| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Toamendchapter173,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheCareer-Tech |
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| 9 | 8 | | Certificate(CTC)Program. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter173,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2knownassection173.836,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 12 | | 173.836.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Career-Tech |
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| 14 | 13 | | 2Certificate(CTC)Program". |
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| 15 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 16 | 15 | | 4 (1)"Approvedinstitution",aninstitutionofpostsecondaryeducationthatis |
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| 17 | 16 | | 5subjecttothecoordinatingboardforhighereducationundersection173.005,offers |
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| 18 | 17 | | 6eligibleprogramsofstudyortrainingprograms,andisatleastoneofthefollowing: |
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| 19 | 18 | | 7 (a)Apubliccommunitycollegeorvocationalortechnicalschoolasprovided |
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| 20 | 19 | | 8undersubsection8ofsection160.545; |
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| 21 | 20 | | 9 (b)Atwo-yearprivatevocationalortechnicalschoolauthorizedtoobtain |
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| 22 | 21 | | 10reimbursementsundersubsection8ofsection160.545asprovidedundersubsection10 |
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| 23 | 22 | | 11ofsection160.545; |
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| 24 | 23 | | 12 (c)Anapprovedvirtualinstitution,asdefinedinsection173.1102;or |
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| 25 | 24 | | 13 (d)Aneligibletrainingprovider; |
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| 26 | 25 | | 14 (2)"Department",thedepartmentofhighereducationandworkforce |
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| 27 | 26 | | 15development; |
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| 28 | 27 | | 16 (3)"Eligibleprogramofstudy",aprogramofinstructionforwhichtherequired |
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| 29 | 28 | | 17lengthforcompletionofsuchprogramdoesnotexceedtheequivalentofsixtycredit |
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| 33 | 32 | | 20belowthegraduatelevelthathasbeendesignatedbythecoordinatingboardforhigher |
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| 34 | 33 | | 21educationaspreparingstudentstoenteranareaofoccupationalshortageasdetermined |
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| 35 | 34 | | 22andupdatedannuallybysuchboardundersubdivision(5)ofsubsection2ofsection |
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| 36 | 35 | | 23173.2553; |
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| 37 | 36 | | 24 (4)"Eligiblestudent",anystudentthatmeetstheeligibilityrequirementsfor |
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| 38 | 37 | | 25reimbursementoftuition,books,andfeesunderthe"A+SchoolsProgram"createdin |
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| 39 | 38 | | 26section160.545,providedthatsuchstudenthasnotreceivedareimbursementfor |
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| 40 | 39 | | 27tuition,books,orfeesundersection160.545; |
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| 41 | 40 | | 28 (5)"Eligibletrainingprovider",atrainingorganizationlistedinthestateof |
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| 42 | 41 | | 29Missourieligibletrainingprovidersystemmaintainedbytheofficeofworkforce |
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| 43 | 42 | | 30developmentinthedepartmentofhighereducationandworkforcedevelopmentthatis |
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| 44 | 43 | | 31notafour-yearinstitutionofhighereducation; |
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| 45 | 44 | | 32 (6)"Trainingprogram",aprogramofstudythatleadstoacertificateordegree |
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| 46 | 45 | | 33andisofferedbyanapprovedinstitutionbutthatdoesnotmeetthelength-of-program |
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| 47 | 46 | | 34requirementsforaneligibleprogramunder34CFR668.8,asamended.Theterm |
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| 48 | 47 | | 35includes,butisnotlimitedto: |
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| 49 | 48 | | 36 (a)Certifiednurseassistant(CNA)programs; |
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| 50 | 49 | | 37 (b)Certifiedmedicationtechnician(CMT)programs; |
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| 51 | 50 | | 38 (c)Level1medicationaide(L1MA)programs; |
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| 52 | 51 | | 39 (d)Insulinadministrationprograms; |
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| 53 | 52 | | 40 (e)Emergencymedicaltechnician(EMT)programs; |
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| 54 | 53 | | 41 (f)Advancedemergencymedicaltechnician(AEMT)programs; |
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| 55 | 54 | | 42 (g)Paramedicprogramsasdescribedinchapter190;or |
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| 56 | 55 | | 43 (h)Commercialdriver'slicense(CDL)programs. |
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| 57 | 56 | | 44 3.(1)Beginninginthe2026-27academicyearandforallsubsequentacademic |
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| 58 | 57 | | 45years,thedepartmentshall,byrule,establishaprocedureforthereimbursementofthe |
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| 59 | 58 | | 46costsoftuition,books,andfeesfromthecareer-techcertificate(CTC)programfundto |
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| 60 | 59 | | 47theapprovedinstitutionatwhichaneligiblestudentisenrolledinaneligibleprogramof |
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| 61 | 60 | | 48studyoratrainingprogram. |
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| 62 | 61 | | 49 (2)Notuitionreimbursementsinexcessofthetuitionratechargedbyapublic |
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| 63 | 62 | | 50communitycollegeforcourseworkofferedbyatwo-yearprivatevocationalortechnical |
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| 64 | 63 | | 51school,approvedvirtualinstitutionasdefinedundersection173.1102,oreligible |
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| 65 | 64 | | 52trainingproviderwithintheserviceareaofsuchcollegeshallbereimbursedunderthis |
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| 66 | 65 | | 53section. |
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| 70 | 69 | | 57whichaneligiblestudentintendstoenrollandtheschoolorproviderislocatedinthe |
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| 71 | 70 | | 58serviceregionofthepubliccommunitycollegeorvocationalortechnicalschoolthat |
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| 72 | 71 | | 59offersthesameorsimilarprogramofstudyortrainingprogram,notuition |
