Missouri State University Biennial Review of Alcohol and Other Drug Programs

Missouri State University
Biennial Review of Alcohol and Other Drug Programs 
2022 and 2023 Academic Years

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended by the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994) requires that every institution of higher education (IHE) receiving federal financial aid must adopt and implement a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees both on its premises and as a part of any of its activities. The Department of Education regulation at 34 C.F.R. “Part 86,” implements this provision, requiring that colleges and universities such as Missouri State University must 1) distribute certain drug and alcohol prevention information to students and employees every year, and 2) conduct a Biennial Review of illicit drug and alcohol prevention programs every other year.
1. Alcohol and other drug prevention information must be distributed annually in writing to all 
students and employees of Missouri State University, and at a minimum must include:
• Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit the unlawful possession, use or distribution of 
illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees.
• A description of legal sanctions under local, state and federal laws for possession or 
distribution of illicit drugs or alcohol.
• The health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol.
• A description of drug or alcohol counseling and treatment or other programs available 
to students and employees at Missouri State University.
• A clear statement from Missouri State University that it will impose disciplinary 
sanctions on students and employees for violations of drug and alcohol standards of 
conduct, including a description of those sanctions.
2. The Biennial Review is conducted to determine the effectiveness of the program, and whether Missouri State University needs to implement any changes to the program.
• The Review must record the number of drug and alcohol-related violations and fatalities 
that occur on campus or as part of any institutional activity, and the number and type of 
sanctions imposed as a result of those drug and alcohol-related violations and fatalities.
• Missouri State University must ensure through its Biennial Review that sanctions are 
consistently enforced.
• This Review process began February 2024 and reached completion August 2024.