Title XI — EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

173.003. Retirement and severance policies, uniformity requirement. — Retirement, severance and associated salary continuance policies and plans of approved public institutions, as defined in section 173.205, shall be applied uniformly, consistently and fairly to all similarly si…

173.005. Department of higher education created — agencies, divisions, transferred to department — coordinating board, appointment qualifications, terms, compensation, duties, advisory committee, members. — 1. There is hereby created a "Department of Higher Education and Workforc…

173.007. Commissioner of education, appointment by board — compensation — powers — duties. — The coordinating board for higher education shall appoint, and shall fix the powers, duties, and compensation within the limits of appropriations made for that purpose of, a commissioner …

173.020. Responsibilities of the coordinating board. — The coordinating board for higher education (hereafter referred to as the coordinating board) shall have the responsibility, within the provisions of the Constitution of the state of Missouri, for: (1) Conducting studies of p…

173.030. Additional responsibilities. — The coordinating board, in addition, shall have responsibility, within the provisions of the constitution and the statutes of the state of Missouri, for: (1) Requesting the governing boards of all state-supported institutions of higher educ…

173.035. Resources, website directing students to — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of higher education and workforce development shall develop, maintain, and operate a website containing information of public institutions of higher education and vocational schools in t…

173.040. Reports to governor and general assembly, contents. — The coordinating board is directed to submit a written report to the governor or governor-elect at least forty-five days prior to the opening of each regular session of the general assembly and to submit the same repo…

173.050. Powers of coordinating board. — The coordinating board for higher education shall be authorized to: (1) Serve as the official state agency to plan for, define and recommend policies concerning the allocation of federal funds where such funds, according to provisions of f…

173.051. Independent colleges and universities may provide programs or research, requirements — public colleges or universities development of new programs, duties. — 1. The coordinating board for higher education may submit requests for appropriations for the purposes of the coo…

173.081. Rules and regulations, promulgation procedure. — The board may adopt rules as authorized in this chapter pursuant to the provisions of this section and chapter 536. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless…

173.091. Senior citizens' tuition exemption, qualifications, limitations, fee. — 1. Any Missouri resident who is at least sixty-five years of age on or before August first of a school year and who possesses the qualifications set forth in this section shall be awarded a scholarsh…

173.093. Limitations on awards of financial assistance. — Actual awards of student assistance for students enrolled in approved public or private institutions of higher education in this state, as defined in section 173.1102, shall be reduced to ensure that no student receiving s…

173.095. Declaration of policy. — In recognition of the role of education in modern society and its influence upon whether or not a citizen will beneficially contribute to his state and community by his talents and developed abilities, and in recognition that educational opportun…

173.100. Definitions. — As used in sections 173.095 to 173.187 the following terms mean: (1) "Board", the Missouri coordinating board for higher education; (2) "Borrower", any person who has become legally obligated to repay a loan made under the student loan program or that pers…

173.1000. Citation of law. — The provisions of sections 173.1000 to 173.1006 shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Student Funding Act". ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 389)

173.1003. Change in tuition rate to be reported to board — permissible percentage change, exceptions — definitions — differentiated tuition, notice to department, when. — 1. Beginning with the 2008-09 academic year, each approved public institution, as such term is defined in sec…

173.1004. Rulemaking authority — board and department of economic development to provide information to colleges and universities. — 1. The coordinating board shall promulgate rules and regulations to ensure that each approved public higher education institution shall post on its…

[Repealed or reserved.]

173.105. Board and department duties — required federal reports, submitted to whom. — 1. The board shall determine the basic policies for the loan program and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to establish the loan program and to carry out the purposes of sections …

173.110. Department may guarantee student loans — subrogation — charges for guarantee — lender of last resort loans, origination — amount guaranteed, limit. — 1. The department is authorized to issue certificates of guarantee covering student loans by eligible lenders which meet …

173.1101. Citation of law — references to program. — The financial assistance program established under sections 173.1101 to 173.1107 shall be hereafter known as the "Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program". The coordinating board and all approved private, public, and virtu…

173.1102. Definitions. — 1. As used in sections 173.1101 to 173.1107, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Academic year", the period from July first of any year through June thirtieth of the following year; (2) "Approved private institution", a n…

173.1103. Board to administer program, duties of the board — fund created, use of moneys. — 1. The coordinating board shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the program established by sections 173.1101 to 173.1107. The coordinating board shall promulgate rea…

173.1104. Eligibility criteria for assistance — disqualification, when — allocation of assistance. — 1. An applicant shall be eligible for initial or renewed financial assistance only if, at the time of application and throughout the period during which the applicant is receiving…

173.1105. Award amounts, minimums and maximums — adjustment in awards, when. — 1. An applicant who is an undergraduate postsecondary student at an approved private, public, or virtual institution and who meets the other eligibility criteria shall be eligible for financial assista…

