Title XI — EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

173.708. Membership of commission — terms — vacancies. — 1. The governor shall serve on the midwestern higher education commission for a term concurrent with his term of office. 2. The member of the house of representatives and the member of the senate shall serve on the midweste…

173.730. International student exchanges — matching funds. — The coordinating board for higher education may request appropriations to match United States Agency for International Development funds for the purpose of facilitating international student exchanges. ­­-------- (L. 19…

173.735. Institutions of higher education, conflict of interest policy. — All public institutions of higher education, including community colleges, shall adopt, by January 1, 1992, a conflict of interest policy for all faculty and staff of such institution. Any such institution …

173.750. Annual reporting of performance of graduates, furnishing of report — procedure — data included — review of policies. — 1. By July 1, 1995, the coordinating board for higher education, within existing resources provided to the department of higher education and workforce …

173.754. Unlawful use false or misleading degree, when — violation, penalty. — 1. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly use or attempt to use, in connection with admission to any institution of higher education or in connection with any business, employment, occupation, profes…

173.775. Citation — fund created. — 1. Sections 173.775 to 173.796 shall be known as the "Advantage Missouri Program". This program shall provide loans to and establish a loan forgiveness program for students in approved educational programs who become employed in occupational ar…

173.778. Definitions. — As used in sections 173.775 to 173.796, the following terms mean: (1) "Board", the coordinating board for higher education; (2) "Eligible institution", any approved public or private institution of postsecondary education, as defined in section 173.205 or …

173.781. High demand occupations and areas, board's duties. — By August 28, 1998, and by June first of each year thereafter, the board shall designate occupational areas of high demand in the state. The board shall also designate professions and skill areas directly related to th…

173.784. Limitations on participation. — An eligible student may participate in the program for up to ten semesters, or their equivalent, whether consecutive or not, and may be awarded a loan of up to two thousand five hundred dollars per academic year by the board, not to exceed…

173.787. Loan forgiveness, when. — Eligible students who are in compliance with program requirements may qualify for forgiveness of a loan or loans received through the program by agreeing to be employed in an occupational area of high demand within the state of Missouri, as dete…

173.790. Contract for participation, terms and conditions. — 1. The board shall enter into a contract with each individual qualifying for participation in the program at the time the individual declares a major or decides on a course of study, if a major is not declared at the in…

173.793. Not a guarantee of admission, attendance, or graduation. — Nothing in sections 173.775 to 173.796 shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the coordinating board for higher education, or the state of Missouri that a person will be admitted to a state institution o…

173.796. Tax credit for donations to fund — tax credits prohibited, when. — 1. As used in this section, the term "taxpayer" means an individual, a partnership, or a corporation as described in section 143.441 or 143.471, and includes any charitable organization which is exempt fr…

173.831. Workforce diploma program — definitions — program providers, qualifications, approval, payment of providers — report, contents — survey, contents — department review — fund created, use of moneys — rules — sunset provision. — 1. As used in this section, the following ter…

173.836. Citation of law — definitions — reimbursement for tuition, books, and fees — eligibility — fund created, use of moneys — rules. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Career-Tech Certificate (CTC) Program". 2. As used in this section, the following ter…

173.900. Combat veteran defined — tuition limit for combat veterans, procedure — rulemaking authority. — 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act". 2. For the purpose of this section, the term "combat veteran" shall mean a perso…

173.955. Citation of law — definitions — information to be provided to faculty, when — use of financial aid for purchase of textbooks, when. — 1. The provisions of this section shall be known as the "Textbook Transparency Act". For purposes of this section, the following terms me…

174.010. State divided into seven college districts. — For the purpose of establishing state teachers colleges and state colleges the state is divided into seven districts as follows: (1) The counties of Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cole, Cooper, Henry, Hickory, Jackson, Johnson,…

174.020. Names of state colleges and universities. — 1. State institutions of higher education governed by sections 174.020 to 174.500 shall be named and known as follows: the institution at Warrensburg, Johnson County, shall hereafter be known as the "Central Missouri State Univ…

*174.025. Junior college to be referred to as community college in state statutes. — The term "junior college" shall be referred to as "community college". The revisor of statutes shall make the appropriate changes to all such references in the revised statutes. ­­-------- (L. 20…

174.030. Board authorized to change name — does not grant additional powers or authority — not to limit missions. — The board of regents of each state teachers college located in the districts described in subdivisions (1) to (4) of section 174.010 may in its discretion change th…

174.040. Board of regents, how known — general powers. — The board of regents for each of the educational institutions referred to in section 174.020 shall be known respectively as "The Board of Regents" and by their respective names they shall have perpetual succession, with pow…

174.042. Central Missouri State University, authority to convey certain mineral rights — proceeds to scholarship fund. — 1. The titles which were vested in the governor by section 15 of the omnibus reorganization act of 1974, appendix B, RSMo, to mineral rights acquired by the st…

