Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 173 - Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Section 173.475 - No discrimination in hiring based on lack of a graduate degree, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007
173.475. No discrimination in hiring based on lack of a graduate degree, when. — Notwithstanding any provision of law or policy of a public institution of higher education to the contrary, no public college or university, as defined in section 173.355, shall reject an applicant for a faculty position based solely on the applicant having not earned a graduate degree, provided that the applicant has earned an undergraduate baccalaureate degree and has served for at least eight years in the general assembly.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 389)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XI - Education and Libraries

Chapter 173 - Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development

Section 173.003 - Retirement and severance policies, uniformity requirement.

Section 173.005 - Department of higher education created — agencies, divisions, transferred to department — coordinating board, appointment qualifications, terms, compensation, duties, advisory committee, members.

Section 173.007 - Commissioner of education, appointment by board — compensation — powers — duties.

Section 173.020 - Responsibilities of the coordinating board.

Section 173.030 - Additional responsibilities.

Section 173.035 - Resources, website directing students to — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.040 - Reports to governor and general assembly, contents.

Section 173.050 - Powers of coordinating board.

Section 173.051 - Independent colleges and universities may provide programs or research, requirements — public colleges or universities development of new programs, duties.

Section 173.081 - Rules and regulations, promulgation procedure.

Section 173.091 - Senior citizens' tuition exemption, qualifications, limitations, fee.

Section 173.093 - Limitations on awards of financial assistance.

Section 173.095 - Declaration of policy.

Section 173.100 - Definitions.

Section 173.105 - Board and department duties — required federal reports, submitted to whom.

Section 173.110 - Department may guarantee student loans — subrogation — charges for guarantee — lender of last resort loans, origination — amount guaranteed, limit.

Section 173.115 - Defaulted loans — wage withholding orders, issued when, maximum amount, effect — statement of claim, rights of borrower — hearing, procedure, order to pay debt, judicial review — employer duties, liabilities, immune, when — discharg...

Section 173.120 - State guaranty student loan fund established — purpose — no transfers from fund, exception — appropriations not to lapse.

Section 173.125 - Dispute resolution requirements.

Section 173.130 - Funds not currently needed may be invested, how.

Section 173.141 - Authorized actions of the board.

Section 173.150 - Recovery of loans.

Section 173.160 - Standards of eligibility for loans.

Section 173.170 - Standards of eligibility of loan agreements — discrimination prohibited.

Section 173.180 - Filing of regulations.

Section 173.186 - Guarantors of student loans, eligibility requirements.

Section 173.187 - Lender of last resort revolving fund, established, administration.

Section 173.196 - Business firm may make donation to higher education scholarship donation fund, tax credit — amount of credit, limitations, carry-over, transfer — use of fund — tax credits prohibited, when.

Section 173.232 - Urban flight and rural needs scholarship program established — eligible student defined — teaching requirements for recipients — fund established.

Section 173.234 - Definitions — grants to be awarded, when, duration — duties of the board — rulemaking authority — eligibility criteria.

Section 173.236 - Survivors of Vietnam veterans scholarship program — eligibility — coordinating board, powers and duties — amount — transfer, withdrawal — expiration date.

Section 173.239 - National Guard member educational assistance grant, qualifications — limits — administration.

Section 173.240 - Program established — fund created — purpose — administration — rulemaking authority — advisory committee created, members, duties.

Section 173.242 - Recipient of scholarship may postpone college for two semesters to participate in the National Guard without losing eligibility, requirements.

Section 173.250 - Higher education academic scholarship program, definitions, board to administer — requirements, amounts — transfer, withdrawal, illness or disability of student.

Section 173.252 - Interest, guaranty student loan fund, use of.

Section 173.254 - Kids' chance scholarship program, created, administration, eligibility, limits, rules.

Section 173.256 - Kids' chance scholarship — fund created, how terminated, lapse into general revenue prohibited.

Section 173.258 - Director to deposit funds in kids' chance scholarship fund, when.

Section 173.260 - Public service officers and employees disabled or killed in the line of duty, survivor's and disabled employee's educational grant program, requirements, limitations.

Section 173.262 - Competitiveness scholarship program (Marguerite Ross Barnett program), definition — duties of coordinating board — eligibility requirements — transfer or withdrawal, effect.

