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MO Rev Stat § 178.785 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.785 - Higher education core curriculum transfer act — definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   178.785. Higher education core curriculum transfer act — definitions. — The provisions of sections 178.785 to 178.789 shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act". For purposes of sections 178.785 to 178.789, the following terms mean:  (1) "Coordinating board", the coordinating board for higher education established in section 173.005;  (2) "Core curriculum", the basic competencies to be met, which shall include communicating, higher-order thinking, managing information, valuing, and includes the knowledge areas of social and behavioral sciences, humanities and fine arts, mathematics, and life and physical sciences;  (3) "Faculty member", a person who is employed full-time by a community college or other public institution of higher education as a member of the faculty whose primary duties include teaching, research, academic service, or administration;  (4) "Native student", a student whose initial college enrollment was at an institution of higher education and who has not transferred to any other institution since that initial enrollment and who has completed no more than eleven credit hours at any other institution of higher education. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B. 997)
MO Rev Stat § 178.786 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.786 - Lower division core curriculum, recommendation — common course numbering equivalency matrix.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   178.786. Lower division core curriculum, recommendation — common course numbering equivalency matrix. — 1. The coordinating board for higher education, with the assistance of an advisory committee composed of representatives from each public community college in this state and each public four-year institution of higher education, shall develop a recommended lower division core curriculum of forty-two semester credit hours, including a statement of the content, component areas, and objectives of the core curriculum. A majority of the members of the advisory committee shall be faculty members from Missouri public institutions of higher education.  2. The coordinating board shall approve a common course numbering equivalency matrix for the forty-two credit hour block at all institutions of higher education in the state to facilitate the transfer of those courses among institutions of higher education by promoting consistency in course designation and course identification. Each community college and four-year institution of higher education shall include in its course listings the applicable course numbers from the common course numbering equivalency matrix approved by the coordinating board under this subsection.  3. The coordinating board shall complete the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section prior to January 1, 2018, for implementation of the core curriculum transfer recommendations for the 2018-19 academic year for all public institutions of higher education. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B. 997)
MO Rev Stat § 178.787 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.787 - Forty-two credit hour block, adoption of — transfer of course credits.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   178.787. Forty-two credit hour block, adoption of — transfer of course credits. — 1. Each community college, as defined in section 163.191, and public four-year institution of higher education shall adopt the forty-two credit hour block, including specific courses comprising the curriculum, based on the core curriculum recommendations made by the coordinating board for higher education under subsections 1 and 2 of section 178.786, for implementation beginning in the 2018-19 academic year.  2. If a student successfully completes the forty-two credit core curriculum at a community college or other public institution of higher education, that block of courses may be transferred to any other public institution of higher education in this state and shall be substituted for the receiving institution's core curriculum. A student shall receive academic credit for each of the courses transferred and shall not be required to take additional core curriculum courses at the receiving institution.  3. A student who transfers from one public institution of higher education to another public institution of higher education in the state without completing the core curriculum of the sending institution shall receive academic credit from the receiving institution for each of the courses that the student has successfully completed in the core curriculum of the sending institution. Following receipt of credit for these courses, the student may be required to satisfy further course requirements in the core curriculum of the receiving institution. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B. 997)
MO Rev Stat § 178.788 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.788 - Transfer practices, criteria to evaluate — requirements for credit transfers.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   178.788. Transfer practices, criteria to evaluate — requirements for credit transfers. — 1. The coordinating board for higher education, in consultation with the advisory board established in section 178.786, shall develop criteria to evaluate the transfer practices of each public institution of higher education in this state and shall evaluate the transfer practices of each institution based on this criteria.  2. The coordinating board shall develop procedures to be followed by institutions of higher education in resolving disputes concerning the transfer of course credit and by the commissioner of higher education in making a final determination concerning transfer of course credit if a transfer is in dispute.  3. Each institution of higher education shall publish in its course catalogs and on its official website the procedures adopted by the board under subsections 1 and 2 of this section.  4. If an institution of higher education does not accept course credit earned by a student at another public institution of higher education, that institution shall give written notice to the student and the other institution that the transfer of the course credit is denied. The two institutions and the student shall attempt to resolve the transfer of the course credit in accordance with rules promulgated by the coordinating board. If the transfer dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student or the institution at which the credit was earned within forty-five days after the date the student received written notice of the denial, the institution that denies the transfer of the course credit shall notify the commissioner of higher education of its denial and the reasons for the denial.  5. The commissioner of higher education or his or her designee shall make the final determination about a dispute concerning the transfer of course credit and give written notice of the determination as to the involved student and institutions.  6. The coordinating board shall collect data on the types of transfer disputes that are reported and the disposition of each case that is considered by the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee.  7. The provisions of sections 178.785 to 178.789 shall not apply to native students who are not seeking to transfer credits nor affect the authority of an institution of higher education to adopt its own admission standards or its own grading policies.  8. Students enrolled in professional programs shall complete the appropriate core curriculum that is required for accreditation or licensure. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B. 997)
