Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 164

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 164
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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.011 Annual estimate of required funds, tax rates required, criteria for ...

164.011. Annual estimate of required funds, tax rates required, criteria for exceptions — estimates, where sent — department duties. — 1. The school board of each district annually shall prepare an estimate of the amount of money to be raised by taxation for the ensuing school year, the rate required to produce the amount, and the rate necessary to sustain the school or schools of the district for the ensuing school year, to meet principal and interest payments on the bonded debt of the district and to provide the funds to meet other legitimate district purposes. In preparing the estimate, the board shall have sole authority in determining what part of the total authorized rate shall be used to provide revenue for each of the funds as authorized by section 165.011 . Prior to setting tax rates for the teachers' and incidental funds, the school board of each school district annually shall set the tax rate for the capital projects fund as necessary to meet the expenditures of the capital projects fund after all transfers allowed pursuant to subsection 4 of section 165.011 . Furthermore the tax rate set in the capital projects fund shall not require the reduction of the equalized combined tax rates for the teachers' and incidental funds to be less than the greater of the minimum operating levy for the current year for school purposes established under subsection 2 of section 163.021 . 2. The school board of each district shall forward the estimate to the county clerk on or before September first. In school districts divided by county lines, the estimate shall be forwarded to the proper officer of each county in which any part of the district lies. 3. When revising its tax rate each year, the aggregate increase in the valuation of property assessed by the state tax commission for the current year over that of the previous year shall be considered new construction and improvement. 4. The department of elementary and secondary education and any other government agency involved in the tax rate process shall update the necessary forms, reports, and documents in order to implement the provisions of this section. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-1, A.L. 1971 H.B. 469, A.L. 1987 H.B. 909, A.L. 1994 S.B. 676, A.L. 1995 S.B. 255, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 658, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2018 S.B. 743) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.077, 165.477, 165.480)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.013 Schools, certain districts, operating levy adjustment required when, effect ...

