168.555. Definitions.
Definitions.
168.555. As used in sections 168.555 to 168.595, unless thecontext clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shallmean:
(1) "Academic year", the period from August first of anyyear through July thirty-first of the following year;
(2) "Area of critical need", both geographic areas and areasof teacher certification as defined by the state board;
(3) "Coordinating board", the coordinating board for highereducation;
(4) "Eligible student", a full-time student who has metcriteria as established by the state board and the coordinatingboard and who has been accepted at a participating school andenrolled in a formal course of instruction leading toqualifications necessary to obtain a teaching certificate inMissouri;
(5) "Full-time student", persons defined as full-timestudents in section 173.205, RSMo;
(6) "Fund", the Missouri prospective teacher loan fund;
(7) "Loan", the Missouri prospective teacher loan;
(8) "Participating school", a public or private Missouriinstitution offering an approved program of teacher education;
(9) "Resident", any person declared a resident underguidelines established by the coordinating board for highereducation;
(10) "State board", the state board of education.
(L. 1985 H.B. 463)