Section 173.264 - International economic development exchange program established — eligible students.

Section 173.265 - Advisory committee established — members, appointment, qualifications, terms — program funding.

Section 173.270 - Foster care or residential care students, waiver of tuition and fees, when.

Section 173.275 - Foreign gifts to institutions — disclosure to department, when, how, contents.

Section 173.280 - Compensation of student athletes permitted, when — grant-in-aid or stipend eligibility not impacted, when — financial development program, purpose — civil action, when — applicability.

Section 173.300 - Compact adopted.

Section 173.310 - Bylaws to be filed with secretary of state.

Section 173.320 - Selection of legislative members.

Section 173.330 - Commission members' expenses paid.

Section 173.350 - Citation of law.

Section 173.355 - Definitions.

Section 173.360 - Higher education loan authority, created — members, selection procedure, qualifications — terms — vacancy — removal procedure.

Section 173.365 - Quorum — affirmative vote requirement — meetings open to public — notice — expenses.

Section 173.370 - Organizational meeting — officers — secretary, appointment, duties, compensation, executive director, appointment, compensation.

Section 173.375 - Bond requirements for members of authority — filed where.

Section 173.380 - Conflict of interest, procedure to avoid.

Section 173.385 - Authority, powers and duties — distribution to Lewis and Clark discovery fund, amount — immunity from liability, when.

Section 173.386 - Assets may not be used for payment of debt.

Section 173.387 - Authority may be originator of guaranteed student loan, conditions.

Section 173.390 - Bond issues — types authorized — rates — option to call for redemption before maturity, requirements — sale — price — cost.

Section 173.392 - Lewis and Clark discovery fund created, use of moneys — annual appropriations, purposes.

Section 173.393 - Misuse of moneys by recipient becomes liability, repayment of moneys.

Section 173.395 - Issuance of more than one series of bonds, requirements — refunding authorized.

Section 173.400 - Bonds construed to be negotiable instruments.

Section 173.405 - Principal and interest, how secured — resolution or trust agreement, content — default, remedies.

Section 173.410 - State or political subdivision not liable, statement on face of bond required.

Section 173.415 - Tax exemptions, income and property of authority — bonds exempt from certain provisions.

Section 173.420 - Authority may borrow for expenses — loans to be repaid — powers of authority, how construed.

Section 173.425 - Assets not part of revenue — exclusive control of authority — student loan notes not public property.

Section 173.435 - Institutions and fiduciaries may invest in bonds.

Section 173.440 - Tax exemptions, bonds — exception.

Section 173.445 - Authority assigned to department of higher education — reports required.

Section 173.475 - No discrimination in hiring based on lack of a graduate degree, when.

Section 173.480 - Higher education capital fund created, use of moneys.

Section 173.600 - Definitions.

Section 173.602 - Certificate of approval required to offer courses for sale or solicit students.

Section 173.604 - Minimum standards for certification of proprietary school — out-of-state applicants.

Section 173.606 - Application for certification, contents — investigation of applicant — certificates nontransferable — temporary certificate — right of appeal if certificate denied.

Section 173.608 - Fee for certificate — disposition — additional fees authorized, when — fund created, purpose.

Section 173.610 - Tuition — obligation or instrument of payment subject to defenses and setoffs — exceptions.

Section 173.612 - Coordinating board for higher education to administer law — powers and duties — rules and regulations, suspension and reinstatement.

Section 173.614 - Advisory committee — appointment, qualifications, terms — powers and duties — expenses.

Section 173.616 - Schools and courses that are exempt from sections 173.600 to 173.618.

Section 173.618 - Unlawful practices — injunction, board action — penalty.

Section 173.619 - Rules, promulgation.

Section 173.670 - Initiative established, purpose, matching grants — fund created, use of moneys — authorized programs.

Section 173.675 - Information technology certification through technical course work, program to be developed, components — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.680 - Study on most frequent IT certifications requested by employers — report.

Section 173.700 - Midwestern higher education compact.

Section 173.705 - Midwestern higher education commission — members.

Section 173.708 - Membership of commission — terms — vacancies.

