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Missouri House Bill HB1473

Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1473
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMILLER.
55 3019H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections135.714,151.150,163.011,and166.131,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtogiftededucationpupils.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections135.714,151.150,163.011,and166.131,RSMo,arerepealedand
1111 2fournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections135.714,151.150,163.011,
1212 3and166.131,toreadasfollows:
1313 135.714.1.Eacheducationalassistanceorganizationshall:
1414 2 (1)Notifythestatetreasurerofsuchorganization'sintenttoprovidescholarship
1515 3accountstoqualifiedstudents;
1616 4 (2)Demonstratetothestatetreasurerthatsuchorganizationisexemptfromfederal
1717 5incometaxunderSection501(c)(3)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended;
1818 6 (3)Provideastatetreasurer-approvedreceipttotaxpayersforcontributionsmadeto
1919 7theorganization;
2020 8 (4)Ensurethatgrantsaredistributedtoscholarshipaccountsofqualifiedstudentsin
2121 9thefollowingorder:
2222 10 (a)Qualifiedstudentswhoreceivedascholarshipgrantinthepreviousschoolyear;
2323 11 (b)Qualifiedstudentswhoaresiblingsofqualifiedstudentswhowillreceivea
2424 12scholarshipgrantinthecurrentschoolyear;
2525 13 (c)Qualifiedstudentsthathaveanapproved"individualizededucation[plan]
2626 14program" (IEP)developedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct
2727 15(IDEA),20U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,orwhohavebeendiagnosedwith
2828 16dyslexia,astheterm"dyslexia"isdefinedinsection633.420;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (d)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforfreelunchasapprovedbythedepartment
3131 18ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulationsandwhoreside
3232 19inanunaccreditedorprovisionallyaccreditedschooldistrict;
3333 20 (e)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforreducedpricelunchasapprovedbythe
3434 21departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulationsand
3535 22whoresideinanunaccreditedorprovisionallyaccreditedschooldistrict;
3636 23 (f)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforfreelunchasapprovedbythedepartment
3737 24ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulations;
3838 25 (g)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforreducedpricelunchasapprovedbythe
3939 26departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulations;
4040 27 (h)Qualifiedstudentswhoareactivedutymilitarydependentswhohaverelocatedto
4141 28Missouriandareenrollinginaschoolinthestateforthefirsttime;and
4242 29 (i)Allotherqualifiedstudents;
4343 30 (5)Ensurethat:
4444 31 (a)Onehundredpercentofsuchorganization'srevenuesfrominterestorinvestments
4545 32isspentonscholarshipaccounts;
4646 33 (b)Atleastninetypercentofsuchorganization'srevenuesfromqualifying
4747 34contributionsisspentonscholarshipaccounts;and
4848 35 (c)Marketingandadministrativeexpensesdonotexceedthefollowinglimitsofsuch
4949 36organization'sremainingrevenuefromcontributions:
5050 37 a.Tenpercentforthefirsttwohundredfiftythousanddollars;
5151 38 b.Eightpercentforthenextfivehundredthousanddollars;and
5252 39 c.Threepercentthereafter;
5353 40 (6)(a)Distributescholarshipaccountpaymentseitherfourtimesperyearorina
5454 41singlelumpsumatthebeginningoftheyearasrequestedbytheparentofaqualifiedstudent,
5555 42basedonthestateadequacytargetasdefinedinsection163.011andcalculatedbythe
5656 43departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,subjecttothefollowingtotalgrant
5757 44amountlimits:
5858 45 a.Foraqualifiedstudentwhomeetsthecriteriatobeincludedinaschooldistrict's
5959 46limitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountassetforthinsubdivision[(8)](9)ofsection163.011,
6060 47notmorethanonehundredsixtypercentofthestateadequacytarget;
6161 48 b.Foraqualifiedstudentwhoiseligibleforfreeorreducedpricelunchasapproved
6262 49bythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederal
6363 50regulations,notmorethanonehundredtwenty-fivepercentofthestateadequacytarget;
6464 51 c.Foraqualifiedstudentwhohasanapprovedindividualizededucation[plan]
6565 52programdevelopedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),20
6666 HB1473 2 53U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,notmorethanonehundredseventy-fivepercentof
6767 54thestateadequacytarget;and
