FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1473
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMILLER.
3019H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections135.714,151.150,163.011,and166.131,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtogiftededucationpupils.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections135.714,151.150,163.011,and166.131,RSMo,arerepealedand
2fournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections135.714,151.150,163.011,
3and166.131,toreadasfollows:
135.714.1.Eacheducationalassistanceorganizationshall:
2 (1)Notifythestatetreasurerofsuchorganization'sintenttoprovidescholarship
3accountstoqualifiedstudents;
4 (2)Demonstratetothestatetreasurerthatsuchorganizationisexemptfromfederal
5incometaxunderSection501(c)(3)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended;
6 (3)Provideastatetreasurer-approvedreceipttotaxpayersforcontributionsmadeto
7theorganization;
8 (4)Ensurethatgrantsaredistributedtoscholarshipaccountsofqualifiedstudentsin
9thefollowingorder:
10 (a)Qualifiedstudentswhoreceivedascholarshipgrantinthepreviousschoolyear;
11 (b)Qualifiedstudentswhoaresiblingsofqualifiedstudentswhowillreceivea
12scholarshipgrantinthecurrentschoolyear;
13 (c)Qualifiedstudentsthathaveanapproved"individualizededucation[plan]
14program" (IEP)developedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct
15(IDEA),20U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,orwhohavebeendiagnosedwith
16dyslexia,astheterm"dyslexia"isdefinedinsection633.420;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (d)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforfreelunchasapprovedbythedepartment
18ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulationsandwhoreside
19inanunaccreditedorprovisionallyaccreditedschooldistrict;
20 (e)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforreducedpricelunchasapprovedbythe
21departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulationsand
22whoresideinanunaccreditedorprovisionallyaccreditedschooldistrict;
23 (f)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforfreelunchasapprovedbythedepartment
24ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulations;
25 (g)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforreducedpricelunchasapprovedbythe
26departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulations;
27 (h)Qualifiedstudentswhoareactivedutymilitarydependentswhohaverelocatedto
28Missouriandareenrollinginaschoolinthestateforthefirsttime;and
29 (i)Allotherqualifiedstudents;
30 (5)Ensurethat:
31 (a)Onehundredpercentofsuchorganization'srevenuesfrominterestorinvestments
32isspentonscholarshipaccounts;
33 (b)Atleastninetypercentofsuchorganization'srevenuesfromqualifying
34contributionsisspentonscholarshipaccounts;and
35 (c)Marketingandadministrativeexpensesdonotexceedthefollowinglimitsofsuch
36organization'sremainingrevenuefromcontributions:
37 a.Tenpercentforthefirsttwohundredfiftythousanddollars;
38 b.Eightpercentforthenextfivehundredthousanddollars;and
39 c.Threepercentthereafter;
40 (6)(a)Distributescholarshipaccountpaymentseitherfourtimesperyearorina
41singlelumpsumatthebeginningoftheyearasrequestedbytheparentofaqualifiedstudent,
42basedonthestateadequacytargetasdefinedinsection163.011andcalculatedbythe
43departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,subjecttothefollowingtotalgrant
44amountlimits:
45 a.Foraqualifiedstudentwhomeetsthecriteriatobeincludedinaschooldistrict's
46limitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountassetforthinsubdivision[(8)](9)ofsection163.011,
47notmorethanonehundredsixtypercentofthestateadequacytarget;
48 b.Foraqualifiedstudentwhoiseligibleforfreeorreducedpricelunchasapproved
49bythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederal
50regulations,notmorethanonehundredtwenty-fivepercentofthestateadequacytarget;
51 c.Foraqualifiedstudentwhohasanapprovedindividualizededucation[plan]
52programdevelopedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),20
HB1473 2 53U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,notmorethanonehundredseventy-fivepercentof
54thestateadequacytarget;and
