Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 162 - School Districts
Section 162.191 - Election in proposed district.

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XI - Education and Libraries

Chapter 162 - School Districts

Section 162.011 - School boards may associate and appoint a member to attend meetings — may pay dues and attendance expenses.

Section 162.013 - School boards may expend district funds to provide accident and property damage insurance for members, when.

Section 162.014 - Registered sex offenders prohibited from being school board candidates.

Section 162.031 - Division or addition to district — apportionment of property and obligations.

Section 162.032 - Annexation or dissolution of school district, health care coverage continuation responsibility of successor district.

Section 162.041 - Arbitration of disagreement as to apportionment — arbitrator's compensation — effect of award.

Section 162.051 - Special board meetings, how called — notice.

Section 162.058 - Community engagement policy, requirements.

Section 162.063 - School districts may provide hospital and medical coverage for students, when.

Section 162.064 - Bus drivers, medical endorsement required, when.

Section 162.065 - Bus driver training required.

Section 162.068 - Former employees, information provided by school district, written policy required — suspension of employee under investigation — immunity from liability, when, exception.

Section 162.069 - Employee-student communications, written policy required — training materials, required content.

Section 162.071 - Annexation of district to adjoining district, when — state board of education, duties.

Section 162.073 - Definitions.

Section 162.081 - Failure to provide minimum school term, effect of — unaccredited schools, hearing required, board of education options — special administrative board, duration of authority.

Section 162.083 - Special administrative board, additional members authorized — term of office — return to local governance, when.

Section 162.084 - Annual performance report, schools in bottom five percent — letter to parents — rating and ranking, display requirements.

Section 162.085 - Lapse of district upon withdrawal of provisional accreditation.

Section 162.091 - Neglect or refusal to comply with school laws by public official a misdemeanor, penalty.

Section 162.152 - Section of district reorganization created — duties.

Section 162.171 - Reorganization plans may be proposed.

Section 162.181 - Reorganization, procedure.

Section 162.191 - Election in proposed district.

Section 162.201 - Certification of election results.

Section 162.202 - Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated.

Section 162.203 - Orientation and training requirements for board members initially elected or appointed — refresher training.

Section 162.204 - Permanent records, digital or electronic format permitted.

Section 162.208 - Internet websites, required postings.

Section 162.211 - Seven-director district, who may establish.

Section 162.212 - Six-director school district to be known as seven-director school district.

Section 162.215 - School officers may be commissioned to enforce certain criminal laws.

Section 162.221 - Seven-director district, procedure to organize.

Section 162.223 - Consolidation of seven-director districts — petition by voters or call for election by two or more boards of education — ballot form — procedure — new district declared, when — commissioner's powers — board members, how determined.

Section 162.231 - Failure to approve proposed district — effect.

Section 162.241 - Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid.

Section 162.251 - New district, officers, elected, when — funds, how transferred — obligations assumed.

Section 162.261 - Seven-director district, board of, terms — vacancies — prohibition on hiring spouse of board member, when — constitutional prohibition on nepotism applies to districts.

Section 162.281 - Candidate to declare for term of specific number of years, when.

Section 162.291 - Directors — election — qualifications.

Section 162.301 - Organization of board — quorum — officers.

Section 162.303 - Failure of member to attend board meetings, effect — attendance, defined — vacancies, how filled.

Section 162.311 - Name of district adopted, when — seal required.

Section 162.321 - Change of district name — effect.

Section 162.341 - Annual election, when held.

Section 162.351 - Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts.

Section 162.371 - Secretary to issue certificates.

Section 162.381 - Conduct of special elections.

Section 162.391 - Employment of board members prohibited — secretary and treasurer, compensated, when.

Section 162.401 - Treasurer's bond.

Section 162.411 - Board may employ attorney.

Section 162.423 - Extension of city limits does not affect district boundaries — section effective when.

Section 162.431 - Boundary change — procedure — arbitration — compensation of arbitrators — resubmission of changes restricted.

Section 162.441 - Annexation — procedure, alternative — form of ballot.

Section 162.451 - Dissolution of district.

Section 162.459 - Boards of all seven-director and urban school districts to have seven members with the exception of Kansas City — directors, how elected.

Section 162.461 - Corporate powers of urban districts.

Section 162.471 - Board of directors — qualifications, terms, vacancies.

Section 162.481 - Elections in urban school districts, held when — elections in Springfield, post-2000 census urban school districts, St. Charles County, and Buchanan County.

Section 162.491 - Directors may be nominated by petition, when — contents of petition, certain districts — no petition required, Buchanan County — no declaration of candidacy as sole method of filing.

Section 162.492 - Director districts, candidates from subdistricts and at large — terms — vacancy, how filled.

Section 162.501 - Secretary to issue certificates of election.

