Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 178

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 178
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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.160 State to furnish funds for readers for blind students, when.

178.160. State to furnish funds for readers for blind students, when. — 1. Whenever a blind person who is a citizen of this state and a pupil in actual attendance in a local school district program or a special school district program or in actual attendance at a college, university, technical or professional school located in this state and authorized by law to grant degrees, other than an institution established for the regular instruction of the blind, applies to rehabilitation services for the blind for the aid provided under this section, the state shall pay the sum of five hundred dollars per annum with which to employ a person or persons to read to the pupil from textbooks and pamphlets used by him in his studies at the college, university or school. 2. Blind persons who are eligible to receive the services of a reader under provisions of any other state or federal program are not eligible to receive the aid provided under this section. However, money shall be paid under this section as matching funds to the extent required to provide services of a reader to blind persons who are eligible to receive the services of a reader under provisions of any other state or federal program, provided that the matching funds provided under this section shall not exceed five hundred dollars per annum. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-16, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1994 S.B. 619) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 177.140)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.170 Qualifications of reader.

178.170. Qualifications of reader. — If possible, the person selected as a reader for the blind pupil shall be a person who, in the judgment of the executive officer of the institution, is worthy of the assistance in pursuing his school work which the remuneration provided for in section 178.160 will accord him. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-17) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 177.150)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.180 Compensation of reader, how and when paid.

178.180. Compensation of reader, how and when paid. — Except for school districts, the moneys shall be paid monthly out of the general revenue fund of the state, after the beginning of the school year of the institution, by rehabilitation services for the blind, department of social services, to the treasurer of the institution upon his presenting an account showing the names of individuals who received the services and the number of hours of services each received. For school districts, the money shall be paid out of the state school moneys fund upon application to the department of elementary and secondary education showing the actual number of blind pupils attending school in the school district after the beginning of the school year with the regular distribution of state funds provided for in sections 163.081 and 163.082 * . The account shall be verified by the executive officer of the school district or institution. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-18, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1981 H.B. 111, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 merged with H.B. 785, A.L. 1994 S.B. 619) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 177.160) *Section 163.082 was repealed by H.B. 1450, 1982.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.280 Board of directors of seven-director district may conduct summer schools.

178.280. Board of directors of seven-director district may conduct summer schools. — The board of education of any seven-director district, in its discretion, may establish and maintain summer schools, making all necessary rules and regulations therefor and fixing the rates of tuition of resident pupils above the age of twenty years and of others who are not entitled to receive free public school privileges in the district. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-28, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.553, A.L. 1961 p. 353 § 165.323)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.290 Establishment of night schools in certain districts - tuition - use of ...

178.290. Establishment of night schools in certain districts — tuition — use of school buildings. — The school board in any urban district at its discretion, and the school board of any other seven-director district or of any metropolitan district, upon the receipt of a petition signed by fifty or more registered voters of the school district requesting the action, may establish and maintain night schools, make all necessary rules and regulations therefor, fix the rates for tuition of pupils above the age of twenty years and of others who are not entitled to receive free public school privileges in the district, and have general charge and control over the school. The school board may grant the use of, or lease, any of the public school buildings in the district to any responsible party for the purpose of conducting a night school therein. If the use of a school building is granted or leased for such purpose, the party using it shall keep it clean and in good repair and leave it in as good condition as it was when he took charge of it. If the party using the school building fails to comply with this section, the school board shall refuse him further use of it until he complies with this section. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-29, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1070) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.120, 165.553) (1987) Hearing to determine whether certificate of authority should be issued to party proposing sheltered workshop pursuant to the provisions of this section does not qualify as a "contested case" for the purpose of applying special venue statute, section 536.110. Welsch v. Dept. of Elem. and Secondary Ed. 731 S.W.2d 450 (Mo.App.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.295 Definitions.

178.295. Definitions. — As used in sections 178.295 to 178.298 , the following words and phrases mean: (1) "Domicile" , the place of residence of a child's parents or legal guardian; (2) "Facility" , a place where juveniles are detained pursuant to section 211.141 or placed pursuant to section 211.181 ; (3) "Legal guardian" , the person appointed by a probate division, circuit court of competent jurisdiction as the guardian of the child's person. (L. 1982 S.B. 466 § 1 subsecs. 6, 7, A.L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al. merged with S.B. 163)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.296 Educational programs for juveniles placed or detained in county facilities ...

178.296. Educational programs for juveniles placed or detained in county facilities — state aid. — 1. The school districts, except school districts which are part of a special school district, and special school districts in which county- or court-operated facilities for the care and protection of juveniles are located shall provide appropriate educational programs for those juveniles of school age who have not been graduated from the twelfth grade and who are placed in such facilities. 2. School districts and special school districts providing educational programs pursuant to subsection 1 shall be entitled to receive, for nonhandicapped children, the aid provided in section 163.031 . Aid for programs for handicapped and severely handicapped children shall be allocated as provided by law. No school district or special school district providing educational programs pursuant to subsection 1 shall be required to expend on such programs funds in excess of those received by the district under the provisions of sections 178.295 to 178.298 . (L. 1982 S.B. 466 § 1 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287) Effective 7-01-06

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.297 Cost of programs, how paid - school district may contract with other ...

178.297. Cost of programs, how paid — school district may contract with other district to provide services, when — failure of contracting district to pay, procedure. — 1. Each school district, except school districts which are a part of a special school district, and special school districts constituting the domicile of any handicapped or severely handicapped child for whom special educational services are provided pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 178.296 , shall pay toward the cost for the educational services the amounts provided in section 162.970 . Each school district, other than special school districts, constituting the domicile of any nonhandicapped child for whom an educational program is provided pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 178.296 shall pay toward the cost of such educational program the per-pupil cost of the district providing the educational program which exceeds the state aid per pupil of such district; however, the district providing the educational program shall not exceed maximum allowable costs as determined by the state board of education. A school district providing an educational program pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 178.296 shall authenticate costs in a manner acceptable to the state board of education. A school district in which county- or court-operated facilities for the care and protection of juveniles are located may contract with another school district, government agency or private agency to provide the education program required by subsection 1 of section 178.296 . Each receiving district shall annually submit a plan of expenditures for such students to the state department of elementary and secondary education for its approval of charges for students which are received by the district. 2. The amounts, as provided in subsection 1 of this section, for which the domiciliary school district or special school district is responsible, shall be paid by such district directly to the serving district. The serving district may send written vouchers for payment as provided in section 162.970 and in event the responsible district fails to pay the appropriate amount within the time allowed in such section, the department of elementary and secondary education shall proceed in the manner provided therein to enforce payment. (L. 1982 S.B. 466 § 1 subsecs. 3, 4, A.L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al. merged with S.B. 163)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.298 Notice to school district of juvenile's placement or detention, when.

178.298. Notice to school district of juvenile's placement or detention, when. — Within twenty-four hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays, after ordering the detention or placement of a juvenile of school age who has not been graduated from the twelfth grade in a facility as defined in section 178.295 , the court shall notify the school district or special school district responsible for providing an educational program for the juvenile of the name and place of the facility where the juvenile is placed. The notice shall be given to the school board of the district or to an employee of the school board designated by the school board. (L. 1982 S.B. 466 § 1 subsec. 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.300 Part-time schools established, when.

178.300. Part-time schools established, when. — Whenever in any school district in this state not less than twenty-five employment certificates for children under sixteen years of age have been issued and are in full force and effect, the school district shall establish and maintain part-time schools, departments or classes for the employed children for not less than four hours per week and for a term not less than that in which schools are regularly in session in the district. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-30) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.200) CROSS REFERENCES: Child labor, 294.011 to 294.110 Compulsory attendance of part-time schools, 167.051

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.310 State board to establish standards.

178.310. State board to establish standards. — The state board of education shall establish standards for the establishment and maintenance of the schools. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-31) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.210)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.320 Federal funds available, when.

178.320. Federal funds available, when. — Whenever the part-time schools meet the standards of the federal act and the standards established by the state board of education, they shall be entitled to share in the distribution of the federal funds available under the provisions of the federal act, and the state funds appropriated for the promotion of vocational education under the provisions of the Missouri vocational education law. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-32) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.220)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.330 Attendance counted as part of employment time.

178.330. Attendance counted as part of employment time. — The attendance of the part-time school, department or class shall be counted as a part of the time the minor can be employed. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-33) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.230) CROSS REFERENCE: Hours of work for minors, 294.030

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.340 State and local boards of education to administer law.

178.340. State and local boards of education to administer law. — The state board of education is responsible for the execution of sections 178.300 to 178.360 . The local school boards or school authorities maintaining the instruction given are responsible for the local administration of the sections. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-34) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.240)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.350 District may be excused from maintaining part-time school.

178.350. District may be excused from maintaining part-time school. — The state board of education may, upon special hearing in each case, excuse a school district from either establishing or maintaining part-time schooling. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-35) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.250)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.360 Annual report of state board.

178.360. Annual report of state board. — The state board of education shall make an annual report to the legislature of its administration of sections 178.300 to 178.360 , with its policies and regulations, and the statistics and finances involved. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-36) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.260)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.370 Establishment of two-year college courses.

178.370. Establishment of two-year college courses. — Any public school district in this state which has a fully accredited high school may provide for two-year college courses in the schools, on the approval of and subject to the supervision of the coordinating board for higher education. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-37) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.123) CROSS REFERENCE: Discipline, community college students, 178.835

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.380 Per capita cost of courses to be determined - tuition.

178.380. Per capita cost of courses to be determined — tuition. — The school board of the district, before the establishment of the courses of instruction, shall determine as near as possible the per capita cost of the college courses in the school and state the amount in its application to the coordinating board for higher education. Upon the approval of the college courses by the coordinating board for higher education and upon the establishment of the college courses in the district, the school board may require of all resident students over twenty years of age and also all nonresident students desiring to take the courses at the school a tuition fee in the sum thought to be necessary for the maintenance of the college courses in the school, taking into consideration the other funds provided by law for the support of such college courses. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-38) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.127)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.390 Board may set aside funds for pupils' tuition.

178.390. Board may set aside funds for pupils' tuition. — The school board of any school district in this state in order to carry out the provisions of sections 178.370 to 178.400 , may set aside from its funds for school purposes any sum that is not needed to maintain the elementary and high schools in the district, for the purpose of paying, or contributing to the payment of, the tuition of its students who have completed the high school course and who attend a school that maintains such college courses in any other district. In the event that the sum is not sufficient to pay the tuition fixed by the board the sum shall be prorated among the students taking the college courses. No district shall set aside for the purpose a sum greater than the amount necessary to pay the tuition so fixed by the receiving school district. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-39) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.133)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.400 Community colleges established prior to October 13, 1961, supervision of - ...

178.400. Community colleges established prior to October 13, 1961, supervision of — community college district may be created from public school district, procedure — taxation, how affected. — 1. All community colleges established prior to October 13, 1961, are under the supervision of the coordinating board for higher education and shall conform to the scholastic standards established by the coordinating board, but no such district may be dissolved except as now provided by law and in no instance because it does not meet the standards for organization established by the coordinating board under the provisions of section 178.770 ; except that no community college established under section 178.370 shall be denied state aid nor lose its accreditation for a period of not less than ten years from October 13, 1975, if it continues to offer courses equal or superior to the courses offered on October 13, 1961, and continues to have an enrollment equal to or greater than its enrollment on October 13, 1961. 2. A community college established in a public school district prior to October 13, 1961, and operated continuously thereafter shall be considered to have met the established standards of the coordinating board for organization as a community college district and may petition the coordinating board for higher education to be organized under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 , the boundaries of the proposed community college district to be coterminous with the old district boundaries. Upon receipt of a petition as provided in section 178.800 , the coordinating board shall call for an election in the proposed district as provided by law. 3. If the proposal to organize a community college district under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 is approved by the voters, the rate of levy of the school district property tax shall be lowered by the percentage of the rate that was assigned in the school district the preceding tax year for community college purposes, and the lowered tax rate shall thereafter be considered as the last rate approved by the voters and shall be increased only as provided by law and in accordance with Article X, Section 11(c) of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-40, A.L. 1965 p. 307, A.L. 1975 H.B. 243, A.L. 1981 S.B. 83) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 16)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.411 Definitions - duties of state board of education - fee waiver, effect on ...

178.411. Definitions — duties of state board of education — fee waiver, effect on agency benefits — eligibility requirements — no guarantee of acceptance in or graduation from program — rules, promulgation, procedure. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Board" , state board of education; (2) "Course" , any unit of study for which an institution awards credit hours toward the completion of an education program; (3) "Fee" , any tuition or fee or both charged by an institution for attendance at that institution by a resident of this state; (4) "Fee waiver" , the relinquishment by the institution of its charge of fees to a homemaker according to the provisions of this section; (5) "Homemaker" , an individual whose principal job has been homemaking, who has lost his or her main source of income because of divorce, separation, death or disability of a spouse, long-term family income below poverty level, or loss of eligibility for public assistance, and who has not been employed on a full-time basis of forty hours per week for at least three years. Such full-time employment shall not include seasonal occupations; (6) "Institution" , a public area vocational-technical school or a public community college as established in this chapter; (7) "Training program ready" , the completion by a homemaker of a comprehensive vocational assessment of interests, aptitudes and abilities inventories or tests to ensure appropriate vocational educational placement from an approved vocational assessment/evaluation program, including the completion of a vocational orientation involving career decision-making activities, career exploration into nontraditional programs, new technologies and high demand occupations; (8) "Vocational education program" , an educational program for less than a baccalaureate degree, the controlling purpose of which is to prepare for profitable employment. 2. The board shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of this section. The board shall: (1) Promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this section; (2) Determine the procedures necessary for a homemaker to apply for and receive a fee waiver and provide the necessary forms; (3) Determine eligibility guidelines for an institution to follow in the event that more homemakers apply for fee waivers in vocational education programs than the institution can accommodate in any particular enrollment period; (4) Determine guidelines for individual eligibility and minimum standards in order for a homemaker to become and to remain eligible to receive a fee waiver, including becoming training program ready; (5) Distribute annual grants to the institutions within the amounts appropriated therefor according to the provisions of this section. 3. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 . 4. Any other provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, an institution may waive the fee required for attendance in a vocational education program by a homemaker. Unless otherwise required by federal law, the receipt of the fee waiver shall not cause a reduction from any other agency benefits while the individual is enrolled in a vocational education program and for a period of six months after exit to full-time unsubsidized employment. 5. Within the limits of the amounts appropriated therefor, the board shall award an annual grant to each institution for fee waivers. The appropriated amount shall be divided between the area vocational-technical schools and the community colleges and shall be distributed according to the state plan for federal vocational education funds. 6. A homemaker may receive a fee waiver from an institution if at the time of application and throughout the period during which the homemaker is receiving such waiver the homemaker is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, is a resident of the state of Missouri as defined by the board, and is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in a vocational education program the purpose of which is to prepare for gainful employment. In no event shall a homemaker receive additional fee waivers beyond the completion of the vocational education program for which the homemaker is enrolled. A homemaker may change from one program to another prior to completion of the original program without loss of eligibility; provided, however, that the total credit hours for which fees are waived shall not exceed the equivalent credit hours of a community college associate's degree. 7. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a promise or guarantee that a homemaker will be admitted to an institution or to a particular program within that institution, that a homemaker will be allowed to continue after having been admitted, or will be graduated from a program at an institution. Each institution's rules and policies on student advancement shall apply to homemakers receiving fee waivers. An institution may subsequently refuse to waive fees if the homemaker has not made satisfactory progress or has withdrawn from the program prior to completion of the course without cause according to the institution's rules. (L. 1988 H.B. 1456 § 22, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.420 Definitions.

178.420. Definitions. — Unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context, the following words and phrases as used in sections 178.420 to 178.580 mean: (1) "Prevocational education" , education of less than college grade which gives children an elementary acquaintance with different vocational activities, arts or occupations and better prepares them to make an intelligent choice of a vocation; (2) "State Technical College of Missouri" , a public institution with an independent governing board, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, that has been designated by the general assembly to provide only postsecondary vocational and technical education programs leading to the granting of certificates, diplomas, associate of applied science degrees or a combination thereof, but not including associate of the arts or baccalaureate or higher degrees, the controlling purpose of which is to prepare students for profitable employment; (3) "Vocational education" , education of less than college grade, the controlling purpose of which is to fit for profitable employment. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-42, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al., A.L. 1995 S.B. 101, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.010) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.430 Acceptance of federal acts and funds.

178.430. Acceptance of federal acts and funds. — 1. The act of congress enacted by the 65th Congress at the second session thereof, entitled "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industries and home economics; to provide for cooperation with the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to authorize the appropriation of money and regulate its expenditures" and approved February 23, 1917 (20 U.S.C.A. §§ 11-28); Public Law 346, enacted by the 78th Congress, entitled "Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944", and approved June 22, 1944; Public Law 679 entitled "To authorize the Veterans Administration to reimburse state and local agencies for expenses incurred in rendering services in connection with the administration of certain training programs for veterans and for other purposes, enacted August 8, 1946" and any other subsequent acts of congress which provide federal funds for public schools or other educational agencies and for the necessary administration and supervision of the same, are accepted. 2. The benefits of all funds appropriated under the provisions of such acts are accepted as provided in the acts. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-43) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.020, 162.030)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.440 State board of education to cooperate with federal authorities.

178.440. State board of education to cooperate with federal authorities. — The state board of education is designated as the state board of education as provided in the acts of congress, is charged with the duty and responsibility of cooperating with the federal board for vocational education in the administration of the acts, and is given all power necessary to such cooperation. The state board of education in submitting plans for the training of teachers, supervisors and directors of agricultural subjects, and teachers of trade and industrial and home economic subjects, as required in the acts of congress, shall provide that they shall be trained in the state colleges and state teachers colleges of Missouri, the University of Missouri, or in a school maintained in a school district of a city of seventy-five thousand or more inhabitants, insofar as their training can be provided in schools. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-44) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.040)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.450 Duties of state board of education.

178.450. Duties of state board of education. — The state board of education shall make studies and investigations relating to prevocational, vocational and postsecondary training in agriculture, industrial, home economics and commercial subjects; promote and aid in the establishment by local communities of public schools, departments and classes, giving training in such subjects; cooperate with local communities in the maintenance of the schools, departments and classes; establish standards for, test the qualifications of, and issue certificates to the teachers and supervisors of such subjects, and cooperate in the maintenance of schools, departments and classes supported and controlled by the public for the preparation of teachers and supervisors of such subjects. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-45, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al.) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.080)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.460 State treasurer to be custodian of funds.

178.460. State treasurer to be custodian of funds. — The state treasurer is the custodian of funds for vocational education, as provided in the acts of congress, and is charged with the duty and responsibility of receiving and providing for the proper custody and for the proper disbursements on requisition of the state board of education of moneys paid to the state from the appropriations made under the provisions of the acts of congress. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-46) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.060)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.470 Report to the general assembly.

178.470. Report to the general assembly. — The state treasurer as custodian of funds for vocational education and the director of revenue shall include in the annual report to the general assembly required by section 32.060 a report of the receipts and disbursements of moneys received under the provisions of the acts of congress. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-47) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.070)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.480 Approved schools to receive federal money, when - appropriation of state's ...

178.480. Approved schools to receive federal money, when — appropriation of state's share. — Any approved school, department or class giving instruction in agriculture, industrial, home economics, or commercial subjects is entitled to share in the federal money, conditioned that for each dollar of federal money expended for salaries the state or local community, or both, shall expend an equal amount. The state board of education shall recommend to each session of the general assembly the amount of money which should be appropriated by the state for such allotments during each succeeding biennial period. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-48) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.090)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.490 Local boards may contract for vocational education services.

178.490. Local boards may contract for vocational education services. — Whenever the board of education of any school district maintaining a high school in this state desires to form a contractual relation for the purpose of providing vocational education services for high school students not available within the school district, the board of education of the school district may contract with any other school district or districts or any state institution of higher learning maintaining a high school in the state of Missouri to supply the vocational education services for high school students that are not provided in the respective districts. For purposes of sections 178.490 to 178.510 vocational education shall be as defined by the state board of education. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-49) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.100)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.500 May also contract for additional instruction in approved courses.

178.500. May also contract for additional instruction in approved courses. — The school boards of school districts entering into contract for vocational education services for high school students enrolled in one or more vocational courses may also contract for additional instruction in courses of study approved by the state board of education for graduation from high school in the state of Missouri. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-50) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.110)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.510 Contracting district to pay tuition - apportionment of state aid.

178.510. Contracting district to pay tuition — apportionment of state aid. — The board of education of the contracting district shall pay to the receiving school district or state institution of higher learning a tuition fee which shall include the per pupil cost from teachers, incidental, building and repairs for supplying the school services, less the per pupil share of any state or federal reimbursement or other state aid paid to the receiving school on account of the attendance of the pupils from the contracting district. In case of any disagreement as to the amount of the cost of the services either or both of the contracting parties may submit the facts to the state board of education and its decision in the matter shall be final. The receiving school shall report to the sending school the attendance of all pupils covered under the contracts and the attendance of the pupils shall be credited as provided by law for the apportionment of the state school moneys by the state board of education. If the sending school district transports pupils under the contract, there shall be apportioned from the state school moneys fund a transportation reimbursement as provided for in section 163.161 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-51) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.120)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.520 Vocational education fund - how obtained when no state appropriation is made.

178.520. Vocational education fund — how obtained when no state appropriation is made. — Whenever the general assembly makes no other appropriation for carrying out the provisions of sections 178.420 to 178.580 or makes an appropriation which is not sufficient to entitle this state to all the federal moneys which may be allotted to it, the school board of any school district in this state, the board of regents of any state college or state teachers college, and the board of curators of the university may make the appropriations from any funds under their control that are necessary to enable the school district, state college, state teachers college or university to take advantage of the provisions of sections 178.420 to 178.580 . When the appropriation has been made, a warrant shall be drawn in favor of the treasurer of the state of Missouri for the amount. The moneys so received from the various school districts, state colleges, state teachers colleges and state university shall be placed by the state treasurer into a special fund to be known as the "Vocational Education Fund", and shall be the "state money" referred to in sections 178.420 to 178.580 . The state board of education shall pay back to any school district, state college, state teachers college, or university, out of the vocational education fund: (1) Any surplus money paid into the fund by it and which shall not be needed to secure for it the benefits of this law, and (2) All money paid by it, if it fails to meet prescribed conditions and is therefore unable to participate in the distribution of federal moneys under sections 178.420 to 178.580 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-52) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.130)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.530 State board to establish standards, inspect and approve schools - local ...

178.530. State board to establish standards, inspect and approve schools — local boards to report — allocation of money — standards for agricultural education — pilot program for agricultural education in elementary schools, requirements. — 1. The state board of education shall establish standards and annually inspect, as a basis for approval, all public prevocational, vocational schools, State Technical College of Missouri, departments and classes receiving state or federal moneys for giving training in agriculture, industrial, home economics and commercial subjects and all schools, departments and classes receiving state or federal moneys for the preparation of teachers and supervisors of such subjects. The public prevocational and vocational schools, State Technical College of Missouri, departments, and classes, and the training schools, departments and classes are entitled to the state or federal moneys so long as they are approved by the state board of education, as to site, plant, equipment, qualifications of teachers, admission of pupils, courses of study and methods of instruction. All disbursements of state or federal moneys for the benefit of the approved prevocational and vocational schools, State Technical College of Missouri, departments and classes shall be made semiannually. The school board of each approved school or the governing body of State Technical College of Missouri shall file a report with the state board of education at the times and in the form that the state board requires. Upon receipt of a satisfactory report, the state board of education shall certify to the commissioner of administration for his approval the amount of the state and federal moneys due the school district or State Technical College of Missouri. The amount due the school district shall be certified by the commissioner of administration and proper warrant therefor shall be issued to the district treasurer or State Technical College of Missouri. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the state board of education shall establish standards for agricultural education that may be adopted by a private school accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as an accreditor of private schools that wishes to provide quality vocational programming outside the requirements of, but consistent with, the federal Vocational Education Act. Such standards shall be sufficient to qualify a private school to apply to the state chapter for approval of a local chapter of a federally chartered national agricultural education association on a form developed for that purpose by the department of elementary and secondary education without eligibility to receive state or federal funding for agricultural vocational education. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to create eligibility for a private school to receive state or federal funding for agricultural vocational education, but shall not prohibit a private school from receiving state or federal funds for which such private school would otherwise be eligible for agricultural vocational education. Any such private school shall reimburse the department annually for the cost of oversight and maintenance of the program. 3. (1) The department of elementary and secondary education, through its agricultural education section, shall be authorized to establish a pilot program, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, to provide for agricultural education in elementary schools in the state. The purpose of the pilot program shall be to determine whether and how to implement an elementary agricultural education program statewide. (2) The department, through its employees who work in the agricultural education section, is authorized to select from among applications submitted by the public elementary schools a minimum of sixteen public elementary schools for participation in the pilot program. The department shall develop an application process for public elementary schools to apply to participate in the pilot program. The local school board for each elementary school selected to be in the pilot program shall agree to implement and fully fund an elementary agricultural education program in such school and to continue to provide such elementary agricultural education program for a period no shorter than three years. The local school district may employ an agricultural education teacher to provide such program for the elementary school. (3) The department, through its employees who work in the agricultural education section, and local school districts shall collaborate to establish the instructional model for each elementary agricultural education program. Such instructional model shall be grade-appropriate and include instruction in an organized classroom, collaborative learning experiences through investigation and inquiry, including laboratory and site-based learning activities, and personal, leadership, and career development opportunities. (4) The department, through its agricultural education section, shall provide for a program evaluation regarding the success and impact of the pilot program upon completion of the third year of the pilot program and shall report the results of such evaluation to the relevant house and senate committees on agriculture and education. 4. The department shall maintain an adequate number of full-time employees, certified in agricultural education and distributed regionally throughout the state, to provide accountability for program delivery of agricultural education, to continue to develop and maintain pertinent agricultural education instructional models and standards, to assist local school districts on matters related to agricultural education, and to coordinate regional and statewide activities supporting K-12 agricultural education programming. 5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require public elementary schools to participate in the pilot program. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-53, A.L. 1977 S.B. 82 merged with H.B. 130, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al., A.L. 1995 S.B. 101, A.L. 2012 S.B. 599 merged with S.B. 631, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673, A.L. 2019 H.B. 604) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.140)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.540 Commissioner of education to be executive officer - assistants.