55 d.Forallotherqualifiedstudents,notmorethanthestateadequacytarget;
56 (b)Scholarshipaccountpaymentsdistributedunderthissubdivisionshallbeinthe
57formofadepositintothescholarshipaccountofthequalifiedstudent;
58 (7)Providethestatetreasurer,uponrequest,withcriminalbackgroundchecksonall
59suchorganization'semployeesandboardmembersandexcludefromemploymentor
60governanceanyindividualwhomightreasonablyposearisktotheappropriateuseof
61contributedfunds;
62 (8)Demonstratesuchorganization'sfinancialaccountabilityby:
63 (a)Submittingtothestatetreasurerannualauditfinancialstatementsbyacertified
64publicaccountantwithinsixmonthsoftheendoftheeducationalassistanceorganization's
65fiscalyear;and
66 (b)Havinganauditorcertifythatthereportisfreeofmaterialmisstatements;and
67 (9)Ensurethatparticipatingstudentstakethestateachievementtestsornationally
68norm-referencedteststhatmeasurelearninggainsinmathandEnglishlanguagearts,and
69provideforvalue-addedassessment,ingradesthatrequiretestingunderthestatewide
70assessmentsystemsetforthinsection160.518;
71 (10)Allowcostsofthetestingrequirementstobecoveredbythescholarships
72distributedbytheeducationalassistanceorganization;
73 (11)Providetheparentsofeachstudentwhowastestedwithacopyoftheresultsof
74thetestsonanannualbasis,beginningwiththefirstyearoftesting;
75 (12)Providethetestresultstothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryand
76secondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715onanannualbasis,
77beginningwiththefirstyearoftesting;
78 (13)Reportstudentinformationthatwouldallowthestatetreasurer,thedepartment
79ofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715to
80aggregatedatabygradelevel,gender,familyincomelevel,andrace;
81 (14)Provideratesofhighschoolgraduation,collegeattendance,andcollege
82graduationforparticipatingstudentstothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryand
83secondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715inamannerconsistentwith
84nationallyrecognizedstandards;
85 (15)Providetothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
86education,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715theresultsfromanannualparental
87satisfactionsurvey,includinginformationaboutthenumberofyearsthattheparent'schild
88hasparticipatedinthescholarshipprogram.Theannualsatisfactionsurveyshallaskparents
89ofscholarshipstudentstoexpress:
HB1473 3 90 (a)Theirlevelofsatisfactionwiththechild'sacademicachievement,including
91academicachievementattheschoolsthechildattendsthroughthescholarshipprogramversus
92academicachievementattheschoolpreviouslyattended;
93 (b)Theirlevelofsatisfactionwithschoolsafetyattheschoolsthechildattends
94throughthescholarshipprogramversussafetyattheschoolspreviouslyattended;
95 (16)Demonstratesuchorganization'sfinancialviability,ifsuchorganizationisto
96receivedonationsoffiftythousanddollarsormoreduringtheschoolyear,byfilingwiththe
97statetreasurerbeforethestartoftheschoolyearasuretybondpayabletothestateinan
98amountequaltotheaggregateamountofcontributionsexpectedtobereceivedduringthe
99schoolyearorotherfinancialinformationthatdemonstratesthefinancialviabilityofthe
100educationalassistanceorganization.
101 2.Theannualauditrequiredunderthissectionshallinclude:
102 (1)Thenameandaddressoftheeducationalassistanceorganization;
103 (2)Thenameandaddressofeachqualifiedstudentforwhomaparentopeneda
104scholarshipaccountwiththeorganization;
105 (3)Thetotalnumberandtotaldollaramountofcontributionsreceivedduringthe
106previouscalendaryear;and
107 (4)Thetotalnumberandtotaldollaramountofscholarshipaccountsopenedduring
108thepreviouscalendaryear.
109 3.Thestatetreasurershall:
110 (1)Ensurecompliancewithallstudentprivacylawsfordatainthestatetreasurer's
111possession;
112 (2)Collectalltestresults;
113 (3)Providethetestresultsandassociatedlearninggainstothepublicviaastate
114websiteafterthethirdyearoftestandtest-relateddatacollection.Thefindingsshallbe
115aggregatedbythestudents'gradelevel,gender,familyincomelevel,numberofyearsof
116participationinthescholarshipprogram,andrace;and
117 (4)Providegraduationratestothepublicviaastatewebsiteafterthethirdyearoftest
118andtest-relateddatacollection.
