Missouri HB 2050: Requires school superintendents of certain school districts to reside within the school district

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2050
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY.
4237H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal sections 168.191, 168.201, 168.205, and 168.211, RSMo, and to enact in lieu
thereof four new sections relating to school superintendents.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 168.191, 168.201, 168.205, and 168.211, RSMo, are repealed and
2 four new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 168.191, 168.201, 168.205,
3 and 168.211, to read as follows:
168.191. 1. In all counties [of the first class except counties of the first class not]
2 having a charter form of government, any board of education, other than boards in urban
3 districts, in charge of a public school system maintaining a classified high school, previously
4 approved by the state board of education, and employing a superintendent [devoting his]
5 devotedfull time to supervisory and administrative work, may employ and enter into contract
6 with a superintendent of schools for the school district for a period of not to exceed three
7 years. This law shall not invalidate or repeal any other law of this state relating to the
8 employment of teachers, principals or superintendents of public schools.
9 2. (1) A superintendent employed by a school district shall reside within the
10 boundaries of the school district if such school district or a school within such district is:
11 (a) Classified as unaccredited;
12 (b) Facing the loss of accredited status; or
13 (c) Experiencing a funding deficit.
14 (2) This subsection shall apply to all contracts or employment agreements with a
15 superintendent entered into after the effective date of this subsection.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

168.201. 1. The board of education in all districts except metropolitan districts may
2 employ and contract with a superintendent for a term not to exceed three years from the time
3 of making the contract, and may employ such other servants and agents as it deems necessary,
4 and prescribe their powers, duties, compensation and term of office or employment which
5 shall not exceed three years. It shall provide and keep a corporate seal.
6 2. (1) A superintendent employed by a school district shall reside within the
7 boundaries of the school district if such school district or a school within such district is:
8 (a) Classified as unaccredited;
9 (b) Facing the loss of accredited status; or
10 (c) Experiencing a funding deficit.
11 (2) This subsection shall apply to all contracts or employment agreements with a
12 superintendent entered into after the effective date of this subsection.
168.205. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, two or more school
2 districts may share a superintendent who possesses a valid Missouri superintendent's license.
3 If any school districts choose to share a superintendent, they shall not be required to receive
4 approval from the department of elementary and secondary education but may notify the
5 department.
6 2. (1) Beginning July 1, 2023, subject to appropriation, a school district that enters
7 into an agreement with another school district to share a superintendent shall receive
8 additional state aid under this subsection.
9 (2) The department of elementary and secondary education shall annually distribute
10 thirty thousand dollars to any school district that shares a superintendent under this
11 subsection. Any such amount distributed to a school district shall be in addition to and shall
12 not be included in any calculation of state aid under chapter 163.
13 (3) To receive the additional thirty thousand dollars under this subsection, the school
14 district shall provide proof to the department of elementary and secondary education that the
15 school district will use all of the additional thirty thousand dollars received under this
16 subsection and at least half of the amount saved as a result of participating in sharing a
17 superintendent under this subsection to compensate teachers or to provide counseling
18 services.
19 (4) No school district that receives additional funding under this subsection shall
20 receive such funding for more than five years.
21 3. (1) A superintendent employed by school districts sharing a superintendent
22 shall reside within the boundaries of one of the school districts sharing the
23 superintendent if one of the school districts or a school within one of such districts is:
24 (a) Classified as unaccredited;
25 (b) Facing the loss of accredited status; or
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26 (c) Experiencing a funding deficit.
27 (2) This subsection shall apply to all contracts or employment agreements with a
28 superintendent entered into after the effective date of this subsection.
168.211. 1. (1) In m