Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 165

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 165
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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.011 Tuition - accounting of school moneys, funds - uses - transfers to and from ...

165.011. Tuition — accounting of school moneys, funds — uses — transfers to and from incidental fund, when — transfers to debt service fund, when — one-time transfer for Carthage School district — deduction for unlawful transfers — transfer of unrestricted funds. — 1. The following funds are created for the accounting of all school moneys: "Teachers' Fund", "Incidental Fund", "Capital Projects Fund" and "Debt Service Fund". The treasurer of the school district shall open an account for each fund specified in this section, and all moneys received from the county school fund and all moneys derived from taxation for teachers' wages shall be placed to the credit of the teachers' fund. All tuition fees, state moneys received under section 163.031 , and all other moneys received from the state except as herein provided shall be placed to the credit of the teachers' and incidental funds at the discretion of the district board of education, except as provided in subsection 5 of section 163.031 . Money received from other districts for transportation and money derived from taxation for incidental expenses shall be credited to the incidental fund. All money derived from taxation or received from any other source for the erection of buildings or additions thereto and the remodeling or reconstruction of buildings and the furnishing thereof, for the payment of lease-purchase obligations, for the purchase of real estate, or from sale of real estate, schoolhouses or other buildings of any kind, or school furniture, from insurance, from sale of bonds other than refunding bonds shall be placed to the credit of the capital projects fund. All moneys derived from the sale or lease of sites, buildings, facilities, furnishings, and equipment by a school district as authorized under section 177.088 shall be credited to the capital projects fund. Money derived from taxation for the retirement of bonds and the payment of interest thereon shall be credited to the debt service fund, which shall be maintained as a separate bank account. Receipts from delinquent taxes shall be allocated to the several funds on the same basis as receipts from current taxes, except that where the previous years' obligations of the district would be affected by such distribution, the delinquent taxes shall be distributed according to the tax levies made for the years in which the obligations were incurred. All refunds received shall be placed to the credit of the fund from which the original expenditures were made. Money donated to the school districts shall be placed to the credit of the fund where it can be expended to meet the purpose for which it was donated and accepted. Money received from any other source whatsoever shall be placed to the credit of the fund or funds designated by the board. 2. The school board may transfer any portion of the unrestricted balance remaining in the incidental fund to the teachers' fund. Any district that uses an incidental fund transfer to pay for more than twenty-five percent of the annual certificated compensation obligation of the district and has an incidental fund balance on June thirtieth in any year in excess of fifty percent of the combined incidental teachers' fund expenditures for the fiscal year just ended shall be required to transfer the excess from the incidental fund to the teachers' fund. If a balance remains in the debt service fund, after the total outstanding indebtedness for which the fund was levied is paid, the board may transfer the unexpended balance to the capital projects fund. If a balance remains in the bond proceeds after completion of the project for which the bonds were issued, the balance shall be transferred from the incidental or capital projects fund to the debt service fund. After making all placements of interest otherwise provided by law, a school district may transfer from the capital projects fund to the incidental fund the interest earned from undesignated balances in the capital projects fund. A school district may borrow from one of the following funds: teachers' fund, incidental fund, or capital projects fund, as necessary to meet obligations in another of those funds; provided that the full amount is repaid to the lending fund within the same fiscal year. 3. Tuition shall be paid from either the teachers' or incidental funds. Employee benefits for certificated staff shall be paid from the teachers' fund. 4. Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the school board of a school district that meets the provisions of subsection 5 of section 163.031 may transfer from the incidental fund to the capital projects fund the sum of: (1) The amount to be expended for transportation equipment that is considered an allowable cost under state board of education rules for transportation reimbursements during the current year; plus (2) Any amount necessary to satisfy obligations of the capital projects fund for state-approved area vocational-technical schools; plus (3) Current year obligations for lease-purchase obligations entered into prior to January 1, 1997; plus (4) The amount necessary to repay costs of one or more guaranteed energy savings performance contracts to renovate buildings in the school district, provided that the contract is only for energy conservation measures as defined in section 640.651 and provided that the contract specifies that no payment or total of payments shall be required from the school district until at least an equal total amount of energy and energy-related operating savings and payments from the vendor pursuant to the contract have been realized by the school district; plus (5) An amount not to exceed the greater of: (a) One hundred sixty-two thousand three hundred twenty-six dollars; or (b) Seven percent of the state adequacy target multiplied by the district's weighted average daily attendance, provided that transfer amounts in excess of current year obligations of the capital projects fund authorized under this subdivision may be transferred only by a resolution of the school board approved by a majority of the board members in office when the resolution is voted on and identifying the specific capital projects to be funded directly by the district by the transferred funds and an estimated expenditure date. 5. Beginning in the 2006-07 school year, a district meeting the provisions of subsection 5 of section 163.031 and not making the transfer under subdivision (5) of subsection 4 of this section, nor making payments or expenditures related to obligations made under section 177.088 may transfer from the incidental fund to the debt service fund or the capital projects fund the greater of: (1) The state aid received in the 2005-06 school year as a result of no more than eighteen cents of the sum of the debt service and capital projects levy used in the foundation formula and placed in the respective debt service or capital projects fund, whichever fund had the designated tax levy; or (2) Five percent of the state adequacy target multiplied by the district's weighted average daily attendance. 6. Beginning in the 2006-07 school year, the department of elementary and secondary education shall deduct from a school district's state aid calculated pursuant to section 163.031 an amount equal to the amount of any transfer of funds from the incidental fund to the capital projects fund or debt service fund performed during the previous year in violation of this section; except that the state aid shall be deducted over no more than five school years following the school year of an unlawful transfer based on a plan from the district approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. 7. A school district may transfer unrestricted funds from the capital projects fund to the incidental fund in any year to avoid becoming financially stressed as defined in subsection 1 of section 161.520 . If on June thirtieth of any fiscal year the sum of unrestricted balances in a school district's incidental fund and teacher's fund is less than twenty percent of the sum of the school district's expenditures from those funds for the fiscal year ending on that June thirtieth, the school district may, during the next succeeding fiscal year, transfer to its incidental fund an amount up to and including the amount of the unrestricted balance in its capital projects fund on that June thirtieth. For purposes of this subsection, in addition to any other restrictions that may apply to funds in the school district's capital projects fund, any funds that are derived from the proceeds of one or more general obligation bond issues shall be considered restricted funds and shall not be transferred to the school district's incidental fund. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-1, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 1994 S.B. 676, A.L. 1995 S.B. 255, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 604 merged with H.B. 641 & 593, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1469 merged with S.B. 658 merged with S.B. 781, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889, A.L. 2000 S.B. 944, A.L. 2001 S.B. 543, A.L. 2003 S.B. 686, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2011 S.B. 81, A.L. 2014 S.B. 907, A.L. 2015 H.B. 41, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.110 )