119 4.Thestatetreasurershallcausethefollowinginformationtobepostedonthestate
120treasurer'swebsiteannually,providedthatnopersonallyidentifiableinformationofany
121studentisreleased:
122 (1)Thenumberofstudentswhohavebeenawardedascholarshiptodateandthe
123numberofstudentswhohavebeenawardedascholarshipinthecurrentschoolyear;
124 (2)Thenumberofscholarshiprecipientsenrolledineachqualifiedschool,alongwith
125thenumberofrecipientswhoqualifyforfreeandreducedpricelunchandthenumberof
HB1473 4 126recipientswhoreceivespecialeducationservicesandthetypeofspecialeducationservices
127received.Suchinformationshallbebrokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
128 (3)Thetotalnumberofscholarshiprecipientswhoareeligibleforfreeandreduced
129pricelunchasapprovedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationin
130accordancewithfederalguidelines,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
131 (4)Thetotalnumberofscholarshiprecipientswhohaveanindividualizededucation
132[plan] program(IEP)developedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducation
133Act,20U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotalto
134date;
135 (5)Thenumberofscholarshiprecipientswhohavereceivedagrantfromeach
136educationalassistanceorganization,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
137 (6)Thestudenttestscoresrequiredtobepostedonlinepursuanttosubdivision(3)of
138subsection3ofthissection;
139 (7)Theresultsoftheparentsatisfactionsurveyrequiredannuallypursuantto
140subdivision(15)ofsubsection1ofthissection;
141 (8)Theaveragedollaramountofascholarshipgrantforallstudentswhoparticipate
142intheprogram;
143 (9)Theaveragedollaramountofascholarshipgrantforallstudentswhoparticipate
144intheprogramandwhohaveanIEP;
145 (10)Theaveragedurationofastudent'sparticipationintheprogram;
146 (11)Thenumberofstudentswhoareintheirfirstyearofparticipationinthe
147program;
148 (12)Alistoftheeducationalassistanceorganizationsthatmakecontributionstothe
149empowermentscholarshipaccountsofstudentsenrolledineachqualifiedschool;and
150 (13)Thetotalamountofmoneythathasbeenremittedfromqualifiedstudents'
151empowermentscholarshipaccountstoeachqualifiedschool,brokendownbyschoolyearand
152thetotalaggregateamount.
153 5.Aneducationalassistanceorganizationmaycontractwithprivatefinancial
154managementfirmstomanagescholarshipaccountswiththesupervisionofthestatetreasurer,
155providedthatalllawsandregulationsthatapplytoemployeesofsucheducationalassistance
156organizationshallalsoapplytotheactionsofanyemployeesofthemanagementfirmwhile
157theyareconductingworkrelatingtothedirectdecision-makingoftheoperationofsuch
158educationalassistanceorganization.
151.150.1.Forthepurposeoflevyingschooltaxes,includingtaxesforschool
2purposes,asdefinedinsection163.011forcapitalprojectspurposes,asauthorizedunder
3section165.011,"andforotherpurposes",asdefinedinsection151.160,intheseveral
4countiesofthisstate,onthedistributablepropertyoftherailroadcompany,theseveralcounty
HB1473 5 5commissionsshallascertainfromthereturnsintheofficeofthecountyclerktheaveragerate
6oftaxationleviedforschoolpurposesforcapitalprojectspurposes,andforotherpurposes,
7eachseparatelybytheseverallocalschoolboardsorauthoritiesoftheseveralschooldistricts
8throughoutthecounty.
9 2.Theaveragerateforschoolpurposesshallbeascertainedbyaddingtogetherthe
10localratesoftheseveralschooldistrictsinthecountyandbydividingthesumthusobtained
11bythewholenumberofdistrictslevyingataxforschoolpurposes.Thecountyclerkshall
12causetobechargedtotherailroadcompaniestaxesforschoolpurposesattheaveragerateon
13theproportionatevalueoftherailroadpropertysocertifiedtothecountycommissionbythe
14statetaxcommission,undertheprovisionsofthischapter,andshallapportionthetaxesfor
15schoolpurposes,soleviedandcollected,amongalltheschooldistrictsinhiscounty,thesame
16proportionthattheSeptembermembershipofadistrict,determinedasprovidedin[(1)of
17subdivision(8)]paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(12)ofsection163.011,bearstothesumof
18theSeptembermembershipofalldistrictsinthecounty.
19 3.Theaveragerateleviedforcapitalprojectspurposes,andforotherpurposes,each
20separately,shallbeascertainedbyaddingtogetherthelocalratesoftheseveraldistrictsinthe
21countylevyingataxforcapitalprojectspurposes,orforotherpurposesandbydividingthe
22sumthusobtainedineachcasebythewholenumberofdistrictsinthecounty.Thecounty
23clerkshallcausetobechargedtotherailroadcompaniestaxesforcapitalprojectspurposes,
24orforotherpurposes,attheaveragerateontheproportionatevalueoftherailroad
25distributablepropertysocertifiedtothecountycommissionbythestatetaxcommission,
26undertheprovisionsofthischapter,andthecountycommissionshallapportionthetaxesfor
27capitalprojectspurposes,orforotherpurposessoleviedandcollected,amongtheseveral
28schooldistrictslevyingthetaxes,inproportiontotheamountofsuchtaxessoleviedineach
29ofthedistricts.
