SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 51
WHEREAS, we, as citizens of the United States and the state of Missouri, enjoy the freedoms afforded to us by the fearless sacrifices of our veterans; and
WHEREAS, the state of Missouri operates cemeteries and nursing home facilities for the care of Missouri's burgeoning veteran population; and
WHEREAS, these facilities are largely funded by means of the Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, due to this lofty responsibility, the Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund shall be utilized with the utmost efficiency:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-First General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby requests the Missouri State Auditor to conduct a performance review, on an annual basis, pertaining to the efficiency in the administration of the Missouri Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the director of the Missouri Veterans Commission shall report, on an annual basis, to the General Assembly the status concerning the adequacy and solvency of the Missouri Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Missouri Veterans' Commission shall neither expand upon existing programs nor further obligate the Missouri Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund without first considering the impact on the future solvency of the fund.