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.012 School district financial reporting requirements to the department - ...

165.012. School district financial reporting requirements to the department — information to be available on department's website. — 1. Each school district shall annually report to the department of elementary and secondary education, within thirty days, the following district information as of December thirty-first of the current school year: (1) The district's unrestricted fund balance in the incidental fund and in the teacher's fund; (2) The amount of tax anticipation borrowed funds placed in the incidental fund and in the teacher's fund since the beginning of the school year; and (3) The net amount of transfer from the incidental fund and teacher's fund to the capital projects fund and to the debt service fund since the beginning of the school year. 2. For the 2005-06 school year, each school district shall also provide the same information required under subsection 1 of this section as of December 31, 2003, and as of December 31, 2004. 3. The information reported under this section shall be included on the department's website, for the current school year and for each of the preceding four school years to the extent that such information was required to be reported under subsections 1 and 2 of this section. (L. 2005 S.B. 287) Effective 7-01-06

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.021 Disbursal of school moneys - checks, form of - checks not to issue in ...

165.021. Disbursal of school moneys — checks, form of — checks not to issue in excess of revenue. — 1. All moneys received by a school district shall be disbursed only for the purposes for which they were levied, collected or received. 2. School district moneys shall be disbursed only upon checks drawn by the treasurer of the district pursuant to orders of the board of education or upon orders for payment issued by the treasurer of the district pursuant to orders of the board of education. Each check shall show the legal identification of the district by name and address, the depositary upon which the check is drawn, shall specify the amount to be paid, to whom payment is made, from what fund, for what purpose, the date of payment and the number of the check. Each check must be signed by the president and the treasurer of the board. The board by resolution may direct that the signatures be affixed to the checks in facsimile in the manner and with the effect provided by sections 105.273 to 105.278 . 3. The checks drawn shall be in substantially the following form: 4. No check shall be drawn, or order for payment issued, for the payment of any school district indebtedness unless there is sufficient money in the treasury and in the proper fund for the payment of the indebtedness. 5. Each and every check and order for payment shall be paid from its appropriate fund or funds, as provided by law. 6. No school district treasurer shall draw any check or issue any order for payment against any school district that is in excess of the income and revenue of the school district for the school year beginning on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June following. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-2, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111 & H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.110)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.031 Lost or destroyed check, duplicate to issue, when.

