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MO HB82

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Bonnaye Mims

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Missouri public higher education institutions must adopt student favoritism policies by September 1, 2016

  • Policies must prohibit unfair preferential treatment in grading, class selection, assignments, attendance, grade inflation, or coursework modifications aimed at qualifying students for extracurricular activities or sports

  • Institutions must establish a reporting method allowing any individual or group to bring favoritism allegations, plus a resolution process with consequences for confirmed violations

  • Policies must include a commitment to nondiscriminatory educational environments and provisions discouraging relationships that encourage favoritism

  • Institutions must uniformly apply the policy, make it easily accessible, and train campus leaders on its implementation

Legislative Description

Requires public institutions of higher education to adopt policies on student favoritism

Last Action

Voted Do Pass (H)

4/7/2015

Committee Referrals

Higher Education2/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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