FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
SENATESUBSTITUTEFOR
SENATEBILLNO.150
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
0068H.06C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections172.280,173.1102,173.1103,173.1105,173.1352,174.160,178.786,
178.787,and324.009,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofelevennewsectionsrelating
toworkforcedevelopmentinitiatives.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections172.280,173.1102,173.1103,173.1105,173.1352,174.160,
2178.786,178.787,and324.009,RSMo,arerepealedandelevennewsectionsenactedinlieu
3thereof,tobeknownassections172.280,173.685,173.836,173.1102,173.1103,173.1105,
4173.1352,174.160,178.786,178.787,and324.009,toreadasfollows:
172.280.Thecuratorsshallhavetheauthoritytoconfer,bydiploma,undertheir
2commonseal,onanypersonwhomtheymayjudgeworthythereof,suchdegreesasare
3knowntoandusuallygrantedbyanycollegeoruniversity.TheUniversityofMissouriisthe
4state'sonlypublicresearchuniversity[andtheexclusivegrantorofresearchdoctorates]. As
5such,[exceptasprovidedinsection175.040,] theUniversityofMissourishallbetheonly
6statecollegeoruniversitythatmayofferresearchdoctorates,doctorofphilosophydegrees
7orfirst-professionaldegrees,includingdentistry,law,medicine,optometry,pharmacy,and
8veterinarymedicine, exceptasprovidedinsections174.160and175.040.
173.685.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Approvedinstitution",anyapprovedprivateinstitution,approvedpublic
3institution,orapprovedvirtualinstitution,assuchtermsaredefinedinsection
4173.1102,thatislocatedinthisstate,hasbeenapprovedunder6CSR10-2.140,andhas
5beenapprovedtoparticipateinthefederalstudentfinancialassistanceprograms
6createdunderTitleIVoftheHigherEducationActof1965,asamended;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 7 (2)"CGPA",astudent'scumulativegrade-pointaverageascalculatedbasedon
8thepoliciesofthestudent'sapprovedinstitutionassuchpoliciesareappliedtoother
9studentsinsimilarcircumstances;
10 (3)"Department",thedepartmentofhighereducationandworkforce
11development;
12 (4)"Initialrecipient",astudentwhoqualifiesforinitialfinancialassistance
13undersection173.1104,hasreceivedanawardundertheaccessMissourifinancial
14assistanceprogramestablishedinsections173.1101to173.1107,andhasnotreceiveda
15STEMgrantinanyprioracademicyear;
16 (5)"Renewalrecipient",astudentwhoqualifiesforrenewedfinancialassistance
17undersection173.1104,hasreceivedanawardundertheaccessMissourifinancial
18assistanceprogramestablishedinsections173.1101to173.1107,andhasreceiveda
19STEMgrant;
20 (6)"Satisfactoryacademicprogress":
21 (a)Forastudent'sgrade-pointaverage,aCGPAofatleasttwoandone-halfona
22four-pointscaleortheequivalentonanotherscale;and
23 (b)Fordeterminationsofacademicprogressotherthangrade-pointaverage,the
24institution'smeasuresofastudent'sacademicprogressasotherwisedeterminedbythe
25approvedinstitution'spoliciesasappliedtootherstudentsattheapprovedinstitution
26receivingassistancefromfederalstudentfinancialassistanceprogramscreatedunder
27TitleIVoftheHigherEducationActof1965,asamended;
28 (7)"STEMdegree",anassociate'sdegree,bachelor'sdegree,orcertificateina
29STEMfield;
30 (8)"STEMfield",afieldofstudyinvolvingscience,technology,engineering,or
31mathematicsincluding,butnotlimitedto:
32 (a)Agricultureandrelatedsciences;
33 (b)Computerscience;
34 (c)Informationtechnologyandinformationsystems;
35 (d)STEM-relatededucation;
36 (e)Engineering;
37 (f)Biologicalandbiomedicalsciences;
38 (g)Mathematicsandstatistics;and
39 (h)Physicalsciences;
40 (9)"STEMgrant",arenewableawardofonethousandfivehundreddollarsof
41financialassistancegrantedunderthissection.
42 2.Subjecttoappropriation,thedepartmentshallmakeavailableaSTEMgrant
43toastudentofanapprovedinstitutionwhoisaninitialrecipientorarenewalrecipient
HCSSSSB150 2 44andwhohascommittedtoaprogramofstudythatwillresultinaSTEMdegreeatan
45approvedinstitutionasprovidedinthissection.Nostudentshallreceivemorethansix
46thousanddollarsofSTEMgrantsunderthissection.
47 3.ArenewalrecipientmaycontinuetoreceiveaSTEMgrantaslongassuch
48recipient:
49 (1)Maintainssatisfactoryacademicprogress;
50 (2)ContinuestomeeteligibilitycriteriaundertheaccessMissourifinancial
51assistanceprogramestablishedundersections173.1101to173.1107;and
52 (3)Hasnotexceededfivesemestersatanapprovedtwo-yearinstitutionoratotal
53oftensemestersorfifteenquartersatanapprovedfour-yearinstitutionorany
54combinationofapprovedinstitutions.
55 4.NoSTEMgrantshallbeawardedunderthissectiontoastudentwhoalso
56receivedanawardundertheaccessMissourifinancialassistanceprogramafter:
57 (1)Abaccalaureatedegreehasbeengrantedtothestudent;
58 (2)Thehoursortheequivalenttothehoursrequiredforabaccalaureatedegree
59havebeencompletedbythestudent;or
60 (3)Thestudenthascompletedcourseworkequalto:
61 (a)Onehundredfiftysemesterhoursortheequivalent;or
62 (b)Twohundredtwenty-fivequarterhoursortheequivalent.
