Section A.  Sections 41.948, 43.509, 66.380, 160.272, 161.102, 173.081, 192.006, 207.021, 260.225, 262.470, 287.650, 361.105, 374.045, 454.400, 620.010, 620.125, 630.050, 633.190, 640.010, 640.755, 643.050, 644.026, 650.005 and 660.017, RSMo Supp. 1996, and section 32.125 as both versions of such section appear in RSMo Supp. 1996, are repealed and twenty-five new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 32.125, 41.948, 43.509, 66.380, 160.272, 161.102, 173.081, 192.006, 207.021, 260.225, 262.470, 287.650, 361.105, 374.045, 454.400, 620.010, 620.125, 630.050, 633.190, 640.010, 640.755, 643.050, 644.026, 650.005 and 660.017, to read as follows:

32.125.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

[32.125.  1.  No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter or any provisions of any other chapter by the department of revenue shall become effective until it has been approved by the joint committee on administrative rules in accordance with the procedures provided herein, and the delegation of the legislative authority to enact law by the adoption of such rules is dependent upon the power of the joint committee on administrative rules to review and suspend rules pending ratification by the senate and the house of representatives as provided herein.

2.  Upon filing any proposed rule with the secretary of state, the department of revenue shall concurrently submit such proposed rule to the committee, which may hold hearings upon any proposed rule or portion thereof at any time.

3.  A final order of rulemaking shall not be filed with the secretary of state until thirty days after such final order of rulemaking has been received by the committee.  The committee may hold one or more hearings upon such final order of rulemaking during the thirty-day period.  If the committee does not disapprove such order of rulemaking within the thirty-day period, the department of revenue may file such order of rulemaking with the secretary of state and the order of rulemaking shall be deemed approved.

4.  The committee may, by majority vote of the members, suspend the order of rulemaking or portion thereof by action taken prior to the filing of the final order of rulemaking only for one or more of the following grounds:

(1)  An absence of statutory authority for the proposed rule;

(2)  An emergency relating to public health, safety or welfare;

(3)  The proposed rule is in conflict with state law;

(4)  A substantial change in circumstance since enactment of the law upon which the proposed rule is based.

5.  If the committee disapproves any rule or portion thereof, the department of revenue shall not file such disapproved portion of any rule with the secretary of state and the secretary of state shall not publish in the Missouri Register any final order of rulemaking containing the disapproved portion.

6.  If the committee disapproves any rule or portion thereof, the committee shall report its findings to the senate and the house of representatives.  No rule or portion thereof disapproved by the committee shall take effect so long as the senate and the house of representatives ratify the act of the joint committee by resolution adopted in each house within thirty legislative days after such rule or portion thereof has been disapproved by the joint committee.

7.  Upon adoption of a rule as provided herein, any such rule or portion thereof may be suspended or revoked by the general assembly either by bill or, pursuant to section 8, article IV of the constitution, by concurrent resolution upon recommendation of the joint committee on administrative rules.  The committee shall be authorized to hold hearings and make recommendations pursuant to the provisions of section 536.037, RSMo.  The secretary of state shall publish in the Missouri Register, as soon as practicable, notice of the suspension or revocation.]

41.948.  1.  In the 1990-91 academic year and in any subsequent academic year, when any person who is enrolled as a student in a public higher education institution in Missouri is called, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 672(d) or 10 U.S.C. 673b or any such subsequent call or order by the President or the Congress, to active service in the armed forces of the United States, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, not including active service for training, prior to the completion of the semester, or similar grading period, that person shall be eligible for either:

(1)  A complete refund of all tuition and incidental fees charged for enrollment at that institution for that semester, or similar grading period; or

(2)  The awarding of a grade of "incomplete" pursuant to this section.

2.  If such person has been awarded a scholarship to be used to pursue an academic program in any public higher education institution in Missouri and such person is unable to complete the academic term for which the scholarship is granted, that person shall be awarded that scholarship at any subsequent academic term, provided that the person returns to the academic program at the same institution at the beginning of the next academic term after the completion of active military service.

3.  If the person chooses the option described in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section, [he] the person may request that the official transcript indicate the courses from which [he] the person has withdrawn and the reason for the withdrawal, or he may request that all course titles be expunged from [his] the person's record.  Choosing the option of a refund shall not affect the person's official academic record or standing at the public higher education institution.

4.  If the person chooses the option described in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, [he] the person shall complete the course work to the satisfaction of the course instructor and the institution.  The grade of incomplete shall be converted to a failing grade if the person does not apply to complete the course work within six months of discharge or release from active military service.  In the event the person cannot comply for medical reasons related to the active military service, [he] the person shall apply to complete the course work within three months of the end of the period of convalescence.  Choosing the option of taking a grade of incomplete shall not affect the person's official academic record or standing at the public institution of higher education, unless the person fails to complete the course work.  At the time the grade of incomplete is converted to a final grade, the person may choose either to have the grade of incomplete expunged from his official record or to have the grade of incomplete remain with the final grade and the reason for the grade of incomplete.

5.  The coordinating board for higher education shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.  For the purposes of this section, the term "public higher education institution" shall include public community colleges and state-supported institutions of higher education.

6.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the governing body of any public higher education institution from enacting an academic policy more lenient in nature than the provisions of subsections 1 to 4 of this section.

7.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

43.509.  The director of the department of public safety shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections 43.500 to 43.530.  All collection and dissemination of criminal history information shall be in compliance with chapter 610, RSMo, and applicable federal laws or regulations.  Such rules shall relate to the collection of criminal history information from or dissemination of such information to criminal justice, noncriminal justice, and private agencies or citizens both in this and other states.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 43.500 to 43.530 shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

66.380.  1.  The tax shall be paid and stamps affixed in the same manner as is provided by chapter 149, RSMo, for the state cigarette tax; except that no discount shall be given any wholesaler for affixing stamps or making reports required by the division.

2.  The director of revenue of this state shall promulgate reasonable and necessary regulations for the collection of this tax and any violation of such regulation is a misdemeanor and any person convicted of such a misdemeanor shall be punished as provided by law.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

160.272.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

161.102.  1.  The state board of education shall:

(1)  Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary to secure courses in physical education to all pupils and students in all public schools and in all educational institutions supported in whole or in part by the state; and

(2)  With the advice and cooperation of the director of the state department of health, compile and print a manual of physical education and health supervision and school nurse service to be distributed for use by the teachers, supervisors of physical education, school health supervisors and school nurses of the state.

