FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 279
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CARTER.
0069S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 174.231, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to missions
of institutions of higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 174.23 1, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 174.231, 2
to read as follows:3
174.231. 1. On and after August 28, 2005, the 1
institution formerly known as Missouri Southern State 2
College located in Joplin, J asper County, shall be known as 3
"Missouri Southern State University". Missouri Southern 4
State University is hereby designated and shall hereafter be 5
operated as a statewide institution of international or 6
global education, health and life sciences, an d immersive 7
learning experiences . The Missouri Southern State 8
University is hereby designated a moderately selective 9
institution which shall provide associate degree programs 10
except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, 11
baccalaureate degree pr ograms, and graduate degree programs 12
pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection 2 of 13
section 173.005. The institution shall develop such 14
academic support programs and public service activities it 15
deems necessary and appropriate to establish in ternational 16
or global education as a distinctive theme of its mission. 17 SB 279 2
2. As of July 1, 2008, Missouri Southern State 18
University shall discontinue any and all associate degree 19
programs unless the continuation of such associate degree 20
programs is approved by the coordinating board for higher 21
education pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of 22
section 173.005. 23