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| 73 | 72 | | 60reimbursementshallbeprovidedunderthissectionforsucheligiblestudentunless, |
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| 74 | 73 | | 61beforetheeligiblestudentenrolls: |
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| 75 | 74 | | 62 a.Theprivatevocationalortechnicalschool,virtualinstitution,oreligible |
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| 76 | 75 | | 63trainingproviderrequestsauthorizationfromthedepartmentforsuchtuition |
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| 77 | 76 | | 64reimbursement;and |
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| 78 | 77 | | 65 b.Thedepartmentauthorizessuchrequest. |
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| 79 | 78 | | 66 (b)Thedepartmentshall: |
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| 80 | 79 | | 67 a.Developandadoptatuitionreimbursementauthorizationrequestformanda |
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| 81 | 80 | | 68procedureforsubmittingsuchrequest; |
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| 82 | 81 | | 69 b.Reviewandeitherauthorizeordenysuchrequestwithintwentybusinessdays |
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| 83 | 82 | | 70ofreceivinganaccurate,complete,andproperlysubmittedrequest;and |
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| 84 | 83 | | 71 c.Ifthedepartmentdeniessuchrequest,providetheeducationalentityandthe |
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| 85 | 84 | | 72eligiblestudentwiththereasonsforsuchdenial. |
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| 86 | 85 | | 73 (c)Thedepartmentshallnotdenyatuitionreimbursementauthorization |
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| 87 | 86 | | 74requestwithoutgoodcause,asdeterminedbythedepartmentonacase-by-casebasis. |
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| 88 | 87 | | 75 (4)Thereimbursementsprovidedunderthissectiontoatwo-yearprivate |
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| 89 | 88 | | 76vocationalortechnicalschool,approvedvirtualinstitutionasdefinedundersection |
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| 90 | 89 | | 77173.1102,oreligibletrainingprovidershallnotviolatetheprovisionsofArticleIX, |
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| 91 | 90 | | 78Section8,orArticleI,Section7,oftheConstitutionofMissouriortheFirstAmendment |
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| 92 | 91 | | 79totheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates. |
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| 93 | 92 | | 80 4.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"Career-TechCertificate |
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| 94 | 93 | | 81(CTC)ProgramFund",whichshallconsistofanymoneysappropriatedannuallybythe |
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| 95 | 94 | | 82generalassembly,gifts,bequests,grants,publicorprivatedonations,ortransfers.The |
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| 96 | 95 | | 83statetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewithsections30.170and |
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| 97 | 96 | | 8430.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicated |
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| 98 | 97 | | 85fundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthisfundshallbeusedsolelyfor |
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| 99 | 98 | | 86reimbursementsasprovidedinthissection. |
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| 100 | 99 | | 87 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys |
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| 101 | 100 | | 88remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe |
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| 102 | 101 | | 89generalrevenuefund. |
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| 107 | 106 | | 94studentsenrolledinaneligibleprogramofstudyoratrainingprogramfromqualifying |
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| 108 | 107 | | 95fortuitionreimbursementunderthissectionsolelybecausetheeligibleprogramof |
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| 109 | 108 | | 96studyortrainingprogramdoesnotmeetthelength-of-programrequirementsforan |
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| 110 | 109 | | 97eligibleprogramunder34CFR668.8,asamended,orbecausetheeligibletraining |
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| 111 | 110 | | 98provideratwhichastudentenrollsdoesnotparticipateinfederalstudentaidprograms. |
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| 112 | 111 | | 99 6.Eligibilityfortuition,books,andfeesreimbursementtoanapproved |
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| 113 | 112 | | 100institutionasprovidedunderthissectionshallexpireupontheearliestof: |
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| 114 | 113 | | 101 (1)Receiptofthereimbursementfortherequiredlengthforcompletionofsuch |
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| 115 | 114 | | 102programasdeterminedbythedepartment; |
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| 116 | 115 | | 103 (2)Astudent'ssuccessfulcompletionofaneligibleprogramofstudyortraining |
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| 117 | 116 | | 104program;or |
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| 118 | 117 | | 105 (3)Astudent'scompletionofonehundredfiftypercentofthetimeusually |
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| 119 | 118 | | 106requiredtocompleteaneligibleprogramofstudyortrainingprogram. |
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| 120 | 119 | | 107 7.Thedepartmentmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe |
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| 121 | 120 | | 108implementationandadministrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthat |
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| 122 | 121 | | 109termisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis |
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| 123 | 122 | | 110sectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe |
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| 124 | 123 | | 111provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter |
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| 125 | 124 | | 112536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly |
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| 126 | 125 | | 113pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul |
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| 127 | 126 | | 114arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority |
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| 128 | 127 | | 115andanyruleproposedoradoptedaftertheeffectivedateofthisactshallbeinvalidand |
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| 129 | 128 | | 116void. |
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| 130 | 129 | | âś” |
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| 131 | 130 | | HCSHB331 4 |
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