2.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

173.081.  The board may adopt rules as authorized in this chapter pursuant to the provisions of this section and chapter 536, RSMo.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

192.006.  The department of health may adopt, appeal and amend rules necessary to carry out the duties assigned to it.  All rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section and chapter 536, RSMo.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

207.021.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

260.225.  1.  The department shall administer sections 260.200 to 260.345 to maximize the amount of recovered materials and to minimize disposal of solid waste in sanitary landfills.  The department shall, through its rules and regulations, policies and programs, encourage to the maximum extent practical, the use of alternatives to disposal.  To accomplish these objectives, the department shall:

(1)  Administer the state solid waste management program pursuant to the provisions of sections 260.200 to 260.345;

(2)  Cooperate with appropriate federal, state, and local units of government of this or any other state, and with appropriate private organizations in carrying out its authority under sections 260.200 to 260.345;

(3)  Promulgate and adopt, after public hearing, such rules and regulations relating to solid waste management systems as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 260.200 to 260.345;

(4)  Develop a statewide solid waste management plan in cooperation with local governments, regional planning commissions, districts, and appropriate state agencies;

(5)  Provide technical assistance to cities, counties, districts, and authorities;

(6)  Develop and conduct a mandatory solid waste technician training course of study;

(7)  Conduct and contract for research and investigations in the overall area of solid waste storage, collection, recycling, recovery, processing, transportation and disposal, including, but not limited to, new and novel procedures;

(8)  Subject to appropriation by the general assembly, establish criteria for awarding state-funded solid waste management planning grants to cities, counties, and districts, allocate funds, and monitor the proper expenditure of funds;

(9)  Issue such permits and orders and conduct such inspections as may be necessary to implement the provisions of sections 260.200 to 260.345 and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 260.200 to 260.345;

(10)  Initiate, conduct and support research, demonstration projects, and investigations with applicable federal programs pertaining to solid waste management systems;

(11)  Contract with cities, counties, districts and other persons to act as its agent in carrying out the provisions of sections 260.200 to 260.345 under procedures and conditions as the department shall prescribe.

2.  The department shall prepare model solid waste management plans suitable for rural and urban areas which may be used by districts, counties and cities.  In preparing the model plans, the department shall consider the findings and recommendations of the study of resource recovery conducted pursuant to section 260.038, and other relevant information.  The plans shall conform with the requirements of section 260.220 and section 260.325 and shall:

(1)  Emphasize waste reduction and recycling;

(2)  Provide for economical waste management through regional cooperation;

(3)  Be designed to achieve a reduction of forty percent in solid waste disposed, by weight, by January 1, 1998;

(4)  Establish a means to measure the amount of reduction in solid waste disposal;

(5)  Provide for the elimination of small quantities of hazardous waste, including household hazardous waste, from the solid waste stream; and

(6)  Be designed to guide planning in districts, cities and counties including cities and counties not within a district.

3.  The model plan shall be distributed to the executive board of each solid waste district and to counties and cities not within a district by December 1, 1991.

4.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 260.200 to 260.345 shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

5.  In coordination with other appropriate state agencies, including, but not limited to, the division of commerce and industrial development, the office of administration, the environmental improvement and energy resource authority, and the public service commission, the department shall perform the following duties in order to promote resource recovery in the state in ways which are economically feasible:

(1)  Identify markets for recovered materials and for energy which could be produced from solid waste and household hazardous waste;

(2)  Provide technical assistance pertaining to all aspects of resource recovery to cities, counties, districts, industries and other persons;

(3)  Identify opportunities for resource recovery programs in state government and initiate actions to implement such programs;

(4)  Expand state contracts for procurement of items made from recovered materials;

(5)  Initiate recycling programs within state government;

(6)  Provide a clearinghouse of consumer information regarding the need to support resource recovery, utilize and develop new resource recovery programs around existing enterprises, request and purchase recycled products, participate in resource conservation activities and other relevant issues;

(7)  Identify barriers to resource recovery and resource conservation, and propose remedies to these barriers; and

(8)  Initiate activities with appropriate state and local entities to develop markets for recovered materials.

262.470.  The director of the department of agriculture shall be and is hereby authorized and directed to make all reasonable and needful rules and regulations for the proper protection to the state in the administration of sections 262.215 to 262.490.  Among other rules and regulations there is hereby delegated authority to examine and investigate at the expense of the fund for the encouragement of agriculture through county and district fairs and certain other agricultural exhibitions to make certain that such county and district fairs and exhibitions are deserving of participation in said fund; said director is further authorized to make needful expenditures from this fund for the proper administration of sections 262.215 to 262.490, including bulletins thereon, and it shall be the duty of said director to make full and complete report in matters relating hereto to the general assembly.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

287.650.  1.  The division of workers' compensation shall have such powers as may be necessary to carry out all the provisions of this chapter, and it may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for any such purpose, subject to the approval of the labor and industrial relations commission of Missouri.  The division shall have power to strike pleadings and enter awards against any party or parties who fail or refuse to comply with its lawful orders.

2.  The division shall have the power upon the expiration of five years after their receipt to destroy reports of injuries on which no compensation (exclusive of medical costs) was due or paid, together with the papers attendant to the filing of such reports, and also to destroy records in compensable cases after the expiration of ten years from the date of the termination of compensation.

3.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

361.105.  1.  The director of finance, with the approval of the state banking board, shall have power to adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal rules and regulations necessary or desirable to carry out the duties assigned to the division by law relating to banks and trust companies and which are not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state.  A copy of every rule and regulation shall be mailed to each bank and trust company, postage prepaid, at least fifteen days in advance of its effective date; except that the failure of a bank or trust company to receive a copy of a rule or regulation shall not exempt it from the duty of compliance with a rule or regulation lawfully promulgated hereunder.  The director, in the exercise of the power to make rules and regulations hereunder, shall act in the interests of promoting and maintaining a sound banking system and sound trust companies, the security of deposits and depositors and other customers, the preservation of the liquid position of banks and in the interest of preventing injurious credit expansions and contractions.

2.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

374.045.  1.  The director shall have the full power and authority to make all reasonable rules and regulations to accomplish the following purposes:

(1)  To regulate the internal affairs of the department of insurance;

(2)  To prescribe forms and procedures to be followed in proceedings before the department of insurance; and

(3)  To effectuate or aid in the interpretation of any law of this state pertaining to the business of insurance.

