| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.265 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESHIELDS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0758H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections173.1102,173.1103,and173.1105,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereof |
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| 8 | 8 | | threenewsectionsrelatingtopostsecondaryeducationfinancialassistanceawards. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections173.1102,173.1103,and173.1105,RSMo,arerepealedandthree |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections173.1102,173.1103,and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3173.1105,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 173.1102.1.Asusedinsections173.1101to173.1107,unlessthecontextrequires |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2otherwise,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3 (1)"Academicyear",theperiodfromJulyfirstofanyyearthroughJunethirtiethof |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4thefollowingyear; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5 (2)"Approvedprivateinstitution",anonprofitinstitution,dedicatedtoeducational |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6purposes,locatedinMissouriwhich: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7 (a)Isoperatedprivatelyunderthecontrolofanindependentboardandnotdirectly |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8controlledoradministeredbyanypublicagencyorpoliticalsubdivision; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9 (b)Providesapostsecondarycourseofinstructionatleastsixmonthsinlength |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10leadingtoordirectlycreditabletowardacertificateordegree; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11 (c)MeetsthestandardsforaccreditationasdeterminedbyeithertheHigherLearning |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12CommissionorbyotheraccreditingbodiesrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13Educationorbyutilizingaccreditationstandardsapplicabletonondegree-grantinginstitutions |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14asestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducation; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15 (d)Doesnotdiscriminateinthehiringofadministrators,facultyandstafforinthe |
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| 28 | 28 | | 16admissionofstudentsonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationaloriginandisin |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17compliancewiththeFederalCivilRightsActsof1964and1968andexecutiveordersissued |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18pursuantthereto.Sexdiscriminationasusedhereinshallnotapplytoadmissionpracticesof |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19institutionsofferingtheenrollmentlimitedtoonesex; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 20 (e)Permitsfacultymemberstoselecttextbookswithoutinfluenceorpressurebyany |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21religiousorsectariansource; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 22 (3)"Approvedpublicinstitution",aneducationalinstitutionlocatedinMissouri |
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| 36 | 36 | | 23which: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 24 (a)Isdirectlycontrolledoradministeredbyapublicagencyorpoliticalsubdivision; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 25 (b)Receivesappropriationsdirectlyorindirectlyfromthegeneralassemblyfor |
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| 39 | 39 | | 26operatingexpenses; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 27 (c)Providesapostsecondarycourseofinstructionatleastsixmonthsinlength |
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| 41 | 41 | | 28leadingtoordirectlycreditabletowardadegreeorcertificate; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 29 (d)MeetsthestandardsforaccreditationasdeterminedbyeithertheHigherLearning |
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| 43 | 43 | | 30Commission,orifapubliccommunitycollegecreatedundertheprovisionsofsections |
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| 44 | 44 | | 31178.370to178.400meetsthestandardsestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhigher |
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| 45 | 45 | | 32educationforsuchpubliccommunitycolleges,orbyotheraccreditingbodiesrecognizedby |
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| 46 | 46 | | 33theUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationorbyutilizingaccreditationstandardsapplicable |
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| 47 | 47 | | 34totheinstitutionasestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducation; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 35 (e)Doesnotdiscriminateinthehiringofadministrators,facultyandstafforinthe |
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| 49 | 49 | | 36admissionofstudentsonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationaloriginandis |
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| 50 | 50 | | 37otherwiseincompliancewiththeFederalCivilRightsActsof1964and1968andexecutive |
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| 51 | 51 | | 38ordersissuedpursuantthereto; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 39 (f)Permitsfacultymemberstoselecttextbookswithoutinfluenceorpressurebyany |
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| 53 | 53 | | 40religiousorsectariansource; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 41 (4)"Approvedvirtualinstitution",aneducationalinstitutionthatmeetsallofthe |