6868 55 d.Forallotherqualifiedstudents,notmorethanthestateadequacytarget;
6969 56 (b)Scholarshipaccountpaymentsdistributedunderthissubdivisionshallbeinthe
7070 57formofadepositintothescholarshipaccountofthequalifiedstudent;
7171 58 (7)Providethestatetreasurer,uponrequest,withcriminalbackgroundchecksonall
7272 59suchorganization'semployeesandboardmembersandexcludefromemploymentor
7373 60governanceanyindividualwhomightreasonablyposearisktotheappropriateuseof
7474 61contributedfunds;
7575 62 (8)Demonstratesuchorganization'sfinancialaccountabilityby:
7676 63 (a)Submittingtothestatetreasurerannualauditfinancialstatementsbyacertified
7777 64publicaccountantwithinsixmonthsoftheendoftheeducationalassistanceorganization's
7878 65fiscalyear;and
7979 66 (b)Havinganauditorcertifythatthereportisfreeofmaterialmisstatements;and
8080 67 (9)Ensurethatparticipatingstudentstakethestateachievementtestsornationally
8181 68norm-referencedteststhatmeasurelearninggainsinmathandEnglishlanguagearts,and
8282 69provideforvalue-addedassessment,ingradesthatrequiretestingunderthestatewide
8383 70assessmentsystemsetforthinsection160.518;
8484 71 (10)Allowcostsofthetestingrequirementstobecoveredbythescholarships
8585 72distributedbytheeducationalassistanceorganization;
8686 73 (11)Providetheparentsofeachstudentwhowastestedwithacopyoftheresultsof
8787 74thetestsonanannualbasis,beginningwiththefirstyearoftesting;
8888 75 (12)Providethetestresultstothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryand
8989 76secondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715onanannualbasis,
9090 77beginningwiththefirstyearoftesting;
9191 78 (13)Reportstudentinformationthatwouldallowthestatetreasurer,thedepartment
9292 79ofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715to
9393 80aggregatedatabygradelevel,gender,familyincomelevel,andrace;
9494 81 (14)Provideratesofhighschoolgraduation,collegeattendance,andcollege
9595 82graduationforparticipatingstudentstothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryand
9696 83secondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715inamannerconsistentwith
9797 84nationallyrecognizedstandards;
9898 85 (15)Providetothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
9999 86education,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715theresultsfromanannualparental
100100 87satisfactionsurvey,includinginformationaboutthenumberofyearsthattheparent'schild
101101 88hasparticipatedinthescholarshipprogram.Theannualsatisfactionsurveyshallaskparents
102102 89ofscholarshipstudentstoexpress:
103103 HB1473 3 90 (a)Theirlevelofsatisfactionwiththechild'sacademicachievement,including
104104 91academicachievementattheschoolsthechildattendsthroughthescholarshipprogramversus
105105 92academicachievementattheschoolpreviouslyattended;
106106 93 (b)Theirlevelofsatisfactionwithschoolsafetyattheschoolsthechildattends
107107 94throughthescholarshipprogramversussafetyattheschoolspreviouslyattended;
108108 95 (16)Demonstratesuchorganization'sfinancialviability,ifsuchorganizationisto
109109 96receivedonationsoffiftythousanddollarsormoreduringtheschoolyear,byfilingwiththe
110110 97statetreasurerbeforethestartoftheschoolyearasuretybondpayabletothestateinan
111111 98amountequaltotheaggregateamountofcontributionsexpectedtobereceivedduringthe
112112 99schoolyearorotherfinancialinformationthatdemonstratesthefinancialviabilityofthe
113113 100educationalassistanceorganization.
114114 101 2.Theannualauditrequiredunderthissectionshallinclude:
115115 102 (1)Thenameandaddressoftheeducationalassistanceorganization;
116116 103 (2)Thenameandaddressofeachqualifiedstudentforwhomaparentopeneda
117117 104scholarshipaccountwiththeorganization;
118118 105 (3)Thetotalnumberandtotaldollaramountofcontributionsreceivedduringthe
119119 106previouscalendaryear;and
120120 107 (4)Thetotalnumberandtotaldollaramountofscholarshipaccountsopenedduring
121121 108thepreviouscalendaryear.
122122 109 3.Thestatetreasurershall:
123123 110 (1)Ensurecompliancewithallstudentprivacylawsfordatainthestatetreasurer's
124124 111possession;
125125 112 (2)Collectalltestresults;
126126 113 (3)Providethetestresultsandassociatedlearninggainstothepublicviaastate
127127 114websiteafterthethirdyearoftestandtest-relateddatacollection.Thefindingsshallbe
128128 115aggregatedbythestudents'gradelevel,gender,familyincomelevel,numberofyearsof
129129 116participationinthescholarshipprogram,andrace;and
130130 117 (4)Providegraduationratestothepublicviaastatewebsiteafterthethirdyearoftest
131131 118andtest-relateddatacollection.
