| 12 | | - | SectionA.Sections172.280,174.160,178.786,and178.787,RSMo,arerepealed |
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| 13 | | - | 2andtwelvenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections160.014,160.015, |
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| 14 | | - | 3160.082,160.231,172.280,173.001,173.002,173.1555,173.1556,174.160,178.786,and |
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| 15 | | - | 4178.787,toreadasfollows: |
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| 16 | | - | 160.014.1.Asusedinthissectionandsection160.015,thefollowingterms |
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| 17 | | - | 2mean: |
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| 18 | | - | 3 (1)"Antisemitism"or"antisemitic",theInternationalHolocaustRemembrance |
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| 19 | | - | 4Alliance's(IHRA)WorkingDefinitionofAntisemitism,includingitscontemporary |
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| 20 | | - | 5examples,asitwasadoptedonMay26,2016,whichstatesthatantisemitismisacertain |
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| 21 | | - | 6perceptionofJewsthatmaybeexpressedashatredtowardJewsandthatrhetoricaland |
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| 22 | | - | 7physicalmanifestationsofantisemitismaredirectedtowardJewishornon-Jewish |
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| 23 | | - | 8individuals,theirproperty,orboth,andtowardJewishcommunityinstitutionsand |
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| 24 | | - | 9religiousfacilities; |
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| 25 | | - | 10 (2)"Educationalinstitution",eachpublicschoolandschooldistrictinthisstate. |
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| 26 | | - | 11 2.Eacheducationalinstitutionshalltreatharassmentordiscriminationagainst |
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| 27 | | - | 12studentsoremployeesorresultingfrominstitutionalpoliciesorprogramsonsuch |
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| 28 | | - | 13educationalinstitution'scampusesthatismotivatedbyorincludingantisemiticintentin |
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| 29 | | - | 14anidenticalmannertodiscriminationmotivatedbyrace. |
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| 30 | | - | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 31 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 3.(1)Eacheducationalinstitutionshallintegratethedefinitionofantisemitism |
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| 32 | | - | 16inthissectionintosucheducationalinstitution'sstudent,faculty,andemployeecodesof |
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| 33 | | - | 17conductandshallprohibitsuchconductatorbysucheducationalinstitutionifsuch |
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| 34 | | - | 18conductcreatesanatmosphereorcircumstanceinwhichindividualsworkingat, |
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| 35 | | - | 19visiting,orattendingtheeducationalinstitutionareimpededfromtheirnormalcourse |
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| 36 | | - | 20ofwork,study,oraccesstotheeducationalinstitutionandtheeducationalinstitution's |
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| 37 | | - | 21servicesandfacilitieseitherbyphysicallyimpedingsuchactivityorbycreatingan |
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| 38 | | - | 22atmosphereoffearorintimidation. |
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| 39 | | - | 23 (2)Prohibitedconductasitrelatesspecificallytoantisemitismshallbe |
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| 40 | | - | 24incorporatedintosucheducationalinstitution'sstudent,faculty,andemployeecodesof |
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| 41 | | - | 25conductandshallincludepenaltiesforharassmentofanddiscriminationagainstJews |
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| 42 | | - | 26incompliancewithantidiscriminationregulationspromulgatedunderTitleVIofthe |
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| 43 | | - | 27federalCivilRightsActof1964,asamended,bytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof |
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| 44 | | - | 28EducationandtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJustice. |
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| 45 | | - | 29 4.EacheducationalinstitutionisencouragedtointegrateaJewishAmerican |
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| 46 | | - | 30heritagecurriculumforstudentsthatincorporatesJewishexperiencesinAmericapre- |
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| 47 | | - | 31andpost-revolution,pre-andpost-WorldWarIIandtheHolocaust,andinmodern |
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| 48 | | - | 32times. |
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| 49 | | - | 33 5.(1)CriticismofIsraelthatissimilartocriticismtowardanyothercountry |
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| 50 | | - | 34shallnotbeconstruedtobeantisemitic. |
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| 51 | | - | 35 (2)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtodiminishorinfringeuponany |
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| 52 | | - | 36rightprotectedundertheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesor |
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| 53 | | - | 37theConstitutionofMissouri. |
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| 54 | | - | 38 (3)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoconflictwithfederalorstate |
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| 55 | | - | 39discriminationlaws. |
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| 56 | | - | 160.015.1.(1)Noeducationalinstitutionshalldiscriminateonthebasisofrace, |
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| 57 | | - | 2ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatusagainstastudentor |
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| 58 | | - | 3anemployeeinthestatesystemofpublicelementaryandsecondaryeducation. |
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| 59 | | - | 4 (2)Nopersoninthisstateshall,onthebasisofrace,ethnicity,nationalorigin, |
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| 60 | | - | 5sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatus,beexcludedfromparticipationin,deniedthe |
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| 61 | | - | 6benefitsof,orsubjectedtodiscriminationunderanyprogramoractivityorinany |
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| 62 | | - | 7employmentconditionsorpracticesconductedbyaneducationalinstitutionthat |
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| 63 | | - | 8receivesorbenefitsfromfederalorstatefinancialassistance. |
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| 64 | | - | 9 2.Aneducationalinstitution'scriteriaforadmissiontoaprogramorcourse |
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| 65 | | - | 10shallnothavetheeffectofrestrictingaccessbypersonsofaparticularrace,ethnicity, |
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| 66 | | - | 11nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatus. |
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| 67 | | - | HCSSSSB160 2 12 3.(1)Allofaneducationalinstitution'sclassesshallbeavailabletoallstudents |
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| 68 | | - | 13withoutregardtorace,ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormarital |
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| 69 | | - | 14status. |
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| 70 | | - | 15 (2)Thissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtoeliminatetheprovisionofprograms |
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| 71 | | - | 16designedtomeettheneedsofstudentswithlimitedproficiencyinEnglish,gifted |
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| 72 | | - | 17students,orstudentswithdisabilitiesorprogramstailoredtostudentswithspecialized |
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| 73 | | - | 18talentsorskills. |