30 4.Alllocalpropertyownedorcontrolledbyarailroadcompanylyinginanyschool
31districtshallbetaxedatthesamerateasotherpropertyinthedistrict,andtheschooltaxes,
32includingtaxesforcapitalprojectspurposes,andforotherpurposesthereon,shallgotothe
33districtinwhichsuchpropertyissituated.
163.011.Asusedinthischapterunlessthecontextrequiresotherwise:
2 (1)"Adjustedoperatinglevy",thesumoftaxratesforthecurrentyearforteachers'
3andincidentalfundsforaschooldistrictasreportedtotheproperofficerofeachcounty
4pursuanttosection164.011;
5 (2)"Averagedailyattendance",thequotientorthesumofthequotientsobtainedby
6dividingthetotalnumberofhoursattendedinatermbyresidentpupilsbetweentheagesof
7fiveandtwenty-onebytheactualnumberofhoursschoolwasinsessioninthatterm.Tothe
8averagedailyattendanceofthefollowingschooltermshallbeaddedthefull-timeequivalent
HB1473 6 9averagedailyattendanceofsummerschoolstudents."Full-timeequivalentaveragedaily
10attendanceofsummerschoolstudents"shallbecomputedbydividingthetotalnumberof
11hours,exceptforphysicaleducationhoursthatdonotcountascredittowardgraduationfor
12studentsingradesnine,ten,eleven,andtwelve,attendedbyallsummerschoolpupilsbythe
13numberofhoursrequiredinsection160.011intheschoolterm.Forpurposesofdetermining
14averagedailyattendanceunderthissubdivision,theterm"residentpupil"shallincludeall
15childrenbetweentheagesoffiveandtwenty-onewhoareresidentsoftheschooldistrictand
16whoareattendingkindergartenthroughgradetwelveinsuchdistrict.Ifachildisattending
17schoolinadistrictotherthanthedistrictofresidenceandthechild'sparentisteachinginthe
18schooldistrictorisaregularemployeeoftheschooldistrictwhichthechildisattending,then
19suchchildshallbeconsideredaresidentpupiloftheschooldistrictwhichthechildis
20attendingforsuchperiodoftimewhenthedistrictofresidenceisnototherwiseliablefor
21tuition.Averagedailyattendanceforstudentsbelowtheageoffiveyearsforwhichaschool
22districtmayreceivestateaidbasedonsuchattendanceshallbecomputedasregularschool
23termattendanceunlessotherwiseprovidedbylaw;
24 (3)"Currentoperatingexpenditures":
25 (a)Forthefiscalyear2007calculation,currentoperatingexpendituresshallbe
26calculatedusingdatafromfiscalyear2004andshallbecalculatedasallexpendituresfor
27instructionandsupportservicesexceptcapitaloutlayanddebtserviceexpendituresminusthe
28revenuefromfederalcategoricalsources;foodservice;studentactivities;categorical
29paymentsfortransportationcostspursuanttosection163.161;statereimbursementsforearly
30childhoodspecialeducation;thecareerladderentitlementforthedistrict,asprovidedforin
31sections168.500to168.515;thevocationaleducationentitlementforthedistrict,asprovided
32forinsection167.332;andpaymentsfromotherdistricts;
33 (b)Ineveryfiscalyearsubsequenttofiscalyear2007,currentoperatingexpenditures
34shallbetheamountinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionplusanyincreasesinstatefunding
35pursuanttosections163.031and163.043subsequenttofiscalyear2005,nottoexceedfive
36percent,perrecalculation,ofthestaterevenuereceivedbyadistrictinthe2004-05school
37yearfromthefoundationformula,line14,gifted,remedialreading,exceptionalpupilaid,fair
38share,andfreetextbookpaymentsforanydistrictfromthefirstprecedingcalculationofthe
39stateadequacytarget;
40 (4)"District'staxrateceiling",thehighesttaxrateceilingineffectsubsequenttothe
411980taxyearoranysubsequentyear.Suchtaxrateceilingshallnotcontainanytaxlevyfor
42debtservice;
43 (5)"Dollar-valuemodifier",anindexoftherelativepurchasingpowerofadollar,
44calculatedasoneplusfifteenpercentofthedifferenceoftheregionalwageratiominusone,
HB1473 7 45providedthatthedollarvaluemodifiershallnotbeappliedataratelessthan1.0.Asusedin
46thissubdivision,thefollowingtermsmean:
47 (a)"Countywageperjob",thetotalcountywageandsalarydisbursementsdividedby
48thetotalcountywageandsalaryemploymentforeachcountyandtheCityofSt.Louisas
49reportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerce
50forthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear;
51 (b)"Regionalwageperjob":
52 a.ThetotalMissouriwageandsalarydisbursementsofthemetropolitanareaas
53definedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetdividedbythetotalMissourimetropolitan
54wageandsalaryemploymentforthemetropolitanareaforthecountysignifiedintheschool
55districtnumberortheCityofSt.Louis,asreportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisof
56theUnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerceforthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear
