Title XI — EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

166.420. Participation agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limitation — penalty. — 1. The board may enter into program participation agreements with participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to the provisions of sections 166.400 to 166.455, including the follow…

166.421. Income tax refund, contribution to education savings account — election, how made. — 1. A participant may elect to contribute all or part of a refund of personal income tax to an account that has been established under sections 166.400 to 166.456 by direct deposit to the…

166.425. Board to invest funds, use of funds — not deemed income, when. — All money paid by a participant in connection with participation agreements shall be deposited as received and shall be promptly invested by the board. Contributions and earnings thereon accumulated on beha…

166.430. Cancellation of agreement, results — penalty. — Any participant may cancel a participation agreement at will. The board shall impose a penalty equal to or greater than ten percent of the earnings of an account for any distribution that is not: (1) Used exclusively for qu…

166.435. State tax exemption. — 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the assets of the program held by the board, the assets of any deposit program authorized in section 166.500, and the assets of any qualified tuition program established pursuant to Section 529 of the Int…

166.440. Assets not state property. — The assets of the program shall at all times be preserved, invested and expended only for the purposes set forth in this section and in accordance with the participation agreements, and no property rights therein shall exist in favor of the s…

166.445. Rules, invalid, when. — Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated under the authority delegated in sections 166.400 to 166.455 shall become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapte…

166.450. Review of program. — The director of investment of the state treasurer's office shall, on a semiannual basis, review the financial status and investment policy of the program as well as the participation rate in the program. The director of investment shall also review t…

166.455. Funds not state revenues. — Money accruing to and deposited in individual savings accounts shall not be part of "total state revenues" as defined in Sections 17 and 18 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Missouri and the expenditure of such revenues shall no…

166.456. Confidentiality of information. — All personally identifiable information concerning participants and beneficiaries of accounts established within the Missouri education program pursuant to sections 166.400 to 166.456 shall be confidential, and any disclosure of such inf…

166.500. Citation of law. — Sections 166.500 to 166.529 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program". ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 959)

166.501. Program established as alternative to Missouri education program. — Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 166.400 to 166.456 to the contrary, the higher education deposit program is established as a nonexclusive alternative to the Missouri education * program, and a…

166.502. Definitions. — As used in sections 166.500 to 166.529, except where the context clearly requires another interpretation, the following terms mean: (1) "Beneficiary", any individual designated by a participation agreement to benefit from payments for qualified higher educ…

166.505. Program created, Missouri education program board to administer, powers and duties — investment of funds. — 1. There is hereby created the "Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program". The program shall be administered by the Missouri education * program board. 2. In orde…

166.508. Deposit program participation agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits — minimum holding time for contributions. — 1. The board may enter into deposit program participation agreements with participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to the provisions o…

166.511. Prompt investment of moneys paid by participation agreements, use of moneys. — All money paid by a participant in connection with participation agreements shall be deposited as received and shall be promptly invested by the board or may be directly deposited by the board…

166.514. Cancellation of agreements, penalty. — Any participant may cancel a participation agreement at will. The board shall impose a penalty equal to or greater than ten percent of the earnings of an account for any distribution that is not: (1) Used exclusively for qualified h…

166.517. Assets used for program purposes only. — The assets of the deposit program shall at all times be preserved, invested, and expended only for the purposes set forth in this section and in accordance with the participation agreements, and no property rights therein shall ex…

166.520. Rulemaking authority. — Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated pursuant to sections 166.500 to 166.529 shall become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. All rulemaking…

166.523. Review of program by state auditor, when. — The Missouri state auditor shall, on a semiannual basis, review the financial status and investment policy of the program as well as the participation rate in the program. The auditor shall also review the continued viability o…

166.526. Program moneys not part of total state revenues. — Money accruing to and deposited in individual deposit accounts shall not be part of total state revenues as defined in Sections 17 and 18, Article X, Constitution of Missouri, and the expenditure of such revenues shall n…

166.529. Confidentiality requirements. — All personally identifiable information concerning participants and beneficiaries of accounts established within the Missouri higher education deposit program pursuant to sections 166.500 to 166.529 shall be confidential, and any disclosur…

166.700. Definitions. — As used in sections 166.700 to 166.720, the following terms mean: (1) "Curriculum", a complete course of study for a particular content area or grade level, including any supplemental materials; (2) "District", the same meaning as used in section 160.011; …

166.705. Missouri empowerment scholarship account, written agreement, contents — renewal — withdrawal from program, effect of — moneys tax exempt to parents. — 1. A parent of a qualified student may establish a Missouri empowerment scholarship account for the student by entering …

166.710. Annual audits of accounts — disqualification from program, when — referral for misuse of money — rulemaking authority. — 1. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and continuing thereafter, the state treasurer shall conduct or contract for annual audits, and may conduct or…

166.715. Misuse of moneys, penalty — financial institutions immunity from liability, when. — 1. A person commits a class A misdemeanor if the person is found to have knowingly used moneys granted under section 135.714 for purposes other than those provided for in sections 166.700…