174.050. Membership of board of regents. — The board of regents for each college shall be composed of seven members, six of whom shall reside in the district in which the college for which they are appointed regents is situated, and at least one member of each board shall be a re…

174.055. Student representative to board of regents or governors — appointment, powers, duties, limitation, qualifications, term — vacancy — removal from office — reimbursement of expenses. — 1. The governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a stude…

174.060. Appointment of boards. — Every two years during a regular session of the general assembly, the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint two regents for each college, and whenever a vacancy occurs in either of said boards by death, resigna…

174.070. Regents' term of office. — The regents shall hold their offices for the term of six years from the first day of January next prior to their confirmation, and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified, except such as may be appointed to fill a vacancy, who s…

174.080. Organization of boards. — There shall be a president and vice president of each board, who shall be chosen by the members of the respective boards, and each board shall have a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as may be deemed necessary; but no board shal…

174.090. Quorum, what constitutes majority of all members, when necessary. — A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no appropriation of money nor any contract which shall require any appropriation or disbursement of m…

174.100. Meetings of boards — regular and special — compensation. — 1. A meeting of each board of regents shall be called by the president thereof at the earliest convenient time and place following the appointment of new members in any biennial period for the purpose of selectin…

174.105. Attendance policy for members of governing boards. — Each governing board of the four-year institutions defined in section 176.010 shall adopt an individual attendance policy for the members of its board, by August 28, 1996, and in compliance with subsection 3 of section…

174.110. Boards to make rules for own government. — Each board shall have power to make such rules, regulations and bylaws as may be deemed necessary for the government of the officers of the board and to secure their accountability. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10761) Prior revisions…

174.120. College under general control and management of regents. — Each state teachers college shall be under the general control and management of its board of regents, and the board shall possess full power and authority to adopt all needful rules and regulations for the guida…

174.125. Teacher-training institutions to provide physical education courses, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation — extension service to be provided. — 1. All teacher-training institutions, receiving state aid, shall provide courses in physical education, first aid and ca…

174.130. Boards to regulate admission of students. — Each board may make such rules and regulations for the admission of students as may be deemed proper. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10762) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9605; 1919 § 11500; 1909 § 11076

174.140. Employees — terms, compensation, retirement, workers' compensation for. — Each board of regents may appoint and remove the president or any professor or teacher in any state college in its district; may fix the duration, terms and conditions of their offices and compensa…

174.150. Causes for removal of president or teacher — notice and hearing — right of appeal. — 1. No president, professor or teacher shall be removed except for incompetency, neglect or refusal to perform his duties, dishonesty, drunkenness or immoral conduct; nor shall such presi…

174.160. Authority to confer degrees. — 1. The board of regents of each state college and each state teachers college shall have power and authority to confer upon students, by diploma under the common seal, such degrees as are usually granted by such colleges, and additional deg…

174.170. Annual report, contents. — The president of each board shall make an annual report to the department of higher education and workforce development, in the month of August in each year, of all receipts of moneys from appropriations, incidental fees, and all other sources,…

[Repealed or reserved.]

174.190. Duties of the secretary — compensation. — The secretary of each board shall keep and preserve all records, books and papers belonging to the board. He shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the board, in which the ayes and noes on all questions shall be entered, if r…

174.200. Funds must not be diverted. — All appropriations made by the general assembly for the support of any state teachers college or for the benefit thereof, and all grants, gifts, bequests or donations by any individual or corporation for a specified use shall not be applied …

174.210. Indebtedness, how paid. — Each board shall, at its annual meeting, provide for the payment of any indebtedness of its college, and for that purpose it shall set apart all moneys derived from incidental or other fees paid by students to the payment of the following: (1) T…

174.220. No officer or employee shall be interested in the sale of school supplies or property. — No president, professor, teacher, regent or other officer or employee shall keep for sale or be interested, directly or indirectly, in the sales of any school furniture or apparatus,…

174.225. No state college or university to seek land grant designation or research designation held by other institutions. — No state college or university shall seek the land grant designation held by Lincoln University and the University of Missouri or the research designation …

174.230. Missouri Southern State College — established, when — district. — 1. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, if the facilities of the present Jasper County Junior College district are made available, there shall be established in Jasper County, Missouri, a state college…

174.231. Missouri Southern State University, mission statement — discontinuance of associate degree program — statewide mission designation. — 1. On and after August 28, 2005, the institution formerly known as Missouri Southern State College located in Joplin, Jasper County, shal…

174.233. Missouri Southern State College, three-year plan — review and approval. — Degree programs offered by Missouri Southern State College prior to August 28, 1995, that have been approved by the coordinating board for higher education may be continued by the board of regents.…

*174.250. Missouri Western State University — established, when — district. — 1. If the facilities of the present Missouri Western Junior College are made available, there shall be established in St. Joseph, Missouri, a state college, which shall make available those third- and f…

174.251. Missouri Western State University, mission statement. — 1. On and after August 28, 2005, the institution formerly known as Missouri Western State College at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, shall hereafter be known as the "Missouri Western State University". Missouri Western…