SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1217
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BARTLE.
Read 1st time February 4, 2004, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3873S.04I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 162, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to special education services in school districts located at least partially in Jackson County.
Section A. Chapter 162, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 162.977, to read as follows:
162.977. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, and consistent with article X, section 21, of the Missouri Constitution, any school district located at least partially in a county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but less than seven hundred thousand inhabitants shall be reimbursed fully by the department of elementary and secondary education for the costs associated with such a district offering special educational services to any children that are in the protective custody of the department of social services.