63 5.Thedepartmentmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
64administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
65section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
66becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
67536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
68andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
69review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
70heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
71adoptedaftertheeffectivedateofthissectionshallbeinvalidandvoid.
72 6.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
73 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
74automaticallysunsetsixyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthissectionunlessreauthorized
75byanactofthegeneralassembly;and
76 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissection
77shallautomaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorizationof
78thissection;and
HCSSSSB150 3 79 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberfirstofthecalendaryear
80immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthis
81sectionissunset.
173.836.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Career-Tech
2Certificate(CTC)Program".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Approvedinstitution",aninstitutionofpostsecondaryeducationthatis
5subjecttothecoordinatingboardforhighereducationundersection173.005,offers
6eligibleprogramsofstudyortrainingprograms,andisatleastoneofthefollowing:
7 (a)Apubliccommunitycollegeorvocationalortechnicalschoolasprovided
8undersubsection8ofsection160.545;
9 (b)Atwo-yearprivatevocationalortechnicalschoolauthorizedtoobtain
10reimbursementsundersubsection8ofsection160.545asprovidedundersubsection10
11ofsection160.545;
12 (c)Anapprovedvirtualinstitution,asdefinedinsection173.1102;or
13 (d)Aneligibletrainingprovider;
14 (2)"Department",thedepartmentofhighereducationandworkforce
15development;
16 (3)"Eligibleprogramofstudy",aprogramofinstructionforwhichtherequired
17lengthforcompletionofsuchprogramdoesnotexceedtheequivalentofsixtycredit
18hoursortheequivalentunderadifferentmeasureofstudentprogressandthatresultsin
19theawardofanon-graduate-levelcertificateorotherindustry-recognizedcredential
20belowthegraduatelevelthathasbeendesignatedbythecoordinatingboardforhigher
21educationaspreparingstudentstoenteranareaofoccupationalshortageasdetermined
22andupdatedannuallybysuchboardundersubdivision(5)ofsubsection2ofsection
23173.2553;
24 (4)"Eligiblestudent",anystudentthatmeetstheeligibilityrequirementsfor
25reimbursementoftuition,books,andfeesunderthe"A+SchoolsProgram"createdin
26section160.545,oranystudentwhohasearnedacareerandtechnicaleducation(CTE)
27certificatepursuanttotheprovisionsofsection170.029andinaccordancewithcriteria
28outlinedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,providedthatsuch
29studenthasnotreceivedareimbursementfortuition,books,orfeesundersection
30160.545;
31 (5)"Eligibletrainingprovider",atrainingorganizationlistedinthestateof
32Missourieligibletrainingprovidersystemmaintainedbytheofficeofworkforce
33developmentinthedepartmentofhighereducationandworkforcedevelopmentthatis
34notafour-yearinstitutionofhighereducation;
HCSSSSB150 4 35 (6)"Trainingprogram",aprogramofstudythatleadstoacertificateordegree
36andisofferedbyanapprovedinstitutionbutthatdoesnotmeetthelength-of-program
37requirementsforaneligibleprogramunder34CFR668.8,asamended.Theterm
38includes,butisnotlimitedto:
39 (a)Certifiednurseassistant(CNA)programs;
40 (b)Certifiedmedicationtechnician(CMT)programs;
41 (c)Level1medicationaide(L1MA)programs;
42 (d)Insulinadministrationprograms;
43 (e)Emergencymedicaltechnician(EMT)programs;
44 (f)Advancedemergencymedicaltechnician(AEMT)programs;
45 (g)Paramedicprogramsasdescribedinchapter190;or
46 (h)Commercialdriver'slicense(CDL)programs.
47 3.(1)Beginninginthe2026-27academicyearandforallsubsequentacademic
48years,thedepartmentshall,byrule,establishaprocedureforthereimbursementofthe
49costsoftuition,books,andfeesfromthecareer-techcertificate(CTC)programfundto
50theapprovedinstitutionatwhichaneligiblestudentisenrolledinaneligibleprogramof
51studyoratrainingprogram.
52 (2)Notuitionreimbursementsinexcessofthetuitionratechargedbyapublic
53communitycollegeforcourseworkofferedbyatwo-yearprivatevocationalortechnical
54school,approvedvirtualinstitutionasdefinedundersection173.1102,oreligible
55trainingproviderwithintheserviceareaofsuchcollegeshallbereimbursedunderthis
56section.Thislimitationshallnotapplytoapublicvocationalortechnicalschool.
57 (3)(a)Ifapubliccommunitycollegeorvocationalortechnicalschooloffersthe
58sameorasubstantiallysimilareligibleprogramofstudyortrainingprogramasa
59privatevocationalortechnicalschool,virtualinstitution,oreligibletrainingproviderat
60whichaneligiblestudentintendstoenrollandtheschoolorproviderislocatedinthe
61serviceregionofthepubliccommunitycollegeorvocationalortechnicalschoolthat
62offersthesameorsimilarprogramofstudyortrainingprogram,notuition
63reimbursementshallbeprovidedunderthissectionforsucheligiblestudentunless,
64beforetheeligiblestudentenrolls:
65 a.Theprivatevocationalortechnicalschool,virtualinstitution,oreligible
66trainingproviderrequestsauthorizationfromthedepartmentforsuchtuition
67reimbursement;and
68 b.Thedepartmentauthorizessuchrequest.
