Bill Text: MO HB1608 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Missouri House Bill 1608 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Repeals provisions and sections of law regarding unfunded and obsolete programs and establishes expiration dates for specified provisions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-13 - Delivered to Secretary of State (G) [HB1608 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2012-HB1608-Enrolled.html

SECOND REGULAR SESSION

[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 1608

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

4398L.03T 2012

AN ACT

To repeal sections 37.115, 37.125, 37.300, 37.310, 37.320, 37.330, 37.340, 37.360, 37.370, 37.390, 37.500, 42.014, 42.015, 160.375, 160.542, 160.950, 161.182, 161.235, 161.800, 162.1010, 162.1168, 167.229, 167.290, 167.292, 167.294, 167.296, 167.298, 167.300, 167.302, 167.304, 167.306, 167.308, 167.310, 167.320, 167.322, 167.324, 167.326, 167.328, 167.330, 167.332, 168.430, 168.550, 168.555, 168.560, 168.565, 168.570, 168.575, 168.580, 168.585, 168.590, 168.595, 168.600, 169.580, 170.254, 173.053, 173.055, 173.198, 173.199, 173.267, 173.500, 173.510, 173.515, 173.520, 173.525, 173.530, 173.535, 173.545, 173.550, 173.555, 173.560, 173.565, 173.724, 173.727, 191.390, 191.425, 191.727, 191.733, 191.735, 191.741, 191.745, 191.909, 192.640, 192.642, 192.644, 192.729, 193.295, 193.305, 198.086, 198.527, 198.531, 207.150, 208.153, 208.178, 208.179, 208.192, 208.202, 208.309, 208.311, 208.313, 208.315, 208.335, 208.500, 208.503, 208.505, 208.507, 208.612, 208.615, 208.700, 208.705, 208.710, 208.715, 208.720, 217.105, 217.378, 261.105, 261.110, 261.120, 262.460, 421.028, 453.322, 453.325, 476.415, 633.180, 633.185, 660.016, 660.019, 660.020, 660.021, 660.530, 660.532, 660.534, 660.535, 660.537, 660.539, 660.541, 660.543, 660.545, and 660.725, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections for the sole purpose of repealing unfunded and obsolete programs.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Sections 37.115, 37.125, 37.300, 37.310, 37.320, 37.330, 37.340, 37.360, 37.370, 37.390, 37.500, 42.014, 42.015, 160.375, 160.542, 160.950, 161.182, 161.235, 161.800, 162.1010, 162.1168, 167.229, 167.290, 167.292, 167.294, 167.296, 167.298, 167.300, 167.302, 167.304, 167.306, 167.308, 167.310, 167.320, 167.322, 167.324, 167.326, 167.328, 167.330, 167.332, 168.430, 168.550, 168.555, 168.560, 168.565, 168.570, 168.575, 168.580, 168.585, 168.590, 168.595, 168.600, 169.580, 170.254, 173.053, 173.055, 173.198, 173.199, 173.267, 173.500, 173.510, 173.515, 173.520, 173.525, 173.530, 173.535, 173.545, 173.550, 173.555, 173.560, 173.565, 173.724, 173.727, 191.390, 191.425, 191.727, 191.733, 191.735, 191.741, 191.745, 191.909, 192.640, 192.642, 192.644, 192.729, 193.295, 193.305, 198.086, 198.527, 198.531, 207.150, 208.153, 208.178, 208.179, 208.192, 208.202, 208.309, 208.311, 208.313, 208.315, 208.335, 208.500, 208.503, 208.505, 208.507, 208.612, 208.615, 208.700, 208.705, 208.710, 208.715, 208.720, 217.105, 217.378, 261.105, 261.110, 261.120, 262.460, 421.028, 453.322, 453.325, 476.415, 633.180, 633.185, 660.016, 660.019, 660.020, 660.021, 660.530, 660.532, 660.534, 660.535, 660.537, 660.539, 660.541, 660.543, 660.545, and 660.725, RSMo, are repealed and four new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 191.425, 198.527, 208.153, and 208.178, to read as follows:

191.425. 1. Upon receipt of federal funding in accordance with subsection 4 of this section, there is hereby established within the department of health and senior services the "Women's Heart Health Program" to provide heart disease risk screening to uninsured and underinsured women.

2. The following women shall be eligible for program services:

(1) Women between the ages of thirty-five and sixty-four years;

(2) Women who are receiving breast and cervical cancer screenings under the Missouri show me healthy women program;

(3) Women who are uninsured or whose insurance does not provide coverage for heart disease risk screenings; and

(4) Women with a gross family income at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level.

3. The department shall contract with health care providers who are currently providing services under the Missouri show me healthy women program to provide screening services under the women's heart health program. Screening shall include but not be limited to height, weight, and body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL, and blood glucose. Any woman whose screening indicates an increased risk for heart disease shall be referred for appropriate follow-up health care services and be offered lifestyle education services to reduce her risk for heart disease.

4. The women's heart health program shall be subject to receipt of federal funding which designates such funding for heart disease risk screening to uninsured and underinsured women. In the event that federal funds are not available for such program, the department shall not be required to establish or implement the program.

5. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset three years after the effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset three years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.

198.527. To ensure uniformity of application of regulation standards in long-term care facilities throughout the state, the department of health and senior services shall:

(1) Evaluate the requirements for inspectors or surveyors of facilities, including the eligibility, training and testing requirements for the position. Based on the evaluation, the department shall develop and implement additional training and knowledge standards for inspectors and surveyors;

(2) Periodically evaluate the performance of the inspectors or surveyors regionally and statewide to identify any deviations or inconsistencies in regulation application. At a minimum, [the Missouri on-site surveyor evaluation process, and] the number and type of actions overturned by the informal dispute resolution process under section 198.545 and formal appeal shall be used as part of the evaluation. Based on such evaluation, the department shall develop standards and a retraining process for the region, state, or individual inspector or surveyor, as needed;

(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section, the department shall develop a single uniform comprehensive and mandatory course of instruction for inspectors/surveyors on the practical application of enforcement of statutes, rules and regulations. Such course shall also be open to attendance by administrators and staff of facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter.

208.153. 1. Pursuant to and not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 208.151 and 208.152, the MO HealthNet division shall by rule and regulation define the reasonable costs, manner, extent, quantity, quality, charges and fees of MO HealthNet benefits herein provided. The benefits available under these sections shall not replace those provided under other federal or state law or under other contractual or legal entitlements of the persons receiving them, and all persons shall be required to apply for and utilize all benefits available to them and to pursue all causes of action to which they are entitled. Any person entitled to MO HealthNet benefits may obtain it from any provider of services with which an agreement is in effect under this section and which undertakes to provide the services, as authorized by the MO HealthNet division. At the discretion of the director of the MO HealthNet division and with the approval of the governor, the MO HealthNet division is authorized to provide medical benefits for participants receiving public assistance by expending funds for the payment of federal medical insurance premiums, coinsurance and deductibles pursuant to the provisions of Title XVIII B and XIX, Public Law 89-97, 1965 amendments to the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301, et seq.), as amended.

2. [Subject to appropriations and pursuant to and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and sections 208.151 and 208.152, the MO HealthNet division shall by rule and regulation develop pay-for-performance payment program guidelines. The pay-for-performance payment program guidelines shall be developed and maintained by the professional services payment committee, as established in section 208.197. Providers operating under a risk-bearing care coordination plan and an administrative services organization plan shall be required to participate in a pay-for-performance payment program, and providers operating under the state coordinated fee-for-service plan shall participate in the pay-for-performance payment program. Any employer of a physician whose work generates all or part of a payment under this subsection shall pass the pertinent portion, as defined by departmental regulation, of the pay-for-performance payment on to the physician, without any corresponding decrease in the compensation to which that provider would otherwise be entitled.

3.] MO HealthNet shall include benefit payments on behalf of qualified Medicare beneficiaries as defined in 42 U.S.C. section 1396d(p). The family support division shall by rule and regulation establish which qualified Medicare beneficiaries are eligible. The MO HealthNet division shall define the premiums, deductible and coinsurance provided for in 42 U.S.C. section 1396d(p) to be provided on behalf of the qualified Medicare beneficiaries.

[4.] 3. MO HealthNet shall include benefit payments for Medicare Part A cost sharing as defined in clause (p)(3)(A)(i) of 42 U.S.C. 1396d on behalf of qualified disabled and working individuals as defined in subsection (s) of section 42 U.S.C. 1396d as required by subsection (d) of section 6408 of P.L. 101-239 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989). The MO HealthNet division may impose a premium for such benefit payments as authorized by paragraph (d)(3) of section 6408 of P.L. 101-239.

[5.] 4. MO HealthNet shall include benefit payments for Medicare Part B cost sharing described in 42 U.S.C. Section 1396(d)(p)(3)(A)(ii) for individuals described in subsection 2 of this section, but for the fact that their income exceeds the income level established by the state under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396(d)(p)(2) but is less than one hundred and ten percent beginning January 1, 1993, and less than one hundred and twenty percent beginning January 1, 1995, of the official poverty line for a family of the size involved.

[6.] 5. For an individual eligible for MO HealthNet under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, MO HealthNet shall include payment of enrollee premiums in a group health plan and all deductibles, coinsurance and other cost-sharing for items and services otherwise covered under the state Title XIX plan under Section 1906 of the federal Social Security Act and regulations established under the authority of Section 1906, as may be amended. Enrollment in a group health plan must be cost effective, as established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, before enrollment in the group health plan is required. If all members of a family are not eligible for MO HealthNet and enrollment of the Title XIX eligible members in a group health plan is not possible unless all family members are enrolled, all premiums for noneligible members shall be treated as payment for MO HealthNet of eligible family members. Payment for noneligible family members must be cost effective, taking into account payment of all such premiums. Non-Title XIX eligible family members shall pay all deductible, coinsurance and other cost-sharing obligations. Each individual as a condition of eligibility for MO HealthNet benefits shall apply for enrollment in the group health plan.

[7.] 6. Any Social Security cost-of-living increase at the beginning of any year shall be disregarded until the federal poverty level for such year is implemented.

[8.] 7. If a MO HealthNet participant has paid the requested spenddown in cash for any month and subsequently pays an out-of-pocket valid medical expense for such month, such expense shall be allowed as a deduction to future required spenddown for up to three months from the date of such expense.

208.178. 1. On or after July 1, 1995, the department of social services may make available for purchase a policy of health insurance coverage through the Medicaid program. Premiums for such a policy shall be charged based upon actuarially sound principles to pay the full cost of insuring persons under the provisions of this section. The full cost shall include both administrative costs and payments for services. Coverage under a policy or policies made available for purchase by the department of social services shall include coverage of all or some of the services listed in section 208.152 as determined by the director of the department of social services. Such a policy may be sold to a person who is otherwise uninsured and who is:

(1) A surviving spouse eligible for coverage under sections 376.891 to 376.894, who is determined under rules and regulations of the department of social services to be unable to afford continuation of coverage under that section;

(2) An adult over twenty-one years of age who is not pregnant and who resides in a household with an income which does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level for the applicable family size. Net taxable income shall be used to determine that portion of income of a self-employed person; or

(3) A dependent of an insured person who resides in a household with an income which does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level for the applicable family size.

2. Any policy of health insurance sold pursuant to the provisions of this section shall conform to requirements governing group health insurance under chapters 375, 376, and 379. 3. The department of social services shall establish policies governing the issuance of health insurance policies pursuant to the provisions of this section by rules and regulations developed in consultation with the department of insurance, financial institutions and professional registration.

4. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset one year after the effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset one year after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.

[37.115. The commissioner of administration shall establish a duplicating equipment unit to inventory and coordinate the use of state-owned duplicating equipment, regardless of kind or type, and all supporting equipment for same.

This unit, in cooperation with the state director of the division of purchasing, shall schedule and coordinate work for the various agencies so that all equipment can be used to its fullest extent.]

[37.125. The commissioner of administration shall establish a records management center within the office which shall maintain equipment capable of handling large volumes of data stored on magnetic film or other mechanical record keeping equipment. Access to files or records kept by this unit shall be governed by a central processing unit capable of handling simultaneous inquiries within nanoseconds.]

[37.300. As used in sections 37.300 to 37.390, the following words and terms have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Agency", each state department, office, board, bureau, commission, or other unit of the executive branch of state government except for the department of conservation, the department of transportation, the department of labor and industrial relations, and the University of Missouri;

(2) "Form", every piece of paper, transparent plate, or film containing information, printed, generated, or reproduced by whatever means, with blank spaces left for the entry of additional information to be used in any transaction involving agencies of the state;

(3) "Forms management", the program maintained by the forms management unit to provide continuity of forms design procedures from the form's origin up to its completion as a record by determining the form's size, style and size of type; format; type of construction; number of plies; quality, weight and type of paper and carbon; and by determining the use of the form for data entry as well as the distribution;

(4) "Records coordinator", a person designated by an agency to serve as an information liaison person between the agency and the unit; and

(5) "Unit", the forms management unit created herein.]

[37.310. A "Forms Management Unit" is hereby established within the office of administration. The unit shall develop a forms management program for state agencies, and shall implement the provisions of sections 37.300 to 37.390, 109.250 and 181.100 to 181.110. Each agency shall fully cooperate with the unit, and shall furnish all requested information and assistance.]

[37.320. 1. The commissioner of administration shall appoint a director as the executive head of the unit. The director must be experienced in the principles of information and forms management, archives, and the affairs and organization of state government. He or she shall be a person who is qualified by training and experience to administer the affairs of the unit.

2. The director shall appoint such staff as may be necessary to implement the provisions of sections 37.300 to 37.390, 109.250 and 181.100 to 181.110. All staff members shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 36.]

[37.330. The forms management unit shall:

(1) Establish a forms management program for state government including the design, typography, format, logo, data sequence, form analysis, form number, and agency file specifications;

(2) Establish a central state form numbering system and a central cross-index filing system of all state forms, and shall standardize, consolidate and eliminate, wherever possible, forms used by state government;

(3) Approve and provide camera-ready copy or original artwork for all forms to be printed;

(4) Require that all new or revised forms be purchased or printed only after approval of the unit;

(5) Cooperate with the state records commission in developing and implementing record retention schedules; and

(6) Have authority to examine and catalog all forms used or requested by agencies.]

[37.340. The unit shall be responsible for the design, redesign, numbering, and standardization of all forms used by state agencies. The unit may consolidate forms so as to be usable for more than one purpose, shall eliminate outdated, obsolete and unneeded forms, and shall give assistance to agencies in designing forms so as to provide for more useful information. No agency shall print or have printed any new or revised form until such form has been approved by the unit. The unit shall attempt to standardize letterheads, business cards, envelopes and other similar materials so that economies of scale may be readily obtained. In designing forms for agencies, the unit shall confer with appropriate representatives of the agency to determine that only such information as is necessary or relevant to the agency's functions is being collected on forms of the agency.]

[37.360. The unit shall offer its services to agencies within the legislative and judicial branches of government, and to those agencies of the executive branch which are otherwise excepted from the provisions of sections 37.300 to 37.390, 109.250 and 181.100 to 181.110.]

[37.370. Each agency shall designate at least one employee as a records coordinator. The records coordinator shall, on behalf of the agency, be responsible for seeing that every form used by the agency is presented to the unit for cataloging and identification and shall be responsible for ensuring that record retention programs established by the state records commission are being followed and observed.]

[37.390. Any purchase made which is contrary to the provisions of sections 37.300 to 37.390 shall not result in any liability to the state, but the person authorizing such purchase shall be personally liable for any debt so incurred.]

[37.500. The office of administration shall establish a central registry in which accredited not-for-profit human service providers may submit confirmation of accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting body and related information. The office of administration shall issue a vendor number to be recognized for state purchasing.]

[42.014. 1. The Missouri general assembly shall, through appropriations as provided by law, encourage the development of any veterans' programs approved by the executive director of the veterans' commission whereby the historical significance of veteran service can be dedicated to education inside public schools, veteran cemeteries, veteran homes, and other institutions as determined by rule and regulation.

2. The lieutenant governor shall administer the provisions of this section and may adopt all rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this section. 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, 2004, shall be invalid and void.

3. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2004, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[42.015. 1. In order to contribute to the preservation of freedom, there is established in the state treasury a special trust fund, to be known as the "Veterans' Historical Education Trust Fund". The fund shall be administered by the lieutenant governor for the sole purpose of financing veterans' education programs established in section 42.014.