164.013. Schools, certain districts, operating levy adjustment required when, effect — not to affect senior citizen tax relief benefit. — 1. When the revenue from the rate of one cent on the dollar of the state sales is collected for distribution under the provisions of section 163.087 , the school board of each seven-director, including special districts, urban and metropolitan school districts, after determining its budget for the school year and the rate of levy needed to produce the required revenue as provided in section 164.011 , and after making any other adjustments to the levy that may be required by any other law, shall, unless at least a simple majority of district voters voting thereon have approved a proposal to forego all or part of a reduction in the total operating levy for school purposes as provided for in this section, reduce the total operating levy for school purposes in an amount sufficient to decrease the revenue it would have received therefrom by an amount equal to fifty percent of the previous fiscal year's sales tax receipts excluding the sales tax revenue estimated to be received by the district attributable to pupils residing on federal lands and excluding the amount of sales tax revenue estimated to be necessary to offset the loss of property tax revenue to the school district under the provisions of section 50.338 , except that the provision of this section shall not require a school board to reduce its total operating levy for school purposes below an amount which is equal to the highest amount specified in subsection 2 of section 163.021 as an eligibility requirement for state aid or increased state aid pursuant to section 163.031 . Loss of revenue, due to a decrease in the assessed valuation of real property located within the school district as a result of general reassessment, and from state-assessed railroad and utility distributable property based upon the previous fiscal year's receipts shall be considered in lowering the rate of levy to comply with this section in the year of general reassessment and in each subsequent year. For any district for which the total assessed valuation of the district is reduced as a result of a natural disaster for which the county or counties containing the district were designated a disaster area, the reduction of the total operating levy for school purposes pursuant to this section may, at the district's discretion, be calculated either on the district's current assessed valuation or upon the district's assessed valuation for the year preceding the natural disaster, until the fifth year following the designation as a disaster area or until the district's assessed valuation equals or exceeds the district's assessed valuation for the year preceding the disaster, whichever first occurs. In the event that in the immediately preceding year the school district actually received more or less sales tax revenue than estimated, the school board shall adjust its operating levy for the current year to reflect such increase or decrease. Adjustments in the tax rate of a school district pursuant to the provisions of this section shall in no way affect the eligibility of claimants for benefits, or the amount of claimants' benefits, under the provisions of sections 135.010 to 135.035 . Such claimants shall, if they are otherwise qualified, receive the benefits to which they were or would have been entitled in the year prior to March 3, 1983. There shall be transferred from the school district trust fund to the general revenue fund an amount equal to the difference in the amount paid or credited or which would have been paid or credited to individuals qualifying under sections 135.010 to 135.035 in the year prior to March 3, 1983, and the amount paid or credited under the provisions of such sections each year thereafter. The director of revenue shall certify the amount payable from the school district trust fund to the general revenue fund to the state treasurer, the commissioner of administration and the state board of education on or before the first day of each month. Any school district required to reduce its total operating levy under the provisions of this section shall not become ineligible for state aid under the provisions of section 163.021 because of such required reduction. In the event a district fails to reduce its operating levy in compliance with this section, an amount equivalent to the amount by which the district fails to reduce its levy shall be deducted from the district's apportionment of state aid under the provisions of section 163.031 for the following year. 2. In a year of general reassessment, as defined by section 137.073 , or assessment maintenance as defined by section 137.115 , in which a school district in reliance upon the information then available to it relating to the total assessed valuation of such school district revises its property tax levy pursuant to section 137.073 or 137.115 , and it is subsequently determined by decisions of the state tax commission or a court pursuant to sections 138.430 to 138.433 or due to clerical errors or corrections in the calculation or recordation of assessed valuations that the assessed valuation of such school district has been changed, and but for such change the school district would have adopted a different levy on the date of its original action, then the school district may adjust its levy to an amount to reflect such change in assessed valuation, including, if necessary, a change in the levy reduction required by this section to the amount it would have levied had the correct assessed valuation been known to it on the date of its original action, provided: (1) The school district first levies the maximum levy allowed without a vote of the people by Article X, Section 11(b) of the Constitution; and (2) The school district first adopts the tax rate ceiling otherwise authorized by other laws of this state; and (3) The levy adjustment or reduction may include a one-time correction to recoup lost revenues the school district was entitled to receive during the prior year. (L. 1982 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition C, November 2, 1982, A.L. 1983 H.B. 310, A.L. 1985 S.B. 152, A.L. 1987 S.B. 117, A.L. 1988 S.B. 797, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1478, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 1994 S.B. 676) Effective 7-12-94 (1984) A district court order directing the St. Louis City Board of Education not to reduce its operating levy pursuant to this section, in order to help finance the court's desegregation order, was deficient for years beyond 1983-84 because the order was not accompanied by a factual finding by the district court that all other fiscal alternatives were unavailable or insufficient. The same standard would apply to any ordered increases in the tax levy. Liddell v. State of Missouri (8th Cir.), 731 F.2d 1294. (1985) The rollback provision of this section may be enjoined if necessary to finance a school desegregation order. Jenkins v. State of Missouri, 639 F.Supp. 19 (W.D.Mo.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.021 Excess levy, procedure.

164.021. Excess levy, procedure. — 1. Whenever it becomes necessary, in the judgment of the school board of any school district in the state, to increase the tax rate beyond the rate authorized by the constitution for district purposes without voter approval plus the last tax rate approved by the voters for school purposes, or when voters of the district equal in number to ten percent or more of the number of votes cast for the member of the school board receiving the greatest number of votes cast at the last school election in the district wherein board members were elected, petition the board, in writing, for an increase in the tax rate, the board shall determine the rate of taxation necessary to be levied in excess of the existing rate and submit the proposition as to whether the rate of taxation shall be increased by the board to the voters of the district. The proposal may be submitted at an election. 2. If the necessary majority of the voters voting thereon, as required by Article X, Section 11(c), of the Constitution, favor the proposed increase, the result of vote, including the rate of taxation so voted, shall be certified by the clerk of the district to the clerk of the commission of the proper county or counties, who, on receipt thereof, shall assess the amount so certified, effective as of September twentieth next following, against all taxable property of the school district as provided by law. In metropolitan districts the certification shall be made by the secretary of the board as required by law. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-2, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1971 H.B. 469, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1162, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.080, 165.487, 165.490, 165.493, 165.638)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.031 Form of ballot.

