15 CSR 50-5.010 - General Organization
PURPOSE: This regulation provides the public with a description of the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program, the methods of operations, procedures, and where the public may obtain information. This rule is adopted to fulfill the statutory requirement of section 536.023(3), RSMo.
(1) House Bill No. 349
and Senate Bill No. 86, 1st Regular Session, 101st General Assembly (2021)
(effective August 28, 2021), codified at sections
135.712
through
135.719,
RSMo, and sections
166.700 through
166.720,
RSMo, create the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program (the
program), to be administered by the treasurer or if delegated by the treasurer,
by the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Board (the board). The board
consists of the treasurer (who serves as chairman), the commissioner of the
state Department of Higher Education, the commissioner of the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education, the commissioner of the state Office of
Administration, one (1) person appointed by the president pro tempore of the
state Senate, one (1) person appointed by the speaker of the House of
Representatives, and one (1) person to be appointed by the governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The board's primary purpose is to administer
the program duties the treasurer delegates to the board, and, when delegated by
the treasurer, the board possesses all powers necessary to carry out and
accomplish the purposes, objectives, and provisions of the statutes.
(2) The program is created to promote
educational opportunities and improve the quality of educational services to
ensure all children receive the high-quality education to which they are
entitled.
(3) The public may obtain
information or make submissions or requests to the Office of the State
Treasurer, PO Box 210, Jefferson City, MO 65102, (573) 751-2411.
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