57andrecalculateduponeverydecennialcensustoincorporatecountiesthatarenewlyaddedto
58thedescriptionofmetropolitanareas;orifnosuchmetropolitanareaisestablished,then:
59 b.ThetotalMissouriwageandsalarydisbursementsofthemicropolitanareaas
60definedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetdividedbythetotalMissourimicropolitan
61wageandsalaryemploymentforthemicropolitanareaforthecountysignifiedintheschool
62districtnumber,asreportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisoftheUnitedStates
63DepartmentofCommerceforthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear,ifamicropolitan
64areaforsuchcountyhasbeenestablishedandrecalculateduponeverydecennialcensusto
65incorporatecountiesthatarenewlyaddedtothedescriptionofmicropolitanareas;or
66 c.Ifacountyisnotpartofametropolitanormicropolitanareaasestablishedbythe
67OfficeofManagementandBudget,thenthecountywageperjob,asdefinedinparagraph(a)
68ofthissubdivision,shallbeusedfortheschooldistrict,assignifiedbytheschooldistrict
69number;
70 (c)"Regionalwageratio",theratiooftheregionalwageperjobdividedbythestate
71medianwageperjob;
72 (d)"Statemedianwageperjob",thefifty-eighthhighestcountywageperjob;
73 (6)"Freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcount",forschooldistrictsnoteligibleforand
74thosethatdonotchoosetheUSDACommunityEligibilityOption,thenumberofpupils
75eligibleforfreeandreducedpricelunchonthelastWednesdayinJanuaryforthepreceding
76schoolyearwhowereenrolledasstudentsofthedistrict,asapprovedbythedepartmentin
77accordancewithapplicablefederalregulations.Foreligibleschooldistrictsthatchoosethe
78USDACommunityEligibilityOption,thefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountshallbe
79thepercentageoffreeandreducedpricelunchstudentscalculatedaseligibleonthelast
80WednesdayinJanuaryofthemostrecentschoolyearthatincludedhouseholdapplicationsto
HB1473 8 81determinefreeandreducedpricelunchcountmultipliedbythedistrict'saveragedaily
82attendancefigure;
83 (7)"Freeandreducedpricelunchthreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotal
84freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabove
85thebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,
86whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresper
87averagedailyattendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformance
88districts;
89 (8)"Giftededucationpupilcount",thenumberofpupilswhoqualifyasgifted,
90asgiftedchildrenaredefinedinsection162.675,andwhoareenrolledandhave
91participatedinastate-approvedgiftededucationprogramprovidedbytheschool
92districtbyJunefirstoftheimmediatelyprecedingschoolyear;
93 (9)"LimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcount",thenumberintheprecedingschool
94yearofpupilsagedthreethroughtwenty-oneenrolledorpreparingtoenrollinanelementary
95schoolorsecondaryschoolwhowerenotbornintheUnitedStatesorwhosenativelanguage
96isalanguageotherthanEnglishorareNativeAmericanorAlaskannative,oranative
97residentoftheoutlyingareas,andcomefromanenvironmentwherealanguageotherthan
98Englishhashadasignificantimpactonsuchindividuals'levelofEnglishlanguage
99proficiency,oraremigratory,whosenativelanguageisalanguageotherthanEnglish,and
100whocomefromanenvironmentwherealanguageotherthanEnglishisdominant;andhave
101difficultiesinspeaking,reading,writing,orunderstandingtheEnglishlanguagesufficientto
102denysuchindividualstheabilitytomeetthestate'sproficientlevelofachievementonstate
103assessmentsdescribedin[PublicLaw107-10] thefederalNoChildLeftBehindActof
1042001(Pub.L.107-110),theabilitytoachievesuccessfullyinclassroomswherethelanguage
105ofinstructionisEnglish,ortheopportunitytoparticipatefullyinsociety;
106 [(9)](10)"LimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthe
107totallimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirely
108abovethebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedaily
109attendance,whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpenditures
110peraveragedailyattendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincluded
111performancedistricts;
112 [(10)] (11)"Localeffort":
113 (a)Forthefiscalyear2007calculation,localeffortshallbecomputedasthe
114equalizedassessedvaluationofthepropertyofaschooldistrictincalendaryear2004divided
115byonehundredandmultipliedbytheperformancelevylessthepercentageretainedbythe