Section 162.511 - Duties, restrictions and liabilities of the board — quorum — seal.

Section 162.521 - Selection of officers of the board — terms — removal.

Section 162.531 - Duties of the secretary — bond.

Section 162.541 - Bond of treasurer.

Section 162.551 - Compensation of treasurer and secretary.

Section 162.553 - Urban school district may form ad hoc committee on dropout prevention — members — selection.

Section 162.563 - Subdivision of districts — definitions — procedure — school board to adopt final plan, hearings, content — election of school board members — petition to divide, procedure.

Section 162.571 - Corporate powers of metropolitan district — board of education, powers.

Section 162.581 - Qualifications of board members — oath — exemption from service as election officers.

Section 162.591 - Organization of board — board to appoint acting superintendent, when.

Section 162.601 - Election of board members, terms — members appointed due to vacancies, terms — qualifications.

Section 162.603 - Nominations — procedure.

Section 162.611 - Failure to attend board meetings, effect — vacancies, how filled.

Section 162.621 - Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board.

Section 162.626 - Multiyear teacher-student grouping pilot program — class sizes, program goals — policies of school board may be reviewed by state board of education.

Section 162.631 - Jurisdiction of circuit court over board — how exercised.

Section 162.641 - Treasurer, duties — bond.

Section 162.651 - Testimony taken in board's investigations to be under oath.

Section 162.661 - Annual report of the board.

Section 162.666 - St. Louis students' bill of rights.

Section 162.670 - Statement of policy.

Section 162.675 - Definitions.

Section 162.680 - Disabled children to be educated with others whenever possible.

Section 162.685 - Hearings by state board on adoption of standards and regulations.

Section 162.686 - Audio recording of meetings not to be prohibited — violation, penalty.

Section 162.690 - Advisory committees authorized — how appointed.

Section 162.700 - Special educational services, required, when — diagnostic reports, how obtained — evaluations of private school students with disabilities — special services, ages three and four — remedial reading program, how funded.

Section 162.705 - Contracts with other districts for special educational services — costs, how paid — district must provide services, when.

Section 162.710 - Transportation, how provided.

Section 162.715 - Special training for special educational programs — professional personnel required to obtain state aid.

Section 162.720 - Gifted children, district to establish programs for — teacher certification required, when — state board to approve — immunity from liability, when — rulemaking authority.

Section 162.722 - Acceleration of students, subject or whole grade, when.

Section 162.730 - State board to establish schools for severely disabled — special services for deaf — who shall provide — rules, procedure.

Section 162.740 - District of residence to pay toward cost, when — amount, how calculated.

Section 162.745 - Amount due from school district, notification of — payment, when — failure to pay, effect of.

Section 162.750 - Special district may contract for special educational services for severely handicapped children.

Section 162.755 - Transportation to be provided children, sheltered workshop employees, social centers and residents of facilities for certain disabled persons, also certain state schools.

Section 162.756 - Transportation by common carriers for students of schools for the blind and deaf.

Section 162.760 - Additional personnel of state board, appointment of.

Section 162.765 - Superintendents and personnel of state schools for the deaf and blind, appointments, how made — compensation, how set and paid.

Section 162.770 - Reports by superintendents of state schools for deaf and blind required, when.

Section 162.775 - Eye examinations for pupils at state school for blind required — medical treatment provided, when.

Section 162.780 - Care and control of property of state schools for severely disabled in state board of education.

Section 162.785 - State board authorized to acquire property and to receive and administer grants.

Section 162.790 - Donated funds, how handled — special funds created — annual report on all money in trust funds required.

Section 162.795 - Boards of advisors, terms, appointment, duties, meetings.

Section 162.800 - Board of advisors — compensation and expenses of members.

Section 162.805 - State and area advisory committees, how appointed — tenure.

Section 162.810 - Employees not to have interest in sales to schools, penalty.

Section 162.815 - Voters may create special district to educate severely handicapped and to provide vocational training to residents of district.

Section 162.820 - Preexisting special districts covered by sections 162.670 to 162.995.

Section 162.821 - District secretary, duties of — report, contents of.

Section 162.825 - Special district, procedure to establish.

Section 162.830 - Special district may include one or more school districts.

Section 162.835 - State board to review petition, when — plan for election districts within a special district required, when — submission to voters, when.

Section 162.840 - Form of ballot.

Section 162.841 - Records to be kept — changes to be reported.

Section 162.845 - Organization election results, how determined — election of directors, when.

Section 162.855 - Board of education of a special school district, duties and powers.

Section 162.856 - Governing council of special school districts with population of more than 100,000 — members — powers and duties.

Section 162.857 - Board of education of special school district with population of more than 100,000 — members — powers and duties.

Section 162.858 - Public review committee and parental advisory committee of special school district with population of more than 100,000 — appointment of members — powers and duties.

