163.042. Option district election, effect of--notification to department of election.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

163.042. Option district election, effect of--notification to department of election.

Option district election, effect of--notification to department ofelection.

163.042. 1. Any board of any school district may elect in any fiscalyear to be considered an option district. Such option districts shall notbe entitled to any state aid under section 163.031 or 163.043. In exchangefor forgoing state aid, option districts shall be granted waivers from allMissouri school improvement plan provisions and any requirements otherwiseimposed on the school district related to the authority of the state boardof education to classify school districts under section 161.092, RSMo, allfund transfer restrictions under chapter 165, RSMo, and such other rules asdetermined by the commissioner of education. Nothing in this sectionexempts any school district from its requirement to administer the stateassessment. Further, such districts may choose not to comply with anyrequirements of federal law and any funding attached to such requirements,provided that such noncompliance is not prohibited under federal law. Inany year in which a district elects to be an option district, no locallygenerated revenue shall be transferred to the state in any mannerwhatsoever.

2. Between June first and June thirtieth of each year, any board ofany district electing to be considered an option district for the followingfiscal year shall notify the department of elementary and secondaryeducation of such intention. The department shall promulgate rulesconcerning the specific eligibility criteria for a district to become andapply for option district status.