132132 119 4.Thestatetreasurershallcausethefollowinginformationtobepostedonthestate
133133 120treasurer'swebsiteannually,providedthatnopersonallyidentifiableinformationofany
134134 121studentisreleased:
135135 122 (1)Thenumberofstudentswhohavebeenawardedascholarshiptodateandthe
136136 123numberofstudentswhohavebeenawardedascholarshipinthecurrentschoolyear;
137137 124 (2)Thenumberofscholarshiprecipientsenrolledineachqualifiedschool,alongwith
138138 125thenumberofrecipientswhoqualifyforfreeandreducedpricelunchandthenumberof
139139 HB1473 4 126recipientswhoreceivespecialeducationservicesandthetypeofspecialeducationservices
140140 127received.Suchinformationshallbebrokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
141141 128 (3)Thetotalnumberofscholarshiprecipientswhoareeligibleforfreeandreduced
142142 129pricelunchasapprovedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationin
143143 130accordancewithfederalguidelines,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
144144 131 (4)Thetotalnumberofscholarshiprecipientswhohaveanindividualizededucation
145145 132[plan] program(IEP)developedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducation
146146 133Act,20U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotalto
147147 134date;
148148 135 (5)Thenumberofscholarshiprecipientswhohavereceivedagrantfromeach
149149 136educationalassistanceorganization,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
150150 137 (6)Thestudenttestscoresrequiredtobepostedonlinepursuanttosubdivision(3)of
151151 138subsection3ofthissection;
152152 139 (7)Theresultsoftheparentsatisfactionsurveyrequiredannuallypursuantto
153153 140subdivision(15)ofsubsection1ofthissection;
154154 141 (8)Theaveragedollaramountofascholarshipgrantforallstudentswhoparticipate
155155 142intheprogram;
156156 143 (9)Theaveragedollaramountofascholarshipgrantforallstudentswhoparticipate
157157 144intheprogramandwhohaveanIEP;
158158 145 (10)Theaveragedurationofastudent'sparticipationintheprogram;
159159 146 (11)Thenumberofstudentswhoareintheirfirstyearofparticipationinthe
160160 147program;
161161 148 (12)Alistoftheeducationalassistanceorganizationsthatmakecontributionstothe
162162 149empowermentscholarshipaccountsofstudentsenrolledineachqualifiedschool;and
163163 150 (13)Thetotalamountofmoneythathasbeenremittedfromqualifiedstudents'
164164 151empowermentscholarshipaccountstoeachqualifiedschool,brokendownbyschoolyearand
165165 152thetotalaggregateamount.
166166 153 5.Aneducationalassistanceorganizationmaycontractwithprivatefinancial
167167 154managementfirmstomanagescholarshipaccountswiththesupervisionofthestatetreasurer,
168168 155providedthatalllawsandregulationsthatapplytoemployeesofsucheducationalassistance
169169 156organizationshallalsoapplytotheactionsofanyemployeesofthemanagementfirmwhile
170170 157theyareconductingworkrelatingtothedirectdecision-makingoftheoperationofsuch
171171 158educationalassistanceorganization.
172172 151.150.1.Forthepurposeoflevyingschooltaxes,includingtaxesforschool
173173 2purposes,asdefinedinsection163.011forcapitalprojectspurposes,asauthorizedunder
174174 3section165.011,"andforotherpurposes",asdefinedinsection151.160,intheseveral
175175 4countiesofthisstate,onthedistributablepropertyoftherailroadcompany,theseveralcounty
176176 HB1473 5 5commissionsshallascertainfromthereturnsintheofficeofthecountyclerktheaveragerate
177177 6oftaxationleviedforschoolpurposesforcapitalprojectspurposes,andforotherpurposes,
178178 7eachseparatelybytheseverallocalschoolboardsorauthoritiesoftheseveralschooldistricts
179179 8throughoutthecounty.
180180 9 2.Theaveragerateforschoolpurposesshallbeascertainedbyaddingtogetherthe
181181 10localratesoftheseveralschooldistrictsinthecountyandbydividingthesumthusobtained
182182 11bythewholenumberofdistrictslevyingataxforschoolpurposes.Thecountyclerkshall
183183 12causetobechargedtotherailroadcompaniestaxesforschoolpurposesattheaveragerateon
184184 13theproportionatevalueoftherailroadpropertysocertifiedtothecountycommissionbythe
185185 14statetaxcommission,undertheprovisionsofthischapter,andshallapportionthetaxesfor
186186 15schoolpurposes,soleviedandcollected,amongalltheschooldistrictsinhiscounty,thesame
187187 16proportionthattheSeptembermembershipofadistrict,determinedasprovidedin[(1)of
188188 17subdivision(8)]paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(12)ofsection163.011,bearstothesumof
189189 18theSeptembermembershipofalldistrictsinthecounty.
190190 19 3.Theaveragerateleviedforcapitalprojectspurposes,andforotherpurposes,each
191191 20separately,shallbeascertainedbyaddingtogetherthelocalratesoftheseveraldistrictsinthe
192192 21countylevyingataxforcapitalprojectspurposes,orforotherpurposesandbydividingthe
193193 22sumthusobtainedineachcasebythewholenumberofdistrictsinthecounty.Thecounty
194194 23clerkshallcausetobechargedtotherailroadcompaniestaxesforcapitalprojectspurposes,
195195 24orforotherpurposes,attheaveragerateontheproportionatevalueoftherailroad
196196 25distributablepropertysocertifiedtothecountycommissionbythestatetaxcommission,
197197 26undertheprovisionsofthischapter,andthecountycommissionshallapportionthetaxesfor
198198 27capitalprojectspurposes,orforotherpurposessoleviedandcollected,amongtheseveral
199199 28schooldistrictslevyingthetaxes,inproportiontotheamountofsuchtaxessoleviedineach
200200 29ofthedistricts.
