This past week marked an exciting and busy week for my office. Over the course of the past week, one of my priority bills received approval from the Missouri Senate. My proposal, Senate Bill 653, aims to reform state law to help our state’s foster parents. This measure would modify the “Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights” to require the Children’s Division to provide written notification of these rights at the time a child is placed with a prospective foster parent, even if the parent has yet to be licensed as a foster parent. Also, the division would provide full access to the child’s medical, psychological and psychiatric records, including records prior to the child coming into care, at the time the child is placed with a foster parent. My colleagues in the Missouri Senate have sent SB 653 to the Missouri House of Representatives for its consideration.
Also, Senate Bill 652 is moving along. This legislation modifies the ballot language required for the approval of a local use tax. Senate Bill 652 was heard in the Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee this week.
The same panel also heard Senate Bill 803, which seeks to modify provisions relating to the salaries of public administrators. This legislation aims to bring consistency and a level playing field to the pay structure used for our state’s public administrators.
I hope to see these two measures continue onto the floor of the Missouri Senate for discussion and then make their way to the Missouri House in the next few weeks.
I hope to see these two measures continue onto the floor of the Missouri Senate for discussion and then make their way to the Missouri House in the next few weeks.
I am honored to serve as your senator in the Missouri Senate. If, at any time, you have questions, concerns or ideas regarding state government, please feel free to contact me at (573) 751-8793 or Sandy.Crawford@senate.mo.gov.
Family Medicine Advocacy Day
at the Capitol
Senator Crawford and
Dr. Kurt Bravata (Polk County),
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Recorder Association of Missouri Day
at the Capitol
Cheryl Dawson-Spaulding (Greene County),
Charlotte Pickering (Jasper County),
Kelly Blunt (Christian County), Sen. Crawford,
Stacy Satterfield (Dallas County) and
Carole Wilkerson (Cedar County)
Missouri Farm Bureau, Dallas County
Linda & Leroy Perry, Sen. Crawford,
John Crawford (all from Dallas County)
and Rodney Johnson (Benton County)
University of Central Missouri Day at the Capitol
Senator Crawford visited with Board
of Governor Ken Weymuth (Pettis County)
and UCM President Roger Best at their
UCM breakfast.
Realtor Day at the Capitol,
West Central Association
Craig Guffin (Pettis County),
Ryan Wiedeman (Pettis County),
Sue Guffin (Pettis County),
Kelly Heimbach (Pettis County), Sen. Crawford,
Monica Thacker (Pettis County),
Justin Hubbs (Pettis County),
Lisa Sell (Pettis County),
Luke Beaman (Benton County),
Ashlee Martin (Pettis County) and
Dave Wiedeman (Pettis County)
Public Administrator Day at the Capitol
Senator Crawford,
Dallas County Public Administrator Carol Johnson
and husband, Steve
Tourism Day at the Capitol,
Sedalia Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Newbern (Cape Girardeau County), Sen. Crawford,
Carolyn Crooker (Pettis County),
Marcy Bryant (Johnson County)
and Trish Erzfeld (Perry County)
Missouri State University Student
Government Day at the Capitol
Cole Howerton (Laclede County), Sen. Crawford
and Loren Rutherford