2. The director of revenue shall deposit in the treasury to the credit of the veterans' historical education trust fund all amounts received by or designated to the fund established pursuant to this section and any other amounts which may be received from grants, gifts, bequests, appropriations, the federal government, or other sources granted or given for this specific purpose. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the veterans' historical education trust fund in the same manner as surplus state funds are invested pursuant to section 30.260. All earnings resulting from the investment of moneys in the veterans' historical education trust fund shall be credited to the veterans' historical education trust fund.

3. As established by this section, funds appropriated by the general assembly from the veterans' historical education trust fund shall only be used by the lieutenant governor for purposes authorized pursuant to section 42.014 and shall not be used to supplant any existing program or service.

4. The provisions of section 33.080 requiring all unexpended balances remaining in various state funds to be transferred and placed to the credit of the general revenue fund of this state at the end of each biennium shall not apply to the veterans' historical education trust fund.]

[160.375. 1. There is hereby established the "Missouri Senior Cadets Program", which shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education. The program shall encourage high school seniors to mentor kindergarten through eighth grade students in their respective school districts for a minimum of ten hours per week during the school year.

2. In order to be a mentor in the program, a student must:

(1) Be a Missouri resident who attends a Missouri high school;

(2) Possess a cumulative grade point average of at least three on a four-point scale or equivalent; and

(3) Plan to attend college.

3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules to implement this section, which shall include, but may not be limited to, guidelines for school districts and mentors in the program. 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, 2009, shall be invalid and void.

4. The mentor shall work with the school principal, classroom teachers, and other applicable school personnel in planning and implementing the mentoring plan. Such mentoring may occur before, during, or after school.

5. If a mentor in the program successfully provides mentoring services for an average of at least ten hours per week during a school year, the following shall apply, subject to appropriations:

(1) The mentor shall receive one hour of elective class credit, which may satisfy graduation requirements; and

(2) Should the mentor attend college with the stated intention of becoming a teacher, the mentor shall be reimbursed, subject to appropriation, by the department of elementary and secondary education for the costs of three credit hours per semester for a total of no more than eight semesters.

6. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Missouri Senior Cadets Fund", which shall consist of all moneys that may be appropriated to it by the general assembly, and in addition may include any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, state, private, or other sources. The fund shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of the Missouri senior cadets program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

7. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) Any new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2009, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which a program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[160.542. 1. There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education, the "Research-based Reform Program", to be administered by the commissioner of education. The program shall consist of grant awards made to public schools from funds appropriated by the general assembly, demonstrating a commitment to undertake whole-school reforms that research has shown to be effective in improving student performance and sustaining measurable improvement after implementation. Grants shall require a matching contribution from the school district in which the school is located and shall run for up to three years. Funding for the second year shall be contingent upon each school's performance in setting up the chosen program, and funding for the third year shall be contingent upon second-year performance.

2. The state board of education shall promulgate rules for the initial approval, second- and third-year funding of grants made under the program. The rules shall contain a method for determining the amount of the matching funds required from the district in which the grantee school is located. Such rules shall include a list of research-based reform programs that the state board of education determines can be reliably replicated under urban, suburban and rural conditions. The list shall be coordinated with the federal Comprehensive School Reform Initiative to enable Missouri schools to be eligible for the moneys made available by the federal program. The department shall develop a method to evaluate the effectiveness of each school's implementation of the chosen research-based program for purposes of granting or denying second-year funding.

3. The grant program shall provide sufficient technical assistance to ensure that small schools that lack personnel with expertise in applying for grants are not prevented from applying. Added priority shall be given to schools which have been designated as academically deficient pursuant to section 160.538. Added priority shall be given to groups of schools that form consortia for the purpose of applying for the grant funds as a means of encouraging schools in isolated areas to participate. However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting consortia in more densely populated areas of the state from seeking such priority on grants under this program.

4. The commissioner of education shall develop a procedure for evaluating the effectiveness of the program described in this section. Such evaluation shall be conducted annually with the results of the evaluation provided to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate.

5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536.]

[160.950. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Persistence to Graduation Fund", which shall consist of money collected under this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section. Any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education. 2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a procedure whereby seven-director, urban, and metropolitan school districts may apply for grant awards from the persistence to graduation fund in order for such districts to implement drop-out prevention strategies. Successful applicants under this section shall be awarded grants for one to five consecutive years. Upon expiration of the initial grant, the district may reapply for an extension of the grant award for a period of time deemed appropriate by both the district and the department. The department of elementary and secondary education shall give preference to school districts that propose a holistic approach to drop-out prevention, directed at a broad array of students, from the pre-kindergarten level through early adulthood, including the following characteristics:

(1) A collaborative approach between the school district and various community organizations, including nonprofit organizations, local governmental organizations, law enforcement agencies, approved public institutions and approved private institutions as such terms are defined in section 173.1102, and institutions able to deliver proven, research-based intervention services;

(2) Early intervention strategies, including family engagement, early childhood education, early literacy development, family literacy, and mental health detection and treatment;

(3) Increased accountability measures that track at-risk students that leave the district;

(4) The implementation or augmentation of the following basic core strategies for drop-out prevention:

(a) Mentoring;

(b) Tutoring;

(d) Career and technical education; and

(e) Before- or after-school programs;

(5) The implementation of early intervention strategies for students who display strong indicators that they will not persist to graduation.

3. Subject to appropriation, grants awarded under this section shall be available to school districts that have a student population of which sixty percent or greater is eligible for a free and reduced lunch on the last Wednesday in January for the preceding school year who were enrolled as students of the district, as approved by the department of elementary and secondary education in accordance with applicable federal regulations.

4. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules, no later than January 15, 2010, for the implementation of this section, including:

(1) A procedure by which funds shall be allocated to the applying school districts; and

(2) A means to judge the effectiveness of the drop-out prevention programs of the districts that receive grants under this program. 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, 2009, shall be invalid and void.

5. The department of elementary and secondary education may cease award payments to any district at any time if the department determines that such funds are being misused or if the district's drop-out prevention program is deemed to be ineffectual. Any decision to discontinue payments of such funds shall be presented to the applicable district in writing at least thirty days prior to the cessation of fund payments.

6. The department of elementary and secondary education shall report to the general assembly and to the governor, no later than January fifteenth annually:

(1) The recipients and amounts of the grants awarded under this section; and

(2) The persistence to graduation data from the preceding five years for each district awarded grants under this section.

7. Subject to appropriation, the general assembly shall annually appropriate an amount sufficient to fund the provisions of this section.

8. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall sunset automatically six years after August 28, 2009, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall sunset automatically twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[161.182. 1. The state board of education shall enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare to carry out the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C.A. 301 et seq.) relating to the making of determinations of disability under such act.

2. All moneys paid by the federal government to the state to carry out the agreement referred to in subsection 1 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known as the "Disability Freeze Fund", which is hereby created. All moneys in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants issued in accordance with requisitions of the state board of education.]

[161.235. 1. Beginning July 1, 2001, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide a four-year competitive grant program to fund, or defray the cost of, establishment or expansion of student suicide prevention programs. Such programs may also include teacher and administrator training in suicide prevention programs. Such programs may be operated at the district or building level and, if operated, shall be operated at a public elementary or secondary school of this state.

2. Prior to July 1, 2001, the department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules including but not limited to eligibility criteria, how applicant priority is established, the manner in which grant funds may or may not be used, proposed methods and documents of cooperation with the host school or school district in the case of nonschool applicants pursuant to subsection 3 of this section, and the form of grant applications.

3. Grants for the establishment or expansion of student suicide prevention programs may be applied for by either public schools, school districts, political subdivisions, corporations registered pursuant to the laws of this state, partnerships registered pursuant to the laws of this state or not-for-profit corporations as that term is defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In the case of applicants other than schools or school districts, such applicants shall accompany the grant application with a document of cooperation, approved by the department and signed by either the principal of a public school or by the superintendent of a school district, stating that the school or district shall furnish space and time for such program and stating the manner in which such program will be made available to its students.

4. In its grant application the school, school district, political subdivision, corporation, partnership or not-for-profit corporation shall describe any current or any proposed suicide prevention program, show a need for an improved suicide prevention program in the case of an existing program, and explain how it proposes to implement or improve its program with grant funds.

5. The grantee pursuant to this section shall make a report on its suicide prevention program after the second year of the grant to receive funds for years three and four. As part of the mid-grant progress report, the grantee shall report the progress of the program's development, as evidenced by the program's compliance with the original stated goals of the program. The department shall develop rules to determine compliance pursuant to this subsection, allowing for flexibility in application to varying grant projects but supplying rigorous standards so that compliance is measurable and meaningful in the context of the individual grant project.

6. Grants are renewable for an additional four-year term, based in part upon the results of the first grant.

7. Grants shall be distributed in equal amounts within geographic areas established proportionately based upon student population; provided that, funds may be reallocated by the department if an area has insufficient applications or insufficient eligible applications to obligate all funds for the area.

8. 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, 2000, shall be invalid and void.]

[161.800. 1. This section establishes a program for public elementary and secondary schools to increase volunteer and parental involvement. The program shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program". The department of elementary and secondary education shall implement and administer the program.

2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "At-risk student":

(a) A student who is still of school age but whose continued education is in jeopardy because the student is experiencing academic deficits, including but not limited to:

a. Being one or more years behind their age or grade level in mathematics or reading skills through eighth grade or three or more credits behind in the number of credits toward graduation from the ninth grade through twelfth grade;

b. Having low scores on tests of academic achievement and scholastic aptitude;

c. Having low grades and academic deficiencies;

d. Having a history of failure and being held back in school;

e. Having language problems or being from a non-English speaking home; or

f. Not having access to appropriate educational programs.

(b) A student may also be considered "at risk" if the student has any of the following:

a. A parent or sibling who dropped out of school;

b. Experienced numerous family relocations;

c. Poor social adjustment, or deviant social behavior;

d. Employment of more than twenty hours per week while school is in session;

e. Been the victim of racial or ethnic prejudice;

f. Low self-esteem and expectations of teachers, parents, and the community;

g. A poorly educated mother or father;

h. Children of their own;

i. A deprived environment that slows economic and social development;

j. A fatherless home;

k. Been the victim of personal or family abuse, including substance abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse;

(2) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education;

(3) "Institution of higher education", a four year college or university located in the state of Missouri;

(4) "Program", the volunteer and parents incentive program;

(5) "Qualifying public school", a school located in Missouri that:

(a) Is located in a school district that has been classified by the state board of education as unaccredited or provisionally accredited; or

(b) Has a student population of more than fifty percent at-risk students. 3. The department shall, subject to appropriation, provide a reimbursement to parents or volunteers who donate time at a qualifying public school. For every one hundred hours that a parent or volunteer donates to a qualifying public school, the department shall provide a reimbursement of up to five hundred dollars towards the cost of three credit hours of education from a public institution of higher education located in Missouri. The reimbursement shall occur after completion of the three credit hours of education. The reimbursement amount shall not exceed five hundred dollars every two years.

4. A school district that participates in the program shall verify to the department the time donated by a parent or volunteer.

5. If a school district that participates in the program becomes classified as accredited by the state board of education, the school district may continue to participate in the program for an additional two years.

6. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section. 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, 2009, shall be invalid and void.

7. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program Fund", which shall consist of general revenue appropriated to the program, funds received from the federal government, and voluntary contributions to support or match program activities. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of the volunteer and parents incentive program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

8. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2009, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[162.1010. 1. By July 1, 1995, the state board of education shall have determined and implemented a process to pilot test a revised management system involving three school sites in the state. To be called "The New Schools Pilot Project", the board shall solicit volunteering school districts that will commit to participating in the project for a five-year period.

2. (1) At each of the three school sites in the project, the management of the school shall be vested in a five-member management team selected from bids received by a local board of education, or by a combination of cooperating local boards of education as stipulated by contract agreement between or among such local boards. In the selection of the management team, technical assistance may be provided to the local school board or boards, as requested, by the department of elementary and secondary education. The provisions of other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the state board of education may exempt from certification requirements not more than two members of the management team. One member of the five-member management team shall be designated as principal of the project school.

(2) No bid shall be selected which is submitted by a for-profit corporation. The percent of the school budget allocated for administrative purposes shall not exceed the average percent spent for administrative purposes for the most recently completed school year at other schools operated by the local school board or boards. No member of the management team shall profit in any way from the project other than from salaries received which shall be outlined in each bid submitted.

(3) Using the assessment system established under section 160.518 or until such assessment system is available, using the alternative indicators approved under the provisions of subsection 3 of section 160.518, the state board of education shall make every attempt when selecting schools for participation in this project to select one school which is performing above average, one school which is performing at the average and one school which is performing below average. Under no circumstances shall more than two schools be chosen from any one of the above categories.

3. Staffing and personnel decisions for the schools in the project shall be vested in the management teams for the duration of the project; provided that all certificated staff shall be paid according to the salary schedule adopted by the district. All laws concerning teacher contracts shall apply.

4. No penalty provided for in, or pursuant to, section 160.538 and section 163.023 shall apply for any school participating in the project.

5. The state board of education shall waive, for participating schools, such rules and regulations as it may determine.

6. The commissioner of education shall develop a procedure for the evaluation of the new schools pilot project, including recommended means for expanding desirable elements of the project to other school districts in the state.]

[162.1168. 1. There is hereby established a pilot program within the Missouri preschool project to be known as the "Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program", which shall serve up to one thousand two hundred fifty students with high-quality early childhood educational services in order to improve school readiness outcomes. The program shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education in collaboration with the coordinating board for early childhood. Grants shall be awarded in this section for three years and shall be renewable. The program shall be funded through appropriations to the Missouri preschool plus grant program fund. Funds from the gaming commission fund created in section 313.835 shall not be used to fund the program.

2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education;

(2) "Program", the Missouri preschool plus grant program.

3. Grantees shall include the following:

(1) School districts classified as unaccredited by the state board of education; or

(2) Nonsectarian community-based organizations located within a school district classified as unaccredited by the state board of education.

4. If a school district becomes classified as provisionally accredited or accredited by the state board of education, the school district may complete the length of an existing grant and shall be eligible for one additional renewal for three years.

5. To receive a preschool placement under this section, a child shall be one or two years away from kindergarten entry.

6. The Missouri preschool plus grant program shall comply with the standards developed under section 161.213. Public school grantees shall employ teachers with a bachelor's degree. Nonsectarian community-based organizations may employ teachers with at least an associate's degree provided such teachers demonstrate they are on the path to obtaining a bachelor's degree within five years.

7. Families with incomes less than one hundred thirty percent of the federal poverty guidelines shall receive free services through eligible grantees. Families with incomes at or above one hundred thirty percent of the federal poverty guidelines may be charged a co-pay on a sliding scale, as established by the department.

8. At least fifty percent of the preschool placements funded by the program shall be offered through nonsectarian community-based organizations. 9. The department shall develop standards for teacher-pupil ratios, classroom size, teacher training and educational attainment, and curriculum.

10. Grantees participating in the program shall give admission preference to dependents of active duty military personnel.

11. School districts in which such pilot programs exist shall collect data about short-term and long-term student performance so that the program may be evaluated on quantitative measurements developed by the department. For purposes of this subsection, "long-term" shall mean from point of entry to graduation from high school.

12. Grantees shall coordinate preschool programs with the nearest parents as teachers site to ensure a continuum of care.

13. The department shall accept applications in a competitive bid process to begin implementation of the program for the 2010-11 school year.

14. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this section by January 1, 2010. 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, 2009, shall be invalid and void.

15. The grants awarded under this section are subject to appropriation.

16. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program Fund" which shall consist of general revenue appropriated to the program, funds received from the federal government, and voluntary contributions to support or match program activities. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section. Any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

17. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2009, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[167.229. 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a "Model School Wellness Program", and any moneys appropriated, other than general revenue, by the general assembly for this program shall be used by selected school districts to establish school-based pilot programs that focus on encouraging students to establish and maintain healthy lifestyles. The moneys appropriated shall be from the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization federal grant money. These programs shall include tobacco prevention education and the promotion of balanced dietary patterns and physical activity to prevent becoming overweight or obese, and discussion of serious and chronic medical conditions that are associated with being overweight. The content of these programs shall address state and national standards and guidelines established by the No Child Left Behind Act, the Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators as compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, and the Produce for Better Health Foundation's "5 A Day, The Color Way" program.

2. School districts may apply for one-year grants for school year 2005-06 under this section. The department shall establish selection criteria and methods for distribution of funds to school districts applying for such funds. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.