69 (b)Thedepartmentshall:
70 a.Developandadoptatuitionreimbursementauthorizationrequestformanda
71procedureforsubmittingsuchrequest;
HCSSSSB150 5 72 b.Reviewandeitherauthorizeordenysuchrequestwithintwentybusinessdays
73ofreceivinganaccurate,complete,andproperlysubmittedrequest;and
74 c.Ifthedepartmentdeniessuchrequest,providetheeducationalentityandthe
75eligiblestudentwiththereasonsforsuchdenial.
76 (c)Thedepartmentshallnotdenyatuitionreimbursementauthorization
77requestwithoutgoodcause,asdeterminedbythedepartmentonacase-by-casebasis.
78 (4)Thereimbursementsprovidedunderthissectiontoatwo-yearprivate
79vocationalortechnicalschool,approvedvirtualinstitutionasdefinedundersection
80173.1102,oreligibletrainingprovidershallnotviolatetheprovisionsofArticleIX,
81Section8,orArticleI,Section7,oftheConstitutionofMissouriortheFirstAmendment
82totheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.
83 4.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"Career-TechCertificate
84(CTC)ProgramFund",whichshallconsistofanymoneysappropriatedannuallybythe
85generalassembly,gifts,bequests,grants,publicorprivatedonations,ortransfers.The
86statetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewithsections30.170and
8730.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicated
88fundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthisfundshallbeusedsolelyfor
89reimbursementsasprovidedinthissection.
90 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
91remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe
92generalrevenuefund.
93 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemanneras
94otherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbe
95creditedtothefund.
96 5.Norulepromulgatedbythedepartmentunderthissectionshallprohibit
97studentsenrolledinaneligibleprogramofstudyoratrainingprogramfromqualifying
98fortuitionreimbursementunderthissectionsolelybecausetheeligibleprogramof
99studyortrainingprogramdoesnotmeetthelength-of-programrequirementsforan
100eligibleprogramunder34CFR668.8,asamended,orbecausetheeligibletraining
101provideratwhichastudentenrollsdoesnotparticipateinfederalstudentaidprograms.
102 6.Eligibilityfortuition,books,andfeesreimbursementtoanapproved
103institutionasprovidedunderthissectionshallexpireupontheearliestof:
104 (1)Receiptofthereimbursementfortherequiredlengthforcompletionofsuch
105programasdeterminedbythedepartment;
106 (2)Astudent'ssuccessfulcompletionofaneligibleprogramofstudyortraining
107program;or
HCSSSSB150 6 108 (3)Astudent'scompletionofonehundredfiftypercentofthetimeusually
109requiredtocompleteaneligibleprogramofstudyortrainingprogram.
110 7.Thedepartmentmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
111implementationandadministrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthat
112termisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis
113sectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
114provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
115536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
116pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
117arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
118andanyruleproposedoradoptedaftertheeffectivedateofthisactshallbeinvalidand
119void.
173.1102.1.Asusedinsections173.1101to173.1107,unlessthecontextrequires
2otherwise,thefollowingtermsmean:
3 (1)"Academicyear",theperiodfromJulyfirstofanyyearthroughJunethirtiethof
4thefollowingyear;
5 (2)"Approvedprivateinstitution",anonprofitinstitution,dedicatedtoeducational
6purposes,locatedinMissouriwhich:
7 (a)Isoperatedprivatelyunderthecontrolofanindependentboardandnotdirectly
8controlledoradministeredbyanypublicagencyorpoliticalsubdivision;
9 (b)Providesapostsecondarycourseofinstructionatleastsixmonthsinlength
10leadingtoordirectlycreditabletowardacertificateordegree;
11 (c)MeetsthestandardsforaccreditationasdeterminedbyeithertheHigherLearning
12CommissionorbyotheraccreditingbodiesrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
13Educationorbyutilizingaccreditationstandardsapplicabletonondegree-grantinginstitutions
14asestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
15 (d)Doesnotdiscriminateinthehiringofadministrators,facultyandstafforinthe
16admissionofstudentsonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationaloriginandisin
17compliancewiththeFederalCivilRightsActsof1964and1968andexecutiveordersissued
18pursuantthereto.Sexdiscriminationasusedhereinshallnotapplytoadmissionpracticesof
19institutionsofferingtheenrollmentlimitedtoonesex;
20 (e)Permitsfacultymemberstoselecttextbookswithoutinfluenceorpressurebyany
21religiousorsectariansource;
22 (3)"Approvedpublicinstitution",aneducationalinstitutionlocatedinMissouri
23which:
24 (a)Isdirectlycontrolledoradministeredbyapublicagencyorpoliticalsubdivision;
HCSSSSB150 7 25 (b)Receivesappropriationsdirectlyorindirectlyfromthegeneralassemblyfor
26operatingexpenses;
27 (c)Providesapostsecondarycourseofinstructionatleastsixmonthsinlength
28leadingtoordirectlycreditabletowardadegreeorcertificate;
29 (d)MeetsthestandardsforaccreditationasdeterminedbyeithertheHigherLearning
30Commission,orifapubliccommunitycollegecreatedundertheprovisionsofsections
31178.370to178.400meetsthestandardsestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhigher
32educationforsuchpubliccommunitycolleges,orbyotheraccreditingbodiesrecognizedby
33theUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationorbyutilizingaccreditationstandardsapplicable
34totheinstitutionasestablishedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
35 (e)Doesnotdiscriminateinthehiringofadministrators,facultyandstafforinthe
36admissionofstudentsonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,ornationaloriginandis
37otherwiseincompliancewiththeFederalCivilRightsActsof1964and1968andexecutive
38ordersissuedpursuantthereto;
39 (f)Permitsfacultymemberstoselecttextbookswithoutinfluenceorpressurebyany
40religiousorsectariansource;
41 (4)"Approvedvirtualinstitution",aneducationalinstitutionthatmeetsallofthe
42followingrequirements:
43 (a)Isrecognizedasaqualifyinginstitutionbygubernatorialexecutiveorder,unless
44suchorderisrescinded;
45 (b)Isrecognizedasaqualifyinginstitutionthroughamemorandumofunderstanding
46betweenthestateofMissouriandtheapprovedvirtualinstitution;
47 (c)IsaccreditedbyaregionalaccreditingagencyrecognizedbytheUnitedStates
48DepartmentofEducation;
49 (d)Hasestablishedandcontinuouslymaintainsaphysicalcampusorlocationof
50operationwithinthestateofMissouri;
51 (e)Maintainsatleasttwenty-fivefull-timeMissouriemployees,atleastone-halfof
52whichshallbefacultyoradministratorsengagedinoperations;
53 (f)EnrollsatleastonethousandMissouriresidentsasdegree-orcertificate-seeking
54students;
55 (g)MaintainsagoverningbodyoradvisoryboardbasedinMissouriwithoversightof
56Missourioperations;
57 (h)Isorganizedasanonprofitinstitution;and
58 (i)Utilizesanexclusivelycompetency-basededucationmodel;
59 (5)"Coordinatingboard",thecoordinatingboardforhighereducation;
60 (6)["Expectedfamilycontribution",theamountofmoneyastudentandfamily
61shouldpaytowardthecostofpostsecondaryeducationascalculatedbytheUnitedStates
HCSSSSB150 8 62DepartmentofEducationandreportedonthestudentaidreportortheinstitutionalstudent
63informationrecord;
64 (7)]"Financialassistance",anamountofmoneypaidbythestateofMissouritoa
65qualifiedapplicantundersections173.1101to173.1107;
66 [(8)](7)"Full-timestudent",anindividualwhoisenrolledinandiscarryinga
67sufficientnumberofcredithoursortheirequivalentatanapprovedprivate,public,orvirtual
68institutiontosecurethedegreeorcertificatetowardwhichheorsheisworkinginnomore
69thanthenumberofsemestersortheirequivalentnormallyrequiredbythatinstitutioninthe
70programinwhichtheindividualisenrolled.Thisdefinitionshallbeconstruedasthe
71successortosubdivision(7)ofsection173.205forpurposesofeligibilityrequirementsof
72otherfinancialassistanceprogramsthatrefertosection173.205;
73 (8)"Studentaidindex",theamountofmoneyastudentandfamilyshouldpay
74towardthecostofpostsecondaryeducationascalculatedbytheUnitedStates
75DepartmentofEducationandreportedonthestudentaidreportortheinstitutional
76studentinformationrecord.
77 2.Thefailureofanapprovedvirtualinstitutiontocontinuouslymaintainallofthe
78requirementsinparagraphs(a)to(i)ofsubdivision(4)ofsubsection1ofthissectionshall
79precludesuchinstitution'sstudentsorapplicantsfrombeingeligibleforassistanceunder
80sections173.1104and173.1105.
173.1103.1.Thecoordinatingboardshallbetheadministrativeagencyforthe
2implementationoftheprogramestablishedbysections173.1101to173.1107.The
3coordinatingboardshallpromulgatereasonablerulesandregulationsfortheexerciseofits
4functionsandtheeffectuationofthepurposesofsections173.1101to173.1107.Itshall
5prescribetheformandthetimeandmethodoffilingapplicationsandsupervisethe
6processingthereof.Thecoordinatingboardshalldeterminethecriteriaforeligibilityof
7applicantsandshallevaluateeachapplicant's[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaid
8index. Itshallselectqualifiedrecipientstoreceivefinancialassistance,makesuchawardsof
9financialassistancetoqualifiedrecipients,anddeterminethemannerandmethodofpayment
10totherecipient.
11 2.Thecoordinatingboardshalldetermineeligibilityforrenewedassistanceonthe
12basisofannualapplicationsandannualevaluationsof[expectedfamilycontribution] student
13aidindex. Inawardingrenewalgrants,thecoordinatingboardmayincreaseordecreasethe
14amountoffinancialassistancetoanapplicantifsuchactioniswarrantedbyachangeinthe
15financialconditionoftheapplicant,theapplicant'sspouseorparents,ortheavailabilityof
16fundsforthatyear.Asaconditiontoconsiderationforinitialorrenewedassistance,the
17coordinatingboardmayrequiretheapplicant,theapplicant'sspouseandparentstoexecute
18formsofconsentauthorizingthedirectorofrevenueofMissouritocomparefinancial
HCSSSSB150 9 19informationsubmittedbytheapplicantwiththeMissouriindividualincometaxreturnsofthe
20applicant,theapplicant'sspouseandparentsforthetaxableyearimmediatelyprecedingthe
21yearforwhichapplicationismade,andtoreportanydiscrepanciestothecoordinatingboard.
22 3.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"AccessMissouriFinancial
23AssistanceFund".Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefundandmayapprove
24disbursementsfromthefundinaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180.Upon
25appropriation,moneyinthefundshallbeusedsolelytoprovidefinancialassistanceto
26qualifiedapplicantsasprovidedbysections173.1101to173.1107.Notwithstandingthe
27provisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendof
28thebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.Thestatetreasurer
29shallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterest
30andmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedtothefund.
