Title XI, EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

170.009. Instructions and recommendations for eye protection to be prepared by boards. — The state board of education and the coordinating board for higher education shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and reco…

170.011. Courses in the constitutions, American history and Missouri government, required, penalty — waiver, when — student awards — requirements not applicable to foreign exchange students. — 1. Regular courses of instruction in the Constitution of the United States and of the s…

170.012. Graduate teaching assistants communication in English language requirements — testing and reports. — 1. Any graduate student who did not receive both his primary and secondary education in a nation or territory in which English is the primary language shall not be given …

170.013. Missouri higher education civics achievement examination, required when — question requirements. — 1. Any student entering a public institution of higher education for the first time after July 2019 who is pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree from such institutio…

170.014. Reading instruction act — reading programs established, essential components. — 1. This section shall be known as the "Reading Instruction Act" and is enacted to ensure that all public schools including charter schools establish reading programs in kindergarten through g…

170.015. Human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases, instruction in, requirements — policies, school boards' duties — certain course materials on human sexuality prohibited, when. — 1. Any course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality and sexually transmitte…

170.017. Agriculture or career and technical course may be substituted for certain units required for high school graduation, exception. — The department of elementary and secondary education shall, by July 1, 2015, develop a high school graduation policy that allows a student to…

170.018. Computer science, academic credit for math, science, or practical arts — work group — endorsement on teacher certificate — fund, grants — computer science course, requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. (1) For purposes of this section, "computer science course" means …

170.020. Social and emotional health education, voluntary pilot project. — 1. (1) The department of elementary and secondary education, through its school counseling section, shall be authorized to establish a voluntary pilot program, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, to prov…

170.028. Industry certifications, professional licenses, and occupational competency assessments — council to have list, use of — department duties. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Council", the career and technical education advisory council est…

170.029. Career and technical education (CTE) plan — CTE certificates, minimum requirements — curriculum — work groups — recognition of program — rulemaking authority. — 1. The state board of education shall develop a statewide plan for career and technical education (CTE) that e…

170.031. Physiology texts to contain chapter on dental hygiene — penalty. — One or more chapters on dental hygiene is required in all textbooks on physiology used in the public schools of the state of Missouri. The chapters shall convey the proper knowledge to the pupil on the ca…

170.036. Computer science education task force, members, mission — summary — task force to dissolve, when. — 1. There is hereby established the "Computer Science Education Task Force" within the department of elementary and secondary education. 2. The task force shall consist of …

170.037. Adoption of service-learning programs and projects encouraged — state board of education to provide assistance, when. — 1. The state board of education shall encourage the adoption of service-learning programs and projects among school districts. As used in this section,…

170.041. Physical education supplies and equipment — certain districts may raise funds for. — The board of each seven-director school district which employs thirty or more teachers and also employs a supervisor of physical education or supervisor of health under section 168.171 m…

170.045. Trauma-informed developmentally appropriate sexual abuse training, requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. In school year 2020-21 and in each school year thereafter, each school district shall provide trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate sexual abuse training t…

170.046. School-based nonviolent conflict resolution program materials — development, content, availability. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, develop program materials for use by sc…

170.047. Youth suicide awareness and prevention, training for educators — guidelines — rulemaking authority. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Jason Flatt/Avery Reine Cantor Act". 2. (1) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and continuing until the end of …

170.048. Youth suicide awareness and prevention policy, requirements — model policy, feedback — pupil ID cards, items to be printed on. — 1. By July 1, 2018, each district shall adopt a policy for youth suicide awareness and prevention, including plans for how the district will p…

170.049. Veterans Day observance in schools. — The board of each school district shall require each school in such district to conduct educational programs and activities and devote a period of time at least equal to one class period leading up to an observance that conveys the m…

170.051. Textbook defined — school board to provide free textbooks in public schools — funds to be used. — 1. As used in this section, the term "textbook" means workbooks, manuals, or other books, whether bound or in loose-leaf form, intended for use as a principal source of stud…

170.057. Incidental fund moneys may be used for books, supplies and educational television. — The school board of any school district may expend either textbook fund moneys or incidental fund moneys to provide supplementary texts, library reference books, instructional supplies a…

170.121. Publisher to designate secretary of state as agent for service of process. — Any person, firm or corporation furnishing textbooks to any district under the provisions of this law shall designate the secretary of state of the state of Missouri as its or their agent upon w…