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| 74 | | - | 19 4.Guidanceservices,counselingservices,andfinancialassistanceservicesinan |
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| 75 | | - | 20educationalinstitutionshallbeavailabletoallstudentsequallyandprovidedinthe |
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| 76 | | - | 21samemannerregardlessofrace,ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,or |
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| 77 | | - | 22maritalstatus. |
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| 78 | | - | 23 5.Alleducationprograms,activities,andopportunitiesofferedbyeducational |
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| 79 | | - | 24institutionsshallbemadeavailablewithoutdiscriminationonthebasisofrace, |
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| 80 | | - | 25ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatus. |
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| 81 | | - | 26 6.(1)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtodiminishorinfringeuponany |
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| 82 | | - | 27rightprotectedundertheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesor |
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| 83 | | - | 28theConstitutionofMissouri. |
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| 84 | | - | 29 (2)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoconflictwithfederalorstate |
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| 85 | | - | 30discriminationlaws. |
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| 86 | | - | 31 7.(1)ThestateboardofeducationshallestablishaTitleVIcoordinatorto |
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| 87 | | - | 32monitorantisemiticdiscriminationandharassmentateducationalinstitutions.Each |
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| 88 | | - | 33educationalinstitutionshallreportincidentsandcomplaintsofantisemitic |
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| 89 | | - | 34discriminationorharassmenttosuchcoordinatorthroughaprocessestablishedfor |
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| 90 | | - | 35suchreporting. |
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| 91 | | - | 36 (2)TheTitleVIcoordinatorshallthoroughlyinvestigatetheactionsofthe |
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| 92 | | - | 37educationalinstitutioninresponsetoallcomplaintsmadeunderthissubsection.Aftera |
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| 93 | | - | 38reasonableinvestigation,ifthecoordinatordeterminesthataneducationalinstitution |
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| 94 | | - | 39hasengagedin,allowed,orfailedtosufficientlyprohibitantisemiticdiscriminationor |
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| 95 | | - | 40harassment,thestateboardofeducationshallnotify,inwriting,theeducational |
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| 96 | | - | 41institutionofsuchdeterminationandthatsucheducationalinstitutionisrequiredto |
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| 97 | | - | 42addresstheissuesdescribedinsuchdeterminationwithinthirtydaysafterreceiptof |
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| 98 | | - | 43suchwrittennotice. |
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| 99 | | - | 44 (3)Aftertheexpirationofthethirtydaystoaddressissuesinthecoordinator's |
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| 100 | | - | 45determination,iftheTitleVIcoordinatordeterminestheeducationalinstitutionhas |
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| 101 | | - | 46failedtotakethenecessaryactionstoaddresssuchissues,thestateboardofeducation |
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| 102 | | - | 47shallreportthecoordinator'sdeterminationtotheUnitedStatesDepartmentof |
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| 103 | | - | HCSSSSB160 3 48EducationandtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticebymakingacomplaintunder |
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| 104 | | - | 49TitleVIofthefederalCivilRightsActof1964,asamended. |
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| 105 | | - | 50 (4)TheTitleVIcoordinatorshallcompileanannualreportonantisemitic |
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| 106 | | - | 51discriminationandharassmentmonitored,reported,andinvestigatedunderthis |
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| 107 | | - | 52section.SuchreportshallbesubmittedtothegeneralassemblybeforeJulyfirstofeach |
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| 108 | | - | 53year. |
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| 109 | | - | 160.082.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Missouri |
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| 110 | | - | 2CreatingaRespectfulandOpenWorldforNaturalHair(MissouriCROWN)Act". |
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| 111 | | - | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 112 | | - | 4 (1)"Educationalinstitution",anypublicorprivateprekindergartenprogram, |
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| 113 | | - | 5publicorprivateelementaryorsecondaryschool,orpublicorprivateschoolboardor |
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| 114 | | - | 6otherschooladministrativebody; |
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| 115 | | - | 7 (2)"Protectivehairstyles",includes,butisnotlimitedto,suchhairstylesand |
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| 116 | | - | 8coveringsthataredesignedtoprotecttexturedhairfromdamagesoitmaybewornin |
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| 117 | | - | 9itsnaturalstateasbraids,locks,twists,andafros; |
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| 118 | | - | 10 (3)"Race",includesaperceptionthatapersonisofaparticularracialgroup |
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| 119 | | - | 11baseduponsharedphysicaltraitsassociatedwithancestraloriginorethnicity,shared |
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| 120 | | - | 12culturalattributes,andsimilarphysicalcharacteristicssuchasskincolorandfacial |
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| 121 | | - | 13features; |
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| 122 | | - | 14 (4)"Statefinancialassistance",anyfundsorotherformoffinancialaid |
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| 123 | | - | 15appropriatedorauthorizedunderthelawsofthisstate,orunderanyfederallaw |
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| 124 | | - | 16administeredbyanystateagency,forthepurposeofprovidingassistancetoany |
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| 125 | | - | 17educationalinstitutionforitsownbenefitorforthebenefitofanypupilsadmittedtothe |
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| 126 | | - | 18educationalinstitution."Statefinancialassistance"shallinclude,butnotbelimitedto, |
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| 127 | | - | 19allofthefollowing: |
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| 128 | | - | 20 (a)Grantsofstateproperty,oranyinteresttherein; |
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| 129 | | - | 21 (b)Provisionoftheservicesofstatepersonnel;and |
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| 130 | | - | 22 (c)Fundsprovidedbycontract,taxrebate,appropriation,allocation,or |
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| 131 | | - | 23formula; |
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| 132 | | - | 24 (5)"Statestudentfinancialaid",anyfundsorotherformoffinancialaid |
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| 133 | | - | 25appropriatedorauthorizedunderthelawsofthisstate,orunderanyfederallaw |
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| 134 | | - | 26administeredbyanystateagency,forthepurposeofprovidingassistancedirectlytoany |
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| 135 | | - | 27studentadmittedtoaneducationalinstitution."Statestudentfinancialaid"shall |
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| 136 | | - | 28include,butnotbelimitedto,scholarships,loans,grants,orwages. |