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| 55 | 55 | | 42followingrequirements: |
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| 56 | 56 | | 43 (a)Isrecognizedasaqualifyinginstitutionbygubernatorialexecutiveorder,unless |
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| 57 | 57 | | 44suchorderisrescinded; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 45 (b)Isrecognizedasaqualifyinginstitutionthroughamemorandumofunderstanding |
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| 59 | 59 | | 46betweenthestateofMissouriandtheapprovedvirtualinstitution; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 47 (c)IsaccreditedbyaregionalaccreditingagencyrecognizedbytheUnitedStates |
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| 61 | 61 | | 48DepartmentofEducation; |
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| 62 | 62 | | 49 (d)Hasestablishedandcontinuouslymaintainsaphysicalcampusorlocationof |
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| 63 | 63 | | 50operationwithinthestateofMissouri; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 51 (e)Maintainsatleasttwenty-fivefull-timeMissouriemployees,atleastone-halfof |
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| 65 | 65 | | 52whichshallbefacultyoradministratorsengagedinoperations; |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB265 2 53 (f)EnrollsatleastonethousandMissouriresidentsasdegree-orcertificate-seeking |
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| 67 | 67 | | 54students; |
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| 68 | 68 | | 55 (g)MaintainsagoverningbodyoradvisoryboardbasedinMissouriwithoversightof |
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| 69 | 69 | | 56Missourioperations; |
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| 70 | 70 | | 57 (h)Isorganizedasanonprofitinstitution;and |
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| 71 | 71 | | 58 (i)Utilizesanexclusivelycompetency-basededucationmodel; |
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| 72 | 72 | | 59 (5)"Coordinatingboard",thecoordinatingboardforhighereducation; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 60 (6)["Expectedfamilycontribution",theamountofmoneyastudentandfamily |
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| 74 | 74 | | 61shouldpaytowardthecostofpostsecondaryeducationascalculatedbytheUnitedStates |
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| 75 | 75 | | 62DepartmentofEducationandreportedonthestudentaidreportortheinstitutionalstudent |
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| 76 | 76 | | 63informationrecord; |
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| 77 | 77 | | 64 (7)]"Financialassistance",anamountofmoneypaidbythestateofMissouritoa |
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| 78 | 78 | | 65qualifiedapplicantundersections173.1101to173.1107; |
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| 79 | 79 | | 66 [(8)](7)"Full-timestudent",anindividualwhoisenrolledinandiscarryinga |
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| 80 | 80 | | 67sufficientnumberofcredithoursortheirequivalentatanapprovedprivate,public,orvirtual |
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| 81 | 81 | | 68institutiontosecurethedegreeorcertificatetowardwhichheorsheisworkinginnomore |
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| 82 | 82 | | 69thanthenumberofsemestersortheirequivalentnormallyrequiredbythatinstitutioninthe |
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| 83 | 83 | | 70programinwhichtheindividualisenrolled.Thisdefinitionshallbeconstruedasthe |
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| 84 | 84 | | 71successortosubdivision(7)ofsection173.205forpurposesofeligibilityrequirementsof |
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| 85 | 85 | | 72otherfinancialassistanceprogramsthatrefertosection173.205; |
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| 86 | 86 | | 73 (8)"Studentaidindex",theamountofmoneyastudentandfamilyshouldpay |
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| 87 | 87 | | 74towardthecostofpostsecondaryeducationascalculatedbytheUnitedStates |
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| 88 | 88 | | 75DepartmentofEducationandreportedonthestudentaidreportortheinstitutional |
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| 89 | 89 | | 76studentinformationrecord. |
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| 90 | 90 | | 77 2.Thefailureofanapprovedvirtualinstitutiontocontinuouslymaintainallofthe |
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| 91 | 91 | | 78requirementsinparagraphs(a)to(i)ofsubdivision(4)ofsubsection1ofthissectionshall |
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| 92 | 92 | | 79precludesuchinstitution'sstudentsorapplicantsfrombeingeligibleforassistanceunder |
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| 93 | 93 | | 80sections173.1104and173.1105. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 173.1103.1.Thecoordinatingboardshallbetheadministrativeagencyforthe |
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| 95 | 95 | | 2implementationoftheprogramestablishedbysections173.1101to173.1107.The |
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| 96 | 96 | | 3coordinatingboardshallpromulgatereasonablerulesandregulationsfortheexerciseofits |
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| 97 | 97 | | 4functionsandtheeffectuationofthepurposesofsections173.1101to173.1107.Itshall |
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| 98 | 98 | | 5prescribetheformandthetimeandmethodoffilingapplicationsandsupervisethe |
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| 99 | 99 | | 6processingthereof.Thecoordinatingboardshalldeterminethecriteriaforeligibilityof |