166.720. Government control or supervision over qualified schools prohibited, when — qualified schools not agents of state — transfer of student, effect of. — 1. Sections 166.700 to 166.720 shall not be construed to permit any governmental agency to exercise control or supervisio…

167.012. Home school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log. — 1. For purposes of state law regarding this section and sections 161.670, 162.996, 167.013, 167.031, 167.042, 167.061, 167.600, 167.619, 167.790, 210.167, 210.211, 211.031, and 452.375, a "home school…

167.013. FPE school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log. — 1. For purposes of state law regarding this section and sections 161.670, 162.996, 166.700, 167.012, 167.031, 167.061, 167.600, 167.619, 167.790, 210.167, 210.211, 211.031, and 452.375, a "Family Paced…

167.018. Foster care education bill of rights — school district liaisons to be designated, duties. — 1. Sections 167.018 and 167.019 shall be known and may be cited as the "Foster Care Education Bill of Rights". 2. Each school district shall designate a staff person as the educat…

167.019. Placement decisions, agencies to consider foster child's school attendance area — right to remain in certain districts — course work to be accepted — graduation requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. (1) A child-placing agency, as defined under section 210.481, shall …

167.020. Registration requirements — definitions — residency — hardship waiver — recovery of costs, when — records to be requested, provided, when — military relocation, remote registration permitted. — 1. As used in this section and in section 167.022, the following terms mean: …

167.022. Request for records, placed pupils. — Consistent with the provisions of section 167.020, within forty-eight hours of enrolling a nonresident pupil placed pursuant to sections 210.481 to 210.536, the school official enrolling a pupil, including any special education pupil…

167.023. Affidavit of expulsion for certain offenses required for student admission — false statements, penalty. — Prior to admission to any public school, a school board may require the parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of a child of school age to provid…

167.026. Expungement of disciplinary records, exception. — 1. The state board of education shall adopt a policy relating to the expungement of disciplinary records of pupils who have graduated or reached the age of twenty-one years. 2. Any school district may adopt a policy consi…

167.027. Student special education record deemed permanent record. — 1. As used in this section, "student special education record" means the following: (1) An individualized education program, or IEP, as such term is defined in 20 U.S.C. Section 1401, as amended; (2) An individu…

167.029. School uniforms. — A public school district may require students to wear a school uniform or restrict student dress to a particular style in accordance with the law. The school district may determine the style and color of the school uniform. ­­-------- (L. 1996 H.B. 130…

167.031. School attendance compulsory, who may be excused — nonattendance, penalty — school year defined — compulsory attendance age for the district defined. — 1. (1) Every parent, guardian, or other person in this state having charge, control, or custody of a child is responsib…

167.034. Absences in St. Louis City reported to children's division, when, notification requirements — duties of children's division. — 1. In any city not within a county where a child under the age of seventeen required to attend school under section 167.031 accumulates fifteen …

167.042. Other educational options, intent to pursue, written notification required. — If a parent, guardian, or other person having charge, control, or custody of the child makes a written notification of their intent to pursue other educational options under section 167.031, an…

167.051. Compulsory attendance of part-time schools. — 1. If a school board establishes part-time schools or classes for children under seventeen years of age, lawfully engaged in any regular employment, every parent, guardian or other person having charge, control or custody of …

167.052. Applicability of compulsory attendance and part-time school requirements for metropolitan school districts. — The provisions of sections 167.031 and 167.051 affecting a metropolitan school district shall be effective for the school year beginning 2007-08 and shall termin…

167.061. Penalty for violating compulsory attendance law. — Any parent, guardian or other person having charge, control or custody of a child, who violates the provisions of section 167.031 is guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Upon conviction and pending any judicial appeal, the d…

167.091. Truant or parental schools, establishment — attendance may be compelled — neglected children, attendance — support payments. — 1. The school board of any district which has ten thousand inhabitants or more, may establish and maintain from the public school funds one or m…

167.101. Certain persons may administer oaths and take affidavits — issuance of certificates. — Superintendents, principals and persons in charge of schools and attendance officers may administer oaths and take the affidavits of parents, guardians or other persons having charge, …

167.111. Officials to enforce compulsory attendance law. — The state commissioner of education, superintendents of schools, school boards, county superintendents of public welfare, and every school attendance and probation officer shall enforce all laws relating to compulsory sch…

167.113. Compliance with federal laws relating to pupil rights required. — The state of Missouri shall comply with all the provisions of the federal law relating to the protection of pupil rights, as contained in Section 1232h(b) of Title 20 United States Code. ­­-------- (L. 198…

167.115. Juvenile officer or other law enforcement authority to report to superintendent, when, how — superintendent to report certain acts, to whom — notice of suspension or expulsion to court — superintendent to consult. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 211 or chap…

167.117. Principal, teachers, school employees to report certain acts, to whom, exceptions — limit on liability — penalty. — 1. In any instance when any person is believed to have committed an act which if committed by an adult would be assault in the first, second or third degre…

167.121. Assignment of pupil to another district, when — tuition, how paid, amount. — If the residence of a pupil is so located that attendance in the district of residence constitutes an unusual or unreasonable transportation hardship because of natural barriers, travel time, or…