Proposed Rules

The following are Proposed Rules that the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has submitted to the Secretary of State for Publication in the Missouri Register. These rules will not go into effect until the public has had an opportunity to submit written comments, and to attend a public hearing if one is scheduled.  

Any person may offer comments on a Proposed Rule. The instructions for submitting comments, and the location and date of a hearing if one is scheduled, are located after the text of each rule. Please note that the official text of a Proposed Rule is the version that appears in the Missouri Register, not the draft copy on this site. Refer to the official copy if you wish to submit comments.

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Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-500.280 Self-Employment

Summary: This amendment corrects the name of Vocational Rehabilitation, adds the office name, corrects grammar and the citation, and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register:  MoReg. Vol 49, No 19, page 1760
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 9/22/2023

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-500.270 Vehicle Modification

Summary: This amendment corrects the name of Vocational Rehabilitation, adds the office name and permit, corrects an internal citation, clarifies the individual’s responsibilities, and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register:  MoReg. Vol 49, No 19, page 1760
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 9/22/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-500.260 Home Modification and/or Remodeling

Summary: This amendment corrects the name of Vocational Rehabilitation, adds the office name, corrects an internal citation, removes stipulation of only ramps or lifts can be provided, updates the language, and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations.

  • Fiscal Note(s): Yes
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register:  MoReg. Vol 49, No 19, page 1758
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 9/22/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program

Summary: This amendment is to clarify the role of an adult and a caregiver in the care and daily activities of a child.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg. Vol 48, No. 14, page 1379
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios

Summary: This amendment puts ratio and group size limitations in a table format to make the rule easier to read and understand, adds group size limitations for children three (3) years of age and older, and clarifies when staff/child ratios and group sizes apply throughout the day.

  • Fiscal Note(s): Yes
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg. Vol 48, No. 14, page 1375
  • Small Business Impact Statement: Yes
  • Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel

Summary: This amendment clarifies staff who can be counted in staff/child ratios and specifies additional requirements for caregivers that are considered a Junior Aide, adds a new rule about the age of staff and volunteers in relation to the age of children specified on the license, and clarifies that a center director or group child care home provider must be an adult.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg. Vol 48, No. 14, page 1374
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 25-500.010 Definitions

Summary: This amendment is to update the definition of a caregiver to specify that sixteen-(16-) and seventeen-(17-)-year-olds can also be considered in this role and to specify that a child care provider is an adult person(s).

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg. Vol 48, No. 14, page 1373
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-500.240 Physical and Mental Restoration

Summary: This amendment corrects the name of Vocational Rehabilitation, adds the office name, updates language, corrects the citation, adds language regarding hearing aids and established rates,

and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations.

Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-500.220 Fees

Summary: This amendment corrects the name of Vocational Rehabilitation, adds the office name, corrects the citation and the source of rates for dental fees, and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg. Vol 48, No. 14, page 1372
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-500.210 Services

Summary: This amendment corrects the name of the service provider to Vocational Rehabilitation, corrects the citation, adds the office name, updates and adds language in accordance with federal regulations, and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations.

Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-100.255 Missouri School Improvement Program - 5 Resource and Process Indicators

Summary: This rule is being rescinded because it is no longer needed to classify new school districts. 5 CSR 20-100.125 Missouri School Improvement 6 is now in effect and the State Board of Education may classify school districts under this rule.

Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-100.185 Show-Me Success Diploma Program

Summary: This rule outlines the criteria for the Show-Me Success Diploma, an alternative pathway to graduation for high school students that may be earned at any point between the end of the student’s tenth-grade year and the conclusion of the student’s twelfth-grade year as outlined in section 160.560, RSMo

Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Rule: 5 CSR 20-100.105 Missouri School Improvement Program - 5

Summary: This rule is being rescinded because it is no longer needed to classify new school districts. 5 CSR 20-100.125 Missouri School Improvement 6 is now in effect and the State Board of Education may classify school districts under this rule.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg. Vol 48, No. 14, page 1364
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 7/18/23

Proposed Amendment: 5 CSR 25-100-120 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C
Summary: The purpose of this amendment is to update the material incorporated by reference.

Proposed Amendment: 5 CSR 20-200.275 Mental Health Awareness Training
Summary: This rule sets forth the requirements for section 170.307, RSMo, pertaining to mental health awareness training in Missouri schools.

  • Fiscal Note(s): No
  • Supporting Documents: No
  • Link to Missouri Register: MoReg, Vol 48, No. 11, page 955
  • Small Business Impact Statement: No
  • Date Posted: 6/2/2023

Proposed Amendment: 5 CSR 20-500.230 Maintenance and Transportation
Summary: This amendment reflects the name change from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services; provides basis for the determination of service costs; and incorporates by reference applicable federal regulations and web-based platforms.

Resources

  • State Board of Education Agenda/Minutes
  • Incorporated by Reference Materials
  • Missouri Register
  • Code of State Regulations
  • Missouri Revised Statutes
  • Senate Bill 504
  • Periodic Rule Review - a five (5)-year rolling review of existing rules that began July 1, 2020, as set forth in Section 536.175, RSMo. The report contains the results of the review which includes:  whether the rule continues to be necessary; whether the rule is obsolete; whether the rule overlaps; duplicates or conflicts with other rules; whether a less restrictive or more narrowly tailored rule is appropriate; whether the rule needs amendment or rescission; whether incorporated by reference materials are proper; and whether rules affecting small business are still relevant. The report contains an appendix with the nature of the comments the department has received on the rules and the agency responses to the comments.