3. A school district that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds to plan and implement the program in a diverse sampling of schools in each district. The programs shall address students' academic success as well as health concerns, and encourage links between the school and home settings to promote active healthy lifestyles across the students' learning environments. The tobacco prevention initiative shall focus on grades four and five to target students before they transition into middle grades. The obesity prevention programs will cover sequential wellness education across grades kindergarten through fifth grades. These programs shall:

(1) Be multidisciplinary, addressing academic standards in language arts, math, and health;

(2) Provide multimedia resources that engage the students;

(3) Be evidence-based showing successful implementation including positive changes in desired outcomes, such as changes in body mass index or attitudes towards tobacco use;

(4) Be able to be integrated into the core classroom at the elementary level; and

(5) Be sustainable and provide open web-based resources to teachers and students across Missouri.

4. Hands-on professional development opportunities shall be provided in local districts for the teachers who will be implementing the program. Ongoing support shall be provided to the teachers and schools during the pilot period.

5. Following the completion of the 2005-06 school year, the department shall evaluate the effectiveness of the model school wellness program in increasing knowledge, changing body mass index, improving attitudes and behaviors of students related to nutrition, physical activity, or tobacco use.

6. 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, 2005, shall be invalid and void.

7. Pursuant to section 23.353 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2005, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[167.290. Sections 167.290 to 167.310 may be cited as the "Extended Day Child Care Program Act".]

[167.292. As used in sections 167.290 to 167.310, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Board", the state board of education;

(2) "Contribution", a facility, personnel, transportation, or supplies that are to be used in operating the program;

(3) "District", a seven-director, urban, or metropolitan school district;

(4) "Facility", a school building or other building owned by the school district in which an extended day child care program is operated;

(5) "Fund", the extended day child care fund established according to section 167.296; and

(6) "Program", the extended day child care program established according to sections 167.290 to 167.310.]

[167.294. 1. The extended day child care program is established to assist any district in establishing before and after school child care programs for school age children who are enrolled in the district and who are between the ages of five and fourteen years and child care programs during school hours for children of students. A district may establish such a program directly or through contract with any not-for-profit corporation.

2. The general assembly may make an annual appropriation to the fund established under section 167.296 for the purpose of providing the state's portion for the grants to the program.

3. The program shall be administered by the state board of education according to the provisions of sections 167.290 to 167.310.]

[167.296. 1. The "Extended Day Child Care Fund" is established in the state treasury and shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education at the direction of the state board of education. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated annually by the general assembly from general revenue to the fund and any moneys paid into the state treasury and required by law to be credited to the fund.

2. Moneys in the fund shall be used for grants to districts to provide extended day child care programs according to the provisions of sections 167.290 to 167.310.

3. Expenses of the department of elementary and secondary education in administering the program shall be paid from the fund.

4. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the general revenue fund.]

[167.298. 1. The board may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of sections 167.290 to 167.310, which may include, but need not be limited to, specifying:

(1) Standards for the hiring of staff for an extended day child care program or for the contracting by the district with a not-for-profit corporation for the establishment of such a program;

(2) Cost and expense standards for the establishment and operation of extended day child care programs within school facilities under various economic conditions;

(3) Fee schedule guidelines which reflect various economic conditions for use by programs that are operating under a grant from the fund;

(4) Minimum staff to child ratios for an extended day child care program;

(5) Physical space requirements for a program, including indoor and outdoor space;

(6) Nutrition requirements for a program;

(7) Standards for the provisions of emergency health services in a program;

(8) Application guidelines and deadlines; and

(9) A method for establishing priority of applicants in the event the number of districts applying for grants exceeds the funds available for distribution in any fiscal year.

2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.]

[167.300. 1. A district wishing to apply for a grant from the fund shall apply to the state board of education in the manner prescribed by the board and shall provide the necessary matching contribution as required by the board.

2. A district that receives a grant in any fiscal year and wishes to receive a grant in the succeeding year must reapply in the manner prescribed by the board. Such application shall be considered by the board only for the expansion of services.

3. A district that receives a grant from the fund to establish a program through contract with a not-for-profit corporation shall ensure that such a corporation meets all of the requirements of sections 167.290 to 167.310.]

[167.302. 1. The board shall make grants from the fund to approved districts for the establishment or expansion of an extended day child care program. The amount of each grant awarded by the board for establishment or expansion of a program shall not exceed the monetary value of the approved applicant's contribution.

2. In awarding grants, the board shall ensure an adequate distribution to metropolitan, urban and seven-director districts and according to geographic location throughout the state.]

[167.304. 1. The board may approve a grant from the fund to a district if the district demonstrates to the board that it can:

(1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate to the various age levels of the children to be served;

(2) If necessary, provide transportation to and from a school or schools to the facility operated by the applicant;

(3) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the various age levels of the children to be served and that meet the developmental needs of each child;

(4) Provide efficient and effective program administration;

(5) Provide staff that meets the standards set by the board;

(6) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the program;

(7) Provide emergency health care services to children served by the program; and

(8) Operate an extended day child care program in accordance with the cost and expense standards set by the board.

2. No district operating an extended day child care program directly or through contract with a not-for-profit corporation shall be required to meet any standards except those of the state board of education promulgated according to sections 167.290 to 167.310. A district may voluntarily meet state day care provider licensing requirements promulgated under chapter 210.]

[167.306. 1. The board may not approve a grant from the fund to a district unless the district agrees to adopt the following program enrollment priorities:

(1) First priority shall be given to programs for children in grades kindergarten through three;

(2) Second priority shall be given to programs for children in grades four through six; and

(3) Third priority shall be given to programs for children in grades seven through nine.

2. The board shall not approve a grant from the fund to a district unless the district agrees to adopt fee schedule guidelines set by the board under 167.298, except as provided in this section.

3. A district shall charge a parent or guardian an established fee for the enrollment of a child in an extended day child care program. A parent or guardian, who believes his or her income is insufficient to afford the district's established fee, may apply to the district for a waiver of all or part of the fee. A district, at its discretion, may waive all or part of the enrollment fee for a child whose family income is insufficient to afford the established fee. In waiving all or part of such fees, the district shall give due consideration to the provisions of section 167.310.]

[167.308. No district applying for funds under sections 167.290 to 167.310 shall require as a condition of employment that any full-time certificated personnel of the district must participate in any way in the operation of an extended day child care program in the district. No full-time certificated personnel employed in a district operating an extended day child care program shall be prohibited from seeking employment in such a program. Such requirement or prohibition shall be grounds for disapproving an application.]

[167.310. A district's extended day child care program shall be self-supporting. The district may use as funds to support its program state aid received according to sections 167.290 to 167.310; fees charged to parents and guardians, except as waived according to section 167.306; gifts, grants or other bequests from private sources received for the purposes of sections 167.290 to 167.310; any federal or local government aid appropriated for the purposes of sections 167.290 to 167.310; or local district revenues. No district may use for matching funds for participation in this program or for the operation of an extended day child care program any state aid received for any other purpose, nor shall a district use moneys in the teachers' fund for the payment of salaries to personnel employed in an extended day child care program.]

[167.320. 1. Sections 167.320 to 167.332 shall be known and may be cited as the "Alternative Education Act".

2. As used in sections 167.320 to 167.332, "area vocational learning center" means a location or locations within a district that has state board of education designation as an area vocational school district.]

[167.322. There is hereby created and established, subject to the availability of appropriations made for that purpose, a system of alternative education for Missouri citizens who qualify under sections 167.320 to 167.332. This system of alternative education shall be available to any citizen of Missouri who:

(1) Is currently a student in a school system of Missouri and is experiencing difficulty in academic, disciplinary, social, economic, or other areas relating to the student's ability to become a productive member of the work force after graduation, and is identified by the resident's district as a potential dropout; or

(2) Is currently of an age to qualify for public school enrollment but has dropped out of school and is willing to reenroll in his resident district for the purpose of attending alternative education classes; or

(3) Is a graduate of high school or holds an equivalent diploma and is experiencing difficulty in finding a job or sustaining employment or who wishes to further his vocational training; or

(4) Does not have a high school diploma or an equivalent diploma and who is experiencing difficulty in finding a job or sustaining employment or who wishes to further his vocational training.]

[167.324. 1. Area vocational learning centers shall, in addition to any services currently being provided, provide extended day services for three hours during the evening or other times convenient to the qualifying student for the purpose of furnishing alternative education to those who qualify under sections 167.320 to 167.332 and enroll in such services.

2. Area vocational learning centers shall be responsible for providing academic and vocational assessment, which may include, but is not limited to, use of the Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test and Auditory Discrimination in Depth Program, of those persons who are eligible for alternative education services under sections 167.320 to 167.332. Area vocational centers shall also provide career awareness programs and individual and small group counseling.

3. Basic skills instruction, which may include, but is not limited to, the use of the Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test and Auditory Discrimination in Depth Program, may be provided by the area vocational learning centers for students on an individual or small group basis to ensure success in the student's chosen educational or vocational program.

4. Area vocational learning centers may provide extended services to students enrolled in the alternative education program, including assistance in securing employment or continuing education.]

[167.326. Transportation to and from the resident's school to the area vocational learning center may be provided by the resident school district and claimed as an allowable reimbursement as otherwise provided by law.]

[167.328. 1. A student who qualifies for alternative education under section 167.322 and is currently of an age that qualifies him for enrollment in a public school may attend his traditional high school for a portion of the day based upon his individual needs and educational plan.

2. A student enrolled in the alternative education program may attend an area vocational learning center on a full- or part-time basis.]

[167.330. An alternative education program class shall be composed as nearly as practicable of twenty students during regular school hours and twenty students during evening or extended hours. Classes shall be offered during the regular school hours and classes for evening or extended hours may be for three hours.]

[167.332. 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall evaluate each alternative education plan and assess the needs of each area vocational learning center. Each area vocational learning center shall submit annually to the department of elementary and secondary education a detailed instruction plan for the implementation and continuation of the area learning center. For the purposes of receiving state aid pursuant to section 163.031, the resident district shall count students who qualify under sections 167.320 to 167.332. A student shall be counted for the period of time he attends the area learning center to a maximum of six hours per day, even if the hours of attendance are not within the schedule of the resident district. Additional state and federal funds appropriated by the general assembly shall be awarded to the area learning centers as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education based upon each area learning center's needs and on the level of the appropriation.

2. Updated instructional plans and year-end student reports shall be required annually from the area vocational learning centers and shall be a condition for additional funding. New area vocational learning centers shall be funded on a priority basis determined by the potential to be served and the community demand.]

[168.430. 1. The state of Missouri in an effort to improve elementary reading skills and basic student achievement in English and foreign languages, remedial reading, science and math hereby establishes the "Missouri Teacher Corps" program to improve student achievement. The department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education shall work together to provide staff and facilities to establish the corps and promote its success.

2. The corps shall recruit fifty college seniors of graduates each year to contract to teach in designated schools for a two-year period. No recruit shall have majored in education. Each recruit shall have a bachelor's degree upon entering the corps in English, foreign language, mathematics, science, social studies or history.

3. The corps shall:

(1) Provide dedicated, talented teachers for school districts where an inadequate supply of teachers exists and has a need for student reading improvement;

(2) Afford a structured entry into the teaching profession for outstanding liberal arts who may have never taught;

(3) Identify and nurture educational leaders for the twenty-first century.

4. The corps shall provide, with the assistance of the state colleges and universities, an eight-week intensive training institute for the recruits to provide skills needed to assist them in teaching. Upon successful completion of certification requirements, recruits shall be assigned by the corps to public school districts on the basis of local need.

5. The corps shall provide members with tuition and book allowances and housing allowance for the member's pursuance of a master of arts degree in curriculum and instruction in an evenings and weekends and summer schedule for the first two years.

6. Corps members shall be compensated as are other teachers.

7. The department of elementary and secondary education may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.

[168.550. Sections 168.550 to 168.595 to establish a financial assistance program for prospective teachers shall be known as the "Missouri Prospective Teacher Loan Program".]

[168.555. As used in sections 168.555 to 168.595, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Academic year", the period from August first of any year through July thirty-first of the following year;

(2) "Area of critical need", both geographic areas and areas of teacher certification as defined by the state board;

(3) "Coordinating board", the coordinating board for higher education;

(4) "Eligible student", a full-time student who has met criteria as established by the state board and the coordinating board and who has been accepted at a participating school and enrolled in a formal course of instruction leading to qualifications necessary to obtain a teaching certificate in Missouri;

(5) "Full-time student", persons defined as full-time students in section 173.205;

(6) "Fund", the Missouri prospective teacher loan fund;

(7) "Loan", the Missouri prospective teacher loan;

(8) "Participating school", a public or private Missouri institution offering an approved program of teacher education;

(9) "Resident", any person declared a resident under guidelines established by the coordinating board for higher education;

(10) "State board", the state board of education.]

[168.560. The state board, with the advice of the commissioner of education, shall designate areas of critical need. These designations shall be issued on a regular basis and shall be reviewed on a yearly basis for the purposes of continuation.]

[168.565. 1. The coordinating board shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing standards for determining eligible students for loans under sections 168.550 to 168.595. These standards may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Citizenship or permanent residency in the United States;

(2) Residence in the state of Missouri;

(3) Enrollment, or acceptance for enrollment, as a full-time undergraduate student in an approved teacher education program at a participating school;

(4) Evaluation of the results of the entry-level test as established under section 168.400.

2. The policy of the coordinating board shall not discriminate in the awarding of loans on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The policy shall comply with the Federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 and executive orders issued pursuant thereto. The coordinating board shall give due consideration to the cultural diversity of applicants.

3. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.]

[168.570. The coordinating board shall enter into a contract with each individual receiving a loan under sections 168.550 to 168.595. The coordinating board may designate a representative to act on its behalf to fulfill this duty.]

[168.575. For the first three years in which loans are made under sections 168.550 to 168.595, no loan to an eligible student shall exceed one thousand dollars for each academic year. For the fourth and each subsequent year in which loans are made under sections 168.550 to 168.595, the coordinating board shall determine the maximum amount for loans to eligible students in each academic year. All loans shall be made from funds deposited in the fund established under section 168.580.]

[168.580. 1. The "Missouri Prospective Teacher Loan Fund" is established and shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly and charges, gifts, grants and bequests from federal, private and other sources made for the purpose of assisting eligible students in financing their education in order to become teachers. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the general revenue fund.

2. All moneys recovered for payments shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and credited to the fund.

3. Moneys in the Missouri prospective teacher loan fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same deposits and obligations in which state funds are authorized by law to be invested; except that, the income accruing from such funds shall be credited to the Missouri prospective teacher loan fund on an annual basis.

4. The fund shall be administered by the department of higher education at the direction of the coordinating board.]

[168.585. The commissioner of higher education, acting on behalf of the coordinating board, may:

(1) Enter into agreements with and receive grants from the United States government in connection with federal programs of assistance to students in teacher education programs;

(2) Contract with public agencies or private persons or organizations for the purpose of carrying out the administrative functions imposed by sections 168.550 to 168.595;

(3) Designate the department of higher education to receive loan applications and distribute funds;

(4) Call upon agencies of the state which have financial expertise for consultation and advice, and upon any agency of the state for assistance in the location of delinquent borrowers.]

[168.590. The coordinating board is hereby authorized to adopt regulations governing:

(1) The form, time and method of filing applications;

(2) The manner and time of repayment of the principal and interest;

(3) The maximum rate of interest;

(4) The procedures in the event of default by the borrower;

(5) The deferral of interest and principal payments based upon teaching in areas of critical need as defined by the state board;

(6) The forgiveness of principal and interest payments;

(7) The termination of course of study following the receipt of a loan;

(8) Collection assistance.]

[168.595. The department of revenue, within the provisions of sections 143.781 to 143.788, is hereby authorized to assist in the collection of any loan in default, as so determined by the coordinating board.]

[168.600. 1. The Missouri critical teacher shortage forgivable loan program shall make undergraduate and graduate forgivable loans available, subject to appropriation, to eligible students entering programs of study that lead to a degree in a teaching program in a critical teacher shortage area.

2. To be eligible for a program loan, a candidate shall:

(1) Be a full-time student in an upper division undergraduate or graduate level in a teacher training program approved by the Department of Education leading to certification as a teacher;

(2) Have declared an intent to teach, for at least the number of years for which a forgivable loan is received, in public elementary or secondary schools of Missouri in a critical teacher shortage area identified by the state board of education;

(3) If applying for or renewing an undergraduate forgivable loan, have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work;

(4) If applying for or renewing a graduate forgivable loan, have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all graduate work.

