Opinion No. 31-79 (1979)

Dear Representative Calloway:

This official opinion is issued in response to your request for a ruling on the following questions:

"1. Do federal funds paid directly to the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis under the provisions of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) constitute public funds which are subject to the spending proscriptions contained in Missouri law?

"2. If so, does Missouri law prohibit the use of public school personnel paid with ESAA funds to provide teaching services to children attending sectarian schools on the premises of the sectarian schools during the regular…