Title XI — EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

163.041. Computation of average daily attendance for first apportionment to reorganized district. — The average daily attendance for the first apportionment of state school moneys to any enlarged school district organized under the provisions of sections 162.101 to 162.201 shall …

163.042. Option district election, effect of — notification to department of election. — 1. Any board of any school district may elect in any fiscal year to be considered an option district. Such option districts shall not be entitled to any state aid under section 163.031 or 163…

163.043. Classroom trust fund created, distribution of moneys — use of moneys by districts. — 1. For fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal year, the "Classroom Trust Fund", which is hereby created in the state treasury, shall be distributed by the state board of education t…

163.044. Annual appropriation of thirty million dollars for specified uses. — 1. Beginning with the 2007 fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate thirty million dollars to be directed in the following manner to school districts with an a…

163.045. Additional state aid for 169 school days or more — moneys used for teacher salaries only. — 1. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in addition to all funds distributed to school districts pursuant to the provisions of section 163.031, the department…

163.048. Athletics, participation in competition designated for biological sex opposite prohibited — definitions — findings — requirements — rulemaking — expiration — severability clause. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Athletics", any interscholastic…

163.051. Forced closing of school — state aid based on prior year's attendance. — The state board of education, in the apportionment of the state school moneys fund, may use the average daily attendance of the next full year preceding or project the average daily attendance for t…

163.063. Nonresident pupils in residential care facilities — federal and state aid, counted in average daily attendance, where. — 1. As used in this section, the following words mean: (1) "Nonresident pupil", a child who: (a) At the time such child is admitted to a residential ca…

163.071. State aid for pupils residing on federal lands. — 1. If federal regulations permit inclusion of federal impact aid received pursuant to P.L. 81-874, in part or in full, as a component of local effort in this chapter, then the weighted average daily attendance for a distr…

163.073. Aid for programs provided by the division of youth services — amount, how determined — payment by district of domicile of the child, amount. — 1. When an education program, as approved under section 219.056, is provided for pupils by the division of youth services in one…

163.081. Secretary to report to state department, when, contents, penalty — distribution, when. — 1. Between June fifteenth and June thirtieth each year the secretary of each school district shall make a report to the state department of elementary and secondary education which s…

163.083. Distribution of state aid — treasurer may disregard certain requirements. — When distributing the state aid authorized by the provisions of sections 162.935, 162.975, 162.980*, 162.985**, 162.900, 163.031, 163.161 and all other moneys distributed by the state department …

163.087. School district trust fund distribution, certain school districts — districts foregoing reduction in total operating levy, calculation of entitlement. — 1. Money in the school district trust fund shall be distributed to each school district in the state in the same ratio…

163.091. Correction of errors in apportionment of state aid. — The state board of education may correct any error made in the apportionment of the state school moneys fund and classroom trust fund among the various districts of this state out of the state school moneys fund and c…

163.095. Erroneously set levy in capital projects fund, department to revise state aid calculation (St. Louis County). — For any district in the county with a charter form of government and with more than one million inhabitants that in calendar year 2005 (school year 2005-06) er…

163.096. Recalculation of local effort for certain districts. — For any school district that, during fiscal year 2005, recorded revenues from intangible taxes, the merchants' and manufacturers' surcharge, and payments in lieu of taxes other than tax increment financing surplus to…

163.161. State aid for transportation of pupils — powers of state board to approve routes, or portions of routes — effect — limitations on use of funds. — 1. Any school district which makes provision for transporting pupils as provided in section 162.621 and sections 167.231 and …

163.172. Minimum teacher's salary — information to be provided to general assembly — salary defined — grant fund and program created. — 1. (1) In school year 1994-95 and thereafter until school year 2006-07, the minimum teacher's salary shall be eighteen thousand dollars. Beginni…

163.191. State aid to community colleges — definitions — distribution to be based on resource allocation model, adjustment annually, factors involved — report on effectiveness of model, due when. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Community college…

163.195. Disclaimer as to dollar amounts of future payments. — Passage of sections 143.998, 162.975, 163.011, 163.031, 163.036, 163.161 and 163.195 shall not be construed as a promise to fund the school foundation program at any particular dollar amount. Passage of sections 143.9…

[Repealed or reserved.]

164.011. Annual estimate of required funds, tax rates required, criteria for exceptions — estimates, where sent — department duties. — 1. The school board of each district annually shall prepare an estimate of the amount of money to be raised by taxation for the ensuing school ye…

164.013. Schools, certain districts, operating levy adjustment required when, effect — not to affect senior citizen tax relief benefit. — 1. When the revenue from the rate of one cent on the dollar of the state sales is collected for distribution under the provisions of section 1…

164.021. Excess levy, procedure. — 1. Whenever it becomes necessary, in the judgment of the school board of any school district in the state, to increase the tax rate beyond the rate authorized by the constitution for district purposes without voter approval plus the last tax rat…

164.031. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the school board of ______ (name of district) be authorized to increase the operating tax levy for ______ (list purpose or purposes) by ______ (amount of increase) per one hundre…