178.540. Commissioner of education to be executive officer — assistants. — The state commissioner of education is the executive officer of the state board for the administration of sections 178.420 to 178.580 . He shall appoint, with the approval of the board, the assistants that are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of sections 178.420 to 178.580 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-54) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.150)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.550 Career and technical education student protection act - council ...

178.550. Career and technical education student protection act — council established, members, terms, meetings, duties. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Career and Technical Education Student Protection Act". There is hereby established the "Career and Technical Education Advisory Council" within the department of elementary and secondary education. 2. The advisory council shall be composed of sixteen members who shall be Missouri residents. The director of the department of economic development, or his or her designee, shall be a member. The commissioner of education shall appoint the following members: (1) A director or administrator of a career and technical education center; (2) An individual from the business community with a background in commerce; (3) A representative from State Technical College of Missouri; (4) Three current or retired career and technical education teachers who also serve or served as an advisor to any of the nationally recognized career and technical education student organizations of: (a) DECA; (b) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); (c) FFA; (d) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); (e) Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA); (f) SkillsUSA; or (g) Technology Student Association (TSA); (5) A representative from a business organization, association of businesses, or a business coalition; (6) A representative from a Missouri community college; (7) A representative from Southeast Missouri State University or the University of Central Missouri; (8) An individual participating in an apprenticeship recognized by the department of labor and industrial relations or approved by the United States Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship; (9) A school administrator or school superintendent of a school that offers career and technical education. 3. Members appointed by the commissioner of education shall serve a term of five years except for the initial appointments, which shall be for the following lengths: (1) One member shall be appointed for a term of one year; (2) Two members shall be appointed for a term of two years; (3) Two members shall be appointed for a term of three years; (4) Three members shall be appointed for a term of four years; (5) Three members shall be appointed for a term of five years. 4. Four members shall be from the general assembly. The president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint two members of the senate of whom not more than one shall be of the same party. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members of the house of representatives of whom not more than one shall be of the same party. The legislative members shall serve on the advisory council until such time as they resign, are no longer members of the general assembly, or are replaced by new appointments. 5. The advisory council shall have three nonvoting ex officio members: (1) A director of guidance and counseling services at the department of elementary and secondary education, or a similar position if such position ceases to exist; (2) The director of the division of workforce development; and (3) A member of the coordinating board for higher education, as selected by the coordinating board. 6. The assistant commissioner for the office of college and career readiness of the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide staff assistance to the advisory council. 7. The advisory council shall meet at least four times annually. The advisory council may make all rules it deems necessary to enable it to conduct its meetings, elect its officers, and set the terms and duties of its officers. The advisory council shall elect from among its members a chairperson, vice chairperson, a secretary-reporter, and such other officers as it deems necessary. Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses necessary to the performance of their official duties for the advisory council. 8. Any business to come before the advisory council shall be available on the advisory council's internet website at least seven business days prior to the start of each meeting. All records of any decisions, votes, exhibits, or outcomes shall be available on the advisory council's internet website within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of every meeting. Any materials prepared for the members shall be delivered to the members at least five days before the meeting, and to the extent such materials are public records as defined in section 610.010 and are not permitted to be closed under section 610.021 , shall be made available on the advisory council's internet website at least five business days in advance of the meeting. 9. The advisory council shall make an annual written report to the state board of education and the commissioner of education regarding the development, implementation, and administration of the state budget for career and technical education. 10. The advisory council shall annually submit written recommendations to the state board of education and the commissioner of education regarding the oversight and procedures for the handling of funds for student career and technical education organizations. 11. The advisory council shall: (1) Develop a comprehensive statewide short- and long-range strategic plan for career and technical education; (2) Identify service gaps and provide advice on methods to close such gaps as they relate to youth and adult employees, workforce development, and employers on training needs; (3) Confer with public and private entities for the purpose of promoting and improving career and technical education; (4) Identify legislative recommendations to improve career and technical education; (5) Promote coordination of existing career and technical education programs; (6) Adopt, alter, or repeal by its own bylaws, rules and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted. 12. For purposes of this section, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide such documentation and information as to allow the advisory council to be effective. 13. For purposes of this section, "advisory council" shall mean the career and technical education advisory council. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-55, A.L. 2013 H.B. 542 merged with S.B. 9 merged with S.B. 17, A.L. 2016 S.B. 620 & 582, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1415) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.160 )

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.560 Advisory committee to be appointed in each district offering vocational ...

178.560. Advisory committee to be appointed in each district offering vocational subjects — no compensation. — The school board of any school district or the governing board of State Technical College of Missouri maintaining a prevocational or vocational school, State Technical College of Missouri, department or class receiving the benefit of state or federal moneys under the provisions of sections 178.420 to 178.580 , as a condition of approval by the state board of education and the state commissioner of education, shall appoint persons of experience in agriculture, industry, home economics and commerce to give advice and assistance to the school board or governing board in the establishment and maintenance of the schools, departments and classes. The persons of experience shall serve without compensation. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-56, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al., A.L. 1995 S.B. 101, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.170) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.570 State board may incur necessary administration expenses.

178.570. State board may incur necessary administration expenses. — The state board of education may incur the expenditures for the salaries of assistants and the office and other expenses that it deems necessary to the proper administration of sections 178.420 to 178.580 and of the funds allotted to the state of Missouri under the provisions of the acts of congress. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-57) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.050, 162.180)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.580 State board to report to general assembly.

178.580. State board to report to general assembly. — The state board shall make to the general assembly at each biennial session thereof, a report on the administration of this law and the acts of congress accepted by this law and on the expenditures of money by the state under the provisions of this law and the acts of congress. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-58) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.190)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.585 Upgrade of vocational and technical education - advisory committees - ...

178.585. Upgrade of vocational and technical education — advisory committees — listing of demand occupations — use of funds. — 1. Under rules and regulations of the state board of education, the commissioner of education, in cooperation with the director of the division of workforce development of the department of economic development, shall establish procedures to provide grants to public high schools, vocational-technical schools, State Technical College of Missouri, and community colleges solely for the purpose of new programs, curriculum enhancement, equipment and facilities so as to upgrade vocational and technical education in the state. 2. Each vocational-technical school, community college, State Technical College of Missouri, and school district of any public high school receiving a grant authorized by this section shall have an advisory committee composed of local business persons, labor leaders, parents, senior citizens, community leaders and teachers to establish a plan to ensure that students who graduate from the vocational-technical school, community college, State Technical College of Missouri, or public high school proceed to a four-year college or high-wage job with workplace-skill development opportunities. 3. The director of the department of economic development shall provide annually to the commissioner of education a listing of demand occupations in the state including substate projections. The listing shall include those occupations for which, in the judgment of the director of the department of economic development, there is a critical shortage to meet present or future employment needs necessary to the economic growth and competitiveness of the state. 4. In any fiscal year, at least seventy-five percent of all moneys for the grant awards authorized by this section shall be to public high schools, vocational-technical schools, State Technical College of Missouri, or community colleges for new programs, curriculum enhancement or equipment necessary to address demand occupations identified pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. (L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 101, A.L. 2008 H.B. 2041, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.590 Acceptance of federal acts to provide for vocational rehabilitation of ...

178.590. Acceptance of federal acts to provide for vocational rehabilitation of certain persons. — The provisions and benefits of the act of congress, entitled "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment", approved June 2, 1920, (29 U.S.C.A. §§ 31 to 41), and any amendments thereto are accepted. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-59) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.280)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.600 State treasurer to be custodian of funds - disbursement.

178.600. State treasurer to be custodian of funds — disbursement. — The state treasurer is designated and appointed custodian of all moneys received by the state from appropriations made by the Congress of the United States for the vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise, and may receive and provide for the proper custody of the moneys and may make disbursements therefrom upon the order of the state board of education. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-60) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.290)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.610 Duties of state board of education.

178.610. Duties of state board of education. — The state board of education shall: (1) Cooperate with the federal board for vocational education in the administration of the provisions of the act, approved June 2, 1920, and amendments thereto; (2) Prescribe and provide the courses of vocational training that are necessary for the vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise; (3) Provide for the supervision of the training and appoint the assistants necessary to administer the act, and fix their compensation; (4) Direct the disbursement and administer the use of all funds provided by the federal government and allotted for the vocational rehabilitation of such persons. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-61) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.300)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.620 State board to formulate plan of cooperation.

178.620. State board to formulate plan of cooperation. — The state board of education shall formulate a plan of cooperation in carrying out the provisions of sections 178.590 to 178.630 and of the act of Congress, with the Missouri workers' compensation commission. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-62) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.310)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.630 State board may receive gifts and donations - fund created - use - report.

178.630. State board may receive gifts and donations — fund created — use — report. — The state board of education may receive gifts and donations, either from public or private sources, that are offered unconditionally or under conditions related to the vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and consistent with the provisions of sections 178.590 to 178.630 . All moneys received as gifts or donations shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall constitute a permanent fund to be called the special fund for the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons, to be used by the board to defray the expenses of vocational rehabilitation in special cases including the payment of necessary expenses of persons undergoing training. A full report of all gifts and donations offered and accepted, together with the names of the donors and the respective amounts contributed by each, and all disbursements therefrom shall be submitted biennially to the general assembly. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-63) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.320)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.631 State Technical College of Missouri established by gift to state of the ...

178.631. State Technical College of Missouri established by gift to state of the Osage R-II school district. — If the facilities, equipment, and adjoining grounds of Linn Technical College located in Osage County and commonly known as the East Campus of Linn Technical College, as well as the cash reserves of Linn Technical College are made available to the state of Missouri as a gift by the Osage R-II school district, there shall be established at that site a state technical college, to be known as "State Technical College of Missouri". (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 1, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.632 Board of regents to be governing board - members, appointment, ...

178.632. Board of regents to be governing board — members, appointment, qualifications, residency requirements. — The governing board of State Technical College of Missouri shall be a board of regents composed of seven voting members and one nonvoting student member. Such members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate after August 28, 1995, and after the conditions of section 178.631 are satisfied. No person shall be appointed to the board who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a resident of the state of Missouri for at least two years immediately prior to his appointment. Not less than three voting members shall belong to one of the two major political parties and not less than three shall belong to the other major political party. Not more than two voting members shall reside in Osage County or other immediately contiguous counties. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 2, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.633 Terms of voting members - nonvoting members, terms.

178.633. Terms of voting members — nonvoting members, terms. — Voting members of the board shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that of the voting members first appointed, two shall serve for two years, two for four years, and three for six years. The terms and conditions of service for nonvoting members shall be the same as provided by law for the University of Missouri. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.634 Board's expenses, to be paid - vacancies, resignations, removals, how filled.

178.634. Board's expenses, to be paid — vacancies, resignations, removals, how filled. — The board of regents of State Technical College of Missouri, while attending the meetings of the board, shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, which shall be paid out of the ordinary revenues of the institution. Vacancies in terms of office caused by death, resignation or removal shall be filled in the manner provided by law for such vacancies on the board of curators of the University of Missouri. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 4, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.635 Board organization, powers and duties - limitations - bonded indebtedness ...