2.  The director may from time to time withdraw or amend any rule or regulation.

3.  No rule or regulation shall conflict with any law of this state.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

4.  At least fifteen days prior to the adoption of any rule or regulation, or any amendment thereof, to be issued under the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 1, the director shall give notice of a hearing on the proposed action.  The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have made timely requests of the department of insurance for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings.  The notice shall contain a statement of the terms or the substance of the proposed rule or regulation.  In addition, the notice shall give the time and place where a hearing on the proposed rule or regulation will be held and the manner in which interested parties may present their views thereon.  On the date of the hearing, all interested parties shall be given reasonable opportunity to present their views or arguments in writing or orally.  The failure of any person to receive any notice of a hearing on any proposed rule or regulation shall not invalidate any rule or regulation subsequently adopted.

5.  The willful violation of any rule or regulation shall subject the person violating it to such penalty as may be applicable and which the director has within his power to impose under the laws of this state relating to the business of insurance for violation of the law to which the rule or regulation relates.

6.  Upon request and payment of the reasonable cost thereof, if required and fixed by the director, the director shall furnish a copy of any rule, regulation, or order to any person so requesting.

454.400.  1.  There is established within the department of social services the "Division of Child Support Enforcement" to administer the state plan for child support enforcement.  The duty under the state plan to litigate or prosecute support actions shall be performed by the appropriate prosecuting attorney, or other attorney under cooperative agreement with the department.  The department shall fully utilize existing IV-A staff of the division of family services to perform child support enforcement duties where so approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and where consistent with federal requirements as specified in P.L. 93-647 and 45 CFR, section 303.20.

2.  In addition to the powers, duties and functions vested in the division of child support enforcement by other provisions of this chapter or by other laws of this state, the division of child support enforcement shall have the power:

(1)  To sue and be sued;

(2)  To make contracts and carry out the duties imposed upon it by this or any other law;

(3)  To administer, disburse, dispose of and account for funds, commodities, equipment, supplies or services, and any kind of property given, granted, loaned, advanced to or appropriated by the state of Missouri for any of the purposes herein;

(4)  To administer oaths, issue subpoenas for witnesses, examine such witnesses under oath, and make and keep a record of the same;

(5)  To adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter and which are not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state;

(6)  To cooperate with the United States government in matters of mutual concern pertaining to any duties wherein the division of child support enforcement is acting as a state agency, including the adoption of such methods of administration as are found by the United States government to be necessary for the efficient operation of the state plan hereunder;

(7)  To make such reports in such form and containing such information as the United States government may, from time to time, require, and comply with such provisions as the United States government may, from time to time, find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports;

(8)  To appoint, when and if it may deem necessary, advisory committees to provide professional or technical consultation in respect to child support enforcement problems and program administration.  The members of such advisory committees shall receive no compensation for their services other than expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties.  The number of members of each such advisory committee shall be determined by the division of child support enforcement, and such advisory committees shall consult with the division of child support enforcement in respect to problems and policies incident to the administration of the particular function germane to their respective field of competence;

(9)  To initiate or cooperate with other agencies in developing measures for the enforcement of support obligations;

(10)  To collect statistics, make special factfinding studies and publish reports in reference to child support enforcement;

(11)  To establish or cooperate in research or demonstration projects relative to child support enforcement and the welfare program which will help improve the administration and effectiveness of programs carried on or assisted under the federal Social Security Act and the programs related thereto;

(12)  To accept gifts and grants of any property, real or personal, and to sell such property and expend such gifts or grants not inconsistent with the administration of the state plan for child support enforcement and within the limitations of the donor thereof;

(13)  To review at any time, or upon the request of the obligee, the obligor or any other state child support enforcement agency, the adequacy of child support orders in IV-D cases to determine whether modification is appropriate in accordance with the guidelines established by supreme court rule 88.01, to establish rules under chapter 536, RSMo, to define the procedure and frequency of such reviews, and to initiate proceedings for modification where such reviews determine that a modification is appropriate.  This subdivision shall not be construed to require the division or its designees to represent the interests of an absent parent against the interests of a custodial parent or the state.

3.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

620.010.  1.  There is hereby created a "Department of Economic Development" to be headed by a director appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.  All of the general provisions, definitions and powers enumerated in section 1 of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974 shall continue to apply to this department and its divisions, agencies and personnel.

2.  The office of director of the department of business and administration, chapter 35, RSMo, and others, is abolished and all powers, duties, personnel and property of that office, not previously reassigned by executive reorganization plan no. 1 of 1973 as submitted by the governor under chapter 26, RSMo, are transferred by type I transfer to the director of the department of economic development.  The department of business and administration is hereby abolished.

3.  The duties and responsibilities relating to subsection 2 of section 35.010, RSMo, are transferred by type I transfer to the personnel division, office of administration.

4.  The powers, duties and functions vested in the public service commission, chapters 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 392, and 393, RSMo, and others, and the administrative hearing commission, sections 621.015 to 621.198, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type III transfers, and the state banking board, chapter 361, RSMo, and others, and the savings and loan commission, chapter 369, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type II transfers to the department of economic development.  The director of the department is directed to provide and coordinate staff and equipment services to these agencies in the interest of facilitating the work of the bodies and achieving optimum efficiency in staff services common to all the bodies.  Nothing in the Reorganization Act of 1974 shall prevent the chairman of the public service commission from presenting additional budget requests or from explaining or clarifying its budget requests to the governor or general assembly.

5.  The powers, duties and functions vested in the office of the public counsel are transferred by type III transfer to the department of economic development.  Funding for the general counsel's office shall be by general revenue.

6.  The public service commission is authorized to employ such staff as it deems necessary for the functions performed by the general counsel other than those powers, duties and functions relating to representation of the public before the public service commission.

7.  (1)  There is hereby created a "Division of Credit Unions" in the department of economic development, to be headed by a director, nominated by the department director and appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.  All the powers, duties and functions vested in the state supervisor of credit unions in chapter 370, RSMo, and the powers and duties relating to credit unions vested in the commissioner of finance in chapter 370, RSMo, are transferred to the division of credit unions of the department of economic development, by a type II transfer, and the office of the state supervisor of credit unions is abolished.  The salary of the director of the division of credit unions shall be set by the director of the department within the limits of the appropriations therefor.  The director of the division shall assume all the duties and functions of the state supervisor of credit unions and the commissioner of finance only where the director has duties and responsibilities relating to credit unions as set out in chapter 370, RSMo.

(2)  The expense of every regular and every special examination, together with the expenses of administering the laws pertaining to credit unions, including salaries, travel expenses, supplies and equipment, shall be paid by the credit unions of the state by the payment of fees yielded by section 370.107, RSMo.  In addition, the director of the division of credit unions shall assess the several credit unions in the state the same percentage of estimated expenses to pay the costs of rent and other supporting services furnished by the state, as banks and trust companies are assessed by the commissioner of finance pursuant to subsection 1 of section 361.170, RSMo.

