| SB 0541 | Creates Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund and Tobacco Moneys Board |
| Sponsor: | Klindt | |||
| LR Number: | 2067S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 2067-01 | |
| Committee: | Pensions and General Laws | |||
| Last Action: | 03/07/01 - Hearing Conducted S Pensions & General Laws Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2001 | |||
SB 541 - This act creates a Missouri Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund, for deposit of all tobacco settlement proceeds. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Tobacco Moneys Board, which shall review requests and award grants for a variety of specified purposes.
The Board shall be comprised of the President Pro Tem of the Senate, Speaker of the House, 8 Representatives, and 8 Senators. The Board shall submit grant awards to the Governor; if the Governor does not disapprove the grant award within 15 days, it shall be deemed approved.
The act also creates a Tobacco Moneys Review Board to
analyze the impact of grant awards. The Board shall submit its
findings from the previous fiscal year to the Tobacco Moneys
Board prior to review of any awards for next year.
JOAN GUMMELS