3. An undergraduate forgivable loan may be awarded for two undergraduate years and shall not exceed four thousand dollars per year, or for a maximum of three years for programs requiring a fifth year of instruction to obtain initial teaching certification.

4. A graduate forgivable loan may be awarded for two graduate years and shall not exceed eight thousand dollars per year.

5. The state board of education shall adopt by rule repayment schedules and applicable interest rates. A forgivable loan shall be repaid within ten years of completion of a program of studies.

6. Credit for repayment of a forgivable loan pursuant to this section shall be in an amount not to exceed four thousand dollars in loan principal plus applicable accrued interest for each full year of eligible teaching service. However, credit in an amount not to exceed eight thousand dollars in loan principal plus applicable accrued interest shall be given for each full year of eligible teaching service completed at a high population density, low-economic condition urban school or at a low population density, low-economic condition rural school, as identified by the state board of education.

7. Any loan recipient who fails to teach in a public elementary or secondary school in this state as specified in this section shall repay the loan plus interest accruing at eight percent annually.

8. Loan recipients may receive loan repayment credit for teaching service rendered at any time during the scheduled repayment period. However, such repayment credits shall be applicable only to the current principal and accrued interest balance that remains at the time the repayment credit is earned. No loan recipient shall be reimbursed for previous payments of principal and interest.

9. The state board of education shall work with local school districts to develop rules to implement this section.

10. The board is authorized to adopt those rules that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the limited duties specifically delegated within this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. 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, 1999, shall be invalid and void.]

[169.580. Any person who served as a teacher in the public schools of this state and who retired prior to July 1, 1957, under the provisions of chapter 169, shall upon application to the state department of elementary and secondary education be employed by the department as a special advisor and supervisor in connection with state educational problems. Any person so employed shall perform such duties as the commissioner of education directs and shall receive a salary of seventy-five dollars per month, payable in semimonthly or monthly installments, as designated by the commissioner of administration, out of the general revenue of the state pursuant to appropriations for the purpose, except that the payment to the retired person for such services, together with the retirement benefits he receives under chapter 169, shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars per month. The employment provided for by this section shall in no way affect any person's eligibility for retirement benefits under chapter 169.]

[170.254. 1. From moneys appropriated for this purpose from the fund established by section 160.500 by rule and regulation, the state board of education shall make grants to school districts for the acquisition of computers, data transmission lines, networking hardware and software, science and mathematics laboratory equipment, and such other equipment to promote the use of computers and telecommunications technology. In determining the criteria and procedures for grants authorized by this section, the state board of education shall consider the advice and counsel provided by the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection 4 of section 170.250.

2. In no case shall the grants authorized by this section exceed five million dollars in any fiscal year.]

[173.053. 1. The coordinating board for higher education shall determine the number of students receiving a maximum Pell grant in each Missouri public two-year and four-year college and university in fiscal year 1988.

2. Based on the enrollment numbers established in subsection 1 of this section, the coordinating board shall request in subsequent fiscal years an appropriation based on the criteria established in subsection 3 of this section. In determining the number of students receiving a maximum Pell grant, only students meeting the following criteria shall be included. Such students shall:

(1) Apply for and be eligible for a maximum Pell grant;

(2) Be in-state students;

(3) Maintain satisfactory academic progress;

(4) Not receive more than one thousand dollars annually in guaranteed student loans; and

(5) Not receive a Missouri student grant.

3. To be eligible to receive appropriations, public institutions shall:

(1) Increase the number of students meeting the criteria established in subsection 2 of this section at a percentage established annually by the coordinating board;

(2) Document in-state status of such students and submit academic progress policies related to such students to the coordinating board.

4. The coordinating board shall, in consultation with the heads of the public two-year and four-year colleges and universities, establish a formula based on the cost of instruction to reimburse public institutions for a portion of the cost of increasing the number of students meeting the criteria established in subsection 2 of this section.

5. The coordinating board shall, in consultation with the heads of the public two-year and four-year colleges and universities, establish rules and regulations on the participation of part-time undergraduate students enrolled in a degree or certificate granting program.]

[173.055. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Board", the Missouri coordinating board for higher education;

(2) "Department", the Missouri department of higher education;

(3) "Fund", the risk sharing revolving fund;

(4) "Institution", any institution of postsecondary education, including a university, college, vocational and technical school, and other postsecondary institution, located within the state of Missouri;

(5) "Institutional fee", an annual fee assessed against institutions by the department based on a calculation approved by the United States Secretary of Education;

(6) "Rate", the cohort default rate determined by the United States Secretary of Education;

(7) "Secretary", the United States Secretary of Education;

(8) "State fee", a fee assessed against the state of Missouri and paid to the secretary as required by federal law.

2. The Missouri coordinating board for higher education shall administer the "Student Loan Default State Risk Sharing Program" established pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, P.L. 103-66, and shall calculate, assess, collect, and authorize payment of the state fee to the secretary.

3. The department shall annually authorize payment from the fund of any fee assessed by the secretary under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, as amended, P.L. 103-66, on behalf of the state and shall collect, pursuant to this section, fees from educational institutions to cover this cost.

4. The "Risk Share Revolving Fund" is hereby established in the state treasury and shall consist of money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly, institutional fees, gifts, grants, and bequests from federal, private, or other sources made for the purpose of paying the state fee to the secretary. Any balance in the fund, not in excess of two times the total amount appropriated, paid or transferred to the fund during the preceding fiscal year shall not be subject to transfer to the general revenue fund pursuant to section 33.080.

5. All moneys collected by the department in institutional fees shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the fund.

6. The department may contract with public agencies or private persons or organizations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

7. The board shall, by rule, determine the procedures for the collection of the annual institutional fees. If an institution fails to pay the assessed fee, the attorney general for the state of Missouri may initiate proceedings to collect the assessed fee.

8. The board shall develop and promulgate rules pursuant to and shall administer the provisions of this section.

9. Independent or private guarantors of student loans of students attending Missouri institutions shall file an annual report at no charge by each October fifteenth with the department stating, for the immediately preceding period of October first through September thirtieth and for each month therein and for each Missouri institution, the total number of loans guaranteed, the total dollar amount of such loans, the total number and amount of loans entering repayment, the total number and amount of loans for which default claims were paid, the total number and amount of loans for which bankruptcy claims were paid, the total number and amount of loans for which death claims were paid, and the total number and amount of loans for which total and permanent disability claims were paid.]

[173.198. 1. There is hereby established the "Undergraduate Scholarship Program", which shall be administered by the coordinating board for higher education. The program shall, upon appropriation, provide scholarships, subject to the eligibility criteria enumerated in this section, for persons who pursue an undergraduate degree in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, life sciences, teacher's education in mathematics or science, and foreign languages.

2. The amount of any scholarship granted under the undergraduate scholarship program shall be five thousand dollars, except that in no event shall the total amount of any scholarship received under this section plus the amount of any scholarship received under the higher education academic scholarship program, otherwise known as the "bright flight program", pursuant to section 173.250, exceed five thousand dollars.

3. In order to be eligible to receive a scholarship pursuant to this section, a person shall:

(1) Be a United States citizen and a Missouri resident in the third, fourth, or fifth year of study at any public or private institution of higher education in this state and have completed at least sixty hours of accredited higher education study at any public or private institution of higher education in this state;

(2) Rank in the top fifteenth percentile in either the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or the ACT (American College Test);

(3) Be a full-time student at any public or private institution of higher education in this state;

(4) Be a declared major in one of the academic disciplines enumerated in subsection 1 of this section;

(5) Agree to submit to the exit examination developed under subsection 4 of this section.

4. The coordinating board for higher education shall, in consultation with academic experts in the respective disciplines in this state, administer comprehensive exit examinations in each field of academic discipline enumerated in subsection 1 of this section to be administered every year. Such examinations shall be selected so as to measure the breadth of knowledge of the examinee and allow for novel and creative ideas in the respective discipline.

5. The coordinating board shall analyze the results of the exit examination administered pursuant to subsection 4 of this section. If, in the opinion of the coordinating board, three years after implementation of the undergraduate scholarship program in a particular field of study, average scores on exit examinations of scholarship recipients fall below the fiftieth percentile, new undergraduate scholarships in that particular academic discipline at that particular institution of higher education shall be discontinued for a period of one year.

6. All scholarships issued pursuant to sections 173.197 to 173.199 may be renewed annually if the coordinating board is satisfied that the recipient is making satisfactory academic progress.]

[173.199. 1. There is hereby established the "Graduate Fellowship Program" which shall be administered by the coordinating board for higher education. The program shall, upon appropriation, provide fellowships, subject to the eligibility criteria enumerated in this section, for persons who pursue a graduate degree in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, life sciences, foreign languages, engineering, and agricultural sciences.

2. The amount of any fellowship granted under the graduate fellowship program for the pursuit of a master's degree in any of the disciplines enumerated in subsection 1 of this section shall be eight thousand dollars.

3. The coordinating board shall award scholarships in an amount of eight thousand dollars for the pursuit of a doctorate degree in any of the disciplines enumerated in subsection 1 of this section.

4. In order to be eligible to receive a scholarship or fellowship pursuant to this section, a person shall be a United States citizen and a Missouri resident who scores in the top twenty-fifth percentile of the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) test.

5. Any scholarship or fellowship awarded pursuant to sections 173.197 to 173.199 shall be expended only at a public or private institution of higher education in the state of Missouri.]

[173.267. 1. There is hereby established the "Missouri Educational Employees' Memorial Scholarship Program", and any moneys collected pursuant to subsection 2 of this section for this program shall be used to provide scholarships for the children of Missouri educational employees who died while employed by a Missouri school district to attend an undergraduate Missouri college or university of their choice pursuant to the provisions of this section.

2. Any employee of a public school district may have a minimum amount of one dollar withheld from such employee's paycheck to be donated to the "Missouri Educational Employees' Memorial Scholarship Fund", which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be used to provide scholarships to eligible students pursuant to this section. All earnings resulting from the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium. Moneys in the fund shall not be a part of total state revenues for the purposes of article X of the Missouri Constitution.

3. The definitions of terms set forth in section 173.205 shall be applicable to such terms as used in this section.

4. The coordinating board for higher education shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the program established by this section, and shall:

(1) Promulgate reasonable rules for the exercise of its functions and the effectuation of the purposes of this section;

(2) Prescribe the form and the time and method of awarding the scholarships, and shall supervise the processing thereof;

(3) Select qualified recipients to receive the scholarships, make such awards of scholarships to qualified recipients and determine the manner and method of payment to the recipient; and

(4) Operate the program in a manner designed to perpetuate the fund.

5. A student shall be eligible for an initial or renewed scholarship if, at the time of application and throughout the period during which the student is receiving such assistance, he or she is a part-time or full-time student who:

(1) Is seventeen years of age or older;

(2) Is a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States;

(3) Is a resident of the state of Missouri, as determined by reference to standards promulgated pursuant to section 173.140;

(4) Was the child or legal dependent of an educational employee of a Missouri public school who was enrolled in and regularly contributing to the program for at least one year and who died while employed by such school district after August 28, 1999. Such one-year period shall not apply to persons enrolled during the first year after August 28, 1999, or to persons employed for less than one year;

(5) Is enrolled, or has been accepted for enrollment, as an undergraduate student in an approved private or public institution; and

(6) Establishes financial need.

6. A recipient of a scholarship awarded pursuant to the provisions of this section may transfer from one approved Missouri public or private institution to another without losing eligibility for the scholarship. If a recipient of the scholarship at any time withdraws from an approved private or public institution so that under the rules and regulations of that institution he or she is entitled to a refund of any tuition, fees or other charges, the institution shall pay the portion of the refund attributable to the scholarship for that term to the coordinating board for higher education for deposit in this program.]

[173.500. The state of Missouri shall promote research projects and applied projects as defined by sections 173.500 to 173.565 which will enhance employment opportunity, stimulate economic development and encourage private investment.]

[173.510. As used in sections 173.500 to 173.565, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Applied project", any activity which seeks to utilize, synthesize, or apply existing knowledge, information, or resources to the resolution of a specified problem, question, or issue;

(2) "Board of curators", the board of curators for the University of Missouri;

(3) "Coordinating board", the Missouri coordinating board for higher education;

(4) "Department", the Missouri department of economic development;

(5) "Institution", any approved private institution or approved public institution, as these terms are defined in section 173.205, which are certified as such by the coordinating board;

(6) "Research project", any original investigation for the advancement of scientific or technological knowledge;

(7) "Small business", an independently owned and operated business as defined in title 15 U.S.C. section 632A and as described by title 13 CFR part 21; and

(8) "University", any institution of higher learning located within this state which has one or more campuses, offers doctoral level degrees, conducts basic research activities, and is federally or privately sponsored or funded, or both federally and privately sponsored or funded.]

[173.515. There is hereby created the "Higher Education Research Fund" which shall be administered by the board of curators and which shall contain such moneys as appropriated to it by the general assembly. Moneys in the research fund shall be kept separate from all other funds of the university and shall be expended for the purposes specified in sections 173.500 and 173.515 to 173.535 and for no other purpose. The board of curators shall provide such information and reports as the coordinating board may require concerning expenditure from the research fund.]

[173.520. The board of curators shall solicit and select proposals for research projects from persons associated with a university to be funded pursuant to sections 173.500 to 173.565, according to procedures approved by the coordinating board. The selection procedures shall provide for external peer review, assessment of the capacity of each research project to enhance employment opportunity within this state, and as evaluation of the potential of each research project to encourage private investment for a research project that would affect the Missouri economy. The selection procedures shall give consideration to the recommendations of a steering committee established by the board of curators and to include at least one representative each of all eligible institutions.]

[173.525. 1. Moneys from the research fund shall be used to defray a maximum of thirty-three and one-third percent or, for small business, a maximum of sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the expenses associated with any research project approved by the board of curators for funding under sections 173.500 to 173.565. The remaining sixty-six and two-thirds percent or, for small business, the remaining thirty-three and one-third percent of the expenses associated with any such project shall be contributed by a source other than the state or federal government. The board of curators shall approve for funding only those research projects for which:

(1) Contributions were not committed for the same or related research prior to August 13, 1982;

(2) Contributions have been obtained entirely from sources other than the state or federal governments, student fees, institutional endowment or other moneys used to fund the operating budget of the university; and

(3) Funding is consistent with the purposes of sections 173.500 to 173.565.

2. Only those expenses which are usually and customarily attendant to academic research shall be provided, including, without limitation, salaries of the principal investigators and assistants and the purchase of equipment and supplies. Moneys in the fund shall in no event be used to defray any portion of costs normally attributable to overhead.

3. Notwithstanding other provisions of sections 173.500 to 173.565 to the contrary, the board of curators may, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent of any appropriation to the higher education research fund, use such moneys to defray not more than thirty-three and one-third percent of the expenses associated with what is considered a "higher education applied project" as that term is used by sections 173.545 to 173.565 which the board of curators deems to be of unusual promise.]

[173.530. Ownership of all equipment and supplies, and any patents or copyrights which might be developed either directly or indirectly as a result of the funding provided by sections 173.500 and 173.515 to 173.535 shall be determined in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the university involved in the project.]

[173.535. Reasonable and necessary administrative costs for the solicitation and evaluation of research project proposals, and for the preparation of information and reports concerning the research fund, shall be chargeable to the research fund, subject to the approval of the board of curators. All other expenses attendant to the administration of the research fund, including solicitation of private contributions and the administration of individual grants, shall be borne by the university involved. Decisions of the board of curators with respect to selection of research projects shall be final.]

[173.545. 1. There is hereby created the "Higher Education Applied Projects Fund" which shall be administered by the department of economic development and which shall contain such moneys as are appropriated to it by the general assembly. Moneys in the applied projects fund shall be kept separate from all other funds of the department and shall be expended for the purposes specified in sections 173.500 and 173.545 to 173.565, and for no other purpose. The department shall establish procedures to ensure accountability for the applied projects fund and shall submit an annual report and such information as the governor may require concerning the activity of the applied projects fund.

2. Fifty percent of the funds annually allocated by the department of economic development to defray the expenses associated with applied projects shall be directed to projects which are intended to produce a positive economic impact, in such areas as value-added manufacturing and agriprocessing, upon rural communities as defined in section 620.160.]

[173.550. The department shall establish appropriate procedures, in accordance with the purposes of sections 173.500 to 173.565, for selection of applied project proposals submitted to it by institutions. Proposals submitted by the University of Missouri system, directly or indirectly, shall not be eligible for funding.]