173.1105.1.Anapplicantwhoisanundergraduatepostsecondarystudentatan
2approvedprivate,public,orvirtualinstitutionandwhomeetstheothereligibilitycriteriashall
3beeligibleforfinancialassistance,withaminimumandmaximumawardamountasfollows:
4 (1)Foracademicyears2010-11,2011-12,2012-13,and2013-14:
5 (a)Onethousanddollarsmaximumandthreehundreddollarsminimumforstudents
6attendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-yearsector;
7 (b)Twothousandonehundredfiftydollarsmaximumandonethousanddollars
8minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublicfour-yearsector,
9includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri;and
10 (c)Fourthousandsixhundreddollarsmaximumandtwothousanddollarsminimum
11forstudentsattendingapprovedprivateinstitutions;
12 (2)Forthe2014-15academicyear[andsubsequentyears] throughthe2024-25
13academicyear:
14 (a)Onethousandthreehundreddollarsmaximumandthreehundreddollars
15minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-yearsector;
16and
17 (b)Twothousandeighthundredfiftydollarsmaximumandonethousandfive
18hundreddollarsminimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublic
19four-yearsector,includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri,approvedprivateinstitutions,
20orapprovedvirtualinstitutions; and
21 (3)Forthe2025-26academicyearandallsubsequentacademicyears:
22 (a)Onethousandsevenhundreddollarsmaximumandfivehundreddollars
23minimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartofthepublictwo-year
24sector;and
HCSSSSB150 10 25 (b)Threethousandfivehundreddollarsmaximumandonethousandseven
26hundredfiftydollarsminimumforstudentsattendinginstitutionsclassifiedaspartof
27thepublicfour-yearsector,includingStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri,approved
28privateinstitutions,orapprovedvirtualinstitutions.
29 2.Allstudentswith[anexpectedfamilycontribution] astudentaidindexoftwelve
30thousanddollarsorlessshallreceiveatleasttheminimumawardamountforhisorher
31institution.Maximumawardamountsforaneligiblestudentwith[anexpectedfamily
32contribution] astudentaidindexaboveseventhousanddollarsshallbereducedbyten
33percentofthemaximum[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaidindexforhisorher
34incrementgroup.Anyawardamountshallbereducedbytheamountofastudent'spayment
35fromtheA+schoolsprogramoranysuccessorprogramtoit.Forpurposesofthissubsection,
36theterm"incrementgroup"shallmeanagrouporganizedby[expectedfamilycontribution]
37studentaidindexinfivehundreddollarincrementsintowhichalleligiblestudentsshallbe
38placed.
39 3.Ifappropriatedfundsareinsufficienttofundtheprogramasdescribed,the
40maximumawardshallbereducedacrossallsectorsbythepercentageoftheshortfall.If
41appropriatedfundsexceedtheamountnecessarytofundtheprogram,theadditionalfunds
42shallbeusedtoincreasethenumberofrecipientsbyeitherextendingthedeadlineforfiling
43anapplicationorraisingthecutoffforthe[expectedfamilycontribution] studentaidindex
44ratherthanbyincreasingthesizeoftheaward, asdeterminedbythedepartment.
45 4.Everythreeyears,beginningwiththe2025-26academicyear[2009-10], theaward
46amountmaybeadjustedtoincreasenomorethantheConsumerPriceIndexforAllUrban
47Consumers(CPI-U),1982-1984=100,notseasonallyadjusted,asdefinedandofficially
48recordedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofLabor,oritssuccessoragency,fortheprevious
49academicyear.Thecoordinatingboardshallprepareareportpriortothelegislativesession
50foruseofthegeneralassemblyandthegovernorindeterminingbudgetrequestswhichshall
51includetheamountoffundsnecessarytomaintainfullfundingoftheprogrambasedonthe
52baselineestablishedfortheprogramupontheeffectivedateofsections173.1101to173.1107.
53Anyincreaseintheawardamountshallnotbecomeeffectiveunlessanincreaseintheamount
54ofmoneyappropriatedtotheprogramnecessarytocovertheincreaseinawardamountis
55passedbythegeneralassembly.
173.1352.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Advancedplacementexamination",anyexaminationadministeredthroughthe
3CollegeBoard'sAdvancedPlacementProgram(AP);
4 (2)"Institution",anyin-statepubliccommunitycollege,college,oruniversitythat
5offerspostsecondaryfreshman-levelcourses;
HCSSSSB150 11 6 (3)"Internationalbaccalaureateexamination",anyexaminationforassessment
7purposesadministeredthroughtheInternationalBaccalaureateOrganizationattheend
8oftheInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme.
9 2.(1)Eachinstitutionshalladoptandimplementapolicytograntundergraduate
10coursecredittoenteringfreshmanstudentsforeachadvancedplacementexaminationupon
11whichsuchstudentachievesascoreofthreeorhigher, oreachinternationalbaccalaureate
12examinationforaninternationalbaccalaureatediplomaprogrammecourseuponwhich
13suchstudentachievesascoreof4orhigher,foranysimilarlycorrelatedcourseofferedby
14theinstitutionatthetimeofsuchstudent'sacceptanceintotheinstitution.