178.635. Board organization, powers and duties — limitations — bonded indebtedness deemed to be debt of board — bonds retired through tuition revenue. — 1. The board of regents of State Technical College of Missouri shall organize in the manner provided by law for the board of curators of the University of Missouri. The powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, privileges, immunities, liabilities and compensation of the board of State Technical College of Missouri in regard to State Technical College of Missouri shall be the same as those prescribed by statute for the board of curators of the University of Missouri in regard to the University of Missouri, except that State Technical College of Missouri shall be operated only as a state technical college. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize State Technical College of Missouri to become a community college or a university offering four-year or graduate degrees. 2. All lawful bonded indebtedness incurred by the issuance of revenue bonds, as defined in section 176.010 , by State Technical College of Missouri, shall be deemed to be an indebtedness of the board of regents of State Technical College of Missouri after the date upon which the conditions of section 178.631 are met. Such indebtedness shall be retired through tuition revenues. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 5, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.636 State Technical College of Missouri, purpose and mission - certificates, ...

178.636. State Technical College of Missouri, purpose and mission — certificates, diplomas and applied science associate degrees, limitations — baccalaureate degrees, limitations. — 1. State Technical College of Missouri shall be a special purpose institution that shall make available to students from all areas of the state exceptional educational opportunities through highly specialized and advanced technical education and training at the certificate and associate degree level in both emerging and traditional technologies with particular emphasis on technical and vocational programs not commonly offered by community colleges or area vocational technical schools. Primary consideration shall be placed on the industrial and technological manpower needs of the state. In addition, State Technical College of Missouri is authorized to assist the state in economic development initiatives and to facilitate the transfer of technology to Missouri business and industry directly through the graduation of technicians in advanced and emerging disciplines and through technical assistance provided to business and industry. State Technical College of Missouri is authorized to provide technical assistance to area vocational technical schools and community colleges through supplemental on-site instruction and distance learning as such area vocational technical schools and community colleges deem appropriate. 2. Consistent with the mission statement provided in subsection 1 of this section, State Technical College of Missouri shall offer vocational and technical programs leading to the granting of certificates, diplomas, and applied science associate degrees, or a combination thereof. State Technical College of Missouri may offer associate of arts or baccalaureate degrees only when authorized by the coordinating board for higher education in circumstances where the level of education required in a field for accreditation or licensure increases to the baccalaureate degree level or, in the case of applied bachelor's degrees, the level of education required for employment in a field increases to that level, and when doing so would not unnecessarily duplicate an existing program, collaboration with a university is not feasible or the approach is not a viable means of meeting the needs of students and employers, and the institution has the academic and financial capacity to offer the program in a high-quality manner. Quality for such baccalaureate degree programs shall be evaluated at least in part by delivery of upper-level coursework or competencies, and defined by accreditation or compliance with the Higher Learning Commission standards for bachelor's degrees. State Technical College of Missouri shall also continue its role as a recognized area vocational technical school as provided by policies and procedures of the state board of education. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 6, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1465 merged with S.B. 807 & 577)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.637 State Technical College of Missouri deemed qualified for student loans or ...

178.637. State Technical College of Missouri deemed qualified for student loans or scholarship program, when. — State Technical College of Missouri shall be deemed to be a qualified college, university, or educational institution for the purposes of any higher education student loan, grant, or scholarship program established pursuant to state law. Tuition and fees for this institution shall be comparable to public four-year institutions rather than public two-year institutions. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 7, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.638 Oversight of college by coordinating board and state board of education - ...

178.638. Oversight of college by coordinating board and state board of education — state to provide funds, exception vocational technical education reimbursement to continue through state board of education — performance funding measures to be used, when. — 1. State Technical College of Missouri shall be under the oversight of the coordinating board for higher education. The institution shall also be subject to oversight by the state board of education to the extent it serves as an area vocational technical school. Beginning in the first full state fiscal year subsequent to the approval of State Technical College of Missouri's plan by the coordinating board submitted pursuant to section 178.637 , the state of Missouri shall, subject to appropriation, provide the funds necessary to provide the staff, cost of operation, and payment of all new capital improvements commencing with that fiscal year. 2. All funds designated for the institution shall be included in the coordinating board's budget request as provided in chapter 173 , except that vocational technical education reimbursements shall continue to be requested through the state board of education. 3. Unless the general assembly chooses to otherwise appropriate state funding, beginning with fiscal year 2016, at least ninety percent of any annual increase in core funding over the previous year shall be distributed in accordance with the performance funding measures under section 173.1006 . (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 8, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673, A.L. 2014 S.B. 492)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.639 Employees of college eligible for Missouri state employees' retirement system.

178.639. Employees of college eligible for Missouri state employees' retirement system. — Any person who becomes an employee of the State Technical College of Missouri after the conditions of section 178.631 are met shall become a member of the Missouri state employees' retirement system, if the person otherwise meets the requirements for membership in that system. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 9, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.640 Retirement system options for employees of the college, effective when - ...

178.640. Retirement system options for employees of the college, effective when — election by employee, time limitation — failure of employee to make election, effect — service credit, limitation. — 1. Employees of the technical college commonly known as the State Technical College of Missouri, who become employees of the State Technical College of Missouri on the date the conditions of section 178.631 are met, shall, on that date, become members of the Missouri state employees' retirement system if they otherwise meet the requirements for membership in that system. (1) Any such employee who had been contributing to a retirement system established by sections 169.010 to 169.141 or 169.600 to 169.715 may elect one of the following: (a) All creditable service with the public school retirement system of Missouri or the public education employee retirement system of Missouri resulting from employment with the State Technical College of Missouri shall be forfeited and an equal amount of service shall be transferred to and recognized as prior creditable service by the Missouri state employees' retirement system, and the member, upon application, shall receive a refund of accumulated contributions associated with such transferred service from the system to which member contributions had been made; or (b) All creditable service with the public school retirement system of Missouri or the public education employee retirement system, regardless of the source of such creditable service, shall be recognized by the applicable system and the person, notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 169 , shall immediately vest in the applicable system and, upon attainment of the minimum retirement age of the applicable system, be entitled to a monthly benefit based on such creditable service and the law in effect at the time of retirement, provided the person does not withdraw accumulated contributions associated with such creditable service. (2) With respect to those persons electing to receive a refund under paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this subsection * , the public school retirement system of Missouri or the public education employee retirement system of Missouri, whichever is applicable, shall transfer to the Missouri state employees' retirement system an amount equal to the actuarial accrued liability for the forfeited creditable service, determined as if the person were going to continue to be an active member of the public school retirement system of Missouri or the public education employee retirement system as applicable, less the amount of any refunds of member contributions. In addition, notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 169 , any person who elects to receive a refund under paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this subsection * and has creditable service with the public school retirement system of Missouri or the public education employee retirement system of Missouri resulting from employment with any employer other than the State Technical College of Missouri shall, with respect to such service, immediately vest in the applicable system and, upon attainment of the minimum retirement age of the applicable system, be entitled to a monthly benefit based on such creditable service and the law in effect at the time of retirement, provided the person does not withdraw accumulated contributions associated with such creditable service. (3) The election under subdivision (1) of this subsection * shall be made within ninety days after the conditions of section 178.631 are met. Any person who fails to make an election within that period shall be deemed to have elected to be governed by paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this subsection * . 2. In no event shall any person receive service credit for the same period of service under more than one retirement system as a result of the provisions of this act. (L. 1995 S.B. 101 § 10, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673) Effective 7-01-14 *Word "section" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.651 Definitions.

178.651. Definitions. — As used in sections 178.651 to 178.658 , the following words mean: (1) "Centers" or "centers for independent living" , community-based nonresidential programs designed to promote independent living for persons with disabilities; (2) "Division" , the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of elementary and secondary education; (3) "Nonprofit corporation" , a corporation in which no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and the income of which is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C.A. section 501(c)(3); (4) "Person with a disability" , any person who: (a) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; (b) Has a record of such an impairment; or (c) Is regarded as having such an impairment. (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.652 Plan to fund and maintain centers to be developed by division - rulemaking ...

178.652. Plan to fund and maintain centers to be developed by division — rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. The division shall, in consultation with persons with disabilities, develop a plan to fund and maintain organizations currently meeting the guidelines set forth in sections 178.651 to 178.673 for centers and establish and maintain new centers to assure services statewide, as such services are described in sections 178.651 to 178.673 . 2. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of sections 178.651 to 178.673 . No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 178.651 to 178.673 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 . (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.653 Independent living center fund created - administration - funding.

178.653. Independent living center fund created — administration — funding. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Independent Living Center Fund" which shall be administered by the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of elementary and secondary education. Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be used to establish and maintain centers for independent living, as defined in section 178.651 , in accordance with the long-term plans developed pursuant to the provisions of section 178.652 . 2. The independent living center fund shall be funded with fees payable pursuant to the provisions of section 178.653 . 3. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, all moneys in the fund created by this section shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of each biennium. (L. 1993 S.B. 167 § 3 merged with S.B. 180 § 8)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.654 Financial assistance provided to centers, when - program accountability, ...

178.654. Financial assistance provided to centers, when — program accountability, duties of division, evaluation contents — standards. — The division shall assist individuals and organizations in the planning and establishment of centers for independent living. Subject to appropriations, the division shall provide financial assistance in the form of grants to such centers. The division shall ensure program accountability and shall monitor and evaluate centers which receive grants under the provisions of sections 178.651 to 178.658 . Such evaluations shall contain, but need not be limited to, the following standards: (1) The center shall manifest independent living philosophy; (2) The center shall have a positive impact on consumer achievement of independent living goals; (3) The center shall have a positive impact on community options for independent living; (4) The center shall provide appropriate independent living services to persons with disabilities and their families; (5) The center shall provide appropriate services to increase community capacity to meet the needs of persons with disabilities; (6) Qualified persons with disabilities shall be substantially involved in the policy direction, decision-making, service delivery, and management of the center, and given preference as members of board of directors, managers and supervisors, and staff. Substantial involvement shall be evidenced by at least fifty-one percent of the members of the board of directors, managers, supervisors and staff being qualified persons with disabilities; (7) The center shall establish clear priorities through annual and three-year program and financial planning; (8) The center shall use sound organizational and personnel management practices; (9) The center shall practice sound fiscal management; (10) The center shall maintain an evaluation system and records adequate to measure performance on these independent living center evaluation standards. (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.656 Organization of centers, board of directors, staff - services provided - ...

178.656. Organization of centers, board of directors, staff — services provided — disabilities served — compliance with local laws and ordinances required. — 1. Centers for independent living shall be community-based nonresidential programs designed to promote independent living for persons with disabilities. Such centers shall be organized as nonprofit corporations with persons with disabilities comprising at least fifty-one percent of the governing board of directors. 2. At least fifty-one percent of the staff of such centers shall be persons with disabilities. 3. The center shall provide to persons with disabilities within the center's target population and their families the following independent living services: (1) Advocacy; (2) Independent living skills training, which shall include but shall not be limited to health care and financial management; (3) Peer counseling; (4) Information and referral to all inquirers including those from outside the center's target population. 4. The center may provide or make available, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Legal services; (2) Other counseling services, which may include nonpeer, group, and family counseling; (3) Housing services; (4) Equipment services; (5) Transportation services; (6) Social and recreational services; (7) Educational services; (8) Vocational services, including supported employment; (9) Reader, interpreter, and other communication services; (10) Attendant and homemaker services; and (11) Electronic services. 5. To qualify as a center for independent living under the provisions of sections 178.651 to 178.658 , centers shall serve at least four of the following types of disabilities: (1) Mobility; (2) Orthopedic; (3) Hearing impaired or deaf; (4) Vision impaired or blind; (5) Neurological; (6) Intellectual disability; (7) Developmental; (8) Psychiatric or mental; or (9) Learning. 6. Centers shall make maximum use of existing resources available to persons with disabilities and shall not duplicate any existing services or programs in the geographic areas to the extent that such services or programs are available through other state resources. Such centers shall, however, provide information and referral to assist persons with disabilities in obtaining available services and shall coordinate, where feasible, the delivery of such services. 7. Centers shall operate in compliance with all applicable local laws and ordinances. (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 4, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.658 Location of centers, restriction on funding.

178.658. Location of centers, restriction on funding. — Centers for independent living shall be located throughout the state. Funding for such centers shall not be awarded to more than one center in any city. (L. 1988 H.B. 975 § 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.691 Definitions.

