MO HB3238

School board members must comply with conflict of interest laws, declare potential conflicts, and refrain from voting on matters where conflicts exist; boards must publicly disclose transactions over $500 involving members, employees, superintendents, purchasing officers, or their first-degree relatives

School superintendents, administrative staff, purchasing officers, and full-time general counsel must disclose employers, business interests, partnerships, and corporate positions held within the last five years

School districts are prohibited from retaining attorneys or law firms for special education proceedings if those attorneys employ or contract with the district's board members or employees

In special education due process hearings under IDEA, the burden of proof and burden of production shifts to the school district for matters involving identification, evaluation, placement, disciplinary action, or provision of free appropriate public education

Student special education records (including IEPs, IFSPs, 504 plans, and other IDEA records) must be maintained as permanent records and cannot be destroyed, effective for the 2023-24 school year and beyond