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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 162.1059

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Whenever there is a federal court-ordered desegregation directive for a school district, enrollment options pursuant to sections 162.1040 to 162.1059 are subject to the approval of the court of continuing jurisdiction and the court order shall govern.