MO Rev Stat § 178.789 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.789 - Rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   178.789. Rulemaking authority. — The coordinating board for higher education may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of sections 178.785 to 178.789. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2016, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B. 997)
MO Rev Stat § 178.790 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.790 - Boundaries of community college districts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   178.790. Boundaries of community college districts. — The boundaries of any community college district organized pursuant to sections 178.770 to 178.890 shall coincide with the boundaries of the school district or of the contiguous school districts proposed to be included, and the community college district shall be in addition to any other school districts existing in any portion of the area. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-79, A.L. 1998 S.B. 553)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 178.830 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.830 - Board of trustees — oath — officers — quorum — vacancies filled, how — seal.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   178.830. Board of trustees — oath — officers — quorum — vacancies filled, how — seal. — Newly elected members of the board of trustees shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by Article VII, Section 2, of the Constitution of Missouri. The board shall organize by the election of a president and vice president, a secretary and a treasurer. The secretary and treasurer need not be members of the board. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but no contract shall be let, teacher employed or dismissed, or bill approved unless a majority of the whole board votes therefor. Any vacancy occurring in the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board, and the person appointed shall hold office until the next election held by the community college district when a trustee shall be elected for the unexpired term. The board shall keep a common seal with which to attest its official acts. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-83)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 178.835 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.835 - Discipline of students.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   178.835. Discipline of students. — 1. The governing body of each public community college district and each public school district offering community college courses shall possess full power and authority to adopt rules and regulations for the guidance and supervision of the conduct of its college students; to enforce compliance therewith; and to delegate to appropriate persons in the district the power to discipline students, including the power of suspension and expulsion, for violation of such rules and regulations.  2. The governing body may also delegate to any administrator or acting administrator designated by the governing body the power to suspend summarily any student whose presence on the district facility would, in the opinion of such administrator or acting administrator, seriously disrupt the operation of the district, or constitute a danger to the records or other physical properties of the district or to the health, safety or welfare of the student or other persons. Such summary suspension shall not exceed a period of five days, unless within such time the district has commenced formal disciplinary procedure and diligently pursues each procedure until its conclusion, in which event such summary suspension may be continued until such conclusion. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 129, A.L. 1972 S.B. 455)
MO Rev Stat § 178.840 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.840 - Election, when held, how conducted — certification of votes cast.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   178.840. Election, when held, how conducted — certification of votes cast. — 1. After organization, the voters of the community college district shall vote for trustees and on all other propositions provided by law for submission at school elections which are applicable to community college districts. Regular elections in community college districts shall be held on municipal election days in the years in which trustees are to be elected or propositions must be voted upon.  2. If trustees are elected other than at large throughout the entire district, then only those voters within the subdistrict from which the trustee or trustees are to be elected shall cast their ballots for the trustee or trustees from that subdistrict. All candidates for the office of trustee shall file their declarations of candidacy with the secretary of the board of trustees.  3. A majority of the then qualified members of the board of trustees shall declare and certify the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for terms of six years each and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall declare and certify the results of the votes cast on any question presented at the election. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-84 and p. 346 § 165.813, A.L. 1967 p. 280, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1169, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 178.850 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.850 - District to provide college courses — per capita cost to be determined — tuition charges.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   178.850. District to provide college courses — per capita cost to be determined — tuition charges. — A community college district organized under sections 178.770 to 178.890 shall provide instruction, classes, school or schools for pupils resident within the community college district who have completed an approved high school course. The board of trustees of the district shall determine the per capita cost of the college courses, file the same with the coordinating board for higher education and, upon approval thereof by the coordinating board for higher education, shall require of all nonresidents who are accepted as pupils a tuition fee in the sum that is necessary for maintenance of the college courses. In addition thereto, the board may charge resident pupils the amounts that it deems necessary to maintain the college courses, taking into consideration the other funds that are available under law for the support of the college courses. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-85)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 178.860 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.860 - Board to appoint employees — fix compensation — teachers to be members of public school retirement system.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   178.860. Board to appoint employees — fix compensation — teachers to be members of public school retirement system. — The board of trustees shall appoint the employees of the community college, define and assign their powers and duties and fix their compensation. All certificated personnel shall be members of the public school retirement system of Missouri under provisions of section 169.010. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-86)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 178.862 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.862 - Community college district police — oath, powers, qualifications.

Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories   178.862. Community college district police — oath, powers, qualifications. — 1. The trustees of any community college district of this state may appoint and employ as many college police officers as they may deem necessary to protect persons, property, and to preserve peace and good order only in the public buildings, properties, grounds, and other facilities and locations over which they have charge or control.  2. The college police officers, before they enter upon their duties, shall take and subscribe an oath of office before some officer authorized to administer oaths, to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties thereof, which oath shall be filed in the office of the college district board of trustees, and the secretary of the board shall give each college police officer so appointed and qualified a certificate of appointment, under the seal of the board of trustees, which certificate shall empower him with the same authority to maintain order, preserve peace and make arrests as is now held by peace officers; the college police officer may in addition expel from the public buildings, campuses, and grounds, persons violating the rules and regulations that may be prescribed by the board of trustees or others under the authority of the board. Such officer or employee of the community college as may be designated by the board of trustees shall have immediate charge, control and supervision of college police officers appointed by authority of this section. Such college police officers shall have satisfactorily completed before appointment a training course for peace officers as required under chapter 590 or, by virtue of previous experience or other training, shall have met the requirements of chapter 590.  3. Nothing herein shall be construed as denying the board of trustees the right to appoint guards or watchmen who shall not be given the authority and powers hereby authorized. ­­-------- (L. 1974 H.B. 917 § 1, A.L. 2017 H.B. 190 & 208)
MO Rev Stat § 178.870 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.870 - Tax rates, limits — how increased and decreased.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   178.870. Tax rates, limits — how increased and decreased. — Any tax imposed on property subject to the taxing power of the community college district under Article X, Section 11(a) of the Missouri Constitution without voter approval shall not exceed the annual rate of ten cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having one billion five hundred million dollars or more assessed valuation; twenty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having seven hundred fifty million dollars but less than one billion five hundred million dollars assessed valuation; thirty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having five hundred million dollars but less than seven hundred fifty million dollars assessed valuation; forty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation in districts having less than five hundred million dollars assessed valuation; except that, no public community college district having an assessed valuation in excess of one hundred million and less than two hundred fifty million which is levying an operating levy of thirty cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation on September 28, 1975, shall increase such levy above thirty cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation without voter approval. Tax rates specified in this section that were in effect in 1984 shall not be lowered due to an increase in assessed valuation created by general reassessment; however, the provisions of section 137.073 or Section 22(a) of Article X of the Missouri Constitution are applicable. Districts which operate institutions awarding degrees above the associate degree shall not be affected by the changes provided in this section. Increases of the rate with voter approval shall be made in the manner provided in chapter 164 for school districts. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-87, A.L. 1975 S.B. 190, A.L. 1985 H.B. 374, A.L. 2000 S.B. 894, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2022 merged with S.B. 947)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 11)
MO Rev Stat § 178.880 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XI - Education and Libraries|Chapter 178 - Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts|Section 178.880 - Taxation of public utility property — rate not included in determining rate to be levied by other school districts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1963   178.880. Taxation of public utility property — rate not included in determining rate to be levied by other school districts. — All real and tangible personal property owned by railroads, street railways, boats, vessels, bridge companies, telegraph companies, electric light and power companies, electric transmission line companies, pipeline companies, express companies, airline companies and other companies and public utilities whose property is assessed by the state tax commission shall be taxed at the same rate of taxation which is levied on other property in the community college district in the same manner and to the same extent that the property is subject to assessment and taxation for general county purposes, and all of the provisions of chapters 151, 153, 154 and 155 shall apply to taxation by community college districts to the same extent as if the community college districts were specifically included in the provisions contained in chapters 151, 153, 154 and 155, except that the taxes levied by community college districts shall not be included for the purpose of determining the average school levy for the other school districts in the county in which they are situated. The taxes levied against the property by community college districts shall be collected in the same manner as taxes are collected on the property from general county taxes. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-88)  (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 12)