164.031. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the school board of ______ (name of district) be authorized to increase the operating tax levy for ______ (list purpose or purposes) by ______ (amount of increase) per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted operating levy of the school district is estimated to be ______ (amount) per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-3, A.L. 1971 H.B. 469, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.080, 165.487, 165.490, 165.493, 165.638) Effective 4-17-92 (1981) The 1970 amendment of Article X, Section 11(c) authorizing increase in rate of school district taxation could not be reasonably read to permit indefinite continuation of tax rate approved by voters for limited period of time only and was to be read to permit increase to continue indefinitely only when no time limit was placed on duration. Ederer v. Dalton (Mo.), 618 S.W.2d 644.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.041 County clerk to assess the rate returned and extend taxes on tax books.

164.041. County clerk to assess the rate returned and extend taxes on tax books. — Based on the estimates of the various districts, the county clerk shall proceed to assess the amount so returned against all taxable property in each district, as shown by the last annual assessment for state and county purposes, at the rate lawfully determined by the school board or legally authorized by the voters of the district as of September twentieth of that year. All taxes shall be extended by the county clerk upon the general tax books of the county for the year in separate columns arranged for that purpose. He shall list the names of all persons owning any personal property who do not reside in any school district, and the value thereof; and shall list all lands and town lots in any territory not organized into a school district, and shall levy a tax of sixty-five cents on the hundred dollars valuation on all such taxable property, to be collected as other taxes and deposited in the county school fund. The county assessor in listing personal property shall take the number of the school district in which the taxpayer resides at the time of making his list, to be by him marked on the list, and also on the personal assessment book, in columns provided for that purpose. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-4, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1162) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.083, A.L. 1961 p. 351) (1971) The county clerk has no standing to challenge the validity of the existence of a school district and writ of mandamus would issue to compel county clerk to extend on county tax books the school taxes of a school district which was contesting in circuit court the validity of determination of the state board of education that district had ceased to function as active district and would cease to exist as of July 1, 1971. State v. Conley (A.), 470 S.W.2d 170. (1971) Duty of making assessment and extending levy on county tax book for school district by clerk of county court is ministerial. State v. Conley (A.), 470 S.W.2d 170.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.051 Outstanding obligations of lapsed or dissolved districts, procedure to pay ...

164.051. Outstanding obligations of lapsed or dissolved districts, procedure to pay — tax levy, proceeds how allocated. — 1. Whenever any school district lapses or is dissolved, which at the time of lapse or dissolution has any bonds or other obligations outstanding and unpaid, the county commission, county council or county legislature of the county, or if the district embraced territory in two or more counties then the county commission, county council or county legislature of the county in which the greater portion of the assessed valuation of the district lies, on or before the first day of May of each year, shall ascertain and certify to the county clerk or clerks, as the case may be, the rate of taxation necessary to be levied upon the taxable property within the former corporate limits or boundary lines of the district, sufficient to pay the interest on and the principal of bonds falling due during the succeeding year. 2. The county clerk of the county or counties, upon receipt of the certificate and at the time it is required by law to determine and levy the rate of taxation for county, school, road and other taxes, shall make an order levying the rate of taxation so certified by the county commission, county council or county legislature upon the taxable property within the former corporate limits or boundary lines of the district, and the tax shall be extended in the tax book and collected in the same manner as other school taxes. When collected, the revenue shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county which had the largest number of acres of land in the district, or in which the greater portion of the assessed valuation of the district lies, and he shall deposit the moneys received by him in the bank, trust company or other place where the principal and interest of the bonds of the district are payable. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-5, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.333) Effective 4-17-92

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.071 Levy and collection of taxes in metropolitan districts.

164.071. Levy and collection of taxes in metropolitan districts. — The board of education in metropolitan districts may levy all taxes authorized by law to be levied for school purposes in the city. The officers of the board and the collector and assessor in the city, and all other officers of the city and of the state concerned with the assessment and collection of taxes and fines and penalties payable to the school funds, shall perform the duties in relation to the levying and collection of school taxes and the collection of the fines and penalties, and the payment thereof to the board for school purposes, that are imposed by law upon the officers. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-7) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.637) CROSS REFERENCE: School operating levy may be set by Kansas City school board, when, Const. Art. X, Sec. 11(g)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.081 Levy of library building tax - vote required - rate and period of levy.

164.081. Levy of library building tax — vote required — rate and period of levy. — The board of directors of any urban school district, in addition to other taxes it is authorized to levy for school purposes or library purposes, may levy a tax on all tangible taxable property subject to its taxing powers for the purchase of sites and for the erection, furnishing and maintenance of public library buildings and reading rooms, when authorized by approving vote of two-thirds of the voters of the district voting on the proposal as submitted by the board. The rate of the levy shall not exceed one and one-half cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation, and shall be submitted to be in effect annually for a period not in excess of five years, but nothing herein shall prevent the submission and approval of successive proposals for periods not in excess of five years each. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-8, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.720)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.091 Notice of election.