[173.555. 1. Moneys from the applied projects fund shall be used to defray a maximum of fifty percent or, for small business, a maximum of sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the expenses associated with any applied project approved by the department for funding under sections 173.500 to 173.565, provided that the remaining fifty percent or, for small business, the remaining thirty-three and one-third percent of the expenses associated with any such project is contributed by or through sources other than the state or federal government. The department shall approve for funding only those applied projects for which:

(1) Contributions were not committed for the same or related applied projects prior to August 13, 1982;

(2) Contributions have been obtained from sources other than the state or federal governments, student fees, institutional endowment or other moneys used to fund the operating budget of any institution;

(3) Enhanced employment opportunity within this state will likely result; and

(4) Funding of the project is otherwise consistent with the purposes of sections 173.500 and 173.545 to 173.565.

2. Only those expenses which are usually and customarily attendant to academic research shall be provided, including, without limitations, salaries of principal directors and assistants and the purchase of equipment and supplies. Moneys in the applied projects fund shall in no event be used to defray costs normally attributed to institutional overhead. The chargeability of any disputed item shall be determined by the department, and decisions of the department with respect to selection of applied projects shall be final.]

[173.560. Ownership of all equipment and supplies, and any patents or copyrights which might be developed either directly or indirectly as a result of the funding provided under sections 173.500 and 173.545 to 173.565 shall be governed by the appropriate institution's rules and regulations applicable to these matters.]

[173.565. Reasonable and necessary administrative costs for the solicitation and evaluation of applied project proposals, and for the preparation of reports concerning the applied projects fund, shall be chargeable to the fund, subject to the approval of the director of the department. All other expenses attendant to the administration of the applied projects fund, including solicitation of private contributions and the administration of individual grants, shall be borne by the appropriate institution. All expenses charged to the applied fund shall be itemized and shall be included in the department's annual report.]

[173.724. 1. There is hereby established a "Higher Education Artistic Scholarship Program". Moneys appropriated by the general assembly or moneys identified in section 173.252 may be used for this program to provide scholarships for Missouri citizens to attend an approved public or private institution of their choice pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such program shall award a maximum of ten initial artistic scholarships per year, in the amount of two thousand dollars per scholarship.

2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Approved private institution", as defined in section 173.205;

(2) "Approved public institution", as defined in section 173.205;

(3) "Artistic talent":

(a) Creation of the visual arts;

(b) Creation of and the performance of music;

(d) Creation of and the performance of musical theater; and

(e) Creation of and the performance of dance;

(4) "Artistic talent scholarship", an amount of money paid by the state of Missouri to a qualified college or university student who has demonstrated exceptional artistic talent pursuant to the provisions of this section.

3. The coordinating board for higher education shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the program established by this section, and shall:

(1) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the exercise of its functions and the effectuation of the purposes of this section;

(2) Prescribe the form and the time and method of awarding scholarships to student artists of exceptional talent, and supervise the processing thereof; and

(3) Select qualified recipients to receive artistic talent scholarships, make awards of such artistic talent scholarships to qualified recipients and determine the manner and method of payment to the recipient.

4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.

5. A student shall be eligible for initial or renewed artistic talent scholarships if he or she is in compliance with the eligibility requirement set forth in section 173.215, excluding the requirement of financial need, and in addition meets the following requirements:

(1) Demonstration of exceptional artistic talent; and

(2) Declaration of intent to complete a college or university program of studies centered around the art or arts in which he or she has demonstrated talent for purposes of this section.

6. Artistic talent scholarships are renewable in the amount of two thousand dollars for each of the sophomore, junior and senior years of college or university study provided the recipient makes satisfactory academic degree progress as a full-time student and in addition, for each of the sophomore, junior and senior years, provides service to the institution in which enrolled in an academically related assignment. Students who hold artistic talent scholarships shall continue to enroll in a program of studies centered around the art or arts in which their talent is demonstrated for purposes of this section.

7. A recipient of an artistic talent scholarship awarded under this section may transfer from one approved Missouri public or private institution to another without losing eligibility for the scholarship. If a recipient of the scholarship at any time withdraws from an approved private or public institution so that under the rules and regulations of that institution he or she is entitled to a refund of any tuition, fees or other charges, the institution shall pay the portion of the refund attributable to the scholarship for that term to the coordinating board for higher education.]

[173.727. 1. There is hereby established a "Higher Education Graduate Study Scholarship Program" and any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for this program shall be used to provide scholarships for Missouri citizens to pursue graduate studies at a college or university of their choice pursuant to the provisions of this section.

2. The definitions of terms set forth in section 173.205 shall be applicable to such terms as used in this section except that the terms "approved private institution" and "approved public institution" shall, in addition, mean that those institutions offer programs of study beyond the baccalaureate degree which lead to a certificate or degree award on the graduate study level for which level of study the institution is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The terms "graduate study scholarship" or "graduate scholarship" mean an amount of money paid by the state of Missouri to a qualified college or university graduate student who has demonstrated superior academic achievement pursuant to the provisions of this section.

3. The coordinating board for higher education shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the program established by this section, and shall:

(1) For each three-year period of academic years, beginning with the 1991-1992 academic year, and based upon manpower needs of the state of Missouri as determined by the coordinating board, designate an area or areas of graduate program certificate or degree study for which graduate study scholarships shall be awarded to qualified Missouri residents, as provided in this section, during the three-year period;

(2) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the exercise of its functions and the effectuation of the purposes of this section;

(3) Prescribe the form and the time and method of awarding graduate study scholarships, and shall supervise the processing thereof; and

(4) Select qualified recipients to receive graduate study scholarships, make such awards of graduate scholarships to qualified recipients and determine the manner and method of payment to the recipient.

4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.

5. A student shall be eligible for initial or renewed graduate scholarship if he or she is in compliance with the eligibility requirements set forth in section 173.215, excluding the requirement of financial need, provided the student is enrolled, or has been accepted for enrollment, as a full-time graduate student in an approved private or public institution and in addition meets the requirements set forth in subsections 6 and 7 of this section. However, if the number of applicants exceeds the number of scholarships or revenues available, the coordinating board for higher education may consider the financial needs of the applicant.

6. Graduate study scholarships are awarded for a period of one academic year. Initial scholarships shall be offered to Missouri residents whose scores on both the verbal and quantitative sections of the graduate record examination general test are in the top one percent of all Missouri students taking the graduate record examination during the academic year in which the test was taken, or who achieve, to the satisfaction of the coordinating board for higher education, an equivalent score on an equivalent graduate or professional examination. Graduate scholarship recipients are required to maintain a full-time student status.

7. Initial graduate study scholarships are renewable for one additional academic year provided the recipient makes satisfactory graduate degree progress as a full-time student and provided that the program of study for which the scholarship is awarded requires an additional year of study to meet minimum requirements, exclusive of thesis, dissertation or experiential project. Graduate study scholarships are also renewable for uninterrupted progression of study from one level of graduate degree to the next higher level of degree study and may further be renewed for one additional academic year under the same criteria as provided for initial scholarship renewal.

8. A student who is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment as a graduate student, at an approved private or public institution, in a program study area designated as eligible by the coordinating board for higher education, beginning with the fall, 1991, term and who meets the other eligibility requirements for a graduate study scholarship shall, within the limits of the funds appropriated and made available, be offered a graduate study scholarship in the amount of two thousand dollars, which scholarship shall be renewable as provided in this section.]

[191.390. 1. There is hereby created within the department of health and senior services the "Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program". The primary target population for such program shall be women between twenty and sixty years of age.

2. The department shall appoint and convene the "Missouri Fibromyalgia Panel" to be comprised of individuals who shall act in a voluntary capacity with knowledge and expertise regarding fibromyalgia research, prevention, educational programs, and consumer needs, to guide program development. The panel shall seek and is authorized to accept private, federal, or other public financial support, grants, or other appropriate moneys to support the program. The department shall provide the panel and program necessary administrative services and support.

3. The panel shall have the following duties:

(1) In consultation with the National Fibromyalgia Association, to raise at least fifty thousand dollars through private funding for the purpose of establishing a public information and outreach campaign for issues related to fibromyalgia, including appropriate educational material to promote early diagnosis and treatment, prevention of complications, improvement of quality of life at home and in the workplace, and addressing mental health and disability issues of fibromyalgia patients;

(2) To work with other state and local agencies to promote fibromyalgia education and training programs for physicians and other health professionals; and

(3) To examine the various pharmaceutical treatments available for fibromyalgia patients.

4. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that the panel obtains private funding for the purpose of this section.]

[191.727. The director of the department of health and senior services and the director of the department of mental health shall create and administer an educational program that shall:

(1) Provide education to all physicians providing obstetrical and gynecological care in taking accurate and complete drug histories from their pregnant patients;

(2) Provide education to all such physicians concerning the effects of cigarettes, alcohol and schedules I, II and III controlled substances on pregnancy and fetal outcome;

(3) Provide education to all such physicians concerning counseling techniques for drug abusing women so as to improve referral to and compliance with drug treatment programs.]

[191.733. The department of health and senior services shall establish and maintain a toll-free information line for the purpose of providing information on resources for substance abuse treatment and for assisting with referral for substance abusing pregnant women.]

[191.735. 1. The directors of the department of health and senior services, mental health and social services and the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education shall establish multidisciplinary teams in areas deemed appropriate. Such teams shall act in an advisory capacity for local physicians or health care providers and shall include as a minimum a public health nurse, a representative of a hospital staff, an experienced child protection supervisor from the division of family services, an obstetrician, a neonatologist, pediatrician or a family practice physician with an interest in perinatal medicine, a medical social worker, a child psychologist and a drug treatment provider. No compensation shall be paid to the members of the multidisciplinary teams. These teams shall report to the director of the department of health and senior services. Necessary expenses of the teams may be paid from appropriations of the department of health and senior services upon approval by the director.

2. The director, in conjunction with the department of mental health, the department of elementary and secondary education, and the department of social services, shall ensure that these teams are trained in health issues affecting pregnant mothers and their babies, care in the home for medically complex infants, developmental impairments of exposed infants and treatment resources for drug-abusing families. The teams should also receive training in child protection aspects of intervention in child abuse and neglect cases and the various types of alternative resources available.

3. The local multidisciplinary teams shall ensure local cooperation in the implementation of sections 191.725 to 191.735.]

[191.741. 1. The department of health and senior services shall promulgate protocols based on a risk assessment profile based on substance abuse, to be used by physicians or health care providers to identify high risk pregnancies.

2. Upon notification by a physician or health care provider that a pregnant woman has been identified as having a high risk pregnancy based on such protocols, the department of health and senior services shall offer service coordination services to such woman. Service coordination services shall include a coordination of social services, health care and mental health services.]

[191.745. Beginning July 1, 1992, the director of the department of health and senior services shall conduct periodic and scientifically appropriate prevalence tests on a statistically significant sample of women or infants at the time of delivery. Upon request from the department of health and senior services, physicians who provide obstetrical or gynecological care shall obtain from their patients at time of delivery, test samples and forward the same to a central laboratory designated by the director of the department of health and senior services. These samples shall be forwarded to such laboratory without any identifying information as to the donor. The director may, however, require demographic information necessary to interpret results.

The director of the department of health and senior services shall then conduct such studies, through this and other means, as he deems appropriate to determine the extent of use and harmful perinatal effects of cigarettes, alcohol and schedules I, II and III controlled substances as defined in section 195.017. Periodic screening results shall be compared to those of the preceding series of tests to determine trends in pregnancy substance abuse and to assist in monitoring the effectiveness of sections 191.725 to 191.735. Prevalence testing during the prenatal period may be conducted in the same manner at the discretion of the director of the department of health and senior services.]

[191.909. 1. By January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, the attorney general's office shall report to the general assembly and the governor the following:

(1) The number of provider investigations due to allegations of violations under sections 191.900 to 191.910 conducted by the attorney general's office and completed within the reporting year, including the age and type of cases;

(2) The number of referrals due to allegations of violations under sections 191.900 to 191.910 received by the attorney general's office;

(3) The total amount of overpayments identified as the result of completed investigations;

(4) The amount of fines and restitutions ordered to be reimbursed, with a delineation between amounts the provider has been ordered to repay, including whether or not such repayment will be completed in a lump sum payment or installment payments, and any adjustments or deductions ordered to future provider payments;

(5) The total amount of monetary recovery as the result of completed investigations;

(6) The total number of arrests, indictments, and convictions as the result of completed investigations. An annual financial audit of the MO HealthNet fraud unit within the attorney general's office shall be conducted and completed by the state auditor in order to quantitatively determine the amount of money invested in the unit and the amount of money actually recovered by such office. 2. By January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, the department of social services shall report to the general assembly and the governor the following:

(1) The number of MO HealthNet provider and participant investigations and audits relating to allegations of violations under sections 191.900 to 191.910 completed within the reporting year, including the age and type of cases;

(2) The number of MO HealthNet long-term care facility reviews;

(3) The number of MO HealthNet provider and participant utilization reviews;

(4) The number of referrals sent by the department to the attorney general's office;

(5) The total amount of overpayments identified as the result of completed investigations, reviews, or audits;

(6) The amount of fines and restitutions ordered to be reimbursed, with a delineation between amounts the provider has been ordered to repay, including whether or not such repayment will be completed in a lump sum payment or installment payments, and any adjustments or deductions ordered to future provider payments;

(7) The total amount of monetary recovery as the result of completed investigation, reviews, or audits;

(8) The number of administrative sanctions against MO HealthNet providers, including the number of providers excluded from the program. An annual financial audit of the program integrity unit within the department of social services shall be conducted and completed by the state auditor in order to quantitatively determine the amount of money invested in the unit and the amount of money actually recovered by such office.]

[192.640. As used in sections 192.640 to 192.644, the following terms mean:

(1) "Department", the department of health and senior services;

(2) "Osteoporosis", a bone disease characterized by a reduction in bone density accompanied by increasing porosity and brittleness and associated with loss of calcium from the bones.]

[192.642. 1. The department may establish, promote, and maintain an osteoporosis prevention and education program to promote public awareness of causes of osteoporosis, options for prevention, the value of early detection and possible treatments, including the benefits and risks of those treatments.

2. The program shall include the following:

(1) Development of a public education and outreach campaign to promote osteoporosis prevention and education, including but not limited to:

(a) Causes and nature of the disease;

(b) Risk factors;

(d) Prevention of the disease, including nutrition, diet, and physical exercise;

(e) Diagnostic procedures and appropriate indications for their use;

(f) Hormone replacement, including benefits and risks;

(g) Environmental safety and injury prevention; and

(h) The availability of osteoporosis diagnostic treatment services in the community;

(2) Development of educational materials to be made available for consumers, particularly targeted toward high-risk groups, through local health departments, local physicians, other health care providers and women's organizations;

(3) Development of professional education programs for health care providers to assist them in understanding research findings and the subjects set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection; and

(4) Development and maintenance of a list of current providers of specialized services for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Dissemination of the list shall be accompanied by a description of diagnostic procedures, appropriate indications for their use, and a cautionary statement about the current status of osteoporosis research, prevention and treatment. The statement shall also indicate that the department does not license, certify or in any other way approve osteoporosis programs or centers in the state.

3. The department may conduct a needs assessment to identify:

(1) Available technical assistance and educational materials and programs nationwide;

(2) The level of public and professional awareness about osteoporosis;

(3) The needs of osteoporosis patients, their families and caregivers;

(4) Needs of health care providers, including physicians, nurses, managed-care organizations and other health care providers;

(5) The services available to osteoporosis patients;

(6) Existence of osteoporosis treatment programs;

(7) Existence of osteoporosis support groups;

(8) Existence of rehabilitation services; and

(9) Number and location of bone density testing equipment.]

[192.644. 1. The department may establish an osteoporosis advisory council to be appointed by the director of the department. The purpose of the advisory council is to assist the department in implementing sections 192.640 to 192.644.

2. The advisory council shall include:

(1) A person with osteoporosis;

(2) A representative from a women's health organization;

(3) A public health educator;

(4) An expert in bone and osteoporosis research, prevention and treatment; and

(5) Five health care providers, representing the following professions:

(a) Radiology;

(b) Orthopedics;

(d) Physical therapy; and

(e) Nutrition.

3. The members of the advisory council may not be compensated or reimbursed from state funds for their expenses in performing council duties.]

[192.729. 1. There is hereby established a state systemic lupus erythematosus program in the department of health and senior services. Subject to appropriations, the lupus program shall:

(1) Track and monitor the prevalence and incidents of lupus occurring throughout the state;

(2) Identify medical professionals and providers that are knowledgeable or specialize in the treatment of lupus and related diseases or illnesses; and

(3) Promote lupus research and public awareness through collaborations with academic partners throughout the state and local boards, including the Missouri chapter of the lupus foundation.

