STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 161 State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• 161.020. Department of elementary and secondary education created--superintendents of schools for deaf and for blind students--appointment.
• 161.022. State board of education--appointment, terms, removal, compensation.
• 161.032. Qualifications of state board members.
• 161.042. Oath of office.
• 161.052. Vacancies in office.
• 161.062. Selection of officers of the board.
• 161.072. Meetings of board--records, electronic availability, when.
• 161.082. Board members may not act individually--quorum.
• 161.092. Powers and duties of state board.
• 161.093. High school equivalency certificate may be issued by state board, when.
• 161.094. Examinations for high school equivalency certificate, what tests acceptable.
• 161.095. Fee for examination.
• 161.097. Evaluation of teacher education programs--accreditation of law schools--rights of graduates.
• 161.098. Retention and recruitment of teachers, report required.
• 161.099. Department to ensure that curriculum promotes preparation of teachers.
• 161.101. Scoring rubric on performance not to be used, when--department to develop rubric, where.
• 161.102. State board to adopt rules concerning courses in physical education and provide manual--procedure.
• 161.104. State board to adopt rules on instruction of etiquette concerning the U.S. flag.
• 161.112. Commissioner of education--appointment--qualifications--compensation--removal.
• 161.122. Duties of the commissioner.
• 161.132. Department includes what--employees, appointment and compensation.
• 161.142. Offices of department--records.
• 161.152. Section of district reorganization created--duties.
• 161.162. Section of special education created--special education defined--director, appointment, compensation.
• 161.172. Veterans' training institutions, inspection and listing.
• 161.182. Disability determinations under Federal Social Security Act--disability freeze fund.
• 161.184. Department shall not assist in placement of certain records upon certain diplomas.
• 161.192. (Transferred 1978; now 37.075)
• 161.193. State council on vocational education established by executive order, assigned to department--reports, distribution.
• 161.202. (Transferred 1978; now 37.080)
• 161.203. Videotape to be produced on prison conditions and the young offender--rules for distribution to all districts--viewing required for all students and status offenders, exceptions.
• 161.205. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
• 161.209. Rules and policies, department has affirmative duty to seek comment on--review of existing rules and policies, procedure.
• 161.210. State board may modify or waive rules, when.
• 161.213. High-quality early childhood education standards required--rulemaking authority.
• 161.223. Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local school districts, preferences, discrimination prohibited.
• 161.226. Foreign language materials to be provided to schools, when.
• 161.227. Adult basic education English language services.
• 161.235. Student suicide prevention programs, competitive grants, training, reports, rules.
• 161.252. (Transferred 1984; now 621.015)
• 161.262. (Transferred 1984; now 621.025)
• 161.263. (Transferred 1984; now 621.035)
• 161.272. (Transferred 1984; now 621.045)
• 161.273. (Transferred 1984; now 621.050)
• 161.274. (Transferred 1984; now 621.055)
• 161.282. (Transferred 1984; now 621.100)
• 161.292. (Transferred 1984; now 621.110)
• 161.302. (Transferred 1984; now 621.120)
• 161.312. (Transferred 1984; now 621.125)
• 161.322. (Transferred 1984; now 621.135)
• 161.332. (Transferred 1984; now 621.145)
• 161.333. (Transferred 1984; now 621.155)
• 161.334. (Transferred 1984; now 621.165)
• 161.335. (Transferred 1984; now 621.175)
• 161.336. (Transferred 1984; now 621.185)
• 161.337. (Transferred 1984; now 621.189)
• 161.338. (Transferred 1984; now 621.193)
• 161.342. (Transferred 1984; now 621.198)
• 161.350. (Transferred 1984; now 621.205)
• 161.365. Department to establish guidelines and specifications for program--districts to be provided with information--rulemaking authority.
• 161.375. Teachers and principals, standards for high-quality mentoring to be developed.
• 161.400. Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created--appointment--qualifications--terms--expenses--chairperson--de members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid.
• 161.403. Executive director--qualifications--compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.
• 161.405. Commission to function as agency of state--purpose--powers and duties.
• 161.407. Census of deaf population of state, purpose--census report content, filed when.
• 161.409. Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission--violation, penalty--release of information, no liability, exception.
• 161.410. Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements.
• 161.415. Minority teaching scholarships--amount--qualifications--matching funds--renewability.
• 161.418. Department to develop criteria--applicant preference of schools.
• 161.421. Cessation of study--effect.
• 161.424. Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state--terms, conditions--deferral of payments.
• 161.500. Citation of law.
• 161.502. Definitions.
• 161.504. Drug-free schools program created--department may apply for funding--disbursement of funds--application for funding of prevention and suppression programs--interagency agreements--administrat
• 161.506. Concentration of program--elements--enhanced efforts--use of funds--advisory committee.
• 161.508. Criteria for rating grant applications to be developed by committee--membership of committee--staff services--compensation--duties--guidelines and procedures to be developed--department to ad
• 161.520. Districts in financial stress, factors determining--notification to district school board, contents--board to prepare budget and education plan, contents.
• 161.525. Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds--notice requirements.
• 161.527. District not required to reduce operating levy, when--restrictions on administrative costs and salaries--exemptions from restrictions, limitation--extension on exemptions may be submitted to
• 161.529. Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced.
• 161.610. Procedure for reporting performance of high school graduates completing vocational education programs--procedure--data included--public reports.
• 161.650. Department to identify and adopt violence prevention program, district to administer--state board to adopt violence prevention program--duties--administered how--funding.
• 161.655. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
• 161.670. Virtual public school established, eligibility for enrollment--state aid calculation--rulemaking authority.
• 161.700. Holocaust education and awareness commission created, members--holocaust defined--executive director may be employed.
• 161.800. Program established--definitions--reimbursement of volunteers and parents donating time--rulemaking authority--fund established--sunset provision.
• 161.850. Publication to be produced, purpose, content--copy to be provided to parents--rulemaking authority.

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