164.091. Notice of election. — Whenever the board of directors, by resolution adopted by vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the board, determines that the additional levy, at a rate and for a period fixed in the resolution, is necessary or desirable, they shall cause notice to be given that the proposed levy will be submitted. The notice shall state the proposed rate of levy and the period for which it is proposed to be levied annually. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-9, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.723)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.101 Form of ballot.

164.101. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall there be levied an additional tax at the rate of ______ cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for a period of ______ years for library building purposes? (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-10, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.727)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.111 Levy and collection of tax - library building fund.

164.111. Levy and collection of tax — library building fund. — If two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposal vote in favor of the additional tax the result of the vote and the rate of taxation so voted and the period of years for which voted shall be certified by the secretary of the board to the clerk of the county commission of the proper county who shall thereupon assess the amount at the rate returned on all tangible taxable property of the school district and the taxes shall be collected and paid over to the treasurer of the school district in like manner and with other general property taxes of the school district. The treasurer of the school district shall place the revenue derived from the tax in a separate fund to be known as the "Library Building Fund", which shall be subject to the exclusive control of the school board and shall be used for no purpose other than as stated in sections 164.081 to 164.111 . The tax is in addition to the annual tax authorized to be levied under the provisions of section 137.030 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-11) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.730)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.121 Purposes for which bonds may be issued in districts other than metropolitan ...

164.121. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in districts other than metropolitan and urban. — 1. The school board of any district other than a metropolitan or urban district may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof for the following purposes: (1) Purchasing schoolhouse sites and other land for school purposes; (2) Erecting schoolhouses or library buildings; (3) Furnishing schoolhouses or library buildings; (4) Building additions to or repairing old buildings; (5) Purchasing school buses and other transportation equipment; (6) Paying off and discharging assessments made by counties, cities, towns and villages or other political subdivisions or public corporations of the state against the district in connection with the erection, construction and maintenance of sewers and sewer systems, sidewalks, guttering, curbing and paving of streets and alleys adjoining and abutting real estate of the district if the general funds of the district are insufficient in the judgment of the board to pay and discharge the assessment. 2. The question of any loan under this section shall be decided at an election. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-12, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.040, 165.043)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.131 Purposes for which bonds may be issued in urban districts - notice to ...

164.131. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in urban districts — notice to contain certain information. — 1. In urban districts, the board may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof for the following purposes: (1) Purchasing sites for schoolhouses, public library buildings, art galleries, museums, janitors' houses, repair buildings and supply houses used in the operation and maintenance of schools and other land for school purposes; (2) Erecting schoolhouses, library buildings, art galleries, museums, janitors' houses, repair buildings, supply houses and other buildings used in the operation and maintenance of schools; (3) Building additions to, remodeling and reconstructing buildings existing at the time of making the loan; (4) Furnishing any building erected or reconstructed; (5) Purchasing school buses and other transportation equipment. 2. The question of the loan shall be decided at an election. 3. Notice of the submission of the question shall include the amount of the loan required, and for what purpose. The president and secretary shall sign the notices. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-13, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.497)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.141 Purposes for which bonds may be issued in metropolitan districts - notice ...

164.141. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in metropolitan districts — notice to contain certain information. — For the purpose of purchasing schoolhouse sites, erecting schoolhouses, library buildings and furnishing the same and building additions to, or repairing old buildings, the board of education in metropolitan districts may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof in the manner herein provided. The question of the loan shall be decided at an election. Notice of the submission of the question shall include the amount of the loan required and for what purpose. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-14, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.605)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.151 Form of ballot in all districts - percentage required for approval.

164.151. Form of ballot in all districts — percentage required for approval. — 1. The questions on bond issues in all districts shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the ______ board of education borrow money in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose of ______ and issue bonds for the payment thereof resulting in an estimated increase to the debt service property tax levy of ______ (amount of estimated increase) per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the school district is estimated to increase from ______ (amount of current school district levy) to ______ (estimated adjusted debt service levy) per one hundred dollars assessed valuation of real and personal property. 2. If the constitutionally required number of the votes cast are for the loan, the board may, subject to the restrictions of section 164.161 , borrow money in the name of the district, to the amount and for the purpose specified in the notices aforesaid, and issue bonds of the district for the payment thereof. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-15, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621, A.L. 2008 S.B. 711) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.040, 165.497, 165.605)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.161 Restrictions on loans.

