173.1150.  Student resident status for separating military personnel, eligibility — rulemaking authority. — 1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any individual who is in the process of separating from any branch of the military forces of the United States with an honorable discharge or a general discharge shall have student resident status for purposes of admission and in-state tuition at any approved public four-year institution in Missouri or in-state, in-district tuition at any approved two-year institution in Missouri.

  2.  To be eligible for student resident status under this section, any such individual shall demonstrate presence and declare residency within the state of Missouri.  For purposes of attending a community college, an individual shall demonstrate presence and declare residency within the taxing district of the community college he or she attends.

  3.  The coordinating board for higher education shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

  4.  For purposes of this section, "approved public institution" shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 173.1102.

  5.  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, 2013, shall be invalid and void.