15 (2)Inthepolicy,theinstitutionshall:
16 (a)Establishtheinstitution'sconditionsforgrantingcoursecredit;and
17 (b)Identifythespecificcoursecreditorotheracademicrequirementsofthe
18institution,includingthenumberofsemestercredithoursorothercoursecredit,thatthe
19institutionwillgranttoastudentwhoachievesrequiredscoresonadvancedplacement
20examinationsorinternationalbaccalaureateexaminations.
21 3.Onrequestofanapplicantforadmissionasanenteringfreshman,andbasedon
22informationprovidedbytheapplicant,aninstitutionshalldetermineandnotifytheapplicant
23regarding:
24 (1)Theamountandtypeofanycoursecreditthatwouldbegrantedtotheapplicant
25underthepolicy;and
26 (2)Anyotheracademicrequirementthattheapplicantwouldsatisfyunderthepolicy.
174.160.1.Theboardofregentsofeachstatecollegeandeachstateteacherscollege
2shallhavepowerandauthoritytoconferuponstudents,bydiplomaunderthecommonseal,
3suchdegreesasareusuallygrantedbysuchcolleges,andadditionaldegreesonlywhen
4authorizedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducationincircumstancesinwhichoffering
5suchdegreewouldnotunnecessarilyduplicateanexistingprogram,collaborationisnot
6feasibleoraviablemeansofmeetingtheneedsofstudentsandemployers,andtheinstitution
7hastheacademicandfinancialcapacitytooffertheprograminahigh-qualitymanner.Inthe
8caseofnonresearchdoctoraldegreesinalliedhealthprofessions,aninstitutionmaybe
9authorizedtooffersuchdegreeindependentlyifofferingitincollaborationwithanother
10institutionwouldnotincreasethequalityoftheprogramorallowittobedeliveredmore
11efficiently.Suchboardsshallhavethepowerandauthoritytoconferdegreesinengineering
12onlyincollaborationwiththeUniversityofMissouri,providedthatsuchcollaborative
13agreementsareapprovedbythegoverningboardofeachinstitutionandthatintheseinstances
14theUniversityofMissouriwillbethedegree-grantinginstitution.ShouldtheUniversityof
15Missourideclinetocollaborateintheofferingofsuchprograms,oneoftheseinstitutionsmay
16seekapprovaloftheprogramthroughthecoordinatingboardforhighereducation's
HCSSSSB150 12 17comprehensivereviewprocesswhendoingsowouldnotunnecessarilyduplicateanexisting
18program,collaborationisnotfeasibleoraviablemeansofmeetingtheneedsofstudentsand
19employers,andtheinstitutionhastheacademicandfinancialcapacitytooffertheprogramin
20ahigh-qualitymanner.
21 2.Notwithstandingsections172.280and174.225,theboardofgovernorsof
22MissouriStateUniversityshallhavethepowerandauthoritytograntdoctorof
23philosophydegreesindisciplinesotherthanengineeringandtograntbachelorof
24sciencedegreesinveterinarytechnology.
178.786.1.Thecoordinatingboardforhighereducation,withtheassistanceofan
2advisorycommitteecomposedofrepresentativesfromeachpubliccommunitycollegeinthis
3stateandeachpublicfour-yearinstitutionofhighereducation,shalldeveloparecommended
4lowerdivisioncorecurriculumofforty-twosemestercredithours,includingastatementof
5thecontent,componentareas,andobjectivesofthecorecurriculum.Amajorityofthe
6membersoftheadvisorycommitteeshallbefacultymembersfromMissouripublic
7institutionsofhighereducation.
8 2.Thecoordinatingboardshallapproveacommoncoursenumberingequivalency
9matrixfortheforty-twocredithourblockatallinstitutionsofhighereducationinthestateto
10facilitatethetransferofthosecoursesamonginstitutionsofhighereducationbypromoting
11consistencyincoursedesignationandcourseidentification.Eachcommunitycollegeand
12four-yearinstitutionofhighereducationshallincludeinitscourselistingstheapplicable
13coursenumbersfromthecommoncoursenumberingequivalencymatrixapprovedbythe
14coordinatingboardunderthissubsection.
15 3.Thecoordinatingboardshallcompletetherequirementsofsubsections1and2of
16thissectionpriortoJanuary1,2018,forimplementationofthecorecurriculumtransfer
17recommendationsforthe2018-19academicyearforallpublicinstitutionsofhigher
18education.
19 4.(1)Thecoordinatingboard,withtheassistanceofanadvisorycommittee
20composedofrepresentativesfromeachpubliccommunitycollegeinthisstateandeach
21publicfour-yearinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstate,shallapproveasixty-credit-
22hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumandacommoncoursenumbering
23equivalencymatrixforthefollowingdegreeprograms:
24 (a)Generalbusiness;
25 (b)Elementaryeducationandteaching;
26 (c)Generalpsychology;
27 (d)Registerednursing;and
28 (e)Generalbiologyorbiologicalscience,orboth.
HCSSSSB150 13 29 (2)Suchsixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumshall
30facilitatethetransferofcoursesthatarepartofsuchcurriculumamongpublic
31institutionsofhighereducationinthisstatebypromotingconsistencyincourse
32designationandcourseidentification.
33 (3)Eachpubliccommunitycollegeandpublicfour-yearinstitutionofhigher
34educationinthisstateofferingthedegreeprogramsdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
35subsectionshallincludeinitsprogramsofstudythecommoncoursenumbering
36equivalencymatrixapprovedbythecoordinatingboardunderthissubsection.
37 5.Thecoordinatingboardshallcompletetherequirementsofsubsection4ofthis
38sectionbeforeJune30,2027,forimplementationofthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,
39lower-divisioncoursecurriculumforthedegreeprogramsdescribedinsubdivision(1)
40ofsubsection4ofthissectionforthe2027-28academicyearforallpublicinstitutionsof
41highereducationinthisstate.
