HCS/HB 405 - The act removes references to the Missouri State Highways and Transportation Commission from statute and transfers any remaining powers of the Commission to the Superintendent of the Highway Patrol. A provision is removed that requires the Superintendent, members, and certain employees of the Patrol to give bond approved by the Commission. Under this act, the Superintendent shall no longer be required to reside in Jefferson City or provide an annual report of the activities of the Patrol, in addition to the cost of such activities, to the Governor and the commission. The provision requiring the board of public buildings to provide offices for the Highway Patrol General Headquarters in Jefferson City is also repealed. This act modifies the staffing and administrative requirements that the Superintendent must meet at the general headquarters and troop headquarters.
The act requires the Superintendent to divide the state into troops, rather than districts, and assign members to such troops.
When members of the Patrol collect witness fees for testifying in civil cases, such fees shall be deposited into the fund from which the employee or member's position is funded, rather than being transmitted to the division of collection in the Department of Revenue.
Under this act, the Superintendent shall have the authority to direct members and other employees of the Patrol to carry out any public safety duty or service authorized or appropriated by the General Assembly.
This act contains an emergency clause.
This act is similar to SCS/SB 531 (2007), HCS/HB 331 (2007), HCS/HB 406 (2007), SS/HB 744 (2007), HCS/SCS/SB 52 (2007), HCS/SCS/SB 104 (2007), HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 239, 24, & 445 (2007), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 429 (2007), & SCS/HB 41 (2007).
SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE