Missouri § 161.072 - Meetings of board — records, electronic availability, when — closed meetings to teacher representative, when.
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§ 161.072. Meetings of board — records, electronic availability, when — closed meetings to teacher representative, when.
1. The state board of education shall meet semiannually in December and in June in Jefferson City. Other meetings may be called by the president of the board on seven days' written notice to the members. In the absence of the president, the commissioner of education shall call a meeting on request of three members of the board, and if both the president and the commissioner of education are absent or refuse to call a meeting, any three members of the board may call a meeting by similar notices in writing. The business to come before the board shall be available by free electronic record at least seven business days prior to the start of each meeting. All records of any decisions, votes, exhibits, or outcomes shall be available by free electronic media within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of every meeting. Any materials prepared for the members of the board by the staff shall be delivered to the members at least five days before the meeting, and to the extent such materials are public records as defined in section 610.010 and are not permitted to be closed under section 610.021, shall be made available by free electronic media at least five business days in advance of the meeting.
2. Upon an affirmative vote of the members of the board who are present and who are not teacher representatives, a given meeting closed under sections 610.021 and 610.022 shall be closed to the teacher representative.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-7, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 743)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 160.060)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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