164.161. Restrictions on loans. — The loans authorized by sections 164.121 to 164.141 shall not be contracted for a longer period than twenty years, and the entire amount of the loans shall at no time exceed, including the present indebtedness of the district, the maximum aggregate percentage, as set forth in Article VI, Section 26(b) of the Missouri Constitution, of the value of taxable tangible property therein as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes. The rate of interest upon the bonds shall, in no case, exceed the highest legal rate allowed by contract. Before or at the time of issuing the bonds, the board of directors shall provide for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the bonds as they fall due, and to retire them within twenty years from date contracted. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 386) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.050, 165.500, 165.507)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.181 Duties of treasurer of seven-director districts - liability.

164.181. Duties of treasurer of seven-director districts — liability. — The treasurer of the board of seven-director districts is the custodian of all moneys collected for liquidating any bonded indebtedness and interest on the same, and is responsible on his official bond for the safekeeping and proper appliance of the debt service fund received by him, and also for any loss incurred or damage resulting from his failure to cancel any and all redeemed bonds, as required in section 108.160 . He shall promptly pay the interest on bonds when due, and pay off and cancel the bonds as rapidly as possible. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-18) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.340)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.191 Issuance by any district of funding and refunding bonds - record.

164.191. Issuance by any district of funding and refunding bonds — record. — The board of any school district may issue funding and refunding bonds for the district, in accordance with sections 108.140 to 108.170 . Each bond shall be signed by the president, countersigned by the clerk and authenticated by the seal of the school board, if there is one; and shall also be attested by the clerk of the county commission of the county in which the district is located, and he shall put the seal of the commission on each bond. The clerk of the board shall keep a record in the books of the school district of all renewal bonds issued by the board, noting the date when issued and when due, and also the number and amount of each bond so issued, and shall also keep a full record of all transactions that may be necessary for the identification of the bonds. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-19) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.053, A.L. 1961 p. 345)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.201 Exchange and sale of refunding bonds - restrictions.

164.201. Exchange and sale of refunding bonds — restrictions. — No refunding or renewal bond shall be exchanged by the board of any school district for any outstanding bond for a sum less than ninety cents on the dollar of its face value. The board also may sell the refunding or renewal bonds for cash if in its judgment it will be to the interest of the school district; but no commission shall be allowed or cost incurred in the exchange or sale of bonds which will reduce the net proceeds of the same to a less amount than ninety cents on the dollar, and all sums of money realized from the sale of refunding or renewal bonds shall be used in the redemption of outstanding bonds of the school district. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-20) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.057, A.L. 1961 p. 345)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.221 Redeemed bonds of school districts to be destroyed - record - witnesses.

164.221. Redeemed bonds of school districts to be destroyed — record — witnesses. — Whenever any bonds of any school district are redeemed or paid off, the bonds shall be burned or shredded in the presence of two members of the school board and two other credible persons as witnesses of the fact. The secretary or clerk of the board shall record in the books of the district a description of the bonds so destroyed by noting the date when issued and when due, and the number and amount of each of the bonds, and the names of the members of the board and of the witnesses who are present at the burning of the bonds. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-22, A.L. 1969 p. 273) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.510)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.231 Issuance of revenue bonds to pay for dormitory, athletic stadiums by ...

