Title XI — EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

176.010. Definitions. — The following words and phrases as used in sections 176.010 to 176.080, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Governing body" shall mean: (a) The board of curators of the University of the St…

176.020. Any state educational institution empowered to acquire and to construct a project necessary for the use of students. — 1. Any state educational institution of the state of Missouri, as herein defined, shall have the power, acting through its governing body, to acquire, c…

176.030. Power to issue and sell revenue bonds. — For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, erection, equipment and furnishing of any such project, and for providing a site therefor, as herein provided, the governing body of such educational institutio…

176.035. Priority of liens of successive series of bonds, how fixed. — If more than one series of bonds shall be issued under sections 176.010 to 176.080 payable from the net income and revenues of any project or projects, priority of lien thereof on such net income and revenues …

176.040. Bonds not to be considered an indebtedness. — Any bonds issued under and pursuant to sections 176.010 to 176.080 shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness of the state of Missouri or of any such educational institution, or of the governing body thereof, or of the individ…

176.050. May issue serial bonds or term bonds — rate of interest — sale of bonds. — 1. Bonds issued under and pursuant to the provisions of sections 176.010 to 176.080 shall be of such denomination or denominations, shall bear such rate or rates of interest, and shall mature at s…

176.055. Provision for issuance, installment payment of bonds and conversion to smaller bonds. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any resolution authorizing bonds under sections 176.010 to 176.080, including refunding bonds, the governing body may provide for the in…

176.060. Refunding of bonds. — 1. The revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 176.010 to 176.080 may be refunded, in whole or in part, in any of the following circumstances, to wit: (1) When any such bonds have by their terms become due and payable and there a…

176.070. Governing body to provide details — rights of bondholders. — The governing body of any state educational institution issuing bonds under the provisions of sections 176.010 to 176.080 is hereby authorized to prescribe the form, details and incidents of such bonds, and to …

176.080. Bonds to be issued pursuant to resolution. — Bonds may be issued under the provisions of sections 176.010 to 176.080 pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the governing body of any state educational institution as herein…

176.085. Health and educational facilities, payment of bonds. — The governing body of any state educational institution may cooperate with the Missouri health and educational facilities authority as a participating educational institution as provided in and permitted by sections …

176.500. Risk management associations, who may form. — Notwithstanding any direct or implied prohibitions in chapter 375 or 379, a group of two or more private associations, corporations, or institutions not operated for private or corporate profit authorized by law to provide or…

176.505. Articles of association or declaration of trust, contents, file with director. — Any group of two or more qualifying institutions establishing an association under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 shall, through an attorney in fact selected by such instituti…

176.510. Types of risks that may be shared — association may reinsure risk. — 1. Any association organized under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 may provide for the sharing of the following risks of loss: (1) All risks of physical loss or damage to a member of the a…

176.515. Workers' compensation liability, may be covered, separate account. — Any association organized under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 may include among the types of risks shared liability imposed by chapter 287 relating to workers' compensation liability. To…

176.520. Associations exempt from provisions of insurance law. — Any association organized under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 shall be exempt from all provisions of other insurance laws of this state, not only in governmental relations but for every other purpose…

176.525. Associations may make bylaws. — Any association organized under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 may make, establish and put into execution such bylaws and resolutions, not inconsistent with any other provision of sections 176.500 to 176.540, as may seem nec…

176.530. Annual audit report, file with director. — Any association organized under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 shall file with the director of the department of commerce and insurance insurance of this state an annual audit report of the operations of such asso…

176.535. Attorney in fact, service of process, file with director — writing authorizing such service. — Concurrently with the filing of the documents provided for by the terms of section 176.505, the attorney in fact shall file with the director of the department of commerce and …

176.540. Service of process on association, nonmembers, how. — Every association or organization, which is not a corporation or trust organized under the laws of this state, or any other state, which accepts membership dues or fees shall be subject to service of process against i…