As used in sections 162.1040 to 162.1059, the following terms mean:

(1) “Department”, the department of elementary and secondary education;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 162.1042

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) “Enrollment option districts”, districts, the school boards of which have by resolution entered into an enrollment plan;

(3) “Enrollment option plan”, a plan whereby two school districts establish a cooperative agreement to send or receive or send and receive each other’s students, subject to the limitations of this section;

(4) “Parent”, the parent, guardian or other person having charge, control or custody of an elementary or secondary school student;

(5) “Student”, a student enrolled in an enrollment option district.