201201 30 4.Alllocalpropertyownedorcontrolledbyarailroadcompanylyinginanyschool
202202 31districtshallbetaxedatthesamerateasotherpropertyinthedistrict,andtheschooltaxes,
203203 32includingtaxesforcapitalprojectspurposes,andforotherpurposesthereon,shallgotothe
204204 33districtinwhichsuchpropertyissituated.
205205 163.011.Asusedinthischapterunlessthecontextrequiresotherwise:
206206 2 (1)"Adjustedoperatinglevy",thesumoftaxratesforthecurrentyearforteachers'
207207 3andincidentalfundsforaschooldistrictasreportedtotheproperofficerofeachcounty
208208 4pursuanttosection164.011;
209209 5 (2)"Averagedailyattendance",thequotientorthesumofthequotientsobtainedby
210210 6dividingthetotalnumberofhoursattendedinatermbyresidentpupilsbetweentheagesof
211211 7fiveandtwenty-onebytheactualnumberofhoursschoolwasinsessioninthatterm.Tothe
212212 8averagedailyattendanceofthefollowingschooltermshallbeaddedthefull-timeequivalent
213213 HB1473 6 9averagedailyattendanceofsummerschoolstudents."Full-timeequivalentaveragedaily
214214 10attendanceofsummerschoolstudents"shallbecomputedbydividingthetotalnumberof
215215 11hours,exceptforphysicaleducationhoursthatdonotcountascredittowardgraduationfor
216216 12studentsingradesnine,ten,eleven,andtwelve,attendedbyallsummerschoolpupilsbythe
217217 13numberofhoursrequiredinsection160.011intheschoolterm.Forpurposesofdetermining
218218 14averagedailyattendanceunderthissubdivision,theterm"residentpupil"shallincludeall
219219 15childrenbetweentheagesoffiveandtwenty-onewhoareresidentsoftheschooldistrictand
220220 16whoareattendingkindergartenthroughgradetwelveinsuchdistrict.Ifachildisattending
221221 17schoolinadistrictotherthanthedistrictofresidenceandthechild'sparentisteachinginthe
222222 18schooldistrictorisaregularemployeeoftheschooldistrictwhichthechildisattending,then
223223 19suchchildshallbeconsideredaresidentpupiloftheschooldistrictwhichthechildis
224224 20attendingforsuchperiodoftimewhenthedistrictofresidenceisnototherwiseliablefor
225225 21tuition.Averagedailyattendanceforstudentsbelowtheageoffiveyearsforwhichaschool
226226 22districtmayreceivestateaidbasedonsuchattendanceshallbecomputedasregularschool
227227 23termattendanceunlessotherwiseprovidedbylaw;
228228 24 (3)"Currentoperatingexpenditures":
229229 25 (a)Forthefiscalyear2007calculation,currentoperatingexpendituresshallbe
230230 26calculatedusingdatafromfiscalyear2004andshallbecalculatedasallexpendituresfor
231231 27instructionandsupportservicesexceptcapitaloutlayanddebtserviceexpendituresminusthe
232232 28revenuefromfederalcategoricalsources;foodservice;studentactivities;categorical
233233 29paymentsfortransportationcostspursuanttosection163.161;statereimbursementsforearly
234234 30childhoodspecialeducation;thecareerladderentitlementforthedistrict,asprovidedforin
235235 31sections168.500to168.515;thevocationaleducationentitlementforthedistrict,asprovided
236236 32forinsection167.332;andpaymentsfromotherdistricts;
237237 33 (b)Ineveryfiscalyearsubsequenttofiscalyear2007,currentoperatingexpenditures
238238 34shallbetheamountinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionplusanyincreasesinstatefunding
239239 35pursuanttosections163.031and163.043subsequenttofiscalyear2005,nottoexceedfive
240240 36percent,perrecalculation,ofthestaterevenuereceivedbyadistrictinthe2004-05school
241241 37yearfromthefoundationformula,line14,gifted,remedialreading,exceptionalpupilaid,fair
242242 38share,andfreetextbookpaymentsforanydistrictfromthefirstprecedingcalculationofthe
243243 39stateadequacytarget;
244244 40 (4)"District'staxrateceiling",thehighesttaxrateceilingineffectsubsequenttothe
245245 411980taxyearoranysubsequentyear.Suchtaxrateceilingshallnotcontainanytaxlevyfor
246246 42debtservice;
247247 43 (5)"Dollar-valuemodifier",anindexoftherelativepurchasingpowerofadollar,
248248 44calculatedasoneplusfifteenpercentofthedifferenceoftheregionalwageratiominusone,
249249 HB1473 7 45providedthatthedollarvaluemodifiershallnotbeappliedataratelessthan1.0.Asusedin
250250 46thissubdivision,thefollowingtermsmean:
251251 47 (a)"Countywageperjob",thetotalcountywageandsalarydisbursementsdividedby
252252 48thetotalcountywageandsalaryemploymentforeachcountyandtheCityofSt.Louisas
253253 49reportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerce
254254 50forthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear;
255255 51 (b)"Regionalwageperjob":
256256 52 a.ThetotalMissouriwageandsalarydisbursementsofthemetropolitanareaas
257257 53definedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetdividedbythetotalMissourimetropolitan
258258 54wageandsalaryemploymentforthemetropolitanareaforthecountysignifiedintheschool
259259 55districtnumberortheCityofSt.Louis,asreportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisof
260260 56theUnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerceforthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear
261261 57andrecalculateduponeverydecennialcensustoincorporatecountiesthatarenewlyaddedto
262262 58thedescriptionofmetropolitanareas;orifnosuchmetropolitanareaisestablished,then:
263263 59 b.ThetotalMissouriwageandsalarydisbursementsofthemicropolitanareaas
264264 60definedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetdividedbythetotalMissourimicropolitan
265265 61wageandsalaryemploymentforthemicropolitanareaforthecountysignifiedintheschool
266266 62districtnumber,asreportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisoftheUnitedStates
267267 63DepartmentofCommerceforthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear,ifamicropolitan
268268 64areaforsuchcountyhasbeenestablishedandrecalculateduponeverydecennialcensusto
269269 65incorporatecountiesthatarenewlyaddedtothedescriptionofmicropolitanareas;or
270270 66 c.Ifacountyisnotpartofametropolitanormicropolitanareaasestablishedbythe
271271 67OfficeofManagementandBudget,thenthecountywageperjob,asdefinedinparagraph(a)
272272 68ofthissubdivision,shallbeusedfortheschooldistrict,assignifiedbytheschooldistrict
273273 69number;
274274 70 (c)"Regionalwageratio",theratiooftheregionalwageperjobdividedbythestate
275275 71medianwageperjob;
276276 72 (d)"Statemedianwageperjob",thefifty-eighthhighestcountywageperjob;
277277 73 (6)"Freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcount",forschooldistrictsnoteligibleforand
278278 74thosethatdonotchoosetheUSDACommunityEligibilityOption,thenumberofpupils
279279 75eligibleforfreeandreducedpricelunchonthelastWednesdayinJanuaryforthepreceding
280280 76schoolyearwhowereenrolledasstudentsofthedistrict,asapprovedbythedepartmentin
281281 77accordancewithapplicablefederalregulations.Foreligibleschooldistrictsthatchoosethe
282282 78USDACommunityEligibilityOption,thefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountshallbe
283283 79thepercentageoffreeandreducedpricelunchstudentscalculatedaseligibleonthelast
284284 80WednesdayinJanuaryofthemostrecentschoolyearthatincludedhouseholdapplicationsto
285285 HB1473 8 81determinefreeandreducedpricelunchcountmultipliedbythedistrict'saveragedaily
286286 82attendancefigure;
287287 83 (7)"Freeandreducedpricelunchthreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotal
288288 84freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabove
289289 85thebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,
290290 86whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresper
291291 87averagedailyattendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformance
292292 88districts;
293293 89 (8)"Giftededucationpupilcount",thenumberofpupilswhoqualifyasgifted,
294294 90asgiftedchildrenaredefinedinsection162.675,andwhoareenrolledandhave
295295 91participatedinastate-approvedgiftededucationprogramprovidedbytheschool
296296 92districtbyJunefirstoftheimmediatelyprecedingschoolyear;
297297 93 (9)"LimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcount",thenumberintheprecedingschool
298298 94yearofpupilsagedthreethroughtwenty-oneenrolledorpreparingtoenrollinanelementary
299299 95schoolorsecondaryschoolwhowerenotbornintheUnitedStatesorwhosenativelanguage
300300 96isalanguageotherthanEnglishorareNativeAmericanorAlaskannative,oranative
301301 97residentoftheoutlyingareas,andcomefromanenvironmentwherealanguageotherthan
302302 98Englishhashadasignificantimpactonsuchindividuals'levelofEnglishlanguage
303303 99proficiency,oraremigratory,whosenativelanguageisalanguageotherthanEnglish,and
304304 100whocomefromanenvironmentwherealanguageotherthanEnglishisdominant;andhave
305305 101difficultiesinspeaking,reading,writing,orunderstandingtheEnglishlanguagesufficientto
306306 102denysuchindividualstheabilitytomeetthestate'sproficientlevelofachievementonstate
307307 103assessmentsdescribedin[PublicLaw107-10] thefederalNoChildLeftBehindActof
308308 1042001(Pub.L.107-110),theabilitytoachievesuccessfullyinclassroomswherethelanguage
309309 105ofinstructionisEnglish,ortheopportunitytoparticipatefullyinsociety;
310310 106 [(9)](10)"LimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthe
311311 107totallimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirely
312312 108abovethebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedaily
313313 109attendance,whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpenditures
314314 110peraveragedailyattendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincluded
315315 111performancedistricts;
316316 112 [(10)] (11)"Localeffort":
317317 113 (a)Forthefiscalyear2007calculation,localeffortshallbecomputedasthe
318318 114equalizedassessedvaluationofthepropertyofaschooldistrictincalendaryear2004divided