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| 100 | 100 | | 7applicantsandshallevaluateeachapplicant's[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaid |
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| 101 | 101 | | 8index. Itshallselectqualifiedrecipientstoreceivefinancialassistance,makesuchawardsof |
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| 102 | 102 | | HB265 3 9financialassistancetoqualifiedrecipients,anddeterminethemannerandmethodofpayment |
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| 103 | 103 | | 10totherecipient. |
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| 104 | 104 | | 11 2.Thecoordinatingboardshalldetermineeligibilityforrenewedassistanceonthe |
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| 105 | 105 | | 12basisofannualapplicationsandannualevaluationsof[expectedfamilycontribution] student |
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| 106 | 106 | | 13aidindex. Inawardingrenewalgrants,thecoordinatingboardmayincreaseordecreasethe |
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| 107 | 107 | | 14amountoffinancialassistancetoanapplicantifsuchactioniswarrantedbyachangeinthe |
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| 108 | 108 | | 15financialconditionoftheapplicant,theapplicant'sspouseorparents,ortheavailabilityof |
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| 109 | 109 | | 16fundsforthatyear.Asaconditiontoconsiderationforinitialorrenewedassistance,the |
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| 110 | 110 | | 17coordinatingboardmayrequiretheapplicant,theapplicant'sspouseandparentstoexecute |
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| 111 | 111 | | 18formsofconsentauthorizingthedirectorofrevenueofMissouritocomparefinancial |
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| 112 | 112 | | 19informationsubmittedbytheapplicantwiththeMissouriindividualincometaxreturnsofthe |
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| 113 | 113 | | 20applicant,theapplicant'sspouseandparentsforthetaxableyearimmediatelyprecedingthe |
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| 114 | 114 | | 21yearforwhichapplicationismade,andtoreportanydiscrepanciestothecoordinatingboard. |
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| 115 | 115 | | 22 3.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"AccessMissouriFinancial |
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| 116 | 116 | | 23AssistanceFund".Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefundandmayapprove |
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| 117 | 117 | | 24disbursementsfromthefundinaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180.Upon |
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| 118 | 118 | | 25appropriation,moneyinthefundshallbeusedsolelytoprovidefinancialassistanceto |
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| 119 | 119 | | 26qualifiedapplicantsasprovidedbysections173.1101to173.1107.Notwithstandingthe |
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| 120 | 120 | | 27provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendof |
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| 121 | 121 | | 28thebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer |
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| 122 | 122 | | 29shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterest |
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| 123 | 123 | | 30andmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund. |
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| 124 | 124 | | 173.1105.1.Anapplicantwhoisanundergraduatepostsecondarystudentatan |
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| 125 | 125 | | 2approvedprivate,public,orvirtualinstitutionandwhomeetstheothereligibilitycriteriashall |
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| 126 | 126 | | 3beeligibleforfinancialassistance,withaminimumandmaximumawardamountasfollows: |
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| 127 | 127 | | 4 (1)Foracademicyears2010-11,2011-12,2012-13,and2013-14: |
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| 128 | 128 | | 5 (a)Onethousanddollarsmaximumandthreehundreddollarsminimumforstudents |
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| 129 | 129 | | 6attendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-yearsector; |
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| 130 | 130 | | 7 (b)Twothousandonehundredfiftydollarsmaximumandonethousanddollars |
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| 131 | 131 | | 8minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublicfour-yearsector, |
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| 132 | 132 | | 9includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri;and |
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| 133 | 133 | | 10 (c)Fourthousandsixhundreddollarsmaximumandtwothousanddollarsminimum |
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| 134 | 134 | | 11forstudentsattendingapprovedprivateinstitutions; |
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| 135 | 135 | | 12 (2)Forthe2014-15academicyear[andsubsequentyears] throughthe2024-25 |
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| 136 | 136 | | 13academicyear: |
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| 137 | 137 | | HB265 4 14 (a)Onethousandthreehundreddollarsmaximumandthreehundreddollars |
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| 138 | 138 | | 15minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-yearsector; |
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| 139 | 139 | | 16and |