164.231. Issuance of revenue bonds to pay for dormitory, athletic stadiums by seven-director districts — security for bonds. — For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, erection, equipment and furnishing of dormitory or of school athletic stadiums or structures, and for providing a site therefor, including offstreet parking space, and making from time to time enlargements or extensions thereof, the board of directors of any seven-director school district may issue and sell revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of the dormitory or project, including costs necessarily incidental thereto. No such bonds shall be issued and sold unless at the time of the issuance thereof the board of the school district issuing them shall pledge the net income and revenues of the dormitory or project to the payment of the bonds, both principal and interest, and covenant to fix, maintain and collect such reasonable rates, rentals and charges for admission of spectators to witness such games, contests and exhibitions, and returns and charges for concessions and broadcasting as in the judgment of such board of directors will provide revenues sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of operating and maintaining such dormitory or project and to provide and maintain an interest and sinking fund in an amount adequate promptly to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds. Nothing herein shall prevent the board from authorizing use of the dormitory or project and admittance thereto without charge at such time and for such occasions and to such extent as the board determines. In addition to pledging the net income and revenues as herein provided, the board in its discretion may mortgage, by mortgage or deed of trust, the real and personal property comprising the dormitory or project or portions thereof for the payment of the bonds, both principal and interest, and as additional security therefor may by the terms of the mortgage or deed of trust grant to the purchaser in case of foreclosure sale thereof the right and privilege to operate the dormitory or project, subject to the limitations and conditions set out in the mortgage or deed of trust. The revenue bonds are payable, both as to principal and interest, solely and only out of the net income and revenues arising from the operation of the dormitory or project for which they were issued, after providing for the costs of operation and maintenance as aforesaid, or from other funds made available to the school district from sources other than from proceeds of taxation, or from proceeds of foreclosure sale of property mortgaged or pledged as security therefor. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-23, A.L. 1969 p. 273) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.130)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.241 Approval by two-thirds of directors required for issuance of bonds.

164.241. Approval by two-thirds of directors required for issuance of bonds. — Bonds may be issued under section 164.231 pursuant to resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the school district, and no other proceedings shall be required therefor. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-24) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.140)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.251 Bonds not to constitute an indebtedness.

164.251. Bonds not to constitute an indebtedness. — Any bonds issued under and pursuant to sections 164.231 to 164.301 shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness of the state of Missouri, or of any school district or of the board thereof, or of the individual members of the school board, and shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation upon the incurring of indebtedness. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-25) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.150)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.261 Bonds, denomination, interest rate, contents - negotiable - income exempt ...

164.261. Bonds, denomination, interest rate, contents — negotiable — income exempt from state tax — how sold. — 1. Revenue bonds issued under section 164.231 shall be of such denomination, shall bear such rate of interest not to exceed four percent per annum, and shall mature at such time within twenty years from the date of issuance thereof as the board of directors of the school district determines. The bonds may be either serial bonds or term bonds. Serial bonds may be issued with or without reservation of the right to call them for payment or redemption in advance of their maturity, upon the giving of notice and with or without the covenant requiring the payment of a premium in the event of the call and redemption prior to maturity as the board determines. Term bonds shall contain a reservation of the right to call them for payment and redemption prior to maturity at such time and upon the giving of notice and upon the payment of such premium, if any, as the school board determines. Each such bond shall bear on its face a prominent legend reading substantially as follows: "THIS IS A REVENUE BOND ONLY AND THE HOLDER THEREOF SHALL NEVER HAVE ANY RIGHT TO DEMAND OR RECEIVE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST THEREOF FROM ANY FUNDS RAISED OR TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION." 2. The bonds when issued and sold shall be negotiable instruments within the meaning of the law merchant and the negotiable instruments law and the interest thereon is exempt from income taxes under the laws of the state of Missouri. 3. The bonds when issued may be sold at public sale to brokers or others after giving such reasonable notice of the sale as is determined by the board, but, if sold to brokers or dealers for resale, they shall be sold for not less than ninety-eight percent of the par value thereof and accrued interest, or the board may, in its discretion, provide for the sale of the bonds pursuant to individual subscriptions therefor by purchasers for investment, in which case they shall not be sold for less than the par value thereof and accrued interest. The school board may, however, pay reasonable compensation to persons employed in soliciting or effecting such private subscriptions and purchases. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-26) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.160)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.271 Board may prescribe form and detail of bonds - may be compelled to perform ...

164.271. Board may prescribe form and detail of bonds — may be compelled to perform duties and agreements of district. — 1. The board of the school district issuing bonds under section 164.231 may prescribe the form, details and incidents of the bonds and make such covenants as in its judgment are advisable or necessary properly to secure the payment thereof; but the form, details, incidents and covenants shall not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of sections 164.231 to 164.301 . 2. The holder of any bonds issued hereunder or of any coupons representing interest accrued thereon may, by civil action either at law or in equity, compel the board of the school district issuing such bonds to perform all duties imposed upon it by sections 164.231 to 164.301 , including the making and collecting of sufficient rates and charges for admission to or the use of the project for which the bonds were issued, and also to enforce the performance of any and all other covenants made by such board of directors in the issuance of the bonds. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-27) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.170)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.281 Operating expense may include cost of athletic equipment and uniforms.