165.031. Lost or destroyed check, duplicate to issue, when. — If a check issued by any school district in this state is lost or destroyed and satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction is made to the board of the school district which has issued the check, and the depositary upon which the check was drawn certifies that the check has not been presented for payment, the board of the district may cause to be issued a duplicate check of like number, date and amount, in favor of the payee named in the original check. The words, "this duplicate, the original unpaid", shall be inserted in the check after the name of the payee and the board immediately shall cause the depositary to be notified of the issue of the duplicate and the depositary shall pay the duplicate, but not the original, when presented for payment under the conditions which would have entitled the original to payment. The applicant for the duplicate check also shall execute and deliver to the treasurer a bond payable to the school district in the amount of the check with good and sufficient security to be approved by the treasurer and conditioned that the applicant will indemnify the school district, or any legal holder of the original check, for any loss which occurs in case the original check is produced or presented for payment. The bond may be enforced by suit in the name of obligee to its own use or to the use of the party entitled to the benefit thereof. Any municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the state to which, or to whose fiscal officer, any original lost or destroyed school check was payable, pursuant to resolution of its governing body, may execute the bond, and in such cases the bond may be accepted without surety or other security. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-3, A.L. 1973 H.B. 232, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111 & H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.113)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.051 Investment of surplus funds.

165.051. Investment of surplus funds. — If any school district has money in the teachers', incidental, capital projects or debt service fund not needed within a reasonable period of time for the purpose for which the money was received, the school board in the district, if it deems it advisable, may invest the funds in either open time deposits or certificates of deposit secured under the provisions of sections 110.010 and 110.020 ; or in bonds, redeemable at maturity at par, of the state of Missouri, of the United States, or of any wholly owned corporation of the United States; or in other short term obligations of the United States, or in any instrument permitted by law for the investment of state moneys. No open time deposits shall be made or bonds purchased to mature beyond the date that the funds are needed for the purpose for which they were received by the school district. Interest accruing from the investment of the surplus funds in such deposits or bonds shall be credited to the fund from which the money was invested. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-5, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 1993 S.B. 380, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al., A.L. 1999 S.B. 386) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.110, 165.243, 165.247) CROSS REFERENCES: Bi-state development agency, bonds of, investment in authorized, 70.377 Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950 Savings accounts in insured savings and loan associations, investment in authorized, 369.194

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.061 Treasurer, duties of.

165.061. Treasurer, duties of. — From and after the approval of his bond as such, the treasurer of each seven-director school district shall receive all moneys belonging to the district, from whatever source derived, and deposit and pay out the same upon checks or orders for payment as provided in section 165.021 . He shall also be custodian of all bonds and other securities belonging to the school district. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-6, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111 & H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.400)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.071 County collector-treasurer to pay over school district moneys monthly ...

165.071. County collector-treasurer to pay over school district moneys monthly (seven-director districts). — 1. At least once in every month the county collector in all counties of the first and second classifications and the collector-treasurer in counties having township organization shall pay over to the treasurer of the school board of all seven-director districts all moneys received and collected by the county collector and the collector-treasurer to which the board is entitled and take duplicate receipts from the treasurer, one of which the county collector and the collector-treasurer shall file with the secretary of the school board and the other the collector-treasurer shall file in his or her settlement with the county commission. 2. The county collector in counties of the third and fourth classification, except in counties under township organization, shall pay over to the county treasurer at least once in every month all moneys received and collected by the county collector which are due each school district and shall take duplicate receipts therefor, one of which the county collector shall file in his or her settlement with the county commission. The county treasurer in such counties shall pay over to the treasurer of the school board of seven-director districts, at least once in every month, all moneys so received by the county treasurer to which the board is entitled. Upon payment the county treasurer shall take duplicate receipts from the treasurer of the school board, one of which the county treasurer shall file with the secretary of the school board, and the other the county treasurer shall file in his or her settlement with the county commission. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-7, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.347, 165.348)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.081 County treasurer to pay over state and county school moneys to district ...