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| 137 | | - | 29 3.Nopersonshallbesubjectedtodiscriminationbasedontheperson'shair |
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| 138 | | - | 30textureorprotectivehairstyle,ifthatprotectivehairstyleortextureiscommonly |
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| 139 | | - | 31associatedwithaparticularraceororigin,inanyprogramoractivityconductedbyan |
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| 140 | | - | HCSSSSB160 4 32educationalinstitutionthatreceivesorbenefitsfromstatefinancialassistanceorenrolls |
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| 141 | | - | 33pupilswhoreceivestatestudentfinancialaid;provided,however,thatsuchinstitution |
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| 142 | | - | 34mayrequiretheuseofhairnetsorcoveringsormayrequirethathairbesecuredfor |
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| 143 | | - | 35safetypurposesinanycareerandtechnicaltrainingcourseorclasstocomplywith |
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| 144 | | - | 36safetyregulationsandstandardsofthecourseorclassthroughoutthedurationofthe |
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| 145 | | - | 37courseorclass. |
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| 146 | | - | 38 4.Theprovisionsofsubsection3ofthissectionshallnotapplytoaneducational |
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| 147 | | - | 39institutionthatiscontrolledbyareligiousorganizationiftheapplicationofsuch |
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| 148 | | - | 40provisionwouldnotbeconsistentwiththereligioustenetsofthatorganization. |
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| 149 | | - | 160.231.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 150 | | - | 2 (1)"Multiple-occupancyrestroomorchangingarea",anareainaprivateschool |
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| 151 | | - | 3buildingdesignedordesignatedtobeusedbymorethanoneindividualatatimeand |
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| 152 | | - | 4whereindividualsmaybeinvariousstagesofundressinthepresenceofother |
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| 153 | | - | 5individuals.Thetermincludes,butisnotlimitedto,aschoolrestroom,lockerroom, |
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| 154 | | - | 6changingroom,orshowerroom; |
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| 155 | | - | 7 (2)"Sex",thephysicalconditionofbeingmaleorfemalebasedongeneticsand |
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| 156 | | - | 8physiologyasidentifiedontheindividual'soriginalbirthcertificate. |
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| 157 | | - | 9 2.Aprivateschoolthatservesstudentsinprekindergartentogradetwelveshall |
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| 158 | | - | 10notbecivillyliableforestablishing,toensureprivacyandsafety,oneormoremultiple- |
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| 159 | | - | 11occupancyrestroomsorchangingareasdesignatedasfollows: |
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| 160 | | - | 12 (1)Fortheexclusiveuseofthemalesex;or |
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| 161 | | - | 13 (2)Fortheexclusiveuseofthefemalesex. |
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| 162 | | - | 14 3.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoindividualsenteringa |
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| 163 | | - | 15multiple-occupancyrestroomorchangingareadesignatedforusebytheoppositesex |
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| 164 | | - | 16whenentering: |
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| 165 | | - | 17 (1)Forcustodial,maintenance,orinspectionpurposes; |
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| 166 | | - | 18 (2)Torenderemergencymedicalassistance;or |
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| 167 | | - | 19 (3)Asaparentorguardianaccompanyingtheirchild,whoiseightyearsofage |
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| 168 | | - | 20oryounger,withthepermissionoftheschool. |
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| 169 | | - | 21 4.(1)Nopoliticalsubdivisionshalladoptanyordinance,rule,orregulation |
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| 170 | | - | 22prohibitingaprivateschoolfromestablishingoneormoremultiple-occupancy |
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| 171 | | - | 23restroomsorchangingareasasprovidedinthissection. |
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| 172 | | - | 24 (2)Ifapoliticalsubdivisionadoptsanordinance,rule,orregulationinviolation |
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| 173 | | - | 25ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,suchpoliticalsubdivisionshallpaytheattorney's |
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| 174 | | - | 26feesandcostsincurredbyaprivateschoolinsuchprivateschool'slegaldefenseagainst |
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| 175 | | - | 27suchordinance,rule,orregulation. |
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| 176 | | - | HCSSSSB160 5 172.280.Thecuratorsshallhavetheauthoritytoconfer,bydiploma,undertheir |
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| 177 | | - | 2commonseal,onanypersonwhomtheymayjudgeworthythereof,suchdegreesasare |
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| 178 | | - | 3knowntoandusuallygrantedbyanycollegeoruniversity.TheUniversityofMissouriisthe |
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| 179 | | - | 4state'sonlypublicresearchuniversity[andtheexclusivegrantorofresearchdoctorates]. As |
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| 180 | | - | 5such,[exceptasprovidedinsection175.040,] theUniversityofMissourishallbetheonly |
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| 181 | | - | 6statecollegeoruniversitythatmayofferresearchdoctorates,doctorofphilosophydegrees |
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| 182 | | - | 7orfirst-professionaldegrees,includingdentistry,law,medicine,optometry,pharmacy,and |
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| 183 | | - | 8veterinarymedicine, exceptasprovidedinsection174.160andsection175.040. |
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| 184 | | - | 173.001.1.Asusedinthissectionandsection173.002,thefollowingterms |
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| 185 | | - | 2mean: |
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| 186 | | - | 3 (1)"Antisemitism"or"antisemitic",theInternationalHolocaustRemembrance |
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| 187 | | - | 4Alliance's(IHRA)WorkingDefinitionofAntisemitism,includingitscontemporary |
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| 188 | | - | 5examples,asitwasadoptedonMay26,2016,whichstatesthatantisemitismisacertain |
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| 189 | | - | 6perceptionofJewsthatmaybeexpressedashatredtowardJewsandthatrhetoricaland |
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| 190 | | - | 7physicalmanifestationsofantisemitismaredirectedtowardJewishornon-Jewish |
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| 191 | | - | 8individuals,theirproperty,orboth,andtowardJewishcommunityinstitutionsand |
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| 192 | | - | 9religiousfacilities; |
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| 193 | | - | 10 (2)"Educationalinstitution",apublicpostsecondaryeducationalinstitution |
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| 194 | | - | 11governedorsupervisedbya: |
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| 195 | | - | 12 (a)Boarderectedunderchapter172,174,175,or178; |
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| 196 | | - | 13 (b)Boardoftrusteesofacommunitycollege;or |
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| 197 | | - | 14 (c)Stateboardforanyothertechnicalschool. |
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| 198 | | - | 15 2.Eacheducationalinstitutionshalltreatharassmentordiscriminationagainst |
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| 199 | | - | 16studentsoremployeesorresultingfrominstitutionalpoliciesorprogramsonsuch |
