Missouri Revised Statutes Title XI. Education and Libraries § 162.857. Board of education of special school district with population of more than 100,000--members--powers and duties

(1) Establish and operate programs for the education of handicapped and severely handicapped children residing in the district subject to rules and regulations of the state board of education and the state department of elementary and secondary education promulgated pursuant to sections 162.670 to 162.995;

(2) Develop and adopt the annual budget for submission and final approval of the governing council;

(3) To authorize all tax levies by two-thirds approval of the board of education prior to submission of the tax levy proposal to the voters of the district as provided by law;

(4) Annually develop and submit to the governing council of the district for approval a five-year plan for the operation and management of the district required pursuant to section 162.856. In developing the plan, the board of education shall solicit a broad range of public input;

(5) Establish and operate programs for the vocational education of residents of the district;

(6) Employ teachers and other personnel necessary to provide these programs;

(7) Ensure that there is no coercion or interference with any parent of a pupil of the special school district on account of the parent having exercised any rights under any law affecting the education of the pupil; and

(8) Do such other things as are necessary and incidental to any of the foregoing powers whether set forth in sections 162.670 to 162.995 or in the laws applicable to seven-director school districts, except urban districts.