165.081. County treasurer to pay over state and county school moneys to district treasurer monthly (seven-director districts). — The county treasurer shall pay over to the treasurer of each seven-director school district any state or county school moneys received by him to which the district is entitled, at least once in every month and take duplicate receipts from the treasurer one of which he shall file with the secretary of the board, and the other he shall file in his settlement with the county commission. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-8) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.343, 165.460)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.091 School money, how disbursed.

165.091. School money, how disbursed. — No money belonging to the school district shall be paid by any depositary or from any investment account maintained pursuant to section 165.051 except upon the check of the treasurer and president of the board of the school district or order for payment duly issued by the treasurer. The board, by resolution, may direct that the signatures be affixed to the checks in facsimile in the manner and with the effect provided in sections 105.273 to 105.278 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-9, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111, A.L. 1995 S.B. 301) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.349, 165.443) Effective 6-27-95

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.101 Settlements of treasurer of seven-director districts, when due.

165.101. Settlements of treasurer of seven-director districts, when due. — The treasurer of each seven-director school district annually, not later than the first day of August, shall settle with the school board and account to the board for all school moneys received in each fund of the district, and the amount paid out for school purposes in the seven-director school district. The settlement, if found correct by the board, shall be approved by the board; and when approved the treasurer shall present his settlement to the clerk of the county commission. The clerk shall make a careful examination of the settlement, and if found correct he shall certify the same. The certificate shall be prima facie a discharge of the liability of the treasurer for the funds expressed in the vouchers. At the expiration of his term of office the treasurer shall deliver over to his successor in office all books and papers, with all moneys or other property in his hands, and also all orders, checks, bonds and coupons he has paid or redeemed since his last annual settlement with the board and with the county clerk, and shall take the duplicate receipts of his successor therefor, one of which he shall deposit with the secretary of the board and the other with the county clerk. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-10, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111 & H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.350, 165.453)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.111 Financial report published annually, when - state aid not to be paid until ...

165.111. Financial report published annually, when — state aid not to be paid until report received, penalty — audit summary published, when. — 1. The school board of each district, for any year for which it does not cause an audit to be performed by October thirty-first after the close of the school year, shall make and publish, not later than September first, in some newspaper as described in section 493.050 published in the school district, and if there is none then in some newspaper of general circulation within the district, a statement of all receipts of school moneys, when and from what source derived, and all expenditures, and on what account; also, the present indebtedness of the district and its nature, and the rate of taxation for all purposes for the year. The statement shall be duly attested by the president and secretary of the board, and the secretary shall forward a copy to the state board of education on forms prescribed by the board. 2. The state board of education shall not release the state aid apportioned to the district for the next ensuing school year until a copy of the required statement has been received at its office in Jefferson City and has been approved by it. Any school board which fails, refuses or neglects to order the statement to be made, and any officer of the board who fails, refuses, or neglects to prepare, publish and forward the statement, as required by this section, when ordered by the board, is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars. Annual or biennial audit summaries shall be published according to section 165.121 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-11, A.L. 1988 S.B. 789, A.L. 1996 S.B. 926) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.360)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.121 Biennial audit of records - state aid withheld, when - publication of ...