319319 115byonehundredandmultipliedbytheperformancelevylessthepercentageretainedbythe
320320 116countyassessorandcollectorplusonehundredpercentoftheamountreceivedinfiscalyear
321321 1172005forschoolpurposesfromintangibletaxes,fines,escheats,paymentsinlieuoftaxesand
322322 HB1473 9 118receiptsfromstate-assessedrailroadandutilitytax,onehundredpercentoftheamount
323323 119receivedforschoolpurposespursuanttothemerchants'andmanufacturers'taxesunder
324324 120sections150.010to150.370,onehundredpercentoftheamountsreceivedforschool
325325 121purposesfromfederalpropertiesundersections12.070and12.080exceptwhensuch
326326 122amountsareusedinthecalculationoffederalimpactaidpursuanttoP.L.81-874,fiftypercent
327327 123ofPropositionCrevenuesreceivedforschoolpurposesfromtheschooldistricttrustfund
328328 124undersection163.087,andonehundredpercentofanylocalearningsorincometaxes
329329 125receivedbythedistrictforschoolpurposes.Underthisparagraph,foraspecialdistrict
330330 126establishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithacharterformofgovernment
331331 127andwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,ataxlevyofzeroshallbeutilizedinlieuofthe
332332 128performancelevyforthespecialschooldistrict;
333333 129 (b)Ineveryyearsubsequenttofiscalyear2007,localeffortshallbetheamount
334334 130calculatedunderparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionplusanyincreaseintheamountreceived
335335 131forschoolpurposesfromfines.Ifadistrict'sassessedvaluationhasdecreasedsubsequentto
336336 132thecalculationoutlinedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision,thedistrict'slocaleffortshallbe
337337 133calculatedusingthedistrict'scurrentassessedvaluationinlieuoftheassessedvaluation
338338 134utilizedinthecalculationoutlinedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Whenachangeina
339339 135schooldistrict'sboundarylinesoccursbecauseofaboundarylinechange,annexation,
340340 136attachment,consolidation,reorganization,ordissolutionundersection162.071,162.081,
341341 137sections162.171to162.201,section162.221,162.223,162.431,162.441,or162.451,orin
342342 138theeventthataschooldistrictassumesanyterritoryfromadistrictthatceasestoexistforany
343343 139reason,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallmakeaproper
344344 140adjustmenttoeachaffecteddistrict'slocaleffort,sothateachdistrict'slocaleffortfigure
345345 141conformstothenewboundarylinesofthedistrict.Thedepartmentshallcomputethelocal
346346 142effortfigurebyapplyingthecalendaryear2004assessedvaluationdatatothenewlandareas
347347 143resultingfromtheboundarylinechange,annexation,attachment,consolidation,
348348 144reorganization,ordissolutionandotherwisefollowtheproceduresdescribedinthis
349349 145subdivision;
350350 146 [(11)](12)"Membership"shallbetheaverageof:
351351 147 (a)Thenumberofresidentfull-timestudentsandthefull-timeequivalentnumberof
352352 148part-timestudentswhowereenrolledinthepublicschoolsofthedistrictonthelast
353353 149WednesdayinSeptemberofthepreviousyearandwhowereinattendanceonedayormore
354354 150duringtheprecedingtenschooldays;and
355355 151 (b)Thenumberofresidentfull-timestudentsandthefull-timeequivalentnumberof
356356 152part-timestudentswhowereenrolledinthepublicschoolsofthedistrictonthelast
357357 153WednesdayinJanuaryofthepreviousyearandwhowereinattendanceonedayormore
358358 154duringtheprecedingtenschooldays,plusthefull-timeequivalentnumberofsummerschool
359359 HB1473 10 155pupils."Full-timeequivalentnumberofpart-timestudents"isdeterminedbydividingthe
360360 156totalnumberofhoursforwhichallpart-timestudentsareenrolledbythenumberofhoursin
361361 157theschoolterm."Full-timeequivalentnumberofsummerschoolpupils"isdeterminedby
362362 158dividingthetotalnumberofhoursforwhichallsummerschoolpupilswereenrolledbythe
363363 159numberofhoursrequiredpursuanttosection160.011intheschoolterm.Onlystudents
364364 160eligibletobecountedforaveragedailyattendanceshallbecountedformembership;
365365 161 [(12)] (13)"Operatinglevyforschoolpurposes",thesumoftaxratesleviedfor
366366 162teachers'andincidentalfundsplustheoperatinglevyorsalestaxequivalentpursuantto
367367 163section162.1100ofanytransitionalschooldistrictcontainingtheschooldistrict,inthe
368368 164paymentyear,notincludinganyequalizedoperatinglevyforschoolpurposesleviedbya
369369 165specialschooldistrictinwhichthedistrictislocated;
370370 166 [(13)] (14)"Performancedistrict",anydistrictthathasmetperformancestandards
371371 167andindicatorsasestablishedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationfor
372372 168purposesofaccreditationundersection161.092andasreportedonthefinalannual
373373 169performancereportforthatdistricteachyear;forcalculationstobeutilizedforpaymentsin
374374 170fiscalyearssubsequenttofiscalyear2018,thenumberofperformancedistrictsshallnot
