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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
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32 HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
43 HOUSEBILLNO.267
54 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
6-0757H.02P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
5+0757H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsections168.025and168.036,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
98 relatingtopublicschoolteachers.
109 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1110 SectionA.Sections168.025and168.036,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
1211 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections168.025and168.036,toreadasfollows:
1312 168.025.1.Forpurposesofthissection,"teacherexternship"meansanexperiencein
1413 2whichateacher,supervisedbyhisorherschoolorschooldistrict,gainspracticalexperience
1514 3atabusinesslocatedinMissourithroughobservationandinteractionwithemployersand
1615 4employees.
1716 5 2.Thedepartmentofeconomicdevelopmentandthedepartmentofelementaryand
1817 6secondaryeducationshalldevelopandrecommend:
1918 7 (1)Requirementsforteacherexternshipsthatcanbeconsideredtheequivalentofthe
2019 8completionofcredithoursingraduate-levelcoursesforpurposesofsalaryschedules;and
2120 9 (2)Anequivalencyschedulethatsetsforththenumberofcredithoursingraduate-
2221 10levelcoursesthatshallbeconsideredequivalenttoandawardedforeachtypeofteacher
2322 11externship.Toclassifyteacherexternshipsanddeterminethenumberofcredithoursthat
2423 12wouldbeappropriateforeachtype,thelengthoftheteacherexternship,thepractical
2524 13experiencegained,oranyotherfactordeemedrelevantmaybeconsidered.
2625 14 3.Thedepartmentofeconomicdevelopmentandthedepartmentofelementaryand
2726 15secondaryeducationshalladoptandpublishontheirwebsites,beforeJuly1,2020,
2827 16requirementsforteacherexternshipsthatcanbeconsideredtheequivalentofthecompletion
2928 17ofcredithoursingraduate-levelcoursesforpurposesofsalaryschedulesandanequivalency
29+18scheduleasdescribedinsubsection2ofthissection.Anyteacherexternshipthatmeetsthe
3030 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18scheduleasdescribedinsubsection2ofthissection.Anyteacherexternshipthatmeetsthe
32-19publishedrequirementsshallbeknownasandconsideredacertifiedteacherexternshipfor
31+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19publishedrequirementsshallbeknownasandconsideredacertifiedteacherexternshipfor
3332 20purposesofthissection.
3433 21 4.Ifaschooldistrictorcharterschoolusesasalaryscheduleinwhichateacher
3534 22receivesahighersalaryifheorshehasearnedcredithoursingraduate-levelcourses,the
3635 23schooldistrictorcharterschoolshallconsideranyteacherwhohascompletedacertified
3736 24teacherexternshiptohavecompletedcredithoursingraduate-levelcoursesonitssalary
3837 25scheduleinthemannerprescribedbytheequivalencyscheduledevelopedunderthissection
3938 26andcompensatetheteacheraccordingly.
4039 27 5.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationandthedepartmentof
4140 28economicdevelopmentmaypromulgaterulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthissection.
4241 29Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunder
4342 30theauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
4443 31subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissection
4544 32andchapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
4645 33pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannula
4746 34rulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandany
4847 35ruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2019,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
4948 36 [6.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
5049 37 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
5150 38automaticallysunsetfiveyearsafterAugust28,2019,unlessreauthorizedbyanactofthe
5251 39generalassembly;
5352 40 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
5453 41automaticallysunsettenyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorizationofthissection;
5554 42and
5655 43 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediately
5756 44followingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthissectionissunset.]
5857 168.036.1.Inadditiontograntingcertificatesoflicensetoteachinpublicschoolsof
5958 2thestateundersection168.021,thestateboardofeducationshallgrantsubstituteteacher
6059 3certificatesasprovidedinthissectiontoanyindividualseekingtosubstituteteachinany
6160 4publicschoolinthisstate.
6261 5 2.(1)Thestateboardshallnotgrantacertificateoflicensetoteachunderthissection
6362 6toanyindividualwhohasnotcompletedabackgroundcheckasrequiredundersection
6463 7168.021.
6564 8 (2)Thestateboardmayrefusetoissueorrenew,suspend,orrevokeanycertificate
6665 9soughtorissuedunderthissectioninthesamemannerandforthesamereasonsasunder
6766 10section168.071.
6867 HCSHB267 2 11 3.Thestateboardmaygrantacertificateunderthissectiontoanyindividualwhohas
6968 12completed:
7069 13 (1)Atleastthirty-sixsemesterhoursatanaccreditedinstitutionofhighereducation;
7170 14or
7271 15 (2)Thetwenty-houronlinetrainingprogramrequiredinthissectionandwho
7372 16possessesahighschooldiplomaortheequivalentthereof.
7473 17 4.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopandmaintain
7574 18anonlinetrainingprogramforindividuals,whichshallconsistoftwentyhoursoftraining
7675 19relatedtosubjectsappropriateforsubstituteteachersasdeterminedbythedepartment.
