Modifies provisions relating to the authority to confer degrees at public institutions of higher education

HB 90 restructures Missouri's public higher education governance by making the University of Missouri the sole public institution authorized to grant research doctorates (like PhDs) and specific professional degrees (e.g., law, medicine, pharmacy). It abolishes the Commission on Higher Education and creates a new "Coordinating Board for Higher Education" to oversee degree programs, requiring all public colleges to seek its approval for new degree offerings. The board must evaluate proposals based on factors like collaboration feasibility, workforce needs, institutional capacity, and quality assurance before approving programs. This directly affects all 13 public Missouri colleges and universities, especially those seeking to launch new graduate or professional degree programs.