164.281. Operating expense may include cost of athletic equipment and uniforms. — The school board may provide for the setting aside and including as an operating expense of the project an amount of the estimated annual income and revenues, in the judgment of the board reasonably necessary, and use the same for the purchase and acquisition of athletic equipment, appliances, uniforms and clothing to be used by those engaging in the games, contests and exhibitions, and may supply the same on such terms or gratuitously to those participating in such games, contests and exhibitions as the board determines in view of the fact that the participants contribute their efforts and skills to the games, contests and exhibitions which produce the revenues. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-28) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.180)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.291 Records of bonds, payment and revenues to be kept - disposition of surplus ...

164.291. Records of bonds, payment and revenues to be kept — disposition of surplus revenues. — The school board shall provide for the keeping of accurate records of the issuance of the bonds and payment, retirement and cancellation thereof, and of the revenues and receipts from, and the disbursements for the project separate from the other funds of the district. The proceeds of bonds and the net revenues and receipts from the project, other than the amounts allocated to the athletic and recreational funds of the high schools as hereinafter provided, and any gifts or contributions of funds are the property and funds of the district and devoted to the purposes provided for herein, and the treasurer of the school district is custodian of the funds and shall disburse them upon vouchers of the district as in the case of other funds of the district. If there is in any year a surplus from the revenues of the project beyond the amount reasonably anticipated to be necessary to meet the requirements of sections 164.231 to 164.301 , the surplus or a portion thereof in the discretion of the board may be allocated and transferred to the athletic and recreational funds of the various high schools of the district. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-29) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.190)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.301 Refunding of bonds.

164.301. Refunding of bonds. — 1. The revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 164.231 to 164.301 may be refunded in whole or in part in any of the following circumstances, to wit: (1) When any of the bonds have by their terms become due and payable and there are not sufficient funds in the interest and sinking fund provided for their payment to pay the bonds and the interest thereon; (2) When any of the bonds are by their terms callable for payment and redemption in advance of their date of maturity and have been duly called for payment and redemption; (3) When any of the bonds are voluntarily surrendered by the holder thereof in exchange for refunding bonds. 2. For the purpose of refunding any bonds issued hereunder, including refunding bonds, the board of the school district may make and issue refunding bonds in the amount necessary to pay off and redeem the bonds to be refunded, together with unpaid and past due interest thereon and any premium which is due under the terms of the bonds, together also with the cost of issuing the refunding bonds, and may sell the bonds in like manner as is herein provided for the sale of revenue bonds. With the proceeds of the bonds, the board may pay off, redeem and cancel old bonds and coupons which have matured, or which have been called for payment and redemption, together with the past due interest premium, if any, due thereon, or the bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for a like par value amount of bonds to refund which the refunding bonds were issued. 3. No refunding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be payable in more than twenty years from the date thereof or shall bear interest at a rate in excess of six percent per annum. 4. Refunding bonds are payable from the same sources as were pledged to the payment of the bonds refunded thereby and, in the discretion of the board, may be payable from any other sources which under sections 164.231 to 164.301 may be pledged to the payment of revenue bonds issued hereunder. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-30) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.200)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.303 School district bond fund established, purpose to fund health and ...

164.303. School district bond fund established, purpose to fund health and educational facilities authority, costs and grants — lapse into general revenue fund, prohibited. — There is hereby established in the state treasury the "School District Bond Fund". Such amounts as may be necessary to fund the annual requests submitted by the health and educational facilities authority to fund the payment of costs and grants as provided in subsection 7 of section 360.106 and sections 360.111 to 360.118 and necessary costs for administration of those provisions, but not to exceed seven million dollars per year, shall be transferred by appropriation to the fund from the gaming proceeds for education fund before any amounts in the gaming proceeds for education fund are transferred to the classroom trust fund, as provided in section 160.534 . Moneys deposited in the school district bond fund shall be used by the health and educational facilities authority, subject to appropriation, to fund the payment of costs and grants as provided in subsection 7 of section 360.106 and sections 360.111 to 360.118 and necessary costs for administration of those provisions. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of each biennium. (L. 1995 S.B. 301, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287) Effective 7-01-06
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