HCS HB 2159 -- MISSOURI DIPLOMA AND TRANSCRIPT ACT

SPONSOR:  Muschany (Grill)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Special Committee on
Student Achievement by a vote of 6 to 0.

This substitute establishes the Missouri Diploma and Transcript
Act which creates the crime of selling a fraudulent diploma or
transcript if a person knowingly sells or offers for sale a
diploma or transcript purporting to be from an educational
institution without the express written authorization of the
institution or uses a fraudulent diploma when applying for a job
or to a higher education institution.  Any person committing this
crime will be guilty of a class D felony.  Procedures for the
prosecution of a violation that crosses jurisdictional boundaries
are specified in the substitute.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that fraudulent credentials have
become a nationwide problem.  The bill will protect the integrity
of our higher education institutions.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Grill.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm