Missouri Revised Statutes Title XI. Education and Libraries § 171.028. Four-day school week, charter counties and certain cities--ballot language--filing calendar with department

2. (1) A school board may adopt the provisions of subsection 1 of this section by referring to the qualified voters of the school district a ballot measure authorizing the same. Such proposal shall be referred to the qualified voters of the school district upon a majority vote of the members elected to the school board. Upon such adoption by the school board, the measure shall be submitted to the qualified voters at the next date available for public elections pursuant to chapter 115 and by July first of the school year in which the four-day school week is proposed to commence. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the measure, then the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall become effective. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the measure, then the board shall not adopt the provisions of subsection 1 of this section unless and until the measure is resubmitted pursuant to this subsection to the qualified voters and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the measure.

(2) The question submitted by the school board pursuant to this subsection shall be in substantially the following form:

“Shall the school board of ․ adopt the provisions of Section 171.028, RSMo, establishing a four-day school week for the next ten years in the district of ․?”