375375 171exceedtwenty-fivepercentofallpublicschooldistricts;
376376 172 [(14)] (15)"Performancelevy",threedollarsandforty-threecents;
377377 173 [(15)] (16)"Schoolpurposes"pertainstoteachers'andincidentalfunds;
378378 174 [(16)] (17)"Specialeducationpupilcount",thenumberofpublicschoolstudentswith
379379 175acurrentindividualizededucationprogramorservicesplanandreceivingservicesfromthe
380380 176residentdistrictasofDecemberfirstoftheprecedingschoolyear,exceptforspecial
381381 177educationservicesprovidedthroughaschooldistrictestablishedundersections162.815to
382382 178162.940inacountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillion
383383 179inhabitants,inwhichcasethesumofthestudentsineachdistrictwithinthecountyexceeding
384384 180thespecialeducationthresholdofeachrespectivedistrictwithinthecountyshallbecounted
385385 181withinthespecialdistrictandnotinthedistrictofresidenceforpurposesofdistributingthe
386386 182stateaidderivedfromthespecialeducationpupilcount;
387387 183 [(17)] (18)"Specialeducationthreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotal
388388 184specialeducationpupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabovethe
389389 185bottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,when
390390 186suchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresperaveragedaily
391391 187attendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformancedistricts;
392392 188 [(18)] (19)"Stateadequacytarget",thesumofthecurrentoperatingexpendituresof
393393 189everyperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabovethebottomfivepercentandentirelybelow
394394 190thetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbased
395395 191ontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresperaveragedailyattendance,dividedbythetotal
396396 HB1473 11 192averagedailyattendanceofallincludedperformancedistricts.Thedepartmentofelementary
397397 193andsecondaryeducationshallfirstcalculatethestateadequacytargetforfiscalyear2007and
398398 194recalculatethestateadequacytargeteverytwoyearsusingthemostcurrentavailabledata.
399399 195Therecalculationshallneverresultinadecreasefromthestateadequacytargetascalculated
400400 196forfiscalyears2017and2018andanystateadequacytargetfigurecalculatedsubsequentto
401401 197fiscalyear2018.Shouldarecalculationresultinanincreaseinthestateadequacytarget
402402 198amount,fiftypercentofthatincreaseshallbeincludedinthestateadequacytargetamountin
403403 199theyearofrecalculation,andfiftypercentofthatincreaseshallbeincludedinthestate
404404 200adequacytargetamountinthesubsequentyear.Thestateadequacytargetmaybeadjustedto
405405 201accommodateavailableappropriationsasprovidedinsubsection7ofsection163.031;
406406 202 [(19)] (20)"Teacher",anyteacher,teacher-secretary,substituteteacher,supervisor,
407407 203principal,supervisingprincipal,superintendentorassistantsuperintendent,schoolnurse,
408408 204socialworker,counselororlibrarianwhoshall,regularly,teachorbeemployedfornohigher
409409 205thangradetwelvemorethanone-halftimeinthepublicschoolsandwhoiscertifiedunderthe
410410 206lawsgoverningthecertificationofteachersinMissouri;
411411 207 [(20)] (21)"Weightedaveragedailyattendance":
412412 208 (a)Forfiscalyearspriortothe2026fiscalyear,paragraph(g)ofthissubdivision;
413413 209 (b)Forthe2026fiscalyear,thesumofnine-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthis
414414 210subdivisionplusone-tenthmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
415415 211 (c)Forthe2027fiscalyear,thesumofeight-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)of
416416 212thissubdivisionplustwo-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
417417 213 (d)Forthe2028fiscalyear,thesumofseven-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)of
418418 214thissubdivisionplusthree-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
419419 215 (e)Forthe2029fiscalyear,thesumofsix-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthis
420420 216subdivisionplusfour-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
421421 217 (f)Forthe2030fiscalyearandallsubsequentfiscalyears,thesumoffive-tenths
422422 218multipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthissubdivisionplusfive-tenthsmultipliedbytheweighted
423423 219membership;
424424 220 (g)Theaveragedailyattendanceplustheproductoftwenty-fivehundredths
425425 221multipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeandreduced
426426 222pricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythenumber
427427 223ofspecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthespecialeducationthreshold,plustheproduct
428428 224ofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberoflimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceeds
429429 225thelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold, plus,beginningonJuly1,2026,theproductof