8.  The powers, duties and functions vested in the division of finance, chapters 361, 362, 364, 365, 367, and 408, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type II transfer to the department of economic development.  There shall be a director of the division who shall be nominated by the department director and appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

9.  All the powers, duties and functions vested in the director of the division of savings and loan supervision in chapter 369, RSMo, sections 443.700 to 443.712, RSMo, or by any other provision of law are transferred to the division of finance of the department of economic development by a type I transfer.  The position of the director of the division of savings and loan supervision is hereby abolished.  The director of the division of finance shall assume all the duties and functions of the director of the division of savings and loan supervision as provided in chapter 369, RSMo, sections 443.700 to 443.712, RSMo, and by any other provision of law.  The division of savings and loan is hereby abolished.  The powers of the savings and loan commission are hereby limited to hearing appeals from decisions of the director of the division of finance approving or denying applications to incorporate savings and loan associations or to establish branches of savings and loan associations and approving regulations pertaining to savings and loan associations.  Any appeals shall be held in accordance with section 369.319, RSMo.

10.  On and after August 28, 1990, the status of the division is modified under a specific type transfer under section 1 of the Omnibus Reorganization Act of 1974.  The status of the division is modified from that of a division transferred to the department of economic development under a type II transfer, as provided for in this section, to that of an agency possessing the characteristics of a division transferred under a type III transfer; provided, however, that the division will remain within the department of economic development.  The division of insurance shall be assigned to the department of economic development as a type III division, and the director of the department of economic development shall have no supervision, authority or control over the actions or decisions of the director of the division.  All authority, records, property, personnel, powers, duties, functions, matter pending and all other pertinent vestiges pertaining thereto shall be retained by the division except as modified by this section.  If the division of insurance becomes a department by operation of a constitutional amendment, the department of economic development shall continue until December 31, 1991, to provide at least the same assistance as was provided in previous fiscal years for personnel, data processing support and other benefits from appropriations.

11.  All the powers, duties and functions of the commerce and industrial development division and the industrial development commission, chapters 184 and 255, RSMo, and others, not otherwise transferred, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of economic development, and the industrial development commission is abolished.  All powers, duties and functions of the division of commerce and industrial development and the division of community development are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of economic development, and the division of commerce and industrial development and the division of community development are abolished.

12.  All the powers, duties and functions vested in the tourism commission, chapter 258, RSMo, and others, are transferred to the "Division of Tourism", which is hereby created, by type III transfer.

13.  All the powers, duties and functions of the department of community affairs, chapter 251, RSMo, and others, not otherwise assigned, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of economic development, and the department of community affairs is abolished.  The director of the department of economic development may assume all the duties of the director of community affairs or may establish within the department such subunits and advisory committees as may be required to administer the programs so transferred.  The director of the department shall appoint all members of such committees and heads of subunits.

14.  (1)  There is hereby established a "Division of Professional Registration" in the department of economic development, headed by a director appointed by the director of the department with the advice and consent of the senate.

(2)  The director of the division of professional registration shall promulgate rules and regulations which designate for each board or commission assigned to the division the renewal date for licenses or certificates.  After the initial establishment of renewal dates, no director of the division shall promulgate a rule or regulation which would change the renewal date for licenses or certificates if such change in renewal date would occur prior to the date on which the renewal date in effect at the time such new renewal date is specified next occurs.  Each board or commission shall by rule or regulation establish licensing periods of one, two, or three years.  Registration fees set by a board or commission shall be effective for the entire licensing period involved, and shall not be increased during any current licensing period.  Persons who are required to pay their first registration fees shall be allowed to pay the pro rata share of such fees for the remainder of the period remaining at the time the fees are paid.  Each board or commission shall provide the necessary forms for initial registration, and thereafter the director may prescribe standard forms for renewal of licenses and certificates.  Each board or commission shall by rule and regulation require each applicant to provide the information which is required to keep the board's records current.  Each board or commission shall issue the original license or certificate.

(3)  The division shall provide clerical and other staff services relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses for all the professional licensing and regulating boards and commissions assigned to the division.  The division shall perform the financial management and clerical functions as they each relate to issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates.  "Issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates" means the ministerial function of preparing and delivering licenses or certificates, and obtaining material and information for the board or commission in connection with the renewal thereof.  It does not include any discretionary authority with regard to the original review of an applicant's qualifications for licensure or certification, or the subsequent review of licensee's or certificate holder's qualifications, or any disciplinary action contemplated against the licensee or certificate holder.  The division may develop and implement microfilming systems and automated or manual management information systems.

(4)  The director of the division shall establish a system of accounting and budgeting, in cooperation with the director of the department, the office of administration, and the state auditor's office, to ensure proper charges are made to the various boards for services rendered to them.  The general assembly shall appropriate to the division and other state agencies from each board's funds, moneys sufficient to reimburse the division and other state agencies for all services rendered and all facilities and supplies furnished to that board.

(5)  For accounting purposes, the appropriation to the division and to the office of administration for the payment of rent for quarters provided for the division shall be made from the "Professional Registration Fees Fund", which is hereby created, and is to be used solely for the purpose defined in subdivision (4) of subsection 14 of this section.  The fund shall consist of moneys deposited into it from each board's fund.  Each board shall contribute a prorated amount necessary to fund the division for services rendered and rent based upon the system of accounting and budgeting established by the director of the division as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection.  Transfers of funds to the professional registration fees fund shall be made by each board on July first of each year; provided, however, that the director of the division may establish an alternative date or dates of transfers at the request of any board.  Such transfers shall be made until they equal the prorated amount for services rendered and rent by the division.  The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue.

(6)  The director of the division shall be responsible for collecting and accounting for all moneys received by the division or its component agencies.  Any money received by a board or commission shall be promptly given, identified by type and source, to the director.  The director shall keep a record by board and state accounting system classification of the amount of revenue the director receives.  The director shall promptly transmit all receipts to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund.  The director shall provide each board with all relevant financial information in a timely fashion.  Each board shall cooperate with the director by providing necessary information.

