Section 160.531

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Chapter 160

Effective - 28 Aug 2002, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  *160.531.  Family literacy programs, funding — rulemaking authority. — 1. Beginning with fiscal year 2005 and for all fiscal years thereafter, an amount, as specified in subsection 2 of this section, of the appropriation to the department of elementary and secondary education otherwise distributed to the public schools of the state pursuant to the provisions of section 163.031, RSMo, shall be distributed by the department of elementary and secondary education to establish and fund family literacy programs in school attendance centers declared academically deficient by the state board of education as authorized by section 160.538 or school districts declared unaccredited or provisionally accredited by the state board of education pursuant to section 161.092, RSMo.

  2. The amount to be distributed by the department of elementary and secondary education to establish and fund family literacy programs pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be one and one-half percent of the total line 14 distribution.

  3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules for the distribution of family literacy funds.

  4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo.

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(L. 2002 H.B. 1711)

*Revisor's note:

Invalidity of section 82.293 shall not affect the validity of this section, RSMo 82.293.