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| 200 | | - | 17educationalinstitution'scampusesthatismotivatedbyorincludingantisemiticintentin |
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| 201 | | - | 18anidenticalmannertodiscriminationmotivatedbyrace. |
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| 202 | | - | 19 3.(1)Eacheducationalinstitutionshallintegratethedefinitionofantisemitism |
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| 203 | | - | 20inthissectionintosucheducationalinstitution'sstudent,faculty,andemployeecodesof |
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| 204 | | - | 21conductandshallprohibitsuchconductatorbysucheducationalinstitutionifsuch |
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| 205 | | - | 22conductcreatesanatmosphereorcircumstanceinwhichindividualsworkingat, |
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| 206 | | - | 23visiting,orattendingtheeducationalinstitutionareimpededfromtheirnormalcourse |
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| 207 | | - | 24ofwork,study,oraccesstotheeducationalinstitutionandtheeducationalinstitution's |
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| 208 | | - | 25servicesandfacilitieseitherbyphysicallyimpedingsuchactivityorbycreatingan |
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| 209 | | - | 26atmosphereoffearorintimidation. |
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| 210 | | - | 27 (2)Prohibitedconductasitrelatesspecificallytoantisemitismshallbe |
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| 211 | | - | 28incorporatedintosucheducationalinstitution'sstudent,faculty,andemployeecodesof |
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| 212 | | - | 29conductandshallincludepenaltiesforharassmentofanddiscriminationagainstJews |
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| 213 | | - | HCSSSSB160 6 30incompliancewithantidiscriminationregulationspromulgatedunderTitleVIofthe |
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| 214 | | - | 31federalCivilRightsActof1964,asamended,bytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof |
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| 215 | | - | 32EducationandtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJustice. |
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| 216 | | - | 33 4.EacheducationalinstitutionisencouragedtointegrateaJewishAmerican |
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| 217 | | - | 34heritagecurriculumforstudentsthatincorporatesJewishexperiencesinAmericapre- |
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| 218 | | - | 35andpost-revolution,pre-andpost-WorldWarIIandtheHolocaust,andinmodern |
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| 219 | | - | 36times. |
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| 220 | | - | 37 5.(1)CriticismofIsraelthatissimilartocriticismtowardanyothercountry |
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| 221 | | - | 38shallnotbeconstruedtobeantisemitic. |
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| 222 | | - | 39 (2)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtodiminishorinfringeuponany |
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| 223 | | - | 40rightprotectedundertheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesor |
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| 224 | | - | 41theConstitutionofMissouri. |
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| 225 | | - | 42 (3)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoconflictwithfederalorstate |
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| 226 | | - | 43discriminationlaws. |
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| 227 | | - | 173.002.1.(1)Noeducationalinstitutionshalldiscriminateonthebasisofrace, |
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| 228 | | - | 2ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatusagainstastudentor |
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| 229 | | - | 3anemployeeinthestatesystemofpublicpostsecondaryeducation. |
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| 230 | | - | 4 (2)Nopersoninthisstateshall,onthebasisofrace,ethnicity,nationalorigin, |
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| 231 | | - | 5sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatus,beexcludedfromparticipationin,deniedthe |
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| 232 | | - | 6benefitsof,orsubjectedtodiscriminationunderanyprogramoractivityorinany |
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| 233 | | - | 7employmentconditionsorpracticesconductedbyaneducationalinstitutionthat |
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| 234 | | - | 8receivesorbenefitsfromfederalorstatefinancialassistance. |
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| 235 | | - | 9 2.Aneducationalinstitution'scriteriaforadmissiontoaprogramorcourse |
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| 236 | | - | 10shallnothavetheeffectofrestrictingaccessbypersonsofaparticularrace,ethnicity, |
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| 237 | | - | 11nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatus. |
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| 238 | | - | 12 3.(1)Allofaneducationalinstitution'sclassesshallbeavailabletoallstudents |
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| 239 | | - | 13withoutregardtorace,ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormarital |
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| 240 | | - | 14status. |
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| 241 | | - | 15 (2)Thissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtoeliminatetheprovisionofprograms |
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| 242 | | - | 16designedtomeettheneedsofstudentswithlimitedproficiencyinEnglish,gifted |
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| 243 | | - | 17students,orstudentswithdisabilitiesorprogramstailoredtostudentswithspecialized |
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| 244 | | - | 18talentsorskills. |
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| 245 | | - | 19 4.Guidanceservices,counselingservices,andfinancialassistanceservicesinan |
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| 246 | | - | 20educationalinstitutionshallbeavailabletoallstudentsequallyandprovidedinthe |
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| 247 | | - | 21samemannerregardlessofrace,ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,or |
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| 248 | | - | 22maritalstatus. |
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| 249 | | - | HCSSSSB160 7 23 5.Alleducationprograms,activities,andopportunitiesofferedbyeducational |
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| 250 | | - | 24institutionsshallbemadeavailablewithoutdiscriminationonthebasisofrace, |
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| 251 | | - | 25ethnicity,nationalorigin,sex,disability,religion,ormaritalstatus. |
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| 252 | | - | 26 6.(1)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtodiminishorinfringeuponany |
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| 253 | | - | 27rightprotectedundertheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesor |
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| 254 | | - | 28theConstitutionofMissouri. |
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| 255 | | - | 29 (2)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoconflictwithfederalorstate |
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| 256 | | - | 30discriminationlaws. |
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| 257 | | - | 31 7.(1)ThecoordinatingboardforhighereducationshallestablishaTitleVI |
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| 258 | | - | 32coordinatortomonitorantisemiticdiscriminationandharassmentateducational |
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| 259 | | - | 33institutions.Eacheducationalinstitutionshallreportincidentsandcomplaintsof |
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| 260 | | - | 34antisemiticdiscriminationorharassmenttosuchcoordinatorthroughaprocess |
