Title XI — EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

172.800. Definitions. — As used in sections 172.800 to 172.807, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders", diseases resulting from significant destruction of brain tissue and characterized by a d…

172.801. Research project funds, duties of board of curators — research projects, priorities and selection by advisory board, procedure — open to public. — 1. The board of curators shall award funds to investigators for research projects that promote an advancement of knowledge i…

172.803. Award of funds, requirements. — 1. The board of curators, with the recommendations of the advisory board, shall award funds to selected investigators in accordance with the following provisions: (1) Individual awards shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars per year and s…

172.805. Advisory board members, qualifications — terms — appointment, dismissal, procedure — expenses. — 1. The advisory board shall consist of: (1) Two physicians who are active both in research addressing Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and in caring for patients wit…

172.807. Administration, duty of board — authority to promulgate necessary rules. — The board of curators shall administer all provisions of sections 172.800 to 172.807 and may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out this duty. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 200 § 5)

172.810. State cancer center, may be transferred to University of Missouri, how. — The State Cancer Center may be transferred to the curators of the University of Missouri from the department of health and senior services by agreement between the state cancer commission and the b…

172.812. Transfer of property, moneys — curators authorized to accept gifts for cancer center. — 1. All property, real, personal and mixed, of the state cancer center may be transferred to the curators of the University of Missouri by agreement between the state cancer commission…

172.815. Employees of center to be university employees, when — benefits, election by employee. — 1. Upon agreement of the curators of the University of Missouri and the state cancer commission, all employees of the center shall become employees of the curators of the University …

172.817. Disciplinary procedures, employees, university employment practices to apply. — After November 1, 1990, the curators shall define and assign powers, duties and responsibilities for all cancer center employees. Cancer center employees shall be included in all benefit prog…

172.820. Appropriations by general assembly, purpose. — The general assembly shall appropriate, as a separate line item appropriation, to the curators of the University of Missouri for the state cancer center, out of the state treasury from general revenue such sums of money as a…

172.825. Cancer center fund, institutional gift trust fund, transfer to university, when. — The cancer center fund and the institutional gift trust fund are transferred to the control and management of the curators of the University of Missouri. The curators shall assume control …

172.830. Patient discrimination prohibited — payment for services — nonresident treatment. — The state cancer center shall not refuse to provide services to any state resident regardless of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, or ability to pay. The ability of a pa…

172.850. Missouri rehabilitation center may be transferred to University of Missouri, duties — tuberculosis testing lab, department's duties. — The Missouri rehabilitation center may be transferred to the curators of the University of Missouri from the department of health and se…

172.852. Missouri rehabilitation center property may be transferred to University of Missouri curators, powers and duties — Missouri rehabilitation center appropriations may be transferred to University of Missouri curators, duties and exceptions — other funds of Missouri rehabil…

172.854. Missouri rehabilitation center employees may become University of Missouri employees, transfer of benefits — University of Missouri may be reimbursed — amount, how calculated. — 1. Upon agreement of the curators of the University of Missouri and the department of health …

172.856. Missouri rehabilitation center employees, powers and duties upon transfer to University of Missouri, inclusion in benefits and disciplinary programs. — After the effective date of the agreement between the curators of the University of Missouri and the department of heal…

172.858. Missouri rehabilitation center, appropriations from general revenue to University of Missouri for payment of patient's bills and support and maintenance of center. — State funds shall be appropriated to the curators of the University of Missouri from general revenue for …

172.859. University of Missouri not to discriminate in providing rehabilitation center services. — The curators of the University of Missouri, in providing the services of the rehabilitation center, shall not refuse to provide services to any state resident regardless of race, re…

172.875. Organ transplant program, University of Missouri — Missouri kidney program to establish guidelines — administrative costs. — 1. The Missouri kidney program in the University of Missouri, a statewide program that provides treatment for renal disease, shall administer a se…

172.950. Confidentiality of donor records. — Notwithstanding any provision of law, the curators of the University of Missouri may close the following records as they relate to a donor or potential donor: (1) Any credit report, banking information, or personal financial documents,…

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 …