173.035.  Resources, website directing students to — rulemaking authority. — 1.  The department of higher education and workforce development shall develop, maintain, and operate a website containing information of public institutions of higher education and vocational schools in this state directing students to resources including, but not limited to, academic programs, financial aid, how academic course credit may be transferred from one institution of higher education to another, and information reported under section 161.625.  The department may post information from a private institution of higher education if the private institution desires to report information as provided in this section or the department is authorized by any other state law to post the private institution's information on the website.  The information on the website shall be made available to the public and shall be accessible from various devices including, but not limited to, computers, tablets, and other electronic communication devices.

  2.  Public institutions of higher education and vocational schools shall, and private institutions of higher education may, report all information listed in this section and any other information required by the department for posting on the website.

  3.  The department of higher education and workforce development may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section.  Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028.  This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2016, shall be invalid and void.