Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.403: Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.

1. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve as an executive officer of the commission. As a priority, the director shall be a deaf or hard of hearing person or shall have a background and knowledge of deafness and shall be fluent in using and reading American sign language or signed English as a means of communication.

2. Salary, office space and staff for the executive director shall be provided by the department of elementary and secondary education.