165.121. Biennial audit of records — state aid withheld, when — publication of summary (seven-director districts). — 1. The school board of each seven-director district shall cause an audit examination to be made at least biennially of all financial, transportation and attendance records of the districts. Such examination shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards applicable in the circumstances, including such reviews and tests of the system of internal check and control and of the books, records and other underlying data as are necessary to enable the independent accountant performing the audit to come to an informed opinion as to the financial affairs (including attendance and transportation transactions) of the district. An independent auditor who is not regularly engaged as an employee of the school board shall perform the audit and make a written report of his findings. 2. The board shall supply each member thereof with a copy of the report and in addition shall furnish one copy each to the state department of elementary and secondary education and to the superintendent of schools of the county in which the district is located. The cost of the audit and report shall be paid for out of the incidental fund of the district. 3. The report shall contain the following information: (1) A statement of the scope of examination; (2) The auditor's opinion as to whether the audit was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards applicable in the circumstances; (3) The auditor's opinion as to whether the financial statements included in the audit report present fairly the results of the operations during the period audited; (4) The auditor's opinion as to whether the financial statements accompanying the audit report were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to school districts; (5) The reason or reasons an opinion is not rendered with respect to items (3) and (4) in the event the auditor is unable to express an opinion with respect thereto; (6) The auditor's opinion as to whether the district's budgetary and disbursement procedures conform to the requirements of chapter 67 ; (7) The auditor's opinion as to whether attendance and transportation records are so maintained by the district as to disclose accurately average daily attendance and average daily transportation of pupils during the period of the audit; (8) Financial statements presented in such form as to disclose the operations of each fund of the school district and a statement of the operations of all funds. 4. The school board shall furnish the state department of elementary and secondary education with its copy of the audit report not later than October thirty-first following the close of the fiscal period covered by the audit unless, for good cause shown prior to such date, the commissioner of education or some officer of the department of elementary and secondary education designated by him for this purpose grants an extension of time, not to exceed sixty additional days, for the filing of the report. In the event the report in the approved form is not filed within the period or extension thereof, further state aid to the district shall thereafter be withheld until the audit report has been received by the department of elementary and secondary education. 5. Within thirty days of the receipt of the audit report the school board shall cause a summary of the report to be prepared which shall include, together with any other matter the board deems appropriate, the following: (1) A summary statement of fund balances and receipts and disbursements by major classifications of each fund and all funds; (2) A summary statement of the scope of the audit examination; (3) The auditor's opinion on the financial statements included in the audit report. Immediately upon the completion of the summary, the school board shall cause it to be published once in a newspaper within the county in which all or a part of the district is located which has general circulation within the district or, if there is none, then the board shall cause the summary to be posted in at least five public places within the district. The publication shall contain information as to where the audit report is available for inspection and examination. The report shall be kept available for such purposes thereafter. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-12) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.115) (1973) Held that this section does not supersede § 29.230, RSMo. Consolidated School Dist. No. 1 of Jackson Co. v. Bond (A.), 500 S.W.2d 18.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.122 Audits of enrollment and attendance records of school districts, performed ...

165.122. Audits of enrollment and attendance records of school districts, performed by independent auditor, costs. — 1. The commissioner of education may cause an audit examination to be performed, pursuant to this section, of the enrollment and average daily attendance records of any school district. Such examination shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards applicable in the circumstances, including such reviews and tests of the system of internal check and control and of the books, records and other underlying data as are necessary to enable the independent accountant performing the audit to come to an informed opinion as to the enrollment and attendance and reporting of the district. A physical count of students shall be a part of the audit. Such physical count shall occur on a date randomly selected without notice to the district. An independent auditor who is not regularly engaged as an employee of the school board shall perform the audit and make a written report of his findings to the commissioner of education and the district school board. 2. The actual and necessary costs of the audit shall be paid by the department. (L. 1998 S.B. 781)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.131 Tax and revenue anticipation notes - form.

*165.131. Tax and revenue anticipation notes — form. — The board of education of any school district in this state, upon a vote of a majority of the members of the board, may borrow funds for the use of the various funds of the district, including the debt service fund, and may issue negotiable notes in evidence thereof, payable out of the revenues derived from school taxes or other school revenues, for the purposes of the funds of any year in which the notes are issued. The notes may be issued at any time and from time to time in any year. A separate note shall be issued to evidence the borrowing for the benefit of each fund, and shall bear on its face appropriate reference to or designation of the fund for the use of which the funds evidenced by the note are borrowed. Beginning with the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 1994, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the notes issued in any year for the use or benefit of any fund shall not exceed the amount of the school board's estimate of the requirements for the fund for such year. The notes shall be payable in not to exceed twelve months from date of issuance, and shall not exceed the terms as set forth in section 108.170 . The proceeds of the notes shall be placed to the credit of the respective funds for the use and benefit of which the borrowing was made, as evidenced by the notes, and subject to the right to make transfers from and to funds as otherwise permitted by law, the proceeds of the notes shall be used and expended only in payment of the expenses and obligations properly payable from the funds, respectively, and incurred or to be incurred against the funds during the year for the expenses of the year, or in payment of principal and interest on the notes. The notes may be payable to bearer or to the order of a named payee, and may be in substantially the following form: (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-13, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1984 H.B. 856 & 1358, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1218) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.070) *Number "161.131" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.141 Execution and certification of notes - registration by county treasurer - ...

