Section 178.635 - Board organization, powers and duties - limitations - bonded indebtedness deemed to be debt of board - bonds retired through tuition revenue1. The board of regents of State Technical College of Missouri 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 State Technical College of Missouri in regard to State Technical College of Missouri 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 State Technical College of Missouri shall be operated only as a state technical college. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize State Technical College of Missouri 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, by State Technical College of Missouri, shall be deemed to be an indebtedness of the board of regents of State Technical College of Missouri after the date upon which the conditions of section 178.631 are met. Such indebtedness shall be retired through tuition revenues.Amended by 2013 Mo. Laws, HB 673,s A, eff. 7/1/2014.This section is set out twice. See also RSMo s 178.6351, effective until 7/1/2014.