Residency Requirement /tags/residency-requirement Residency Requirement en-US Copyright © 2024 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:10:53 GMT Hazelwood School District ejects students, citing expired residency information /education/2024-03-08/hazelwood-school-ejects-students-citing-expired-residency-information Dozens of students at Hazelwood Southeast Middle School were handed disenrollment letters and shown the door at Hazelwood Southeast Middle School in recent weeks. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:10:53 GMT /education/2024-03-08/hazelwood-school-ejects-students-citing-expired-residency-information Kavahn Mansouri, Kate Grumke St. Louis-area school district aggressively audits student housing, citing ‘educational larceny’ /education/2023-11-02/st-louis-area-school-district-aggressively-audits-student-housing-citing-educational-larceny Since the 2018-19 school year, the Hazelwood School District has sharply increased its rate of investigating student residency eightfold, deploying a team of employees who can use intrusive tactics. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-11-02/st-louis-area-school-district-aggressively-audits-student-housing-citing-educational-larceny Kavahn Mansouri, Kate Grumke Residency requirement lifted for St. Louis city employees /government-politics-issues/2023-08-28/residency-requirement-lifted-for-st-louis-city-employees The city’s charter has required most full-time employees to live in the city since 1914. Voters rejected an effort to lift that requirement in 2020. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-28/residency-requirement-lifted-for-st-louis-city-employees Rachel Lippmann St. Clair County Sheriff's Request To Relax Residency Rule For Deputies Rankles Kern /government-politics-issues/2021-09-01/st-clair-county-sheriffs-request-to-relax-residency-rule-for-deputies-rankles-kern “St. Clair County is big enough,” Kern said while county sheriff deputies argue the requirement that officers live within the county makes it difficult for them to recruit new ones. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:10:26 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-09-01/st-clair-county-sheriffs-request-to-relax-residency-rule-for-deputies-rankles-kern Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat Belleville Moves Toward Ending Residency Requirement For City Employees /government-politics-issues/2021-07-12/belleville-moves-toward-ending-residency-requirement-for-city-employees The city had required some full-time city employees to relocate inside city limits within 15 months of starting their job, but last month, the city council voted unanimously to relax residency requirements for nonunion and non-appointed city employees. Now they’re considering doing the same for mayor-appointed employees. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 03:34:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-12/belleville-moves-toward-ending-residency-requirement-for-city-employees Eric Schmid Should City Employees Have To Live In St. Louis? Voters Will Decide Nov. 3 /government-politics-issues/2020-10-21/should-city-employees-have-to-live-in-st-louis-voters-will-decide-nov-3 Proposition 1 would eliminate a residency requirement that’s been in the charter since 1914, although rules around employees living in the city have reportedly existed since the 19th century. If it gets the 60% needed, all employees except elected officials and high-level appointees such as cabinet members would be able to live where they want. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:14:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-10-21/should-city-employees-have-to-live-in-st-louis-voters-will-decide-nov-3 Rachel Lippmann Parson, St. Louis Leaders Trumpet Lifting Of Public Safety Residency Requirement /government-politics-issues/2020-10-08/parson-st-louis-leaders-trumpet-lifting-of-public-safety-residency-requirement Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says new legislation lifting the residency requirement for St. Louis’ public safety workers will keep the city safer. The bill was one of two the Legislature approved during a special session on violent crime. It officially took effect Sept. 21, but Parson came to St. Louis for a ceremonial signing Thursday. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:23:25 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-10-08/parson-st-louis-leaders-trumpet-lifting-of-public-safety-residency-requirement Rachel Lippmann Missouri Senate Pushes Through Proposal Taking Aim At St. Louis Circuit Attorney /government-politics-issues/2020-09-03/missouri-senate-oks-some-anti-crime-bills-including-ending-st-louis-police-residency The Senate cut off debate around 3 a.m. Thursday to push through a bill allowing the attorney general to prosecute murder cases in St. Louis. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:36:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-09-03/missouri-senate-oks-some-anti-crime-bills-including-ending-st-louis-police-residency Jaclyn Driscoll Missouri Senate Advances Special Session Proposals, Including Eliminating Residency For St. Louis Police /government-politics-issues/2020-08-25/missouri-house-passes-five-of-six-crime-bills-including-eliminating-st-louis-police-residency A Missouri Senate committee has advanced the tough-on-crime legislation lawmakers have been working on throughout the special legislative session. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:30:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-08-25/missouri-house-passes-five-of-six-crime-bills-including-eliminating-st-louis-police-residency Jaclyn Driscoll Missouri Legislature Holds First Hearing For Special Legislative Session On Violent Crime /government-politics-issues/2020-07-28/missouri-legislature-holds-first-hearing-for-special-legislative-session-on-violent-crime Missouri Senate hears testimony from police and prosecutors in support of legislation to address violent crime. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:38:06 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-07-28/missouri-legislature-holds-first-hearing-for-special-legislative-session-on-violent-crime Jaclyn Driscoll