Section 162.859 - Board members to file financial interest statements.

Section 162.860 - Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where.

Section 162.865 - Election at large — terms of office.

Section 162.867 - Candidate for board — qualifications — election process — terms — redistricting committee.

Section 162.870 - Results, how certified.

Section 162.875 - District a body corporate and a political subdivision — powers granted.

Section 162.880 - Establishment of schools, when.

Section 162.885 - Determination of eligibility of child, how made.

Section 162.890 - Special district to assume full responsibility for handicapped or severely handicapped children — exception, transition period.

Section 162.895 - Vocational training to be provided.

Section 162.900 - Transportation of students required — state transportation aid authorized.

Section 162.905 - Cooperative activities authorized.

Section 162.910 - Election of board members — term — declarations of.

Section 162.915 - Acquisition of property — condemnation powers — sites, how selected.

Section 162.920 - Tax rate — how increased.

Section 162.925 - Property subject to tax — special district taxes not to be used in determining average school levy.

Section 162.930 - Approval for state aid, how obtained.

Section 162.935 - State aid, how computed.

Section 162.940 - Tuition fees, how set — who shall pay.

Section 162.945 - Notice to parent or guardian of diagnosis — contents of notice.

Section 162.946 - Disability history and awareness instruction, school board may require — October designated disability history and awareness month — content and goals of instruction.

Section 162.955 - Change in assignment, prohibited, when — child endangering self or others, court order — placement of child during interim.

Section 162.958 - Law in effect at time of request to be utilized.

Section 162.959 - Mediation of dispute available, when — agreement to be in writing — attorney not permitted, when.

Section 162.961 - Due process hearing before administrative hearing commission — written decision — expedited hearing — forty-five day placement — hearing requirements — preliminary meeting.

Section 162.962 - Decision subject to review, when, procedure.

Section 162.963 - Rights of parties — record of proceedings, how kept — costs, how paid.

Section 162.974 - Reimbursement for education costs of high-need children.

Section 162.996 - Handicapped children attending private, parochial, parish or home schools, districts may provide special educational services — state aid, how calculated.

Section 162.997 - Surrogates appointed, when — state board of education, duties — definitions.

Section 162.998 - Board of education to be notified of need of surrogate, when, appointment, when.

Section 162.999 - Duties of surrogates, qualifications for appointment, evaluation by board, successor surrogates appointed, when — rights of surrogates — immunity from suits, exceptions — reimbursement for expenses — legal assistance and independent...

Section 162.1000 - Interagency council on transition created, definitions, members, qualifications, chairperson how selected — meetings, powers and duties — annual report, content.

Section 162.1040 - Citation of law — not applicable to certain districts.

Section 162.1042 - Definitions.

Section 162.1045 - State board of education to develop guidelines for enrollment option plan.

Section 162.1047 - Enrollment option plan standards for acceptance or rejection — notice of rejection, content.

Section 162.1049 - Nonresident district and resident district to accept each other's credits.

Section 162.1052 - Rejection of admission of a nonresident by nonresident district, when.

Section 162.1055 - School districts soliciting enrollment of a nonresident student, prohibited — activities in schools to be determined by district.

Section 162.1057 - State aid, nonresident student enrolled in option district to be counted as resident.

Section 162.1059 - Federal court ordering desegregation court order to govern enrollment option.

Section 162.1060 - Transfer corporation, board, powers and duties, funding — termination of corporation, funds to lapse to general revenue — regional attendance zones.

Section 162.1061 - Transfer corporations (metropolitan schools), computation of state aid.

Section 162.1100 - Transitional school district, governing board, members, powers and duties — taxation — school improvement plan, review by state board of education — accountability officer, duties — dissolution of district, when.

Section 162.1115 - Career and technical education programs, districts not penalized under school improvement program, when — revision of scoring.

Section 162.1125 - Kaitlyn's law — certain IDEA students may participate in graduation ceremonies and related activities.

Section 162.1130 - Definitions.

Section 162.1133 - Blindness skills specialist available at each regional professional development center, duties — task force established.

Section 162.1136 - Annual study conducted, educational status of eligible students — report to the general assembly, contents.

Section 162.1139 - Joint referral service developed, rehabilitation services.

Section 162.1142 - Blindness skills specialist fund created.

Section 162.1180 - Instructional services and programs, educational service agency may be designated, organization, meetings.

Section 162.1190 - Multiple attendance centers for same grade level, board to have policy for transfer of students.

Section 162.1195 - Fine arts, professional development education assistance.

Section 162.1250 - State funding for resident students enrolled in virtual program — calculation of funding — standards for virtual courses.

Section 162.1255 - Funding for competency-based courses — amount.

Section 162.1300 - Additional students as result of boundary change, assessment scores and performance data not to be used for three years.

Section 162.1475 - Data breach, procedures.