EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 642
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON.
2574S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 162.203, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to training
requirements for school board members.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 162.203, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 162.203, 2
to read as follows:3
162.203. 1. Board members initially elected or 1
appointed under section 162.291, 162.459, 162.471, or 2
162.581 after August 28, 1993, in addition to the 3
qualifications prescribed in those sections, shall 4
successfully complete orientation and training requireme nts 5
within one year of the date of the election or appointment. 6
The orientation and training shall consist of at least 7
eighteen hours and thirty minutes with the cost of such 8
training to be paid by the district. 9
2. The orientation and training r equired under 10
subsection 1 of this section shall include two hours and 11
thirty minutes of training that provides up -to-date and 12
reliable information on identifying signs of sexual abuse in 13
children and danger signals of potentially abusive 14
relationships between children and adults. The training 15
shall emphasize how to establish an atmosphere of trust so 16
that students feel their school has concerned adults with 17
whom students can feel comfortable discussing matters 18 SB 642 2
related to abuse. If, before August 28, 2019, a board 19
member completed the orientation and training requirements 20
of this section as they existed before August 28, 2019, the 21
board member shall not be required to complete any 22
additional training other than the refresher training 23
described in subsection 3 of this section. 24
3. Any school board member serving a term as of August 25
28, 2019, or elected or appointed after August 28, 2019, 26
shall complete at least one hour of refresher training each 27
year of any term in office; except that, the refresher 28
training shall not be required in the year in which the 29
member completes the initial orientation and training under 30
subsection 1 of this section. The refresher training shall 31
address concepts covered in the initial training including, 32
but not limited to, the prevention of sexual abuse of 33
children. 34
4. All programs providing the orientation and training 35
required under the provisions of this section shall be 36
offered by a statewide association organized for the benefit 37
of members of boards of education [or] and be approved by 38
the state board of education. 39