(7)  All educational transcripts, test scores, complaints, investigatory reports, and information pertaining to any person who is an applicant or licensee of any agency assigned to the division of professional registration by statute or by the department of economic development are confidential and may not be disclosed to the public or any member of the public, except with the written consent of the person whose records are involved.  The agency which possesses the records or information shall disclose the records or information if the person whose records or information is involved has consented to the disclosure.  Each agency is entitled to the attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege to the same extent as any other person.  Provided, however, that any board may disclose confidential information without the consent of the person involved in the course of voluntary interstate exchange of information, or in the course of any litigation concerning that person, or pursuant to a lawful request, or to other administrative or law enforcement agencies acting within the scope of their statutory authority.  Information regarding identity, including names and addresses, registration, and currency of the license of the persons possessing licenses to engage in a professional occupation and the names and addresses of applicants for such licenses is not confidential information.

15.  (1)  The division of registration and examination, department of education, within chapter 161, RSMo, and others, is abolished and the following boards and commissions are transferred by specific type transfers to the division of professional registration, department of economic development: state board of accountancy, chapter 326, RSMo; state board of barber examiners, chapter 328, RSMo; state board of registration for architects, professional engineers and land surveyors, chapter 327, RSMo; state board of chiropractic examiners, chapter 331, RSMo; state board of cosmetology, chapter 329, RSMo; state board of healing arts, chapter 334, RSMo; Missouri dental board, chapter 332, RSMo; state board of embalmers and funeral directors, chapter 333, RSMo; state board of optometry, chapter 336, RSMo; advisory committee for professional counselors, chapter 337, RSMo; state board of nursing, chapter 335, RSMo; board of pharmacy, chapter 338, RSMo; state board of podiatry, chapter 330, RSMo; Missouri real estate commission, chapter 339, RSMo; and Missouri veterinary medical board, chapter 340, RSMo.  The governor shall appoint members of these boards by and with the advice and consent of the senate from nominees submitted by the director of the department.

(2)  The boards and commissions assigned to the division shall exercise all their respective statutory duties and powers, except those clerical and other staff services involving collecting and accounting for moneys and financial management relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses, which services shall be provided by the division, within the appropriation therefor.  All clerical and other staff services relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses of the individual boards and commissions are abolished.  All clerical and other staff services pertaining to collecting and accounting for moneys and to financial management relative to the issuance and renewal of licenses of the individual boards and commissions are abolished.  Nothing herein shall prohibit employment of professional examining or testing services from professional associations or others as required by the boards or commissions on contract.  Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of a board or commission to expend its funds as appropriated.  However, the division shall review the expense vouchers of each board.  The results of such review shall be submitted to the board reviewed and to the house and senate appropriations committees annually.

(3)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the director of the division shall exercise only those management functions of the boards and commissions specifically provided in the Reorganization Act of 1974, and those relating to the allocation and assignment of space, personnel other than board personnel, and equipment.

(4)  "Board personnel", as used in this section or chapters 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 345 and 346, RSMo, shall mean personnel whose functions and responsibilities are in areas not related to the clerical duties involving the issuance and renewal of licenses, to the collecting and accounting for moneys, or to financial management relating to issuance and renewal of licenses; specifically included are executive secretaries (or comparable positions), consultants, inspectors, investigators, counsel, and secretarial support staff for these positions; and such other positions as are established and authorized by statute for a particular board or commission.  Boards and commissions may employ legal counsel, if authorized by law, and temporary personnel if the board is unable to meet its responsibilities with the employees authorized above.  Any board or commission which hires temporary employees shall annually provide the division director and the appropriation committees of the general assembly with a complete list of all persons employed in the previous year, the length of their employment, the amount of their remuneration and a description of their responsibilities.

(5)  Board personnel for each board or commission shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the board or commission, shall be supervised as the board or commission designates, and shall have their duties and compensation prescribed by the board or commission, within appropriations for that purpose, except that compensation for board personnel shall not exceed that established for comparable positions as determined by the board or commission under the job and pay plan of the department of economic development.  Nothing herein shall be construed to permit salaries for any board personnel to be lowered except by board action.

(6)  Each board or commission shall receive complaints concerning its licensees' business or professional practices.  Each board or commission shall establish by rule a procedure for the handling of such complaints prior to the filing of formal complaints before the administrative hearing commission.  The rule shall provide, at a minimum, for the logging of each complaint received, the recording of the licensee's name, the name of the complaining party, the date of the complaint, and a brief statement of the complaint and its ultimate disposition.  The rule shall provide for informing the complaining party of the progress of the investigation, the dismissal of the charges or the filing of a complaint before the administrative hearing commission.

16.  All the powers, duties and functions of the division of athletics, chapter 317, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the director of the department of economic development.  The athletic commission is abolished.

17.  The state council on the arts, chapter 185, RSMo, and others, is transferred by type II transfer to the department of economic development, and the members of the council shall be appointed by the director of the department.

18.  The Missouri housing development commission, chapter 215, RSMo, is assigned to the department of economic development, but shall remain a governmental instrumentality of the state of Missouri and shall constitute a body corporate and politic.

19.  All the authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, matters pending and other pertinent vestiges of the division of manpower planning of the department of social services are transferred by a type I transfer to the "Division of Job Development and Training", which is hereby created, within the department of economic development.  The division of manpower planning within the department of social services is abolished.  The provisions of section 1 of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, Appendix B, RSMo Supp. 1984, relating to the manner and procedures for transfers of state agencies shall apply to the transfers provided in this section.

20.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

620.125.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of chapters 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 345, and 346, RSMo, shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

630.050.  1.  The department shall promulgate rules under the provisions of this section and chapter 536, RSMo, as necessary to prescribe policies or standards which affect charging, funding and licensing procedures of residential facilities, day programs and specialized services available to the public.  The rules applicable to each facility, program or service operated, funded or licensed by the department shall be available for public inspection and review at such facility, program or service.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

2.  The department shall adopt operating regulations concerning only its internal management which need not be published in the Missouri Register or the code of state regulations under chapter 536, RSMo, but these regulations shall be available at department facilities for public inspection and review.

3.  Under the supervision of the department and its respective divisions, each facility shall adopt policies concerning only its internal management or its procedures for its patients, residents or clients without publishing such policies in the Missouri Register or the code of state regulations under chapter 536, RSMo, but the facility policies shall be available at such facility for public inspection and review.

4.  The rules, operating regulations and facility policies shall be compatible with and appropriate to the facility or program mission, population served, size, type of service and other reasonable classifications.