165.141. Execution and certification of notes — registration by county treasurer — record of issuance and payment — cancellation. — 1. The notes shall be known as tax anticipation notes of the school district and shall be signed by the president of the school board and attested by the clerk or secretary. The clerk or secretary of the school board shall certify on the back of each note that the note is issued pursuant to an order of the school board of the district and the aggregate principal amount of all prior notes and warrants issued against the fund referred to in the note which are unpaid at the date of the certificate. All notes issued under this section and section 165.131 shall be registered, without fee, before delivery in the office of the county treasurer of the county in which the school district lies. The registry shall show the number, date, amount and interest rate of each note, the fund for which issued, date of sale and name of the payee, if any, or of the purchaser if payable to bearer. Upon payment and cancellation the notes shall be submitted to the county treasurer who shall record the date of payment and cancellation in his record of registry. 2. The secretary of the school district shall keep true and correct record of the issuance, and of the fact and date of payment of all notes, and deliver a duplicate thereof to the treasurer of the school district. The notes upon payment shall be cancelled and it shall not be lawful for the school district to purchase and reissue any of the notes. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-14) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.073)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.161 Disbursements in metropolitan districts, how made.

165.161. Disbursements in metropolitan districts, how made. — All disbursements of the board of education in metropolitan districts shall be made by checks drawn or orders for payment issued upon a designated depositary in the form and subject to the regulations that the board provides. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-16, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111 & H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.623)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.171 Audits, how provided - removal of appointed auditor.

165.171. Audits, how provided — removal of appointed auditor. — The board of education in metropolitan districts shall determine and provide for the auditing of the accounts of the board and its various departments and operations, at the times and in the manner that the board deems necessary. The board in such districts may employ independent auditors to make the audit, or may appoint an auditor for this purpose and provide for the employees that the auditor's duties require. The board may remove the auditor from office by vote of a majority of its members. Complete reports as to the audits shall be furnished to the members of the board and the superintendent of schools and shall be made available for inspection by any interested party. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-17, A.L. 1967 p. 238) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.627)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.181 Examination of officers' accounts and vouchers in metropolitan districts - ...

165.181. Examination of officers' accounts and vouchers in metropolitan districts — report to mayor. — At the close of each fiscal school year, the mayor of the city shall appoint one or more expert accountants, who shall examine the books, accounts and vouchers of the treasurer and all other departments of expenditure of the board of the metropolitan district and shall make due report thereof to the mayor and the board of education of the city. All the officers and employees of the board shall produce and submit to the accountants for examination all books, papers, documents, vouchers and accounts in their office belonging or pertaining to the office, and shall in every way assist the accountants in their work. In the report to be made by the accountants they may make any recommendation they deem proper as to the business methods of the officers and employees. A reasonable compensation for the services shall be paid by the board. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-18, A.L. 1967 p. 238) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.633)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.201 Selection of depositaries in seven-director districts without advertising ...

165.201. Selection of depositaries in seven-director districts without advertising for bids — deposit to be secured. — If at the time bids should be received or the selection of depositaries should be made in seven-director districts in accordance with the provisions of sections 165.211 to 165.291 , it is unlawful for banking institutions to pay interest upon demand deposits, or if there is not a sufficient number of bids submitted, the board may name depositaries of all or any part, not less than one-sixteenth part thereof, of its funds, without advertising for bids and without requiring the payment of any interest. Each depositary selected within ten days after its selection in accordance with the provisions of this section shall deposit securities required for the deposit of school funds as provided in sections 110.010 and 110.020 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-20) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.427)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.211 Depositaries, how selected, when - bids received when - notice to be published.

165.211. Depositaries, how selected, when — bids received when — notice to be published. — In all seven-director districts, the school board shall select depositaries of the moneys and funds of the school district. Depositaries may be selected annually or the school district and depositary may enter into a one- to five-year contract or agreement for the deposit of the district's moneys or funds at the discretion of the local board of education. Such contract or agreement may be terminated by the mutual consent of both parties at any time. The school board, in each year in which depositaries are to be selected, shall receive sealed proposals from banking institutions in the county or in adjoining counties which desire to be selected as depositaries of the moneys and funds of the school district. Notice that bids will be received shall be published by the secretary of the board at least twenty days before the date selected by the school board for the acceptance of bids in some newspaper published in the county at least five days in each week, or if there is none, then in a newspaper of general circulation within the county. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-21, A.L. 1980 S.B. 733, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 1998 H.B. 955) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.417)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.221 Bids, how made - to be accompanied by check - penalty for secretary ...