178.787.1.Eachcommunitycollege,asdefinedinsection163.191,andpublicfour-
2yearinstitutionofhighereducationshalladopttheforty-twocredithourblock,including
3specificcoursescomprisingthecurriculum,basedonthecorecurriculumrecommendations
4madebythecoordinatingboardforhighereducationundersubsections1and2ofsection
5178.786,forimplementationbeginninginthe2018-19academicyear.
6 2.Ifastudentsuccessfullycompletestheforty-twocreditcorecurriculumata
7communitycollegeorotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducation,thatblockofcoursesmay
8betransferredtoanyotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateandshallbe
9substitutedforthereceivinginstitution'scorecurriculum.Astudentshallreceiveacademic
10creditforeachofthecoursestransferredandshallnotberequiredtotakeadditionalcore
11curriculumcoursesatthereceivinginstitution.
12 3.Astudentwhotransfersfromonepublicinstitutionofhighereducationtoanother
13publicinstitutionofhighereducationinthestatewithoutcompletingthecorecurriculumof
14thesendinginstitutionshallreceiveacademiccreditfromthereceivinginstitutionforeachof
15thecoursesthatthestudenthassuccessfullycompletedinthecorecurriculumofthesending
16institution.Followingreceiptofcreditforthesecourses,thestudentmayberequiredto
17satisfyfurthercourserequirementsinthecorecurriculumofthereceivinginstitution.
18 4.Eachcommunitycollegeinthisstate,asdefinedinsection163.191,andpublic
19four-yearinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateshalladoptthesixty-credit-hour,
20transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumandcommoncoursenumbering
21equivalencymatrixforthedegreeprogramsdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofsubsection
224ofsection178.786,includingspecificcoursesconstitutingthecurriculum,basedonthe
23corecurriculumrecommendationsmadebythecoordinatingboardforhigher
24educationundersubsection4ofsection178.786,forimplementationbeginninginthe
HCSSSSB150 14 252027-28academicyear.Noinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateshallberequired
26toadoptthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumfordegree
27programsnotofferedattheinstitution.
28 5.Ifastudentsuccessfullycompletesthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-
29divisioncoursesatacommunitycollegeorotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducationin
30thisstate,suchblockofcoursesmaybetransferredtoanyotherpublicinstitutionof
31highereducationinthisstateandshallbesubstitutedforthereceivinginstitution'score
32curriculumforthesamedegreeprogram.Astudentshallreceiveacademiccredit
33towardthestudent'sdegreeforeachofthecoursestransferredandshallnotberequired
34totakeadditionalcorecurriculumcoursesatthereceivinginstitutionforthesame
35degreeprogram.
36 6.Astudentwhotransfersfromonepublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthis
37statetoanotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstatewithoutcompleting
38thesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumofthesending
39institutionshallreceiveacademiccredittowardthesamedegreeprogramfromthe
40receivinginstitutionforeachofthecoursesthatthestudenthassuccessfullycompleted
41inthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumofthesending
42institution.Followingreceiptofcreditforsuchcourses,thestudentmayberequiredto
43satisfyfurthercourserequirementsinthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-division
44coursecurriculumofthereceivinginstitution.
45 7.Thecoordinatingboardshallreporttothehousehighereducationcommittee
46andthesenateeducationcommitteeonprogressrelatedtotherequirementsof
47subsections4and5ofsection178.786andsubsections4,5,and6ofthissectionbefore
48December31,2026.
324.009.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"License",alicense,certificate,registration,permit,accreditation,ormilitary
3occupationalspecialitythatenablesapersontolegallypracticeanoccupationorprofessionin
4aparticularjurisdiction;
5 (2)"Military",theArmedForcesoftheUnitedStatesincludingtheAirForce,Army,
6CoastGuard,MarineCorps,Navy,SpaceForce,NationalGuardandanyothermilitary
7branchthatisdesignatedbyCongressaspartoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,and
8allreservecomponentsandauxiliaries.Suchtermalsoincludesthemilitaryreservesand
9militiaofanyUnitedStatesterritoryorstate;
10 (3)"Missourilawenforcementofficer",anypersonemployedbyorotherwise
11servinginapositionforthestateoralocalgovernmentalentityasapoliceofficer,peace
12officercertifiedunderchapter590,auxiliarypoliceofficer,sheriff,sheriff'sdeputy,
13memberofthepatrolasthattermisdefinedinsection43.010,orinsomelikeposition
HCSSSSB150 15 14involvingtheenforcementofthelawandprotectionofthepublicinterestattheriskof
15thatperson'slifeandwhoisapermanentresidentofthestateofMissouriorwhois
16domiciledinthestateofMissouri;
17 (4)"Nonresidentmilitaryorlawenforcementspouse"[,]:
18 (a)AnonresidentspouseofanactivedutymemberoftheArmedForcesofthe
19UnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobetransferredtothestateof
20Missouri,orwhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobetransferredtoanadjacentstate
21andisorwillbedomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orhasmovedtothestateofMissouriona
22permanentchange-of-stationbasis; or
23 (b)Anonresidentspouseofapersonresidingoutsidethestatewhohasaccepted
24anofferofemploymentfromthestateoralocalgovernmentalentityinthestateand
25whowillbecomeaMissourilawenforcementofficeruponthecommencementofsuch
26employment;
27 [(4)](5)"Oversightbody",anyboard,department,agency,orofficeofajurisdiction
28thatissueslicenses;
29 [(5)](6)"Residentmilitaryorlawenforcementspouse",aspouseofanactiveduty
30memberoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledto
31betransferredtothestateofMissourioranadjacentstateandwhoisapermanentresidentof
32thestateofMissouri,whoisdomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orwhohasMissouriashisor
33herhomeofrecordoraspouseofaMissourilawenforcementofficer.
