Definitions - belief-based student associations.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 173.1555
in effect173.1555. Definitions — belief-based student associations. — As used in this section and section 173.1556 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Adverse action" , any action or policy that denies a belief-based student association any benefit available to other student associations or organizations or that otherwise discriminates with respect to any such benefit;
(2) "Belief-based student association" includes, but is not limited to, any political or ideological student association or any religious student association;
(3) "Benefit" , recognition, registration, the use of facilities of a public institution of higher learning for meetings or speaking purposes, the use of channels of communication of a public institution of higher learning, or such other assistance, aid, or advantage as is made available to student associations by a public institution of higher learning;
(4) "Public institution of higher learning" , any state postsecondary educational institution governed or supervised by a board erected under chapter 172 , 174 , 175 , or 178 ; a board of trustees of a community college; or any state board for any other technical school.
(L. 2025 S.B. 160)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=173.1555Fetched: 10/17/2026