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Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Seco...
Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Section 161.020 Department of elementary and secondary education created — superintendents of schools for deaf and for blind students — appointment.
Section 161.022 State board of education — appointment, terms, removal, compensation.
Section 161.026 Teacher representative on state board of education, qualifications, term, vacancy — expiration date.
Section 161.026 Teacher representative on state board of education, qualifications, term, vacancy — expiration date.
Section 161.032 Qualifications of state board members.
Section 161.042 Oath of office.
Section 161.052 Vacancies in office.
Section 161.062 Selection of officers of the board.
Section 161.072 Meetings of board — records, electronic availability, when — closed meetings to teacher representative, when.
Section 161.082 Board members may not act individually — quorum.
Section 161.092 Powers and duties of state board.
Section 161.093 High school equivalency certificate may be issued by state board, when.
Section 161.094 Examinations for high school equivalency certificate, what tests acceptable.
Section 161.095 Fee for examination — subsidized when.
Section 161.096 Statewide longitudinal data system, regulation on student data accessibility, transparency, and accountability required — regulation requirements — data not to be reported — rulemaking authority — violation, penalty — attorney general to enforce.
Section 161.097 Evaluation of teacher education programs — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.098 Retention and recruitment of teachers, report required.
Section 161.099 Department to ensure that curriculum promotes preparation of teachers.
Section 161.101 Scoring rubric on performance not to be used, when — department to develop rubric, where.
Section 161.102 State board to adopt rules concerning courses in physical education and provide manual — procedure.
Section 161.104 State board to adopt rules on instruction of etiquette concerning the U.S. flag.
Section 161.106 Career and student organizations' activities, department to provide staffing support — handling of organization funds.
Section 161.112 Commissioner of education — appointment — qualifications — compensation — removal.
Section 161.122 Duties of the commissioner.
Section 161.132 Department includes what — employees, appointment and compensation.
Section 161.142 Offices of department — records.
Section 161.152 Section of district reorganization created — duties.
Section 161.162 Section of special education created — special education defined — director, appointment, compensation.
Section 161.172 Veterans' training institutions, inspection and listing.
Section 161.184 Department shall not assist in placement of certain records upon certain diplomas.
Section 161.193 State council on vocational education established by executive order, assigned to department — reports, distribution.
Section 161.203 Videotape to be produced on prison conditions and the young offender — rules for distribution to all districts — viewing required for all students and status offenders, exceptions.
Section 161.209 Rules and policies, department has affirmative duty to seek comment on — review of existing rules and policies, procedure — no penalty for failure to meet resource standards, when.
Section 161.210 State board may modify or waive rules, when.
Section 161.213 High-quality early childhood education standards required — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.215 Early childhood development, education and care fund created, purpose, use of moneys — rulemaking authority — audit.
Section 161.217 Early learning quality assurance report--sunset provision.
Section 161.223 Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local school districts, preferences, discrimination prohibited.
Section 161.226 Foreign language materials to be provided to schools, when.
Section 161.227 Adult basic education English language services.
Section 161.249 Advisory council created, members, appointment, duties.
Section 161.261 STEM career awareness, program established, purpose — online program, criteria — fund created — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.365 Department to establish guidelines and specifications for program — districts to be provided with information — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.371 School work construction projects, random drug and alcohol testing of contractors permitted.
Section 161.375 Teachers and principals, standards for high-quality mentoring to be developed.
Section 161.400 Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing created — appointment — qualifications — terms — expenses — chairperson — deaf members to be provided with interpreters, cost for, how paid.
Section 161.403 Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.
Section 161.405 Commission to function as agency of state — purpose — powers and duties.
Section 161.407 Census of deaf population of state, purpose — census report content, filed when.
Section 161.409 Confidentiality of all reports and records maintained by commission — violation, penalty — release of information, no liability, exception.
Section 161.410 Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing fund created in the state treasury, deposits and disbursements.
Section 161.412 Issuance of grants to deaf-blind adults and children and their families.