164.041. County clerk to assess the rate returned and extend taxes on tax books. — Based on the estimates of the various districts, the county clerk shall proceed to assess the amount so returned against all taxable property in each district, as shown by the last annual assessmen…

164.051. Outstanding obligations of lapsed or dissolved districts, procedure to pay — tax levy, proceeds how allocated. — 1. Whenever any school district lapses or is dissolved, which at the time of lapse or dissolution has any bonds or other obligations outstanding and unpaid, t…

164.071. Levy and collection of taxes in metropolitan districts. — The board of education in metropolitan districts may levy all taxes authorized by law to be levied for school purposes in the city. The officers of the board and the collector and assessor in the city, and all oth…

164.081. Levy of library building tax — vote required — rate and period of levy. — The board of directors of any urban school district, in addition to other taxes it is authorized to levy for school purposes or library purposes, may levy a tax on all tangible taxable property sub…

164.091. Notice of election. — Whenever the board of directors, by resolution adopted by vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the board, determines that the additional levy, at a rate and for a period fixed in the resolution, is necessary or desirable, they shall ca…

164.101. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall there be levied an additional tax at the rate of ______ cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for a period of ______ years for library building purposes? ­­--------…

164.111. Levy and collection of tax — library building fund. — If two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposal vote in favor of the additional tax the result of the vote and the rate of taxation so voted and the period of years for which voted shall be certified by the secreta…

164.121. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in districts other than metropolitan and urban. — 1. The school board of any district other than a metropolitan or urban district may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof for the following purposes: (1) Purchasing sc…

164.131. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in urban districts — notice to contain certain information. — 1. In urban districts, the board may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof for the following purposes: (1) Purchasing sites for schoolhouses, public librar…

164.141. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in metropolitan districts — notice to contain certain information. — For the purpose of purchasing schoolhouse sites, erecting schoolhouses, library buildings and furnishing the same and building additions to, or repairing old build…

164.151. Form of ballot in all districts — percentage required for approval. — 1. The questions on bond issues in all districts shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the ______ board of education borrow money in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose…

164.161. Restrictions on loans. — The loans authorized by sections 164.121 to 164.141 shall not be contracted for a longer period than twenty years, and the entire amount of the loans shall at no time exceed, including the present indebtedness of the district, the maximum aggrega…

164.181. Duties of treasurer of seven-director districts — liability. — The treasurer of the board of seven-director districts is the custodian of all moneys collected for liquidating any bonded indebtedness and interest on the same, and is responsible on his official bond for th…

164.191. Issuance by any district of funding and refunding bonds — record. — The board of any school district may issue funding and refunding bonds for the district, in accordance with sections 108.140 to 108.170. Each bond shall be signed by the president, countersigned by the c…

164.201. Exchange and sale of refunding bonds — restrictions. — No refunding or renewal bond shall be exchanged by the board of any school district for any outstanding bond for a sum less than ninety cents on the dollar of its face value. The board also may sell the refunding or …

164.221. Redeemed bonds of school districts to be destroyed — record — witnesses. — Whenever any bonds of any school district are redeemed or paid off, the bonds shall be burned or shredded in the presence of two members of the school board and two other credible persons as witne…

164.231. Issuance of revenue bonds to pay for dormitory, athletic stadiums by seven-director districts — security for bonds. — For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, erection, equipment and furnishing of dormitory or of school athletic stadiums or s…

164.241. Approval by two-thirds of directors required for issuance of bonds. — Bonds may be issued under section 164.231 pursuant to resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the school district, and no other proceedings …

164.251. Bonds not to constitute an indebtedness. — Any bonds issued under and pursuant to sections 164.231 to 164.301 shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness of the state of Missouri, or of any school district or of the board thereof, or of the individual members of the school…

164.261. Bonds, denomination, interest rate, contents — negotiable — income exempt from state tax — how sold. — 1. Revenue bonds issued under section 164.231 shall be of such denomination, shall bear such rate of interest not to exceed four percent per annum, and shall mature at …

164.271. Board may prescribe form and detail of bonds — may be compelled to perform duties and agreements of district. — 1. The board of the school district issuing bonds under section 164.231 may prescribe the form, details and incidents of the bonds and make such covenants as i…

164.281. Operating expense may include cost of athletic equipment and uniforms. — The school board may provide for the setting aside and including as an operating expense of the project an amount of the estimated annual income and revenues, in the judgment of the board reasonably…

164.291. Records of bonds, payment and revenues to be kept — disposition of surplus revenues. — The school board shall provide for the keeping of accurate records of the issuance of the bonds and payment, retirement and cancellation thereof, and of the revenues and receipts from,…

164.301. Refunding of bonds. — 1. The revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 164.231 to 164.301 may be refunded in whole or in part in any of the following circumstances, to wit: (1) When any of the bonds have by their terms become due and payable and there a…

164.303. School district bond fund established, purpose to fund health and educational facilities authority, costs and grants — lapse into general revenue fund, prohibited. — There is hereby established in the state treasury the "School District Bond Fund". Such amounts as may be…