MO HB2827

Increases the maximum fine for willful neglect of duty or violation of education laws from $500 to $5,000 for county clerks, county treasurers, state board of education members, school board members, and other education officers or employees

Adds state board of education members explicitly to the list of officials subject to prosecution by the attorney general for failing to perform duties under Missouri education statutes (chapters 160-168, 170, 171, 177, and 178)

Conviction constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by removal from office, fine up to $5,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for up to one year

Specifies that imprisonment would occur in the county jail of the offender's residence