165.221. Bids, how made — to be accompanied by check — penalty for secretary disclosing amount of bid. — For the purpose of letting the funds the board shall divide the funds into not less than two nor more than ten equal parts. Each bidder may bid for any number of the parts, but the bid for each part shall be separate. Any banking institution in the county or in an adjoining county desiring to bid shall deliver to the secretary of the board, on or before the date selected for the acceptance of bids, a sealed bid, stating the rate of interest, or method by which the interest will be determined, that the banking institution offers to pay on one part of the funds and moneys of the school district for the term of one to five years, as the case may be, next ensuing the date of the bid; or if the selection is made for a less term as provided in sections 165.201 to 165.291 , then for the time between the date of the bid and the next regular time for the selection of depositaries, as fixed by section 165.211 . It is a misdemeanor for the secretary of the board to directly or indirectly disclose the amount of any bid before all bids are opened at a public depositary bid opening. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-22, A.L. 1980 S.B. 733, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581, A.L. 1998 H.B. 955, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879 merged with S.B. 769) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.420 )

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.231 Opening of bids - interest on deposits.

165.231. Opening of bids — interest on deposits. — The school board or their designee in seven-director districts, on the date selected for the acceptance of bids, shall publicly open the bids and cause each bid to be verbally read and documented. Following discussion and clarification of bids with the financial institutions, the board of education shall cause each bid to be entered upon the records of the board and shall select from among the bidders, as depositaries of the funds and moneys of the school district, those whose bids are accepted, and shall notify each of the bidders so selected. The board may reject any and all bids. The interest upon the funds and moneys shall be computed upon the daily balances to the credit of the school district with each depositary and shall be payable by each depositary on the first day of each month to the treasurer of the school district, who shall place the same to the credit of the district. Each depositary, by at least the fifth day of the current month, shall render to the secretary of the board a statement, in writing, showing the amount of interest paid by the depositary. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-23, A.L. 1980 S.B. 733, A.L. 1998 H.B. 955, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879 merged with S.B. 769) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.423 )

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.241 Deposits, how secured - renewal of deposit agreement.

165.241. Deposits, how secured — renewal of deposit agreement. — After notice to any depositary of its selection, the depositary shall deliver or deposit securities in accordance with sections 110.010 and 110.020 and the securities if delivered to the fiscal officer of the seven-director school district may be deposited for safekeeping with any federal reserve bank located in this state or with any banking institution located in the county and approved by order of the school board entered of record on its minutes. If at the time for selecting depositaries it is unlawful for banking institutions to pay interest upon demand deposits the school board at its option either may select depositaries as provided by law or may enter into written agreement with any or all depositaries acting as such during the preceding period for renewal and continuation of the depositary relationship for the ensuing period with power and authority to renew and continue the same for successive periods thereafter, subject however to termination as provided by law. The rights and obligations of the parties and of any trustee joining in a renewal agreement shall be deemed continuous throughout the periods of the renewals. Each depositary at all times shall maintain the security in kind and amount required by sections 110.010 and 110.020 with right in the depositary when not in default to make substitutions thereof and to withdraw interest coupons therefrom as they mature. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-24, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879 merged with S.B. 769) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.430 )

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.251 Additional security may be required.

165.251. Additional security may be required. — If the board of a seven-director district at any time deems it necessary for the protection of the school district, by resolution it may require a depositary to deposit additional security, and upon failure to do so within five days after the service of a copy of the resolution upon the depositary the board may proceed to select another depositary in its place in the manner provided herein. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-25) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.433)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.261 Failure to select depositary.

165.261. Failure to select depositary. — If for any reason a selection of depositaries for all the funds and moneys of a seven-director district is not made at the time fixed by sections 165.201 to 165.291 , the board, at any subsequent time, after twenty days' notice, as herein provided, may receive bids and select depositaries for the parts of the funds and moneys of the districts for which no depositary has been selected; and the banking institutions selected shall remain depositaries until the next regular time for the selection of depositaries as provided by section 165.211 , unless the order selecting the depositaries is revoked for the causes specified in sections 165.201 to 165.291 . (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-26) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.437)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.271 Transfer of funds to depositaries - payment of bonds - effect of failure of ...