116countyassessorandcollectorplusonehundredpercentoftheamountreceivedinfiscalyear
1172005forschoolpurposesfromintangibletaxes,fines,escheats,paymentsinlieuoftaxesand
HB1473 9 118receiptsfromstate-assessedrailroadandutilitytax,onehundredpercentoftheamount
119receivedforschoolpurposespursuanttothemerchants'andmanufacturers'taxesunder
120sections150.010to150.370,onehundredpercentoftheamountsreceivedforschool
121purposesfromfederalpropertiesundersections12.070and12.080exceptwhensuch
122amountsareusedinthecalculationoffederalimpactaidpursuanttoP.L.81-874,fiftypercent
123ofPropositionCrevenuesreceivedforschoolpurposesfromtheschooldistricttrustfund
124undersection163.087,andonehundredpercentofanylocalearningsorincometaxes
125receivedbythedistrictforschoolpurposes.Underthisparagraph,foraspecialdistrict
126establishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithacharterformofgovernment
127andwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,ataxlevyofzeroshallbeutilizedinlieuofthe
128performancelevyforthespecialschooldistrict;
129 (b)Ineveryyearsubsequenttofiscalyear2007,localeffortshallbetheamount
130calculatedunderparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionplusanyincreaseintheamountreceived
131forschoolpurposesfromfines.Ifadistrict'sassessedvaluationhasdecreasedsubsequentto
132thecalculationoutlinedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision,thedistrict'slocaleffortshallbe
133calculatedusingthedistrict'scurrentassessedvaluationinlieuoftheassessedvaluation
134utilizedinthecalculationoutlinedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Whenachangeina
135schooldistrict'sboundarylinesoccursbecauseofaboundarylinechange,annexation,
136attachment,consolidation,reorganization,ordissolutionundersection162.071,162.081,
137sections162.171to162.201,section162.221,162.223,162.431,162.441,or162.451,orin
138theeventthataschooldistrictassumesanyterritoryfromadistrictthatceasestoexistforany
139reason,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallmakeaproper
140adjustmenttoeachaffecteddistrict'slocaleffort,sothateachdistrict'slocaleffortfigure
141conformstothenewboundarylinesofthedistrict.Thedepartmentshallcomputethelocal
142effortfigurebyapplyingthecalendaryear2004assessedvaluationdatatothenewlandareas
143resultingfromtheboundarylinechange,annexation,attachment,consolidation,
144reorganization,ordissolutionandotherwisefollowtheproceduresdescribedinthis
145subdivision;
146 [(11)](12)"Membership"shallbetheaverageof:
147 (a)Thenumberofresidentfull-timestudentsandthefull-timeequivalentnumberof
148part-timestudentswhowereenrolledinthepublicschoolsofthedistrictonthelast
149WednesdayinSeptemberofthepreviousyearandwhowereinattendanceonedayormore
150duringtheprecedingtenschooldays;and
151 (b)Thenumberofresidentfull-timestudentsandthefull-timeequivalentnumberof
152part-timestudentswhowereenrolledinthepublicschoolsofthedistrictonthelast
153WednesdayinJanuaryofthepreviousyearandwhowereinattendanceonedayormore
154duringtheprecedingtenschooldays,plusthefull-timeequivalentnumberofsummerschool
HB1473 10 155pupils."Full-timeequivalentnumberofpart-timestudents"isdeterminedbydividingthe
156totalnumberofhoursforwhichallpart-timestudentsareenrolledbythenumberofhoursin
157theschoolterm."Full-timeequivalentnumberofsummerschoolpupils"isdeterminedby
158dividingthetotalnumberofhoursforwhichallsummerschoolpupilswereenrolledbythe
159numberofhoursrequiredpursuanttosection160.011intheschoolterm.Onlystudents
160eligibletobecountedforaveragedailyattendanceshallbecountedformembership;
161 [(12)] (13)"Operatinglevyforschoolpurposes",thesumoftaxratesleviedfor
162teachers'andincidentalfundsplustheoperatinglevyorsalestaxequivalentpursuantto
163section162.1100ofanytransitionalschooldistrictcontainingtheschooldistrict,inthe
164paymentyear,notincludinganyequalizedoperatinglevyforschoolpurposesleviedbya
165specialschooldistrictinwhichthedistrictislocated;
166 [(13)] (14)"Performancedistrict",anydistrictthathasmetperformancestandards
167andindicatorsasestablishedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationfor
168purposesofaccreditationundersection161.092andasreportedonthefinalannual
169performancereportforthatdistricteachyear;forcalculationstobeutilizedforpaymentsin
170fiscalyearssubsequenttofiscalyear2018,thenumberofperformancedistrictsshallnot
171exceedtwenty-fivepercentofallpublicschooldistricts;
172 [(14)] (15)"Performancelevy",threedollarsandforty-threecents;