34 2.Anypersonwhoholdsavalidcurrentlicenseissuedbyanotherstate,abranchor
35unitofthemilitary,aterritoryoftheUnitedStates,ortheDistrictofColumbia,andwhohas
36beenlicensedforatleastoneyearinsuchotherjurisdiction,maysubmitanapplicationfora
37licenseinMissouriinthesameoccupationorprofession,andatthesamepracticelevel,for
38whichheorsheholdsthecurrentlicense,alongwithproofofcurrentlicensureandproofof
39licensureforatleastoneyearintheotherjurisdiction,totherelevantoversightbodyinthis
40state.
41 3.Theoversightbodyinthisstateshall:
42 (1)Withinsixmonthsofreceivinganapplicationdescribedinsubsection2ofthis
43section,waiveanyexamination,educational,orexperiencerequirementsforlicensureinthis
44statefortheapplicantifitdeterminesthattherewereminimumeducationrequirementsand,if
45applicable,workexperienceandclinicalsupervisionrequirementsineffectandtheotherstate
46verifiesthatthepersonmetthoserequirementsinordertobelicensedorcertifiedinthatstate.
47Anoversightbodythatadministersanexaminationonlawsofthisstateaspartofitslicensing
48applicationrequirementmayrequireanapplicanttotakeandpassanexaminationspecificto
49thelawsofthisstate;or
HCSSSSB150 16 50 (2)Withinthirtydaysofreceivinganapplicationdescribedinsubsection2ofthis
51sectionfromanonresidentmilitaryorlawenforcementspouseoraresidentmilitaryorlaw
52enforcementspouse,waiveanyexamination,educational,orexperiencerequirementsfor
53licensureinthisstatefortheapplicantandissuesuchapplicantalicenseunderthissectionif
54suchapplicantotherwisemeetstherequirementsofthissection.
55 4.(1)Theoversightbodyshallnotwaiveanyexamination,educational,or
56experiencerequirementsforanyapplicantwhohashadhisorherlicenserevokedbyan
57oversightbodyoutsidethestate;whoiscurrentlyunderinvestigation,whohasacomplaint
58pending,orwhoiscurrentlyunderdisciplinaryaction,exceptasprovidedinsubdivision(2)
59ofthissubsection,withanoversightbodyoutsidethestate;whodoesnotholdalicensein
60goodstandingwithanoversightbodyoutsidethestate;whohasacriminalrecordthatwould
61disqualifyhimorherforlicensureinMissouri;orwhodoesnotholdavalidcurrentlicensein
62theotherjurisdictiononthedatetheoversightbodyreceiveshisorherapplicationunderthis
63section.
64 (2)Ifanotherjurisdictionhastakendisciplinaryactionagainstanapplicant,the
65oversightbodyshalldetermineifthecausefortheactionwascorrectedandthematter
66resolved.Ifthematterhasnotbeenresolvedbythatjurisdiction,theoversightbodymay
67denyalicenseuntilthematterisresolved.
68 5.Nothinginthissectionshallprohibittheoversightbodyfromdenyingalicenseto
69anapplicantunderthissectionforanyreasondescribedinanysectionassociatedwiththe
70occupationorprofessionforwhichtheapplicantseeksalicense.
71 6.Anypersonwhoislicensedundertheprovisionsofthissectionshallbesubjectto
72theapplicableoversightbody'sjurisdictionandallrulesandregulationspertainingtothe
73practiceofthelicensedoccupationorprofessioninthisstate.
74 7.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtowaiveanyrequirementforanapplicantto
75payanyfees,postanybondsorsuretybonds,orsubmitproofofinsuranceassociatedwiththe
76licensetheapplicantseeks.
77 8.Thissectionshallnotapplytobusiness,professional,oroccupationallicenses
78issuedorrequiredbypoliticalsubdivisions.
79 9.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotimpedeanoversightbody'sauthorityto
80requireanapplicanttosubmitfingerprintsaspartoftheapplicationprocess.
81 10.[Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoanoversightbodythathas
82enteredintoalicensingcompactwithanotherstatefortheregulationofpracticeunderthe
83oversightbody'sjurisdiction.] Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoalter
84theauthoritygrantedby,oranyrequirementspromulgatedpursuantto,anyinterjurisdictional
85orinterstatecompactsadoptedbyMissouristatuteoranyreciprocityagreementswithother
86statesineffect[onAugust28,2018], andwheneverpossiblethissectionshallbeinterpreted
HCSSSSB150 17 87soastoimplynoconflictbetweenitandanycompact,oranyreciprocityagreementswith
88otherstatesineffect[onAugust28,2018].
89 11.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,alicenseissuedunderthissection
90shallbevalidonlyinthisstateandshallnotmakealicenseeeligibletobepartofaninterstate
91compact.Anapplicantwhoislicensedinanotherstatepursuanttoaninterstatecompactshall
92notbeeligibleforlicensurebyanoversightbodyundertheprovisionsofthissection.
93 12.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoanyoccupationsetforthin
94subsection6ofsection290.257,oranyelectricalcontractorlicensedundersections324.900
95to324.945.
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