Missouri House of Representatives
Bills Indexed by Subject
EDUCATION, HIGHER

HB 38
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Richard, Ron
- Changes the name of Missouri Southern State College and revises
residency requirements for members of the board of regents for that
institution and Missouri Western State College.
HB 39
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Richard, Ron
- Allows Missouri Southern State College to offer certain postgraduate
degrees.
HB 48
--- Sponsor:
Wright, Mark
--- CoSponsor:
Morris, Larry
- Changes the names of Southwest Missouri State University, Missouri
Western State College, and Missouri Southern State College.
HB 62
--- Sponsor:
Phillips, Susan C.
--- CoSponsor:
Cunningham, Jane
- Allows only U.S. citizens to participate in the A+ program.
HB 73
--- Sponsor:
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
- Establishes Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program.
HB 114
--- Sponsor:
Myers, Peter
--- CoSponsor:
Whorton, James
- Establishes a pesticide project fund to distribute moneys to
applicants whose projects meet the eligibility requirements regarding
pesticides and agricultural educational efforts.
HB 117
--- Sponsor:
Wright, Mark
--- CoSponsor:
Morris, Larry
- Changes the names of Southwest Missouri State University, Missouri
Western State College, and Missouri Southern State College.
HB 132
--- Sponsor:
Wright, Mark
--- CoSponsor:
Morris, Larry
- Changes the names of Southwest Missouri State University, Missouri
Western State College, and Missouri Southern State College.
HB 146
--- Sponsor:
Graham, Chuck
- Requires that one voting member of the Governing boards of certain
state institutions of higher education be a student.
HB 189
--- Sponsor:
Parker, Sherman
--- CoSponsor:
McKenna, Ryan Glennon
- Clarifies appropriations for community college district maintenance
funds.
HB 280
--- Sponsor:
Avery, Jim
--- CoSponsor:
Behnen, Bob
- Requires that one voting member of the governing boards of certain
state institutions of higher education be a student.
HB 297
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Bean, Otto Jr.
- Requires American Sign Language courses offered in educational
institutions in the State of Missouri to be regarded as a foreign
language course offered for academic credit.
HB 299
--- Sponsor:
Wildberger, Edward
--- CoSponsor:
Salva, Ray
- Establishes a higher education funding formula.
HB 339
--- Sponsor:
Boykins, Amber (Holly)
--- CoSponsor:
Curls, Melba J.
- Creates Urban Flight Scholarship Program.
HB 444
--- Sponsor:
Jackson, Jack
--- CoSponsor:
Shoemaker, Chris
- Alters the distribution of the Gaming Commission Fund.
HB 465
--- Sponsor:
Hanaway, Catherine L
--- CoSponsor:
Crowell, Jason
- Establishes the Joint Committee on the Life Sciences.
HB 497
--- Sponsor:
Abel, Mark C.
--- CoSponsor:
Muckler, Matt
- Allows medical assistance for foster children to continue to age
twenty-three if the child enrolls in postsecondary education.
HB 587
--- Sponsor:
Lager, Brad
- Requires students living in on-campus housing at universities and
colleges to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease.
HB 617
--- Sponsor:
Dempsey, Tom
--- CoSponsor:
Cooper, Shannon
- Authorizes creation of life sciences funding districts for purpose of
funding life sciences research.
HB 665
--- Sponsor:
Rupp, Scott T.
--- CoSponsor:
Cunningham, Jane
- Allows students seeking theology or divinity degrees to participate
in the Missouri College Guarantee Program.
HB 721
--- Sponsor:
Icet, Allen
- Removes age restriction for admission of students to the University
of Missouri.
HB 753
--- Sponsor:
Avery, Jim
- Establishes the "Collaborative for Applied Experiences in Science
Act".
HCR 18
--- Sponsor:
Townley, Merrill M.
--- CoSponsor:
Wilson, Vicky Riback
- Approves the Curators of the University of Missouri to enter into a
ground lease for the purpose of construction of a hotel/convention
center complex on real estate located in the City of Columbia.
HR 36
--- Sponsor:
Morris, Larry
- Grants the Missouri Campus Compact to use the House Chamber on
Thursday, February 20, 2003, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
SB 11
--- Sponsor:
Kinder, Peter
- Establishes a sales tax holiday.
