Missouri § 168.205 - Superintendent, school districts may share, when — additional state aid.
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§ 168.205. Superintendent, school districts may share, when — additional state aid.
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, two or more school districts may share a superintendent who possesses a valid Missouri superintendent's license. If any school districts choose to share a superintendent, they shall not be required to receive approval from the department of elementary and secondary education but may notify the department.
2. (1) Beginning July 1, 2023, subject to appropriation, a school district that enters into an agreement with another school district to share a superintendent shall receive additional state aid under this subsection.
(2) The department of elementary and secondary education shall annually distribute thirty thousand dollars to any school district that shares a superintendent under this subsection. Any such amount distributed to a school district shall be in addition to and shall not be included in any calculation of state aid under chapter 163.
(3) To receive the additional thirty thousand dollars under this subsection, the school district shall provide proof to the department of elementary and secondary education that the school district will use all of the additional thirty thousand dollars received under this subsection and at least half of the amount saved as a result of participating in sharing a superintendent under this subsection to compensate teachers or to provide counseling services.
(4) No school district that receives additional funding under this subsection shall receive such funding for more than five years.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 701, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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