163.023. School district with operating levy below minimum value classified unaccredited, when--procedure for classification. - Missouri Statutes

School district with operating levy below minimum value classifiedunaccredited, when--procedure for classification.

163.023. 1. Commencing September 1, 1997, a school district that hasan operating levy for school purposes as defined in section 163.011, ofless than the minimum value required by section 163.021, shall beclassified as unaccredited by the state board of education and shall bedeemed to be an unclassified school district for all purposes under forceof law, pursuant to the authority of the state board of education toclassify school districts pursuant to section 161.092, RSMo, except that noschool district shall be classified as unaccredited or deemed to be anunclassified school district pursuant to this section if such district isineligible to receive state aid under section 163.031, exclusive ofcategorical add-ons, because the district's local effort is greater thanits weighted average daily attendance multiplied by the state adequacytarget multiplied by the dollar value modifier. No school district, excepta district which is ineligible to receive state aid under section 163.031,exclusive of categorical add-ons, because the district's local effort isgreater than its weighted average daily attendance multiplied by the stateadequacy target multiplied by the dollar value modifier, may be classifiedor reclassified as accredited until such district has an operating levy forschool purposes which is equal to or greater than the minimum valuerequired by section 163.021. Beginning July 1, 1998, the state board ofeducation shall consider the results for a school district from thestatewide assessment system developed pursuant to the provisions of section160.518, RSMo, when classifying a school district as authorized bysubdivision (9) of section 161.092, RSMo. Further, the state board ofeducation shall consider the condition and adequacy of facilities of aschool district when determining such classification.

2. For any school district classified unaccredited for any schoolyear, the state board of education shall conduct procedures to classifysaid school district for the first school year following.

(L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 9 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287)

Effective 7-01-06

*Contingent expiration date. See section 143.107.

(1996) Contingent referendum provision was found to be an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority thereby making section 143.107 void. Akin v. Director of Revenue, 934 S.W.2d 295 (Mo.banc).