Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others
Section 168.102 - Short title.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969
168.102. Short title. — Sections 168.102 to 168.130 shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Tenure Act" and shall become effective July 1, 1970.
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(L. 1969 p. 275 § 168.101)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and administrators, academically deficient schools, when, procedure, 160.540

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XI - Education and Libraries

Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others

Section 168.011 - Teachers — license required — teaching, and administration, to be recognized as professions.

Section 168.015 - Advisory council of certification for educators established — number — appointment — qualifications — powers — duties.

Section 168.021 - Issuance of teachers' licenses and scholars certificates, requirements, procedure — fees — effect of certification in another state and subsequent employment in this state — certificate issuance for military members.

Section 168.023 - Contact hours included in professional development requirements for vocational-technical certification.

Section 168.024 - Local business externship, count as contact hours of professional development.

Section 168.025 - Teacher externships, requirements — rulemaking authority — sunset provision.

Section 168.036 - Substitute teacher certificates, issuance of — requirements — retired teachers employed as substitutes, no loss of retirement, when — employment as a substitute teacher — orientation — background checks — rules.

Section 168.037 - Web-based survey, substitute teachers, purpose — survey completion and contents.

Section 168.071 - Revocation, suspension or refusal of certificate or license, grounds — procedure — appeal.

Section 168.081 - Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificate prohibited.

Section 168.101 - Employment of certificated teachers ineligible for permanent status under the teacher tenure act (all districts except metropolitan).

Section 168.102 - Short title.

Section 168.104 - Definitions.

Section 168.106 - Indefinite contract, what affects.

Section 168.108 - Contract, form of — requirements.

Section 168.110 - Contract modification, when — what provisions.

Section 168.112 - Modification or termination, how.

Section 168.114 - Board may terminate, grounds for.

Section 168.116 - Termination by board — notice — charges.

Section 168.118 - Termination hearing, procedure, costs.

Section 168.120 - Appeal by teacher, procedure.

Section 168.122 - Leaves of absence, board may establish policy — retention of permanent status.

Section 168.124 - Board may place on leave — provisions governing — salary to be paid to affected teacher, when.

Section 168.126 - Probationary teachers, how terminated — notice, contents — reemployed, how.

Section 168.128 - Teacher records, how maintained — evaluations, how performed and maintained.

Section 168.129 - Board member exempt from civil liability resulting from charges against teacher.

Section 168.130 - Teachers not to participate in management of school board election, campaign.

Section 168.133 - Criminal background checks required for school personnel, when, procedure — rulemaking authority.

Section 168.151 - Solicitation of or payment by teacher of expenses of school prohibited, penalty.

Section 168.171 - Supervisor of physical education, supervisor of health and school nurses may be employed in certain districts.

Section 168.181 - Business manager and clerical help may be employed in certain districts — duties.

Section 168.191 - Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties).

Section 168.201 - Superintendent of schools and other employees — employment of by all districts except metropolitan authorized.

Section 168.205 - Superintendent, school districts may share, when — additional state aid.

Section 168.211 - Superintendent of schools, appointment, term — superintendent to appoint a treasurer and commissioner of school buildings and associate and assistant superintendents — bond — powers of superintendent (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.221 - Probationary period for teachers — removal of probationary and permanent personnel — hearing — demotions — reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.232 - Consequences of dissolution of St. Louis special school district.

Section 168.251 - Noncertificated employees — appointment, promotion, removal, suspension (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.261 - Director of personnel, appointment — personnel committee, appointment (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.271 - Probationary period for employees — discharge during (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.281 - Permanent employees, removal, procedure — suspension, demotion — reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts).

Section 168.300 - District employers may authorize contributions to credit unions and for other purposes, to be deducted and paid from compensation — procedure.

Section 168.303 - Job-sharing rules to be adopted by board, job sharing defined.

Section 168.400 - Programs established for public school personnel — contents.

Section 168.405 - Administrator assessment center established — certificate issued — unsatisfactory assessment, hearing.

Section 168.407 - Principal-administrator academy program for school leaders.

Section 168.409 - Fees and costs for assessment center and academy.

Section 168.410 - Evaluations of school administrators and district superintendents — copy of evaluation to person evaluated.

Section 168.450 - Officer training, Missouri state training center to develop curriculum and certification requirements.

Section 168.500 - Career and teacher excellence plan, career ladder forward funding fund established — general assembly to appropriate funds — model career plans, contents — criteria for career ladder — participation to be voluntary — qualifications...

Section 168.505 - Teacher receiving career pay not to affect district base pay.

Section 168.510 - Disqualified from participating in career plan, grounds.

Section 168.515 - Salary supplement for participants in career plan — method of distribution — amounts — matching funds, contributions — review of career pay — tax levy authorized, when — use of funds.

Section 168.520 - Career advancement program for personnel of state schools for the blind, deaf and severely disabled — salary supplement for participants.

Section 168.530 - Reimbursement by department for coordinator, when.

Section 168.745 - Compensation package created — fund created.

Section 168.747 - Eligibility for compensation package.

Section 168.749 - Eligibility for stipends, criteria.

Section 168.750 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 168.770 - Library information and technology program recognized — rulemaking authority.