SB 18
--- Sponsor:
Yeckel, Anita
- Clarifies contribution limits for federally qualified higher
education savings programs.
SB 35
--- Sponsor:
Loudon, John
- Authorizes Joint Committee on Wagering and Gambling to solicit bids
for university study of pathological gambling in Missouri.
SB 51
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Renames Missouri Western State College as Missouri Western State
University.
SB 53
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Renames MO. Western State College as MO. Western State University and
MO Southern State College as MO Southern State University-Joplin.
SB 72
--- Sponsor:
Bland, Mary
- Requires charter schools to meet all accreditation standards and
requirements.
SB 140
--- Sponsor:
Bland, Mary
- Establishes the General Assembly Scholarship Program funded by a
nonresident earnings tax.
SB 187
--- Sponsor:
Yeckel, Anita
- Alters charter school laws.
SB 217
--- Sponsor:
Champion, Norma
- Renames Southwest Missouri State University as "Missouri State
University".
SB 260
--- Sponsor:
Stoll, Steve
--- CoSponsor:
Mathewson, James L.
- Modifies appropriation procedures for community college districts.
SB 265
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- State board shall issue teaching certificates valid for the life span
of the teacher.
SB 276
--- Sponsor:
Jacob, Kenneth B.
- Repeals loss limit; creates educational job retaining fund; redirects
increases in gaming proceeds for education fund.
SB 346
--- Sponsor:
Yeckel, Anita
- Revises banking laws.
SB 353
--- Sponsor:
Stoll, Steve
- Aspires to establish the "Collaborative for Applied Experiences in
Science" (CAES) program.
SB 359
--- Sponsor:
Childers, Doyle
- Renders several modifications to the state's education, education
funding, and taxation policies.
SB 363
--- Sponsor:
Jacob, Kenneth B.
- Modifies the distribution of moneys from the Gaming Commission Fund.
SB 371
--- Sponsor:
Foster, Bill I.
- Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to provide loans for
nonsectarian tuition and other costs for high school students taking
courses for college credit.
SB 390
--- Sponsor:
Jacob, Kenneth B.
- Southwest Missouri State University shall be incorporated into, and
be a campus of, the University of Missouri System.
SB 404
--- Sponsor:
Dolan, Jonathan
- Changes minimum age of defendant for the crime of murder from sixteen
to eighteen.
SB 414
--- Sponsor:
Steelman, Sarah G.
- Revises provisions of the Sunshine Law.
SB 416
--- Sponsor:
Yeckel, Anita
- Alters the distribution of the Gaming Commission Fund.
SB 428
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Alters definitions concerning Charles Gallagher Financial Awards and
the Nursing Student Loan Program.
SB 453
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Requires students enrolled in institutions of higher education to
receive meningitis vaccine.
SB 476
--- Sponsor:
Jacob, Kenneth B.
- Eliminates the minimum age qualification for admission to the
University of the State of Missouri.
SB 520
--- Sponsor:
Klindt, David
- A+ reimbursements shall not be issued to any four-year institutions
of higher education.
SB 525
--- Sponsor:
Dolan, Jonathan
- Adds a voting student member to the board of regents, governors, and
curators of higher education institutions.
SB 572
--- Sponsor:
Dougherty, Patrick
- Allows foster children to receive a tuition and fee waiver to
state-funded colleges or universities.
SB 648
--- Sponsor:
Shields, Charles W.
- Authorizes creation of life sciences funding districts for purpose of
funding life sciences research.
SB 650
--- Sponsor:
Jacob, Kenneth B.
- Establishes faculty representatives on the governing boards of state
colleges and universities.
SB 661
--- Sponsor:
Wheeler, Charles B.
- Allows regionally accredited post-secondary educational facilities to
be eligible for tourist signs.
SCR 4
--- Sponsor:
Jacob, Kenneth B.
- Approves the Curators of the University of Missouri to enter into a
ground lease for the purpose of construction of a hotel/convention
center complex on real estate located in the City of Columbia.
SJR 9
--- Sponsor:
Yeckel, Anita
- Removes portion of the Missouri Constitution which prohibits
distribution of state funds to religious organizations.

Missouri House of Representatives
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