2. The department may utilize or expand existing programs such as the office on women's health, the office of minority health and the state arthritis program established in sections 192.700 to 192.727 to meet the requirements of this section.

3. The department may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.]

[193.295. 1. Each local registrar shall be paid the sum of two dollars for each complete birth, death, spontaneous fetal death certificate transmitted by him or her to the state registrar in accordance with the regulations of the department. In case no birth, death or spontaneous fetal death was registered during any calendar month, the local registrar shall so report.

2. In cities or counties having a population of one hundred thousand or over, where health officers are conducting effective registration of births and deaths under local ordinances in accordance with this law, such officers being continued as registrars in and for such cities or counties as provided in this law, and being paid by such cities or counties salaries for their official services, said officers shall not be entitled to nor have power to collect any fee provided for in this section, but such salaries shall be in full compensation also for their services as registrars; provided that such cities or counties shall provide the office accommodations, clerical help, office furnishings and supplies necessary to enable such officer to properly perform the duties of registrar.]

[193.305. Upon certification by the state registrar to the commissioner of administration, the fees of local registrars shall be paid by the commissioner of administration out of funds appropriated to him for that purpose.]

[198.086. 1. The department of health and senior services shall develop and implement a demonstration project designed to establish a licensure category for health care facilities that wish to provide treatment to persons with Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's-related dementia. The division shall also:

(1) Inform potential providers of the demonstration project and seek letters of intent;

(2) Review letters of intent and select provider organizations to participate in the demonstration project. Ten such organizations may develop such projects using an existing license and additional organizations shall be newly licensed facilities with no more than thirty beds per project. One demonstration project shall be at a stand-alone facility of no more than one hundred twenty beds designed and operated exclusively for the care of residents with Alzheimer's disease or dementia within a county of the first classification with a charter form of government with a population over nine hundred thousand. A total of not more than three hundred beds may be newly licensed through the demonstration projects. All projects shall maintain their pilot status until a complete evaluation is completed by the division of aging, in conjunction with a qualified Missouri school or university, and a written determination is made from such evaluation that the pilot project is successful;

(3) Monitor the participants' compliance with the criteria established in this section;

(4) Recommend legislation regarding the licensure of dementia-specific residential care based on the results of the demonstration project; and

(5) Submit a report regarding the division's activities and recommendations for administrative or legislative action on or before November fifteenth of each year to the governor, the president pro tem of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.

2. The director of the division shall:

(1) Develop a reimbursement methodology to reasonably and adequately compensate the pilot projects for the costs of operation of the project, and require the filing of annual cost reports by each participating facility which shall include, but not be limited to, the cost equivalent of unpaid volunteer or donated labor;

(2) Process the license applications of project participants;

(3) Monitor each participant to assure its compliance with the requirements and that the life, health and safety of residents are assured;

(4) Require each participating facility to complete a minimum data set form for each resident occupying a pilot bed;

(5) Require the division of aging to assign a single team of the same surveyors to inspect and survey all participating facilities at least twice a year for the entire period of the project; and

(6) Submit to the president pro tem of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives copies of any statements of deficiencies, plans of correction and complaint investigation reports applying to project participants.

3. Project participants shall:

(1) Be licensed by the division;

(2) Provide care only to persons who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's-related dementia;

(3) Have buildings and furnishings that are designed to provide for the resident's safety. Facilities shall have indoor and outdoor activity areas, and electronically controlled exits from the buildings and grounds to allow residents the ability to explore while preventing them from exiting the facility's grounds unattended;

(4) Be staffed twenty-four hours a day by the appropriate number and type of personnel necessary for the proper care of residents and upkeep of the facility;

(5) Conduct special staff training relating to the needs, care and safety of persons with Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's-related dementia within the first thirty days of employment;

(6) Utilize personal electronic monitoring devices for any resident whose physician recommends use of such device;

(7) Permit the resident's physician, in consultation with the family members or health care advocates of the resident, to determine whether the facility meets the needs of the resident; and

(8) Implement a social model for the residential environment rather than an institutional medical model.

4. For purposes of this section, "health care facilities for persons with Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's-related dementia" means facilities that are specifically designed and operated to provide elderly individuals who have chronic confusion or dementia illness, or both, with a safe, structured but flexible environment that encourages physical activity through a well-developed recreational and aging-in-place and activity program. Such program shall continually strive to promote the highest practicable physical and mental abilities and functioning of each resident.

5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit project participants from accommodating a family member or other caregiver from residing with the resident in accordance with all life, health, and safety standards of the facility.]

[198.531. 1. The division of aging, in collaboration with qualified Missouri schools and universities, shall establish an aging-in-place pilot program at a maximum of four selected sites throughout the state which will provide a continuum of care for elders who need long-term care. For purposes of this section, "qualified Missouri schools and universities" means any Missouri school or university which has a school of nursing, a graduate nursing program, or any other similar program or specialized expertise in the areas of aging, long-term care or health services for the elderly.

2. The pilot program shall:

(1) Deliver a full range of physical and mental health services to residents in the least restrictive environment of choice to reduce the necessity of relocating such residents to other locations as their health care needs change;

(2) Base licensure on services provided rather than on facility type; and

(3) Be established in selected urban, rural and regional sites throughout the state.

3. The directors of the division of aging and division of medical services shall apply for all federal waivers necessary to provide Medicaid reimbursement for health care services received through the aging-in-place pilot program.

4. The division of aging shall monitor the pilot program and report to the general assembly on the effectiveness of such program, including quality of care, resident satisfaction and cost-effectiveness to include the cost equivalent of unpaid or volunteer labor.

5. Developments authorized by this section shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 197.300 to 197.367 and shall be licensed by the division of aging.]

[207.150. 1. The division of family services may, subject to appropriation, provide housing assistance to the parents of children who are at imminent danger of removal and placement or who are in the custody of the division pursuant to court order, if a primary barrier for keeping the child in the home or reuniting the child's family is the homeless condition of the parents and to parents who are at risk of having their family separated due to inadequate housing or homelessness. Housing assistance shall be provided pursuant to this section, based on the development of a family housing plan. The plan will address current needs, and the movement toward adequate housing and independence. Housing assistance shall not exceed the average market rate for the area, and the plan shall be provided on a month-to-month assessment, not to exceed six months. Such housing assistance may be in the form of rent subsidies, rent arrears, deposits or other housing-related assistance sufficient to obtain adequate rental housing.

2. The division of family services shall designate a housing specialist within the division who shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of housing assistance funds.

3. The division of family services shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.]

[208.179. 1. Subject to appropriations made for that purpose, a pilot project shall be created by the director of the division of medical services to provide up to one thousand residents of this state who become unemployed and receive unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to chapter 288 with medical assistance during the period of time they continue to receive such unemployment compensation benefits.

2. The director of the division of medical services shall determine the amount and scope of benefits which are available under this section. The director may also establish utilization and cost limits for care delivered to the participants. Recipients qualifying for medical assistance under the provisions of this section shall be subject to cost-sharing requirements as determined by the director of the department of social services. Such cost-sharing requirements may include the payment of premiums, premium payment assistance, deductibles or coinsurance. The director shall specify these requirements in regulations.

3. The director of the division of medical services may elect to pay premiums for such eligible residents under continuation of benefit arrangements which may be available to such eligible residents through their former employer. 4. The director of the division of medical services shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.]

[208.192. 1. By August 28, 2010, the director of the MO HealthNet division shall implement a program under which the director shall make available through its Internet website nonaggregated information on individuals collected under the federal Medicaid Statistical Information System described in the Social Security Act, Section 1903(r)(1)(F), insofar as such information has been de-identified in accordance with regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended. In implementing such program, the director shall ensure that:

(1) The information made so available is in a format that is easily accessible, useable, and understandable to the public, including individuals interested in improving the quality of care provided to individuals eligible for programs and services under the MO HealthNet program, researchers, health care providers, and individuals interested in reducing the prevalence of waste and fraud under the program;

(2) The information made so available is as current as deemed practical by the director and shall be updated at least once per calendar quarter;

(3) To the extent feasible, all health care providers, as such term is defined in subdivision (20) of section 376.1350, included in such information are identifiable by name to individuals who access the information through such program; and

(4) The director periodically solicits comments from a sampling of individuals who access the information through such program on how to best improve the utility of the program.

2. For purposes of implementing the program under this section and ensuring the information made available through such program is periodically updated, the director may select and enter into a contract with a public or private entity meeting such criteria and qualifications as the director determines appropriate.

3. By August 28, 2011, and annually thereafter, the director shall submit to the general assembly and the MO HealthNet oversight committee, a report on the progress of the program under subsection 1 of this section, including the extent to which information made available through the program is accessed and the extent to which comments received under subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section were used during the year involved to improve the utility of the program.

4. By August 28, 2011, the director shall submit to the general assembly and the MO HealthNet oversight committee a report on the feasibility, potential costs, and potential benefits of making publicly available through an Internet-based program de-identified payment and patient encounter information for items and services furnished under Title XXI of the Social Security Act which would not otherwise be included in the information collected under the federal Medicaid Statistical Information System described in Section 1903(r)(1)(F) of such act and made available under Section 1942 of such act, as added by Section 5008.

5. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2009, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]

[208.202. 1. The director of the MO HealthNet division, in collaboration with other appropriate agencies, is authorized to implement, subject to appropriation, a pilot project premium offset program for making standardized private health insurance coverage available to qualified individuals. Subject to approval by the oversight committee created in section 208.955, the division shall implement the program in two regions in the state, with one in an urban area and one in a rural area. Under the program:

(1) An individual is qualified for the premium offset if the individual has been uninsured for one year;

(2) An individual's income shall not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level;

(3) The premium offset shall only be payable for an employee if the employer or employee or both pay their respective shares of the required premium. Absent employer participation, a qualified employee, or qualified employee and qualified spouse, may directly enroll in the MO HealthNet premium offset program;

(4) The qualified uninsured individual shall not be entitled to MO HealthNet wraparound services.

2. Individuals qualified for the premium offset program established under this section who apply after appropriation authority is depleted to pay for the premium offset shall be placed on a waiting list for that state fiscal year. If additional money is appropriated the MO HealthNet division shall process applications for MO HealthNet premium offset services based on the order in which applicants were placed on the waiting list.

3. No employer shall participate in the pilot project for more than five years.

4. The department of social services is authorized to pursue either a federal waiver or a state plan amendment, or both, to obtain federal funds necessary to implement a premium offset program to assist uninsured lower-income Missourians in obtaining health care coverage.

5. The provisions of this section shall expire June 30, 2011.]

[208.309. 1. Sections 208.309 to 208.315 shall be known as the "Elders Volunteer for Elders Project (EVE) Act". Subject to appropriations, the department of social services, division of aging, shall review applications and award grants to at least three community provider organizations for the provisions of services which shall establish a three-year demonstration project designed to prevent the premature or unnecessary institutionalization of Missouri's low-income elderly citizens in specifically defined neighborhoods located in a city not within a county, a city with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which is located in more than one county and in region 2 of the Missouri area agencies on aging.

2. As used in sections 208.309 to 208.315, the following terms mean:

(1) "Community provider organizations", any:

(a) Charitable organization as defined in section 407.453;

(b) Not-for-profit corporation established pursuant to chapter 355; or

(c) An organization that has obtained an exemption from the payment of federal income taxes as provided in section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(7) or 501(c)(8) of Title 26, U.S.C., as amended;

(2) "Division", division of aging of the department of social services;

(3) "Elderly low-income person", a Missouri citizen who is sixty years of age or older and whose income is at or below one hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level;

(4) "Project", a demonstration project directed at Missouri's low-income elderly who are at risk of involuntary and unnecessary institutionalization;

(5) "Recipient", any elderly low-income person who is in need of assistance with at least one of the activities of daily life or assistance with instrumental activities of daily living. The highest priority will be given to those at risk of incapacity adjudication.]

[208.311. The purpose of the EVE projects shall be:

(1) To help low-income elderly, adjudicated incapacitated or not, who live within a project's geographical location to obtain access to services to retain their independence and postpone consignment to nursing homes and to improve their quality of life;

(2) To advocate for low-income elderly during an incapacity adjudication hearing;

(3) To help those low-income elderly who become institutionalized and who can be restored sufficiently to return home, to do so; and

(4) To train and support mostly senior volunteers and to add volunteer work opportunities for healthy senior citizens.]

[208.313. 1. The division shall review applications and make grant awards to three community provider organizations who meet the criteria and requirements set forth in subsection 2 of this section. One of the community provider organizations shall be located in a city not within a county and the second shall be located in a city with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which is located in more than one county and the third shall be located in region 2 of the Missouri area agencies on aging.

2. In order to be considered for selection as a demonstration project site a community provider organization shall file an application with the division and present the following information:

(1) A proposed program, including the approximate number of elderly citizens that the project is designed to reach in a specifically defined neighborhood;

(2) A proposed budget;

(3) A proposed program to recruit, train and retain volunteers as case managers and advocates for the low-income elderly of the defined neighborhood;

(4) A proposed client eligibility and screening process; and

(5) A proposed format to file an annual external audit and annual comprehensive evaluation of the services provided to the low-income elderly to the division of aging for consideration of potential statewide implementation.]

[208.315. The division of aging may continue or expand such programs within appropriations.]

[208.335. 1. The general assembly is committed to community renewal and revitalization, especially in high poverty areas. Community renewal depends on fostering a sense of belonging and a sense of community. Community renewal and revitalization are important for enhancing the quality of life for community residents. To this end, the general assembly supports the development and use of community-based systems of support that include traditional and nontraditional mechanisms for enhancing quality of life.

2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Community", an area of similar and like interests for developing an infrastructure that supports a self-sufficiency pact, as established in section 208.325, while reducing the need for welfare except as a transitional benefit. A community can include a group of blocks or a self-defined neighborhood in an area;

(2) "Systems of support", a program, service or other activity with the goal of alleviating poverty or improving the quality of life.

3. The department of social services in collaboration with the department of economic development, department of labor and industrial relations, department of health and senior services, department of mental health and other agencies shall develop a comprehensive methodology to focus a blend of federal, state and local resources on communities to address issues of poverty specific to the community. Part of this methodology shall be specific strategies for the coordinated use of existing job training programs at the local level, including federal and state job training funds, and the private industry councils. The elimination of duplication of services and the enhancing of access to existing agencies shall be the primary goals of these strategies. The department of social services shall also develop strategies for contracting at the community level with public agencies and private not-for-profit organizations, community action agencies, for the delivery of services to promote self-sufficiency; such services may include the provision of child care, transportation, employment-readiness, and job training. The methodology of the department of social services should include, but need not be limited to:

(1) An inventory of community strengths and weaknesses, including the availability of community services, businesses and individual volunteers;

(2) Assessing the potential for local residents, given sufficient training and financial support, to provide for improved community services and businesses;

(3) Provision of staff resources needed to help identify and inform local residents about the program, organize public meetings, develop local leadership and gain the commitment of local residents for the success of the project; and

(4) Giving preference to projects that would include small businesses managed or owned by local residents. The director of the department of social services shall establish pilot programs that promote local authority and decision making. The department of social services shall give local communities, to the maximum extent possible, authority to direct assistance in conjunction with local resources to provide new and innovative ways of assisting people living in poverty.

4. The department of social services shall accept applications and work with other agencies, subject to appropriation, to establish a pilot project in a city not within a county to develop and implement an alternative neighborhood, community-based program for disadvantaged youths known as the "Youth Build St. Louis" program.

5. Communities should submit a community revitalization plan to the department of social services designed to strengthen local systems of support and provide economic incentives for investment in the community.

6. Local resources shall be identified in the plan which shall be used to expand the community's capacity to sustain residents' self-sufficiency. The plan should be tailored to the community and should build on existing initiatives and service delivery systems.

7. Community agencies which may include community action agencies as defined in section 660.370 shall be used to manage revitalization programs and support system development.

