Missouri § 210.231 - Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 210.231 — Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 210.231. Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.
The department of elementary and secondary education may designate to act for it, with full authority of law, any instrumentality of any political subdivision of the state of Missouri deemed by the department of elementary and secondary education to be competent, to investigate and inspect licensees and applicants for a license. Local inspection of child care facilities may be accomplished if the standards employed by local personnel are substantially equivalent to state standards and local personnel are available for enforcement of such standards.
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(L. 1955 p. 685 § 210.230, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 376, A.L. 2022 S.B. 683)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 210.231 ("Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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