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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3079
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE RIGGS.
6654H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapters 168 and 169, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to
speech-language pathologists employed by public schools, with a delayed ef fective
date.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 168 and 169, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new
2 sections, to be known as sections 168.310 and 169.599, to read as follows:
168.310. 1. Notwithstanding any other prov ision of law , any person employed as
2 a speech-language pathologist in a Missouri public school district or charter school shall
3 be recogn ized as holding equivalent status to certificated teaching personnel under this
4 chapter , provi ded that such person holds a valid license to practice speech-language
5 pathology issued under chapter 345 by the Missouri board of healing arts.
6 2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall issue an
7 appr opriate teaching certificate designation for such persons for the purposes of
8 employment, benefits, and r etir ement system eligibility .
9 3. The department of elementary and secondary education may pro mulgate all
10 necessary rules and regu lations for the administration of this section. Any rule or
11 portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is creat ed under the
12 authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is
13 subject to all of the pr ovisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This
14 section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
15 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to revie w , to delay the effective date, or to
16 disappr ove and annul a rule ar e subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
17 rulemaking authority and any rule pr oposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be
18 invalid and void.
169.599. 1. Notwithstanding any other prov ision of law , any speech-language
2 pathologist employed by a Missouri public school district or charter school who is
3 certified under section 168.310 shall be deemed a teacher for the purposes of
4 membership in and recei ving benefits from the public school ret irem ent system of
5 Missouri under this chapter .
6 2. Such persons shall be eligible for participation in the public school ret irem ent
7 system under the same terms and conditions as certificated teachers including, but not
8 limited to, contribution rates, service credit, ret irem ent benefits, and survivor benefits.
9 3. The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with
10 the board of trustees of the public school r etir ement system, may promulg ate all
11 necessary rules and regu lations for the administration of this section. Any rule or
12 portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is creat ed under the
13 authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is
14 subject to all of the pr ovisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This
15 section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
16 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to revie w , to delay the effective date, or to
17 disappr ove and annul a rule ar e subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
18 rulemaking authority and any rule pr oposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be
19 invalid and void.
Section B. The enactment of sections 168.310 and 169.599 of this act shall become
2 ef fective on July 1, 2027.
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