1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 163.021, in fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013, if the appropriation for subsections 1 and 2 of section 163.031 is less than the annualized calculation of the amount needed for the phase-in required under subsection 4 of section 163.031 for that fiscal year or the appropriation for transportation as provided in subsection 3 of section 163.031 is funded at a level that provides less than seventy-five percent of allowable costs, school districts shall be excused from compliance with:

(1) Spending funds for professional development as required under subsection 1 of section 160.530; and

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 163.410

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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

(2) The fund placement and expenditure requirements of subsection 6 of section 163.031.

2. If the governor withholds funds for the school funding formula basic apportionment under section 163.031, in fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013, school districts shall be excused from compliance with the statutes listed in subsection 1 of this section in the following fiscal year.