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| 140 | 140 | | 17 (b)Twothousandeighthundredfiftydollarsmaximumandonethousandfive |
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| 141 | 141 | | 18hundreddollarsminimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublic |
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| 142 | 142 | | 19four-yearsector,includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri,approvedprivateinstitutions, |
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| 143 | 143 | | 20orapprovedvirtualinstitutions; and |
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| 144 | 144 | | 21 (3)Forthe2025-26academicyearandallsubsequentacademicyears: |
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| 145 | 145 | | 22 (a)Onethousandsevenhundreddollarsmaximumandfivehundreddollars |
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| 146 | 146 | | 23minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-year |
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| 147 | 147 | | 24sector;and |
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| 148 | 148 | | 25 (b)Threethousandfivehundreddollarsmaximumandonethousandseven |
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| 149 | 149 | | 26hundredfiftydollarsminimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartof |
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| 150 | 150 | | 27thepublicfour-yearsector,includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri,approved |
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| 151 | 151 | | 28privateinstitutions,orapprovedvirtualinstitutions. |
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| 152 | 152 | | 29 2.Allstudentswith[anexpectedfamilycontribution] astudentaidindexoftwelve |
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| 153 | 153 | | 30thousanddollarsorlessshallreceiveatleasttheminimumawardamountforhisorher |
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| 154 | 154 | | 31institution.Maximumawardamountsforaneligiblestudentwith[anexpectedfamily |
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| 155 | 155 | | 32contribution] astudentaidindexaboveseventhousanddollarsshallbereducedbyten |
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| 156 | 156 | | 33percentofthemaximum[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaidindexforhisorher |
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| 157 | 157 | | 34incrementgroup.Anyawardamountshallbereducedbytheamountofastudent'spayment |
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| 158 | 158 | | 35fromtheA+schoolsprogramoranysuccessorprogramtoit.Forpurposesofthissubsection, |
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| 159 | 159 | | 36theterm"incrementgroup"shallmeanagrouporganizedby[expectedfamilycontribution] |
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| 160 | 160 | | 37studentaidindexinfivehundreddollarincrementsintowhichalleligiblestudentsshallbe |
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| 161 | 161 | | 38placed. |
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| 162 | 162 | | 39 3.Ifappropriatedfundsareinsufficienttofundtheprogramasdescribed,the |
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| 163 | 163 | | 40maximumawardshallbereducedacrossallsectorsbythepercentageoftheshortfall.If |
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| 164 | 164 | | 41appropriatedfundsexceedtheamountnecessarytofundtheprogram,theadditionalfunds |
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| 165 | 165 | | 42shallbeusedtoincreasethenumberofrecipientsbyeitherextendingthedeadlineforfiling |
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| 166 | 166 | | 43anapplicationorraisingthecutoffforthe[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaidindex |
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| 167 | 167 | | 44ratherthanbyincreasingthesizeoftheaward, asdeterminedbythedepartment. |
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| 168 | 168 | | 45 4.Everythreeyears,beginningwiththe2025-26academicyear[2009-10], theaward |
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| 169 | 169 | | 46amountmaybeadjustedtoincreasenomorethantheConsumerPriceIndexforAllUrban |
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| 170 | 170 | | 47Consumers(CPI-U),1982-1984=100,notseasonallyadjusted,asdefinedandofficially |
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| 171 | 171 | | 48recordedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofLabor,oritssuccessoragency,fortheprevious |
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| 172 | 172 | | 49academicyear.Thecoordinatingboardshallprepareareportpriortothelegislativesession |
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| 173 | 173 | | 50foruseofthegeneralassemblyandthegovernorindeterminingbudgetrequestswhichshall |
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| 174 | 174 | | HB265 5 51includetheamountoffundsnecessarytomaintainfullfundingoftheprogrambasedonthe |
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| 175 | 175 | | 52baselineestablishedfortheprogramupontheeffectivedateofsections173.1101to173.1107. |
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| 176 | 176 | | 53Anyincreaseintheawardamountshallnotbecomeeffectiveunlessanincreaseintheamount |
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| 177 | 177 | | 54ofmoneyappropriatedtotheprogramnecessarytocovertheincreaseinawardamountis |
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| 178 | 178 | | 55passedbythegeneralassembly. |
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| 179 | 179 | | âś” |
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| 180 | 180 | | HB265 6 |
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