173.600. Definitions.
Definitions.
173.600. As used in sections 173.600 to 173.618, unless the contextclearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1) "Agent", any employee, solicitor, or other person who, forremuneration, by any means and at a place away from the school premises orsite of instruction, enrolls or attempts to enroll a resident of this state ina course or courses of instruction or study offered or maintained by aproprietary school, wherever located, or otherwise hold himself out to aresident of this state as representing a proprietary school for such purpose;
(2) "Board", coordinating board for higher education;
(3) "Certificate", any award that does not have a degree designation;
(4) "Certificate of approval", approval of the board to operate a schoolin compliance with the provisions of sections 173.600 to 173.618 and rules andregulations promulgated pursuant to law;
(5) "Degree", any award, earned or honorary, conferred with thedesignation of associate, baccalaureate, masters, professional, orprofessional development, specialist, or doctorate;
(6) "Department of higher education", the state department charged withadministering the rules and regulations as provided for herein, operatingwithin the guidelines approved by the board;
(7) "Operate", to establish, keep, or maintain any facility at alocation or locations in this state where, from, or through which education isoffered or given and shall include contracting with any person, group, orentity to perform any such act;
(8) "Person", any individual, corporation, partnership, association, orbusiness entity of any kind or description;
(9) "Proprietary school" or "school", any person not specificallyexempted in section 173.616 or other provisions of sections 173.600 to173.618, which offers or maintains on either a profit or not-for-profit basiswithin the state of Missouri a course or courses of instruction or studythrough classroom instruction or correspondence or which grants certificatesor earned or honorary degrees;
(10) "Proprietary school advisory committee" or "committee", aseven-member committee appointed by the board as provided in section 173.614;
(11) "Public institution", a postsecondary educational institutionestablished by provisions of Missouri constitution or statutory law orestablished by the voters of the district in which it is located, which isfunded fifty percent or more of its operating costs from public funds; whichis governed by a body appointed by the governor and approved by the senate, orselected by the voters of the district in which it is located, and whichoperates on a not-for-profit basis;
(12) "Religious degree" or "religious program", any degree or programwith a specific theological, biblical, divinity, or other religiousdesignation;
(13) "Rules and regulations", the rules and regulations recommended bythe proprietary school advisory committee and adopted by the board asauthorized and provided for by sections 173.600 to 173.618.
(L. 1983 H.B. 560 § 1, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al.)