8. Community revitalization plans should include, but not be limited to, the following components:

(1) Community cooperatives which expand the capacity to meet basic needs such as child care;

(2) Transportation strategies, which make better use of existing transportation resources through multisystem use and coordination;

(3) Health care strategies which maximize available resources for the health and safety of the individuals residing in the community;

(4) Community support and volunteer involvement, which maximize human resources and provide residents the opportunity to reinvest in their neighborhoods, volunteer service banks, mentoring and adolescent-specific programs may be included;

(5) Service integration, which improves efficacy and facilitates a needs-based approach to service delivery. Service integration should include common intake and referral strategies;

(6) Economic revitalization, which creates an environment of opportunity and growth. Neighborhood assistance programs and other economic development tools, such as investment incentives should be identified;

(7) Private sector involvement and investment, which ensures the viability of the community is self-sustaining and involves the total community. Community representation and private sector commitments should be specified;

(8) Prevention, which gives families in need of short-term assistance the resources necessary to avoid long-term dependency.

9. Communities receiving assistance to implement a revitalization plan should be provided with the following resources:

(1) Flexible funding, to facilitate the initial organization of community resources and agencies for the purpose of plan implementation;

(2) Technical assistance, for the development of unified intake, referral and service delivery strategies, and communication network systems;

(3) Expanded options, subject to waiver approval, such as wage supplementation and resource and income disregards for welfare recipients to increase the probability of economic independence;

(4) Evaluation of results, to monitor system effectiveness and program impact.

10. The provisions of this section shall be implemented as waivers necessary to ensure continued federal funding are received.]

[208.500. 1. Sections 208.500 to 208.507 shall be known as "Transitional Benefits Demonstration Project". Subject to appropriations and receipt of a federal waiver, the division of family services shall establish a three-year demonstration project which shall provide transitional benefits to families who lose their eligibility for assistance under aid to families of dependent children because of an increase in earned income.

2. As used in sections 208.500 to 208.507, the following terms mean:

(1) "Child care", child care services provided by the division of family services;

(2) "Division", division of family services of the department of social services;

(3) "Medical services", those services provided for under section 208.152;

(4) "Participant", any recipient who is participating in the demonstration project;

(5) "Project", a demonstration project directed at AFDC recipients who become ineligible for benefits due to an increase in earned income, in which such recipients can receive child care and medical services for an indefinite period of time, not to exceed three years, to assist in the transition from welfare to employment;

(6) "Recipient", any person receiving aid to families of dependent children benefits under section 208.040 or 208.041.]

[208.503. 1. The division shall select project participants from applicants who meet the criteria and requirements set forth in subsection 3 of this section.

2. Subject to appropriations, the division shall provide child care and medical services to no more than two hundred fifty head-of-household participants. Such child care and medical services will continue until the earned income of the participant is at least two times the minimum wage. The division shall deliver the transitional child care assistance through a vendor voucher payment or purchase of service system which requires that as the recipient's earned income increases, the recipient shall contribute to the cost of the assistance in accordance with a sliding scale fee established by rule.

3. In order to be considered for selection as a prospective project participant pursuant to sections 208.500 to 208.507:

(1) A person shall apply to the division to participate in the program;

(2) An applicant shall have been a recipient of AFDC benefits for at least twelve of the last thirty-six months preceding application;

(3) The applicant shall have become ineligible for AFDC benefits due to an increase in earned income, within the year preceding application, or is currently receiving transitional child care services as defined in section 208.400;

(4) The applicant shall be employed at the time of application and not receiving employer paid child care or medical services;

(5) The applicant shall meet any other criteria as determined by the division of family services.]

[208.505. The division of family services shall conduct research to determine the relationship between continued employment of former recipients and providing child care and medical services to participants and shall make recommendations to the general assembly concerning the continuation or modification of the project.]

[208.507. The division of family services shall make such application as necessary to receive federal waiver(s) and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 208.500 to 208.507. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.]

[208.612. The departments of social services, mental health, and health and senior services shall collaborate in addressing common problems of the elderly by entering into collaborative agreements and protocols with each other, private, public and federal agencies with the intent of creating one-stop shopping for elderly citizens to apply for all programs for which they are entitled. They shall devise one application form that will provide entry to all available elderly services and programs. Any public elderly service agency that commonly serves elderly persons shall make available and provide information relating to the one-stop shopping concept.]

[208.615. The division of aging shall devise and implement an unmet needs report which standardizes information expected from the various senior-serving agencies, such as the area agencies on aging, and defines the changing needs and problems of elderly citizens of the state, such as hunger, isolation, mental illness, crime and other factors affecting the health, safety and quality of life of elderly persons. Such a report shall be issued annually to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate and the public.]

[208.700. 1. Sections 208.700 to 208.720 shall be known and may be cited as the "Welfare to Work Protection Act".

2. For purposes of sections 208.700 to 208.720, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Department", the department of social services;

(2) "Direct placement program", any program in which an office of the department has a prearranged agreement with a specific employer or employers to supply such employer or employers with applicants;

(3) "Employer", an employer that operates the site where a public assistance recipient is employed or placed, and shall not mean any placement agency or temporary help service firm;

(4) "Supplemental wage assistance employment position", any position in which the state of Missouri, through the department or any of its divisions, reimburses the employer for a portion of the wages of such position as an incentive to an employer for hiring designated individuals;

(5) "TANF benefits", temporary assistance for needy families benefits provided pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended;

(6) "Work first program", a program in the department of social services implementing the provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended. The work first program is not a relief or work training program for purposes of subsection 9 of section 288.034.]

[208.705. Any adult receiving benefits through the work first program employed by or assigned to a subsidized or unsubsidized work activity with an employer shall be considered an employee of the employer to the same extent as other employees of the employer for purposes of all state and federal labor laws, including, but not limited to, laws pertaining to collective bargaining, occupational safety and health, workplace discrimination, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation and minimum wage. Each participant employed by or assigned to a subsidized or unsubsidized work activity with an employer shall receive paid sick, holiday, vacation and all other leave time equivalent to, and on the same basis as, the leave time paid to regular employees. For purposes of this section, "employer" means the employer that operates the site where the recipient is employed or placed, and does not include any placement agency or temporary help service organization.]

[208.710. 1. A supplemental wage assistance employment position shall be a new position within that place of employment.

2. Any individual or employee who believes that he or she has been adversely affected by a violation of subsection 1 of this section or an organization that is authorized to represent such individual or employee shall be afforded an opportunity to grieve it. Such individual or employee, or such individual's or employee's organization, shall first attempt to remedy the alleged violation through a meeting with the employer within thirty days of the request for a meeting. If the complaint is not resolved to the satisfaction of the individual or employee, such individual or employee may appeal to the department of labor and industrial relations commission, and the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with rules and notification requirements adopted by the commission and a decision shall be rendered within forty-five days of such hearing. If the individual or employee is aggrieved by the decision of the commission, the individual or employee may, within thirty days of the date of such decision, file a petition for review in the circuit court for the county in which the individual or employee resides.

The commission shall not be a party in the action before the circuit court. However, if there is an existing grievance procedure in a collective bargaining agreement, such procedure shall be followed. Remedies shall include reinstatement, and retroactive pay and benefits.

3. Nothing in this section shall preempt or supersede any provision of state law which provides greater protection for employees from job displacement.]

[208.715. 1. Direct placement programs are not required to sanction the public assistance recipient who refuses employment or an offer of employment for the following reasons and conditions:

(1) Three or fewer employers are direct placement program participants and such employment or offer of employment requires travel to and from the place of employment and the recipient's home which exceeds a total of two hours in round-trip time, inclusive of the time necessary to transport family members to a school or place providing child care, or when walking is the only available means of transportation, the round-trip is more than four miles; or

(2) The employment or offer of employment involves conditions that are in violation of applicable health and safety standards.

2. Nothing in this section shall preempt or supersede any provision of state law which provides greater protections for public assistance recipients from sanctioning.]

[208.720. The department of social services shall maintain lists of employers used in supplemental wage assistance programs, direct placement programs and community work experience programs. The lists shall include the number of clients placed with such employers year to date. Reporting of employer lists and client placement with such employers from service delivery areas to the department shall be made quarterly. Such program employer lists shall be made available to the public upon request.]

[217.105. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "COCC", corrections officer certification commission;

(2) "Corrections officer", a corrections officer of the state or any political subdivision of the state;

(3) "Director", the director of the Missouri department of corrections or his or her designated agent or representative.

2. There is hereby established within the department of corrections a "Corrections Officer Certification Commission" which shall be composed of nine members nominated by the director and appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate:

(1) Three members shall be department of corrections officers below the rank of lieutenant; of which, at least two will be members of a statewide association of corrections officers with more than one thousand members;

(2) Three members shall be corrections officers or supervisors above the rank of sergeant; two of which must be the rank of lieutenant or captain. Of these three, at least one will be a member of a statewide association of corrections officers with more than one thousand members;

(3) Two members shall be county sheriffs, at least one of whom shall be from a third class county; and

(4) One member shall represent the general public.

3. Each member shall be at the time of appointment a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for a period of at least one year.

4. The original members of the commission shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Three for terms of one year;

(2) Three for terms of two years; and

(3) Three for terms of three years. Thereafter, all terms of membership on the commission shall be for three years or until a successor is appointed.

5. The director may remove any member of the commission for misconduct or neglect of office. Any member of the commission may be removed for cause by the director but such member shall first be presented with a written statement of the reasons thereof.

6. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

7. Annually the director shall appoint one of the members as chairperson.

The commission shall meet to perform its duties at least once each year as determined by the director or a majority of the members. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

8. No member of the commission shall receive any compensation for the performance of official duties but the members shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses.

9. The commission may:

(1) Cause a job task analysis to be made of the jobs of corrections officers pursuant to this chapter;

(2) Make recommendations to the department of corrections, the legislature, or the governor concerning the qualifications, training, testing, and certification of corrections officers;

(3) Recommend qualifications and training standards for corrections officers pursuant to this chapter.

10. The director may establish various classes of corrections officers certification.

11. The name, certification status, and employing corrections agency of any of the applicants or individuals certified pursuant to this chapter shall be open record. All other records retained by the director pertaining to any applicant or certified officer shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public or any member of the public, except with the written consent of the person or entity whose records are involved, provided, however, that the director may disclose such information in the course of interstate exchange of information, during the course of litigation involving the director or to other state agencies. No closed record conveyed to the director pursuant to this chapter shall lose its status as a closed record solely because it is retained by the director. Nothing in this chapter shall be used to compel the director to disclose any record subject to attorney-client privilege or work-product privilege.]

[217.378. 1. As used in this section, the term "Missouri regimented discipline program" means a program of institutional correctional alternatives in discipline, exercise, and treatment.

2. The department of corrections shall establish by regulation the Missouri regimented discipline program including rules determining how and when a defendant shall be admitted into or removed from the program.

3. Eligibility for the court to impose a sentence to the Missouri regimented discipline program requires:

(1) That the individual so sentenced is on felony probation at the time of the court's consideration, that the conditions of the probation have been violated, that the probationer is subject to revocation and that other community alternatives have been exhausted; or

(2) The court determines that in the absence of the Missouri regimented discipline program the individual would be committed to the department of corrections to serve a prison term; and

(3) The availability of space in the program which shall be determined by the department of corrections. If the court is advised that there is no space available, the court shall consider other authorized dispositions;

(4) That the individual so sentenced must be between the age of seventeen and twenty-five and shall not have a prior felony conviction.

4. Any time prior to one hundred twenty days after commitment of such defendant to the department, the department shall prepare and file with the circuit court a report on the progress of the defendant in the Missouri regimented discipline program.

5. If, within one hundred twenty days after commitment of the defendant, the court is advised by the department of corrections of the individual's successful completion of the regimented discipline program, the court shall cause the individual to be placed on probation prior to the expiration of the one-hundred-twenty-day period. Failure of the individual to complete the program shall be cause to void the right to be considered for probation on this sentence and the individual will serve the sentence prescribed.]

[261.105. 1. The department of agriculture shall make demonstration awards, out of appropriations made for that purpose, to the center for sustainable agricultural systems of the University of Missouri college of agriculture for the development and coordination of demonstration projects on the lands of individual farmers in this state which identify, develop and demonstrate agricultural technologies and farm management strategies in food and fiber production carried out under actual farming conditions that will reduce the dependency of food and fiber production on nonrenewable inputs. In any one fiscal year, no more than thirty such demonstration project awards shall be made and no award shall exceed four thousand five hundred dollars for any one demonstration project. The department of agriculture, in cooperation with the University of Missouri college of agriculture and the University of Missouri extension service, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and for the identification of demonstration projects and award areas. The demonstration projects shall be selected on a broad geographical basis so that each agricultural area of the state is represented as nearly as practicable. The demonstration projects shall be selected on the basis of innovative practices based on competitive applications received. Each demonstration project shall be monitored by the University of Missouri extension service and a report of the project shall be made to the department of agriculture. 2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule filed or adopted prior to August 28, 1999, if it fully complied with the provisions of chapter 536. 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, 1999, shall be invalid and void.]

[261.110. 1. The department of agriculture shall develop standards and labeling for organic farming.

2. The department of agriculture shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.

3. The department may cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in this state, any private entity or person engaged in growing, processing, marketing of organic products, or any group of such persons in this state, in programs to effectuate such purposes.

Such agreements may provide for cost and revenue sharing, and for division of duties and responsibilities under this section and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this section.

4. 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, 2002, shall be invalid and void.]

[261.120. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Organic Production and Certification Fee Fund". Fees imposed in accordance with rules promulgated under section 261.110 shall be credited to the organic production and certification fee fund.]

[262.460. 1. The director of the department of agriculture may pay to nonprofit county and district fairs and to regularly organized or incorporated nonprofit agricultural societies having as their object the holding of shows, exhibitions or fairs for the advancement of agriculture in Missouri as partial reimbursement of premiums paid a percentage not to exceed fifty percent of premiums actually paid by the organizations on approved classes as enumerated in this section. Money received as entry fees and deductions from premiums shall not be considered as premiums paid by the organization and the total amount paid as state aid on the premiums to shows or fairs in any one county shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars in any one year, if funds are available. These payments are to be prorated to all participating fairs on a percentage basis of premiums paid on standard classifications approved by the director of the department of agriculture.

2. The director of the department of agriculture shall grant such state aid only on premiums paid on approved classes of:

(1) Cattle, swine, sheep, goats, farm work stock, including mules shown to halter or farm vehicles, jack stock and light horses to halter;

(2) Poultry, eggs, rabbits and dairy products;

(3) Field, garden and horticultural products;

(4) Home economic products;

(5) 4-H and vocational agriculture projects including F.F.A.;

(6) Exhibits by educational institutions.

3. Counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions may be eligible for matched assistance of not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars annually to any one such subdivision, for the purpose of new constructions, remodeling, maintaining, repairing, or otherwise making fair buildings more suitable for fair purposes, upon compliance with the requirements of sections 262.460 to 262.465.

4. As used in sections 262.460 to 262.465, the following terms mean:

(1) "Director", the state director of the department of agriculture;

(2) "Fair buildings", the youth and agricultural facilities in which a fair is conducted and which are owned by the county or municipality or political subdivision, and are used principally for holding a county fair or community fair.]

[421.028. 1. Each bedding manufacturer, renovator or sanitizer shall register with and obtain an initial permit and permit number from the department, which permit shall be renewed annually.

2. Upon timely request by an applicant for an initial permit, the department shall recognize a valid registry, license, permit or factory number issued by another state or jurisdiction, provided that, the applicant complies with all requirements established by the department for issuance of a permit number in this state.

3. The department shall set fees for each class of initial and annual renewal permits, including, but not limited to, manufacturers, renovators and sanitizers in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to defray, but shall not substantially exceed, the cost of administering sections 421.005 to 421.038.]

[453.322. As used in this section and section 453.325, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Division", the division of family services in the department of social services;

(2) "Maintenance of effort", state funds appropriated for the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), emergency assistance, AFDC-related child care and the JOBS program;

(3) "Temporary assistance for needy families", the federal block grant moneys available to the state for public assistance benefits and programs authorized by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and commonly known as "TANF".]

[453.325. 1. The division of family services in the department of social services shall, subject to appropriations, establish the "Grandparents as Foster Parents Program". The grandparents as foster parents program recognizes that:

(1) Raising a grandchild differs from when the grandparents raised their own children;

(2) Caring for a grandchild often places additional financial, social and psychological strain on grandparents with fixed incomes;

(3) Different parenting skills are necessary when raising a grandchild and many grandparents do not possess such skills, are not aware of how to obtain such skills and cannot afford access to the services necessary to obtain such skills;

(4) Grandparents, like nonrelative foster parents, need a support structure, including counseling for the grandchild and caretaker, respite care and transportation assistance and child care;

(5) The level of care provided by grandparents does not differ from nonrelative foster care, but reimbursement for such care is substantially less for grandparents; and

(6) Grandparents are often unaware of the cash assistance alternatives to the federal TANF block grant funds which are available to support the grandchildren placed in their care.

