173.197. Higher education scholarship program, findings, declaration, purpose.
Higher education scholarship program, findings, declaration, purpose.
173.197. Sections 173.197 to 173.199 shall be known and maybe cited as the "Higher Education Scholarship Program". Thegeneral assembly hereby finds and declares that Missouri citizensshould be encouraged to pursue academic disciplines necessary forthe future economic well-being of this state to maintaincompetitiveness in a global economy; therefore, the purpose ofsections 173.197 to 173.199 is to increase the number of studentspursuing and receiving undergraduate degrees in mathematics,science, and foreign languages, and to increase the number ofstudents pursuing and receiving graduate degrees in mathematics,science, engineering and foreign languages, by offeringscholarships and fellowships as incentives to pursue suchdisciplines.
(L. 1993 H.B. 566 § 14)