EDUCATION, HIGHER

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2004)
Bills Indexed by Subject
EDUCATION, HIGHER

: Changes the name of Missouri Western State College to Missouri Western State University.

: Removes the age restriction for admission of students to the University of Missouri.

: Changes the name of Southwest Missouri State University to Missouri State University.

: Recognizes and encourages the teaching, study, and learning of American Sign Language.

: Changes the name of Missouri Western State College to Missouri Western State University.

: Allows students seeking theology or divinity degrees to participate in certain higher education financial assistance programs.

: Prohibits public institutions or any entity receiving state funds from adopting discrimination policies that exceed state and federal protections against discrimination.

: Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for any Olympic event.

: Grants the Governor authority to appoint the president and vice-president of each university and college in the state and the director of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education.

: Establishes a War on Terror survivors scholarship program.

: Establishes the Higher Education Deposit Program, revises other statutes relating to banking, and revises the crime of identity theft.

: Authorizes boards of trustees of community college districts not to have an election under certain circumstances.

: Clarifies appropriations for community college district maintenance funds.

: Amends the A+ Schools Program to make provisions for repayment of federal Stafford loans for tuition fees and books.

: Amends the A+ Schools Program to make provisions for repayment of federal Stafford loans for tuition fees and includes all state four-year institutions of higher education.

: Specifies new qualifications for the board of governors of Missouri Southern State University.

: Creates the crime of sexual contact with a student while on public school property.

: Provides that public institutions of higher education may not post Social Security numbers, require transmission of numbers on Internet or as web site passwords, or use numbers on certain mailings.

: Requires four-year colleges or universities to accept transfer credit for college-level courses applicable to an associate of arts degree completed at a public two-year institution.

: Changes scholarship requirements for students pursuing teacher education degrees.

: Revises the statutes relating to the Sunshine Law.

: Requires that one voting member of the board of curators of certain state institutions of higher education be a student.

: Establishes community college job retention training programs and authorizes a tax credit for retained jobs and job training.

: Establishes the Uniform Athlete Agent Act.

: Exempts certain graduates from state income tax.

: Amends the Family Development Account Program to include as community-based organizations associations formed by not-for-profit corporations and allows expenditures for vocational education.

: Allows certain private vocational and technical schools to receive A+ reimbursements.

: Allows eligible nonimmigrant aliens to receive in-state tuition at Missouri institutions of higher education.

: Provides that all state college and university diplomas contain the words "in the year of our Lord" within the date listed on the diploma.

: Increases gaming fees and tax rates for higher education funding.

: Authorizes the issuance of certain revenue bonds by the University of Missouri.

: Modifies the definition of "qualified employment" for purposes of nursing student loan programs to include employment at hospitals in areas of need.

: Establishes the Life Sciences Reinvestment Act.

: Changes the name of Harris-Stowe State College to Harris-Stowe State University.

: Authorizes the president of any public university in this state to present financial commitments on behalf of the university to fund an endowed life sciences research chair academic position.

: Provides that college-owned book stores may not provide credit or financial aid for books at official stores without providing for the use of credit or financial aid at non-affiliated book stores.

: Freezes tuition rates from the time Missouri undergraduates enter college until they graduate.

: Allows Northwest Missouri State University to be transferred to the authority of the curators of the University of Missouri.

: Authorizes a research and development tax credit for certain businesses.

: Establishes scholarship programs for community college students.

: Allows teachers and administrative staff of public schools and institutions of higher education to hold public office at the same time as their school job.

: Designates the third Monday and Tuesday of February as "Delta Days."

: Urges all public schools and institutions of higher education to review the proper etiquette and respect for the American flag and the national anthem for students participating in school programs.

: Designates March 14 as "Pi Day."

: Authorizes the University of Missouri to enter into a long-term lease for certain property.

: Requires the University of Missouri's Board of Curators to make policy decisions by means of a roll-call vote.

: Renames Southwest Missouri State University as "Missouri State University."

: Repeals Loss Limits for Gambiling Boats.

: Establishes faculty representatives on the governing boards of state colleges and universities.

: Seeks to rename Missouri Western State College as Missouri Western State University.

: Renames Southwest Missouri State University as "Missouri State University."

: Articulates new qualifications for the board of governors of Missouri Southern State University - Joplin.

: Aspires to freeze tuition rates from the time Missouri undergraduates enter college until they graduate.

: Increases the number of one-year, renewable scholarships for minority students.

: Allows foster children to receive a tuition and fee waiver to state-funded colleges or universities.

: A+ reimbursements shall not be issued to any four-year institutions of higher education.

: Establishment of a General Assembly Scholarship Program funded by a nonresident earnings tax.

: Authorizes Joint Committee on Wagering and Gaming to solicit bids for university study of pathological gambling in Missouri.

: Creates "Missouri Higher Education Deposit Programs".

: Alters definitions concerning Charles Gallagher Financial Awards and the Nursing Student Loan Program.

: Seeks to permit certain private vocational and technical schools to receive A+ reimbursements.

: Establishes the "Collaborative for Applied Experiences in Science" (CAES) program.

: Establishes the "Missouri Statewide Initiative for Scientific Education Enhancement" (MOSISE) program.

: Seeks to alter the name of Harris-Stowe State College to Harris-Stowe University.

: Modifies provisions of Sunshine Law.

: Revises Banking Laws and Creates "Missouri Higher Education Deposit Program".

: Seeks to eliminate the minimum age qualification for admission to the University of Missouri system.

: Establishes the "Hope Scholarship Program".

: Modifies laws relating to community college facility maintenance.

: The President of the University of Missouri system shall not serve as the chancellor of any campus in the system.

: Allows eligible nonimmigrant aliens to receive "in-state" tuition at Missouri higher education institutions.

: Seeks to alter the name of Harris-Stowe State College to Harris-Stowe State University.

: Modifies provisions on uncontested elections for trustees of community college districts.

: Allows the Missouri Development Finance Board to create a life sciences funding district.

: Authorizes a $350,000,000 bond issuance for construction and renovation of facilities of higher education.

: Alters charter school laws.

: Establishes the Missouri Area Health Education Centers program.

: Allows Northwest Missouri State University to be transferred to the curators of the University of Missouri.

: Prohibits any entity from preventing a student athlete from competing in or training for certain sports.

: Makes certain students eligible for in-state tuition, regardless of their immigration status.

: Adds a voting student member to the board of regents, governors, and curators of higher education institutions.

: Details conditions whereby a public higher education institution may require the use of an person's Social Security number.

: Authorizes the University of Missouri to enter into a long-term lease for certain property.

: Authorizes the University of Missouri to enter into a long-term lease for certain property.

: Removes portion of the Missouri Constitution which prohibits distribution of state funds to religious organizations.

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Last Updated October 7, 2004 at 11:09 am