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168.011	Teachers — license required — teaching, and administration, to be recognized as professions. (9/1/1988)
168.015	Advisory council of certification for educators established — number — appointment — qualifications — powers — duties. (7/1/1985)
168.021	Issuance of teachers' licenses and scholars certificates, requirements, procedure — fees — effect of certification in another state and subsequent employment in this state — certificate issuance for military members. (8/28/2022)
168.023	Contact hours included in professional development requirements for vocational-technical certification. (8/28/2004)
168.024	Local business externship, count as contact hours of professional development. (8/28/2018)
168.025	Teacher externships, requirements — rulemaking authority — sunset provision. (8/28/2019)
168.036	Substitute teacher certificates, issuance of — requirements — retired teachers employed as substitutes, no loss of retirement, when — employment as a substitute teacher — orientation — background checks — rules. (6/30/2022)
168.037	Web-based survey, substitute teachers, purpose — survey completion and contents. (8/28/2022)
168.071	Revocation, suspension or refusal of certificate or license, grounds — procedure — appeal. (1/1/2017)
168.081	Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificate prohibited. (8/28/2014)
168.082	Retirement benefits, speech-language pathology assistant considered speech implementer, when. (8/28/2023)
168.101	Employment of certificated teachers ineligible for permanent status under the teacher tenure act (all districts except metropolitan). (8/28/1992)
168.102	Short title. (8/28/1969)
168.104	Definitions. (8/28/2005)
168.106	Indefinite contract, what affects. (8/28/1969)
168.108	Contract, form of — requirements. (8/28/1992)
168.110	Contract modification, when — what provisions. (8/28/1990)
168.112	Modification or termination, how. (8/28/1990)
168.114	Board may terminate, grounds for. (8/28/1969)
168.116	Termination by board — notice — charges. (8/28/1969)
168.118	Termination hearing, procedure, costs. (8/28/1969)
168.120	Appeal by teacher, procedure. (8/28/1969)
168.122	Leaves of absence, board may establish policy — retention of permanent status. (8/28/1990)
168.124	Board may place on leave — provisions governing — salary to be paid to affected teacher, when. (8/28/2004)
168.126	Probationary teachers, how terminated — notice, contents — reemployed, how. (8/28/2004)
168.128	Teacher records, how maintained — evaluations, how performed and maintained. (8/28/1983)
168.129	Board member exempt from civil liability resulting from charges against teacher. (8/28/1969)
168.130	Teachers not to participate in management of school board election, campaign. (8/28/1969)
168.133	Criminal background checks required for school personnel, when, procedure — rulemaking authority. (8/28/2019)
168.151	Solicitation of or payment by teacher of expenses of school prohibited, penalty. (8/28/1963)
168.171	Supervisor of physical education, supervisor of health and school nurses may be employed in certain districts. (8/28/1963)
168.181	Business manager and clerical help may be employed in certain districts — duties. (8/28/1963)
168.191	Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties). (7/1/1974)
168.201	Superintendent of schools and other employees — employment of by all districts except metropolitan authorized. (7/1/1974)
168.205	Superintendent, school districts may share, when — additional state aid. (8/28/2022)
168.211	Superintendent of schools, appointment, term — superintendent to appoint a treasurer and commissioner of school buildings and associate and assistant superintendents — bond — powers of superintendent (metropolitan districts). (8/28/2005)
168.221	Probationary period for teachers — removal of probationary and permanent personnel — hearing — demotions — reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts). (8/28/2019)
168.232	Consequences of dissolution of St. Louis special school district. (8/28/1998)
168.251	Noncertificated employees — appointment, promotion, removal, suspension (metropolitan districts). (8/28/2009)
168.261	Director of personnel, appointment — personnel committee, appointment (metropolitan districts). (8/28/2005)
168.271	Probationary period for employees — discharge during (metropolitan districts). (8/28/1963)
168.281	Permanent employees, removal, procedure — suspension, demotion — reduction of personnel (metropolitan districts). (7/1/2006)
168.300	District employers may authorize contributions to credit unions and for other purposes, to be deducted and paid from compensation — procedure. (8/28/1983)
168.303	Job-sharing rules to be adopted by board, job sharing defined. (8/28/2016)
	PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS PROGRAM
168.400	Programs established for public school personnel — contents. (8/28/2002)
168.405	Administrator assessment center established — certificate issued — unsatisfactory assessment, hearing. (8/28/1985)
168.407	Principal-administrator academy program for school leaders. (8/28/1985)
168.409	Fees and costs for assessment center and academy. (8/28/1985)
168.410	Evaluations of school administrators and district superintendents — copy of evaluation to person evaluated. (8/28/1985)
	SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
168.450	Officer training, Missouri state training center to develop curriculum and certification requirements. (8/28/2013)
	CAREER PLAN DEVELOPMENT
168.500	Career and teacher excellence plan, career ladder forward funding fund established — general assembly to appropriate funds — model career plans, contents — criteria for career ladder — participation to be voluntary — qualifications — speech pathologists on career program, when — funding limitations. (8/28/2022)
168.505	Teacher receiving career pay not to affect district base pay. (8/28/1993)
168.510	Disqualified from participating in career plan, grounds. (8/28/1996)
168.515	Salary supplement for participants in career plan — method of distribution — amounts — matching funds, contributions — review of career pay — tax levy authorized, when — use of funds. (8/28/2022)
	TEACHERS OF SEVERELY DISABLED
168.520	Career advancement program for personnel of state schools for the blind, deaf and severely disabled — salary supplement for participants. (8/28/2016)
	A+ PROGRAM COORDINATORS
168.530	Reimbursement by department for coordinator, when. (8/28/2004)
	TEACHER CHOICE COMPENSATION PACKAGE
168.745	Compensation package created — fund created. (8/28/2009)
168.747	Eligibility for compensation package. (8/28/2009)
168.749	Eligibility for stipends, criteria. (8/28/2009)
168.750	Rulemaking authority. (8/28/2009)
	SCHOOL LIBRARY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
168.770	Library information and technology program recognized — rulemaking authority. (8/28/2018)

- Cross References
	Buses, school bus operators not to include certain persons transporting school children, 302.010
	Definitions for chapter 168, exceptions, 160.011
	Military service, exemption from provisions of law, 41.950
	Outstanding schools act, Chap. 160
	Professional development committee, allocation of funds to, eligibility for state aid, 160.530
	Retired teachers, metropolitan districts, volunteering for tutoring program may return to teaching without affecting benefits, when, 105.269
	Salaries, minimum for teachers, 163.172
	Sick leave credited as service during leave, requirements, 169.595
	Spanking school children not child abuse, when, exceptions, procedure, 160.261
	Unemployment compensation, substitute teaching not deemed to make claimant unavailable for work, 288.040
	Workers' compensation, teachers or employees under compensation may have credit during leave in retirement system, requirements, 169.595