165.271. Transfer of funds to depositaries — payment of bonds — effect of failure of depositary to deposit security. — 1. As soon as the securities satisfactory to the district are deposited, the banking institution depositing the securities shall be deemed as a depositary of the part of the funds and moneys of the school district of which it has been selected as the depositary, until the time fixed by sections 165.201 to 165.291 for another selection. The treasurer of the school district immediately upon the making of the order shall transfer to the depositary the parts of all funds and moneys belonging to the school district that the depositary is entitled to receive by virtue of its designation. 2. In case any bonds, coupons or other indebtedness of the district are payable, by the terms of the bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness, at any particular place outside the district, nothing contained in sections 165.201 to 165.291 shall prevent the board from causing the treasurer to place a sufficient sum of money to meet the same at the place where the debts are payable at the time of their maturity. 3. The treasurer of a seven-director district, as the funds and moneys of the school district come into his hands from time to time, shall deposit them with the depositaries to the credit of the school district, and at all times shall keep on deposit with each depositary approximately that proportion of all the funds and moneys of the district for which the board accepted the bid of the depositary. If at any time the amount of funds and moneys on deposit with any depositary to the credit of the school district is either more or less than the proportion thereof for which the board accepted the bid of the depositary, that fact shall not impair or in any manner affect the liability of the depositary to faithfully perform all the duties and obligations devolving by law upon the depositary. 4. If any banking institution, after being selected as depositary and notified thereof, fails to deposit the security within the time provided by section 165.241 , the board shall take such action as it deems appropriate to safeguard district funds, including deposit to another bank on an expedited basis, and shall proceed to receive new bids and select another depositary in lieu of the one failing to deposit the security. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-27, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879 merged with S.B. 769) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.440 , 165.443 )

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.281 Penalty for failure to pay valid check of seven-director district.

165.281. Penalty for failure to pay valid check of seven-director district. — For every failure to pay a check drawn or order for payment issued upon a depositary by the treasurer of a seven-director school district, when moneys and funds sufficient for the payment thereof are in the depositary to the credit of the appropriate funds of the school district, the depositary shall forfeit and pay to the holder of the check or the payees of the order for payment ten percent of the amount thereof, and the board may revoke the order designating it as depositary. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-28, A.L. 1977 S.B. 111 & H.B. 130) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.447)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.291 Liability of district treasurer.

165.291. Liability of district treasurer. — The treasurer of each seven-director district is not responsible for the loss of any funds and moneys of the district through the negligence or default of any depositary; but nothing in sections 165.201 to 165.291 shall release the treasurer from liability for any loss resulting from any official misconduct on his part or from any responsibility for the funds and moneys of the school district until the time the depositaries are selected and the funds and moneys deposited therein, or from liability for any misappropriation by him in any manner of funds and moneys. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-29) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.450)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.301 Selection of depositaries in metropolitan districts.

165.301. Selection of depositaries in metropolitan districts. — 1. Subject to the provisions of section 110.030 , the board of education in each metropolitan district shall at least once every five years advertise for bids from the banking institutions in the city for the deposits of the board of education to be secured as provided in sections 110.010 and 110.020 . The bids shall specify the rate of interest to be allowed to the board on the deposits and the nature of the security offered. The deposits shall be awarded to the banking institutions that offer, with the required security, the highest rate of interest therefor. The board may select as many depositaries for its deposits as it deems necessary and the board shall cause contracts to be made with the banking institutions receiving award of deposits. The board shall cause all funds received to be paid into the designated depositaries, allocating funds to the depositaries, if more than one depositary has been designated, as the board deems proper. 2. The president of the board immediately after the selection of the depositary or depositaries of the school moneys shall notify the treasurer of the state of Missouri and the collector of school taxes in the city of the name of the depositary to which they are to make all payments of money apportioned, belonging to or distributed to the board; and the officers upon making deposits shall take from the depositary duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be retained by the officer making the deposits and one delivered to the treasurer of the board. (L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-30, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1980 S.B. 733, A.L. 2004 S.B. 968 and S.B. 969) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.610)
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