178.691. Definitions. — As used in sections 178.691 to 178.699 , unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Developmental screening" is the process of measuring the progress of children to determine if there are problems or potential problems or advanced abilities in the areas of understanding and use of language, perception through sight, perception through hearing, motor development and hand-eye coordination, health, and physical development. (2) "Developmentally delayed children" are children who, through developmental screening, are found to be performing below the norm for their age in one or more of the following skill areas: understanding and use of language, perception through sight, perception through hearing, motor development and hand-eye coordination. (3) "Handicapped children" and "severely handicapped children" are those so defined in section 162.675 . (4) "Parent education" includes the provision of resource materials on home learning activities, private and group educational guidance, individual and group learning experiences for the parent and child, and other activities that enable the parent to improve learning in the home. (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.693 Educational and screening programs - reimbursement by state.

178.693. Educational and screening programs — reimbursement by state. — 1. School districts that offer an approved program of parent education shall be eligible for state reimbursement, pursuant to section 163.031 , subject to appropriations therefor for each participating family. If a school district fails or is unable to offer an approved program of parent education, the district shall enter into a contract which meets the requirements under section 178.697 , with another district, public agency or state approved not-for-profit agency offering an approved program for such services. If the district finds that no approved program is available in another district, public agency, or through a state approved not-for-profit agency, it shall request the state department of elementary and secondary education to assist it in obtaining from an approved program, services at the reimbursable rate. 2. School districts that offer an approved program of developmental screening for all children under the age of five years shall be eligible for state reimbursement, pursuant to section 163.031 , subject to appropriations therefor for each participating child. If a school district fails or is unable to offer an approved program of developmental screening, the district shall enter into a contract which meets the requirements under section 178.697 , with another district, public agency or state approved not-for-profit agency offering an approved program for such services. If the district finds that no approved program is available in another district, public agency or state approved not-for-profit agency, it shall request the state department of elementary and secondary education to assist it in obtaining from an approved program, services at the reimbursable rate. 3. School districts that offer approved programs for developmentally delayed children ages three and four who may also be eligible for programs under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 shall be eligible for state reimbursement, pursuant to section 163.031 , subject to appropriations, provided the children are not receiving the same or similar services for handicapped or severely handicapped children under another program for which reimbursements from the department of elementary and secondary education are available to the district. If a school district fails or is unable to offer an approved program for developmentally delayed children ages three and four, the district shall enter into a contract which meets the requirements under section 178.697 , with another district, public agency or state approved not-for-profit agency offering an approved program for such services. If the district finds that no approved program is available in another district, public agency or state approved not-for-profit agency, it shall request the state department of elementary and secondary education to assist it in obtaining from an approved program, services at the reimbursable rate. (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 463, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.694 Imagination library of Missouri program - definitions - purpose - Dolly ...

178.694. Imagination library of Missouri program — definitions — purpose — Dolly Parton's imagination library affiliate — reading selections provided to eligible children — rulemaking authority — fund created — sunset provision. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Affiliate" , the Dolly Parton's imagination library affiliate created under this section; (2) "Department" , the department of elementary and secondary education; (3) "Eligible child" , any child under five years of age who resides in this state; (4) "Program" , the imagination library of Missouri program established in this section; (5) "Reading selection" , a high-quality, age-appropriate book provided to an eligible child under the program established in this section. 2. There is hereby established in the department's office of childhood the "Imagination Library of Missouri Program", which shall be a statewide program for encouraging preschool children to read by providing monthly reading selections to the homes of children from birth to five years of age. 3. The office of childhood shall establish a nonprofit entity to work in conjunction with school districts in mailing monthly reading selections directly to the homes of eligible children. The entity shall be known as the "Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Affiliate" and shall be the statewide affiliate that works in conjunction with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and school districts to provide reading selections under this section. 4. Beginning in school year 2023-24 and continuing in each subsequent school year, each school district shall, in partnership with the affiliate, give one reading selection to each eligible child in the school district in each month, beginning as early as the child's birth month through the month in which the child reaches five years of age. Subject to appropriation, the costs of giving such reading selections to eligible children shall be reimbursed to each school district from the imagination library of Missouri fund created in this section. 5. The department shall promulgate rules to: (1) Manage the daily operations of the program; (2) Coordinate with organizations and public schools of this state to advance and strengthen the program and promote enrollment growth; (3) Develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness program to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the imagination library of Missouri fund; (4) Develop, promote, and coordinate a public awareness program to make the public aware of the opportunity to register children to receive age-appropriate books on a monthly basis; and (5) Allow the department to implement and administer the provisions of this section. 6. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Imagination Library of Missouri Program Fund", which shall consist of any gifts, bequests, grants, public or private donations, transfers, or moneys appropriated under this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 , the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely as provided in this section. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. 7. The general assembly shall appropriate at least two and one-half * million dollars annually to the imagination library of Missouri program fund. In the department's budget requests for school year 2023-24 and all subsequent school years, the department shall include a plan to distribute sufficient moneys to school districts to allow each school district to give reading selections to all eligible children within the school district under this section. 8. To comply with this section, a school district may, in coordination with the department's office of childhood, enter into an agreement, partnership, or similar arrangement with an adjacent school district. If the school district finds that no adjacent school district gives reading selections to eligible children as provided in this section, the school district may request the department's office of childhood and the affiliate to assist the school district in complying with this section. 9. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on December thirty-first four years after August 28, 2022, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on December thirty-first eight years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and (3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset. (L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662) Sunset date 12-31-26 Termination date 9-01-27 *Words "a half" appear in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.695 Program review.

178.695. Program review. — 1. Programs shall be subject to review and approval under standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education consisting of early childhood education and parents as teachers programs and published as an administrative rule under the provisions of chapter 536 . 2. The lieutenant governor shall act as an advisor to the department for all such programs reviewed by the department. (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 3, A.L. 1992 S.B. 676 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition C, November 3, 1992)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.697 Costs not to exceed appropriations - annual screenings and prenatal visit ...

178.697. Costs not to exceed appropriations — annual screenings and prenatal visit eligibility, when, expiration. — 1. Funding for sections 178.691 to 178.699 shall be made available pursuant to section 163.031 and shall be subject to appropriations made for this purpose. 2. Costs of contractual arrangements shall be the obligation of the school district of residence of each preschool child. Costs of contractual arrangements shall not exceed an amount equal to an amount reimbursable to the school districts under the provisions of sections 178.691 to 178.699 . 3. Payments for participants for programs outlined in section 178.693 shall be uniform for all districts or public agencies. * 4. Families with children under the age of kindergarten entry shall be eligible to receive annual development screenings and parents shall be eligible to receive prenatal visits under sections 178.691 to 178.699 . Priority for service delivery of approved parent education programs under sections ** 178.691 to 178.699 , which includes, but is not limited to, home visits, group meetings, screenings, and service referrals, shall be given to high-needs families in accordance with criteria set forth by the department of elementary and secondary education. Local school districts may establish cost sharing strategies to supplement funding for such program services. The provisions of this subsection shall expire on December 31, 2015, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly. (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1543) *Subsection 4 expires 12-31-15 **Word "section" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.698 Plan to distribute funds to allow voluntary participation.

178.698. Plan to distribute funds to allow voluntary participation. — Pursuant to the educational and screening program for children under age five and their parents established in sections 178.691 to 178.699 , in its budget requests for fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997, in anticipation of moneys from the trust fund established in section 160.500 , the department of elementary and secondary education shall include a plan to distribute sufficient moneys to public school districts to allow all eligible children and their parents to voluntarily participate in the program beginning with the 1997-98 school year. (L. 1993 S.B. 380 § 15)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.699 Participation voluntary - information obtained is confidential.

178.699. Participation voluntary — information obtained is confidential. — 1. No person shall be required to participate in any program of parent education or developmental screening, or in any program for developmentally delayed children, approved by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to sections 178.691 to 178.699 . 2. Any information obtained as a result of an approved program of developmental screening is confidential, and may not be released to anyone other than parents or guardians without the express written consent of the parents or guardians of the child. (L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.716 Vocational school districts permitted, procedure (Butler, Stoddard, Wayne, ...

178.716. Vocational school districts permitted, procedure (Butler, Stoddard, Wayne, Ripley, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Mississippi, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, and Scott counties). — 1. Residents of a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than forty thousand eight hundred but fewer than forty thousand nine hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification with a township form of government and with more than twenty-nine thousand seven hundred but fewer than twenty-nine thousand eight hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than thirteen thousand two hundred but fewer than thirteen thousand three hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than thirteen thousand five hundred but fewer than thirteen thousand six hundred inhabitants, a county of the second classification with more than nineteen thousand seven hundred but fewer than nineteen thousand eight hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than twenty thousand but fewer than twenty thousand one hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification with a township form of government and with more than thirty-three thousand one hundred but fewer than thirty-three thousand two hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than thirteen thousand four hundred but fewer than thirteen thousand five hundred inhabitants, a county of the first classification with more than sixty-eight thousand six hundred but fewer than sixty-eight thousand seven hundred inhabitants, a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than twelve thousand but fewer than twelve thousand one hundred inhabitants, and a county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than forty thousand four hundred but fewer than forty thousand five hundred inhabitants may organize a vocational school district in the manner provided in sections 178.770 to 178.780 . Prior to the organization of a district under sections 178.770 to 178.890 , the coordinating board for higher education shall establish standards for the organization of the district which shall include among other things: (1) Whether a vocational school is needed in the proposed district; (2) Whether the assessed valuation of taxable, tangible property in the proposed district is sufficient to adequately support the proposed vocational school; and (3) Whether there were a sufficient number of graduates of high school in the proposed district during the preceding year to support a vocational school in the proposed district. 2. When a district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Missouri and shall be known as "The Vocational School District of ______, Missouri" and, in that name, may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of sections 178.770 to 178.890 , issue bonds and possess the same corporate powers as common and seven-director school districts in this state, other than urban districts, except as herein otherwise provided. (L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1) Effective 11-28-07

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.770 Organization of community college districts - standards - corporate powers ...

178.770. Organization of community college districts — standards — corporate powers of districts. — 1. In any public school district, or in any two or more contiguous public school districts in this state, whether in the same county or not, the voters resident therein may organize a community college district in the manner hereinafter provided. Prior to the organization of a district under sections 178.770 to 178.890 , the coordinating board for higher education shall establish standards for the organization of the districts which shall include among other things: (1) Whether a community college is needed in the proposed district; (2) Whether the assessed valuation of taxable, tangible property in the proposed district is sufficient to support adequately the proposed community college; and (3) Whether there were a sufficient number of graduates of high school in the proposed district during the preceding year to support a community college in the proposed district. 2. When a district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Missouri and shall be known as "The Community College District of ______, Missouri" and, in that name, may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of sections 178.770 to 178.890 , issue bonds and possess the same corporate powers as common and seven-director school districts in this state, other than urban districts, except as herein otherwise provided. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-77) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.780 Coordinating board for higher education to supervise colleges - duties.

178.780. Coordinating board for higher education to supervise colleges — duties. — 1. Tax supported community colleges formed prior to October 13, 1961, and those formed under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 shall be under the supervision of the coordinating board for higher education. 2. The coordinating board for higher education shall: (1) Establish the role of the two-year college in the state; (2) Set up a survey form to be used for local surveys of need and potential for two-year colleges; provide supervision in the conducting of surveys; require that the results of the studies be used in reviewing applications for approval; and establish and use the survey results to set up priorities; (3) Require that the initiative to establish two-year colleges come from the area to be served; (4) Administer the state financial support program; (5) Supervise the community college districts formed under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 and the community colleges now in existence and formed prior to October 13, 1961; (6) Formulate and put into effect uniform policies as to budgeting, record keeping, and student accounting; (7) Establish uniform minimum entrance requirements and uniform curricular offerings for all community colleges; (8) Make a continuing study of community college education in the state; (9) Be responsible for the accreditation of each community college under its supervision. Accreditation shall be conducted annually or as often as deemed advisable and made in a manner consistent with rules and regulations established and applied uniformly to all community colleges in the state. Standards for accreditation of community colleges shall be formulated with due consideration given to curriculum offerings and entrance requirements of the University of Missouri; and (10) Establish a standard core curriculum and a common course numbering equivalency matrix for lower-division courses to be used at community colleges and other public institutions of higher education to facilitate student transfers as provided under sections 178.785 to 178.789 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-78, A.L. 2016 S.B. 997) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.785 Higher education core curriculum transfer act - definitions.

178.785. Higher education core curriculum transfer act — definitions. — The provisions of sections 178.785 to 178.789 shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act". For purposes of sections 178.785 to 178.789 , the following terms mean: (1) "Coordinating board" , the coordinating board for higher education established in section 173.005 ; (2) "Core curriculum" , the basic competencies to be met, which shall include communicating, higher-order thinking, managing information, valuing, and includes the knowledge areas of social and behavioral sciences, humanities and fine arts, mathematics, and life and physical sciences; (3) "Faculty member" , a person who is employed full-time by a community college or other public institution of higher education as a member of the faculty whose primary duties include teaching, research, academic service, or administration; (4) "Native student" , a student whose initial college enrollment was at an institution of higher education and who has not transferred to any other institution since that initial enrollment and who has completed no more than eleven credit hours at any other institution of higher education. (L. 2016 S.B. 997)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.786 Lower division core curriculum of forty-two semester hours, recommendation ...

