Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories
167.126. Children admitted to certain programs or facilities, right to educational services — school district, per pupil cost, payment — inclusion in average daily attendance, payments in lieu of taxes, when. — 1. Children who are admitted to programs or facilities of the department of mental health or whose domicile is one school district in Missouri but who reside in another school district in Missouri as a result of placement arranged by or approved by the department of mental health, the department of social services or placement arranged by or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction shall have a right to be provided the educational services as provided by law and shall not be denied admission to any appropriate regular public school or special school district program or program operated by the state board of education, as the case may be, where the child actually resides because of such admission or placement; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent the department of mental health, the department of social services or a court of competent jurisdiction from otherwise providing or procuring educational services for such child.
2. Each school district or special school district constituting the domicile of any child for whom educational services are provided or procured under this section shall pay toward the per-pupil costs for educational services for such child. A school district which is not a special school district shall pay an amount equal to the average sum produced per child by the local tax effort of the district of domicile. A special school district shall pay an amount not to exceed the average sum produced per child by the local tax efforts of the domiciliary districts.
3. When educational services have been provided by the school district or special school district in which a child actually resides, including a child who temporarily resides in a children's hospital licensed under chapter 197, for rendering health care services to children under the age of eighteen for more than three days, other than the district of domicile, the amounts as provided in subsection 2 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 school district, or special school district, as the case may be, shall send a written voucher for payment to the regular or special district constituting the domicile of the child served and the domiciliary school district or special school district receiving such voucher shall pay the district providing or procuring the services an amount not to exceed the average sum produced per child by the local tax efforts of the domiciliary districts. In the event the responsible district fails to pay the appropriate amount to the district within ninety days after a voucher is submitted, the state department of elementary and secondary education shall deduct the appropriate amount due from the next payments of any state financial aid due that district and shall pay the same to the appropriate district.
4. In cases where a child whose domicile is in one district is placed in programs or facilities operated by the department of mental health or resides in another district pursuant to assignment by that department or is placed by the department of social services or a court of competent jurisdiction into any type of publicly contracted residential site in Missouri, the department of elementary and secondary education shall, as soon as funds are appropriated, pay the serving district from funds appropriated for that purpose the amount by which the per-pupil costs of the educational services exceeds the amounts received from the domiciliary district except that any other state money received by the serving district by virtue of rendering such service shall reduce the balance due.
5. Institutions providing a place of residence for children whose parents or guardians do not reside in the district in which the institution is located shall have authority to enroll such children in a program in the district or special district in which the institution is located and such enrollment shall be subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to placement authorized pursuant to subsection 1 of this section or if the placement occurred for the sole purpose of enrollment in the district or special district. "Institution" as used in this subsection means a facility organized under the laws of Missouri for the purpose of providing care and treatment of juveniles.
6. Children residing in institutions providing a place of residence for three or more such children whose domicile is not in the state of Missouri may be admitted to schools or programs provided on a contractual basis between the school district, special district or state department or agency and the proper department or agency, or persons in the state where domicile is maintained. Such contracts shall not be permitted to place any financial burden whatsoever upon the state of Missouri, its political subdivisions, school districts or taxpayers.
7. For purposes of this section the domicile of the child shall be the school district where the child would have been educated if the child had not been placed in a different school district. No provision of this section shall be construed to deny any child domiciled in Missouri appropriate and necessary, gratuitous public services.
8. For the purpose of distributing state aid under section 163.031, a child receiving educational services provided by the district in which the child actually resides, other than the district of domicile, shall be included in average daily attendance, as defined under section 163.011, of the district providing the educational services for the child.
9. Each school district or special school district where the child actually resides, other than the district of domicile, may receive payment from the department of elementary and secondary education, in lieu of receiving the local tax effort from the domiciliary school district. Such payments from the department shall be subject to appropriation and shall only be made for children that have been placed in a school other than the domiciliary school district by a state agency or a court of competent jurisdiction and from whom excess educational costs are billed to the department of elementary and secondary education.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 641 & 593, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889 merged with S.B. 387, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 167 - Pupils and Special Services
Section 167.022 - Request for records, placed pupils.
Section 167.026 - Expungement of disciplinary records, exception.
Section 167.029 - School uniforms.
Section 167.051 - Compulsory attendance of part-time schools.
Section 167.061 - Penalty for violating compulsory attendance law.
Section 167.111 - Officials to enforce compulsory attendance law.
Section 167.113 - Compliance with federal laws relating to pupil rights required.
Section 167.121 - Assignment of pupil to another district, when — tuition, how paid, amount.
Section 167.122 - Placed pupils, notification of district, distribution of information.
Section 167.182 - HPV informational brochure, contents.
Section 167.191 - Children with contagious diseases not to attend school — penalty.
Section 167.201 - School lunch program — funds — duties of state board.
Section 167.211 - School boards may provide for sale of lunches to children.
Section 167.223 - High school may offer postsecondary course options — fees.
Section 167.232 - Tax for extra transportation may be rescinded, procedure.
Section 167.265 - School counselors, grades kindergarten through nine — eligibility — application.
Section 167.266 - Academic and career counseling program — rulemaking authority.
Section 167.268 - Policy for reading success plans — state board to develop guidelines.
Section 167.335 - Alternative education grants — qualifications — joint applications.
Section 167.349 - Charter schools, establishment.
Section 167.600 - Definitions — nonseverability.
Section 167.614 - Discontinuance of participation.
Section 167.617 - Continuation of services previously provided.
Section 167.619 - Most accessible care to be provided — discrimination prohibited.
Section 167.624 - Lifesaving training — CPR.
Section 167.627 - Possession and self-administration of medication in school — requirements.
Section 167.637 - Influenza and influenza vaccination information, provided when.
Section 167.638 - Meningitis immunization, brochure, contents.
Section 167.720 - Physical education required — definitions.
Section 167.803 - Training of school employees, content, requirements.
Section 167.809 - Diabetic care may be provided to students, when, trained personnel to be on site.
Section 167.818 - Student may perform certain diabetic care for self, when.
Section 167.821 - Immunity from liability, when
Section 167.824 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 167.902 - Critical need occupations, data and information distribution.
Section 167.903 - Personal plan of study for certain students, contents — waiver.
Section 167.905 - At-risk students to be identified, district policy required.