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 (§ 161.026)
- 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 - advisory board established - literacy and reading instruction - 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 161.182 - Repealed
- 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 161.214 - School innovation team - definitions - waiver granted, when, procedure - annual report - rules
- Section 161.215 - Early childhood development, education and care fund created, purpose, use of moneys - rulemaking authority - audit
- Section 161.216 - [Repealed]
- 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 161.235 - Repealed
- Section 161.241 - Reading instruction, comprehensive system of services - office of literacy - department duties - fund created, use of moneys
- Section 161.244 - Early childhood education grants - definitions - standards
- ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE EDUCATION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§ 161.249)
- STEM CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAM (§ 161.261)
- GREEN CLEANING PROGRAMS (§ 161.365)
- DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF CONTRACTORS ON CERTAIN SCHOOL PROJECTS (§ 161.371)
- HIGH-QUALITY MENTORING (§ 161.375)
- COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION (§§ 161.380 — 161.385)
- LANGUAGE EQUALITY AND ACQUISITION FOR DEAF KIDS (LEAD-K) ACT (§ 161.396)
- MISSOURI COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (§§ 161.400 — 161.412)
- MINORITY TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP (§§ 161.415 — 161.424)
- PHYSICAL FITNESS CHALLENGE (Cade's Law) (§ 161.450)
- DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS ACT (§§ 161.500 — 161.508)
- SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN FINANCIAL STRESS (§§ 161.520 — 161.529)
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORT (§ 161.610)
- STUDENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW ACT (§ 161.625)
- STREET GANG ACTIVITIES (§ 161.650)
- VIRTUAL SCHOOLS (§ 161.670)
- HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND AWARENESS COMMISSION (§ 161.700)
- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER RESOURCES (§§ 161.800 — 161.825)
- PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS (§ 161.850)
- ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (§ 161.855)
- ADVISORY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (Disabilities Assistance) (§§ 161.900 — 161.945)
- TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS INITIATIVE (§§ 161.1050 — 161.1055)
- SCHOOL TURNAROUND ACT (§§ 161.1080 — 161.1130)