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| 261 | | - | 35establishedforsuchreporting. |
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| 262 | | - | 36 (2)TheTitleVIcoordinatorshallthoroughlyinvestigatetheactionsofthe |
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| 263 | | - | 37educationalinstitutioninresponsetoallcomplaintsmadeunderthissubsection.Aftera |
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| 264 | | - | 38reasonableinvestigation,ifthecoordinatordeterminesthataneducationalinstitution |
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| 265 | | - | 39hasengagedin,allowed,orfailedtosufficientlyprohibitantisemiticdiscriminationor |
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| 266 | | - | 40harassment,thecoordinatingboardforhighereducationshallnotify,inwriting,the |
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| 267 | | - | 41educationalinstitutionofsuchdeterminationandthatsucheducationalinstitutionis |
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| 268 | | - | 42requiredtoaddresstheissuesdescribedinsuchdeterminationwithinthirtydaysafter |
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| 269 | | - | 43receiptofsuchwrittennotice. |
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| 270 | | - | 44 (3)Aftertheexpirationofthethirtydaystoaddressissuesinthecoordinator's |
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| 271 | | - | 45determination,iftheTitleVIcoordinatordeterminestheeducationalinstitutionhas |
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| 272 | | - | 46failedtotakethenecessaryactionstoaddresssuchissues,thecoordinatingboardfor |
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| 273 | | - | 47highereducationshallreportthecoordinator'sdeterminationtotheUnitedStates |
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| 274 | | - | 48DepartmentofEducationandtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticebymakinga |
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| 275 | | - | 49complaintunderTitleVIofthefederalCivilRightsActof1964,asamended. |
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| 276 | | - | 50 (4)TheTitleVIcoordinatorshallcompileanannualreportonantisemitic |
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| 277 | | - | 51discriminationandharassmentmonitored,reported,andinvestigatedunderthis |
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| 278 | | - | 52section.SuchreportshallbesubmittedtothegeneralassemblybeforeJulyfirstofeach |
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| 279 | | - | 53year. |
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| 280 | | - | 173.1555.Asusedinthissectionandsection173.1556,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 281 | | - | 2 (1)"Adverseaction",anyactionorpolicythatdeniesabelief-basedstudent |
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| 282 | | - | 3associationanybenefitavailabletootherstudentassociationsororganizationsorthat |
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| 283 | | - | 4otherwisediscriminateswithrespecttoanysuchbenefit; |
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| 284 | | - | 5 (2)"Belief-basedstudentassociation"includes,butisnotlimitedto,anypolitical |
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| 285 | | - | 6orideologicalstudentassociationoranyreligiousstudentassociation; |
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| 286 | | - | HCSSSSB160 8 7 (3)"Benefit",recognition,registration,theuseoffacilitiesofapublicinstitution |
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| 287 | | - | 8ofhigherlearningformeetingsorspeakingpurposes,theuseofchannelsof |
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| 288 | | - | 9communicationofapublicinstitutionofhigherlearning,orsuchotherassistance, |
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| 289 | | - | 10aid,oradvantageasismadeavailabletostudentassociationsbyapublicinstitutionof |
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| 290 | | - | 11higherlearning; |
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| 291 | | - | 12 (4)"Publicinstitutionofhigherlearning",anystatepostsecondaryeducational |
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| 292 | | - | 13institutiongovernedorsupervisedbyaboarderectedunderchapter172,174,175,or |
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| 293 | | - | 14178;aboardoftrusteesofacommunitycollege;oranystateboardforanyother |
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| 294 | | - | 15technicalschool. |
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| 295 | | - | 173.1556.1.(1)Nopublicinstitutionofhigherlearningshalltakeanyadverse |
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| 296 | | - | 2actionagainstabelief-basedstudentassociationoranapplicanttoberecognizedas |
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| 297 | | - | 3such: |
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| 298 | | - | 4 (a)Becausesuchassociationispolitical,ideological,orreligious; |
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| 299 | | - | 5 (b)Onthebasisofsuchassociation'sviewpointorexpressionoftheviewpointby |
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| 300 | | - | 6theassociationortheassociation'smembers;or |
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| 301 | | - | 7 (c)Basedonsuchassociation'srequirementthattheassociation'sleadersbe |
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| 302 | | - | 8committedtofurtheringtheassociation'smissionorthattheassociation'sleaders |
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| 303 | | - | 9adheretotheassociation'ssincerelyheldbeliefs,sincerepracticerequirements,or |
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| 304 | | - | 10sincerestandardsofconduct. |
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| 305 | | - | 11 (2)Leadersreferredtoinparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshall |
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| 306 | | - | 12include,butnotbelimitedto,anypersonwhoholdsapositionwithintheassociation |
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| 307 | | - | 13thatauthorizessuchpersontoparticipateintheleadershiporgovernanceofthe |
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| 308 | | - | 14associationorinestablishingcriteriafortheassociation'sleadershiporgovernance. |
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| 309 | | - | 15 (3)Themission,beliefs,practicerequirements,andstandardsofconduct |
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| 310 | | - | 16referredtoinparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallbeinterpretedas |
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| 311 | | - | 17definedbytheassociation. |
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| 312 | | - | 18 2.Anybelief-basedstudentassociationorapplicanttoberecognizedassuchthat |
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| 313 | | - | 19hasbeenaggrievedasaresultofaviolationorthreatenedviolationofsubsection1of |
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| 314 | | - | 20thissectionmayassertthatviolationorthreatenedviolationasaclaimordefenseina |
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| 315 | | - | 21judicialproceedingorinanadministrativeproceedinginvolvingthepublicinstitutionof |
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| 316 | | - | 22higherlearningandobtainappropriaterelief. |
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| 317 | | - | 23 3.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoabelief-basedstudent |
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| 318 | | - | 24associationifthereissubstantialevidencethatsuchassociation'sviewpointor |
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| 319 | | - | 25expressionoftheviewpointbytheassociationortheassociation'smemberswould |
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| 320 | | - | 26causeamaterialandsubstantialdisruptiontotheeducationalenvironmentorinterfere |
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| 321 | | - | 27withtherightsofothersoncampus,inaccordancewiththeUnitedStatesSupreme |
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| 322 | | - | 28Court'sdecisioninHealyv.James,408U.S.169(1972). |