7776 20 5.Thestateboardmaygrantacertificateunderthissectiontoanyhighlyqualified
7877 21individualwithexpertiseinatechnicalorbusinessfieldorwithexperienceintheArmed
7978 22ForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohascompletedthebackgroundcheckrequiredinthissection
8079 23butdoesnotmeetanyofthequalificationsundersubdivision(1)or(2)ofsubsection3ofthis
8180 24sectionifthesuperintendentoftheschooldistrictinwhichtheindividualseekstosubstitute
8281 25teachsponsorssuchindividualandtheschoolboardoftheschooldistrictinwhichthe
8382 26individualseekstosubstituteteachvotestoapprovesuchindividualtosubstituteteach.
8483 27 6.(1)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionstocontrary,beginningonJune30,2022,
8584 28andendingonJune30,[2025] 2030, anypersonwhoisretiredandcurrentlyreceivinga
8685 29retirementallowanceundersections169.010to169.141orsections169.600to169.715,other
8786 30thanfordisability,maybeemployedtosubstituteteachonapart-timeortemporarysubstitute
8887 31basisbyanemployerincludedintheretirementsystemwithoutadiscontinuanceofthe
8988 32person'sretirementallowance.Suchapersonshallnotcontributetotheretirementsystem,or
9089 33tothepublicschoolretirementsystemestablishedbysections169.010to169.141ortothe
9190 34publiceducationemployeeretirementsystemestablishedbysections169.600to169.715,
9291 35becauseofearningsduringsuchperiodofemployment.
9392 36 (2)Inadditiontotheconditionssetforthinsubdivision1ofthissubsection,any
9493 37personretiredandcurrentlyreceivingaretirementallowanceundersections169.010to
9594 38169.141,otherthanfordisability,whoisemployedbyathirdpartyorisperformingworkas
9695 39anindependentcontractormaybeemployedtosubstituteteachonapart-timeortemporary
9796 40substitutebasis,ifsuchpersonisperformingworkforanemployerincludedintheretirement
9897 41systemwithoutadiscontinuanceoftheperson'sretirementallowance.
9998 42 (3)Ifapersonisemployedpursuanttothissubsectiononaregular,full-timebasisthe
10099 43personshallnotbeentitledtoreceivetheperson'sretirementallowanceforanymonthduring
101100 44whichthepersonissoemployed.Theretirementsystemmayrequiretheemployer,thethird-
102101 45partyemployer,theindependentcontractor,andtheretireesubjecttothissubsectionto
103102 46providedocumentationshowingcompliancewiththissubsection.Ifsuchdocumentationis
104103 HCSHB267 3 47notprovided,theretirementsystemmaydeemtheretireetohaveexceededthelimitations
105104 48providedinthissubsection.
106105 49 7.Acertificategrantedunderthissectionshallbevalidforfouryears.Acertificate
107106 50grantedunderthissectionshallexpireattheendofanycalendaryearinwhichtheindividual
108107 51failstosubstituteteachforatleastfivedaysorfortyhoursofin-seatinstruction.
109108 52 8.(1)Anindividualtowhomthestateboardgrantsacertificateunderthissection
110109 53maybeasubstituteteacherinapublicschoolinthestateiftheschooldistrictagreesto
111110 54employtheindividualasasubstituteteacherandsuchindividualhascompletedabackground
112111 55checkasrequiredinsubsection10ofthissection.
113112 56 (2)Noindividualtowhomthestateboardgrantsacertificateunderthissectionand
114113 57whoisundertwentyyearsofageshallbeasubstituteteacheringradesninetotwelve.
115114 58 9.Eachschooldistrictmaydevelopanorientationforindividualstowhomthestate
116115 59boardgrantsacertificateunderthissectionforsuchindividualsemployedbytheschool
117116 60districtandmayrequiresuchindividualstocompletesuchorientation.Suchorientationshall
118117 61containatleasttwohoursofsubjectsappropriateforsubstituteteachersandshallcontain
119118 62instructionontheschooldistrict'sbestpracticesforclassroommanagement.
120119 63 10.BeginningJanuary1,2023,anysubstituteteachermay,atthetimesuchsubstitute
121120 64teachersubmitsthefingerprintsandinformationrequiredforthebackgroundcheckrequired
122121 65undersection168.021,designateuptofiveschooldistrictstowhichsuchsubstituteteacher
123122 66hassubmittedanapplicationforsubstituteteachingtoreceivetheresultsofthesubstitute
124123 67teacher'scriminalhistorybackgroundcheckandfingerprintcollection.Thetotalamountof
125124 68anyfeesfordisseminatingsuchresultstouptofiveschooldistrictsunderthissubsectionshall
126125 69notexceedfiftydollars.
127126 70 11.Thestateboardmayexercisetheboard'sauthorityunderchapter161to
128127 71promulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsnecessaryfortheadministrationofthissection.
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