2. A grandparent shall be eligible to participate in the grandparents as foster parents program if such grandparent:

(1) Is fifty years of age or older;

(2) Is the legal guardian of a grandchild placed in such grandparent's custody;

(3) Has an annual household income of less than two hundred percent of the federal poverty level; and

(4) Participates in the training available through the division pursuant to subsection 4 of this section. The division shall annually review the eligibility of grandparents participating in the program.

3. If there are no grandparents of a child who are willing to participate in the grandparents as foster parents program, the division may include in the program any other close relative who becomes the legal guardian of the child or obtains legal custody of the child, as granted by a court of competent jurisdiction if such relative also meets the requirements of subdivisions (1), (3) and (4) of subsection 2 of this section.

4. Subject to appropriations, the grandparents as foster parents program:

(1) Shall provide reimbursement up to seventy-five percent of the current foster care payment schedule to eligible grandparents, as defined in subsection 2 of this section, for the care of a grandchild;

(2) Shall establish program requirements, including, but not limited to, participation in foster parent training, parenting skills training, childhood immunizations and other similar health screens;

(3) Shall provide continuing counseling for the child and grandparent;

(4) May provide support services, including, but not limited to, respite care, child care and transportation assistance. Eligibility for child-care services pursuant to this program shall be based on the same eligibility criteria used for other child-care benefits provided by the division of family services;

(5) Shall provide Medicaid services to such child;

(6) May provide ancillary services, such as child care, respite care, transportation assistance and clothing allowances, but not direct financial payments to the participants in the program after such participants complete the training required in subdivision (2) of this subsection; and

(7) Shall establish criteria for the reduction in cash benefits received by any grandparent providing care for three or more grandchildren pursuant to the grandparents as foster parents program.

5. Funding for cash benefits and other assistance provided to eligible grandparents shall be made from the state maintenance of effort funds. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to create an entitlement for participants in the program.

6. Grandparents who are either under fifty years of age, or are fifty years of age or older and refuse to participate in the training pursuant to subsection 2 of this section but who meet the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection 2 of this section, may apply to the division for foster care reimbursement and assistance. Such cash and noncash assistance shall be funded through the TANF funds. Any work participation and time limit requirements pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended, shall apply to all such persons.]

[476.415. 1. There is hereby created a "Commission on Judicial Resources", to be comprised of the following persons:

(1) A circuit court judge elected by the circuit court judges of the state;

(2) A judge of the court of appeals elected by the judges of the court of appeals of the state;

(3) An associate circuit judge elected by the associate circuit judges of the state;

(4) A senior judge under the provisions of section 476.001 appointed by the supreme court;

(5) An attorney appointed by the board of governors of the Missouri Bar;

(6) The chairman of the judiciary committee of the senate;

(7) The chairman of the judiciary committee of the house of representatives;

(8) A member of the appropriations committee of the senate, appointed by the president pro tem;

(9) A member of the budget committee of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker;

(10) The executive director of the public defender commission; and

(11) One prosecuting or circuit attorney elected by the prosecuting and circuit attorneys of this state.

2. The legislative members of the commission shall serve during the period they hold the committee assignments qualifying them for the office. The appointed and elective members shall serve for two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in any of the appointed or elected members, a successor shall be appointed or elected by the body originally appointing or electing the position for whom the vacancy occurs for the remainder of the unexpired term. The commission shall meet within sixty days after the appointment of the members at the call of the chief justice of the supreme court and shall meet subsequently at the call of the chairman. The commission shall elect its own officers as necessary. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses paid out of appropriations made for that purpose except that senior judges shall be credited for time actually spent in the performance of duties according to section 476.682.

3. The commission shall have full access to the reports filed pursuant to section 476.412, examine and prepare a digest of such reports, conduct a comprehensive study of the state's judicial system, assess the needs, priorities, workload, case management and general performance of the court system and for the judges thereof. The commission shall make an annual report to the supreme court and the general assembly before the convening of each session of the general assembly in which they shall detail the true state of the judicial system in this state, its success or inability to handle the caseload, and the efficiency of disposition of judicial business and the administration of justice. The report shall detail the utilization of judges transferred between circuits and of senior judges as provided in section 476.681, including an appraisal of the effect that the appointment of senior judges and transfer of judges has on the efficiency of the courts and the reduction of caseloads. The report shall include a detailed breakdown of the needs of specific courts and the commission's recommendations.

4. The clerk of the supreme court shall provide suitable staff for the commission out of any funds appropriated for this purpose. The commission may seek and receive gifts, donations and grants in aid from private or other sources to defray expenses incurred in its assessment of judicial resources.]

[633.180. 1. A family with an annual income of sixty thousand dollars or less which has a child with a developmental disability residing in the family home shall be eligible to apply for a cash stipend from the division of developmental disabilities in an amount to be determined by the regional advisory council. Such cash stipend amount shall not exceed the maximum monthly federal Supplemental Security Income payment for an individual with a developmental disability who resides alone. Such stipend shall be paid on a monthly basis and shall be considered a benefit and not income to the family. The stipend shall be used to purchase goods and services for the benefit of the family member with a developmental disability. Such goods and services may include, but are not limited to:

(1) Respite care;

(2) Personal and attendant care;

(3) Architectural and vehicular modifications;

(4) Health- and mental health-related costs not otherwise covered;

(5) Equipment and supplies;

(6) Specialized nutrition and clothing;

(7) Homemaker services;

(8) Transportation;

(9) Integrated community activities;

(10) Training and technical assistance; and

(11) Individual, family and group counseling.

2. Application for such stipend shall be made to the appropriate regional center. The regional center shall determine the eligibility of the individual to receive services from the division and the division shall forward the application to the regional advisory council to determine the amount of the stipend which may be approved by the council.

3. The family support program shall be funded by moneys appropriated by the general assembly; however, the family support program shall not supplant other programs funded through the division of developmental disabilities.]

[633.185. 1. The division of developmental disabilities, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, is authorized to implement and administer, as part of the family support program, a family support loan program, which shall provide a family with an annual income of sixty thousand dollars or less which has an individual with a developmental disability residing in the home, with low-interest, short-term loans to purchase goods and services for the family member with a developmental disability.

2. Interest rates on loans made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be no more than one percent above the prime interest rate as determined by the federal reserve system on the date the loan is approved. Loans may be for a maximum period of sixty months and the outstanding loan amount to any family may be no more than ten thousand dollars.

3. Applications for loans shall be made to the appropriate regional center. The regional center shall determine the eligibility of the individual to receive services from the division and the division shall forward the application to the regional advisory council to determine the amount of the loan which may be approved by the council.

4. There is hereby created in the state treasury for use by the department of mental health a fund to be known as the "Family Support Loan Program Fund". Moneys deposited in the fund shall be appropriated to the director of the department of mental health to be used for loans pursuant to this section. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly for starting the fund and money otherwise deposited according to law. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of any biennium, not to exceed twice the annual loans made pursuant to this act in the previous fiscal year, is exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the ordinary revenue fund.]

[660.016. If the state's net federal reimbursement allowance for fiscal year 1994 and subsequent fiscal years exceeds one hundred thirty million dollars, the department of social services shall include in its 1995 fiscal year budget recommendation that any revenues in excess of one hundred thirty million dollars subject to appropriation be designated for the following purposes:

(1) Loans for physicians and nurses who will serve in medically underserved areas of Missouri as designated by the director of health and senior services;

(2) Primary and preventive care initiatives, including parenting classes, as determined by the directors of health and senior services and social services; and

(3) Transitional Medicaid expenses of AFDC recipients who accept employment which does not provide a medical benefit. As used in this section, "net federal reimbursement allowance" shall mean that amount of the federal reimbursement allowance in excess of the amount of state matching funds necessary for the state to make payments required by subsection 1 of section 208.450, or, if the payments exceed the amount so required, the actual payments made for the purposes specified in subsection 1 of section 208.450.

This section shall cease to be in effect if the revenues generated by sections 208.450 to 208.480 become ineligible for federal financial participation, if payments cease to be made pursuant to section 208.471, or if such sections expire in accordance with section 208.480.]

[660.019. For the purposes of sections 660.019 to 660.021, the following terms mean:

(1) "Caseload standards", the minimum and maximum number of cases that an employee can reasonably be expected to perform in a normal work month based on the number of cases handled by, or the number of different job functions performed by, the employee;

(2) "Department", the department of social services;

(3) "Director", the director of the department of social services;

(4) "Professional caseload standards", caseload standards that are established by the director, after consideration of caseload standards established by national setting authorities such as the Child Welfare League, National Eligibility Workers Associations and the National Association of Social Workers, or caseload standards used in other states which have similar job titles.]

[660.020. 1. The director shall develop caseload standards based on the actual duties of employees in each program area of the department, after considering recommendations of the caseload standards advisory committee, established pursuant to section 660.021, and consistent with existing professional caseload standards.

2. In establishing standards pursuant to sections 660.019 to 660.021, the director shall:

(1) Ensure the standards are based on the actual duties of the caseworker;

(2) Ensure the standards are consistent with existing professional caseload standards; and

(3) Consider standards developed by other states for workers in similar positions of employment.

3. Such standards shall be used by the director as the basis of the department's personnel budget request to the governor.

4. If an employee has failed to satisfactorily complete assignments that are in excess of specified caseload standards, good faith efforts to complete such assignments shall be among the factors considered in the employee's performance evaluation.

5. Subject to appropriations, the department shall use the standards established pursuant to sections 660.019 to 660.021 to assign caseloads to individual employees.]

[660.021. 1. The director shall convene, at least biannually, a caseload standards committee which shall consist of seven nonsupervisory employees of the department and three division directors of the department or their designees. A representative of the employees' certified majority organization shall also serve on the committee in an advisory capacity, but may not vote on any measure before the committee. The caseload standards advisory committee shall include as nearly as possible employees from each program area of the department.

2. The caseload standards advisory committee shall review professional and other caseload standards and recommendations the committee considers appropriate and recommend to the department minimum and maximum caseloads for each category of workers employed by the department.]

[660.530. As used in sections 660.530 to 660.545, the following terms mean:

(1) "Child day care center", a community facility which provides care to a child age six weeks to fourteen years. Such care shall be provided for a portion of the day, and less than twenty-four hours outside the home in a facility licensed and approved in accordance with applicable local, state and federal standards for child day care;

(2) "Director", the director of the department of social services;

(3) "Residential health care facility", a facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 198;

(4) "Senior citizen services center", a community facility which provides to older adults a combination of services, including the provision of health, social, educational and recreational services.]

[660.532. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, with the amounts made available therefor by appropriation, a "Combined Senior Citizen Services Center/Residential Health Care Facility/Child Day Care Center Community Grants Program" is hereby established on a pilot project basis. The purpose of such a program shall be to promote innovative and cost-effective means of providing existing or proposed senior citizen services center or residential health care facilities and child day care centers in a combined center. Such centers shall provide and combine, to the extent possible and financially feasible, services that include, but are not limited to, staffing and administration, transportation, nutrition and health, and the costs of utilities, heat, insurance and rent or mortgages.

2. Grants may be awarded for combining separately existing programs or for combining newly proposed programs. Such grants necessary to combine programs shall be limited to start-up costs that may include planning and administrative costs for the purpose of combining such programs, moving expenses and minor capital improvements and up to the first two months' expenses for salaries or wages, training, rent or mortgage payments, utilities and insurance or such other start-up costs identified and approved by the director of the department of social services.]

[660.534. The director of the department of social services shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer the combined senior citizen services center/child day care center or residential health care facility/child day care center community grants program as provided for in sections 660.530 to 660.545 on a pilot project basis. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.]

[660.535. 1. Public and private not-for-profit organizations and corporations shall be eligible for purposes of application for grants provided for in sections 660.530 to 660.545 subject to any rules or regulations promulgated by the director. Two or more organizations may join together for the purposes of sections 660.530 to 660.545.

2. General business corporations, public and private, and not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, associations, and sole proprietorships shall be eligible for purposes of application for grants provided for in sections 660.530 to 660.545 subject to any rules or regulations promulgated by the director. Two or more organizations may join together for the purposes of sections 660.530 to 660.545.]

[660.537. The director shall publicize the availability of moneys to be used for the purposes of sections 660.530 to 660.545. The director shall request, on forms prescribed by him, such information as he determines relevant and necessary to the evaluation of each application. The director shall solicit comments on the application from other concerned agencies such as the designated area agency on aging, the local division of family services office, the local department of health and from other groups concerned with the needs of the elderly or children.]

[660.539. The application shall include plans for coordinating, combining and consolidating existing or proposed senior citizen services centers, or residential health care facilities and child day care centers. Such applications shall include to the extent possible:

(1) The start-up costs necessary only to combine such programs. Such costs may include planning and administrative expenses for the purpose of combining such programs, moving expenses and minor capital improvements, and up to the first two months' expenses for salaries or wages, training, rent or mortgage payments, utilities and insurance and such other start-up costs identified and approved by the director;

(2) An outline of steps to be taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the program participants;

(3) Innovative utilization of operating funds, which may include, but not be limited to, pooling of administrative and support staff, insurance costs, maintenance costs, transportation services, nutrition services, energy costs, building space, health services and supplies;

(4) The impact and effectiveness of the program in meeting the community's need for such programs;

(5) The range and type of services to be offered and the number and types of personnel to be employed;

(6) Coordination with other community services;

(7) Sources of revenue during the term of the pilot project and anticipated revenue sources after the project terminates, and the manner in which all available reimbursement for services will be sought;

(8) Such other information as required by the director to satisfy him that senior citizen services center, residential health care and child day care regulations and licensing requirements have been met;

(9) Such other information as deemed pertinent by the director.]

[660.541. 1. The director shall review and, where necessary, require modifications and, upon such modifications, approve no fewer than three applications.

2. A grant amount available under this program shall not exceed the total start-up costs necessary only to combine existing or newly proposed programs, less any income from governmental, third party or any other sources that may be available for the purpose of combining such programs.

3. Grants shall be made available for each combined program on a one-time basis.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, costs incurred combining such programs or attributable to the operation of the child care center may not be transferred to a residential health care facility for purposes of reimbursement under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act nor shall funding for combining such programs be substituted for funds provided under the Federal Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended, the Social Service Block Grants under Title XX of the Social Security Act, or any other federal, state or local funding.

5. Upon approval thereof, the director shall determine the amount of payment and shall contract with each grantee who has an approved application for payment of the start-up costs of the pilot project.]

[660.543. Each grantee receiving payments under the provisions of sections 660.530 to 660.545 shall submit to the director within a reasonable period of time specified by the director, a report following guidelines prepared by the director which shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) The manner in which payments as provided by subdivision (3) of section 660.539 were expended;

(2) A description of the scope, status and quality of the project funded;

(3) The extent to which the program reduced expenditures or realized savings;

(4) The impact and effectiveness of this program in meeting the community's needs for senior citizen services, residential health care and child day care and the social benefit the program provided to the children and senior citizens in the program;

(5) The extent to which the program coordinated services with other community services; and

(6) The manner in which all available reimbursement for services has been sought, and the manner in which such reimbursement was expended.]

[660.545. The director shall prepare a summary of the reports required by section 660.543 and incorporate them into an annual report, and submit such report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tem of the senate by January fifteenth of each year beginning January 15, 1992. Such annual reports shall include any recommendations for legislation.]

[660.725. 1. Each area agency on aging may establish a program that provides for volunteers to provide transportation within the geographic area of the agency to elderly persons to health care facilities for scheduled appointments or for other health care-related purposes.

2. Such volunteers shall utilize their own vehicles and shall be reimbursed for miles driven to provide transportation for elderly persons under the program. The area agency on aging may pay each volunteer a mileage allowance or reimbursement at the same rate as for state employees under section 33.095.

3. The area agency on aging may encourage passengers under the program to reimburse the agency for all or part of the cost of providing such transportation services.

4. Any volunteer seeking a mileage allowance or reimbursement shall submit a monthly report to the agency detailing the transportation services provided, the dates of such services, and the miles driven. The agency may request further information from the volunteer on the monthly report.

5. Subject to appropriations, each area agency on aging may request funding of up to one thousand dollars annually per county for each county within the agency's jurisdiction from the department of health and senior services to assist with the costs associated with administering this program.

6. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) Any new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2007, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which a program authorized under this section is sunset.]

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Bill Text: MO HB1608 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Missouri House Bill 1608 (Prior Session Legislation)

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