173 [(15)] (16)"Schoolpurposes"pertainstoteachers'andincidentalfunds;
174 [(16)] (17)"Specialeducationpupilcount",thenumberofpublicschoolstudentswith
175acurrentindividualizededucationprogramorservicesplanandreceivingservicesfromthe
176residentdistrictasofDecemberfirstoftheprecedingschoolyear,exceptforspecial
177educationservicesprovidedthroughaschooldistrictestablishedundersections162.815to
178162.940inacountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillion
179inhabitants,inwhichcasethesumofthestudentsineachdistrictwithinthecountyexceeding
180thespecialeducationthresholdofeachrespectivedistrictwithinthecountyshallbecounted
181withinthespecialdistrictandnotinthedistrictofresidenceforpurposesofdistributingthe
182stateaidderivedfromthespecialeducationpupilcount;
183 [(17)] (18)"Specialeducationthreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotal
184specialeducationpupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabovethe
185bottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,when
186suchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresperaveragedaily
187attendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformancedistricts;
188 [(18)] (19)"Stateadequacytarget",thesumofthecurrentoperatingexpendituresof
189everyperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabovethebottomfivepercentandentirelybelow
190thetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbased
191ontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresperaveragedailyattendance,dividedbythetotal
HB1473 11 192averagedailyattendanceofallincludedperformancedistricts.Thedepartmentofelementary
193andsecondaryeducationshallfirstcalculatethestateadequacytargetforfiscalyear2007and
194recalculatethestateadequacytargeteverytwoyearsusingthemostcurrentavailabledata.
195Therecalculationshallneverresultinadecreasefromthestateadequacytargetascalculated
196forfiscalyears2017and2018andanystateadequacytargetfigurecalculatedsubsequentto
197fiscalyear2018.Shouldarecalculationresultinanincreaseinthestateadequacytarget
198amount,fiftypercentofthatincreaseshallbeincludedinthestateadequacytargetamountin
199theyearofrecalculation,andfiftypercentofthatincreaseshallbeincludedinthestate
200adequacytargetamountinthesubsequentyear.Thestateadequacytargetmaybeadjustedto
201accommodateavailableappropriationsasprovidedinsubsection7ofsection163.031;
202 [(19)] (20)"Teacher",anyteacher,teacher-secretary,substituteteacher,supervisor,
203principal,supervisingprincipal,superintendentorassistantsuperintendent,schoolnurse,
204socialworker,counselororlibrarianwhoshall,regularly,teachorbeemployedfornohigher
205thangradetwelvemorethanone-halftimeinthepublicschoolsandwhoiscertifiedunderthe
206lawsgoverningthecertificationofteachersinMissouri;
207 [(20)] (21)"Weightedaveragedailyattendance":
208 (a)Forfiscalyearspriortothe2026fiscalyear,paragraph(g)ofthissubdivision;
209 (b)Forthe2026fiscalyear,thesumofnine-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthis
210subdivisionplusone-tenthmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
211 (c)Forthe2027fiscalyear,thesumofeight-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)of
212thissubdivisionplustwo-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
213 (d)Forthe2028fiscalyear,thesumofseven-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)of
214thissubdivisionplusthree-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
215 (e)Forthe2029fiscalyear,thesumofsix-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthis
216subdivisionplusfour-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
217 (f)Forthe2030fiscalyearandallsubsequentfiscalyears,thesumoffive-tenths
218multipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthissubdivisionplusfive-tenthsmultipliedbytheweighted
219membership;
220 (g)Theaveragedailyattendanceplustheproductoftwenty-fivehundredths
221multipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeandreduced
222pricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythenumber
223ofspecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthespecialeducationthreshold,plustheproduct
224ofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberoflimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceeds
225thelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold, plus,beginningonJuly1,2026,theproductof