633.190.  1.  The division of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, in cooperation with the Missouri planning council for developmental disabilities, shall adopt policies and procedures and, when necessary, shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding:

(1)  Program guidelines and specifications;

(2)  Additional duties of the regional advisory councils;

(3)  Annual evaluation of services provided by each regional center, including an assessment of consumer satisfaction;

(4)  Coordination of the family support program and the use of its funds throughout the state and within each region, with other publicly funded programs, including medicaid;

(5)  Methodology for allocating resources to families with the funds available;

(6)  Resolution of grievances filed by families pertaining to actions of the family support program;

(7)  Methodology for outreach and education.

2.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

640.010.  1.  There is hereby created a department of natural resources in charge of a director appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.  The director shall administer the programs assigned to the department relating to environmental control and the conservation and management of natural resources.  The director shall coordinate and supervise all staff and other personnel assigned to the department.  He shall faithfully cause to be executed all policies established by the boards and commissions assigned to the department, be subject to their decisions as to all substantive and procedural rules and his decisions shall be subject to appeal to the board or commission on request of the board or commission or by affected parties.  The director shall recommend policies to the various boards and commissions assigned to the department to achieve effective and coordinated environmental control and natural resource conservation policies.  Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall become effective, only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

2.  The director shall appoint directors of staff to service each of the policy making boards or commissions assigned to the department.  Each director of staff shall be qualified by education, training and experience in the technical matters of the board to which he is assigned and his appointment shall be approved by the board to which he is assigned and he shall be removed or reassigned on their request in writing to the director of the department.  All other employees of the department and of each board and commission assigned to the department shall be appointed by the director of the department in accord with chapter 36, RSMo, and shall be assigned and may be reassigned as required by the director of the department in such a manner as to provide optimum service, efficiency and economy.

3.  The air conservation commission, chapter 203, RSMo, and others, the clean water commission, chapter 204, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type II transfer to the department of natural resources.  The governor shall appoint the members of these bodies in accord with the laws establishing them, with the advice and consent of the senate.  The bodies hereby transferred shall retain all rulemaking and hearing powers allotted by law, as well as those of any bodies transferred to their jurisdiction.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state environmental improvement authority, chapter 260, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type III transfer to the air conservation commission.  All the powers, duties and functions of the water resources board, chapter 256, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the clean water commission and the board is abolished.  No member of the clean water commission shall receive or shall have received, during the previous two years from the date of his appointment, a significant portion of his income directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit under the jurisdiction of the clean water commission.  The state park board, chapter 253, RSMo, is transferred to the department of natural resources by type I transfer.

4.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state soil and water districts commission, chapter 278, RSMo, and others, are transferred by a type II transfer to the department.

5.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state geologist, chapter 256, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of natural resources.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state land survey authority, chapter 60, RSMo, are transferred to the department of natural resources by type I transfer and the authority is abolished.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state oil and gas council, chapter 259, RSMo, and others are transferred to the department of natural resources by type II transfer.  The director of the department shall appoint a state geologist who shall have the duties to supervise and coordinate the work formerly done by the departments or authorities abolished by this subsection, and shall provide staff services for the state oil and gas council.

6.  All the powers, duties and functions of the land reclamation commission, chapter 444, RSMo, and others, are transferred to the department of natural resources by type II transfer.  All necessary personnel required by the commission shall be selected, employed and discharged by the commission.  The director of the department shall not have the authority to abolish positions.

7.  The functions performed by the division of health in relation to the maintenance of a safe quality of water dispensed to the public, sections 640.100 to 640.115, and others, and for licensing and regulating solid waste management systems and plans are transferred by type I transfer to the department of natural resources.

8.  (1)  The state interagency council for outdoor recreation, chapter 258, RSMo, is transferred to the department of natural resources by type II transfer.  The council shall consist of representatives of the following state agencies: department of agriculture; department of conservation; office of administration; department of natural resources; department of economic development; department of social services; department of highways and transportation; and the University of Missouri.

(2)  The council shall function as provided in chapter 258, RSMo, except that the department of natural resources shall provide all staff services as required by the council notwithstanding the provisions of sections 258.030 and 258.040, RSMo, and all personnel and property of the council are hereby transferred by type I transfer to the department of natural resources and the office of executive secretary to the council is abolished.

640.755.  1.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 640.700 to 640.755 shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

2.  Sections 640.700 to 640.755 shall be administered by the clean water commission pursuant to the provisions and requirements of chapter 644, RSMo.

3.  The provisions of [this section] subsection 2 shall terminate five years after June 25, 1996.

643.050.  1.  In addition to any other powers vested in it by law the commission shall have the following powers:

(1)  Adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal rules and regulations consistent with the general intent and purposes of sections 643.010 to 643.190, chapter 536, RSMo, and Titles V and VI of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7661, et seq., including but not limited to:

(a)  Regulation of use of equipment known to be a source of air contamination;

(b)  Establishment of maximum quantities of air contaminants that may be emitted from any air contaminant source; and

(c)  Regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of Title VI of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq., regarding any Class I or Class II substances as defined therein;

(2)  After holding public hearings in accordance with section 643.070, establish areas of the state and prescribe air quality standards for such areas giving due recognition to variations, if any, in the characteristics of different areas of the state which may be deemed by the commission to be relevant;

(3)  (a)  To require persons engaged in operations which result in air pollution to monitor or test emissions and to file reports containing information relating to rate, period of emission and composition of effluent;

(b)  Require submission to the director for approval of plans and specifications for any article, machine, equipment, device, or other contrivance specified by regulation the use of which may cause or control the issuance of air contaminants; but any person responsible for complying with the standards established under sections 643.010 to 643.190 shall determine, unless found by the director to be inadequate, the means, methods, processes, equipment and operation to meet the established standards;

(4)  Hold hearings upon appeals from orders of the director or from any other actions or determinations of the director hereunder for which provision is made for appeal, and in connection therewith, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence reasonably relating to the hearing;

(5)  Enter such order or determination as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 643.010 to 643.190.  In making its orders and determinations hereunder, the commission shall exercise a sound discretion in weighing the equities involved and the advantages and disadvantages to the person involved and to those affected by air contaminants emitted by such person as set out in section 643.030.  If any small business, as defined by section 643.020, requests information on what would constitute compliance with the requirements of sections 643.010 to 643.190 or any order or determination of the department or commission, the department shall respond with written criteria to inform the small business of the actions necessary for compliance.  No enforcement action shall be undertaken by the department or commission until the small business has had a period of time, negotiated with the department, to achieve compliance;

(6)  Cause to be instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction legal proceedings to compel compliance with any final order or determination entered by the commission or the director;

(7)  Settle or compromise in its discretion, as it may deem advantageous to the state, any suit for recovery of any penalty or for compelling compliance with the provisions of any rule;

(8)  Develop such facts and make such investigations as are consistent with the purposes of sections 643.010 to 643.190, and, in connection therewith, to enter or authorize any representative of the department to enter at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice in or upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting or investigating any condition which the commission or director shall have probable cause to believe to be an air contaminant source.  The results of any such investigation shall be reduced to writing, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the owner or operator of the property.  No person shall refuse entry or access, requested for purposes of inspection under this provision, to an authorized representative of the department who presents appropriate credentials, nor obstruct or hamper the representative in carrying out the inspection.  A suitably restricted search warrant, upon a showing of probable cause in writing and upon oath, shall be issued by any judge having jurisdiction to any such representative for the purpose of enabling him to make such inspection;

(9)  Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operational services, including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise, with any educational institution, experiment station, or any board, department, or other agency of any political subdivision or state or the federal government;

(10)  Classify and identify air contaminants; and

(11)  Hold public hearings as required by sections 643.010 to 643.190.

