SCS/HCS/HBs 619 & 118 - This act specifies the situations in which the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, may be activated, and provides that the patrol may be used to assist in noncombatant National Guard missions or missions in support of civil authorities and state agencies which have established agreements with the patrol. Requests for activation must be made to the commanding officer of the Missouri Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Prior to activation, the commanding officer or Adjutant General must apply for federal mission status and funding. If a mission of the patrol is granted federal mission status and assigned an accompanying federal mission number, the operation shall be funded by the federal government, and members of the patrol will be considered federal employees for the purpose of tort claims arising from the mission. Except for missions and operations supporting the office of adjutant general, all requests for activation and authorization for any mission of the civil air patrol must first be approved by the department director of the requesting agency, the adjutant general, and the commissioner of administration.
If an operation is not granted federal mission status, the state will pay for the mission using funds appropriated from the state agency which requested participation of the patrol. In this case, members shall be considered state employees for purposes of the state legal expense fund and coverage for worker's compensation. These provisions apply to any Civil Air Patrol personnel and aircraft from any state that are flying missions for Missouri state agencies. Certain emergency operations or missions may be conducted pending funding authorization.
ALEXA PEARSON