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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.258

Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with..

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 210–210 (215 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories; (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 6 subsec. 1, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1350, A.L. 2022 S.B. 683)

The provisions of this section and section 210.259 apply to a child care facility maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious organization. Nothing in sections 210.252 to 210.257 shall be construed to authorize the department of elementary and secondary education or any other governmental entity:

(1) To interfere with the program, curriculum, ministry, teaching or instruction offered in a child care facility;

(2) To interfere with the selection, certification, minimal formal educational degree requirements, supervision or terms of employment of a facility's personnel;

(3) To interfere with the selection of individuals sitting on any governing board of a child care facility;

(4) To interfere with the selection of children enrolled in a child care facility; or

(5) To prohibit the use of corporal punishment. However, the department of elementary and secondary education may require the child care facility to provide the parent or guardian enrolling a child in the facility a written explanation of the disciplinary philosophy and policies of the child care facility.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.