226six-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberofthedistrict'sgiftededucationpupilcount. For
227specialdistrictsestablishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithacharterform
228ofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,weightedaveragedailyattendance
HB1473 12 229shallbetheaveragedailyattendanceplustheproductoftwenty-fivehundredthsmultipliedby
230thefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeandreducedpricelunch
231threshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythesumofthespecial
232educationpupilcountthatexceedsthethresholdforeachcountydistrict,plustheproductof
233six-tenthsmultipliedbythelimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimited
234Englishproficiencythreshold, plus,beginningonJuly1,2026,theproductofsix-tenths
235multipliedbythenumberofthedistrict'sgiftededucationpupilcount. Noneofthe
236districtscomprisingaspecialdistrictestablishedundersections162.815to162.940ina
237countywithacharterformofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,shall
238useanyspecialeducationpupilcountincalculatingtheirweightedaveragedailyattendance;
239 [(21)] (22)"Weightedmembership",themembershipplustheproductoftwenty-five
240hundredthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefree
241andreducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedby
242thenumberofspecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthespecialeducationthreshold,plus
243theproductofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberoflimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcount
244thatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold, plus,beginningonJuly1,2026,the
245productofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberofthedistrict'sgiftededucationpupil
246count. Forspecialdistrictsestablishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywith
247morethanonemillioninhabitants,weightedmembershipshallbethemembershipplusthe
248productoftwenty-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcount
249thatexceedsthefreeandreducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-five
250hundredthsmultipliedbythesumofthespecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthe
251thresholdforeachcountydistrict,plustheproductofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythelimited
252EnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold, plus,
253beginningonJuly1,2026,theproductofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberofthe
254district'sgiftededucationpupilcount. Noneofthedistrictscomprisingaspecialdistrict
255establishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithmorethanonemillion
256inhabitantsshalluseanyspecialeducationpupilcountincalculatingtheirweighted
257membership.
166.131.Thecountycommissionineachcountyshalladministerthecountyschool
2fundofthecounty.Ineachcountywhereintheannualdistributionoftheliquidatedcapitalof
3thecountyschoolfundhasnotbeenorderedbythevoterspursuanttosections166.151to
4166.161,theproceedsofthefundshallbeinvestedbythecountycommissioninregistered
5bondsoftheUnitedStates,orinbondsofthestateorinapprovedbondsofanycityorschool
6districtthereof,orinbondsorothersecuritiesthepaymentofwhichisfullyguaranteedbythe
7UnitedStatesgovernmentandshallbepreservedasacountyschoolfund.Annually,onor
8beforeSeptemberthirtieth,ineachcountyofthestateallinterestaccruingfromthe
HB1473 13 9investmentofthecapitalofthecountyschoolfund,ifany,theclearproceedsofallpenalties
10andfinescollectedforanybreachofthepenallawsofthestate,thenetproceedsfromthesale
11ofestrays,andallothermoneylawfullycomingintothefund,shallbecollectedand
12distributedtotheschooldistrictsofthecountybythecountyclerkinthesameproportionthat
13theSeptembermembershipofaschooldistrict,determinedasprovidedin[(1)ofsubdivision
14(8)]paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(12)ofsection163.011bearstothesumoftheSeptember
15membershipofallthedistrictsinthecounty.Heshallimmediatelyaftermakingthe
16apportionmentsentertheminabooktobekeptforthatpurpose,andshallfurnisheachdistrict
17clerkacopyoftheapportionment.Thecountytreasurershallpayovertothetreasurerofthe
18schoolboardofeverydistrictinthecountytheamountdueeachrespectivedistrict.Theclear
19proceedsofallforfeiturescollectedforanybreachofthepenallawsofthestatedistributed
20foreducationshallbetransferredtotheschoolbuildingrevolvingfund.
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