178.786. Lower division core curriculum of forty-two semester hours, recommendation — common course numbering equivalency matrix — lower division core curriculum of sixty credit hours, equivalency matrix, requirements — report — evaluation criteria — board duties. — 1. The coordinating board for higher education, with the assistance of an advisory committee composed of representatives from each public community college in this state and each public four-year institution of higher education, shall develop a recommended lower division core curriculum of forty-two semester credit hours, including a statement of the content, component areas, and objectives of the core curriculum. A majority of the members of the advisory committee shall be faculty members from Missouri public institutions of higher education. 2. The coordinating board shall approve a common course numbering equivalency matrix for the forty-two credit hour block at all institutions of higher education in the state to facilitate the transfer of those courses among institutions of higher education by promoting consistency in course designation and course identification. Each community college and four-year institution of higher education shall include in its course listings the applicable course numbers from the common course numbering equivalency matrix approved by the coordinating board under this subsection. 3. The coordinating board shall complete the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section prior to January 1, 2018, for implementation of the core curriculum transfer recommendations for the 2018-19 academic year for all public institutions of higher education. 4. The coordinating board, with the assistance of an advisory committee composed of an equal number of representatives from each public community college in this state and each public four-year institution of higher education in this state, shall approve a separate sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block and a common course numbering equivalency matrix for each of the following degree program areas: (1) General business; (2) Elementary education and teaching; (3) General psychology; (4) Nursing; and (5) General biology or biological science, or both. 5. (1) Any Missouri public community college or public four-year institution of higher education offering degree programs in one or more of the areas indicated in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section shall adopt the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block and common course numbering equivalency matrix for such degree programs. Such institutions shall, in collaboration with the coordinating board and the advisory committee, develop an articulation pathway for each of the identified programmatic areas. (2) Such community colleges shall modify existing or may develop new associate of arts or associate of science degree programs that align with the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block, pending institutional and coordinating board approval. (3) Such public four-year institutions of higher education shall modify existing or may develop new bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree programs, with the first sixty hours aligning with an associate degree developed under subsection 4 of this section, and with the remaining credit hours determined by such institution's faculty through standard procedures, pending institutional and coordinating board approval. (4) A program modified or developed under subsection 4 of this section shall be granted, by the coordinating board, a special designation indicating that such program has been developed to provide a single articulation pathway to a four-year degree at any Missouri public four-year institution of higher education offering such program. The goal of such designation shall be to provide transparency to students seeking a single articulation pathway to a given baccalaureate degree program. (5) No institution of higher education in this state shall be required to adopt the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block for degree programs not offered at the institution. (6) Program development at each public institution of higher education shall be completed in time for courses in the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block to be included in the 2028-29 catalog at each institution providing degree programs in the areas listed in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section. (7) The coordinating board shall maintain a website providing students with clear information on the single articulation pathways developed under this subsection. 6. (1) If a student successfully completes the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division courses at a community college or other public institution of higher education in this state, such block of courses may, upon the student's admission to such institution and such academic program, be transferred to any other public institution of higher education in this state and shall be substituted for the receiving institution's lower-division block for the corresponding degree program. A student shall receive academic credit toward the student's degree for each of the courses transferred and shall not be required to take additional equivalent courses at the receiving institution for the same degree program. This subdivision shall not be applicable to institutions not offering a program identified in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section or to any other degree programs not specified in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section. (2) Due to program size limitations established for each institution by the state board of nursing, admissions to undergraduate nursing programs shall be considered on a space available basis and contingent upon students meeting program admissions requirements. Additional courses may be required to complete the bachelor's degree. 7. A student who transfers from one public institution of higher education in this state to another public institution of higher education in this state without completing the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block of the sending institution shall receive academic credit toward the corresponding degree program from the receiving institution for each of the courses that the student has successfully completed in the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block of the sending institution. Following receipt of credit for such courses, the student may be required to satisfy further course requirements in the sixty-credit-hour, transferable, lower-division course equivalency block of the receiving institution. This subsection shall not be applicable to institutions not offering a program identified in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section or to any other degree programs not specified in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section. 8. The coordinating board shall report to the house higher education committee and the senate education committee on progress related to the requirements of subsections 4 to 11 of this section before December 31, 2026. 9. The coordinating board shall develop criteria to annually evaluate the effectiveness of the lower-division course equivalency block and common course numbering equivalency matrix for the degree programs listed in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section. 10. The coordinating board shall develop: (1) Procedures to be followed by public institutions of higher education in resolving disputes concerning the inclusion or exclusion of a particular course in the lower-division course equivalency block and common course numbering equivalency matrix at a particular institution; and (2) An appeals process for students enrolled in the degree programs listed in subdivisions (1) to (5) of subsection 4 of this section in the event that an institution fails to award academic credit to such student as provided in this section. 11. The commissioner of higher education or his or her designee shall make the final determination regarding any dispute or appeal concerning the lower-division course equivalency block and common course numbering equivalency matrix and shall give written notice of the final decision concerning the dispute or appeal to the involved institutions and student, as applicable. (L. 2016 S.B. 997, A.L. 2025 S.B. 150)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.787 Forty-two credit hour block, adoption of - transfer of course credits.

178.787. Forty-two credit hour block, adoption of — transfer of course credits. — 1. Each community college, as defined in section 163.191 , and public four-year institution of higher education shall adopt the forty-two credit hour block, including specific courses comprising the curriculum, based on the core curriculum recommendations made by the coordinating board for higher education under subsections 1 and 2 of section 178.786 , for implementation beginning in the 2018-19 academic year. 2. If a student successfully completes the forty-two credit core curriculum at a community college or other public institution of higher education, that block of courses may be transferred to any other public institution of higher education in this state and shall be substituted for the receiving institution's core curriculum. A student shall receive academic credit for each of the courses transferred and shall not be required to take additional core curriculum courses at the receiving institution. 3. A student who transfers from one public institution of higher education to another public institution of higher education in the state without completing the core curriculum of the sending institution shall receive academic credit from the receiving institution for each of the courses that the student has successfully completed in the core curriculum of the sending institution. Following receipt of credit for these courses, the student may be required to satisfy further course requirements in the core curriculum of the receiving institution. (L. 2016 S.B. 997)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.788 Transfer practices, criteria to evaluate - requirements for credit transfers.

178.788. Transfer practices, criteria to evaluate — requirements for credit transfers. — 1. The coordinating board for higher education, in consultation with the advisory board established in section 178.786 , shall develop criteria to evaluate the transfer practices of each public institution of higher education in this state and shall evaluate the transfer practices of each institution based on this criteria. 2. The coordinating board shall develop procedures to be followed by institutions of higher education in resolving disputes concerning the transfer of course credit and by the commissioner of higher education in making a final determination concerning transfer of course credit if a transfer is in dispute. 3. Each institution of higher education shall publish in its course catalogs and on its official website the procedures adopted by the board under subsections 1 and 2 of this section. 4. If an institution of higher education does not accept course credit earned by a student at another public institution of higher education, that institution shall give written notice to the student and the other institution that the transfer of the course credit is denied. The two institutions and the student shall attempt to resolve the transfer of the course credit in accordance with rules promulgated by the coordinating board. If the transfer dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student or the institution at which the credit was earned within forty-five days after the date the student received written notice of the denial, the institution that denies the transfer of the course credit shall notify the commissioner of higher education of its denial and the reasons for the denial. 5. The commissioner of higher education or his or her designee shall make the final determination about a dispute concerning the transfer of course credit and give written notice of the determination as to the involved student and institutions. 6. The coordinating board shall collect data on the types of transfer disputes that are reported and the disposition of each case that is considered by the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee. 7. The provisions of sections 178.785 to 178.789 shall not apply to native students who are not seeking to transfer credits nor affect the authority of an institution of higher education to adopt its own admission standards or its own grading policies. 8. Students enrolled in professional programs shall complete the appropriate core curriculum that is required for accreditation or licensure. (L. 2016 S.B. 997)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.789 Rulemaking authority.

178.789. Rulemaking authority. — The coordinating board for higher education may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of sections 178.785 to 178.789 . Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2016, shall be invalid and void. (L. 2016 S.B. 997)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.790 Boundaries of community college districts.

178.790. Boundaries of community college districts. — The boundaries of any community college district organized pursuant to sections 178.770 to 178.890 shall coincide with the boundaries of the school district or of the contiguous school districts proposed to be included, and the community college district shall be in addition to any other school districts existing in any portion of the area. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-79, A.L. 1998 S.B. 553) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.800 Petition to establish district - election on proposal.

178.800. Petition to establish district — election on proposal. — 1. Whenever a petition, signed by voters in each component school district within a proposed community college district area, equal in number to five percent of the number of votes cast for the director receiving the greatest number of votes within each component school district at the last preceding school election in each school district at which a director was elected, is presented to the state board of education, praying that a community college district be organized for the purpose of offering community college (13th and 14th year) courses, if the state board of education determines that the area proposed to be included within the district meets the standards established by it under the provisions of sections 178.770 to 178.890 , it shall order the submission of the question within the proposed district to vote on the question and to elect trustees, at the next following annual municipal election. 2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall there be organized within the area comprising the school districts of ______, state of Missouri, a community college district for the offering of 13th and 14th year courses, to be known as the "Community College District of ______, Missouri", having the power to impose a property tax not to exceed the annual rate of ______ cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation of taxable property without voter approval and such additional taxes as may be approved by vote thereon, as prayed in petition filed with the state board of education at Jefferson City, Missouri, on the ______ day of ______, 20______? 3. Within fifteen days after the submission, the results shall be transmitted by those receiving them under law in each component district to the state board of education, by certificates attesting to the total number of votes cast within each district on the question, the votes cast for and against the question, and the votes cast for each candidate for trustee. The proposal to organize the community college district, to carry, must receive a majority of the total number of votes cast thereon, and the secretary of the state board of education, from the results so certified and attested, shall determine whether the proposal has received the majority of the votes cast thereon and shall certify the results to the state board of education. If the certificate of the secretary of the state board of education shows that the question to organize the community college district has received a majority of the votes cast thereon, the state board of education shall make an order declaring the community college district organized and cause a copy thereof to be recorded in the office of recorder of deeds in each county in which a portion of the new district lies. If the question carries, the board shall also determine which candidates have been elected trustees under section 178.820 . If the question to organize the district fails to receive a majority of the votes cast thereon, no tabulation shall be made to determine the candidates elected trustees. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-80, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 4)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.820 Trustees, election of - subdistricts - redistricting committees - trustee ...

