Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB705 Compare Versions

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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 705
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LEWIS.
8	8	2884S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 168.036, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to retired
11	11	substitute teachers, with an emergency clause.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 168.036, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
15	15	section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 168.036, 2
16	16	to read as follows:3
17	17	168.036. 1. In addition to granting certificates of 1
18	18	license to teach in public schools of the state under 2
19	19	section 168.021, the state board of education shall grant 3
20	20	substitute teacher certificates as provided in this section 4
21	21	to any individual seeking t o substitute teach in any public 5
22	22	school in this state. 6
23	23	2. (1) The state board shall not grant a certificate 7
24	24	of license to teach under this section to any individual who 8
25	25	has not completed a background check as required under 9
26	26	section 168.021. 10
27	27	(2) The state board may refuse to issue or renew, 11
28	28	suspend, or revoke any certificate sought or issued under 12
29	29	this section in the same manner and for the same reasons as 13
30	30	under section 168.071. 14
31	31	3. The state board may grant a certificate under this 15
32	32	section to any individual who has completed: 16
33	33	(1) At least thirty-six semester hours at an 17
34	34	accredited institution of higher education; or 18 SB 705 2
35	35	(2) The twenty-hour online training program required 19
36	36	in this section and who possesses a high school dip loma or 20
37	37	the equivalent thereof. 21
38	38	4. The department of elementary and secondary 22
39	39	education shall develop and maintain an online training 23
40	40	program for individuals, which shall consist of twenty hours 24
41	41	of training related to subjects appropriate for sub stitute 25
42	42	teachers as determined by the department. 26
43	43	5. The state board may grant a certificate under this 27
44	44	section to any highly qualified individual with expertise in 28
45	45	a technical or business field or with experience in the 29
46	46	Armed Forces of the Unite d States who has completed the 30
47	47	background check required in this section but does not meet 31
48	48	any of the qualifications under subdivision (1) or (2) of 32
49	49	subsection 3 of this section if the superintendent of the 33
50	50	school district in which the individual seeks to substitute 34
51	51	teach sponsors such individual and the school board of the 35
52	52	school district in which the individual seeks to substitute 36
53	53	teach votes to approve such individual to substitute teach. 37
54	54	6. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions to 38
55	55	contrary, beginning on June 30, 2022, and ending on June 30, 39
56	56	[2025] 2030, any person who is retired and currently 40
57	57	receiving a retirement allowance under sections 169.010 to 41
58	58	169.141 or sections 169.600 to 169.715, other than for 42
59	59	disability, may be employed to substitute teach on a part - 43
60	60	time or temporary substitute basis by an employer included 44
61	61	in the retirement system without a discontinuance of the 45
62	62	person's retirement allowance. Such a person shall not 46
63	63	contribute to the retirement system, or to the pub lic school 47
64	64	retirement system established by sections 169.010 to 169.141 48
65	65	or to the public education employee retirement system 49 SB 705 3
66	66	established by sections 169.600 to 169.715, because of 50
67	67	earnings during such period of employment. 51
68	68	(2) In addition to the conditions set forth in 52
69	69	subdivision 1 of this subsection, any person retired and 53
70	70	currently receiving a retirement allowance under sections 54
71	71	169.010 to 169.141, other than for disability, who is 55
72	72	employed by a third party or is performing work as an 56
73	73	independent contractor may be employed to substitute teach 57
74	74	on a part-time or temporary substitute basis, if such person 58
75	75	is performing work for an employer included in the 59
76	76	retirement system without a discontinuance of the person's 60
77	77	retirement allowance. 61
78	78	(3) If a person is employed pursuant to this 62
79	79	subsection on a regular, full -time basis the person shall 63
80	80	not be entitled to receive the person's retirement allowance 64
81	81	for any month during which the person is so employed. The 65
82	82	retirement system may requ ire the employer, the third -party 66
83	83	employer, the independent contractor, and the retiree 67
84	84	subject to this subsection to provide documentation showing 68
85	85	compliance with this subsection. If such documentation is 69
86	86	not provided, the retirement system may deem the retiree to 70
87	87	have exceeded the limitations provided in this subsection. 71
88	88	7. A certificate granted under this section shall be 72
89	89	valid for four years. A certificate granted under this 73
90	90	section shall expire at the end of any calendar year in 74
91	91	which the individual fails to substitute teach for at least 75
92	92	five days or forty hours of in -seat instruction. 76
93	93	8. (1) An individual to whom the state board grants a 77
94	94	certificate under this section may be a substitute teacher 78
95	95	in a public school in the state if the school district 79
96	96	agrees to employ the individual as a substitute teacher and 80 SB 705 4
97	97	such individual has completed a background check as required 81
98	98	in subsection 10 of this section. 82
99	99	(2) No individual to whom the state board grants a 83
100	100	certificate under this section and who is under twenty years 84
101	101	of age shall be a substitute teacher in grades nine to 85
102	102	twelve. 86
103	103	9. Each school district may develop an orientation for 87
104	104	individuals to whom the state board grants a certificate 88
105	105	under this section for suc h individuals employed by the 89
106	106	school district and may require such individuals to complete 90
107	107	such orientation. Such orientation shall contain at least 91
108	108	two hours of subjects appropriate for substitute teachers 92
109	109	and shall contain instruction on the school district's best 93
110	110	practices for classroom management. 94
111	111	10. Beginning January 1, 2023, any substitute teacher 95
112	112	may, at the time such substitute teacher submits the 96
113	113	fingerprints and information required for the background 97
114	114	check required under section 1 68.021, designate up to five 98
115	115	school districts to which such substitute teacher has 99
116	116	submitted an application for substitute teaching to receive 100
117	117	the results of the substitute teacher's criminal history 101
118	118	background check and fingerprint collection. The total 102
119	119	amount of any fees for disseminating such results to up to 103
120	120	five school districts under this subsection shall not exceed 104
121	121	fifty dollars. 105
122	122	11. The state board may exercise the board's authority 106
123	123	under chapter 161 to promulgate all necessary rules and 107
124	124	regulations necessary for the administration of this section. 108
125	125	Section B. Because immediate action is necessary to 1
126	126	ensure the education of children in this state by continuing 2
127	127	the employment of retired substitute teachers, section A of 3
128	128	this act is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation 4 SB 705 5
129	129	of the public health, welfare, peace, and safety, and is 5
130	130	hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of 6
131	131	the constitution, and section A of this act shall be in full 7
132	132	force and effect upon its passage and approval. 8
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