Section 173.730 - International student exchanges — matching funds.

Section 173.735 - Institutions of higher education, conflict of interest policy.

Section 173.750 - Annual reporting of performance of graduates, furnishing of report — procedure — data included — review of policies.

Section 173.754 - Unlawful use false or misleading degree, when — violation, penalty.

Section 173.775 - Citation — fund created.

Section 173.778 - Definitions.

Section 173.781 - High demand occupations and areas, board's duties.

Section 173.784 - Limitations on participation.

Section 173.787 - Loan forgiveness, when.

Section 173.790 - Contract for participation, terms and conditions.

Section 173.793 - Not a guarantee of admission, attendance, or graduation.

Section 173.796 - Tax credit for donations to fund — tax credits prohibited, when.

Section 173.831 - Workforce diploma program — definitions — program providers, qualifications, approval, payment of providers — report, contents — survey, contents — department review — fund created, use of moneys — rules — sunset provision.

Section 173.900 - Combat veteran defined — tuition limit for combat veterans, procedure — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.955 - Citation of law — definitions — information to be provided to faculty, when — use of financial aid for purchase of textbooks, when.

Section 173.1000 - Citation of law.

Section 173.1003 - Change in tuition rate to be reported to board — permissible percentage change, exceptions — definitions — differentiated tuition, notice to department, when.

Section 173.1004 - Rulemaking authority — board and department of economic development to provide information to colleges and universities.

Section 173.1006 - Performance measures to be utilized — board to evaluate every three years — report.

Section 173.1101 - Citation of law — references to program.

Section 173.1102 - Definitions.

Section 173.1103 - Board to administer program, duties of the board — fund created, use of moneys.

Section 173.1104 - Eligibility criteria for assistance — disqualification, when — allocation of assistance.

Section 173.1105 - Award amounts, minimums and maximums — adjustment in awards, when.

Section 173.1106 - Other financial assistance to be reported to board.

Section 173.1107 - Transfer of recipient, effect of.

Section 173.1108 - Inapplicability of sunset act.

Section 173.1110 - Unlawfully present students, no public benefits permitted — documentation of citizenship or lawful presence required — annual certification — definitions.

Section 173.1150 - Student resident status for separating military personnel, eligibility — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.1153 - In-state tuition — Missouri National Guard members and U.S. Armed Forces reservists deemed domiciled in this state — effect of — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.1155 - In-state tuition, dependents of military personnel assigned geographically within this state eligible for.

Section 173.1158 - Veterans, educational credits for courses that are part of military training or service — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.1200 - Policy to advise students and staff on available suicide prevention programs — posting on website — anonymous reporting — student ID cards to contain dialing code for Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Section 173.1205 - Ownership or membership interest in entities, not deemed governmental or quasi-governmental bodies, when.

Section 173.1350 - Grants authorized, amount, eligibility.

Section 173.1352 - Advanced placement exams, undergraduate course credit, when.

Section 173.1400 - Verification issued, when — form, information.

Section 173.1450 - Citation of law — regional accreditation, lack of, required disclosure — form — exemption.

Section 173.1540 - Institutions to submit annual budget request to department — increases in core funding, allocation model, requirements — report.

Section 173.1550 - Citation of law — expressive activities protected — outdoor areas deemed traditional public forums, reasonable restrictions — court action authorized, when.

Section 173.1592 - Food allergies and medical dietary issues, students not required to purchase meal plan or dine at on-campus facilities.

Section 173.2050 - Memorandum of understanding between institution and law enforcement agency, contents — rulemaking authority.

Section 173.2500 - Dual credit and dual enrollment providers — definitions — application procedure — rulemaking authority — fund created.

Section 173.2505 - Scholarship eligibility — amount of scholarship, limitation — fund created.

Section 173.2510 - On-time completion of degree programs, policies to be created to promote — report.

Section 173.2515 - Guided pathways to success — definitions — pilot program to be developed — grants, when, rules for procedure.

Section 173.2520 - Pilot program established — report.

Section 173.2530 - Report on compliance with standards for mental health services provided on campus.

Section 173.2553 - Grant established for postsecondary education — definitions — eligibility — implementation of program — sunset provision — fund created, use of moneys — rules.