178.820. Trustees, election of — subdistricts — redistricting committees — trustee of subdistrict, residency requirements, qualifications — board of trustees, requirements, St. Louis City. — 1. In the organization election, six trustees shall be elected at large throughout the entire proposed district. The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected for terms of six years each, the two receiving the next greatest number of votes for terms of four years each, the two receiving the next greatest number of votes for terms of two years each, and such terms shall be effective until the first Tuesday in April coinciding with or next following such period of years, or until the successors to such trustees have been duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, the trustees shall be elected for terms of six years each. 2. Following the initial election, the board of trustees may, at any duly called meeting, adopt a resolution calling for the formation of a redistricting committee to consider the formation of subdistricts within the community college district from which trustees are thereafter to be elected. Upon adoption of any such resolution, the secretary of the board of trustees shall forward a certified copy thereof to the coordinating board for higher education with the request that a redistricting committee be appointed in order to divide the community college districts into at least two and not more than six subdistricts for the purpose of electing trustees. The redistricting committee shall consist of three residents within the affected district, appointed by the board of trustees of the affected district, plus three additional persons residents within the affected district, appointed by the coordinating board for higher education. Thereafter, the redistricting committee shall meet, organize itself with a chairman and secretary, and proceed with the adoption of a redistricting plan specifying at least two but not more than six subdistricts which are to the extent possible so apportioned on the basis of population that the population of any such subdistrict divided by the number of trustees to be selected therefrom substantially equals the population of any other subdistrict divided by the number of trustees to be selected therefrom. The redistricting plan referred to herein, in lieu of requiring all trustees to be elected from subdistricts, may provide for the election of one or more trustees at large and the remainder from subdistricts, or for the election of all the trustees at large with the requirement that each must reside in a certain subdistrict, so long as in any plan adopted, subdistricts are apportioned as provided above. Notwithstanding the above, the board of trustees of any community college district which contains more than four hundred fifty thousand residents shall, at the first duly called meeting following August 13, 1972, and thereafter within ninety days following the publication of the decennial census figures, adopt a resolution calling for the formation of a redistricting committee; and the redistricting committee shall adopt a redistricting plan specifying the establishment of not less than four nor more than six subdistricts compact and contiguous in territory and apportioned as provided above. 3. In any district which shall contain a city not within a county, if four subdistricts are established, then at least one subdistrict shall be within said city, and if five or six subdistricts are established, then at least two subdistricts shall be within said city. 4. Any person running for election as a trustee of a subdistrict shall be domiciled and a resident therein. Any plan proposed to be adopted must receive approval of a majority of the whole redistricting committee. Upon adoption the redistricting committee shall forward a copy of the plan certified by the secretary to the coordinating board for higher education for its approval or disapproval. The coordinating board for higher education shall approve any redistricting plan in which the population of any subdistrict divided by the number of trustees to be selected therefrom substantially equals the population of any other subdistrict divided by the number of trustees to be elected therefrom. Upon approval, the redistricting plan shall become effective and all trustees elected thereafter shall be required to be elected from subdistricts in which they are resident. If the plan is not approved, then it shall be returned to the redistricting committee for revision and resubmission. Until approval of a plan by the coordinating board for higher education, trustees of a district shall continue to run at large. Upon approval of any plan, the board of trustees shall determine by resolution the assignment of trustees to subdistricts. Any such assignment shall not affect the term of office of any such trustee. Once a district has been divided into subdistricts in accordance with the provisions hereof, it shall remain so divided until one year following the publication of the decennial census figures, by which date a new plan shall have been adopted or the trustees shall again be required to run in the district at large; provided, however, that if during the period between publications of decennial census figures the area of a district is increased or decreased, a new plan shall be adopted within one year thereafter or the trustees shall be required to run in the district at large. No member of the redistricting committee shall serve on the board of trustees for a period of six years following his service on the redistricting committee. 5. Candidates for the office of trustee shall be citizens of the United States, at least twenty-one years of age, who have been voters of the district for at least one whole year preceding the election, and if trustees are elected other than at large they shall be voters of the subdistricts for at least one whole year next preceding the election. All candidates for the first board of a district shall file their declaration of candidacy with the coordinating board for higher education. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other law to the contrary, the board of trustees of the community college district in any district that contains a city not within a county shall be composed of seven members, six of whom shall each be elected to a six-year term, and one at-large member who shall be appointed to a six-year term by the coordinating board for higher education, beginning with the board election occurring immediately after August 28, 2015, subject to the following procedures: (1) The appointed member shall be a citizen of the United States, at least twenty-one years of age, and a registered voter of the district for at least one year preceding the appointment; (2) No member, elected or appointed, shall be an employee of such community college district; (3) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the appointed member's seat due to death, resignation, removal from the district, or by operation of law or otherwise, the coordinating board for higher education shall, in a like manner, appoint a competent person to fill such vacancy and shall communicate his or her action to the board secretary of the district. Such appointed member shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term; (4) If a board member is found by unanimous vote of the other board members to have moved his or her residence to a district other than the district from which such board member was appointed or elected, or to have violated a duly promulgated bylaw of the district, then the office of such board member shall be vacant; (5) The board shall have the power to make such bylaws or ordinances, rules, and regulations as it may judge most expedient for the accomplishment of the trust reposed in it, for the government of its officers and employees, to secure its accountability, and to delegate its authority as it may deem necessary to such officers and employees or to committees appointed by the board; (6) Except as specifically provided in this section, the appointment or election and term of office for members of the board, and all other duties and responsibilities of the board, shall comply with the provisions of state law regarding trustees of community college districts. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-82, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1169, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 2015 S.B. 104) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.830 Board of trustees - oath - officers - quorum - vacancies filled, how - seal.

178.830. Board of trustees — oath — officers — quorum — vacancies filled, how — seal. — Newly elected members of the board of trustees shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by Article VII, Section 2, of the Constitution of Missouri. The board shall organize by the election of a president and vice president, a secretary and a treasurer. The secretary and treasurer need not be members of the board. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but no contract shall be let, teacher employed or dismissed, or bill approved unless a majority of the whole board votes therefor. Any vacancy occurring in the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board, and the person appointed shall hold office until the next election held by the community college district when a trustee shall be elected for the unexpired term. The board shall keep a common seal with which to attest its official acts. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-83) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 7)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.835 Discipline of students.

178.835. Discipline of students. — 1. The governing body of each public community college district and each public school district offering community college courses shall possess full power and authority to adopt rules and regulations for the guidance and supervision of the conduct of its college students; to enforce compliance therewith; and to delegate to appropriate persons in the district the power to discipline students, including the power of suspension and expulsion, for violation of such rules and regulations. 2. The governing body may also delegate to any administrator or acting administrator designated by the governing body the power to suspend summarily any student whose presence on the district facility would, in the opinion of such administrator or acting administrator, seriously disrupt the operation of the district, or constitute a danger to the records or other physical properties of the district or to the health, safety or welfare of the student or other persons. Such summary suspension shall not exceed a period of five days, unless within such time the district has commenced formal disciplinary procedure and diligently pursues each procedure until its conclusion, in which event such summary suspension may be continued until such conclusion. (L. 1971 S.B. 129, A.L. 1972 S.B. 455)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.840 Election, when held, how conducted - certification of votes cast.

178.840. Election, when held, how conducted — certification of votes cast. — 1. After organization, the voters of the community college district shall vote for trustees and on all other propositions provided by law for submission at school elections which are applicable to community college districts. Regular elections in community college districts shall be held on municipal election days in the years in which trustees are to be elected or propositions must be voted upon. 2. If trustees are elected other than at large throughout the entire district, then only those voters within the subdistrict from which the trustee or trustees are to be elected shall cast their ballots for the trustee or trustees from that subdistrict. All candidates for the office of trustee shall file their declarations of candidacy with the secretary of the board of trustees. 3. A majority of the then qualified members of the board of trustees shall declare and certify the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for terms of six years each and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall declare and certify the results of the votes cast on any question presented at the election. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-84 and p. 346 § 165.813, A.L. 1967 p. 280, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1169, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 8)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.850 District to provide college courses - per capita cost to be determined - ...

178.850. District to provide college courses — per capita cost to be determined — tuition charges. — A community college district organized under sections 178.770 to 178.890 shall provide instruction, classes, school or schools for pupils resident within the community college district who have completed an approved high school course. The board of trustees of the district shall determine the per capita cost of the college courses, file the same with the coordinating board for higher education and, upon approval thereof by the coordinating board for higher education, shall require of all nonresidents who are accepted as pupils a tuition fee in the sum that is necessary for maintenance of the college courses. In addition thereto, the board may charge resident pupils the amounts that it deems necessary to maintain the college courses, taking into consideration the other funds that are available under law for the support of the college courses. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-85) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 9)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.860 Board to appoint employees - fix compensation - teachers to be members of ...

178.860. Board to appoint employees — fix compensation — teachers to be members of public school retirement system. — The board of trustees shall appoint the employees of the community college, define and assign their powers and duties and fix their compensation. All certificated personnel shall be members of the public school retirement system of Missouri under provisions of section 169.010 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-86) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 10)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.862 Community college district police - oath, powers, qualifications.

178.862. Community college district police — oath, powers, qualifications. — 1. The trustees of any community college district of this state may appoint and employ as many college police officers as they may deem necessary to protect persons, property, and to preserve peace and good order only in the public buildings, properties, grounds, and other facilities and locations over which they have charge or control. 2. The college police officers, before they enter upon their duties, shall take and subscribe an oath of office before some officer authorized to administer oaths, to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties thereof, which oath shall be filed in the office of the college district board of trustees, and the secretary of the board shall give each college police officer so appointed and qualified a certificate of appointment, under the seal of the board of trustees, which certificate shall empower him with the same authority to maintain order, preserve peace and make arrests as is now held by peace officers; the college police officer may in addition expel from the public buildings, campuses, and grounds, persons violating the rules and regulations that may be prescribed by the board of trustees or others under the authority of the board. Such officer or employee of the community college as may be designated by the board of trustees shall have immediate charge, control and supervision of college police officers appointed by authority of this section. Such college police officers shall have satisfactorily completed before appointment a training course for peace officers as required under chapter 590 or, by virtue of previous experience or other training, shall have met the requirements of chapter 590 . 3. Nothing herein shall be construed as denying the board of trustees the right to appoint guards or watchmen who shall not be given the authority and powers hereby authorized. (L. 1974 H.B. 917 § 1, A.L. 2017 H.B. 190 & 208)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.870 Tax rates, limits - how increased and decreased.

178.870. Tax rates, limits — how increased and decreased. — Any tax imposed on property subject to the taxing power of the community college district under Article X, Section 11(a) of the Missouri Constitution without voter approval shall not exceed the annual rate of ten cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having one billion five hundred million dollars or more assessed valuation; twenty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having seven hundred fifty million dollars but less than one billion five hundred million dollars assessed valuation; thirty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having five hundred million dollars but less than seven hundred fifty million dollars assessed valuation; forty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having less than five hundred million dollars assessed valuation; except that, no public community college district having an assessed valuation in excess of one hundred million and less than two hundred fifty million which is levying an operating levy of thirty cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation on September 28, 1975, shall increase such levy above thirty cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation without voter approval. Tax rates specified in this section that were in effect in 1984 shall not be lowered due to an increase in assessed valuation created by general reassessment; however, the provisions of section 137.073 or Section 22(a) of Article X of the Missouri Constitution are applicable. Districts which operate institutions awarding degrees above the associate degree shall not be affected by the changes provided in this section. Increases of the rate with voter approval shall be made in the manner provided in chapter 164 for school districts. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-87, A.L. 1975 S.B. 190, A.L. 1985 H.B. 374, A.L. 2000 S.B. 894, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2022 merged with S.B. 947) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 11)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.880 Taxation of public utility property - rate not included in determining rate ...

178.880. Taxation of public utility property — rate not included in determining rate to be levied by other school districts. — All real and tangible personal property owned by railroads, street railways, boats, vessels, bridge companies, telegraph companies, electric light and power companies, electric transmission line companies, pipeline companies, express companies, airline companies and other companies and public utilities whose property is assessed by the state tax commission shall be taxed at the same rate of taxation which is levied on other property in the community college district in the same manner and to the same extent that the property is subject to assessment and taxation for general county purposes, and all of the provisions of chapters 151 , 153 , 154 and 155 shall apply to taxation by community college districts to the same extent as if the community college districts were specifically included in the provisions contained in chapters 151 , 153 , 154 and 155 , except that the taxes levied by community college districts shall not be included for the purpose of determining the average school levy for the other school districts in the county in which they are situated. The taxes levied against the property by community college districts shall be collected in the same manner as taxes are collected on the property from general county taxes. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-88) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 12)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.881 Community college capital improvement subdistrict may be established, ...

178.881. Community college capital improvement subdistrict may be established, boundaries, taxation — ballot language — dissolution of subdistrict. — 1. The board of trustees of any public community college district in this state may establish a community college capital improvement subdistrict by its order for the sole purpose of capital projects. The boundaries of any capital improvement subdistrict established pursuant to this section shall be within the boundaries of the community college district. 2. In the event a capital improvement subdistrict is so established, the board of trustees may propose an annual rate of taxation for the sole purpose of capital projects, within the limits of sections 178.770 to 178.891 , which proposal shall be submitted to a vote of the people within the capital improvement subdistrict. 3. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: 4. If a majority of the votes cast on the question are for the tax as submitted, the tax shall be levied and collected on property within the capital improvement subdistrict in the same manner as other community college district taxes. Such funds shall be used for capital improvements in the community college capital improvement subdistrict. 5. Where a tax has not been approved by the voters within a five-year period from the establishment of a community college capital improvement subdistrict, such capital improvement subdistrict shall be dissolved by the board of trustees. (L. 2002 H.B. 2022 merged with S.B. 947)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.890 Annexation of school districts - new community college district formed, ...

