Under the current process, non-certificated teacher queries are generated after the regular school year and summer school sessions. The Department reviews each educator file on the lists and distributes "Assurance Statements" to districts that employed teachers who did not hold a valid Missouri teaching certificate at any time during their teaching assignment. The Assurance Statement provides the district the opportunity to refute the Department's claim, by providing evidence of the teacher's certification. If it is determined that the teacher did not hold a current Missouri teaching certificate during their teaching assignment, the district must submit the hours of attendance of each student that were generated under the supervision of that teacher. Those hours of attendance (ADA) are not "paid" back to the Department; the equivalent amount is withheld from the next school year's allocation.