2.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

3.  The commission shall have the following duties with respect to the prevention, abatement and control of air pollution:

(1)  Prepare and develop a general comprehensive plan for the prevention, abatement and control of air pollution;

(2)  Encourage voluntary cooperation by persons or affected groups to achieve the purposes of sections 643.010 to 643.190;

(3)  Encourage political subdivisions to handle air pollution problems within their respective jurisdictions to the extent possible and practicable and provide assistance to political subdivisions;

(4)  Encourage and conduct studies, investigations and research;

(5)  Collect and disseminate information and conduct education and training programs;

(6)  Advise, consult and cooperate with other agencies of the state, political subdivisions, industries, other states and the federal government, and with interested persons or groups;

(7)  Represent the state of Missouri in all matters pertaining to interstate air pollution including the negotiations of interstate compacts or agreements.

4.  Nothing contained in sections 643.010 to 643.190 shall be deemed to grant to the commission or department any jurisdiction or authority with respect to air pollution existing solely within commercial and industrial plants, works, or shops or to affect any aspect of employer-employee relationships as to health and safety hazards.

5.  Any information relating to secret processes or methods of manufacture or production discovered through any communication required under this section shall be kept confidential.

644.026.  1.  The commission shall:

(1)  Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of sections 644.006 to 644.141 and all rules and regulations and orders promulgated thereunder;

(2)  Develop comprehensive plans and programs for the prevention, control and abatement of new or existing pollution of the waters of the state;

(3)  Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies, and with affected groups, political subdivisions and industries in furtherance of the purposes of sections 644.006 to 644.141;

(4)  Accept gifts, contributions, donations, loans and grants from the federal government and from other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of its functions, which funds shall not be expended for other than the purposes for which provided;

(5)  Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, and research and demonstrations relating to water pollution and causes, prevention, control and abatement thereof as it may deem advisable and necessary for the discharge of its duties under sections 644.006 to 644.141;

(6)  Collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and the prevention, control and abatement thereof;

(7)  After holding public hearings, identify waters of the state and prescribe water quality standards for them, giving due recognition to variations, if any, and the characteristics of different waters of the state which may be deemed by the commission to be relevant insofar as possible under any federal water pollution control act.  These shall be reevaluated and modified as required by any federal water pollution control act;

(8)  Adopt, amend, promulgate, or repeal after due notice and hearing, rules and regulations to enforce, implement, and effectuate the powers and duties of sections 644.006 to 644.141 and any required of this state by any federal water pollution control act, and as the commission may deem necessary to prevent, control and abate existing or potential pollution;

(9)  Issue, modify or revoke orders prohibiting or abating discharges of water contaminants into the waters of the state or adopting other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate pollution;

(10)  Administer state and federal grants and loans to municipalities and political subdivisions for the planning and construction of sewage treatment works;

(11)  Hold such hearings, issue such notices of hearings and subpoenas requiring the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such evidence, administer such oaths, and take such testimony as the commission deems necessary or as required by any federal water pollution control act.  Any of these powers may be exercised on behalf of the commission by any members thereof or a hearing officer designated by it;

(12)  Require the prior submission of plans and specifications, or other data including the quantity and types of water contaminants, and inspect the construction of treatment facilities and sewer systems or any part thereof in connection with the issuance of such permits or approval as are required by sections 644.006 to 644.141;

(13)  Issue, continue in effect, revoke, modify or deny, under such conditions as it may prescribe, to prevent, control or abate pollution or any violations of sections 644.006 to 644.141 or any federal water pollution control act, permits for the discharge of water contaminants into the waters of this state, and for the installation, modification or operation of treatment facilities, sewer systems or any parts thereof.  Such permit conditions, in addition to all other requirements of this subdivision, shall ensure compliance with all effluent regulations or limitations, water quality related effluent limitations, national standards of performance and toxic and pretreatment effluent standards, and all requirements and time schedules thereunder as established by sections 644.006 to 644.141 and any federal water pollution control act; however, no permit shall be required of any person for any emission into publicly owned treatment facilities or into publicly owned sewer systems tributary to publicly owned treatment works;

(14)  Require proper maintenance and operation of treatment facilities and sewer systems and proper disposal of residual waste from all such facilities and systems;

(15)  Exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 644.006 to 644.141, assure that the state of Missouri complies with any federal water pollution control act, retains maximum control thereunder and receives all desired federal grants, aid and benefits;

(16)  Establish effluent and pretreatment and toxic material control regulations to further the purposes of sections 644.006 to 644.141 and as required to ensure compliance with all effluent limitations, water quality related effluent limitations, national standards of performance and toxic and pretreatment effluent standards, and all requirements and any time schedules thereunder, as established by any federal water pollution control act for point sources in this state, and where necessary to prevent violation of water quality standards of this state;

(17)  Prohibit all discharges of radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste into waters of this state;

(18)  Require that all publicly owned treatment works or facilities which receive or have received grants or loans from the state or the federal government for construction or improvement make all charges required by sections 644.006 to 644.141 or any federal water pollution control act for use and recovery of capital costs, and the operating authority for such works or facility is hereby authorized to make any such charges;

(19)  Represent the state of Missouri in all matters pertaining to interstate water pollution including the negotiation of interstate compacts or agreements;

