{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-161.403","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.403","heading":"Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department.","body":"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.\n2. Salary, office space and staff for the executive director shall be provided by the department of elementary and secondary education.","path":["Title XI - EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES","Chapter 161 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=161.403","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"410d8e8ea89d39e9e61041633d829062fe04c78f4ddf51797f3a74ad62fbc237","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-161.400","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-161.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}