170.132. Preference given to educational materials available in Braille or electronic format, public schools. — All public elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools shall preferentially procure educational materials, including textbooks and collateral materials, from vendor…

170.135. Captioning of electronic video instructional materials — definitions — failure to comply, civil penalty. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Captions", when the audio portion of video programming is displayed as text superimposed over the video; …

170.171. Board member accepting bribe — penalty. — Any member of any school board who accepts or receives any money, gift or any property, or favor whatsoever, from any person, firm or corporation selling or offering for sale any textbooks, or any agent thereof, or from any perso…

170.201. Boards may accept gifts for libraries — investment (seven-director districts). — The board of any seven-director district may accept and receive gifts and devises for the erection and endowment of libraries and for the purchase of books, and may invest the endowment fund…

170.211. Public library — powers of board in urban districts. — 1. The school board of any urban school district may establish and maintain a library and free reading room for the use of the school district, and may appropriate such sums as the board deems proper for the support …

170.221. Art gallery and museum — powers of board in urban districts. — The board of any urban district may receive and accept gifts, donations and bequests of paintings, engravings, etchings, statuary and other works of art, curios, historical relics, collections of minerals and…

170.225. Rules, procedure. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 130 § 1 as that number appears for the second ti…

170.231. Inspection by the public of instructional material, research and experimentation programs or projects. — The school board of each school district shall provide that all public school instructional material intended for use in connection with any public school classroom i…

170.260. Motivated students program, requirements. — Each school in each school district, as defined in section 160.010, which offers more than one classroom section of a regular instruction class or program, may offer at least one section of such class or program which shall be …

170.300. Phonics instruction pilot project. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, beginning with the 1999-2000 school year, there is hereby established within each subdistrict of each metropolitan school district, a pilot project of explicit phonics instruction …

170.305. Supplemental educational services, equipment and educational materials not deemed an incentive for certification purposes. — Any and all equipment and educational materials necessary for successful participation in supplemental educational services programming shall not …

170.307. Mental health awareness training and instruction required — rules. — 1. For school year 2022-23 and each school year thereafter, upon graduation from high school, pupils in public schools and charter schools shall have received mental health awareness training given any …

170.310. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction and training, grades nine through twelve, requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. For school year 2017-18 and each school year thereafter, upon graduation from high school, pupils in public schools and charter schools shall hav…

170.311. Organ, eye, and tissue donation, instruction on, when — students may opt out of instruction, when. — 1. If a state or nationally recognized program or organization that provides unbiased information on organ, eye, and tissue donation requests to present information on or…

170.312. Safe place for newborns act, instruction on, requirements. — 1. A school district or charter school may provide annually to high school students enrolled in health education at least thirty minutes of age- and grade-appropriate classroom instruction relative to the safe …

170.315. Active shooter and intruder response training for schools program established, purpose — components, training — mandatory drill to be conducted. — 1. (1) There is hereby established the "Active Shooter and Intruder Response Training for Schools Program (ASIRT)". (2) For …

170.340. Books of religious nature may be used, when. — Books of a religious nature may be used in the classroom as part of instruction in elective courses in literature and history, as long as such books are not used in a manner so as to violate the Establishment Clause of the F…

170.341. Hebrew Scriptures and the Bible, offering of elective social studies courses related to — purpose — requirements. — 1. Any school district or public charter school may offer students elective social studies courses relating, but not limited to, the following: (1) The Heb…

170.345. Missouri civics education initiative — examination required — waiver, when. — 1. This section shall be known as the "Missouri Civics Education Initiative". 2. Any student entering the ninth grade after July 1, 2017, who is attending any public, charter, or private school…

170.350. Constitution Project of the Missouri Supreme Court, participation in, effect of. — A school district may develop a policy that allows student participation in the Constitution Project of the Missouri Supreme Court to be recognized by: (1) The granting of credit for some …

171.011. School board may adopt rules and regulations. — The school board of each school district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district. The rules shall take effect when a copy of the rules, dul…

171.021. Schools receiving public moneys to display United States flag — requirement to recite Pledge of Allegiance once per school day — students not required to recite. — 1. Every school in this state which is supported in whole or in part by public moneys, during the hours whi…

171.026. Student programs on occupations and educational options, military forces may be represented. — If the school board of any school district in the state provides access to persons or groups which make students aware of occupational or educational options, the board shall p…