(20)  Develop such facts and make such investigations as are consistent with the purposes of sections 644.006 to 644.141, and, in connection therewith, to enter or authorize any representative of the commission to enter at all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice in or upon any private or public property for any purpose required by any federal water pollution control act or sections 644.006 to 644.141 for the purpose of developing rules, regulations, limitations, standards, or permit conditions, or inspecting or investigating any records required to be kept by sections 644.006 to 644.141 or any permit issued hereunder, any condition which the commission or executive secretary has probable cause to believe to be a water contaminant source or the site of any suspected violation of sections 644.006 to 644.141, regulations, standards, or limitations, or permits issued hereunder.  The results of any such investigation shall be reduced to writing, and shall be furnished to the owner or operator of the property.  No person shall refuse entry or access, requested for the purposes of inspection under this provision, to an authorized representative in carrying out the inspection.  A suitably restricted search warrant, upon a showing of probable cause in writing and upon oath, shall be issued by any judge or associate circuit judge having jurisdiction to any representative for the purpose of enabling him to make such inspection.  Information obtained under this section shall be available to the public unless it constitutes trade secrets or confidential information, other than effluent data, of the person from whom it is obtained, except when disclosure is required under any federal water pollution control act;

(21)  Retain, employ, provide for, and compensate, within appropriations available therefor, such consultants, assistants, deputies, clerks and other employees on a full- or part-time basis as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 644.006 to 644.141 and prescribe the times at which they shall be appointed and their powers and duties;

(22)  Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operation services, including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise, with any educational institution, experiment station, or any board, department, or other agency of any political subdivision of the state or the federal government;

(23)  Require persons owning or engaged in operations which do or could discharge water contaminants, or introduce water contaminants or pollutants of a quality and quantity to be established by the commission, into any publicly owned treatment works or facility, to provide and maintain any facilities and conduct any tests and monitoring necessary to establish and maintain records and to file reports containing information relating to measures to prevent, lessen or render any discharge less harmful or relating to rate, period, composition, temperature, and quality and quantity of the effluent, and any other information required by any federal water pollution control act or the executive secretary hereunder, and to make them public, except as provided in subdivision (20) of this section.  The commission shall develop and adopt such procedures for inspection, investigation, testing, sampling, monitoring and entry respecting water contaminant and point sources as may be required for approval of such a program under any federal water pollution control act;

(24)  Take any action necessary to implement continuing planning processes and areawide waste treatment management as established under any federal water pollution control act or sections 644.006 to 644.141.

2.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

650.005.  1.  There is hereby created a "Department of Public Safety" in charge of a director appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.  The department's role will be to provide overall coordination in the state's public safety and law enforcement program, to provide channels of coordination with local and federal agencies in regard to public safety, law enforcement and with all correctional and judicial agencies in regard to matters pertaining to its responsibilities as they may interrelate with the other agencies or offices of state, local or federal governments.

2.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state highway patrol, chapter 43, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type II transfer to the department of public safety.  The governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint the superintendent of the patrol.  With the exception of sections 43.100 to 43.120, RSMo, relating to financial procedures, the director of public safety shall succeed the state highways and transportation commission in approving actions of the superintendent and related matters as provided in chapter 43, RSMo.  Uniformed members of the patrol shall be selected in the manner provided by law and shall receive the compensation provided by law.  Nothing in the Reorganization Act of 1974, however, shall be interpreted to affect the funding of appropriations or the operation of chapter 104, RSMo, relating to retirement system coverage or section 226.160, RSMo, relating to workers' compensation for members of the patrol.

3.  All the powers, duties and functions of the supervisor of liquor control, chapters 311 and 312, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type II transfer to the department of public safety.  The supervisor shall be nominated by the department director and appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.  The supervisor shall appoint such agents, assistants, deputies and inspectors as limited by appropriations.  All employees shall have the qualifications provided by law and may be removed by the supervisor or director of the department as provided in section 311.670, RSMo.

4.  The director of public safety, superintendent of the highway patrol and transportation division of the department of economic development are to examine the motor carrier inspection laws and practices in Missouri to determine how best to enforce the laws with a minimum of duplication, harassment of carriers and to improve the effectiveness of supervision of weight and safety requirements and to report to the governor and general assembly by January 1, 1975, on their findings and on any actions taken.

5.  The Missouri division of highway safety is transferred by type I transfer to the department of public safety.  The division shall be in charge of a director who shall be appointed by the director of the department.

6.  All the powers, duties and functions of the safety and fire prevention bureau of the department of public health and welfare are transferred by type I transfer to the director of public safety.

7.  All the powers, duties and functions of the state fire marshal, chapter 320, RSMo, and others, are transferred to the department of public safety by a type I transfer.  The fire marshal shall be appointed by the department director.

8.  All the powers, duties and functions of the law enforcement assistance council administering federal grants, planning and the like relating to public laws 90-351, 90-445 and related acts of Congress are transferred by type I transfer to the director of public safety.  The director of public safety shall appoint such advisory bodies as are required by federal laws or regulations.  The council is abolished.

9.  The director of public safety shall promulgate motor vehicle regulations and be ex officio a member of the safety compact commission in place of the director of revenue and all powers, duties and functions relating to chapter 307, RSMo, are transferred by type I transfer to the director of public safety.

10.  The office of adjutant general and the state militia are assigned to the department of public safety; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed to interfere with the powers and duties of the governor as provided in article IV, section 6 of the Constitution of the state of Missouri or chapter 41, RSMo.

11.  All the powers, duties and functions of the Missouri boat commission, chapter 306, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the "Missouri State Water Patrol", which is hereby created, in the department of public safety.  The Missouri boat commission and the office of secretary to the commission are abolished.  The Missouri state water patrol shall be headed by a boat commissioner who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate.  All deputy boat commissioners and all other employees of the commission who were employed on February 1, 1974, shall be transferred to the water patrol and they shall be immediately covered by the provisions of chapter 36, RSMo, without further qualification.  All deputy boat commissioners and others employed by the water patrol after May 2, 1974, shall be selected and removed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 36, RSMo.

12.  The division of veterans affairs, chapter 42, RSMo, is assigned to the office of adjutant general.  The adjutant general, with the advice of the veterans' board, shall appoint the director of the division of veterans affairs who shall serve at the pleasure of the adjutant general.

13.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

660.017.   The department of social services may adopt, appeal and amend rules necessary to carry out the duties assigned to it.  All rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section and chapter 536, RSMo.  [No] Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective [unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.], only as provided pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to, section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after the effective date of this act.  All rulemaking authority delegated prior to the effective date of this act is of no force and effect and repealed as of the effective date of this act, however nothing in this act shall be interpreted to repeal or effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.  If the provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act shall effect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to the effective date of this act.

Section B.  Because of the immediate need for consistency of rulemaking procedures, section A of this act is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace and safety, and section A of this act is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the constitution, and section A of this act shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.