Offered April 2, 1997.

Senate Substitute adopted, April 2, 1997.

Taken up for Perfection April 2, 1997. Bill declared Perfected and Ordered Printed.

TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

S0349.02P

To repeal sections 178.420 and 178.635, RSMo Supp. 1996, relating to Linn State Technical College, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

     Section A. Sections 178.420 and 178.635, RSMo Supp. 1996, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 178.420 and 178.635, to read as follows:

     178.420. Unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context, the following words and phrases as used in sections 178.420 to 178.580 mean:

     (1) "Prevocational education", education of less than college grade which gives children an elementary acquaintance with different vocational activities, arts or occupations and better prepares them to make an intelligent choice of a vocation;

     (2) "Linn State Technical College", a public institution of higher education with an independent governing board, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, that has been designated by the general assembly to provide only postsecondary vocational and technical education programs leading to the granting of certificates, diplomas, associate of applied science degrees or a combination thereof, but not including associate of the arts or baccalaureate or higher degrees, the controlling purpose of which is to prepare students for profitable employment;

     (3) "Vocational education", education of less than college grade, the controlling purpose of which is to fit for profitable employment.

     178.635. 1. The board of regents of Linn State Technical College shall organize in the manner provided by law for the board of curators of the University of Missouri. The powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, privileges, immunities, liabilities and compensation of the board of Linn State Technical College in regard to Linn State Technical College shall be the same as those prescribed by statute for the board of curators of the University of Missouri in regard to the University of Missouri, except that Linn State Technical College shall be operated only as a state technical college. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize Linn State Technical College to become a community college or a university offering four-year or graduate degrees.

     2. All lawful bonded indebtedness incurred by the issuance of revenue bonds, as defined in section 176.010, RSMo, by Linn State Technical College, shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness of the state of Missouri or the board of regents of Linn State Technical College, pursuant to section 176.040, RSMo [after the date upon which the conditions of section 178.631 are met. Such indebtedness shall be retired through tuition revenues].