430430 226six-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberofthedistrict'sgiftededucationpupilcount. For
431431 227specialdistrictsestablishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithacharterform
432432 228ofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,weightedaveragedailyattendance
433433 HB1473 12 229shallbetheaveragedailyattendanceplustheproductoftwenty-fivehundredthsmultipliedby
434434 230thefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeandreducedpricelunch
435435 231threshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythesumofthespecial
436436 232educationpupilcountthatexceedsthethresholdforeachcountydistrict,plustheproductof
437437 233six-tenthsmultipliedbythelimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimited
438438 234Englishproficiencythreshold, plus,beginningonJuly1,2026,theproductofsix-tenths
439439 235multipliedbythenumberofthedistrict'sgiftededucationpupilcount. Noneofthe
440440 236districtscomprisingaspecialdistrictestablishedundersections162.815to162.940ina
441441 237countywithacharterformofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,shall
442442 238useanyspecialeducationpupilcountincalculatingtheirweightedaveragedailyattendance;
443443 239 [(21)] (22)"Weightedmembership",themembershipplustheproductoftwenty-five
444444 240hundredthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefree
445445 241andreducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedby
446446 242thenumberofspecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthespecialeducationthreshold,plus
447447 243theproductofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberoflimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcount
448448 244thatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold, plus,beginningonJuly1,2026,the
449449 245productofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberofthedistrict'sgiftededucationpupil
450450 246count. Forspecialdistrictsestablishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywith
451451 247morethanonemillioninhabitants,weightedmembershipshallbethemembershipplusthe
452452 248productoftwenty-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcount
453453 249thatexceedsthefreeandreducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-five
454454 250hundredthsmultipliedbythesumofthespecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthe
455455 251thresholdforeachcountydistrict,plustheproductofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythelimited
456456 252EnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold, plus,
457457 253beginningonJuly1,2026,theproductofsix-tenthsmultipliedbythenumberofthe
458458 254district'sgiftededucationpupilcount. Noneofthedistrictscomprisingaspecialdistrict
459459 255establishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithmorethanonemillion
460460 256inhabitantsshalluseanyspecialeducationpupilcountincalculatingtheirweighted
461461 257membership.
462462 166.131.Thecountycommissionineachcountyshalladministerthecountyschool
463463 2fundofthecounty.Ineachcountywhereintheannualdistributionoftheliquidatedcapitalof
464464 3thecountyschoolfundhasnotbeenorderedbythevoterspursuanttosections166.151to
465465 4166.161,theproceedsofthefundshallbeinvestedbythecountycommissioninregistered
466466 5bondsoftheUnitedStates,orinbondsofthestateorinapprovedbondsofanycityorschool
467467 6districtthereof,orinbondsorothersecuritiesthepaymentofwhichisfullyguaranteedbythe
468468 7UnitedStatesgovernmentandshallbepreservedasacountyschoolfund.Annually,onor
469469 8beforeSeptemberthirtieth,ineachcountyofthestateallinterestaccruingfromthe
470470 HB1473 13 9investmentofthecapitalofthecountyschoolfund,ifany,theclearproceedsofallpenalties
471471 10andfinescollectedforanybreachofthepenallawsofthestate,thenetproceedsfromthesale
472472 11ofestrays,andallothermoneylawfullycomingintothefund,shallbecollectedand
473473 12distributedtotheschooldistrictsofthecountybythecountyclerkinthesameproportionthat
474474 13theSeptembermembershipofaschooldistrict,determinedasprovidedin[(1)ofsubdivision
475475 14(8)]paragraph(a)ofsubdivision(12)ofsection163.011bearstothesumoftheSeptember
476476 15membershipofallthedistrictsinthecounty.Heshallimmediatelyaftermakingthe
477477 16apportionmentsentertheminabooktobekeptforthatpurpose,andshallfurnisheachdistrict
478478 17clerkacopyoftheapportionment.Thecountytreasurershallpayovertothetreasurerofthe
479479 18schoolboardofeverydistrictinthecountytheamountdueeachrespectivedistrict.Theclear
480480 19proceedsofallforfeiturescollectedforanybreachofthepenallawsofthestatedistributed
481481 20foreducationshallbetransferredtotheschoolbuildingrevolvingfund.
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