Effective - 28 Aug 1999
162.867. Candidate for board — qualifications — election process — terms — redistricting committee. — 1. Board of education members of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons in office on August 28, 1999, shall serve the remainder of their terms and shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified pursuant to this section.
2. On and after August 28, 1999, each new member of a board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall be elected pursuant to this section by the governing council established pursuant to section 162.856.
3. Pursuant to this section, each qualified candidate for the board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall:
(1) Be a voter of the district who has resided within the state for one year next preceding selection to the board and is resident in the subdistrict in which the candidate files;
(2) Be at least twenty-four years of age.
4. No member of the board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall:
(1) Vote on, solicit, transact, offer, or accept any contract between the special school district and any corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which that member of the board of education has a financial interest, unless otherwise provided herein, excluding interests owned prior to such member's election;
(2) Hold any office or employment of profit from the board of education of the special school district while serving. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person from being elected to or serving on the board of education of the special school district on the basis that the person is related to a pupil of the special school district or to a pupil of any school district all or a portion of which is contained within the special school district; or
(3) Vote on, solicit, transact, offer, or accept any contract or procurement in which that board member shall have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, unless:
(a) The material facts as to such member's relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed in writing and are known to the board and governing council, and such governing council and board, in good faith, authorize the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of the majority of the disinterested members; and
(b) Such member's relationship or interest in such contract or transaction shall not be voted upon by such interested member.
5. Beginning in April, 1997, and every third year thereafter, two members shall be elected. Beginning in April, 1998, and every third year thereafter, two members shall be elected. Beginning in April, 1999, and every third year thereafter, three members shall be elected. A member shall be elected to fill each open seat on the board of education.
6. Board members shall serve three-year terms and shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
7. The board of education shall, upon formation and each decade within ninety days following the publication of the final decennial census figures thereafter, adopt a resolution calling for the formation of a redistricting committee. Upon adoption of such resolution, the secretary of the board of education shall forward a certified copy thereof to the state board of education. The redistricting committee shall consist of three residents within the district, appointed by the board of education of the special school district, plus three additional persons resident within the special school district, appointed by the state board of education. Thereafter, the redistricting committee shall meet, organize itself with a chairman and secretary, and proceed with the adoption of a redistricting plan. 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 of the redistricting committee to the state board of education for its approval or disapproval. The state board of education shall approve any redistricting plan which divides the special district into seven subdistricts of equal population, taking into account insofar as possible existing school district boundary lines. Upon approval by the state board of education, the redistricting plan shall become effective and all board members selected thereafter shall be selected 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. If a redistricting plan has not been adopted within one year after the publication of the decennial census figures, the state board of education shall provide the redistricting plan. No member of the redistricting committee shall serve on the board of education for a period of six years following such service on the redistricting committee.
8. The structure of the board of education and the selection of members of the board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall be as established pursuant to this section, except as may be otherwise approved by the voters of the special school district under section 162.858.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 687, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 162 - School Districts
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 162.051 - 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 162.073 - Definitions.
Section 162.085 - Lapse of district upon withdrawal of provisional accreditation.
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 162.204 - 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 162.231 - Failure to approve proposed district — effect.
Section 162.241 - Election of directors in newly formed district — costs of election, how paid.
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 162.311 - 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 162.401 - Treasurer's bond.
Section 162.411 - Board may employ attorney.
Section 162.441 - Annexation — procedure, alternative — form of ballot.
Section 162.451 - Dissolution of district.
Section 162.461 - Corporate powers of urban districts.
Section 162.471 - Board of directors — qualifications, terms, vacancies.
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 162.571 - Corporate powers of metropolitan district — board of education, powers.
Section 162.591 - Organization of board — board to appoint acting superintendent, when.
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 162.631 - 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 162.710 - Transportation, how provided.
Section 162.722 - Acceleration of students, subject or whole grade, when.
Section 162.740 - District of residence to pay toward cost, when — amount, how calculated.
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 162.770 - Reports by superintendents of state schools for deaf and blind required, when.
Section 162.785 - State board authorized to acquire property and to receive and administer grants.
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 162.820 - 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 162.840 - 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 162.859 - 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 162.870 - 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 162.895 - 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 162.930 - 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 162.958 - Law in effect at time of request to be utilized.
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 162.997 - 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 162.1040 - 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 162.1049 - 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 162.1059 - Federal court ordering desegregation court order to govern enrollment option.
Section 162.1061 - Transfer corporations (metropolitan schools), computation of state aid.
Section 162.1130 - Definitions.
Section 162.1139 - Joint referral service developed, rehabilitation services.
Section 162.1142 - Blindness skills specialist fund created.
Section 162.1195 - Fine arts, professional development education assistance.
Section 162.1255 - Funding for competency-based courses — amount.