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| 323 | | - | HCSSSSB160 9 174.160.1.Theboardofregentsofeachstatecollegeandeachstateteacherscollege |
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| 324 | | - | 2shallhavepowerandauthoritytoconferuponstudents,bydiplomaunderthecommonseal, |
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| 325 | | - | 3suchdegreesasareusuallygrantedbysuchcolleges,andadditionaldegreesonlywhen |
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| 326 | | - | 4authorizedbythecoordinatingboardforhighereducationincircumstancesinwhichoffering |
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| 327 | | - | 5suchdegreewouldnotunnecessarilyduplicateanexistingprogram,collaborationisnot |
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| 328 | | - | 6feasibleoraviablemeansofmeetingtheneedsofstudentsandemployers,andtheinstitution |
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| 329 | | - | 7hastheacademicandfinancialcapacitytooffertheprograminahigh-qualitymanner.Inthe |
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| 330 | | - | 8caseofnonresearchdoctoraldegreesinalliedhealthprofessions,aninstitutionmaybe |
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| 331 | | - | 9authorizedtooffersuchdegreeindependentlyifofferingitincollaborationwithanother |
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| 332 | | - | 10institutionwouldnotincreasethequalityoftheprogramorallowittobedeliveredmore |
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| 333 | | - | 11efficiently.Suchboardsshallhavethepowerandauthoritytoconferdegreesinengineering |
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| 334 | | - | 12onlyincollaborationwiththeUniversityofMissouri,providedthatsuchcollaborative |
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| 335 | | - | 13agreementsareapprovedbythegoverningboardofeachinstitutionandthatintheseinstances |
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| 336 | | - | 14theUniversityofMissouriwillbethedegree-grantinginstitution.ShouldtheUniversityof |
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| 337 | | - | 15Missourideclinetocollaborateintheofferingofsuchprograms,oneoftheseinstitutionsmay |
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| 338 | | - | 16seekapprovaloftheprogramthroughthecoordinatingboardforhighereducation's |
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| 339 | | - | 17comprehensivereviewprocesswhendoingsowouldnotunnecessarilyduplicateanexisting |
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| 340 | | - | 18program,collaborationisnotfeasibleoraviablemeansofmeetingtheneedsofstudentsand |
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| 341 | | - | 19employers,andtheinstitutionhastheacademicandfinancialcapacitytooffertheprogramin |
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| 342 | | - | 20ahigh-qualitymanner. |
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| 343 | | - | 21 2.Notwithstandingsection172.280andsection174.225,theboardofgovernors |
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| 344 | | - | 22ofMissouriStateUniversityshallhavethepowerandauthoritytograntdoctorof |
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| 345 | | - | 23philosophydegreesindisciplinesotherthanengineeringandtograntbachelorsof |
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| 346 | | - | 24sciencedegreesinveterinarytechnology. |
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| 347 | | - | 178.786.1.Thecoordinatingboardforhighereducation,withtheassistanceofan |
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| 348 | | - | 2advisorycommitteecomposedofrepresentativesfromeachpubliccommunitycollegeinthis |
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| 349 | | - | 3stateandeachpublicfour-yearinstitutionofhighereducation,shalldeveloparecommended |
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| 350 | | - | 4lowerdivisioncorecurriculumofforty-twosemestercredithours,includingastatementof |
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| 351 | | - | 5thecontent,componentareas,andobjectivesofthecorecurriculum.Amajorityofthe |
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| 352 | | - | 6membersoftheadvisorycommitteeshallbefacultymembersfromMissouripublic |
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| 353 | | - | 7institutionsofhighereducation. |
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| 354 | | - | 8 2.Thecoordinatingboardshallapproveacommoncoursenumberingequivalency |
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| 355 | | - | 9matrixfortheforty-twocredithourblockatallinstitutionsofhighereducationinthestateto |
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| 356 | | - | 10facilitatethetransferofthosecoursesamonginstitutionsofhighereducationbypromoting |
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| 357 | | - | 11consistencyincoursedesignationandcourseidentification.Eachcommunitycollegeand |
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| 358 | | - | 12four-yearinstitutionofhighereducationshallincludeinitscourselistingstheapplicable |
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| 359 | | - | HCSSSSB160 10 13coursenumbersfromthecommoncoursenumberingequivalencymatrixapprovedbythe |
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| 360 | | - | 14coordinatingboardunderthissubsection. |
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| 361 | | - | 15 3.Thecoordinatingboardshallcompletetherequirementsofsubsections1and2of |
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| 362 | | - | 16thissectionpriortoJanuary1,2018,forimplementationofthecorecurriculumtransfer |
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| 363 | | - | 17recommendationsforthe2018-19academicyearforallpublicinstitutionsofhigher |
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| 364 | | - | 18education. |
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| 365 | | - | 19 4.(1)Thecoordinatingboard,withtheassistanceofanadvisorycommittee |
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| 366 | | - | 20composedofrepresentativesfromeachpubliccommunitycollegeinthisstateandeach |
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| 367 | | - | 21publicfour-yearinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstate,shallapproveasixty-credit- |
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| 368 | | - | 22hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumandacommoncoursenumbering |
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| 369 | | - | 23equivalencymatrixforthefollowingdegreeprograms: |
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| 370 | | - | 24 (a)Generalbusiness; |
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| 371 | | - | 25 (b)Elementaryeducationandteaching; |
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| 372 | | - | 26 (c)Generalpsychology; |
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| 373 | | - | 27 (d)Registerednursing;and |
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| 374 | | - | 28 (e)Generalbiologyorbiologicalscience,orboth. |
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| 375 | | - | 29 (2)Suchsixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumshall |
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| 376 | | - | 30facilitatethetransferofcoursesthatarepartofsuchcurriculumamongpublic |
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| 377 | | - | 31institutionsofhighereducationinthisstatebypromotingconsistencyincourse |
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| 378 | | - | 32designationandcourseidentification. |
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| 379 | | - | 33 (3)Eachpubliccommunitycollegeandpublicfour-yearinstitutionofhigher |
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| 380 | | - | 34educationinthisstateofferingthedegreeprogramsdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis |
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| 381 | | - | 35subsectionshallincludeinitsprogramsofstudythecommoncoursenumbering |
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| 382 | | - | 36equivalencymatrixapprovedbythecoordinatingboardunderthissubsection. |