173.1106. Other financial assistance to be reported to board. — If an applicant is granted financial assistance under any other student aid program, public or private, the full amount of such aid shall be reported to the coordinating board by the institution and the recipient. ­­…

173.1107. Transfer of recipient, effect of. — A recipient of financial assistance may transfer from one approved public, private, or virtual institution to another without losing eligibility for assistance under sections 173.1101 to 173.1107, but the coordinating board shall make…

173.1108. Inapplicability of sunset act. — Section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act shall not apply to the provisions of sections 173.1101 to 173.1107. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 389, A.L. 2010 S.B. 733)

173.1110. Unlawfully present students, no public benefits permitted — documentation of citizenship or lawful presence required — annual certification — definitions. — 1. No covered student unlawfully present in the United States shall receive a postsecondary education public bene…

173.115. Defaulted loans — wage withholding orders, issued when, maximum amount, effect — statement of claim, rights of borrower — hearing, procedure, order to pay debt, judicial review — employer duties, liabilities, immune, when — discharge of employee prohibited when, penalty …

173.1150. Student resident status for separating military personnel, eligibility — rulemaking authority. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any individual who is in the process of separating from any branch of the military forces of the United States with …

173.1153. In-state tuition — Missouri National Guard members and U.S. Armed Forces reservists deemed domiciled in this state — effect of — rulemaking authority. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any individual who is currently serving in the Missouri Nati…

173.1155. In-state tuition, dependents of military personnel assigned geographically within this state eligible for. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all dependents, as defined by 37 U.S.C. Section 401, of active duty military personnel, or activated or temporarily m…

173.1158. Veterans, educational credits for courses that are part of military training or service — rulemaking authority. — 1. By no later than January 1, 2014, the coordinating board for higher education shall adopt a policy requiring every public institution of postsecondary ed…

173.120. State guaranty student loan fund established — purpose — no transfers from fund, exception — appropriations not to lapse. — 1. The "State Guaranty Student Loan Fund" is established and shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly, charges, gifts, gra…

173.1200. Policy to advise students and staff on available suicide prevention programs — posting on website — anonymous reporting — student ID cards to contain dialing code for Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. — 1. Each public institution of higher education shall develop and impleme…

173.1205. Ownership or membership interest in entities, not deemed governmental or quasi-governmental bodies, when. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a for-profit or not-for-profit entity in which a public institution of higher education holds an ownership or membe…

173.125. Dispute resolution requirements. — As a condition of receiving state funds, every public institution of higher education shall agree to submit to binding dispute resolution with regard to disputes among public institutions of higher education that involve jurisdictional …

173.130. Funds not currently needed may be invested, how. — Moneys in the fund, both unobligated and obligated as a reserve, which in the judgment of the board are not currently needed for the payment of defaults of guaranteed loans, may be invested by the state treasurer, and an…

173.1350. Grants authorized, amount, eligibility. — Subject to appropriation, the department of higher education and workforce development shall make available a nonrenewable "Advanced Placement Incentive Grant" of five hundred dollars to any student who receives an award under t…

173.1352. Advanced placement exams, undergraduate course credit, when. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Advanced placement examination", any examination administered through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP); (2) "Institution", any in…

173.1400. Verification issued, when — form, information. — 1. The state of Missouri hereby authorizes accredited Missouri colleges or universities to issue on behalf of the state a document of school social work program verification and acknowledgment of completion to any individ…

173.141. Authorized actions of the board. — The board may: (1) Enter into agreements with and receive grants from the United States government in connection with federal programs of assistance to students of postsecondary education; (2) Contract with public agencies or private pe…

173.1450. Citation of law — regional accreditation, lack of, required disclosure — form — exemption. — 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and cited as the "College Credit Disclosure Act". 2. Except as provided in subsection 4 of this section, institutions of higher …

173.150. Recovery of loans. — The board, by rules and regulations, shall determine the policy of collections and recovery of loans, including the use of private collection agencies or assigning loans to the United States Secretary of Education. Pursuant to the rules and regulatio…

173.1540. Institutions to submit annual budget request to department — increases in core funding, allocation model, requirements — report. — 1. Each public four-year institution of higher education shall annually prepare an institutional budget request and submit it to the depart…

173.1550. Citation of law — expressive activities protected — outdoor areas deemed traditional public forums, reasonable restrictions — court action authorized, when. — 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and cited as the "Campus Free Expression Act". Expressive acti…

173.1555. Definitions — belief-based student associations. — As used in this section and section 173.1556, the following terms mean: (1) "Adverse action", any action or policy that denies a belief-based student association any benefit available to other student associations or or…

173.1556. Belief-based student associations, no adverse action — grievance procedure — exception. — 1. (1) No public institution of higher learning shall take any adverse action against a belief-based student association or an applicant to be recognized as such: (a) Because such …

173.1592. Food allergies and medical dietary issues, students not required to purchase meal plan or dine at on-campus facilities. — After July 1, 2019, no public institution of higher education in this state shall require any student to purchase meal plans or to dine at on-campus…