178.890. Annexation of school districts — new community college district formed, when — refusal without cause of petition to annex, penalty. — 1. If the area of an entire school district which adjoins a community college district organized pursuant to sections 178.770 to 178.890 desires to be attached thereto and become a part of the community college district it may do so in the manner provided for annexation pursuant to section 162.441 . If the area of an entire school district which adjoins a district offering a two-year college course pursuant to section 178.370 on October 13, 1961, and receiving aid pursuant to section 163.191 , desires to be attached thereto for community college purposes only, the annexation shall be completed pursuant to section 162.441 and upon the annexation, a special community college district shall be established in the entire area as provided in sections 178.770 to 178.890 , and notice thereof shall be given to the state board of education. The state board of education, within sixty days, shall call a special election for the election of trustees to be conducted in the manner provided in section 178.820 . 2. If the entire area of a school district not adjoining or contiguous with an established and existing community college district organized pursuant to sections 178.770 to 178.890 desires to become part of such an established and existing community college district which lies in whole or in part in a county which is either: (1) Adjacent to the county in which the school district lies in whole or in part; or (2) Adjacent to a county which does not have a public four-year open enrollment college or university, which is adjacent to the county in which the school district lies in whole or in part, such school district may do so in the manner provided for annexation pursuant to section 162.441 and in such instances, it shall not be required that such school district be adjacent to or adjoin such a community college district, and the subdistrict or subdistricts in the area comprising the petitioning school district need not be contiguous with the subdistricts of the receiving community college district. 3. If the board of trustees of the receiving district rejects the petition for annexation, the state board of education may be petitioned for a hearing and upon receipt of the petition the state board shall establish the time and place and proceed to a hearing. If the state board of education finds that refusal to honor the petition for annexation has been made without good cause, the state board in its discretion may withhold a portion or all of the state aid from the district which is payable pursuant to the provisions of section 163.191 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-89, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1998 S.B. 553) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 15)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.891 Crowder College energy center, state to assist in funding, when - uses for ...

178.891. Crowder College energy center, state to assist in funding, when — uses for state's contribution. — The general assembly may make appropriations to the commissioner of administration for grants to Crowder College in the planning and operation of the Missouri alternative and renewable energy center, if it determines that Crowder College has established and is actively building an endowment fund for the partial funding of the center. In connection with the utilization of such grants, Crowder College may contract with any person, firm or corporation, whether organized for profit or otherwise, and may receive and expend funds received from the federal government or any agency thereof, or from any person, firm or corporation. Appropriations made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be considered as a part of the regular appropriations for Crowder College nor shall such appropriations result in any reduction of appropriations for Crowder College. Appropriations from the state shall be used for a program of instruction in alternative energy, public educational services including instruction in Missouri elementary and secondary schools, service to Missouri industries through cooperative projects and in-service training, and applied research in alternative energy applications. (L. 1992 H.B. 1102 § 1) Effective 7-1-92

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.900 Definitions.

178.900. Definitions. — For the purposes of sections 178.900 to 178.960 the following words mean: (1) "Department" , the department of elementary and secondary education; (2) "Disabled persons" , a lower range educable or upper range trainable developmentally disabled or other disabled person sixteen years of age or over who has had school training and has a productive work capacity in a sheltered environment adapted to the abilities of persons with a developmental disability but whose limited capabilities make him or her nonemployable in competitive business and industry and unsuited for vocational rehabilitation training; (3) "Sheltered workshop" , an occupation-oriented facility operated by a not-for-profit corporation, which, except for its staff, employs only persons with disabilities and has a minimum enrollment of at least fifteen employable persons with disabilities; (4) "Staff" , employees of a sheltered workshop engaged in management, work procurement, purchasing, supervision, sales, bookkeeping, and secretarial and clerical functions. (L. 1965 p. 309 § 1, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648) CROSS REFERENCE: Transportation for sheltered workshop employees and residents of facilities or social center for the disabled, 162.755

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.910 Purposes of sheltered workshops.

178.910. Purposes of sheltered workshops. — 1. A sheltered workshop shall provide a controlled work environment and a program designed toward enabling the handicapped person enrolled to progress toward normal living and to develop, as far as possible, his capacity, performance and relationship with other persons. 2. A sheltered workshop shall, so far as possible, provide work experience sufficiently diverse to accommodate the needs of each of the handicapped persons enrolled. 3. A sheltered workshop shall coordinate and integrate its services with all community agencies for the benefit of its employees, and whenever practicable make use of the services available from these agencies. (L. 1965 p. 309 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.920 Procedure for establishing sheltered workshops - hearing - certificate - ...

178.920. Procedure for establishing sheltered workshops — hearing — certificate — revocation. — 1. Any group of persons desiring to establish a sheltered workshop which will be eligible for state aid shall request a certificate of approval from the department. The request shall be in writing on forms provided by the department, and shall contain such information as the department may reasonably require. 2. Within sixty days after receipt of the request, the department shall hold a hearing to determine suitability of the proposed sheltered workshop to provide appropriate supervised employment and rehabilitation for handicapped persons. 3. If, after hearing, the department determines that the proposed sheltered workshop will be a proper agent of the state for the purpose of employment and rehabilitation of handicapped persons, it shall notify the persons requesting the certificate that they will be issued a certificate of approval upon filing with the department the applicant's certificate of incorporation as a not-for-profit corporation and a copy of its charter and bylaws. No provision of the charter or bylaws shall conflict with the rules and regulations of the department. 4. The department may refuse to issue a certificate of authority if it finds that a proposed sheltered workshop will not be a proper agency of the state for the purpose of employment and rehabilitation of handicapped persons and it may, after notice and hearing, revoke the certificate of authority of any sheltered workshop which is no longer qualified because the need for the workshop no longer exists or for violation of any rule or regulation of the department. (L. 1965 p. 309 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.931 Payments for hours worked by disabled employees, how calculated.

178.931. Payments for hours worked by disabled employees, how calculated. — 1. Beginning July 1, 2018, and thereafter, the department of elementary and secondary education shall pay monthly, out of the funds appropriated to it for that purpose, to each sheltered workshop a sum equal to the amount calculated under subsection 2 of this section but at least the amount necessary to ensure that at least twenty-one dollars is paid for each six-hour or longer day worked by a handicapped employee for each standard workweek of up to and including thirty-eight hours worked. For each handicapped worker employed by a sheltered workshop for less than a thirty-eight-hour week or a six-hour day, the workshop shall receive a percentage of the corresponding amount normally paid based on the percentage of time worked by the handicapped employee. 2. In order to calculate the monthly amount due to each sheltered workshop, the department shall: (1) Determine the quotient obtained by dividing the appropriation for the fiscal year by twelve; and (2) Divide the amount calculated under subdivision (1) of this subsection among the sheltered workshops in proportion to each sheltered workshop's number of hours submitted to the department for the preceding calendar month. 3. The department shall accept, as prima facie proof of payment due to a sheltered workshop, information as designated by the department, either in paper or electronic format. A statement signed by the president, secretary, and manager of the sheltered workshop, setting forth the dates worked and the number of hours worked each day by each handicapped person employed by that sheltered workshop during the preceding calendar month, together with any other information required by the rules or regulations of the department, shall be maintained at the workshop location. (L. 2018 H.B. 1415 merged with S.B. 743, A.L. 2019 S.B. 275)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.935 Special certificates for employment of disabled persons at sheltered ...

178.935. Special certificates for employment of disabled persons at sheltered workshops — commensurate wage requirements — issuance of certificate, criteria. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Certificate" , authorization issued to employers by the department to pay special wages to workers who have disabilities for the work being performed; (2) "Commensurate wage" , a wage paid to a disabled person when his or her disability impairs his or her productive and earning capacities for the work being performed. The wage shall be commensurate with the worker's productivity as compared to the wage and productivity of an experienced worker who is not disabled. 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to contrary, the department, to the extent necessary to prevent the curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall provide for the employment, under special certificates, of disabled persons at sheltered workshops, at wages which are: (1) Lower than the wage rate applicable under sections 290.500 to 290.530 ; (2) Commensurate with those paid to nondisabled workers, employed in the vicinity in which the persons under the certificates are employed, for essentially the same type, quality, and quantity of work; and (3) Related to the person's productivity. 3. The department shall not issue a certificate under subsection 2 of this section unless the sheltered workshop provides written assurances to the department of the following: (1) In the case of persons paid on an hourly rate basis, wages paid in accordance with subsection 2 of this section shall be reviewed by the sheltered workshop at periodic intervals at least once every six months; and (2) Wages paid in accordance with subsection 2 of this section shall be adjusted by the sheltered workshop at periodic intervals, at least once each year, to reflect changes in the prevailing wage paid to experienced nondisabled persons employed in the locality for essentially the same type of work. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, no sheltered workshop shall be permitted to reduce the hourly wage rate prescribed by certificate under this section of any disabled worker for a period of two years from such date without prior authorization from the department. (L. 2021 H.B. 432)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.940 Department designated to accept and disburse federal funds.

178.940. Department designated to accept and disburse federal funds. — The department shall be the official agency of this state for the acceptance and disbursement of funds of the United States government made available to the states for rehabilitation or employment related services to handicapped persons as defined in section 178.900 . (L. 1965 p. 309 § 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.950 Board of education to appoint necessary staff.

178.950. Board of education to appoint necessary staff. — In order to implement and effectuate the provisions of sections 178.900 to 178.970 , the state board of education shall appoint a section head and such other personnel, including administrative, professional and technical persons, within the department as may be required to implement and supervise the program, including assisting shops with operative problems and other activities contemplated by sections 178.900 to 178.970 . (L. 1965 p. 309 § 6, A.L. 1971 S.B. 463)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.960 Judicial review.

178.960. Judicial review. — Any order, rule or regulation of the department is subject to review under the provisions of chapter 536 . (L. 1965 p. 309 § 7)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.1100 Definitions - fund created, use of moneys - review by coordinating board - ...

178.1100. Definitions — fund created, use of moneys — review by coordinating board — rulemaking authority. — 1. As used in this section, except in those instances where the context states otherwise, the following words and phrases shall mean: (1) "Innovation education campus" or "innovation campus" , an educational partnership consisting of at least one of each of the following entities: (a) A local Missouri high school or K-12 school district; (b) A Missouri four-year public or private higher education institution; (c) A Missouri-based business or businesses; and (d) A Missouri two-year public higher education institution or State Technical College of Missouri * ; (2) "Innovation education campus fund" or "fund" , the fund to be administered by the commissioner of higher education and in the custody of the state treasurer created under this section to fund the instruction of an innovation campus. 2. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Innovation Education Campus Fund". The commissioner of higher education shall administer the fund. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 . Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. 3. The general assembly may appropriate moneys to the fund that shall be used to fund the program of instruction at any innovation education campus. 4. Participating institutions, as provided in this section, may receive moneys from the fund when the following criteria are satisfied: (1) The innovation education campus demonstrates it is actively working to lower the cost for students to complete a college degree; (2) The program at the innovation education campus decreases the general amount of time required for a student to earn a college degree; (3) The innovation education campus provides applied and project-based learning experiences for students and leverages curriculum developed in consultation with partner Missouri business and industry representatives; (4) Students graduate from the innovation education campus with direct access to internship, apprentice, part-time or full-time career opportunities with Missouri-based businesses that are in partnership with the innovation education campus; and (5) The innovation education campus engages and partners with industry stakeholders in ongoing program development and program outcomes review. 5. The existing Missouri innovation campus, consisting of the University of Central Missouri, a school district with a student enrollment between seventeen thousand and nineteen thousand students that is located in any county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, a community college located in any county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, and private enterprises, has satisfied these criteria and is eligible for funding under this section. 6. The coordinating board for higher education shall conduct a review every five years of any innovation education campus to verify ongoing compliance with the requirements of subsection 4 of this section, including the Missouri innovation campus identified in subsection 5 of this section. As part of its review, the coordinating board shall consult with and take input from each entity that is a partner to an innovation education campus. Business and industry involved in an innovation education campus, either financially or through in-kind support, may provide feedback regarding the curriculum, courses, and investment quality of the innovation education campus to the coordinating board. 7. Any innovation education campus shall annually verify to the coordinating board for higher education that it has satisfied the criteria established in subsection 4 of this section. Upon verification that the criteria are satisfied, moneys from the fund shall be disbursed. 8. If the general assembly appropriates moneys to the fund, the allocation of moneys between entities partnered in an innovation education campus for purposes of operating the innovation education campus shall be determined through the appropriations process. Moneys appropriated to the fund shall not be considered part of the annual appropriation to any institution of higher education or any school district. If an innovation education campus, or any entity that has partnered to create and operate an innovation education campus, receives private funds, such private funds shall not be placed in the fund created in this section. 9. The coordinating board for higher education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. Nothing in this section is intended to conflict with or supercede rules or regulations promulgated by the coordinating board for higher education. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2013, shall be invalid and void. (L. 2013 S.B. 381) *"Linn State Technical College" appears in original rolls. The name of the college was changed by H.B. 673, 2013, effective 7-01-14.
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