+19 notcompromiseequalopportunityforlearning.Approvedwaiversor
3501+20 modificationsshallremainineffectforaperiodnottoexceedthreeschool
3502+21 yearsandmayberenewedbythestateboardofeducationuponapplicationby
3503+22 theschooldistrictorschooldistricts.
3504+23 3.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoallowthestateboardof
3505+24 educationtoauthorizethewaiverofanystatutoryrequirementsrelatingto
3506+25 teachercertificationorteachertenure.]
3507+SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprovideforthesafetyand
3508+2educationofschoolchildrenandincreasethenumberofsubstituteteachers,theenactmentof
3509+3section168.036ofthisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublic
3510+4health,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthe
3511+5meaningoftheconstitution,andtheenactmentofsection168.036ofthisactshallbeinfull
3512+6forceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
3513+✔
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