Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 162

School Districts

←162.680

Section 162.685.1

162.690→

August 28, 2015

Hearings by state board on adoption of standards and regulations.

162.685. The state board of education shall adopt, after at least one

public hearing has been held by the commissioner of education on each

subsection of this section and upon his recommendation and, after consulting

with recognized authorities in the field:



(1) Standards to be used throughout the state of Missouri in determining

whether children shall be defined under sections 162.670 to 162.995 as

"handicapped children" or "severely handicapped children", together with

regulations implementing these standards;



(2) Regulations governing evaluation and reevaluation of handicapped and

severely handicapped children prior to and during assignment in a special

educational program; provided, however, each child assigned to a special

educational program shall be fully reevaluated on a regular basis;



(3) Standards for approval of all special education programs established

under the provisions of sections 162.670 to 162.995 including, but not

limited to, the qualifications of professional personnel employed in such

programs and the standards to be used in determining the assignment of each

child requiring special educational services to the program which best suits

the needs of the child;



(4) Regulations determining the number of enrolled children which

constitutes an approved special program including provision for approval by

the state board of education of a program of less than the established number

if, upon investigation by the state department of elementary and secondary

education and upon the recommendation of the commissioner of education, it is

found a special need exists;



(5) Regulations to be used in determining the eligibility of children in

special education programs to attend less than a school day pursuant to

section 167.031, RSMo 1969, and in determining the amount of state aid to be

paid on a pro rata basis for part-time attendance or programs.



(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 4)







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