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| 383 | | - | 37 5.Thecoordinatingboardshallcompletetherequirementsofsubsection4ofthis |
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| 384 | | - | 38sectionbeforeJune30,2027,forimplementationofthesixty-credit-hour,transferable, |
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| 385 | | - | 39lower-divisioncoursecurriculumforthedegreeprogramsdescribedinsubdivision(1) |
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| 386 | | - | 40ofsubsection4ofthissectionforthe2027-28academicyearforallpublicinstitutionsof |
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| 387 | | - | 41highereducationinthisstate. |
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| 388 | | - | 178.787.1.Eachcommunitycollege,asdefinedinsection163.191,andpublicfour- |
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| 389 | | - | 2yearinstitutionofhighereducationshalladopttheforty-twocredithourblock,including |
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| 390 | | - | 3specificcoursescomprisingthecurriculum,basedonthecorecurriculumrecommendations |
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| 391 | | - | 4madebythecoordinatingboardforhighereducationundersubsections1and2ofsection |
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| 392 | | - | 5178.786,forimplementationbeginninginthe2018-19academicyear. |
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| 393 | | - | 6 2.Ifastudentsuccessfullycompletestheforty-twocreditcorecurriculumata |
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| 394 | | - | 7communitycollegeorotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducation,thatblockofcoursesmay |
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| 395 | | - | 8betransferredtoanyotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateandshallbe |
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| 396 | | - | HCSSSSB160 11 9substitutedforthereceivinginstitution'scorecurriculum.Astudentshallreceiveacademic |
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| 397 | | - | 10creditforeachofthecoursestransferredandshallnotberequiredtotakeadditionalcore |
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| 398 | | - | 11curriculumcoursesatthereceivinginstitution. |
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| 399 | | - | 12 3.Astudentwhotransfersfromonepublicinstitutionofhighereducationtoanother |
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| 400 | | - | 13publicinstitutionofhighereducationinthestatewithoutcompletingthecorecurriculumof |
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| 401 | | - | 14thesendinginstitutionshallreceiveacademiccreditfromthereceivinginstitutionforeachof |
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| 402 | | - | 15thecoursesthatthestudenthassuccessfullycompletedinthecorecurriculumofthesending |
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| 403 | | - | 16institution.Followingreceiptofcreditforthesecourses,thestudentmayberequiredto |
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| 404 | | - | 17satisfyfurthercourserequirementsinthecorecurriculumofthereceivinginstitution. |
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| 405 | | - | 18 4.Eachcommunitycollegeinthisstate,asdefinedinsection163.191,andpublic |
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| 406 | | - | 19four-yearinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateshalladoptthesixty-credit-hour, |
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| 407 | | - | 20transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumandcommoncoursenumbering |
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| 408 | | - | 21equivalencymatrixforthedegreeprogramsdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofsubsection |
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| 409 | | - | 224ofsection178.786,includingspecificcoursesconstitutingthecurriculum,basedonthe |
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| 410 | | - | 23corecurriculumrecommendationsmadebythecoordinatingboardforhigher |
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| 411 | | - | 24educationundersubsection4ofsection178.786,forimplementationbeginninginthe |
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| 412 | | - | 252027-28academicyear.Noinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateshallberequired |
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| 413 | | - | 26toadoptthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumfordegree |
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| 414 | | - | 27programsnotofferedattheinstitution. |
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| 415 | | - | 28 5.Ifastudentsuccessfullycompletesthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower- |
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| 416 | | - | 29divisioncoursesatacommunitycollegeorotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducationin |
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| 417 | | - | 30thisstate,suchblockofcoursesmaybetransferredtoanyotherpublicinstitutionof |
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| 418 | | - | 31highereducationinthisstateandshallbesubstitutedforthereceivinginstitution'score |
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| 419 | | - | 32curriculumforthesamedegreeprogram.Astudentshallreceiveacademiccredit |
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| 420 | | - | 33towardthestudent'sdegreeforeachofthecoursestransferredandshallnotberequired |
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| 421 | | - | 34totakeadditionalcorecurriculumcoursesatthereceivinginstitutionforthesame |
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| 422 | | - | 35degreeprogram. |
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| 423 | | - | 36 6.Astudentwhotransfersfromonepublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthis |
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| 424 | | - | 37statetoanotherpublicinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstatewithoutcompleting |
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| 425 | | - | 38thesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumofthesending |
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| 426 | | - | 39institutionshallreceiveacademiccredittowardthesamedegreeprogramfromthe |
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| 427 | | - | 40receivinginstitutionforeachofthecoursesthatthestudenthassuccessfullycompleted |
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| 428 | | - | 41inthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-divisioncoursecurriculumofthesending |
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| 429 | | - | 42institution.Followingreceiptofcreditforsuchcourses,thestudentmayberequiredto |
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| 430 | | - | 43satisfyfurthercourserequirementsinthesixty-credit-hour,transferable,lower-division |
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| 431 | | - | 44coursecurriculumofthereceivinginstitution. |
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| 432 | | - | HCSSSSB160 12 45 7.Thecoordinatingboardshallreporttothehousehighereducationcommittee |
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| 433 | | - | 46andthesenateeducationcommitteeonprogressrelatedtotherequirementsof |
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| 434 | | - | 47subsections4and5ofsection178.786andsubsections4,5,and6ofthissectionbefore |
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| 435 | | - | 48December31,2026. |
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| 436 | | - | SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprotectprivateschoolsfrom |
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| 437 | | - | 2liabilityandallowpreparationforthe2025-26schoolyear,section160.231ofsectionAof |
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| 438 | | - | 3thisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare, |
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| 439 | | - | 4peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningofthe |
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| 440 | | - | 5constitution,andsection160.231ofsectionAofthisactshallbeinfullforceandeffectupon |
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| 441 | | - | 6itspassageandapproval. |
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| 442 | | - | ✔ |
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| 443 | | - | HCSSSSB160 13 |
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| 14 | + | Section A. Chapter 173, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 |
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| 15 | + | two new sections, to be known as sections 173.1555 and 173.1556, 2 |
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| 16 | + | to read as follows:3 |
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| 17 | + | 173.1555. As used in this section and section 1 |
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| 18 | + | 173.1556, the following terms mean: 2 |
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| 19 | + | (1) "Adverse action", any action or policy that denies 3 |
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| 20 | + | a belief-based student association any benefit available to 4 |
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| 21 | + | other student associations or organizations or that 5 |
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| 22 | + | otherwise discriminates with respect to any such benefit; 6 |
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| 23 | + | (2) "Belief-based student association" includes, but 7 |
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| 24 | + | is not limited to, any political or ideological student 8 |
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| 25 | + | association or any religious student association; 9 |
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| 26 | + | (3) "Benefit", recognition, registration, the use of 10 |
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| 27 | + | facilities of a public institution of higher learnin g for 11 |
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| 28 | + | meetings or speaking purposes, the use of channels of 12 |
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| 29 | + | communication of a public institution of higher learning, or 13 |
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| 30 | + | such other assistance, aid, or advantage as is made 14 SS SB 160 2 |
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| 31 | + | available to student associations by a public institution of 15 |
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| 32 | + | higher learning; 16 |
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| 33 | + | (4) "Public institution of higher learning", any state 17 |
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| 34 | + | postsecondary educational institution governed or supervised 18 |
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| 35 | + | by a board erected under chapter 172, 174, 175, or 178; a 19 |
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| 36 | + | board of trustees of a community college; or any state board 20 |
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| 37 | + | for any other technical school. 21 |
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| 38 | + | 173.1556. 1. (1) No public institution of higher 1 |
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| 39 | + | learning shall take any adverse action against a belief - 2 |
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| 40 | + | based student association or an applicant to be recognized 3 |
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| 41 | + | as such: 4 |
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| 42 | + | (a) Because such association is political, 5 |
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| 43 | + | ideological, or religious; 6 |
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| 44 | + | (b) On the basis of such association's viewpoint or 7 |
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| 45 | + | expression of the viewpoint by the association or the 8 |
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| 46 | + | association's members; or 9 |
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| 47 | + | (c) Based on such association's requirement that the 10 |
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| 48 | + | association's leaders be committed to furthering the 11 |
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| 49 | + | association's mission or that the association's leaders 12 |
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| 50 | + | adhere to the association's sincerely held beliefs, sincere 13 |
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| 51 | + | practice requirements, or sincere standards of conduct. 14 |
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| 52 | + | (2) Leaders referred to in paragraph ( c) of 15 |
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| 53 | + | subdivision (1) of this subsection shall include, but not be 16 |
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| 54 | + | limited to, any person who holds a position within the 17 |
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| 55 | + | association that authorizes such person to participate in 18 |
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| 56 | + | the leadership or governance of the association or in 19 |
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| 57 | + | establishing criteria for the association's leadership or 20 |
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| 58 | + | governance. 21 |
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| 59 | + | (3) The mission, beliefs, practice requirements, and 22 |
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| 60 | + | standards of conduct referred to in paragraph (c) of 23 |
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| 61 | + | subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be interpreted as 24 |
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| 62 | + | defined by the association. 25 SS SB 160 3 |
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| 63 | + | 2. Any belief-based student association or applicant 26 |
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| 64 | + | to be recognized as such that has been aggrieved as a result 27 |
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| 65 | + | of a violation or threatened violation of subsection 1 of 28 |
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| 66 | + | this section may assert that violation or threatened 29 |
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| 67 | + | violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding or 30 |
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| 68 | + | in an administrative proceeding involving the public 31 |
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| 69 | + | institution of higher learning and obtain appropriate relief. 32 |
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| 70 | + | 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a 33 |
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| 71 | + | belief-based student association if th ere is substantial 34 |
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| 72 | + | evidence that such association's viewpoint or expression of 35 |
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| 73 | + | the viewpoint by the association or the association's 36 |
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| 74 | + | members would cause a material and substantial disruption to 37 |
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| 75 | + | the educational environment or interfere with the rights o f 38 |
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| 76 | + | others on campus, in accordance with the United States 39 |
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| 77 | + | Supreme Court's decision in Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169 40 |
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| 78 | + | (1972). 41 |
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| 79 | + | |
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