Section 161.415 Minority teaching scholarships — amount — qualifications — matching funds — renewability.
Section 161.418 Department to develop criteria — applicant preference of schools.
Section 161.421 Cessation of study — effect.
Section 161.424 Recipients of scholarships to teach in this state — terms, conditions — deferral of payments.
Section 161.450 Physical fitness challenge for students, department to adopt rules — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.500 Citation of law.
Section 161.502 Definitions.
Section 161.504 Drug-free schools program created — department may apply for funding — disbursement of funds — application for funding of prevention and suppression programs — interagency agreements — administrative guidelines — annual report, contents.
Section 161.506 Concentration of program — elements — enhanced efforts — use of funds — advisory committee.
Section 161.508 Criteria for rating grant applications to be developed by committee — membership of committee — staff services — compensation — duties — guidelines and procedures to be developed — department to administer and monitor — personnel costs — administrative costs.
Section 161.520 Districts in financial stress, factors determining — notification to district school board, contents — board to prepare budget and education plan, contents.
Section 161.525 Fiscal year ending with balance of less than one percent in teachers' and incidental funds — notice requirements.
Section 161.527 District not required to reduce operating levy, when — restrictions on administrative costs and salaries — exemptions from restrictions, limitation — extension on exemptions may be submitted to voters.
Section 161.529 Duties imposed on boards of education, how enforced.
Section 161.610 Procedure for reporting performance of high school graduates completing vocational education programs — procedure — data included — public reports.
Section 161.650 Department to identify and adopt violence prevention program, district to administer — state board to adopt violence prevention program — duties — administered how — funding.
Section 161.670 Course access and virtual school program established, eligibility for enrollment — state aid calculation — enrollment process, payment by district — department duties, annual report — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.700 Citation of law — commission created, members — holocaust defined — executive director may be employed.
Section 161.825 Citation of law — definitions — master list of autism spectrum disorder resources required — scholarship granting organizations, requirements, duties — department duties — sunset provision.
Section 161.850 Publication to be produced, purpose, content — copy to be provided to parents — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.855 Work groups to convene, members, recommendations — state board to adopt and implement standards, when — pilot assessments — certain persons performing work to be employees of the district.
Section 161.900 Definitions.
Section 161.905 Assistive technology council established — members, qualifications, terms, chairperson how selected — meetings.
Section 161.910 Bylaws to be adopted by council, no compensation but to be paid expenses.
Section 161.915 Council assigned to agency for technological-related assistance to individuals with disabilities.
Section 161.920 Council assigned to department of elementary and secondary education, when — appropriation required for continued actions and staff.
Section 161.925 Duties of council.
Section 161.930 Assistive technology trust fund created, use of moneys.
Section 161.935 Council to assure compliance with federal accessibility laws — duties of council to assure accessibility.
Section 161.940 Assistive technology loan program created — council to promulgate rules to enforce.
Section 161.945 Assistive technology loan revolving fund established.
Section 161.1050 Initiative established, department duties — definitions.
Section 161.1055 Pilot program established, selection of schools — fund created — definitions.
Section 161.1080 Citation of law.
Section 161.1085 Definitions.
Section 161.1090 School turnaround program, purpose — criteria, designation of schools in need.
Section 161.1095 School turnaround committee, members — expert — plan, contents — local educational agency duties — approval of plan, procedure.
Section 161.1100 Independent school turnaround experts identified by department, duties — qualifications for experts.
Section 161.1105 Contracts awarded for experts, criteria — negotiation of contracts, department duties — fund created, use of moneys.
Section 161.1110 Review of school turnaround plan — approval criteria — rulemaking authority — fund created, use of moneys — grants awarded.
Section 161.1115 Extension granted, when — rulemaking authority.
Section 161.1120 School recognition and reward program established, purpose — fund created, use of moneys — grants awarded.
Section 161.1125 Report to joint committee on education.
Section 161.1130 Rulemaking authority.